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HP HP HP Motor jetboatn at 2:31pm 02.03.11 Smaller Boats 8/2173 I have a Hunter 23.5 with a 9.9 Yamaha 25" shaft, electric start and trim. This motor seems too heav
Through Hull Fittings Don Guillette at 2:30pm 02.03.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 9/6037 Normally, I leave sailboat maintenance issues to other sites at sailboatowners.com but this is a saf
Photos needed Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:31pm 02.03.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/2168 To those of you who've re-plumbed your toilet intake line to tee it into the head sink drain: I nee
Junk Rig rgranger at 12:56pm 02.03.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1305 Hey All I just read this fasinating article about designing a junk rig http://www.duckworksmagazin
Hunter 35.5 rating shemandr at 12:28pm 02.03.11 Big Boats 3/2196 Does anyone know what the Hunter 35.5 typically rates PHRF and/or Portsmouth Yardstick... What years
gray water tank double duty! oceane at 11:50am 02.03.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/8169 Hi Peggy, i am at replacing the black (37gal) ' grey(22gal) water tank. with the given space, it i
Shower Drain Silvio at 11:37am 02.03.11 Catalina 310 14/4924 I found an old thread on this site that discussed this somewhat but I am still not 100% on how to pu
42 Passage roller furling Matt at 5:25am 02.03.11 Big Boats 3/1811 Has anybody replaced the below decks roller furling on this model? Mine is slipping and I am consid
Com-Pac 16 Interior brianh64 at 2:53am 02.03.11 Com-Pac 3/16453 I was curious if anybody has gutted their interior and started fresh. Did you separate the upper an
Galley Renovation Godefroy at 7:02pm 02.02.11 Catalina 30 26/13516 My mother-in-law, keen to support our sailboat habit, gifted us with a chunk of money and told us to
H26 modifications MABell at 5:18pm 02.02.11 Smaller Boats 18/4559 I posted a bunch of pictures of the modifications I've made to my boat. These would apply to the H26
Please identify this autopilot (1) jdeatsch at 4:48pm 02.02.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1974 Good day folks, As the title implies, I'd like it if someone could identify this autopilot. It's i
Rigging Quote... Sumner at 3:33pm 02.02.11 Ask All Sailors 15/3928 Ruth and I are looking at a larger boat and it might need to have the standing rigging replaced, whi
Hunter 170/18 outboard bracket mkjohnson at 3:03pm 02.02.11 Day Sailers 2/2176 Hey gang, I have a replacement hull hunter 18 for a hunter 170. So I have a hunter 170/18. I hav
Cleaning/de-scaling heat exchanger rfrye1 at 2:52pm 02.02.11 Big Boats 4/1693 Someone once mentioned pulling the "core" out of my cooling heat exchanger, having it "dipped" at a
Tiller Auto pilots Shemlock at 12:36pm 02.02.11 Bigger Boats 4/1937 Does anybody have a recommendation for a tiller auto pilot?
Anchor Snubbers PrincessoftheLake at 11:47am 02.02.11 Ask All Sailors 17/5974 I have had occasion to wonder if using an anchor snubber makes sense or not. On Emmanuel when I set
Xanthrex Remote Control - Battery Monitor? shemandr at 11:28am 02.02.11 Ask All Sailors 8/2840 I am about ready to order a battery monitor but have a question about my Xantrex remote control. Is
H27- Fuel Tank and 1gm Trans removal and repair upsidedown_04 at 11:15am 02.02.11 Mid-Size Boats 10/2220 Hello all.. first time posting and thought I would jump in with both feet. We aquired our '83 Hunter
"Deficiencies" causing insurance problem danstanford at 9:48am 02.02.11 Big Boats 7/1733 I recently bought a 1989 Hunter Legend 37, and had a survey done before the purchase so that I would

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Sanitize/Clean (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:11am 07.21.22
It appears that I'm collecting boats. rgranger at 10:10am 07.21.22 I have the same illness..... congrats on the find. Those make great coastal camping boats.
Sanitize/Clean Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:03am 07.21.22 Although most people think only in terms of the tank, the plumbing is actually the source of most fo
kids And Sailing Don Guillette at 10:00am 07.21.22 One last point about the gloves. In those days everyone got involved in a good cause. When I was buy
Shore power battery charger isn't charging? Barnacle Bill at 9:57am 07.21.22 Is the meter actual voltage, or rate of charge, like many chargers? If it is a rate of charge, as t
Battery Wiring Diagram (1) DArcy at 9:56am 07.21.22 Your diagram looks good for the batteries. Here is my wiring diagram for my boat showing the charge
Leaking Hull help Don S/V ILLusion at 9:55am 07.21.22 There are sometimes voids in full keel boats that are not obvious from the outside or even when ins
Halyard choice opinions... Barnacle Bill at 9:50am 07.21.22 Samson XLS is designed for basic cruising halyards. Low stretch. "Moderate" stretch isn't what I w
New Catalina 30 Owner (1) mikeracca at 9:50am 07.21.22 Well done. You are the first C30 owner I have seen that has removed the aft portion of the counter
how to remove boat decals (registration certificates,etc) Barnacle Bill at 9:47am 07.21.22 Heat gun to soften vinyl and then mineral spirits to get rid of gunk. You have to let the mineral s
Leaking Hull help DArcy at 9:38am 07.21.22 There are sometimes voids in full keel boats that are not obvious from the outside or even when insp
Age 80, O'Day 26 CB, great loop jmczzz at 9:34am 07.21.22 My new Ipad failed and will not charge up. I bought it a few weeks ago and loaded AquaMap to use to
Leaking Hull help bayfieldboater at 9:30am 07.21.22 A liter or two of water coming out of rudder gudgeon bolts on a boat that has been out of the water
kids And Sailing Don Guillette at 9:20am 07.21.22 @Will Gilmore , A person could probably build almost an entire curriculum around sailing: physics,
Sanitize/Clean Justin_NSA at 9:18am 07.21.22 I cut a whole on top and added an inspection plate. Only way I know to get a brush in there and scru
Batteries, Batteries' post, Batteries' hardware thinwater at 9:16am 07.21.22 ...Very good point. Or maybe a cut form for the correct thread size that can be clamped on the bott
Leaking Hull help bayfieldboater at 9:16am 07.21.22 @bayfieldboater, Paul made this statement because in salt water, tasting the water is an easy test
Leaking Hull help dlochner at 9:13am 07.21.22 asking if it was salt or fresh water is not going to help determine how it is getting there @bayf
Sanitize/Clean dlochner at 9:08am 07.21.22 When we cleaned our tanks last year we used a pressure washer and some fittings that allowed it reac
how to remove boat decals (registration certificates,etc) Scott T-Bird at 9:07am 07.21.22 I know just about everybody would be horrified, but I just use a new wood chisel with a broad blade.

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