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Hunter 290/306 table project Don764 at 9:02am 04.24.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1052 Has anyone out there redesigned the salon table in the 290/306? I am looking for ideas. Plan on star
H216 Chainplates ErnieH at 9:56am 04.24.08 Smaller Boats 10/1562 How often do you have to tighten the chainplates on your H216?/Ernie
Tach Sensor... Rich (P303) at 11:08am 04.24.08 Ask All Sailors 33/2368 I need to replace my Yanmar tach sensor (1984) into the transmission. Previous one does not have any
Refrigerator drops out intermittently DJH6127 at 12:29pm 04.24.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1281 My refrigerator drops out itermittently. After flipping the breaker on the switch panel it seems to
Hunter Factory Bottom Paint Caleb Pike at 12:26pm 04.24.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1284 Is anyone able to tell me what kind of paint comes stock on a 2005 Hunter 33?
YSE12 Replacement with What? Beau16545 at 12:06pm 04.24.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/1456 I need to replace the yse12 in my hunter 30. Does anyone know what would fit in the engine compartme
Looking to buy c30 ecsimonson at 1:40pm 04.24.08 Catalina 30 8/1698 I am looking for a catalina 30 with a trailer somewhere close to the 4 corners area. I know it is a
How do I rig a self-tending jib? Casey F at 3:23pm 04.24.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/1715 I just bought a 1978 Hunter 30 with the self-tending jib. The foot of my jib is 12', but the jib bo
Rudder Specs and Telemetry Windwaker at 4:24pm 04.24.08 Irwin 2/1883 Hello everybody. I am having a rudder and tiller built for my 1973 Irwin 23' and I was wondering if
Replacing Running Rigging Beau16545 at 10:14pm 04.22.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/1338 I need to replace all of the running rigging on my '74 Hunter 30 I can figure the length on everythi
1972 O'Day 22 manual? Wackman at 10:42pm 04.22.08 Ask An Oday Owner 4/2701 I recently acquired a 1972 O'Day 22 and would liketo learn more about it. Does anyone out there ha
Spinnaker Pole Line Ray at 11:07pm 04.22.08 Catalina 310 3/1845 All, Last year we had a good discussion about where to put the spinnaker pole ring and I appreciate
mast base hunter 23 ITHACAJIM at 11:42pm 04.22.08 Smaller Boats 2/1272 dropping the mast last fall i broke the mast base, seems to be cast aluminum? took it to the shop i
Replacement Cabin Cushions Derelicte at 12:07am 04.23.08 Smaller Boats 4/1220 Does anyone have an older Hunter who might know where to find info or designs for the original cabin
replace turnbuckles keith harris at 2:02am 04.23.08 Catalina 30 1/1539 Need to replace the closed body turnbuckles for both upper shroulds. The upper connection will turn
Traile rmeasurements David Cameron at 2:13am 04.23.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1022 I'm considering a 26S or D for use on a smaller lake with a short launching ramp. What is thew dista
Bottom restoration on O'day 35 BarryL at 2:51am 04.23.08 Bigger Boats 1/1706 Hello,I recently completed a restoration (old paint strip, keel fair, barrier coat, bottom paint)
Honda Generator pfarrlaw at 2:52am 04.23.08 Mid-Size Boats 9/2370 I want to purchase a generator to recharge batteries vs use of the engine. Last season, my first wit
Battery Charging Peter at 2:37am 04.23.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1124 I have recently purchased a 1973 Catalina 25. I am now looking for a parking spot. My question is.
Has anyone used Franmar Sot strip to remove bottom paint? JimF at 2:57am 04.23.08 Trailer Sailors 4/2608 I have about 9 layers of paint that needs to come off and sanding is not going to get done this year

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Can anyone Id this? Joe at 6:15am 10.20.21 I'm so relieved it's not a bosun's chair. Me too, but it would've been called a bosun's THONG.....
I Need Some Deck Painting Advice. (1) Joe at 6:11am 10.20.21 I used Kiwi grip on non skid deck areas. It's water based and will definitely solve your spider cra
VPNs and SBO Davidasailor26 at 6:04am 10.20.21 Does your VPN provider put you in some other country? That could hit some kind of blocking rule. Al
VPNs and SBO jssailem at 6:01am 10.20.21 Perhaps it is the VPN or the server the VPN is using. I use Nord-VPN. Generally no issues when log
ZF marine ZF 12 M Gear Purchase CYQK at 5:56am 10.20.21 Looks like it will be harbor marine in everett wash Poss same as fred warner
Tohatsu 8HP Slip Water Flushing System Joe at 5:48am 10.20.21 You need a boarding ladder or swim platform on the transom. I flushed my motor with the ear muff sy
Oil change, there's got to be a better way. justsomeguy at 5:44am 10.20.21 It looks like this: Think I saw one of those in an Austin Powers movie once.
Should the prop shaft flange be painted? Justin_NSA at 5:07am 10.20.21 I have used Eastwood products to clean, prep and paint rusty automotive parts. My "new" Buck Algonqu
I Need Some Deck Painting Advice. dlochner at 5:04am 10.20.21 My hull above the water line was painted (poorly) by a previous owner. I lived with it for this se
I Need Some Deck Painting Advice. ShawnL at 3:52am 10.20.21 My hull above the water line was painted (poorly) by a previous owner. I lived with it for this sea
Beneteau 473 with low maximum speed Davidasailor26 at 2:31am 10.20.21 What kind of speeds do you get when motoring? The speed under sail does seem low, and the polars fro
Beneteau 473 with low maximum speed (1) PEDRO MENDES PINTO at 2:01am 10.20.21 I'm measuring the SOG with two GPS. I have a tunnel bowthruster from origin of the boat.
Oil change, there's got to be a better way. BigEasy at 12:15am 10.20.21 Have not perfected procedure, by any means; however, free standing manual pump canister helps tremen
Trailer lug nut tightness BigEasy at 11:54pm 10.19.21
H280 Service Manual JamesG161 at 8:36pm 10.19.21 replacing the rudder bearing Those are not replaceable.:( Jim...
Hunter 45CC Autopilot Motor jssailem at 8:34pm 10.19.21 Its been a year with the tighten screws and the pilot motor has had no issues driving the rudder, e
H280 Service Manual twalker H260 at 8:24pm 10.19.21 Some of the information located here might help. https://www.marlow-hunter.com/wp-content/export/M
Hunter 45CC Autopilot Motor Sailor_Al at 7:55pm 10.19.21 Has anyone ever removed/replaced the autopilot motor located in the bottom of the pedestal? It seem
Beneteau 473 with low maximum speed Ted at 7:54pm 10.19.21 The numbers in the first column are the wind angles.
Beneteau 473 with low maximum speed Tally Ho at 7:26pm 10.19.21 6.1 knots definitely is slow for that boat. If you are measuring your speed with a knot meter, it m

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