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Manual teacher63 at 5:28pm 05.09.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/966 I also need a manual. I am picking a 1987 Hunter 23, the boat is in NJ. I am desperate for a man
Pure Oceans Ablative reviews? Drifter26 at 5:26pm 05.09.10 Ask All Sailors 2/2136 I'm trying to select an ablative bottom paint that won't break the bank and will keep the slime off
Spare bilge pump/Barlow winch (2) Mitch at 4:59pm 05.09.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2808 Hello all. More questions as usual. I have an electric bilge pump and a hand operated one in the coc
Automatic Bilge pump for 11.0A Spike033 at 4:02pm 05.09.10 S2 4/1625 I bought an 11.0A last July and was told by the surveyor that there was a Bilge pump that he couldn'
Got Bacon? USCG approved signal divice (2) Mitch at 3:42pm 05.09.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2365 Hello all. Hope you'r all doing well. Went down to the boat this morning, and was wishing I had some
O'Day 192 Spinnaker LBSmith at 12:34pm 05.09.10 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1221 I have an O'Dat 192 and want to know if anyone has experience with a spinnaker for this size boat/mo
In search of: Eriechuck at 11:51am 05.09.10 Bigger Boats 2/1577 I'm in the market for an 87-89 O'Day 272 LE. Anyone in the Ohio area interested in selling? I need t
Water tank problem Stevep at 11:25am 05.09.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2191 Hi all -- I am located in Maryland and my boat is in Annapolis. Recently, I ordered new plastic wat
another bilge pump question butchrobbins at 11:15am 05.09.10 Ask All Sailors 26/13086 My bilge pump runs, but is not pumping anything out of the bilge. I took it apart this morning to m
Need new Sails John Burns at 10:53am 05.09.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1277 The roller furling sails (both main and head) on my 2002 Hunter 356 are beginning to show the need f
Depths through Kent narrows Plankton at 10:50am 05.09.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2884 Anyone been through Kent narrows recently and know what depths there are running?
Mast stepping Scooterbar at 9:37am 05.09.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1653 I need to haul out my 1985 Hunter 23 for bottom paint and I am new to sailing and have no idea how t
Leaking holding tank? mcaswell at 9:21am 05.09.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/7275 In an effort to stop the source of odor in our boat, I replaced the hoses a while back, but the odor
Need help finding a part for 23.5 Hunter wenckebach at 9:00am 05.09.10 Smaller Boats 6/1645 We are new to sailing and bought a 23.5 Hunter (1993) last year. While trailering it this spring th
Foam In Hull ?? David MacGillivary at 8:18am 05.09.10 Catalina 30 5/2340 I removed my engine and noticed that part of the hull under the engine was soft. Upon further examin
Here's one I don't believe! (Bilge discharge port) captainpat at 6:04am 05.09.10 Big Boats 12/3278 The bilge discharge port on the Legend 35.5 is on the stbd side and about 8-10" below the toe-rail.
Power while away from the boat... Deleted member 78819 at 5:56am 05.09.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2603 I just launched a new to me 1991 Hunter 28. I have shore power connected, a good charging system an
Motor Paint Suggestions geoffschultz at 5:30am 05.09.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1685 Yesterday I was adjusting the valves on my generator and started looking at the paint on the engine.
Ssooooo...... appleman at 4:12am 05.09.10 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1588 Has Lake Weiss swallowed up Keith? :eek: :D:D
New 31' Sailboat Bottom Paint, $1550 Seem Ok To You? sigbear at 4:07am 05.09.10 Ask All Sailors 19/7342 I just got a price on a new 31' sailboat and the dealer quoted about $1550 for a bottom paint job (d

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Replacing engine instrument panel Hollyberry at 9:47am 06.16.22 I imagine the washers/spacers were there to allow the wheel pilot drive ring to clear the panel.. no
Should I install a main sheet traveller on b323 ? robsant at 9:37am 06.16.22 I am struggling to get the original Lewmar one. Do anyone know the make / model of a complete travel
Bilging Every 3 Minutes Hollyberry at 9:37am 06.16.22 How long does it pump each time? If very brief (and you don't see much water exiting the discharge)
1987 Cat 22 Companionway and Hatch Screens AaronD at 9:31am 06.16.22 Our quick solution was a bed net draped over the boat. ~$15, and works with the pop-top up or down.
Bilging Every 3 Minutes Plymouth Sailor at 9:27am 06.16.22 Every 3 minutes would definitely concern me. Routine causes of nuisance bilge water include keel st
Transmission to shaft coupling bolts sheared '07 H38 flightlead404 at 9:26am 06.16.22 Close but no cigar :biggrin:. The loads on the bolts are pulsing tensile loads. With angular misal
Replacing engine instrument panel Scott T-Bird at 9:21am 06.16.22 Hey Scott, Maybe time for a home built solution? I'm thinking something that puts the gauges on bo
Transmission to shaft coupling bolts sheared '07 H38 Ralph Johnstone at 9:19am 06.16.22 I assume the loads are pulsing shearing loads, but I'm really just guessing. Close but no cigar :
daysailer1 boom needed odaydokay at 9:07am 06.16.22 Rudi at R&D will at least know who can fabricate or he may have one.
Bilging Every 3 Minutes Davidasailor26 at 9:04am 06.16.22 Every 3 minutes would definitely concern me. Routine causes of nuisance bilge water include keel ste
Bilging Every 3 Minutes odaydokay at 9:00am 06.16.22 Is this an inboard engine? If yes, checking the stuffing box would be a place to start.
Replacing engine instrument panel Scott T-Bird at 9:00am 06.16.22 @Calif. Ted , I think I'm going to try to remove the face of the pod and fabricate something with a
Replacing engine instrument panel Ward H at 8:59am 06.16.22 Hey Scott, Maybe time for a home built solution? I'm thinking something that puts the gauges on bo
Funny Friday!!! kappykaplan at 8:52am 06.16.22 You are showing your generational bias... (reading? --- get real!) Woke up man!:badbad: Today's mod
Funny Friday!!! rgranger at 8:45am 06.16.22 I don't see a magazine rack :confused: You are showing your generational bias... (reading? --- ge
Hunter 260 V Berth Under Bed Hatch Crazy Dave Condon at 8:36am 06.16.22 It would have been too costly to make new interior floor deck pans upping the cost of the 260. It w
Funny Friday!!! Justin_NSA at 8:34am 06.16.22 I don't see a magazine rack :confused:
Said goodbye to an old friend Phil Herring at 8:34am 06.16.22 It hurts my heart to see that boat on a trailer, but what follows is 100% inspiration!
Vented Hatch Covers rgranger at 8:33am 06.16.22 Windscoops are nice and do a good job of pushing a lot of air through the cabin (unless there is no
Cannot log into TrailorSailor ? Justin_NSA at 8:33am 06.16.22 The internet has spoken. You need to get a bigger boat! ;)

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