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Jacaranda Robert Rabalais at 9:21pm 04.12.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/732 Have a 1994 Hunter 23.5 which I purchased 1 year ago and am slowly refurbishing all. All hardware re
Chain locker deck access for 386 Wind Shepherd at 8:12pm 04.12.12 Pearson 1/1150 We would like to put in a new access hatch to the chain locker so we can clear the chain from the de
Bronze Plaque Wind Shepherd at 8:10pm 04.12.12 Pearson 1/1798 I would like to get a replica of the boat plaque that is on the boat and have it made in bronze. It
Seafarer 38 Ketch Seafarer38 at 7:05pm 04.12.12 Seafarer 1/6636 Just purchased a 1974 Seafarer 38 Ketch and there were no manuals or any info about her systems or a
Engine mount supports Wind Shepherd at 6:46pm 04.12.12 Pearson 2/1230 Does anyone have knowledge about what kind of support is under the engine mounts? Is there any meta
Crud on Aluminum Parts davenlynn at 4:49pm 04.12.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1331 I'm redoing my rudder and I'd like to really clean up the metal parts. Most, I think, are aluminum,
Anyone know about this boat (1) sailaway78 at 3:26pm 04.12.12 Ask All Sailors 8/2346 Any of you New Orleans area guys know what happened to this boat. It's sitting on the bottom, very
Thinking about a pilot house sailboat Seattle Scott at 3:02pm 04.12.12 Ask All Sailors 8/5896 Mate wants to start looking for a boat with a pilothouse in the 32-37 ft range and less than $50K. I
starter button icos200 at 1:42pm 04.12.12 Mid-Size Boats 10/3143 I saw a post on this forum yrs. ago (around 2002) in which a Hunter owner had the exact same problem
Video - Anchor Storage Box on my Small Sailboat sailingandsuch at 1:01pm 04.12.12 Ask All Sailors 6/2003 I had trouble finding a good place to store my anchor while cruising on my little sailboat so I ende
H34 - Received X-5 Autopilot need suggestions for placemen PGIJon at 11:42am 04.12.12 Big Boats 5/1317 Hi Everyone. Pretty excited, I just received the X-5 Autopilot for our 1986 H34. I know that the p
Raymarine ST 60 Wind Linearizing Chris Burti at 11:04am 04.12.12 Ask All Sailors 10/4521 I've had this issue since 2007 and have been unsuccessful in finding a solution. Problem: ST 60 Wi
Connecting a GPS device to my VHF knothead at 10:48am 04.12.12 Ask All Sailors 22/8662 We have a Standard Horizon GX 1500E VHF radio onboard. We would like to connect a GPS device to the
Odd NOAA Chart update kpgraci at 10:34am 04.12.12 Ask All Sailors 8/1672 I use NOAA chart 11369 47th Ed. Sep/09 for Lake Pontchartrain that I downloaded from NOAA's site las
VHF Connectors Tsatzsue at 10:20am 04.12.12 Ask All Sailors 11/2893 I am in the process of relocating my VHF antenna to the masthead. I was wondering if anyone knows if
Installing Ray Marine X5 wheel pilot breezy at 9:25am 04.12.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1118 Catalina c-27, 1984 Would like some info on running the cables and instrument locations on a partic
Irwin 30' rekcots at 9:03am 04.12.12 Irwin 2/3650 Confused as to if we have purchased a 30' boat.......This Irwin has wheel steering and a Yanmar Dies
Build a Spinnaker from a Surplus Parachute? (2) RobertLangdirect at 8:45am 04.12.12 Ask All Sailors 11/5658 I searched the past forums and did not find anything on this. I went to the boat show and did not
Preventative Maintenence that never gets done geoffschultz at 7:51am 04.12.12 Ask All Sailors 11/2343 Yesterday I had to pull the head Y valve to clean and grease it so that it would turn. The instruct
1980 Ericson 30 Questions and Advise irisharmada at 7:26am 04.12.12 Ericson 2/5704 Good Morning Everyone, I have the opportunity to take possession of a 1980 Ericson 30 for the treme

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33.5 fuel tank leak kloudie1 at 7:46am 09.06.22 Best to take the tank out and either replace with poly or another aluminum, or if the sides are OK,
Question regarding how to winterize seacocks when boat kept in the water all winter rpell1@msn.com at 7:37am 09.06.22 I kept our boat in every winter in NewEngland. Just dump a little antifreeze in the hose above each
33.5 fuel tank leak Sutric at 7:07am 09.06.22 Was the tank bottom resting on damp plywood? It was sitting on plywood but it wasn't rotted. I cou
McLube........ McLeak? NYSail at 6:58am 09.06.22 WD40 is a BRAND. They make MULTIPLE products. Including Electronic Contact cleaner, cleaner and d
chartplotter BC Bernie at 6:58am 09.06.22 sorry meant to ask what model is that Garmin 942 XS (better updated models now but seriously...ho
Question regarding how to winterize seacocks when boat kept in the water all winter Don S/V ILLusion at 6:55am 09.06.22 I kept our boat in every winter in NewEngland. Just dump a little antifreeze in the hose above each
Airmar ST 800 Odd Problem Marc14857 at 6:43am 09.06.22 You should definitely see a reading if you spin it by hand. You could test it at the gauge unit us
On Hunter 36, where have you installed your solar charge controller? tfox2069 at 6:39am 09.06.22 Thanks. Yes, I'd read your installation info about the arch in your previous thread and was planni
Question regarding how to winterize seacocks when boat kept in the water all winter jssailem at 6:23am 09.06.22 Leaving a boat in the water means leaving the seacocks closed. Have a way to keep your bilge pump
McLube........ McLeak? Leeward Rail at 6:14am 09.06.22 WD40 is a BRAND. They make MULTIPLE products. Including Electronic Contact cleaner, cleaner and de
Mainsheet Leeward Rail at 5:51am 09.06.22 Its odd that you have to do an up motion with the cleat as I find it catches by itself quite freque
33.5 fuel tank leak RoyS at 5:30am 09.06.22 Was the tank bottom resting on damp plywood?
260 roller jib removal Crazy Dave Condon at 4:47am 09.06.22 Thanks Rob
Its funny Friday! (1) rgranger at 4:25am 09.06.22 Its about time!!!!:kick:
Battery cables H260 rgranger at 4:25am 09.06.22 It had only one when I bought the boat but it was wired for two. I added a second. The switch was
260 roller jib removal rgranger at 4:19am 09.06.22 @mikedholm A good example are the instructions for replacing the centerboard line by @rgranger as
260 roller jib removal Crazy Dave Condon at 4:02am 09.06.22 @mikedholm There is a lot of information on the 260 if you go to boat information/ hunter resource
Adding a Marine Head Erbardy at 3:43am 09.06.22 Thetford discontinued the 550P (MSD version of their 550) several years ago. The Dometic 975 is the
Battery cables H260 Crazy Dave Condon at 3:21am 09.06.22 @rgranger Did I put the second battery in? Where was the battery selector located? Cannot remembe
260 roller jib removal kappykaplan at 2:30am 09.06.22 Any recommendation on dry lube spray? McLube SailKote

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