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Putting Back a sink/Water Tank on my 23 SweetTrade at 5:59am 09.21.06 Smaller Boats 10/1557 Hi I have 87' Hunter 23. When I bought her she had her water tank and sink taken out. I was thinking
Perkins Engine Performance Ken Hammer at 8:37am 09.21.06 Other Sailboats 2/1390 My 52' has a Perkins 4236 engine, recently tuned. I'm concerned that the engine is not performing a
Shrink Wrap question Scott21120 at 9:12am 09.21.06 Ask All Sailors 16/1741 I am looking for a torch for shrink wrapping, and am a little confused by the range of prices - I se
Can you use 2 cycle fuel in a 4 cycle outboard? abe at 9:10am 09.21.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1122 I have some left over 2 cycle gas+oil mixture and I was wondering what would happen if I put in my 4
Hunter charters Ted at 10:37am 09.21.06 Big Boats 4/851 Anybody use any of the charter companies linked on the Hunter website?We're considering buying a la
H356 Water Tank Problem Steves at 9:09am 09.21.06 Big Boats 4/817 I thought that I posted this but maybe I forgot to push the correct button. Anyway, were out in 30
Attention Gearheads: Yanmar Question Rick D at 11:03am 09.21.06 Ask All Sailors 19/2406 On a recent trip, I noticed my oil pressure on my 4jh went through the floor at idle. After some res
Slow boat to China or anywhere else Hartley S Newman 2004 hunter 36 at 10:58am 09.21.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/810 I bought a new Hunter 36 in 2004 and had it equipped with a PYI max prop. It did a blistering 3.8 k
Oday 22 Dodger/Cockpit Enclosure Colin S. at 10:44am 09.21.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1529 Im thinking about getting a dodger for my Oday22 made by Genco Marine. I was then thinking that if I
ST 60 Wind System Malfunctioning dms543 at 11:41am 09.21.06 Ask All Sailors 6/976 Anyone have experience with the wind direction indicator constantly spinning around? The unit is 4 y
Easy A/C for a Hunter 28.5 Landsend at 11:41am 09.21.06 Other Sailboats 2/798 I installed a a window a/c unit under the companway stairs on my Hunter 28.5...works great.
Answer to exterior install of a/c on Hunter 28.5 Landsend at 11:50am 09.21.06 Other Sailboats 3/792 This is what the a/c install looks like from the outside with the hatch door closed. Of course it's
headsail furling alan at 12:18pm 09.21.06 Mid-Size Boats 3/914 hi folks, todays question..... on my furlex headsail the last two or so feet are not attached to fur
Water in engine oil Jerrygg at 12:39pm 09.21.06 Catalina 30 4/1692 I have water in my universal diesel 5411 oil and oil in the bilge. I suspect the water muffler. Ho
Replacement Companionway Hatch Cover? djmeaney at 12:59pm 09.21.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1398 I just bought a 1970 Mariner 2+2 that is missing the original companionway hatch cover that slides o
Rules of the road sailaway78 at 1:34pm 09.21.06 Ask All Sailors 21/2024 The recent collision between a 92' sailboat and a 600' coal freighter brought out a storm of questio
New 22 Owner Chuck at 1:15pm 09.21.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/762 Does anyone know if the oday 22 will pop back up if the sails hit the water. Also is their a point i
Rigging specs for Grampian 26, I, J, P, E Harry Phillips phillihi33@yahoo.com at 10:20pm 09.19.06 Grampian 3/3517 Need the I, J, P, E measurements for a Florida Westcoast PHRF rating. Is a '74 model with a fixed kk
Single line reefing question Keith1654 at 11:48pm 09.19.06 Day Sailers 2/1260 Does anyone see a problem of instead of tying off the single line reefing to the mast bring the line
Tiller change to Wheel Mike Novitsky at 11:46pm 09.19.06 Other Sailboats 2/881 I am looking to buy a 1988 Jeanneau 32 Attalia that has a tiller. I much prefer a wheel, so does an

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Paint is peeling EVERYWHERE rgranger at 12:18pm 01.19.21 If you mix some canning lye with garden lime and add water to a peanutbutter consistency... and smea
Coming soon - Automated Docking Assistance jon hansen at 12:16pm 01.19.21 my son-in-law bought a new tesla with all the self-driving features. let me take for a nice test dri
Funny Friday!!! Justin_NSA at 12:14pm 01.19.21 I think it's the bread! Salads don't use bread
Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22 (1) rgranger at 12:13pm 01.19.21 Looks functional... I also like these
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How repair nicks sailme88 at 12:06pm 01.19.21 Any interior pieces available to be detached? If so, bring it to a furniture restorer and see if t
Coming soon - Automated Docking Assistance PaulK at 11:24am 01.19.21 It is so totally cool that this system will be able to integrate both your port and starboard engine
anchor chain Hunter216 at 11:14am 01.19.21 Stepping back a little further raises the question of - Does the smaller 1/4 chain have a high enoug
BATTERY BASICS berner73 at 11:10am 01.19.21 ...truth to the Facebook posts... I believe we've identified the problem... That aside, how old w
Coming soon - Automated Docking Assistance ontherocks83 at 11:06am 01.19.21 I actually really enjoy docking so I'd much rather spend that money somewhere else and on the occasi
LITTLE TO NO WIND sailme88 at 10:59am 01.19.21 NEVER MORE..... NEVER MORE....
AC/DC Grounding Question FastOlson at 10:56am 01.19.21 Data point: our 1988 boat has a stock AC ground bus bar behind the main AC distribution panel. Also,
O'Day 27 Prop sreidvt at 10:44am 01.19.21 I would also suggest contacting SolidNav or a SolidNav dealer to see if you can do a speed reduction
New O'Day 20 owner with no sailing experience and a project boat I didn't need Noodat Lady at 10:43am 01.19.21 A lot of these free 20's around apparently! As to your question on battery access, check out this t
Prada cup on TV (1) Hunter216 at 10:40am 01.19.21
Prop removal rpell1@msn.com at 10:35am 01.19.21 Last year, I made my own puller for my 3-blade prop. I used two 1/4" thick x 4"x4" steel plates and
NEED TRAILER FOR A HUNTER 27 EDGE MARYLAND AREA Capi Karl at 10:28am 01.19.21 Thank you all for your help and guidance. Called Magic Tilt and they referred me to their local deal
1974 O'Day 20 project Noodat Lady at 10:27am 01.19.21 PS. I am just speculating on what you will find with the gudgeon removed. I have read that the hull
AC/DC Grounding Question dlochner at 10:26am 01.19.21 Am I looking for a solution to a problem that really doesn't exist? Maybe I have too much time on m

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