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New Owner needs help with "Bottom" Issues seadoggie at 3:45pm 12.18.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1439 My brother and I are the proud owners of Elegance, a 40' Hunter Legacy, 1985. She has been well mai
Venture 22: Reinforceing deckplate, hull, chainplate area (3) UseDaGreyMatter at 1:53pm 12.18.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 27/4967 There is serious spidering on the out side around chain plates I want to reinforce that entire area
Fresh h20 in the bilge? AADIVER at 1:50pm 12.18.10 Catalina 30 10/2696 Yesterday I pumped the bilge dry. Today after heavy rains it's wet again , but this time with two i
Rich, do you sail Lake Erie (1) Shoaldrafter at 1:41pm 12.18.10 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1573 Rich, Do you sail Lake Erie? check out this report: http://www.dump.com/2010/12/17/lighthouse-
Best of 2010 (2) Paul356 at 1:04pm 12.18.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1516 Lost the thread from last week on photos of the best sailing moments of 2010, so I'm taking the libe
Tiller Head charlyb at 8:31am 12.18.10 Mid-Size Boats 3/2186 Looking for a tiller head for a 1976 Hunter 27. The tiller head is 1.5" where it bolts to the rudder
posting pictures gettinthere at 7:57am 12.18.10 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/2107 What is the easiest, most direct way to post pictures here? I know I can upload pics to photobucket
Width Of a trailer for O'day 25 John Stevens at 7:44am 12.18.10 Day Sailers 6/2133 I'm looking for a 25 and wondering if anyone could give me an exact width of their trailer under the
Universal 18 parts? shipwreck66 at 7:37am 12.18.10 Mid-Size Boats 2/1720 After reading several topics I've finally worked up the courage to replace my fuel filter. I don't t
Beneteau 265 toe rail replace/repair (3) jffarrell at 6:52am 12.18.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/5979 I have a Beneteau 265 which I am very happy with, but last weekend the boat in the adjacent slip bro
Another Motor Hoist ? sigbear at 4:10am 12.18.10 Ask All Sailors 11/2572 Rather than hoist my 8 HP outboard and mount to the rail, I thought it would be easier to hoist the
Stanchions Smithy at 10:40pm 12.17.10 Ask All Sailors 19/6762 How important are they on a small boat? Mine does not have any installed - just has the bow pulpit
Good winter sailing viewing RECESS at 7:24pm 12.17.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1797 I have been really enjoying The Sailing Channel's Adventures in Sailing. http://www.adventuresinsa
Would it be bad if... kpgraci at 6:10pm 12.17.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1882 ...I asked Santa for a Blue Blazer and I got everyone else one of those black and white stripped cre
Air Filter, what Air Filter? (1) Tom Potter at 3:47pm 12.17.10 Bigger Boats 5/1743 I finally got around to checking the Air Filter on my M-12. I removed the cover and low and behold t
Gift for new Electrical Engineer? Winkfish at 1:08pm 12.17.10 Sails Call Lounge 7/5612 Need some ideas here. What would a new EE graduate want for a gift? Is there one thing every EE wo
Hunter 376 - Algae in tank EdwardinSTX at 12:35pm 12.17.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2131 My fuel tank has a serous algae problem. Just a few engine hours after replacement, the fuel filters
windlass (2) Bill1565 at 11:55am 12.17.10 The Cherubini Hunters 15/3445 I pulled the windlass out of my anchor locker today. I had not adequately caulked two of the hold d
Autopilot derfus at 11:11am 12.17.10 Ask All Sailors 25/8698 What auto pilot do you have installed on your boat? I looked at the Raymarine Wheel pilot for my Oda
Mac26 Dagger board Pest UK at 10:56am 12.17.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/4251 At the end of last season I managed to lose my dagger board, don't know how, just ended up with two

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General upgrade Info sail sfbay at 5:49pm 07.20.22 My first sailboat was a 1987 Hunter 31 and unfortunately I did none of those upgrades. I replaced sa
Thoughts on 27-2? Who has sailed one? Crazy Dave Condon at 5:47pm 07.20.22 Inboard or outboard engine. Cannot remember much even though I introduced that boat.
Customer Service? Flow Rite Remote Battery Watering sail sfbay at 5:34pm 07.20.22 Suprising that battery cap and cell diameters are not standard. I just bought (without measuring unf
Funny Friday!!! justsomeguy at 5:34pm 07.20.22 Unfortunately, yes. Yep, I'm still confused. As usual.
Open engine intake.... capta at 5:31pm 07.20.22 If your genset is properly installed, you should be able to leave the seacocks open even in the wors
Open engine intake.... Dalliance at 5:25pm 07.20.22
Replacing a Broken Stanchion - H41DS dkinzer at 5:25pm 07.20.22 It must be removable from nuts below. Someone installed it before. Quite possible. However, I've s
Replacing a Broken Stanchion - H41DS JoeWhite at 5:15pm 07.20.22 It must be removable from nuts below. Someone installed it before.
Catalina 30 Maintenance List tym2 at 4:57pm 07.20.22 @captcoho We're in San Diego and the boat will be in the water all year.
Holding tank replacement for a Hunter 280 Tim22 at 4:53pm 07.20.22 You might try Dura Cast in Florida. They were the OEM for the plastic holding tank on my 1997 Hunter
Replacing a Broken Stanchion - H41DS dkinzer at 4:26pm 07.20.22 That's a good tip. I had considered having it welded but I need to see how it looks when the base is
Condensation pump recommendations SycloneDriver at 4:20pm 07.20.22 I completely understand what the venturi effect is. What I'm saying is these venturi devices are in
Condensation pump recommendations joe28532 at 4:15pm 07.20.22 I completely understand what the venturi effect is. What I'm saying is these venturi devices are ins
Replacing a Broken Stanchion - H41DS Johnb at 4:08pm 07.20.22 Agreed - I have stanchions that were re welded 20 years ago, cost less than new, fitted perfectly an
Condensation pump recommendations SycloneDriver at 4:05pm 07.20.22 The venturi device is installed on the outlet side of the raw water discharge, meaning after it has
What causes high voltage fault? walt at 3:58pm 07.20.22 Yes, it makes sense. It would have made more sense for me to ask @walt for explanation because it se
There goes the neighborhood! (2) jon hansen at 3:46pm 07.20.22 i love playing in both camps. always have. 2 ss, 454 rat block, cruise 38, top end 61, will plane
Replacing a Broken Stanchion - H41DS JoeWhite at 3:44pm 07.20.22 And when you remove the base, you can have it rewelded back and save money
Water maker install on H38 - Any experiences? Johnb at 3:44pm 07.20.22 How much water do you figure you need? A Spectra Ventura 150 Deluxe while consuming 9 amps at 12 vo
Funny Friday!!! jssailem at 3:37pm 07.20.22 don't see the need since I have always had very good success with the Robertson. I think I underst

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