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Stuffing Box lehigh375 at 9:41am 08.29.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1723 I am planning on repacking my stuffing box on my Hunter 290. Any suggestions on what the current
wheel maybetuezday at 9:14am 08.29.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1266 I am editing a previous post. I need to know the diameter of my 36' 2004 Hunter's wheel. I am not
chain plate fixed with glue (4) jose cordeiro at 5:51am 08.29.10 Big Boats 12/3443 I have a hunter 356 and found on the stbd side that the chain plate is glued and was loose. Contacte
main halyard sticks LordNelson at 5:43am 08.29.10 Ask An Oday Owner 4/3215 my main does not raise smoothly. i bought new sail slugs and main halyard from d'r marine last year,
emergency help needed bad_com_pany at 5:38am 08.29.10 Smaller Boats 6/1513 good morning , winds blowing "hard" need to sail today shortly after breakfast how do you reef the m
steering maybetuezday at 5:03am 08.29.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/936 Does anyone know the wheel dimension on a 2004 36' Hunter?
Matching Gelcoat Jfelkins at 5:00am 08.29.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2330 I'd like to try to match a gelcoat repair to the original gelcoat color (ivory). Any advice? I know
Trailer for a 1979 Lancer 25 chewy352 at 12:51am 08.29.10 Trailer Sailors 0/83 Hello all, I just bought a 1979 Lancer 25 and would like to get it out of the water sometime in Oc
Installing HF Ham Radio Recray at 11:41pm 08.28.10 Catalina 22 0/1295 I would like to install a HF ham radio station/antenna onboard our C22 and would like to hear how ot
Buying a 20-25' Day Sailor raocon at 10:23pm 08.28.10 Ask All Sailors 18/5983 I am in the market to buy an older day sailor/cruiser that is easily trailerable. I don't mind a bi
yanmar ysb8 problems fireski at 8:17pm 08.28.10 Yamaha 2/4428 I hope someone out there can give me some help on a broken ysb8. The engine has given me no trouble
Stern rails SHADS at 7:42pm 08.28.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1451 I have a 1994 Hunter H26. Unfortunately there is no stern rails or seats and I would like to get som
M26S Headstay Length highdesertM26 at 7:41pm 08.28.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/7317 I'm planning to add a CDI FF2 Furler to my 1993 Mac 26S (Classic). From what I've read online, it s
Packing needs repair Jonny PIP at 7:13pm 08.28.10 Mid-Size Boats 2/1416 I have a 1979 Hunter 30 with a 12 YSM Yanmar engine,the packing around the shaft is leaking bad,i ne
Packing needs repair Jonny PIP at 7:11pm 08.28.10 Mid-Size Boats 0/1000 I have a 1979 Hunter 30 ,12 ysm Yanmar engine,My packing is leaking bad can I get some help replacin
Potential purchaser of Hunter 19 ilovethesun at 4:50pm 08.28.10 Smaller Boats 2/6049 I am contemplating purchase of a Hunter 19, 1995 with a 8hp Johnson as my first sailboat (yes, I am
Replace Holding tank Hunter 30t Donald3198 at 4:22pm 08.28.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2895 I once had contact with someone who moved and replaced the holding tank on a Hunter 30. It was great
Portland, OR Rob McClain at 4:17pm 08.28.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2669 My wife and I are considering a few reitrement options, one of which includes keeping an ~45 boat in
Sailing Question: breaking out of irons? nemosuit at 12:21pm 08.28.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1843 SCENARIO: My '78 MacV-22 is pointing straight into the wind, "in irons". QUESTION: What techniqu
Sailing Question: keel up running? nemosuit at 12:09pm 08.28.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1958 Okay, I've had my '78 MacV-22 all of two weeks now; restoration is coming along, and I'm studying bo

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Flush thru-hulls flange/head size on Catalina 42. (1) jssailem at 6:22pm 05.23.22 Looking at your images it appears the concern is the diameter of the flange is an issue. You said th
swing keel spacer bearing snick at 6:19pm 05.23.22 If you have a photo or sketch of the part you are looking to replace it would help to answer your q
swing keel spacer bearing snick at 6:12pm 05.23.22 A couple pieces of schedule 160 3/8 PVC might work or maybe even just a stack of washers an inch an
Hunter 41DS Holding Tank Back-filling with Raw Water jssailem at 6:00pm 05.23.22 @smokey73 is correct. In the US when in no discharge zones (pretty much the entire Puget Sound) the
Dirty Fuel (2) jssailem at 5:54pm 05.23.22 exhausting changing the fuel filters What type of fuel filter system are you using? FWIW... I have
Hunter 41DS Holding Tank Back-filling with Raw Water smokey73 at 5:07pm 05.23.22 I was under the impression that the holding tank overboard discharge valve was required to be "secur
Life Jacket recommendations (2) pclarksurf at 5:00pm 05.23.22 I haven't really looked into how people rig up a harness line for walking around the boat, but woul
St Marys Boat Services smokey73 at 4:41pm 05.23.22 Surprised to hear that but maybe they haven't recovered yet. Despite that, visit Cumberland Island
Port hatch on Hunter23 help Billleathen at 4:11pm 05.23.22 Thanks
FORT MYERS... MARINAS The_Sailing_Pelican at 3:54pm 05.23.22 Brownell also makes these great hydraulic trailers for launching and retrieving boats. least I find
Flush thru-hulls flange/head size on Catalina 42. (1) Tally Ho at 3:51pm 05.23.22
Galley Stove (Part 2) -2003 36MKII Tally Ho at 3:35pm 05.23.22 Thank you all. We got it working/figured out with your help!!! What was the answer? Inquiring m
Dirty Fuel SycloneDriver at 3:20pm 05.23.22 That's a lot of polishing! What are your symptoms? What are your fuel filters collecting? What is y
Off to the darkside... capta at 3:12pm 05.23.22 We just picked up a 17.1 Mako center console. I checked the transom by violently shaking the outboar
H280 - Pulling a New Outhull Tally Ho at 3:09pm 05.23.22
St Marys Boat Services The_Sailing_Pelican at 3:06pm 05.23.22 You should have no problem with St. Mary's GA. They were devastated by one of the hurricanes a few
Great Lakes Maiden Voyage Help dLj at 2:59pm 05.23.22 Hello all. I recently purchased a boat roughly 450 nautical miles from where her future home is. I
swing keel spacer bearing dLj at 2:20pm 05.23.22 If you have a photo or sketch of the part you are looking to replace it would help to answer your qu
Thru-Hull Stats dLj at 2:08pm 05.23.22 Trudesign thru hulls and eliminate the concern about corrosion and exercising. That's an opinion.
Help on Replacing rubber T-Track Endstop dlochner at 1:54pm 05.23.22 Get an appropriately sized phillips head screw driver and unscrew it. Unlike the bolts holding the t

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