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Redo my rudder sailaway007 at 11:26pm 06.13.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1011 I recently bought a 1994 23.5 and was reading about a couple of owners repainting their rudders. Wh
Early Winter Question About Winterszation Sail123 at 11:17pm 06.13.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1915 My center cockpit Clipper Marine 32 is an import from a long life of service in California. Now a N
Honda 2.3 hp outboard Mark Maulden at 9:48pm 06.13.12 Ask All Sailors 8/5939 Anchoring in 40kt winds over mem day wknd flipped the dingy and 2 hp honda outboard. It only had ab
Deal Island to New Bern Marc Bergmueller at 9:05pm 06.13.12 Destinations 6/3185 Would someone kindly help me plan the legs of a fall trip from Deal Island MD to New Bern via the Di
Star Line rules higgs at 7:49pm 06.13.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1455 I don not have a rule book, but I know that it states that if one's class is not starting one should
Going to Lake Pepin this weekend. Tom Hoffman at 7:45pm 06.13.12 Trailer Sailors 2/2006 Hi all, Well, we are going to try our hand at sailing again this year. We are going back to P
Ship Island this weekend sailaway78 at 7:37pm 06.13.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1289 Anyone else going to be out around Ship, Horn, Cat, islands this weekend. Gonna head out tomorrow m
Replacement Hull - Hunter 170? Fly_H23 at 7:35pm 06.13.12 Day Sailers 0/1767 I am wondering if anyone has purchased a replacement fiberglass hull from Hunter Marine for a Hunter
It is official Finally Free at 7:15pm 06.13.12 Big Boats 9/2038 The paperwork is done and we now own a 1995 42 Passage, number 161. We are renaming it Finally Free
Stay pin JasonC at 7:06pm 06.13.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1066 Anyone know the size of the stay Pin in the stay. It pop while underway today, was able to rig it,
Mast compression rust (3) rhythmsurfer at 7:03pm 06.13.12 Ask All Sailors 16/3604 Anyone else replaced their rusted out compression foundation in the bilge? I am planning on using a
Bandit 15 Topping lift for Spinnaker rgroesbe at 6:28pm 06.13.12 Ask All Sailors 3/2749 Our friend recently purchased a Bandit 15. The lines for the topping lift are jammed in the sheaves
Flat Screen TV Installation xcyz at 4:35pm 06.13.12 Ask All Sailors 20/11669 Any creative ideas on mounting flat screen televisions to the bulkheads without punching any holes?
AC rust Bob 04 H260 at 3:33pm 06.13.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2282 This is my first boat with AC on board, so my questions may be a little basic. I have the factory
What socket and bulb? survivor at 2:53pm 06.13.12 Mid-Size Boats 1/963 I have a 1976 Catalina 27 that needs the steaming light socket and bulb replaced. What standard bul
Slowly getting closer to the water (1) Jim Seamans at 2:10pm 06.13.12 Ask All Sailors 9/1860 Started buffing and waxing the hull today. Can hardly lift my arms but the starboard side is DONE. T
Another O'Day 22 Question PATBUZZARD at 1:38pm 06.13.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1741 I have started cleaning out the boat and have found the little cubby hole under teh V birth where th
27' foward hatch dimensions cjones at 12:47pm 06.13.12 Bigger Boats 5/1421 I am currently half way across the country from my boat, which is in Florida and did not get some di
Spreader Boots Jack19599 at 11:49am 06.13.12 Catalina 30 4/6278 I recently purchased a 1985 Catalina 30. Should spreader boots be installed, or are the curved ends
Halyard size lakepirate at 11:05am 06.13.12 Islander 1/2073 I need to replace the spinnaker halyard on my B-30. When I measured it the other day it appeared to

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Corrosion On Engine Mclovin at 4:26pm 01.14.23 That can probably be repaired by brazing. The rim can be built up and then honed down to be even w
Question about main panel breakers AndyL at 4:21pm 01.14.23 FYI, Mike from the Hunter Owners Shop also confirmed that they have some.
Corrosion On Engine heritage at 4:20pm 01.14.23 That can probably be repaired by brazing. The rim can be built up and then honed down to be even wi
Single handing WI Rigger at 3:32pm 01.14.23 Thank you so much! I will give the book a look.
Rain water leaking in V berth jonelli at 3:30pm 01.14.23 I just visited my boat during the rains today. My anchor locker isn't as bad as I thought, very lit
Corrosion On Engine jssailem at 2:22pm 01.14.23 Opps. That is an issue. Looks like an Aluminum heat exchanger body. You may get lucky and the brass/
VHF Cabling and Connectors jssailem at 2:19pm 01.14.23 :plus: PL235 fittings are a 1 and done. Loss in a poor fitting is to be avoided.
Single handing shemandr at 2:12pm 01.14.23 It's really easy to find a complicated book on the subject. Simplified - not as much. I would look
Copper Antifouling/ablative coatings - how to? dlochner at 1:44pm 01.14.23 Well, Thank you all 3 for input. I was hoping to hear back from the fellow we bought 86' Hunter 28.
Corrosion On Engine dlochner at 1:37pm 01.14.23 Removing the heat exchanger should not be too difficult, so long as you have cooperative bolts. The
Corrosion On Engine (2) Mclovin at 1:30pm 01.14.23 Ah.. Houston we might ha a problem. Started removing parts a found this! :banghead: I'm guessing i
Single handing jon hansen at 12:43pm 01.14.23 love sailing with gloves
Copper Antifouling/ablative coatings - how to? RussellBeckner at 12:40pm 01.14.23 Well, Thank you all 3 for input. I was hoping to hear back from the fellow we bought 86' Hunter 28.5
Exhaust hose vs radiator hose? dlochner at 12:12pm 01.14.23 A little late to this discussion, I suspect the main difference between exhaust house and radiator h
The keel... is done HeelBoy at 10:57am 01.14.23 This is the picture I was referring to is battery powered, which helps because there no cord tuggi
Single handing WI Rigger at 10:53am 01.14.23 Does anyone know of an easy reading entry level book on Celestial navigation? Thank Ric
Rain water leaking in V berth Ward H at 10:52am 01.14.23 On my 93 C30 there is a limber hole just aft of the v berth water tank. I never get water inside the
Replaced Motor Mounts Hayden Watson at 10:47am 01.14.23 I did them on my C30 with about the same procedure except that one of the old bolts was seized into
The keel... is done (1) Project_Mayhem at 10:46am 01.14.23 Shirt answer is, I didn't. Long answer is, I got close with the grinder, which I do have a lot of e
Rain water leaking in V berth RitSim at 10:38am 01.14.23 Stanchion bases? try using the baby powder trick to determine the route.

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