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For hunter 36 zinc Parker Chang at 9:06am 08.13.12 Big Boats 2/1014 hi I'm from Taiwan I would like to ask the 2005 vintage of the hunter 36 need zinc? Taiwan's agent t
New sirius 21 owner c bowers at 8:56am 08.13.12 Sirius 21/22 2/3495 Hi Everyone I just bought a 1979 Sirius 21 and have limited sailing experience. Hope to learn lot
Fenders Dunham at 8:48am 08.13.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1547 We've heard that the best place to tie up fenders is on the lifelines instead of the stanchions.
Chesapeake Bay Hunter Rendezvous ! Bob 04 H260 at 8:23am 08.13.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/852 I found out about the Chesapeake Bay Hunter Rendezvous on this website. Sherry and I decided to m
Great Tool chasmoyer at 8:19am 08.13.12 Big Boats 1/1055 I recently acquired a hooknife and telescopic handle to cut away debris from the bow anchor and/or p
venting the head area to the outside? centerline at 8:11am 08.13.12 Ask All Sailors 7/2083 what type of systems are there for venting the head on a boat? what type of thru deck vents are ther
CDI Furler sailinlou at 8:11am 08.13.12 Com-Pac 0/15605 I currently have a CDI Furler on my Compac 16/2 and I'm thinking about buying another CDI w/Ball Bea
good reasons for introducing fresh air to the bilge area.. centerline at 8:00am 08.13.12 Ask All Sailors 18/6990 It seems to me that have a venting/blower system for the bilge area would be advantageous for a few
mac 25, questions about bilge area between hull and liner centerline at 7:39am 08.13.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1578 on the mac 25, how do you know if you have any water in the rear part of the bilge? it seems like th
Stern rail motor mount... Doug/Karen at 7:29am 08.13.12 Big Boats 7/2736 We have acquired a small (40 lbs.) outboard motor for use with our inflatable. I am interested in s
fractional vs. masthead rigged, pros and cons? centerline at 7:29am 08.13.12 Ask All Sailors 24/11192 I am familiar with a masthead rigged boat and its easy to figure out how to tune the rigging, but th
sea water in bilge meirgerner at 7:10am 08.13.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/1435 I have a H 33 when we sail for few hours in high inclinations we notice that sea water is accumulate
Stiff Rudder on C&C32 MartinHodgkinson at 6:46am 08.13.12 C&C 3/3503 I bought my 1983 C'C32 a four years ago. The wheel steering has always been really stiff. I have f
Fripp Island sailing RDS2012 at 6:11am 08.13.12 Trailer Sailors 1/1947 We've been invited to spend a weekend with friends on Fripp Island. I'm thinking of pulling our boat
Force 10 BBQ-brass orifice Rodd at 6:11am 08.13.12 Parts Search 4/3058 Looking for the brass orifice that goes into the regulator on a large Force 10 propane grill. I bou
Yanmar sour spot Dubo at 6:10am 08.13.12 Engines and Propulsion 5/2343 I am trying to smooth out my 2GM20F's idling roughness. I find between 1200 and 1400 RPM the engine
Cabin top liner keith w at 10:32pm 08.12.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/967 Looking to change cabin top winches. To gain access I need to take the cabin liner down in the aft b
Returning a new boat; Too many problems hunter e33 GreggL at 7:28pm 08.12.12 Mid-Size Boats 1/31 New to the whole cruising world and frankly, I'm sick of it already. Starting to think that it's not
Shift cable and fuel / throttle cable eusjim at 7:09pm 08.12.12 Big Boats 7/1881 Having just replaced both throttle cables, wanted to share the correct part numbers of the shift an
Anyone ever bug bomb their boat? Slow Mo^cean at 6:20pm 08.12.12 Ask All Sailors 23/19640 This is more a trailer sailor question, but I guess it can apply to any boat owner with pest proble

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How to replace Hoses in the bilge? kappykaplan at 2:39am 10.25.22 So the manual and electric bilge pumps connect to share the same they hull. Each bilge pump should
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't kappykaplan at 2:19am 10.25.22 How's the rebuild progressing? :plus: Yes, John, inquiring minds want to know! :beer:
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Marmalade at 2:18am 10.25.22 How's the rebuild progressing? Fingers crossed your schedule is holding course!
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar karellen at 11:59pm 10.24.22 I'll second the cooling system flush. Worked well on my 3GM30 that had muddy brown cooling water (su
Motorcycle Gear for Sailing? Sanfelice at 11:40pm 10.24.22 I use a heated motorcycle jacket ( Gerbing) which is very lightweight and use my foul weather jacket
Keel separating? Dean Strong at 10:15pm 10.24.22 Very typical of Hunters with iron keels. Hunter advised me 20 years ago to open the crack with a Dr
Motorcycle Gear for Sailing? jon hansen at 9:46pm 10.24.22 wool what kind of bikes yawl ride. me, bmw 1150 r 2004 ski suit, snowmobile suit, bibs & parka
Motorcycle Gear for Sailing? sail sfbay at 9:39pm 10.24.22 No, too restrictive.......why not consider a diving dry suit?............used that wind surfing in t
Valve needed Leeward Rail at 9:24pm 10.24.22 you'll need a strong valve to prevent the seasick from, well doing what the seasick do, until it ca
Motorcycle Gear for Sailing? Leeward Rail at 9:20pm 10.24.22 I have wondered about the battery heated waterproof jackets.
Replace head faucet on 1995 Hunter 336 Calif. Ted at 9:18pm 10.24.22 I have not tried but have seen advertising for a product called DeBond marine formula that is suppos
Help Me Choose A Boat !! Barnacle Bill at 9:12pm 10.24.22 I, for one, have written a lot about this topic. You might take some time and search the site.
Removing old antifouling applying new gelcoat? Leeward Rail at 9:11pm 10.24.22 The only way to remove VC 17 is with a sander and aggressive sandpaper. Been there, done that. :(:
Bad spider cracks ? Barnacle Bill at 9:09pm 10.24.22 There are tons of reasons for crazing or cracking in gelcoat. To name a few, too much gelcoat thick
Installing a Spinnaker Tedd at 8:58pm 10.24.22 Thanks, @Barnacle Bill ! That was good information about the set up for an asymmetrical spinnaker,
maybe a dumb water heater question.... Barnacle Bill at 8:51pm 10.24.22 The tank in your hot water heater has two sections. One section contains the cooling antifreeze tha
Where can I find taller stanchions ? Barnacle Bill at 8:43pm 10.24.22 Garhauer Marine will make up most anything stainless to your specs.
Installing a Spinnaker Barnacle Bill at 8:42pm 10.24.22 I'm not sure you got an answer to your question. I'll try. There basically are four lines that att
Precision 185K Advice Barnacle Bill at 8:25pm 10.24.22 First of all Precision Boat Works is not building boats anymore, unlike what someone above suggested
Buy now or wait for recession? Barnacle Bill at 8:11pm 10.24.22 If you find the boat you want, buy it before someone else does.

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