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Sails and Shrouds RobertB at 6:45am 07.25.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/925 Hi. I was out yesterday in my 2005 Hunter 33 on a beam reach in 7 knot winds. The Main was out alm
Back stay for Hunter 216 BobB at 6:15am 07.25.08 Smaller Boats 7/1430 I am thinking of installing a backstay to my 216. Also thinking about putting on a traveler. Any c
50'50 then split or split then 2 30's Doghouse at 5:15am 07.25.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1013 Shore power question. Ignore the cost of cords for a min, consider that I have both. Here are
Spreader Boots Ralph18414 at 5:10am 07.25.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1279 I am in the process of commissioning the Morgan 415 Out Island I just acquired. I am having trouble
Sealing repaired rudder with Interlux 2000 Arturo at 11:29pm 07.24.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/959 I have finished repairing some blisters on my rudder and I am about to seal the rudder with Interlux
alternator switch al at 10:31pm 07.24.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/955 i recently was left a 1987 36foot catalina and am new to sailing....i have the owners manual and whi
Got my whisker pole track up Syversens at 8:53pm 07.24.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1165 Hey Agaliha and all, I finally put the last piece of the whisker pole attachments to my mast and all
epoxy spill on deck Madelon at 8:13pm 07.24.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/887 While securing some through-deck bolted fittings, I spilled some epoxy (no filler) on the anti-slip,
26x helm seat hinge Rolly at 7:56pm 07.24.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1309 The hinge on my helm seat is loose. How does one tighten the bolts on the hinge attached to the ster
Oil Level on M25XP Russ at 7:35pm 07.24.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1061 Hello to all, I have a 1989 Cat 30 with a M25XP motor. I think the motor is low on oil be
Ericson 29 Wiring Schematic Ericson29inLA at 7:05pm 07.24.08 Ericson 1/4762 Does anyone have an electrical schematic for a 1972 Ericson '29 (or any other Ericson would help)...
Dolphins in the ICW ...... Chet at 6:42pm 07.24.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1051 Hello everyone, I`m having kind of a strange thing happending to me while traveling the ICW. I`m cu
Cigarette Lighter Plug Wiring Greg W at 6:34pm 07.24.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/994 I wish to power a DC TV with a cigarette lighter plug which came with the TV. My plan is to strip of
Changing A Raw Water Impeller Maine Sail at 6:29pm 07.24.08 Ask All Sailors 9/2247 Hi All, I just changed my impeller and this time finally remembered my camera. I've noticed a
River closure sailaway78 at 6:19pm 07.24.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1165 According the the latest news reports, the fuel spilled in the Mississippi river barge collision wa
What is the best Ron10127 at 6:12pm 07.24.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1227 insulation to use when reinsulating the ice box in a 22 yr. old boat? I haven,t taken this apart yet
Easy engine swap from Perkins 4-108M to what? CharlieCobra at 5:32pm 07.24.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1135 What bolts right up, if anything?
Catalina stuff Drexel Scott at 5:03pm 07.24.08 Mid-Size Boats 4/1244 I would like to restore my Cat. 27 and am looking for the "Catalina 27" plastic logo attached to the
Hurth transmission Drexel Scott at 4:59pm 07.24.08 Mid-Size Boats 0/1250 The Hurth HWB 5 tranny in my 1985 Cat. 27 seems to have lost the reverse clutch. Any ideas? Most pla
Dinghy? GulfCoastCruiser at 4:30pm 07.24.08 The Cherubini Hunters 10/1968 I am thinking of getting a dinghy to use with my Hunter 27. I would like to hear from other Hunter

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3JH4E Overheating at low RPMs - Any ideas? Ralph Johnstone at 10:48am 05.17.21 I rigged a way to back-flush using the manual water pump of the Jabsco head, which is in the correc
Windlass suddenly tripping main breaker skunther at 10:41am 05.17.21 Much thanks for the input everyone. This is my first windlass problem, and I am learning much. It se
How to remove 30 yr. old tape. (1) Calif. Ted at 10:34am 05.17.21 After replacing a few, this time it struck me that the vinyl cove stripe really didn't do anything f
How do you remove adhesive from wheel? DArcy at 10:33am 05.17.21 I second Goo Gone. It does a good job on tape adhesives and is reasonably environmentally friendly.
Square sail .. Big Blue flies! DArcy at 10:30am 05.17.21 wanted to see if it could be done That's about as good a reason as any. I hope you have the approp
Windlass suddenly tripping main breaker Jan11 at 10:28am 05.17.21 A windlass is not to be wired through the DC panel..... The windlass should be a direct connection
New Hunter being launched (1) DArcy at 10:20am 05.17.21 That's how we launch our boats. Up until about 10 years ago all boats at our club were launched with
Keel Line Don S/V ILLusion at 10:15am 05.17.21 No but that sounds like a recipe for disaster.
Covid-19 Vaccination (1) jssailem at 10:07am 05.17.21 Innovation continues... My grand kids came over and started me watching (again) the Star Wars Saga o
Hunter 34 swshogren at 10:02am 05.17.21 I am looking at needing to do the same job this week to replace 35+-year-old hoses that look like wi
Covid-19 Vaccination TomY at 9:57am 05.17.21 For some 16 months we have endured a constant stream of fright reported to our TV's, internet news
New Hunter being launched CrispyCringle at 9:39am 05.17.21 Cool pic. Heck of a way to have to launch.
New Hunter being launched Crazy Dave Condon at 9:25am 05.17.21 15 years or there about. It was kept at Steel Creek Marina on Kerr lake
New Hunter being launched ggrizzard at 9:21am 05.17.21 Dave, how long ago was that launch?
cleaning a marine head fred1diver at 9:20am 05.17.21
Streaks on bottom paint Tom J at 9:13am 05.17.21 The streaks are typical of what you will see when the boat is on the hard. Probably oxidation from
Covid-19 Vaccination Don S/V ILLusion at 9:13am 05.17.21 Hang on to them. It seems every time I turn around there's another World problem made worse by Glo
Streaks on bottom paint Justin_NSA at 9:12am 05.17.21 I don't see them in the picture. Regardless, once you splash her no one will see them. If you have o
Newbie - Just brought a 1986 Hunter 23 home SuzaruID at 9:10am 05.17.21 Oh wow! What a transformation. She's looking great!
Covid-19 Vaccination Will Gilmore at 9:08am 05.17.21 Hang on to them. It seems every time I turn around there's another World problem made worse by Glob

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