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Teak Seating Areas rlgales at 2:47am 03.30.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1368 I have let the teak seating areas in the cockpit of my Oceanus 350 go natural. What do others use t
In Mast furling / Genoa Rolling..Halyards....oops Dmac336 at 2:58am 03.30.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1129 Was just spring cleaning my boat -H326- and realized when I took the Main and Genoa off the boat as
shaft replacement hyperdick at 3:28am 03.30.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1012 I am hauling for bottom paint and might have to replace my old bronze shaft with stainless steel and
I have an extra line on boom- don't know it's purpose LANCE ON CLOUD NINE at 4:30am 03.30.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1697 It is same dia. as main sheet. About 20 feet of line. Attaches to port side of boom one foot from af
Prop Shaft Removal Karl Wilmot at 4:55am 03.30.08 The Cherubini Hunters 20/3040 I have a bent prop shaft, how do I go about removing it. I have to replace prop strut as well so ru
Replacement windows ajc-2008 at 8:04am 03.30.08 Mid-Size Boats 1/1085 I'm just in the process of purchasing a 1984 Hunter 31.I notice the plexiglass windows are "hazed".
SS Rail weld or cup Rich at 10:19am 03.30.08 Catalina 30 2/1124 Hello, My rear rail broke at the weld where it mounts to the deck. I was wondering if anyone kno
Midship Cleats Vision 32 Doubleshot at 10:31am 03.30.08 Mid-Size Boats 0/902 Has anyone put midship cleats on a Hunter Vision 32 ?
hints on replacing the water htr. (36') Jim P. at 2:25pm 03.30.08 Big Boats 3/1401 Any tricks to replacing the original water heater? Appears that the fuel tank will have to come out
Cal33 Manual Chuck at 1:36pm 03.30.08 Cal 4/2569 If anyone needs a manual for a Cal33 (85-89) I had mine scanned into .pdf format. It's about 5 meg.
Just a little braging and a bunch of praise for good ventilation Ross at 1:04pm 03.30.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1454 On Saturday afternoon Nancy and I went down to the boat to reinstall the propeller. When last I had
HUnter 30 Owners Manual Beau16545 at 12:27pm 03.30.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/2032 Hi,would anyone out there know where I can get my hands on a 1975 Hunter 30 owners manual?Thanks
Ethical question, re buying a boat earthtravel at 11:39am 03.30.08 Ask All Sailors 57/3457 I bought a 24' S2 from this friendly old guy and when I got it home and washed it, I can now see a r
guages out of stock To at 11:31am 03.30.08 Mid-Size Boats 1/953 I eed to replace a knoe meter and depth guaqge for my 27 ft. SR instruments went out of business, 12
Pearson 28-2 CAPPEP at 11:30am 03.30.08 Pearson 0/1863 I am interested in a Pearson 28-2, perferably on the Great Lakes. If you have one for sale or know o
So Don... Gary Wyngarden at 11:04am 03.30.08 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 5/2377 I'm in the process of purchasing a Nauticat 52 named Raven down in Puerto Vallarta. In addition to t
help deciding what type sailboat I need? new sailor8457 at 9:48pm 03.28.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1038 I am looking for a small sailboat to use to get across the great south bay to fire island I will be
arrgggg!! One thing after another lately Jack at 10:50pm 03.28.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1113 The bolt broke that holds the alternator bracket in place. I see from the archives that it is a comm
10-20a alternator for sailing prop-power Al - s/v Persephone at 11:18pm 03.28.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1944 Since I have a 3-blade prop, which (unlike a 2-blade prop) offers the least drag when free-wheeling,
Sailing books for a 13 yr old girl learning and loving sailing Tereza at 11:38pm 03.28.08 Ask All Sailors 30/3383 Looking for suggestions from all the old (and young) salts out here...My dear friend, daughter of a

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Rigging on a Hunter 450 1997 JamesG161 at 9:24am 11.04.21 More info on the H450... Hunter resources, by model
Tall Rig or Standard jeepbluetj at 9:22am 11.04.21 Congrats on the boat! I've always liked the C-36. A few more not very useful suggestions: 1. Rig
EV-100 Autopilot 4000Mk2 Wheel Drive Repair Bob J. at 9:20am 11.04.21 Thanks for putting this up. After reading this can't you tell how happy I am that I put one of these
Rigging on a Hunter 450 1997 JamesG161 at 9:12am 11.04.21 would you know the estimate to replace the rigging on a Hunter 1997? A question back to you... Wh
Rigging on a Hunter 450 1997 jssailem at 9:06am 11.04.21 I was looking at your query last evening. There was an article in Cruising World posted in 2020 th
CE certificate for Hunter 466? (2) Jake N Eggs at 8:58am 11.04.21 The CE certificate is only good for three years and the IMCI website only displays the current certi
EV-100 Autopilot 4000Mk2 Wheel Drive Repair jeepbluetj at 8:57am 11.04.21
Beneteau 473 with low maximum speed PEDRO MENDES PINTO at 8:51am 11.04.21 Dear beneteau 473 owners, what is your best speed 60degress aparent wind with 12-14 real wind?
hunter49 keel bolt torque Hello Below at 8:41am 11.04.21 This reference does show 440 nm (325 ft lbs) torque at least for the 1" studs. Certainly it depends
Rigging on a Hunter 450 1997 Thaelia at 8:35am 11.04.21 Hi Sfbay, thank you very much for the information. Yes it is the standing rigging labor and material
Water Heater T&P Relief Valve JamesG161 at 8:26am 11.04.21 Your entire boat systems have pressure relief from things like... 1) Pumps 2) Compressors 3) Engines
Yanmar Reface mjsb at 8:19am 11.04.21 Time is money too. I have done the same with other resellers. I use Niemiec Marine for all my OEM Y
1987 Catalina 22 " SeaClusion" Raising the Head Sail Leeward Rail at 8:18am 11.04.21 Wait.....aren't you the guy with 3 autopilots??? :biggrin: Not unless you figure a bungie cord, m
Yanmar Reface Justin_NSA at 8:15am 11.04.21 That's who I went to. They provided me with the parts manual, which was a great marketing trick on
hunter49 keel bolt torque Jake N Eggs at 8:15am 11.04.21 A nut that is 1 1/2" AF suggests that the keel bolt is 1" diameter. Standard torque for a 1"- 8/12 g
H 19 FURLING HEADSAIL (1) patbratton at 7:54am 11.04.21 I understand you frustration. I had never had a cabin boat or a Bimini before. I put the Bimini up a
Rigging on a Hunter 450 1997 sail sfbay at 7:43am 11.04.21 Welcome to the forum!! Do want standing rigging materials or labor and material cost? If material
hunter49 keel bolt torque sail sfbay at 7:39am 11.04.21 Your torque specification will be based on the diameter of the bolt/stud and the alloy of the metal
Bilge drain plug dmax at 7:34am 11.04.21 Most likely owner installed, my 35 doesn't have it, other 35's I've looked at don't have it either.
Fuse in small solar setup chriscampbell at 7:15am 11.04.21 Mixing wire sizes is not problem. However, crimping two different sizes can be annoying. There are

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