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Uv cover (1) JBird at 12:44pm 05.12.22 Smaller Boats 3/627 Can anyone tell from this photo if this sail has a uv cover. It looks like it has a white uv cover o
1999 Hunter 420 forward shower fixture replacement/access knotclewless at 6:23am 05.12.22 Big Boats 5/912 I recently picked up this gem and within a couple of days, the shower head fell off of its feed hose
Y25 II Traveller car replacement Nunavut at 6:02am 05.12.22 Yamaha 2/792 Hello, has anyone replaced the traveller car on their y25 II keeping the existing track and blocks?
Near the end. All U Get at 12:10am 05.12.22 Ask All Sailors 18/1737 Hi all, We have begun to clean out our boat and will put it on the market soon. Having to deal wit
O'day 28 FWD End of Blackwater Tank Access (3) Clutch Cargo at 7:04pm 05.11.22 Ask An Oday Owner 6/939 During the course of my research into replacing the sanitation hoses and upgrading the blackwater ta
315 Battery Meter (1) Skipper John at 6:58pm 05.11.22 Catalina 310 16/2475 205244 Our new 315 has three batteries (two large ones for the house and a smaller one for the engi
V birth clothes locker latch mechanism? Jimongee at 6:48pm 05.11.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/643 My 2002 Hunter 356 needs a cabinet latch mechanism. It is the type with the chrome button that you
Installing a Rule-A-Matic Series 40A Float Switch Jeff Jellick at 2:36pm 05.11.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/978 2005 Hunter CC, Has anyone installed a replacement Float Switch in the bilge for the bilge pimp at t
Keel offset for 1990 30-2 BOSSailor at 10:54am 05.11.22 Mid-Size Boats 3/707 I know a few of you out there have a 1988-1992 30-2. Does anyone know the keel offset off the top of
Looking for a recommendation for foam teak Project_Mayhem at 10:06am 05.11.22 Ask All Sailors 11/904 Can anyone recommend a reasonably priced EVA foam teak?
1994 33.5 Recessed Hood Furling system rubbing (1) gotons at 9:17am 05.11.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 23/2187 Hi all, I've looked through the forums and I see some people talking about tension with their furler
Low friction rings Hayden Watson at 9:16am 05.11.22 Ask All Sailors 14/3118 I am planning to add some cascades to increase purchase and think that low friction rings would be j
Electric swing keel winch - Chrysler 26 Erbardy at 3:43am 05.11.22 Ask All Sailors 8/1151 Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone has seen a trailer sailor with an electric winch for the swin
Inside Passage Anyone? Captain Grey Beard at 10:01pm 05.10.22 Catalina 22 19/2147 Has anyone taken their Catalina 22 up or down the Inside Passage?
rigging help in Florida sunlover at 5:46pm 05.10.22 Ask All Sailors 4/509 Any recommendations for inspecting my rigging in Florida?
Outboard engines on 17 foot daysailer Nomad (2) MarkGreen8020 at 5:09pm 05.10.22 Trailer Sailors 14/2398
Remove insulator from injector mixing chamber (1) skunther at 4:59pm 05.10.22 Ask All Sailors 3/300
Happy 13th birthday to my LiFePo4 Batery Bank (5/10/2009) (5) Maine Sail at 1:09pm 05.10.22 Musings With Maine Sail 5/1157 Back in 2007 the first lithium iron phosphate battery cells were just beginning to be manufactured a
Dutchman "Twist"? rpell1@msn.com at 10:32am 05.10.22 Ask All Sailors 4/649 Hi all, My '97 Cat30 MKIII came equipped with a Dutchman on the main. When I first rigged it, the t
Edson brake install! (1) Growl at 8:27am 05.10.22 Mid-Size Boats 24/2463 Good morning my fellow fortunate Hunter owners! You all have the privilege of reading my rantings an

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Pulling prop shaft off coupling procedures? dlochner at 12:39pm 11.28.24 Most (all?) us would not lift the engine to reinstall the shaft. Because if the shaft is completely
Pulling prop shaft off coupling procedures? JPS27 at 12:05pm 11.28.24 Thank you ALL for all the input. Great site! I also need to update my profile info as I don't have
Soft Deck Safety dlochner at 11:19am 11.28.24 Yes, wet and rotting core are different. The question still remains, does it spread if no additiona
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 Don S/V ILLusion at 10:55am 11.28.24 . The correct way to choose coax is to first determine the physical constraints and environment of
Soft Deck Safety Don S/V ILLusion at 10:49am 11.28.24 Yes, wet and rotting core are different. The question still remains, does it spread if no additiona
Hunter 50 - brand and model of refrigerator tkwhalen at 10:37am 11.28.24 62IXD4-F-1 Sea Steel C62IXD4-F Refrigerator / Freezer, 2.2 cubic ft.
Soft Deck Safety Project_Mayhem at 10:28am 11.28.24 Wet core and rotting core are not the same thing. Rotting cores are almost always wet, but wet core
Soft Deck Safety dlochner at 10:26am 11.28.24 If there's existing rot/wet core, then the fittings are rebedded, does the rot spread and if so, ho
Soft Deck Safety Project_Mayhem at 10:22am 11.28.24 If there's existing rot/wet core, then the fittings are rebedded, does the rot spread and if so, how
I'm looking for an Owners Manual for a Newport 41 Jhines at 10:12am 11.28.24 did you ever find a good site? I am also searching for 1977 Newport 41 info
Happy Thanksgiving to All Stu Jackson at 8:16am 11.28.24 Best wishes to all from here in Canada.
Happy Thanksgiving to All (1) jssailem at 7:57am 11.28.24 To you, too, Kappy.
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 colemj at 7:54am 11.28.24 actually, that is a 20% signal loss and can be quite noticeable While that is theoretically true,
Catalina 27 Forward fiberglass hatch seals. Indysailor at 7:03am 11.28.24 I have no idea if this is original, but my boat- same model/year- just has a very thin piece (maybe
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 Don S/V ILLusion at 6:16am 11.28.24 so the difference between LMR400 and RG213 is 1dB, which is not a lot and probably unnoticeable. a
Hunter 50 - brand and model of refrigerator macdu at 5:39am 11.28.24
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 colemj at 5:09am 11.28.24 Wait, I just reread your original post and notice that you are only replacing the coax from the base
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 colemj at 5:01am 11.28.24 While minimizing coax loss is a good thing, don't overthink it. On our boat, the run from the anten
Catalina 27 Forward fiberglass hatch seals. Joe at 4:55am 11.28.24 As a test, I suggest you snip off a short piece of your gasket material and lay it in the area which
the last voyage of Karuna shemandr at 7:24pm 11.27.24 Sad story with regard to the boat which was lost. Somewhat uplifting in regard to the local Mexican

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