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Stepping a mast The_Sailing_Pelican at 6:26am 11.11.22 Ask All Sailors 7/1255 Hello again Quick question Average price for a marina to do so... Boat is in SW Florida area. Thx
Freeing rusty bolts - best penetrating oil Captain Larry-DH at 2:52am 11.11.22 Engines and Propulsion 14/23706
Timidly rebedding stanchions StuckinReverse at 9:26pm 11.10.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/2127 I know there are a number of posts about rebedding stanchions, so apologies if my questions are repe
Mystery O-ring StuckinReverse at 9:15pm 11.10.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1140 I am hoping someone can help me with a mystery part on my Hunter 260 (2003). There is an access pane
Filling Instrument Holes (2) shank at 5:20pm 11.10.22 Ask All Sailors 17/3407 Hello, I removed an old SR Mariner depth sounder and knotmeter in my Catalina 27. What's the best w
Companion Way Screens patbratton at 12:46pm 11.10.22 Smaller Boats 8/1858 I have a Hunter 240 and wanted to add a screen to the companion way. These are available on the Sail
Removed fixed prop ... boat speed improved immensely! (1) Scott T-Bird at 11:42am 11.10.22 Ask All Sailors 13/1572 210802 What a difference it makes when my stern isn't dragging! :biggrin:
Selden inmast fuler tack tube assembly question (1) ice breaker at 11:37am 11.10.22 Big Boats 0/530 I have a 2004 Hunter 41AC with in mast furling. We purchased a new set of sails this year from UK. T
Holding Tank Ventilation (1) Tedd at 11:11am 11.10.22 Trailer Sailors 17/2826 I'm posting this in Trailer Sailors because it's probably not relevant for most non trailer sailors.
aluminum frame portlights or frameless acrylic? xavpil at 6:02am 11.10.22 Ask All Sailors 12/1950 Hi friends My 1980 cat 27 windows leak So I removed them. The aluminum frames are in a bad shape: b
Happy Birthday Marines (1) Brian D at 5:08am 11.10.22 Sails Call Lounge 8/1063 To my fellow former Marines, a Happy 247th Birthday.
Marina pump out broken when hauled out--help to pump out at home Eileen14284 at 7:50pm 11.09.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/2933 We have a 2001 Hunter 260. At the end of the season the marina's pump out was not working so, unfor
Looking for a used trailer for a1990 C22 wing keel Salty Jack at 7:01pm 11.09.22 Catalina 22 4/889 I just found a nice 1990 C22 but it's stored on a stand in a Marina. I'd like to buy the boat as lo
Black Widow vs VC-17M? stickinthemud57 at 3:14pm 11.09.22 Ask All Sailors 33/4332 I currently have VC17M on my 26' boat and am considering going to Black Widow. Petit says VC17M has
Sick Crazy Dave Condon at 7:31am 11.09.22 Smaller Boats 9/1711 Been sick for most of the year particularly in the past few weeks which is why I have not been lurki
What we learn from sailing - hurricane prep for home Parsons at 5:39am 11.09.22 Ask All Sailors 13/1528 We're expecting (little) Hurricane Nicole this morning in central Florida, and I took a walk through
Questions About Bottom Paint cousineddy at 5:04pm 11.08.22 Ask All Sailors 110/11094 I can read technical data sheets on bottom paints. They tell you the what, but not the why. I got q
Volvo penta d2-55 raw water pump leaking (2) Mattcia123 at 4:30pm 11.08.22 Ask All Sailors 7/3237 Hey all, there is water leaking at my water pump, not Leaking from impeller cover plate but from beh
New Instruments redlegmsg66 at 3:20pm 11.08.22 Ask All Sailors 16/3015 A little background first as I think that will impact answers. Recently purchased my third and last
GPS antenna on Hunter 23 Billleathen at 2:59pm 11.08.22 Smaller Boats 5/1508 Does anyone have a suggestion on where I can mount a Raymarine Gps antenna on my Hunter 23. Thanks.

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Sail Slides Foswick at 2:20pm 08.22.25 I actually just finished designing a device to hoist a spray can up the mast that can be activated
Preventing a hood furler housing from rotating Terry Cox at 2:00pm 08.22.25 What secures the lower housing from rotating now, the stem chain plate? A picture would help.
Keel joint work shemandr at 1:55pm 08.22.25 I really hate to tell a guy, who's just getting back into sailing, to do more work first. But I thi
Question about O'Day Mariner bridle klark27 at 1:22pm 08.22.25 Look for lifiting slings. It will help distribute the weight a bit better than line. Any legitimate
Air in fuel feed jssailem at 1:01pm 08.22.25 Pictures are a big help. Air will find a way into your lines on the vacuum side of the lines. If you
Sail Slides Project_Mayhem at 12:47pm 08.22.25 To answer your question - no, I have no experience with those. But, are you sure that the slides a
Sail Slides Foswick at 12:39pm 08.22.25 To answer your question - no, I have no experience with those. But, are you sure that the slides ar
Keel joint work marcham at 12:30pm 08.22.25 It will involve removing all old primer, fairing and rust. Once down the bear clean metal, you will
Air in fuel feed 53neptuneman at 12:26pm 08.22.25 Do you have room above the engine for a day tank? That will give a solid flow to the engine. I pump
Keel joint work dlochner at 12:01pm 08.22.25 To treat the keel it needs to be brought to bright metal and coated with Ospho or similar rust treat
repowering the engine jssailem at 11:56am 08.22.25 Could have been plumbing fittings.
repowering the engine jssailem at 11:55am 08.22.25 I used Stainless pipe fabrication done locally. Pipe threaded to exhaust manifold.
repowering the engine Don S/V ILLusion at 11:54am 08.22.25 "commonly available parts" could mean a lot of things. On some engines, plumbing parts are an optio
Question about O'Day Mariner bridle Project_Mayhem at 11:46am 08.22.25 Look for lifiting slings. It will help distribute the weight a bit better than line. Any legitimate
repowering the engine Project_Mayhem at 11:42am 08.22.25 See post #2 "commonly available parts" could mean a lot of things. On some engines, plumbing parts
Does anybody have a speed table for the Hunter 23.5 patbratton at 11:35am 08.22.25 Six knots is about max in a H240. If I replace my main it will have two reef points.
repowering the engine Don S/V ILLusion at 11:24am 08.22.25 Can the elbow be fabricated from plumbing fittings? See post #2
Question about O'Day Mariner bridle klark27 at 11:16am 08.22.25 Lifting your boat off and on the trailer with a crane? I ask because most boats the this size are f
repowering the engine Project_Mayhem at 11:03am 08.22.25 Can the elbow be fabricated from plumbing fittings?
Oil filter for 3QM30 engine Project_Mayhem at 11:02am 08.22.25 Sorry, they only make them for sloops now Kidding... This site has one listed for a reasonable pric

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