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H 216 Battery Joe M at 1:49am 01.06.06 Smaller Boats 4/983 Has anyone installed a battery in a 216? If so how did you locate and secure it?I talked to Hunter
Grampian Owners Marina Website Grampianowners at 1:03am 01.06.06 Grampian 1/2925 Happy New Year to AllPleased to announce that I have finally released the revised Grampian Owners
Bottom Paint - add cayenne pepper? Neil - St. Pete at 12:32am 01.06.06 Ask All Sailors 17/10640 Looking to repaint the bottom, and the previous owner reccomended that I add "A box of cayenne peppe
Stern Rail- Pete B. Ben at 12:19am 01.06.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/799 Hi Pete,have you had a chance to measure your stern rail? you can email me at bbm114@videotron.ca
Who uses RADAR? Richard at 12:11am 01.06.06 Big Boats 8/1085 Anybody care to venture a guess what percentage of recreational sailors are carrying radar these day
LED nav/anchor lights Doghouse at 12:06am 01.06.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1043 I have an extreem problem with heights, and want to reduce/avoid climbing the mast if at all possibl
Grounding Strap Weekend Pass at 11:50pm 01.05.06 Ask All Sailors 8/4309 Hello Everyone ' Happy New!I am reading Don Casey's book on sailboat 12v eletrical systems and he
Yanmar Temperature Sensor Size John T1594 at 11:13pm 01.05.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/9194 I would like to install a digital engine temperature gauge with overheat alarm on my ~2000 Yanmar 30
New Holding Tank Location? Paul at 9:08pm 01.05.06 Big Boats 0/697 Hi Guys,I am thinking of adding a new holding tank to my 1990 37 Legend. Currently I have the fac
Rebedding Deck Hardware Peter at 9:06pm 01.05.06 Ask All Sailors 15/7056 A quick questionHow important is it to rebed the hardware on the deck? My boat is 10 years old, I
Material JoeR at 2:18pm 01.05.06 Bigger Boats 1/1109 I'm interested in purchasing an Oday 28 centerboard sloop and am curious as to the material the cent
SCARES Bob-D at 1:29pm 01.05.06 Other Sailboats 7/1078 My question is if there are anymore 1969 30' sailboat's out there. ( coronado )I have hull # 7. ( o
Trying to find out what year my 32' Pearson is??? Paulette at 1:13pm 01.05.06 Other Sailboats 3/1072 I recently bought at auction a 32' Pearson but have absolutely no information on it.All I know is t
Yanmar 2Gm engine mounts Tim at 1:06pm 01.05.06 Ask All Sailors 3/2566 Im about to undertake replacing engine mounts , I have a plan for the mount replacement itself but o
Dodger needed Chet Knights at 11:52am 01.05.06 Big Boats 7/1130 I'm trying to find a replacement for what I think is the original Dodger for an '86, Hunter 34. The
keel tom miller at 11:38am 01.05.06 Bavaria 11/3297 I am purchasing a new 46 and considering ordering the lead keel rather than the standard iron keel.
BVI's - Need trip advice Tim at 10:15am 01.05.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1418 I have scheduled a trip to the Virgin Islands and actually have chartered 3 days/3 nights out of Tor
New Models - 45CC Bob F at 9:40am 01.05.06 Big Boats 3/762 Just got back from San Diego boat show. Got to see the 45CC, 41DS, 44DS. All nice boats. Hunter has
Bow Light Tim Smith at 9:40am 01.05.06 Smaller Boats 8/2143 I have a Hunter 25.5 with a bow light lightly welded onto the Bow Sprit. This weld gave way when it
Any Contender owners? Pat McCartin at 9:17am 01.05.06 Columbia 0/1447 I just aquired a mid 60's Contender to restore and am looking for pictures of a boat in good conditi

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H23.5 trailer Crazy Dave Condon at 5:45am 05.14.21 You need to do the hunter bump. Trying to pull the bow to the chick, most people do not realize as
Covid-19 Vaccination Daveinet at 5:41am 05.14.21 Except if you think about the timing of this change, we are entering into warm weather season. If yo
Covid-19 Vaccination dlochner at 5:40am 05.14.21 Another jump in cases is immanent. It happens every time some government tries to loosen the restr
Mast thickness? Crazy Dave Condon at 5:37am 05.14.21 Ron is correct about exposed threads inside the mast will cut lines and wires. Hunter avoided that
Water coming from head Roger Holloway at 5:27am 05.14.21 Perfect Peggie. Thank you. I'll give him a call. Roger
Using a trolling motor on small boat bgstar19 at 5:17am 05.14.21 I use an older 12-volt Minnkota 48LB thrust trolling motor on my Macgregor 26S for electric-only la
Lateral Keel Deflection Crazy Dave Condon at 5:14am 05.14.21 Marine survey would be in order if serious
Check your Standing Rigging Folks Crazy Dave Condon at 5:09am 05.14.21 @CrispyCringle MANY THANKS FOR THIS POST. VERY MUCH WELCOMED. Dave Condon
H26 waterline / water flowing into gas locker on tack Crazy Dave Condon at 4:50am 05.14.21 Sent private message to poster. I have questions but a photo of the transom would help and any wate
Bulb replacement in original 2001 310 Deck Light (1) Jacksail at 4:45am 05.14.21 You mean this light? http://catalina310.org/Maintenance/Documents/Hella-8505-ComboLight.pdf Thanks
Solar panel installation - Oceanis 31 - advice Davidasailor26 at 4:36am 05.14.21
Mooring - Boat to Bouy RoyS at 4:35am 05.14.21 The video above explains why whenever I rent a mooring while coastal cruising, I find the mooring br
Newbie - Just brought a 1986 Hunter 23 home CrispyCringle at 4:32am 05.14.21 Thats looking great!
Bulb replacement in original 2001 310 Deck Light KZW at 4:28am 05.14.21 No, that is the deck light/steaming light. The anchor light is at the top of the mast and radiates 3
Just repowered my Catalina 36 Universal mp25xp with a rebuilt. Starts right up but when I take my finger off the ignition it just dies. RoyS at 4:25am 05.14.21 Those goofy temperature sensors often use a brass stud with a groove to hold a push on wire terminal
Max Prop - shaft and hub tightness wsconner at 4:21am 05.14.21 Just a quick update.. shaved off one thread from end of shaft and that fixed the binding problem. T
hunter 22 swing keel Crazy Dave Condon at 4:16am 05.14.21 Ask for bob walker at foss foam. Doubt they made it. I believe it was cast by Mars Metals in Cana
Using a trolling motor on small boat Crazy Dave Condon at 4:12am 05.14.21 You have to ask your state if registration and/or titling is required. Virginia requires it even w
Mooring - Boat to Bouy Crazy Dave Condon at 4:07am 05.14.21 If bow eye is being used, make sure it is tight. You might want to check if the backing plate to se
Anyone have any idea what these are?? jssailem at 4:04am 05.14.21 Looks like a conversion from a hanked on jib to a jib with a luff rope, but no furling mechanism.

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