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chain plates puckliny at 3:52pm 11.04.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1608 I have just purchased a 85' Hunter 25.5. The chain plate for the backstay snapped when the marina h
Breathing new life to an old forward hatch (4) Trinkka at 3:42pm 11.04.08 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1022 The old hatches that came with some of the O'Day sailboats were prone to break very easy. I don't kn
Uss Freedom Wayne M at 3:27pm 11.04.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1435 Hello everyone I went down to do some work on my boat yesterday. I have it stored at the Milwaukee C
Oceanis 351 sunworshipper at 3:18pm 11.04.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1826 Hi all, New to the forums. I was curious if anyone has any real experience or owns an oceanis 351
Bareboat Martinique and St. Lucia David10790 at 2:07pm 11.04.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1656 Five of us will be chartering in St. Lucia in March. Anyone with experience there? Anyone know whi
Stern pulpit spdycml at 12:57pm 11.04.08 Mid-Size Boats 5/3307 Hello everyone, I'll start by saying that I'm new to sailing and have just purchased a 1976 Cat 27
Winter Boat Cover for Hunter 31 asmits at 10:38am 11.04.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2844 I'm entering my first winter season with my 2006 Hunter 31. Does anyone know of a supplier for sailb
Abnormal Waves Franklin at 10:38am 11.04.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1983 http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2008/11/04/massive_waves_a_mystery_at_maine_harbor
1993 H23.5 Mark H at 10:09am 11.04.08 Smaller Boats 5/1748 Novice question1..Does the boom vang attach from the mast base plate to the same point on boom as t*
Looking for rain guards for Hunter 29' Jan Peters at 9:43am 11.04.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/910 We have a 1987 Hunter 29 in our sailing fleet. We need to replace the rain guards and are having dif
Access to Electrical Conduit inside Mast liberty at 8:18am 11.04.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/2400 My mast lights are inop (anchor, box and deck lights). I had the lights replaced and rewired after
Vent pipes Bob S at 7:27am 11.04.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1858 I've been searching the archives for info on replacing or clearing a blocked vent pipe. Both the toi
Hunter 25.5 Rudder Specs Rebel Glover at 6:58am 11.04.08 Ask All Sailors 7/2693 Looking for the dimensions for a 84 Hunter 25.5 rudder. Any help or info on the specs would be much
Hunter 306 LED Navigation Lights and Masthead Anchor/Steaming Light Combo dennisp at 6:52am 11.04.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/3672
Length of the life lines Legend 40. Vinny at 6:39am 11.04.08 Big Boats 3/1016 I will not be at my boat until this weekend and I wanted to order some netting to keep the dog on bo
Show us your dinghy Hermit Scott at 12:48am 11.04.08 Ask All Sailors 38/8246 Most of us have pics of our sailboats. But I rarely see pictures of dinghies. I was just wondering
looking for boat salvage yard sand sailor at 10:34pm 11.03.08 Ask All Sailors 0/1447 on south coast for parts
vacation boat exchange Cyrooski at 9:49pm 11.03.08 Ask All Sailors 0/1205 I would like to sail the Florida keys in a mac 26 and I have a mac 26 docked in the San Francisco Ba
Any Ham's Out There??? windward54 at 8:52pm 11.03.08 Ask All Sailors 13/2014
Surveyor recommendations for Vancouver, BC? TN at 8:07pm 11.03.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1626 Could any of you recommend a good surveyor in Vancouver, BC? I'm looking for one who writes good, de

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Raising the Mast stickinthemud57 at 11:23am 01.30.22 Tater and I spoke on the phone and I think we found a solution to his problem. When he explained to
Hull (3) sailcapt340 at 11:21am 01.30.22 Ralph, When my wife and I bought our 2000 340, 22 years ago, this month. We asked Hunter if they co
Beneteau 361 Stanchions Loose BigEasy at 11:04am 01.30.22 So my stanchions are pretty loose and I know I need to re-bed to them. That will be a pretty straig
Combined solar and turbine controller SimonNZ at 11:01am 01.30.22 Thanks. It's interesting that there are few controllers like this given multiple sources often exis
Cracking around mast struts, major issue or no? shemandr at 10:52am 01.30.22
Yanmar impeller replacement Benny17441 at 10:44am 01.30.22 Make sure the rubber assembly has not separated from the metal sleeve in the center. It will usua
Yanmar impeller replacement kloudie1 at 10:43am 01.30.22 Agree, but the back facing impeller is not the cause.
Hunter 49/50 bottom paint fstbttms at 10:43am 01.30.22 FYI for those recommending Sea Hawk products- the company is owned and managed by criminals. Just sa
Yanmar impeller replacement dlochner at 10:42am 01.30.22
Yanmar impeller replacement DinghySailor at 10:40am 01.30.22 Don't worry about the backwards facing impeller vane.. it will correct immediately on the first rev
Yanmar impeller replacement DinghySailor at 10:39am 01.30.22
Yanmar impeller replacement kloudie1 at 10:37am 01.30.22 Don't worry about the backwards facing impeller vane.. it will correct immediately on the first revo
Combined solar and turbine controller Bob J. at 10:35am 01.30.22 Midnight Kid solar controller has an input for a turbine. Believe they refer to as a "clipper".
Yanmar impeller replacement DinghySailor at 10:24am 01.30.22 Thanks Ritsam. The pump is reinstalled and operating normally with the old impeller. The shaft is ke
Yanmar impeller replacement Ralph Johnstone at 10:20am 01.30.22 There are a couple of consumables on a Yanmar that can be substituted with non Yanmar parts such as
Yanmar impeller replacement RitSim at 9:56am 01.30.22 I've used dish soap as an initial and temporary lubricant for the impeller. it looks like the pump
Hull Ralph Johnstone at 9:51am 01.30.22 I'm afraid the transducer put inside the boat fail to transmit. Do any of you have it or have you l
Hull Ralph Johnstone at 9:36am 01.30.22
Looking for a Westerbeke 30BThree or 40B Four V-Drive (2) HeatherE at 9:03am 01.30.22 Hi all, I am at the mercy of my mechanic. We did remove injectors, etc., no go. I did find a 30B t
Hull (10) sailcapt340 at 9:02am 01.30.22

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