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My hull sides are cored 9.2C Calypso at 6:49pm 05.31.09 S2 5/151 Some say the 9.2 S2 from 1986-1987 had cored hulls. Well my hull #419 (1986) is not cored at the de
What Z-spar bulb steaming/deck light does my '97 Hunter 376 need ghsmindy at 6:39pm 05.31.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1466 I went up the mast today to replace the bulb that shines downward onto the deck of my '97 Hunter 376
looking for an instructor in FL big bend accroy at 6:29pm 05.31.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1202 Hello all. My wife and I just sailed our boat from Melbourne FL around to Shell Point, FL (what a tr
Gray top side paint 1991 hunter43 at 5:56pm 05.31.09 Big Boats 5/1345 Does anyone know what type of gray top side paint Hunter used on the 1991 boats?
Zink locations on 29.5 mtoppozini at 4:44pm 05.31.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1352 I have a 1994 hunter 29.5 and am looking at trying to place a zink anode on the prop shaft...problem
Removing the bulkhead just fwd of head on C-27 mgreenlee7844 at 4:16pm 05.31.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1078 Is the bulkhead just fwd of the head structural? My wife wants me to remove it to open up the V-bert
Cabin Floor lingarner at 4:07pm 05.31.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2868 I am in the process of remodeling the cabin of my 26'. Along the way, I keep looking down at the bar
Mast Wiring/Mast Light/Coax Everlong 25 at 3:54pm 05.31.09 Ask An Oday Owner 9/3015 Okay, I h have a question I hope someone can help with. I have been working on updating the wiring
Pearson 31-2 pmoreton at 3:19pm 05.31.09 Pearson 3/3760 I just bought a 1988 Pearson 31-2. The topping lift seems unusual coming down from the mast head to
Slow leak H33 forward hull ish at 2:46pm 05.31.09 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1997 I have a 1977 H33 that has developed a slow leak somewhere forward of the bilge. The only below-wat
Electrical fstenman at 1:21pm 05.31.09 Smaller Boats 4/1138 I'm not sure if I am in the correct place or not. I own a 23' 1987 Hunter. When I bought it the runn
Irwin 38 1990 Center cockpit (2) johnflhardy at 1:09pm 05.31.09 Irwin 1/6718 If anyone has any drawings of this model I would really like to hear from you. It has a 2 foot bows
356 engine whines at certain speeds Ivan at 10:38am 05.31.09 Big Boats 7/1457 I have a 2002 356 with 3GM30F Yanmar. Engine has run beautifully and quietly until last year, when
Battery charging question Bob V at 10:26am 05.31.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1356 I carry a pair of Optima Deep Cycle batteries with me when I cruise to power my electric dinghy moto
Painting Nonskid thaeni at 9:43am 05.31.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1177 I have a 1984 27' Hunter. The Nonskid portion is molded into the fiberglass. Can I just use regular
stereo sound control dunbarjcd at 9:26am 05.31.09 Big Boats 2/1216 I have a Hunter 43. Does any body know 1,where can I find a replacement for the sound control switch
H216 Spinaker Outside Gybe rangerpaul at 9:05am 05.31.09 Smaller Boats 4/1399 Does anyone know how to do an outside gybe with the spinnaker on an H216 without the lazy sheet fall
How can you tell the rudder delamination is serious Michel16055 at 8:33am 05.31.09 Ask All Sailors 21/5297 I have some rudder delamination. I understand that this needs to be repaired at some point. The mari
Outboard capacity jnolan at 7:52am 05.31.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1046 I have a 1977 22 ft O'Day sailboat with a 8hp mercury outboard engine. I have not sailed this boat y
bimin for c27 amber waves at 7:14am 05.31.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1648 Morning all, we just bought our first boat a 1987 c27 catalina. Lucky to buy it from an older gent w

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New Dodger Joe at 5:12am 03.17.22 All in on my custom made dodger in 2018 came to almost $3400. I had quotes as high as 5k, but I foun
How to cleaning halyard on the boat thinwater at 4:46am 03.17.22 I tested cleaning a section of line and was very underwhelmed with the results so plan to remove th
Boat Bike "tech support" jviss at 4:27am 03.17.22 Such bikes are great in the flat lands. When you gunkhole in areas that have hills then the good
First of 4 panels (1) Light air at 3:53am 03.17.22 I started out looking to spend about $100 on a used HD machine and ended up spending 1,000 on a used
can't pump out waste tank peterwynndavies at 2:27am 03.17.22 Firstly the senders. These are sensors attached to the outside of the tank. The adhesive fails. I re
Boat Bike "tech support" (1) jssailem at 9:47pm 03.16.22 Such bikes are great in the flat lands. When you gunkhole in areas that have hills then the good
Tenara sewing threads Hayden Watson at 9:42pm 03.16.22 Got it! The mini walker was the entry level sailrite machine about 20 years ago. Has a walking f
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:
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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

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