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Winter Cover: Low profile vs framed high profile cover deacm at 7:29am 08.17.09 Big Boats 8/2217 We have a 2006 Hunter 36 and are about to order a winter cover (in the snow belt of Lake Erie) for i
New Balboa 26 owner leftwing24 at 7:09am 08.17.09 Trailer Sailors 14/12803 Hi all, I am now the proud owner of a 1974 Balboa 26. I picked it up in upstate NY, then had the t
Bulkhead/chainplate cdwestring at 6:59am 08.17.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1307 The main bulkhead on my Hunter 25.5 rotted and I'm replacing it with new plywood. Does anyone know
Drascombe Lugger (2) ChuckThomas at 6:49am 08.17.09 Trailer Sailors 2/2981 A while back I posted about a friend who had a Drascombe Lugger. Here are before and after pictures
about the plug of mast light tylosin at 6:39am 08.17.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1670 hi all: I am from republic of taiwan:dance: my english is poor.......:naughty: I had lost the
White Squall Roger Long at 6:38am 08.17.09 Ask All Sailors 20/4488 This was a very instructive event even for a former researcher into large sailing vessel capsizings
Head holding on H27? Jimboyyy at 6:26am 08.17.09 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1443 anyone know what size the holding tank is in a 1983 H27? In my searching of the archives I was not a
Kenyon Marine Wind Speed operating manual Ian McGain at 6:15am 08.17.09 Ask All Sailors 0/2973 Thought this might of use to those of us with Kenyon Systems in our boats Thirty-five pages Operat
Mast settling into deck dream of irwin at 5:36pm 08.15.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1883 :cry: have purchased 80 irwin sloop 37ft.on the way home from fl to tn discovered mast settling appx
Anyone Want A Free Vire 7? brucehigg at 5:30pm 08.16.09 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 1/83 I bought a 1976 ODay 25 which origionally had a Westerbeke Vire 7 gasoline 2-stroke inboard engine.
I'm back. Roger Long at 5:38am 08.17.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1399 678 miles solo in two weeks. I was only off the boat for about 6 hours. Best cruise in Strider yet
H33:what is the keel made of? Mike Oatsvall at 5:20am 08.17.09 Mid-Size Boats 9/6492 I'm sure I could call Hunter for this but I thought I'd start here first. I have a 2004 Hunter 33. I
Bilge Pump Wiring Bsterker at 5:04am 08.17.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2118 I am trying to wire a new sahara 500 bilge pump with automatic float switch. It has three wires, bro
Rope Clutches Add EPRIMA14 at 3:33am 08.17.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1920 I am adding new rope clutches to my Hunter 356 year 2004. There is no access panel below the clutch
bulkhead/O'Day 222 foggycape at 2:53am 08.17.09 Ask An Oday Owner 14/2838 Good morning all The bulkhead on my 222 creaks, groans and growls when sailing in some wind.Should I
Onwers Manual chris.meldrum@hp.com at 10:17pm 08.16.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2321 Could anyone help to find Owners Manual for a Beneteau 281 please I have just brought one and dont k
M281 with seized Yanmar 1-cylinder DoubleDog at 8:37pm 08.16.09 Morgan 1/2449 Have a recently acquired M281, with the molded-in interior. Yanmar has to come out for a rebuild.
SailorTonyBob?????? jackhartjr at 7:40pm 08.16.09 Ask All Sailors 0/974 Hi folks, did we ever hear from SailorTonyBob? Jack
Oday 20 rudder rebuild (10) JDavis at 7:07pm 08.16.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/2438 OK guys here is my rudder rebuild project. Like I said I was determined not to buy a new one. Not an
Jammed headbox surgtech87 at 6:24pm 08.16.09 Catalina 22 3/1574 Ok...So I've had to step my mast like three times in the last couple of weeks, casue my main halyard

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autopilot install on an H280 rhiggins at 5:13am 04.07.22 Very cool - that'll come in handy. Even with a nice clean bottom my h280 seems to bleed off speed q
Starting fluid CYQK at 5:12am 04.07.22 Jon Hansen I take it that starting fluid is ok in small amounts wont do damage this way thks
Starting fluid thinwater at 5:09am 04.07.22 A significant reason you hear not to use SF on a diesel is most deisels ( in vehicles) now have flo
Bridge clearance info thinwater at 5:02am 04.07.22 The grand glaize is a no-go without unstepping for sure. I believe it's only around 25ft. Most
Hard Bimini for the H37C (3) chichiflys at 4:40am 04.07.22 My father constructed a hard top many years ago on our '82 H36. It's still installed on the boat, b
Installing through-hulls in a Yamaha 33. jon hansen at 4:18am 04.07.22 sweet
Hard Bimini for the H37C Slipin Away at 3:04am 04.07.22 I have done that on my Hunter 45cc using the arch as a rear support. I made a lip around top so it
1992 Hunter 30T Winches AlexB at 12:04am 04.07.22 Good afternoon, I have the above boat and a plastic ring between the 2 rubber rings at the top of
New Catalina 30 Owner (6) mikeracca at 9:17pm 04.06.22 So I dropped a fat stack (as my kids would say) on the boat today. I bought new electric panels. An
Waste Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:06pm 04.06.22 Replace it! Urine is so corrosive that it can eat through any metal tank, even 316 SS. The first l
Funny Friday!!! (1) leo310 at 9:04pm 04.06.22 204148
can't pump out waste tank Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:47pm 04.06.22 IIRC, it's 9 miles off the Gulf side in the Keys, 6 miles the rest of the west coast side. However,
Installing through-hulls in a Yamaha 33. (10) mermike at 8:21pm 04.06.22 Portable bandsaw to the rescue: 3 different sizes. I drilled and tapped. Pretty soon I had a nice co
Rub rail and deck hull joint. kendyoozed at 8:00pm 04.06.22 I am still trying to plan how to attack this job. I may have found a source for the original insert
Hunter 34 Yanmar 3gmf Tom J at 7:59pm 04.06.22 Any heat exchanger should be cleaned periodically. You can take it to a radiator shop for cleaning,
charlieann CharlieAnn at 7:58pm 04.06.22 Thanks for you guys replys, I'll check em out...
can't pump out waste tank Tom J at 7:50pm 04.06.22 You DO know that not only is New England a "hotbed" of NDZs, it's also illegal to dump a tank anywh
Waste Halvern at 7:42pm 04.06.22 Got the v birth opened and I have an aluminum holding tank without any type of cleanout access port.
Funny Friday!!! rgranger at 7:35pm 04.06.22 A couple for Phil Herring How many programmers does it take to change a light bulb? None. That's a
S2 11A - Locked throttle and gear shift Halvern at 7:22pm 04.06.22 I got the throttle shaft tweaked in line and after having buffed the ring and repainted it. Both lev

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