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Help with fouling jib sheets (4) DARSheGoes at 10:44am 07.05.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2500 I have Lewmar 54 winches for my Jibs and they foul on me evertime no matter how fast / careful I am
Bimini & Weather Helm egodsey at 10:18am 07.05.12 Smaller Boats 4/1817 I sail my Hunter 25.5 on Lake Travis in Austin, TX. It can get brutally hot here in the simmer, so r
Wind storm damage shanker at 10:03am 07.05.12 Smaller Boats 7/1985 A powerful wind storm came through a couple days ago and my Hunter suffered some damage. The wind go
proper outboard size seabrooksailor at 9:45am 07.05.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 22/4181 I have a 1980 v222 I just finished restoring and I was hoping for some input from the pros on what s
Wanted Used Propeller 15 " PGUTIERREZ at 9:34am 07.05.12 Parts Search 0/1499 Wanted spare prop for Catalina 36, right hand rotation. Two blade 15 X 10 X 1 or Three blade 15 X 9
New Flooring curtcarie at 9:07am 07.05.12 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1801 I've been working on my '67 Mariner 19. I've decided to put flooring back in but with no original f
my Hunter 32 smells bad! seanymph at 8:53am 07.05.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1620 We just bought a Hunter 32 foot year 2000 and it smells. can anyone tell me if i need to replace tan
Dodger Pattern, Seafarer 30 Seafarer Don at 8:05am 07.05.12 Seafarer 1/3315 Hi all, I have recently purchased a Seafarer 30 (1984) and am looking to add a dodger. I've contacte
Sloppy Bulkhead Bilge Pump odaydokay at 7:08am 07.05.12 Ask An Oday Owner 0/945 Here is an issue I had and how I solved it. About a year ago my O'Day 28's Swedish made original eq
Anchoring off Scussett Beach Sowwanin II at 5:23am 07.05.12 Destinations 5/3760 Traveling from Nantucket to North Shore, MA. Plan is to transit the canal and avoid the crowds by d
O'Day 28 Forward Lower Chainplates Davidasailor26 at 4:52am 07.05.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2165 Hi Everyone, My parents recently decided to move their 1985 O'Day 28 closer to where I live, so I'l
Overhead Lighting Issue PERCHER at 11:45pm 07.04.12 Big Boats 2/1347 We have a 2006 45CC. Yesterday the overhead salon lights started to flicker. My wife is on the boa
Mast light wiring under deck NeverTooRuff at 8:08pm 07.04.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/937 '94 Hunter 26. Wires from electrical panel to deck plug are now cut down flush with deck thru-hole a
So, After a few years, I sold my boat..... 1977oday22 at 6:55pm 07.04.12 Ask An Oday Owner 13/3436 As much as I hate to do it, I sold the "Starlyte". Always a great girl, I enjoyed the Cr##p out of t
Dismasted! (3) Brian Schwerdt at 6:45pm 07.04.12 Ask All Sailors 64/16986 It seems I went out in a little more wind than my '76 O'Day 22 could handle, and ended up dismasted.
white smoke mellis18 at 6:11pm 07.04.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/1418 I got some white smoke coming from the exhaust today while participating in the 4th parade. :cry: I
Video on replacing Forestay JasonC at 5:59pm 07.04.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1560 My new forestay came from BWYs, and the guy who works on my boats does not do sailboat parts, any on
Repairing a Rudder Snapped Off at the Top jimfrankelly at 5:51pm 07.04.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1421 The rudder on my 2002 Hunter 270 snapped off at the top where it is held by the stainless steel brac
Sanitary hose lifetime Larry Jackel at 3:21pm 07.04.12 Big Boats 7/3483 How long do sanitary hoses usually last. My nose suggests that our seven year old hoses need to be r
Help! Theft at the storage unit Hornman at 2:00pm 07.04.12 Smaller Boats 15/2655 Can anyone please let me know what parts and pieces I will have to but /replace on a 1989 H23 all th

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Hull void/de-lamination (1) dlochner at 8:50am 02.08.23 It appears that the hull has been patched. The edge of the patch is visible where the arrow is point
Black residue in transmission kloudie1 at 8:41am 02.08.23 Just a couple of quick clarifying notes: there are two different kinds of Kanzaki gearboxes in the o
Why paint bottom? LakeShark at 8:25am 02.08.23 The lack of paint with the proper primer on a boat left in the water may also lead to an increased n
2007 H38 - Wiring diagrams Crazy Dave Condon at 8:21am 02.08.23 @flightlead404 Under the help desk, ask for Joe Kerr who was a former Hunter employee who I believe
Floor board replacement on a hunter 306 Crazy Dave Condon at 8:13am 02.08.23 @Dave Groshong I know you have the build list for this boat, can you help this fellow out?
Hull void/de-lamination LakeShark at 8:12am 02.08.23 You might want to circle the suspect area in your photos as the bubble is hard to see and the video
Why paint bottom? Rich Stidger at 8:04am 02.08.23 I think* that if there is even a slim residue of fouling, it will be conducive to promoting faster*
Why paint bottom? Alan Gomes at 8:03am 02.08.23 I have painted the bottom of my boats forever, but now that I own a small boat, 19 feet, I wonder i
Black residue in transmission (1) JamesG161 at 7:03am 02.08.23 Mine is a Synthetic Oil per Owner's Manual. I changed mine to higher Viscosity Oil, used by Highway
Funny Friday!!! (1) leo310 at 7:00am 02.08.23 212849
Floor board replacement on a hunter 306 (1) JamesG161 at 6:49am 02.08.23 The Deck in the cabin is meant to support weight.
Why paint bottom? JamesG161 at 6:46am 02.08.23 Most boats paint for protection of Fiberglass and keeping it smooth for faster sailing. Your Boat,
Floor board replacement on a hunter 306 RoyS at 5:43am 02.08.23 Are you talking about a PVC glue down product? If so, is this to go in the cabin or on the deck?
New autopilot seadaddler at 5:38am 02.08.23 Thanks all I think I may go for the new evo 100 but maybe still use my old wheel drive my head went
Kanzaki KM3P4 problem Hunter 380 dlochner at 4:54am 02.08.23 Always helpful to provide hard data/experience to support one's opinion about a product's quality/r
Kanzaki KM3P4 problem Hunter 380 Terry Cox at 4:46am 02.08.23 Kanzaki they suck Always helpful to provide hard data/experience to support one's opinion about a
Kanzaki KM3P4 problem Hunter 380 (1) Tally Ho at 12:31am 02.08.23
Black residue in transmission Tally Ho at 12:09am 02.08.23 ATF is red. If it has any black or maroon color the transmission probably needs to be rebuilt and h
C&C 38 Landfall - Haulout question Leeward Rail at 9:51pm 02.07.23 as someone at my club inferred that it it might not be able to handle the weight. They have no ide
C&C 38 Landfall - Haulout question Leeward Rail at 9:40pm 02.07.23 In regards to the adjustable pads for a cradle... Drill and tap holes in the side of the tubes wher

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