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Hunter 40 Dock Lines rubbing raw bigburb at 8:02pm 10.17.10 Big Boats 4/1474 For you Hunter 40 owners (or any Hunter owner whose dealt with this), how do you keep your dock line
hunter 25 water tank leaks RicG at 7:20pm 10.17.10 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1667 I have a 1979 hunter 25. I put some water in the fresh water tank today and it all ended up drainin
O'Day Javelin Loose Centerboard tgelsner at 7:06pm 10.17.10 Ask An Oday Owner 1/4840 Hi All - New to the world of sailing so I have a few questions for anyone familiar with the O'Day
Wobbly Keel higgs at 6:53pm 10.17.10 Newport 1/2636 I don't own a Newport, but they seem like nice boats. A friend of mine who has a 33 or 34m pulled o
Pointing, hobby-horsing, and set-ups for O'Day 272 CBSanford at 6:50pm 10.17.10 Bigger Boats 4/2664 I just bought an 87 272. I have been a racer/cruiser all of my life, and I will not be satisfied wit
Is this characteristic? higgs at 6:06pm 10.17.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2839 We were pulling boats at the YC today. A Newport 33 or 34 came out. Nice Boat, but the 6 ft draft
What type of bottom paint? steve4643 at 4:49pm 10.17.10 Catalina 22 10/3583 What type of bottom paint do you use , if any? Epoxy, ablative, ?? Also , based on the paint you us
Maxwell Winches jdhohmann at 4:21pm 10.17.10 Big Boats 3/1485 Does anyone know what size a replacement Harken or Lewmar winch I would need for our Hunter Legend 4
Blister Under Blue Gel Coat sstringer1 at 2:40pm 10.17.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1517 Anyone have experience with blisters forming under the blue gelcoat on a 26M? The area of concern i
Removing siler paint trim from H33 fixed ports paul1938 at 11:00am 10.17.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1660 Removing silver paint trim from H33 fixed ports I noticed on what I thought was the metal trim on t
Billage water Chiriqui at 10:59am 10.17.10 Smaller Boats 23/4477 Bilge water It's become apparent that the 1996 Hunter I purchased in November 2009 is taking on a b
Blister Repair Rob41252 at 10:07am 10.17.10 Catalina 30 1/1626 Looking for a reputable yard in the Tampa/St. Pete FL area to repair a buch of blisters in my '91 Ca
Mast stepping a tempest doublezero at 8:03am 10.17.10 Day Sailers 5/2216 So I have looked and looked for information in regards to the mast configuration on this vesell, to
fuel fill hose healeyman at 7:51am 10.17.10 Mid-Size Boats 2/1483 Please, Advise on the diameter of the fuel fill hose for the 1995 Hunter 29.5. Thanks, Dave
Deck polishing inarathree at 6:08am 10.17.10 Smaller Boats 2/1496 Ok, my girl has some oxidation. So, I polished and waxed the hull while she was out of the water, wh
Johnson Seawater pump for Yanmar Ken13559 at 2:55am 10.17.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2005 Can anyone tell me where I can buy a complete Johnson (I think its correct) seawater for my Yanmar 2
How to adjust throttle positioning? JonnyQuest at 8:09pm 10.16.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2117 Hi gang, After replacing the carb, fuel pump, and installing a racor separator, the old Atomic 4 ru
Changing Prop whisper at 4:52pm 10.16.10 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1271 I have a 27' with a 24hp inboard perkins. I am considering changing my 2 blade prop to a 3 blade do
installing cabin floor covering newboatowner at 4:09pm 10.16.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/2482 I am thinking of installing an interior deck covering to my catalina 30. I have done research on ca
prop and shaft pulling tho52mas at 2:08pm 10.16.10 Ask All Sailors 26/12237 Went to the store and bought a gear puller to pull the prop off. The tool broke. Maybe the tool wa

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H280 Battery Charger Change out Crusty Ol Salt at 6:32pm 12.06.21 I had a H280 as my first boat. Nice design and she sailed well. Good luck with her! Greb I ha
H280 Battery Charger Change out Crusty Ol Salt at 6:29pm 12.06.21 After some boat yoga, some swearing and some brute force, I got the old charger loose. Boat yog
Realistic expectations when re-coring deck? PaulK at 6:18pm 12.06.21 We had rot/delam problems in the cabin top of our J/36. We attacked from below because we didn't wa
Third Propulsion Option LloydB at 6:16pm 12.06.21 I sent you a PM by clicking on your avatar and choosing send private message. I think you will get a
American Fiberglass 21 upgrades (2) Perry Welch at 5:59pm 12.06.21 I hope you do not have great expectations of variable forms of modern communication with me. If you
Etiquette pet peeves Michael Davis at 5:38pm 12.06.21 I have read part way through some threads on subjects that hold interest for me that were still act
Etiquette pet peeves Justin_NSA at 5:38pm 12.06.21 USING ALL CAPS ! :huh:
Etiquette pet peeves Will Gilmore at 5:11pm 12.06.21 I have read part way through some threads on subjects that hold interest for me that were still acti
Flag Clips (1) AlastairLC at 4:28pm 12.06.21
H280 Battery Charger Change out Tally Ho at 4:26pm 12.06.21 thx a million Greg I had a H280 as my first boat. Nice design and she sailed well. Good luck w
H280 Battery Charger Change out Crusty Ol Salt at 4:24pm 12.06.21
H280 Battery Charger Change out Tally Ho at 4:22pm 12.06.21
I need help plittle2005 at 4:06pm 12.06.21 My '92 new-to-me boat was stinky, and I found that BOTH factory y-valves, fwd and aft heads, were cr
Flag Clips patbratton at 4:03pm 12.06.21 I use those by making a small prusic loop out of string. I wrapped the string around the flag halya
Installed Companionway Cover Justin_NSA at 3:52pm 12.06.21 You will be very happy with the results. I did the same thing on my H26. One thing that helps is
Tank system monitor Gary Ryan at 3:47pm 12.06.21 Yes. You just have to have the tank empty then fill with water or vice versa. Easy peasy.
Realistic expectations when re-coring deck? garymalmgren at 3:44pm 12.06.21 These are only my opinions and not rock solid truths but: How many hours does a job like this typica
Etiquette pet peeves Joe at 3:09pm 12.06.21 I just bought a "new to me" (boat age) (boat name). .... ANY boat you buy will be "new to you. (u
Etiquette pet peeves DeniseO30 at 2:54pm 12.06.21 People that complain about things on a free site.. Are usually the same people that don't know how
Realistic expectations when re-coring deck? jssailem at 2:33pm 12.06.21 you will be working against gravity. Dave identifies a very good point here. The fiberglass resin

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