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Boom-vang block on O'Day 302 (3) Michel16055 at 1:45pm 04.25.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2165 Help, The plastic wheel on the boomvang decktop block is broken and it only comes in one piece. Can
Electrically Confused Bob S at 1:41pm 04.25.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2583 I'm at my boat today and I'm checking continuity from my switch. The face of the switch has #1 west;
Spreader boots for a Venture 21? nameaneh at 11:31am 04.25.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1524 I need to know where I can find some spreader boots and what size I need (small or medium) for a Ven
S299 Prop shaft help. Replacement? Starfish at 11:13am 04.25.09 Seidelmann 4/3337 Hi, While working on my stuffing box of my Seidelmann S299 and giving the outer brass double nuts a
Need Replacement Prop shaft Starfish at 11:13am 04.25.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1695 Hi, While working on my stuffing box of my Seidelmann S299 and giving the outer prass double nuts a
Extended shaft SunCat at 11:06am 04.25.09 Big Boats 2/1000 I am planning to install a flexible coupling between the shatf and the transmission on my 1995 Hunte
Hot water tank on B321 cymeyer at 10:32am 04.25.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1233 I have to fix a fitting on our hot water tank. In the meantime, I bypassed the hot water tank so I
washing sails BOB SPICER at 10:29am 04.25.09 Day Sailers 4/1658 i have a ds3..recently bought a main and jib off a guy who had a ds 1..pretty sure the jib is correc
Spraying AwlCraft Using Brushing Converter? geoffschultz at 10:01am 04.25.09 Ask All Sailors 13/6657 I'm in the process of Awlgripping my boomvang. I've got the boomvang etched, undercoated and primed
Lift Out Harley K at 9:50am 04.25.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1055 My 2005 36 is ready for bottom paint and I've been told to use a yard with a travel lift. The best y
Storage on board Hunter 45DS Daniel Solymar at 5:46am 04.25.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1091 I am now in the process of replacing my Hunter 410 with a Hunter 45DS being now constructed. I will
Mast raising system/cabin leaks pmitch at 5:01am 04.25.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/4276 Just got a '91 26s and it came with a mast raising system that was un-installed. Does anybody know t
Paint compatibility Roger Long at 2:59am 04.25.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2756 Over a half dozen people and sources have universially agreed that you can not put VC-17M over any o
What coating on older non-skid h-34 1983 Kahunascribe at 1:44am 04.25.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1410 My original non-skid areas are starting to wear through. One suggestion was to re-LP (adding a flatt
Cutlass Bearing coyo7e at 8:36pm 04.24.09 Big Boats 1/1377 Bought my Hunter 380 last year. Surveyor said that the cutlass bearing needs to be replaced. So her
Gudgeon Help (2) BlueKells at 6:47pm 04.24.09 Ask All Sailors 12/2131 Hello all, Just to give you a little background info, since this is my first post. I just purcha
hunter 37 racing to mexico from St. pete fl. Ed A at 6:08pm 04.24.09 The Cherubini Hunters 7/3232 Blaise Pearson is at it again in his very quick Hunter 37 c. His boat is pretty tricked out for oc
Where is my shower pump float ? shilosamm at 6:01pm 04.24.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1389 Have a 1990 Mooring 38 and can't find the float ( if there is one) for the shower pump. Found the pu
Fresh Water Testing Rob McClain at 4:56pm 04.24.09 Ask All Sailors 17/4863 Our 34' sailboat has a 75 gallon fresh water tank. We don't generally use the water for drinking, al
Oscillating mast michaelanthony at 3:54pm 04.24.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1508 Always a wealth of knowledge on this site! Has anyone (especially Hunter 34 owners) had problems wi

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"Hawkeye" PaulK at 8:49am 01.23.22 Hope they have some zincs attached to that hull!
Oil shortage kappykaplan at 8:45am 01.23.22 Thread drift? We started with a simple question about synthetic vs regular oil and now we're on glu
Cruising Wobbly and lessons in seamanship - crossing the Wash. PaulK at 8:41am 01.23.22 Nice outing. Looks like the right weather would be important. Where do they go next???!!
Steering Wheel Replacement 1986 C30 TR CaptainRed at 8:37am 01.23.22 Measured yesterday. Amazed the wheel came right off without a wheel puller. 1" straight shaft, no t
Hunter 410 clutch mounting sail sfbay at 8:01am 01.23.22 If you do not see a backing plate the clutch bolts might be screwed into an embedded aluminum plate
Oil shortage dlochner at 7:57am 01.23.22 Thread dirft: oats don't have gluten but they often come into contact with wheat on the farm, glute
Something I found on my computer when copying files to my new one. smokey73 at 7:53am 01.23.22 can you load that file as an attachement so we can find it on our computers the next time we transf
Oil shortage JamesG161 at 7:47am 01.23.22 Hmmm maybe they use Oats as the basis of Synthetic oils. Thus my engine is Gluten free. All seriou
bent t-bolts and shroud replacement dmax at 7:44am 01.23.22 Rules of thumb for replacing standing rigging I've heard: 10 years in the tropics, 20 years elsewher
Oil shortage dmax at 7:39am 01.23.22 Thread drift: oats don't have gluten but they often come into contact with wheat on the farm, gluten
Yanmar 3GMF still can't get above 2200 Rpm question ? RoyS at 7:21am 01.23.22 Here is another test that you can try. With engine running, loosen injector fuel inputs one at a tim
Removing Shaft from flange on Universal M-25 RitSim at 7:15am 01.23.22 After tightening the puller to maximum, and heating to 350-400 deg F, give a sharp rap to the rear
Something I found on my computer when copying files to my new one. rgranger at 7:15am 01.23.22 can you load that file as an attachement so we can find it on our computers the next time we transfe
Hunter 26 mast fit on 260 rgranger at 7:13am 01.23.22 The 260 would be really small for anthing more than a couple. But you won't burn a lot of gas. :
Oil shortage rgranger at 7:10am 01.23.22 On a related note.... a few years back Quaker marketed a gluten free ver$ion of their oatmeal on the
Oil shortage JamesG161 at 7:00am 01.23.22 Will my old Perkins engine understand? I have been using Synthetic Oil in my Volvo Penta for 4 ye
Removing Shaft from flange on Universal M-25 rajhnsn at 6:54am 01.23.22 Well after the first try, I did not succeed. We attempted to press it off using a socket and the tr
Heat exchanger anode sailme88 at 5:56am 01.23.22 if your concern is having salt water drop onto your mounts, there are a couple of options. The exch
1989 Catalina 30 Control line size and length Dave Groshong at 5:49am 01.23.22 For a C30 I like 11mm (7/16) for a mainsheet, 10mm (3/8) for the vang line, and 8mm (5/16) for trav
Headliner Dave Groshong at 5:42am 01.23.22 We offer headliner and track https://shop.hunterowners.com/hp/part.php?m=27&c=4&p=52360

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