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Removing/replacing Hunter logo karenmccraw at 9:38pm 02.14.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1839 Hi - I'm new to the group. We're partners in a 40.5 and it's at the boatyard for some deck/blister
MIami Boat show mike C16582 at 8:52pm 02.14.07 Ask All Sailors 2/968 leaving tomorrow for the Miami boat show. gotta get out of cold NY for a few days of R'R. I will b
ice box kits Chuck Creel at 9:54pm 02.14.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/1226 just installed an ice box kit from norcold and wondering if others have had any experience with runn
Hunter qualifications Ray Lewis at 9:47pm 02.14.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/829 Gentlemen, I need your input as to the following. Is a 2005 Hunter 33 capable of an offshore crossi
running lights flush mount for 1978 30ft catalina michael at 10:12pm 02.14.07 Catalina 30 1/1381 anyone know where i can buy the lenses for a catalina 30ft running light red and green they are flu
Catalina 309 Alternator rubbing on Engine Cover forbestx at 12:15am 02.15.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/1794 Hi have a new Catalina 309. The alternator was rubbing against the engine cover insulation to the p
Jack for 26X trailer Pierre at 12:12am 02.15.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/974 I intend to buy a 26X this year. Does the trailer come with its own jack? If not,what do you recom
Outboard Motor Bracket Robspan at 12:07am 02.15.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1680 My 26s came with a fixed outboard motor bracket. This must have been added by the original owner or
water in cabin omaha lakes at 3:01am 02.15.07 Smaller Boats 3/916 am getting water in the cabin. the only place it can come from is the cockpitdrains through the tra
Galley wanted the boathouse at 3:15am 02.15.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/1934 Hello,I'm looking for a sliding galley for my late model Macgregor 25. If anyone has one for ahem,
Missing Numbers on the main sail Mark S at 3:43am 02.15.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/904 Does anyone know where you can get the number 22 for our mainsail? They came off with the previous
salon table resource bestfriend at 5:25am 02.15.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1320 I am looking for a salon table that attaches to the compression post(instead of its own pole) and ca
Kudos to Catalina Yachts tomfoolery at 5:54am 02.15.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1027 Just wanted to publicly express my thanks to Rob Butler and Chris Diaz (parts) at Catalina yachts fo
Boat show product help JoeB at 8:40am 02.15.07 Ask All Sailors 10/1492 We were at the Chicago Strictly Sail and saw a product I forgot to pick up before I left.It was lik
Reefing Ron Benitez at 8:30am 02.15.07 Smaller Boats 11/1464 A while back there was a discussion about reefing with the 216. Jeff provided a photo article but th
Great deal on Garmin GPSMAP 492 NautiDuck at 9:28am 02.15.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1665 I wont mention the online store name because that would violate the forum rules. I have had my ey
Steam Clean Sails KenHartfield at 10:26am 02.15.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1771 I have read a lot of information regarding cleaning sails on this forum.Has anybody ever tried to s
Knurled Knob (1) StuartCasteel at 10:03am 02.15.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1206 Can any one tell me what the Knurlded knob is that slides in the mast track? I was useing it to hold
Anchor-Locker Storage Problem (1) emma-mia at 9:53am 02.15.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1396 I have a 1988 Catalina 30. The anchor locker is only large enough for the 13lb. "standard issue" dan
refrigerator or ice box for 3 day trips tom farner at 12:12pm 02.15.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/989 Which is best --using a small 12 volt fridge or using a larger ice chest with blocks of ice = th

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best places to install vents on a H280? (1) sail sfbay at 6:55am 08.10.21 If you do an internet search on "Hunter 280 sailboat vent images" you will find a 1999 (left) and 19
How does the Hunter 240 sail? patbratton at 6:46am 08.10.21 I found this comparison of four different ballast types with equal hulls. True or false? https://www
Can I unkink this bilge pump hose? Joe at 6:20am 08.10.21 Why in the heck does your bilge hose have a crazy connection that causes it to kink in the first pla
Touching up with polyurethane Joe at 6:13am 08.10.21 This is professional level paint... linear polyurethane... There a many YouTube videos on this type
Battery Gremlin Rodd at 6:12am 08.10.21 Blue Seas switch, about 5 years old. noise coming from VHF speaker
How does the Hunter 240 sail? Crazy Dave Condon at 6:05am 08.10.21 @waterman30 The max heel of any water ballast sailboat is 12-14 degrees controlled by use of sails
Battery Gremlin Maine Sail at 6:03am 08.10.21 How old is the battery switch? Where is the noise emanating from?
Hunter 23 gets a little water around the keel bolts. Crazy Dave Condon at 5:55am 08.10.21 This is not a water ballast boat but a wing keel fixed boat. The first 10 boats was a swing keel wi
Beneteau courtesy light controller kodiak1120 at 5:55am 08.10.21 Why don't you put the the two wires on a voltmeter and confirm polarity and voltage? I can try ne
Touching up with polyurethane dlochner at 5:19am 08.10.21 The first thing to determine is whether the paint was a one part or two part polyurethane. Two part
Beneteau courtesy light controller DougM at 5:12am 08.10.21 12v DC yellow wires should be negative. That standard changed awhile ago from black so that the DC w
Will 3/8" Sta-Set X be a good replacement? Joe at 4:36am 08.10.21 3/8 is fine.... depending on your budget.... almost every chandlery online will have a strength char
Newish Beneteau 41.1 2017 owner with a few questions Davidasailor26 at 4:09am 08.10.21 For the solar panels and generator questions you should figure out what your energy budget will be a
Can I unkink this bilge pump hose? (3) sailcapt340 at 3:45am 08.10.21 Can you get a washing machining hose plastic bend shaper in that area? They come with washing machi
Solar panel installation - Oceanis 31 - advice LRsunnyB at 3:39am 08.10.21
Rigging with Roller furler SVJourney at 3:36am 08.10.21 After looking through the manual again it seems that the instructions apply to boats that do not hav
Can I unkink this bilge pump hose? Captain Larry-DH at 3:04am 08.10.21 Any suggestions on how to unkink or remove the collapse? Sorry, I know it's not what you want to h
O'DAY Widgeon Manual Sunbird22358 at 12:03am 08.10.21 There has been a long-running thread on this forum about Widgeon Manuals, https://forums.sailboato
What year is my Widgeon need someone with Widgeon experience Sunbird22358 at 12:00am 08.10.21 I used to have a 1969 (might have been a 1970?) Widgeon, do your boat looks familiar. I'd place the
O'DAY Widgeon Manual (3) Sunbird22358 at 11:39pm 08.09.21 I have created an expanded version of the WIDGEON Manual, based on the O'DAY supplied Rigging sheet.

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