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Pick my boat Doug at 1:21pm 10.20.06 Ask All Sailors 35/2753 Since everybody has an opinion, I'm tossing it out there. There are 2 local boats I drool on, both h
winter storage mmsailor at 2:16pm 10.20.06 Smaller Boats 6/1062 How many people who live where there is winter weather store their boats inside ? If you store it ou
1983 H31 Greg at 2:48pm 10.20.06 Smaller Boats 5/1078 I am contemplating purchasing a 1983 Hunter 31. I will have it surveyed, but I am just wondering if
rudder Javelin Dave at 2:30pm 10.20.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/848 Lost rudder in a capsize. Wish to make a new one. Does anyone have specs as to size, shape, weight,
39.02N 76.27W sailaway78 at 10:21am 10.20.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1006 WE are still pretty close to where we were last night. Moved up the creek this morning before the fr
Information/parts wanted. Buck at 10:06am 10.20.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/784 I'am looking for parts or information for my galley faucet. It's a Whale flipper type manufactured b
Tuff Luff Okiman at 10:35pm 10.18.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/950 I live in Okinawa,Japan and just completed a 14 month renovation of my 1978 HC 33. During the renov
Tarping or Not for the winter Seekswind at 11:40pm 10.18.06 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1096 I live in Canada and sail on lake Ontario. There is a debate as to whether or not to tarp your boat
Rebedding Deck things Rob19574 at 12:28am 10.19.06 Ask All Sailors 6/1317 Hi all -I've been rebedding all the deck hardware on my older Catalina 30 and wanted to seek advic
Leaking Faucet Bob Guyott at 11:05pm 10.18.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1064 Leaking vanity Grohe faucet in aft head. No screws holding handles. Afraid to pry off. Called Grohe,
Go Anywhere Chair Okiman at 10:43pm 10.18.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/7192 Before I buy, I was wondering if anyone has had experience with the WM High Back Go Anywhere Chair.
Toping Lift to Boom Kicker Okiman at 10:21pm 10.18.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/875 I have a 1978 HC 33, and I hate using the topping lift. I have been reading about boom kickers and
I need some measues' data Spirit on Triana at 9:52pm 10.18.06 Mid-Size Boats 1/821 I'm in the process of collecting quotations to transport my 2006 H33 to Spain next spring, and they'
Line Replacement Lee at 9:35pm 10.18.06 Smaller Boats 5/919 I want to replace the halyards and the main sheet. I would like different and solid colors for each
Hunter 35.5 removing teak plate in forward cabin Claude Labrecque at 9:23pm 10.18.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1068 Alan, you mentionned in another post that If you remove the teak plate at the front of the V berth i
catalina model 34mk1 anchorman at 12:58am 10.19.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1081 I am looking for any information about a model 34MK1. I know about the MK11 but I saw a 1986 MK1 lis
Refrigerator installation MickeyD43 at 1:31am 10.19.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1069 Has anyone added a refrigerator to their Hunter 31 (83-87)? If so I would be interested in where it
Winterization shemandr at 1:59am 10.19.06 Big Boats 12/1742 I have a few questions regarding winterizing my H356 which has a Yamar 3gm30 diesel which is "Fresh
Access to starboard side of engine Scott F. Murphy at 3:39am 10.19.06 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1359 On my '79 Cherubini 33', I have to lay down in the head and reach through a 4" port to get to my dip
Mast hit a bridge Hunter 27_75-84 Roger at 3:18am 10.19.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1028 I am looking at a 1978 Hunter 27_75-84 that its owner hit a bridge with the mast. The forestay was s

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Battery Gremlin Rodd at 7:00am 08.10.21 when battery switch is set to the "bad" battery, I hear pulsing through the VHF, 12v light flickers
Invest 94L --> PTC #6 kappykaplan at 6:56am 08.10.21 Friday the 13th Just what we need on Friday the 13th!
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

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