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2022-2023 Hunter Marlow 37 (1) Marlow Hunter Sailboats at 12:50pm 08.28.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/96 Academic question.......How many of us, that love Hunter and now Marlow Sailboats, would be interest
Help with a fresh water system issue discovery at 11:08am 08.28.21 Big Boats 17/1969 I've owned my 2002 passage 456 for 13 years and just recently I noticed my fresh water system starte
H260 Price Trends (1) Tedd at 9:34am 08.28.21 Smaller Boats 14/2103 I thought some people might be interested in this chart, which I created from data I've been collect
Bimini for Hunter 28.5 wgshaw at 8:30am 08.28.21 Ask All Sailors 2/934 I am looking for a bimini with the canvass or just the frame, new or used for a Hunter 28.5. Could
Bimini for Hunter 28.5 wgshaw at 8:28am 08.28.21 Lake Ontario Hunter Sailing Assoc. 1/4376 I am looking for a frame for a bimini for a Hunter 28.5 either new or used. Does anyone know where
Removing fuel pickup tube from tank in an O'Day 28 RBilly at 7:34am 08.28.21 Ask An Oday Owner 8/2333 Diesel keeps cutting out at cruising rpm (fuel starvation). Can bleed at injection pump to restart.
Toe Rail extrusion (2) Hugo2go at 2:58am 08.28.21 Parts Search 2/728 Hi, could anyone help me out with 3meters of toe rail for a Farr 1220. Urlich Aluminium used to make
wind indicators/depth/speed suggestions? (1) stricklandmma at 11:09pm 08.27.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 22/5417 hello everyone, question from someone with a total of 5 hours of sail time. I just took my mcgregor
Rigging (Shroud & side stay) tension for O'day 222 Unremarcable at 2:59pm 08.27.21 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1465 Can anyone advise on the tension I should be aiming for on the side-stays for an O'day 222. The inst
installing hatch vent w/out damaging acrylic matts997 at 2:12pm 08.27.21 Ask All Sailors 13/2614
Surveys are a waste of money joe28532 at 11:25am 08.27.21 Ask All Sailors 50/11482 I am going to put this out there for anyone who is considering whether or not they should pay for a
Mast mounting a whisker pole - sticker shock tfox2069 at 10:18am 08.27.21 Ask All Sailors 21/5635 I've been eyeing adding an asymmetrical spinnaker for the last two seasons to my 2009 Hunter 36. Bu
Rub Rail 26D kendyoozed at 9:23pm 08.26.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1051 I have a damaged area on my rub rail. The rubber insert definitely needs to be replaced. I think I c
Hunter Passage 42 Forward Window (2) DennisL at 5:33pm 08.26.21 Big Boats 10/2275 The forward window on my Hunter Passage 42 had crazing when I purchased it 6 years ago. I got a rec
BOAT PREPARATION IDEAS for Storms jssailem at 4:11pm 08.26.21 Weather and Forecasting 5/1782 Below is a list of ideas, generated by SBO members, to help boat owners prepare for storms. If you h
How many boats lie on the bottom of the San Pedro Channel? JackOlsen at 2:15pm 08.26.21 Ask All Sailors 3/958 IYNH_4UcD6Y This came up in a discussion with my kids while we sailed back from Catalina on our Mar
Hunter plumbing (H33.5 1994) (1) Fred at 10:24am 08.26.21 Mid-Size Boats 5/1372 I have this grey piping in the boat for fresh water. Is this particularly a marine product or is it
ELECTRIC HEAD SOLENOID LOCATION SVEN MARTINEZ at 9:52am 08.26.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/549 Hi All: Location on a H386??
Still Pulling Out My Hair...... rpell1@msn.com at 8:09am 08.26.21 Catalina 30 7/1601 Hi all......again, After running this problem last week and receiving some good advice, I find mysel
Leaking head faucet, and cant get toilet to pressurize to flush Pellizze at 4:54am 08.26.21 Catalina 30 14/2281 Hello, I am new to my 1985 catalina tall rig.. when i fill my forward tank, my head faucet continues

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Which drill to use for a 1 inch hole Ralph Johnstone at 9:18am 04.27.25 Everything above and be sure to cover with masking tape before starting. Makes the difference betwe
Laclede chain Hayden Watson at 9:16am 04.27.25 ... For example, Peerless sells an economy version of HDG chain that demonstrably (from reports and
Thru-Hull Replacement - How do I get through this mess? Project_Mayhem at 9:14am 04.27.25 agreed. I used 40 grit flap wheel on an angle grinder to do mine. Made short work of it. The cle
Traveler car/track as tether? BAD ORCA at 9:09am 04.27.25 Would you be laminating to the top fiberglass layer? Not sure which is easier..both would work. dj
Thru-Hull Replacement - How do I get through this mess? Ralph Johnstone at 9:09am 04.27.25 Whatever you do, I again urge caution as opposed to other comments. If you damage the existing hole
Traveler car/track as tether? BAD ORCA at 9:07am 04.27.25 Seems my Internet connection isn't good enough to drop in images. I'll try later... dj Ha! no wor
Thru-Hull Replacement - How do I get through this mess? BAD ORCA at 9:05am 04.27.25 If that's solid glass then you'll want to use a grinder. Oscillating tool will take a LOT of patien
Thru-Hull Replacement - How do I get through this mess? BAD ORCA at 9:02am 04.27.25
Thru-Hull Replacement - How do I get through this mess? BigEasy at 9:00am 04.27.25
Which drill to use for a 1 inch hole sailcapt340 at 8:59am 04.27.25 The manual states drill a 30mm hole, so just over 1 inch. Once drilled I can fine tune the hole to j
Laclede chain dLj at 8:59am 04.27.25 I didn't say they swelled - only that they no longer fit the gypsy. The problem was the link size
Larger genoa for B323 CapitalistSailor at 8:48am 04.27.25
Larger genoa for B323 Project_Mayhem at 8:42am 04.27.25 Make sure your furler can handle the extra sail without filing up the line spool. I bought a boat wi
Thru-Hull Replacement - How do I get through this mess? Project_Mayhem at 8:34am 04.27.25 If that's solid glass then you'll want to use a grinder. Oscillating tool will take a LOT of patienc
Thru-Hull Replacement - How do I get through this mess? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:30am 04.27.25 Please bring me up to speed....are we talking about a head sink drain thru-hull, a toilet intake th
Which drill to use for a 1 inch hole (1) Project_Mayhem at 8:29am 04.27.25 For the absolute best cut, use a new hole saw. I'm partial to the style below for metal and fibergla
Can a mast be repaired? If no, where can I buy a mast for my Hunter 23.5? stickinthemud57 at 8:22am 04.27.25 If you are still in process on this: When I broke the mast on my Hunter 170, Dwyer Mast & Rigging -
Which drill to use for a 1 inch hole stickinthemud57 at 8:17am 04.27.25 A decent quality hole saw from a big box store should do the trick - the kind that fits on an arbor
Which drill to use for a 1 inch hole dLj at 8:12am 04.27.25 It kind of depends upon the precision you need for that 1" size. Not super precise, I've had good lu
Laclede chain colemj at 8:05am 04.27.25 Those layers will not form iron oxide that would appear as you have described swelling and not allo

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