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Hunter 37 Owners Manual? mtownson at 12:09pm 08.10.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/4265 I just bought a 1987 Hunter Legend 37 and have looked everywhere for an owners manual. Does anyone k
Sad sight (2) PotomacDaysailer at 11:41am 08.10.10 Trailer Sailors 16/5604 Passed by the Washington (DC) Sailing Marina on a bike ride and saw this boat, looks like it has bee
Has anyone improved jib sheet "cleating"? Clark at 11:31am 08.10.10 Mid-Size Boats 6/1680 We have a 1996 280 and there are some jam (V) cleats for the sheets to be used until the wind streng
Zincs for hunter 33 yanmar 29hp engine??? paul1938 at 10:31am 08.10.10 Mid-Size Boats 2/1546 I just purchased 2 months ago, a 2005 H33 with the yanmar 3 cl. engine, that's the one with 29 hp. I
Fuel tank repair caguy at 10:23am 08.10.10 Ask All Sailors 11/2520
Wanted-Raymarine St4000 autopilot control head (2) joe-fran at 10:23am 08.10.10 Ask All Sailors 8/6116 My Ericson-28 was hit by lightning earlier this summer. All electronics were fried. Have replaced th
cradle design Bob 04 H260 at 7:39am 08.10.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1806 I have a friend with a Hunter 270 - (a 260 with a keel). He does not have a trailer or cradle and th
Opening Port Windows Piratenorm at 7:27am 08.10.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1223 I am going to change the fixed portlights on my Catalina 30 Mk 1 (1983) to at least 2 opening ones b
You guys were right I was wrong higgs at 7:19am 08.10.10 Ask All Sailors 13/2622 all the griping about West marine hit me as a bit picky. No more. I was wrong. 3/16' lifeline
Teflon grease, silicone grease can? Ken13559 at 7:19am 08.10.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 12/10912 Peggy, In one of your recent post, you mentioned using teflon grease to lub the inside of the Jabsco
up the mast Rob19574 at 6:54am 08.10.10 Ask All Sailors 6/1884 Hi all - I have to make a lovely trip up my mast (Catalina 30) to replace a missing wind-vane fin.
ID boat - just for fun (1) higgs at 5:54am 08.10.10 Ask All Sailors 6/1871 What is it? she is 29 ft. long. From the photo you can see the headsail extends out to a sprit, bu
Shrink Wrap Spreader Tips Ducati at 4:00am 08.10.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2581 My experiments in finding other cool uses for shrink wrap continues. We rig our mast every spring
wanted " Dodger for a ODay 27 tony201 at 12:10am 08.10.10 Bigger Boats 0/1380 Looking for a dodger for my ODay 27 Tony
A Water Ballast Hunter H260 in the Winter robischd at 11:20pm 08.09.10 Smaller Boats 12/4787 I have a water ballast Hunter H260. It is in a slip on a lake in North Idaho that almost never free
Extrapolation wufibugs at 10:02pm 08.09.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 5/3838 Don, I have been slowly working through your book so I would not proceed from one section to the nex
Hunter 23 cockpit drain teacher63 at 9:30pm 08.09.10 Smaller Boats 9/2833 Today was one of those days that one would like to sell a boat. I had not been to the boat is about
Wing Keel Trailer teacher63 at 9:18pm 08.09.10 Smaller Boats 1/1459 I was wondering on a Hunter 23 if there should be a zinc on the wing of the keel. From what I under
Refrigeration and Power Management MDO at 8:58pm 08.09.10 Ask All Sailors 20/6004 I am interested in advice and best practices for balancing refrigerator use and power consumption wh
Salon Table AlwaysFORSAIL at 7:52pm 08.09.10 Big Boats 5/2334 I have a 2001 Hunter 380 and would like to have a smaller salon table. The factory table is too lar

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Ensign Halyard on the Wrong Side? dkinzer at 7:00am 04.06.22 Port side to hold a portable radar reflector? Interesting. I hadn't thought of that. The halyard
Bridge clearance info Scott T-Bird at 6:48am 04.06.22 If you know your clearance and you can be a pedestrian on the bridge, it would be very simple to mea
Ensign Halyard on the Wrong Side? jssailem at 6:32am 04.06.22 You will likely still be able to enter a foreign country. There maybe some snickering on the dock if
Hollow keel fairing sending stinky water into basin under cabin sole NJKennard at 6:32am 04.06.22 Thanks. Its a long way down, but did the best that I could. Some hunters had weep holes in the kee
Hollow keel fairing sending stinky water into basin under cabin sole jssailem at 6:17am 04.06.22 I hope you emptied the water in the keel, before you plugged the hole.
boat prices kappykaplan at 6:16am 04.06.22 @Kermit , good to hear from you! :beer:
cl 14 jssailem at 6:14am 04.06.22 You are right about that. Nice floatation in the hull so if it is sound you may find the boat lying
boat prices jssailem at 6:11am 04.06.22 Kermie. Your alive. You have been missed. Who knew all we had to do was talk about women and you wou
boat prices Kermit at 6:08am 04.06.22 I can't help but wonder where our old friend @Kermit would come in on that one. :rolleyes: I marrie
Starting fluid jssailem at 6:08am 04.06.22
boat prices jssailem at 6:00am 04.06.22
Hollow keel fairing sending stinky water into basin under cabin sole NJKennard at 5:57am 04.06.22 Solution: Dremeled the hole out a little and placed a 7/8 bailer plug for a tight fit. Simple is g
front window cover (2) Ward H at 5:47am 04.06.22 I used "YKK SNAD" fasteners from Sailrite.com instead of drilling holes for snap sockets. My hatche
r we being PULLED or PUSHED?? Tater at 5:45am 04.06.22 Now that this is resolved, what about that chicken and egg? I say the egg!;)
Toerail Varnish Strategy? RoyS at 5:27am 04.06.22 There is something wrong with us...
boat prices Parsons at 5:17am 04.06.22 They got it at a substantial discount to its market value. They put a lot of money into it to bring
boat prices Will Gilmore at 5:15am 04.06.22 in some instances - say the capture of a trophy wife - that the man with the money has a big smile
Steering quadrant Dave Groshong at 5:15am 04.06.22 The wire definitely should be replaced, I can't quite tell if the tiller arm is corroded too, I w
I have a 1978 O'Day 30. I am in the middle of a full refit. I lost the keel somewhere along the way. Any ideas where I can get a replacement? shemandr at 4:56am 04.06.22 I think the salvage boat would have to be local. Any distance shipping would be substantial. If yo
front window cover Crazy Dave Condon at 4:46am 04.06.22 If you do, suggest screwing in and use a light color sunbrella cover. Use of pure silicone for is

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