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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 27/4992 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 10/2709 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 6/1576 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 2/1517 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 3/2195 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) 2/2111 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 6/2162 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 2/1722 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 1/5985 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 11/2574 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 19/6861 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 3/1805 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 3/1883 ...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 5/1759 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 7/5618 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 3/2135 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 15/3451 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 25/8750 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 13/4261 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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Bent turnbuckle/ isaksp00 at 6:53am 07.30.22 The turnbuckle looks bent as well as the stud. If so might as well put in a replacement in the same
Cable attachment to swing keel ChrisNY at 6:27am 07.30.22 It is a Sirius 21. I was looking for a pic so that I could collect the materials for the repair befo
Link 2000 amps function Stu Jackson at 6:12am 07.30.22 I can't seem to reset this function. That's because that reading is not a Function. I have a Link
How to remove headliner on Hunter 50 AC 007 H30sailor at 4:33am 07.30.22 I am in the process of replacing all of the vinyl headliner on my 2005 Hunter 33. There is a track s
Bent turnbuckle/ Davidasailor26 at 3:29am 07.30.22 The other stays will hold the mast up. I've replaced turnbuckles in the water. You can also tie a h
New owner Davidasailor26 at 3:26am 07.30.22
Fairleads Davidasailor26 at 3:23am 07.30.22 I bought Don's book and read it twice then lent it to my friend that I sail with all the time so th
Grampian 26 centerboard removeal help!! CaptainStan at 12:14am 07.30.22 It could be zebra mussels. Get a flat steel bar and work it up on both sides of the keel. The center
Opinions requested on engine work CaptainStan at 11:38pm 07.29.22 If you use stainless steel bolts then use carbon steel nuts. My mixing elbow rusted out and I took i
New owner ANGELS at 11:31pm 07.29.22 Dear J. Thanks for your reply
New owner JamesG161 at 11:24pm 07.29.22 The first thing I did was obtain an Owners manual. Look here to download H340 here Hunter 340 Jim
Fairleads CaptainStan at 11:18pm 07.29.22 I bought Don's book and read it twice then lent it to my friend that I sail with all the time so tha
Cable attachment to swing keel CaptainStan at 10:57pm 07.29.22 What kind of boat do you have? It depends if the cable broke or the the part of the centerboard that
Opinions requested on engine work higgs at 8:46pm 07.29.22 Thanks for the responses. Job is done and I used standard bolts I got at the hardware. Ran the eng
O'Day 22, 23 centerboard cleat JoeConron at 8:23pm 07.29.22 Thanks, but mine is just a small horn cleat. A jam cleat would be better than that.
O'Day 22, 23 centerboard cleat (1) Project_Mayhem at 8:08pm 07.29.22 My 25 has jam cleats for the jib and centerboard. Check to see if yours is the same. These cleats wi
Bent turnbuckle/ Project_Mayhem at 8:02pm 07.29.22 The other stays will hold the mast up. I've replaced turnbuckles in the water. You can also tie a ha
Tips and Tricks for Pop Top (4) Leeward Rail at 7:56pm 07.29.22 Sounds like you poptop lock is not in good shape. You should be able to tighten the knob enough,to n
What to do about missing inboard motor? MikeHoncho at 7:49pm 07.29.22 2GM20F, same as yours. That's why I'm looking at the calcs again. AND installing video cams to se
What to do about missing inboard motor? Ralph Johnstone at 7:29pm 07.29.22 Sorry, I meant is the numbers you are getting from a inboard or outboard? 2GM20F, same as yours.

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