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Thru Hull leak rjmck3 at 7:17pm 06.03.10 Bigger Boats 9/3127 I just found that I had a very small leak coming from the galley sink thru hull. I am pulling the bo
stuffing box Jack at 6:50pm 06.03.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1806 I believe that there should be about 2 to 4 drips per minute when the shaft is spinning. 1st is that
Oops...Doh' - Acetone Mishap Maine Sail at 6:37pm 06.03.10 Musings With Maine Sail 14/4987 During my re-wire I had a good portion of my interior cabinetry out of the boat. One piece, the HUGE
Buying help skysailor at 6:35pm 06.03.10 Smaller Boats 2/1053 Hi I am on the verge of buying a 1981 Hunter 22. I would like to have an idea of what to look out
Anyone build their own hatch air conditioner? abk at 6:34pm 06.03.10 Ask All Sailors 12/11509 Have you built a hatch AC? Would love to know how it worked out... Any pictures, stories or plans wo
mast raising hunter 19 Adrian Morris at 5:48pm 06.03.10 Smaller Boats 2/1287 Have a problem the mast raising pole bent and I cant use it tried to lift the mast by hand and was
Access hole in Mast? Bob S at 5:29pm 06.03.10 Ask All Sailors 15/7537 Any cons in cutting an access hole in the bottom of the mast? I launched Friday. After tuning and ad
Intake valve leak PH2 allan at 5:22pm 06.03.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/2624 I have a leak, under certain circumstances, at the intake valve stem where it comes out of the intak
Sounding out possible suitors for Oh Joy... (1) CharlieCobra at 5:00pm 06.03.10 Ask All Sailors 12/2626 I put this here for maximum exposure. It's not an ad as if I have to do this, she will be free to a
Be nice to get back in boat...getting cold UncleGabby at 4:53pm 06.03.10 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1388 Anyone know where to start looking for an original style swim ladder for the Cherubini 33?
Whitllock steering needs repair in Bahamas/South Florida Persy at 4:29pm 06.03.10 Ask All Sailors 8/1949 I have a 2001 Hunter 420, pulled into West End Bahamas today, and one of the cables on my Whitlock s
A very difficult furling main Les at 4:22pm 06.03.10 Ask All Sailors 10/3152 I have a new (2009 model) Hunter 27 with a furling main and jib. Since delivery we have had a diffi
Nonskid color? John1534 at 4:02pm 06.03.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1325 Does anyone know what color Catalina (grey/blue) used on the nonskid? I think most Catalina from abo
Sail Technology kloudie1 at 3:10pm 06.03.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1643 Check this out..Sailing dead downwind at more than wind speed.. Interesting concept.. http://sailma
Beam+Broad Reach - Telltails Ducati at 2:53pm 06.03.10 Ask All Sailors 9/5670 Beam+Broad Reach - Telltails On The Genoa On a beam / broad reach and was having difficulty getting
Compass Repair Service... Dan Johnson at 2:20pm 06.03.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2686 Has anyone used Viking Optical's compass repair services? If so, what was your opinion of their ser
Replacing 12V 9W wedge base with LED PrincessoftheLake at 2:07pm 06.03.10 Big Boats 5/1463 Our 1995 Hunter 40.5 has a few fixtures left that have the Perko 12v 9w wedge base bulbs that I woul
Electrical Woes John Burns at 2:00pm 06.03.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2403 Went down to my 2002 - 356 today and found my A/C power was out My air conditioner, battery charge
Preventing anchor load on windlass Prime Time at 1:54pm 06.03.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2257 What do people use to prevent having the load of the anchor chain from being transmitted to the wind
shore power problem Ed A at 1:24pm 06.03.10 Ask All Sailors 6/1273 Plug in the shore power cord, all ok. turn on ac pannel switch. ok turn on air conditioner all ok.

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How to cleaning halyard on the boat Hayden Watson at 9:33pm 03.16.22 I tested cleaning a section of line and was very underwhelmed with the results so plan to remove the
Tenara sewing threads BigEasy at 9:30pm 03.16.22 I do not know. SailRite sells both rotary and oscillating hook machines.. It is easy to tell just
Tenara sewing threads Hayden Watson at 9:24pm 03.16.22 Hayden, Thanks for the advice. I have a sailrite mini walker, guess that one has an
Tenara sewing threads BigEasy at 9:18pm 03.16.22 The question to ask is what type of bobbin does it have. If the machine is a rotary bobbin, use Te
Tenara sewing threads Ken13559 at 9:16pm 03.16.22 :doh:
Tenara sewing threads Hayden Watson at 9:07pm 03.16.22 Cost between the 2 isn't much different from my quick check. Tenara comes in 1500+yd whereas PTFE i
cracks inside on the window frame on 23.5 FastOlson at 8:57pm 03.16.22 Can you post up some photos of the problems. Close up is good.
New Dodger (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:08pm 03.16.22 Also consider a rear hand rail. Something to hang from on those long straight runs.
Boat Bike "tech support" Benny17441 at 8:06pm 03.16.22 My concept of a utility bike is simplicity, I would look for a single gear combination, low enough
New Dodger (1) Tom J at 7:58pm 03.16.22 When considering a new dodger, I would advise going for a heavy tube construction, with a grab handl
Tenara sewing threads Ken13559 at 7:34pm 03.16.22 How did you arrive at the decision for Tenara vs PTFE Lifetime? Appears to be a significant differ
Tenara sewing threads BigEasy at 7:29pm 03.16.22 Ok I just bite the bullet, or more like bite a grenade and ordered the Tenara thread 'cos this has
Generator on a Hunter 326 (32') Ralph Johnstone at 7:22pm 03.16.22 I'm not upset, I'm just making an observation. Same here. Just because I'm using every profani
H34 1984 prop strut replacement Mike Oldak at 7:22pm 03.16.22 Update.. i removed the old bent strut but found out a direct replacement from the store would take a
Tenara sewing threads Ken13559 at 7:18pm 03.16.22 Ok I just bite the bullet, or more like bite a grenade and ordered the Tenara thread 'cos this has b
First of 4 panels BigEasy at 6:52pm 03.16.22 I bought a sewing machine that was capable of more than I am (my wife would not let me use hers).
First of 4 panels Leeward Rail at 6:50pm 03.16.22 My wife and I took measurements, looke I bought a sewing machine that was capable of more than I am
First of 4 panels Light air at 6:48pm 03.16.22 How were those done ? My wife and I took measurements, looked at as many pictures of interiors as
New Dodger BigEasy at 6:22pm 03.16.22 Anyone have any frame of reference on approximate cost for a dodger? the boat has an existing bi
Generator on a Hunter 326 (32') jviss at 5:52pm 03.16.22

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