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typhoon mast height 28' ? drthe at 10:56pm 06.10.08 Other Sailboats 2/1299 with mast down, i measured 23'9". is mast height in specifications from the water line?
Easy water tank gauge (1) soling42 at 1:45am 06.11.08 Smaller Boats 3/1070 One of my biggest gripes with our Hunter 260 was the impossible access to figure out the on-board wa
Advice on a O'day 30 Bob at 11:12pm 06.10.08 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1671 I am considering a O'Day 30 for my next boat. I would like to know the pro's and con's on the 30.
Motor mounting and un-mounting Claude Collerette at 1:15am 06.11.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1322 Hi thereI was wondering if any of you travel with the motor mounted on the motor bracket?I have a
Adding A Bimini Rick at 12:28am 06.11.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1311 I have a brand new Hunter 33 and would like to add a bimini. Estimates have been in the 3k range fo
Bimini Top Manny at 11:56pm 06.10.08 Ask All Sailors 21/2773 What's the general consensus, leave the bimini top deployed all the time, or stow it when away from
Where does the messenger go? karmaf16 at 6:16am 06.11.08 Big Boats 1/847 Does anyone know where or how the messenger is tied off at the top of the Seldon mast for the spinna
Fuel leaking from tank fittings Ken at 5:46am 06.11.08 Big Boats 5/817 i recently purchased my 450 Passage and it was delivered with a questionable amount of fuel in the t
Need "how to" link for glassing over thru hull holes Seattle Scott at 5:16am 06.11.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1061 At next haul out I and going to relocate a below waterline thru hull and pull out a couple of transd
Cool Google Application Jim Seamans at 4:38am 06.11.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1100 Found this on another website, pretty slick...
Radio connection Gene at 4:29am 06.11.08 Big Boats 4/1484 I would like to know if anyone has connected together a Uniden UM525 Marine radio and a Garmin 545 C
Sailing in Orange Beach AL. area? Scubajeep at 6:46am 06.11.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1051 Family and I will be in Orange Beach Al. for a family vacation (June 19-25)... Does anyone have a su
Attaching Fittings to Mast or Boom Neil McDonald at 7:53am 06.11.08 Ask All Sailors 6/3558 I am planning to upgrade my jiffy reef system to run a single reefing line back to the cockpit. Ther
Make a Prediction.... DonofPaw at 7:58am 06.11.08 Ask All Sailors 6/916 So my 4.5 kicker is in the shop needs a new water pump, guy wants 250 another person says I can get
Where to buy a Bimini? hartwell at 8:08am 06.11.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/963 I am in the market for a Bimini for my 1985 25.5 Hunter. Can anyone recommend a source? Do the preme
Rebuild the Head or Buy new one Cruisin30MKIII at 8:32am 06.11.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/1790 I have a 1995 Catalina 30 Mk III with an original Jabsco manual head. we keep getting waste flowing
Float Switch/Bilge Pump Russell at 9:01am 06.11.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/908 I have a 1980 Hunter 27'. It currently has a small bilge pump which has to be manually turned on to
Paint color and or match (1) Jim at 9:09am 06.11.08 Big Boats 2/880 Anyone have a paint choice and or match for a 1983 hunter 34 color white? The previous owner repaire
GPS mounted to Edson Pedestal Russell at 9:11am 06.11.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/942 I have a 1980 Hunter 27'. It has an Edson Pedestal steering. It does not have any stainless guar
cutlass bearing is sliping Charley at 9:54am 06.11.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1082 While cleaning the bottom of my boat I discovered that the cutlass bearing seemed to be sliping up t

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Need a clean SS cut Justin_NSA at 12:12pm 05.10.21 Porta-a-band. More likely, an angle grinder with fresh cut-off wheel. Mark it first by wrapping wit
Need a clean SS cut Justin_NSA at 12:10pm 05.10.21 Do you have access to a band saw with a fine tooth metal blade? I do have a Delta bandsaw but I've
Cracked motor mount on Hunter 26 rgranger at 12:09pm 05.10.21 I'm partial to JB weld and have used it for many things. But it probably does not matter that much.
self centering rudder/tiller? RussC at 12:07pm 05.10.21 Returning to my dad's home for a visit sometime in the '80s, he loaned me his Ford Probe to go visi
Need a clean SS cut thinwater at 12:05pm 05.10.21 Porta-a-band. More likely, an angle grinder with fresh cut-off wheel. Mark it first by wrapping with
Need a clean SS cut thwilson at 12:04pm 05.10.21 I have some new stainless steel tube, 7/8" diameter, 0-065" wall thickness arriving from Go2Marine
Instruments on panel not working. Justin_NSA at 11:45am 05.10.21 Could be just a bad ground somewhere. Polarity is correct I assume.
Can you climb the mast on a Hunter 26? twalker H260 at 11:41am 05.10.21 If it is a cdi furler you do need to clean out the black top piece of it occasionally to allow the i
Yanmar SB-8 Shift/Throttle Controls (1) npaulay at 11:34am 05.10.21 Photo of the setup for reference.
In-mast furling Outhaul car on boom Rubber Upstand replacement SailJunkie at 11:28am 05.10.21 Thanks! Great Information. Ordering from Lewmar today!
Instruments on panel not working. Don S/V ILLusion at 11:24am 05.10.21 Time to pull out the voltmeter and start tracing where the voltage issue is. Guessing isn't producti
H40.5 Forward Head sump circuit shorted. edguy3 at 11:17am 05.10.21 Jim, I'm using this Rule 20F . Good suggestion on threading with the old. I'll report after I star
Detroit River transport stephen_i_w at 11:15am 05.10.21 We were planning a similar trip for this season but were advised that the Canadian border is closed
Yanmar SB-8 Shift/Throttle Controls npaulay at 11:15am 05.10.21 Hi Gary - was able to test the cables over the weekend. Throttle hooked up nicely. Still have some i
Replace Headliner Hunter 306 Pat cool skip at 11:07am 05.10.21 I just did the job last weekend. Quite easy. I used a plastic roler (for installing mosquito scree
Cracked motor mount on Hunter 26 MySong at 10:59am 05.10.21 If you can wrestle the motor into the cockpit, you should be able to remove the mount, put a dab of
Hunter 28 Seacock "Patch" ManicFarmer at 10:49am 05.10.21 I would consider adding a valve on top to be a little less risky venture but still not worth it. Y
Can you climb the mast on a Hunter 26? DeliriousSailor at 10:48am 05.10.21 If you post photos of what you have and where the problem is occurring we may be able to give furth
Hull Damage SailJunkie at 10:46am 05.10.21 We launched on Friday with no trouble and I piloted Brio the 20 cold minutes to our marina. We bega
Cracked motor mount on Hunter 26 rgranger at 10:44am 05.10.21 If you can wrestle the motor into the cockpit, you should be able to remove the mount, put a dab of

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