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Which Bottom Paint? Prime Time at 9:42pm 05.10.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2124 I need to paint my centerboard while in the slings over the water. I cant wait hours for paint to dr
Mainsail blowout Elissatoo at 7:38pm 05.10.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2012 I finally blew out the old mainsail on my Hunter 26.5 and am trying to buy a new sail. Does anyone
79 Cutter instrument panel guidera48 at 7:20pm 05.10.11 The Cherubini Hunters 17/5829 I am tackling the engine wiring this week and have a question regarding the instrument panel. My pan
Mast Foot Replacement h2obobcc at 6:43pm 05.10.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1343 I had some trouble with my mast foot on my Hunter 23 and bought a replacement from US Spars. My ques
Shaft stuck in transmission coupling drchpete at 6:25pm 05.10.11 Engines and Propulsion 6/5389 Trying to install a shaft seal. I have the coupling un-bolted from the transmission but cannot get t
Rudders and Plumbing (2) jphud at 5:40pm 05.10.11 The Cherubini Hunters 11/2961 Hello Out There, Getting my 1980 Hunter 30 ready for season. -Should there be a seacock on the
Removing the Hatch Red Ryder at 4:35pm 05.10.11 Ask An Oday Owner 14/5782 I am trying to replace the hatch on my 222. I have removed the screws that hold the two sections tog
H41DS Mast Wiring Diagram Nodak7 at 4:16pm 05.10.11 Big Boats 4/2378 Just stepped the mast on our 2006 H41DS. It seems the yard did not mark any of the connections. I lo
Mast Base Question Piratenorm at 1:54pm 05.10.11 Catalina 30 6/2741 I recently bought a mast step halyard plate for the base of the mast that allows additional blocks t
New guy looking to buy a C22 DKfullhouse at 1:52pm 05.10.11 Catalina 22 6/2711 Afternoon everybody! I'm looking at purchasing a Catalina 22 after the first of the year, and I a
foam cored hull leak beguile at 1:39pm 05.10.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2525 I have a small (1/8") hole thru the hull of my ericson 28+. My manual says that the hulls are a lami
Why your sailboat needs a transom ladder ehudm at 1:36pm 05.10.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 23/6065 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjW0cZHUvSQ'feature=player_embedded
Priming the barrier coat before painting?????? woodster at 1:19pm 05.10.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2032 #1...ok ....i am in the middle of doing a barrier coat using West systems epoxy....i am at the sandi
H356 Main Furling Continuous Line shemandr at 12:12pm 05.10.11 Big Boats 7/3137 The continuous furling line is slipping in the winch on the mast which turns the furling hardware wi
Calibrating ST 30 Wind direction peter4504 at 11:44am 05.10.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1234 I need to calibrate my wind direction meter with my wind vane. I have a 1999 Hunter 310 all the elec
cabinet latch Slipin Away at 11:39am 05.10.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/4660 Does anyone know the manufacturer and/or web site for the push button cabinet latches Hunter uses fo
Trip Sailor, or Sail Blogs or... arknoah at 11:38am 05.10.11 Ask All Sailors 15/4129 Anybody have any experience with Trip Sailor, Sail Blogs, or any other free internet based sailing b
Anit-syphon vent in exhaust line Snotter at 11:07am 05.10.11 Ask All Sailors 13/5263 I can't find a commercial vented loop to fit my 2" exhaust line; everything is too small. Do I have
Some opinions on telltales and Gentry tufts? OldCat at 10:15am 05.10.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 8/8009 With a new Genoa ' since I need to set up telltales for it: What length and material have you found
What Happened To Fred? Joe Mullee at 9:40am 05.10.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2140 What Happened To Fred Ficarra? Remember Fred Ficarra? I often think of him and refer to his work wh

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Hunter 34 Winch Replacement Crusty Ol Salt at 8:07pm 09.05.22 Yes, on my boat they were. It was zero effort for Hunter to glass in the plates, and at that point
Hunter 49 Instrument / Engine panel artboas at 8:03pm 09.05.22
Replacement of engine artboas at 7:58pm 09.05.22 I have figured out process for changing the impeller relatively quickly as is. It takes about 30 mi
Bleeding Yanmar Injectors SycloneDriver at 7:57pm 09.05.22 Does this motor have one compression release lever per cylinder? If it does, make sure all 3 are re
Catalina 30 Broken Fuse Leeward Rail at 7:51pm 09.05.22 Yours must be a modification by the irascible Previous Owner @SV Fiasco.. Above is why a question
Hood Furler - 40.5 artboas at 7:49pm 09.05.22 Sad to hear you sailing season has come to an end for the season. Binnacle Marine appears to have
A/C duct locations artboas at 7:46pm 09.05.22 Would like to chime in on something related. On most boats, they just let the airco pan drain to the
41DS Refrigerator Replacement artboas at 7:40pm 09.05.22 Hi all, The original Nova Kool DC only unit finally quit working (15 yrs old). I would like to repl
Hunter vision in mast wires jssailem at 7:38pm 09.05.22
260 roller jib removal rgranger at 7:31pm 09.05.22 Thanks Peter. Found the CDI FF2 manual on another thread, and it looks like there is a halyard. A
Hunter 34 Winch Replacement artboas at 7:29pm 09.05.22 Yes, on my boat they were. It was zero effort for Hunter to glass in the plates, and at that point
Hunter 34 Winch Replacement artboas at 7:26pm 09.05.22 Question about the Hunter plates glassed into the hull. Are they glasses into the hull were the op
McLube........ McLeak? rgranger at 7:24pm 09.05.22
Battery cables H260 rgranger at 7:20pm 09.05.22 My H26 had the bats to port just take your existing electric lines and crimp on a few extra feet o
Bottom Paint Clarification rgranger at 7:18pm 09.05.22
2 year old Diesel Stabilzer rgranger at 7:10pm 09.05.22
McLube........ McLeak? capta at 7:06pm 09.05.22 WD-40 is a great fish attractant. Just spray it on your lures and see the difference. Well, salmon f
Bleeding Yanmar Injectors 2Sheets2TheWind at 7:02pm 09.05.22 Have you or anyone else added fuel to the boat lately? Gasoline in a diesel will cause issues. I
Bleeding Yanmar Injectors 2Sheets2TheWind at 6:59pm 09.05.22 Is there any exhaust smoke? Was it there before this issue? No and no. It burns pretty clean.
Bleeding Yanmar Injectors 2Sheets2TheWind at 6:59pm 09.05.22 I think I would try quickly opening and closing the lines at the injector, just as you suggest. Wh

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