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Electrolysistic Problems with alluminium prop EPRIMA14 at 4:01am 03.07.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1332 Good morning, I have a SD-20 Yanmar salidrive and aluminum propeller 3-blade. A few days ago I was d
Things to look for dbonifield at 9:35pm 03.06.11 Day Sailers 4/1515 I am getting ready to look at a couple O'Day 26 boats, one outboard ' one inboard. Photos look great
1st day on the water! doehunter at 7:52pm 03.06.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 21/3150 I finally got the new 26s on the water today. Wind was about 5-10 maybe a little more early. Sailed
Pearson 303 blue interior cushion fabric bertw1 at 7:39pm 03.06.11 Pearson 1/2517 I've got a 1983 Pearson 303 and I need to re-cover both settee cushions in the main cabin. The fabr
RC44 Races in San Diego (1) rfrye1 at 5:52pm 03.06.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1738 This weekend in SD the RC44's were racing in SD Bay. Fun to watch those men and their expensive "toy
81 US Yacht (1) gdaparma at 5:34pm 03.06.11 Ask All Sailors 5/3146 Greetings! We have a friend who just got his first sailboat and we are trying to help him out with t
Windlass on a 40' Hunter Sailboat Anthony1365 at 5:23pm 03.06.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1491 I have a 1985 40' Hunter Sailboat and I am contemplating installing a windlass. I am interested in h
buss bar wman88 at 5:20pm 03.06.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1685 can anyone tell me where dc bus bar is located on a cat capri 30.much appreciated.
Volvo Penta or Yanmar rafasail at 4:36pm 03.06.11 Bavaria 3/6397 Hi, I`have a Bavaria 50, and I'd like to replace the engine a Volvo Penta 110 hp, wich one is a bett
worst seas in you macgregor thomasgoodmaniii at 3:27pm 03.06.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 21/5294 was wondering what everybodies experience with rough weather and heavy swells has been. i'm sure the
Radar Compatablility Dave602 at 3:10pm 03.06.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2560 We just purchased a 1995 Hunter 29.5. It had a Raytheon RL9 Radar and Raychart 600XX Chart Plotter.
Need Help With Finishing 3M 5200 seadoggie at 1:40pm 03.06.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1488 I recently added 3M 5200 to a few defects at the keel/fiberglass interface, and need some ideas on g
What size spinnker fpr a c22 Coxie at 12:56pm 03.06.11 Catalina 22 3/2179 What size spinnker for a c22 I bought my C-22 in oct. 09. Sailed three times that fall. Put Wild Wi
H22 rudder LDM at 11:39am 03.06.11 Smaller Boats 7/2161 I have the kick-up rudder on my H22. The last sail last season I hit something that caused the rudde
Refrigerator Lid Strut sailrj at 11:35am 03.06.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/4143 We bought a 1996 Oceanis 351 in the late fall and being doing minor repairs getting it ready for the
Why Did You Buy Your Boat? (1) Warren Milberg at 11:32am 03.06.11 Ask All Sailors 132/29069 I note that there are lots of posts on this site asking for help in selecting this or that boat. I l
Cockpit shower Cldmd at 10:58am 03.06.11 Big Boats 7/2710 The hose detatched from the outdoor cockpit shower (located behind the helm, starboard) on my Hunter
Compass calabration thaeni at 10:34am 03.06.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1855 Should regular ship compass agree with fluxgate compass used with auto pilot?. Both are magnetic an
Simple rigging help for routing Main Halyard to Cockpit (4) JonnyQuest at 9:13am 03.06.11 Ask All Sailors 7/12924 I am interested in re-routing the main halyard back to the cockpit as my crew is a bit inexperienced
Hatch boards/ wash boards??????? woodster at 9:00am 03.06.11 Ask All Sailors 26/15863 theses are the most annoying things i have ever encountered...what do you do with them when in port.

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1980 US 305 Scott T-Bird at 6:36am 08.16.22 I'd also be interested in the bottom. I suppose this boat is predisposed to blistering? Has anythi
1980 US 305 Scott T-Bird at 6:27am 08.16.22 Are you looking at Misty Blue? She is priced pretty high for a 40 year old boat! Perhaps the PNW m
Bomar Portlight Parts RoyS at 6:26am 08.16.22 Recently searched for a 1980 Bomar hold down dog part. Can find the whole dog device at over $50 fro
Put it in a slip, or keep it on the trailer? RoyS at 6:16am 08.16.22 Try to find a marina filled with mostly sailboats or at least one that keeps the sailboats in one ar
outboard motor mount (1) kjretlaw at 5:06am 08.16.22 Just mounted my 9.9 honda to the side of the arch. I need an engine davit to get it on an off but i
Turnbuckle "locks"? Bob S at 4:44am 08.16.22
HUNTER 380 cockpit lazarettes locks Crazy Dave Condon at 4:30am 08.16.22 Installing wheel steering on a 260 late one night, I was upside down ang got myself stuck at thigh l
240 Magic Tilt trailer Crazy Dave Condon at 4:18am 08.16.22 Thank you @twalker H260 snd also in a private message from @caverun for your help. That is what I th
Replacement of engine henric at 4:14am 08.16.22 Thanks all, I will read the post about the impeller modification, it seems like a good investment. I
Shroud and forestry tension Crazy Dave Condon at 3:44am 08.16.22 I sent a private message to the poster if he wants to learn how to tune the water ballast h19 assumi
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 11:08pm 08.15.22 Went to check Luna out today. Everything went well with the battery charger, my batts were topped up
universal m18 alternator recomendations jssailem at 11:07pm 08.15.22 Adamv 300 amp hrs of batteries. You only want to consume half of that ... 150hrs to optimize your ba
Replacement of engine Georgedoyle at 11:02pm 08.15.22
2005 Hunter 38 - accessing Quiet Flush electric toilet solenoid valve artboas at 10:06pm 08.15.22 Thanks for the heads-up. So far, cleaning it has restored proper function. However, having a 12-yea
Put it in a slip, or keep it on the trailer? morbidfollower at 9:58pm 08.15.22 So I actually keep my boat in dry storage about 300 ft from the launch ramp. Lets me keep the riggin
What's this hole in the shelf for? justsomeguy at 9:50pm 08.15.22 Beer cup. The big red plastic one.
Replacement of engine artboas at 9:49pm 08.15.22 It seems like some of the impellers on certain Yanmar/Hunters are very difficult to change. I think
universal m18 alternator recomendations adamv at 9:13pm 08.15.22 "...an average alt for an average M18 boat..." makes no sense and you should already know that. A
Replacement of engine SycloneDriver at 8:13pm 08.15.22 It seems like some of the impellers on certain Yanmar/Hunters are very difficult to change. I think
Air conditioning thermostat issue SycloneDriver at 7:56pm 08.15.22 It is on our H38. It's measured at the return air on my current boat. My old boat had an old mech

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