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jurovichfa at 10:54am 05.18.22
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Hi All, My name's Frank, and I recently purchased my first boat--a 2003 Hunter 240. I believe that
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Martin-Galini at 9:19am 05.18.22
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Dear Hunter experts, My gear control cable suddenly got sticky after the marina made a service on m
adamv at 9:11am 05.18.22
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Hi, I recently bought an '84 28 mk2 and trying to figure some basic things out as the survey highlig
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EdWard3 at 7:30pm 05.17.22
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Any one have a stove manual for a 2003 36 MKii?
sunlover at 4:24pm 05.17.22
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I was going to install this in the aft cabin which is next to the galley and where the propane line
dkinzer at 2:53pm 05.17.22
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I removed the O-ring from one of the deck plate caps on our 2007 41DS for inspection and found that
David B. at 1:06pm 05.17.22
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I'm looking for advice on where to install a kicker backplate. I've included a couple of pictures o
RichardSprince at 11:59am 05.17.22
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Hi, Still in the procewss of buying my boat, pricing out costs. I saw some posts on doing your own
RichardSprince at 11:52am 05.17.22
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Hi, Looking at purchasing a Catalina Capri 22 with a fin keel. It's already in the water, and does
Nichole340 at 11:27am 05.17.22
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fetterswr at 11:14am 05.17.22
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I just purchased the following items Raritan Hold n' Treat System with Electro Scan and 15 Gallon Ta
Hayden Watson at 8:56am 05.17.22
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I typically set my Asymmetrical spinnaker sheets to do an outside gybe with the lazy sheet going out
Billleathen at 8:13am 05.17.22
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NeilboBaggins at 7:31am 05.17.22
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Hey there O'Day fam. I bought a '73 Javelin last year. All in all it's in pretty good shape but, as
jim01749 at 7:12am 05.17.22
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Hi, Was hoping someone can offer some advice or thoughts on what is a good boom break for 45 CC and
dannoz at 8:21pm 05.16.22
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I'm pretty handy and enjoy a good project. I found this on our lake, it's been sitting there over t
Purple Kawasaki at 7:28pm 05.16.22
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I started restoring a Snark Mayflower today. I've found a good amount of info on Snark restoration o
Dave96734 at 6:11pm 05.16.22
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When I am on port tack, the foot of my jib catches on the bow pulpit (as pictured). Curiously, when

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Backing plate material   (1)
Ralph Johnstone at 9:15am 06.03.25
A lousy 40 years ? Talk about planned obsolescence. Use epoxy coated plywood and it'll last 140 ye
Broken mast strut
Windpilot at 9:14am 06.03.25
I had a strut come off due to the top bolt holding it break. I was half way accross the Pacific in 3
How to fix this blister
newsailor72 at 9:13am 06.03.25
Leaning towards patch it up with white marine texfor now, making the repair one inch wider all arou
Using Drano for Disassembled Toilet Parts Cleaning
citabria131 at 9:00am 06.03.25
Hi all, thanks for the feedback! Appreciate all the info and glad to have a great community of helpf
Backing plate material
PaulK at 8:58am 06.03.25
The plywood is already cut out, but the plastic won't need a waterproof coating and may end up being
Broken mast strut
SteveHughessails at 8:00am 06.03.25
If I was on a camping trip with my 240 and broke one one of my struts, I would complete the trip and
Diy cable tray???
LLoyd B at 7:51am 06.03.25
Buy a bag of 8 inch tie wraps to gather wires together in their common paths to sort out what you ne
O'Day Widgeon repair   (1)
dLj at 7:43am 06.03.25
I bought a used Widgeon two summers ago. No manual. It needs some work. One cleat has let go. The l
Replacing Oceanair Skyscreen blackout shade
colemj at 7:38am 06.03.25
I've installed these many times, and there is a small cover on each corner that has a mounting screw
How to fix this blister
Jan11 at 7:24am 06.03.25
I don't see any barrier coat in the picture so putting a barrier coat on the patch is a serious wast
Position Reporting (Without AIS)
BarryL at 6:51am 06.03.25
Hello, If you are in cell range then the location sharing of your phone is the easiest and cheapest
Hunter 356 toilet supply host has pinholes.   (1)
Radio Flyer at 6:36am 06.03.25
I poured thru the West marine site and found this description of the product. Series 148 Multi-Purpo
Grey non skid Paint
PJL at 6:13am 06.03.25
Early last year I had my factory "non-skid" redone and it now actually is no--slip/skid. On any boa
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shemandr at 5:49am 06.03.25
Those repairs should be well within a DIY'ers ability. When you write the "Cleat let go" do you me
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jssailem at 5:46am 06.03.25
Your boat will thank you as you install the Boat Bling for this season. :beer:
Hunter 356 toilet supply host has pinholes.
JimHansen77 at 5:41am 06.03.25
The "fancy Raritan stuff" will cost you more up front than cheaper hose,but is actually the least e
Using Drano for Disassembled Toilet Parts Cleaning
Rick Webb at 5:40am 06.03.25
Read the label when you find it at the store the concentrations vary widely between manufacturers. I
How to fix this blister
jssailem at 5:40am 06.03.25
Position Reporting (Without AIS)
jssailem at 5:29am 06.03.25
I was unaware of the AquaMap feature on the program. Reading the help site, I found this description

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