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John Lyng at 12:17pm 01.19.21
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I have tried several times to contact Hunterowners trying to get a new cockpit replacement table. No
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I have repeatedly made the mistake of leaning something up against the interior to find out afterwar
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Hello, I have to touch up the cockpit of my Beneteau First 375 with gelcoat and I have to know the R
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Has anyone else noticed cracks in the gelcoat around the self-tacking jib track? They are quite bad
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Hello everyone. I recently picked up a free 20 off a guy on Craigslist. I dont know what made me wan
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89 Capri 22 tall rig, any helpful leads appreciated!
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Hello all! Got a relatively new to me 40.5 and am working through some of the problems of a 25 year
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Can someone explain how my Yanmar 3GM in one boat is rated at 20 HP and in my new to me Hunter 33.5
Roland5048 at 12:11pm 01.18.21
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Recently had to lower my breaker panel to access stanchion bolts. Noticed a green wire running fro
JohnRichard at 11:40am 01.18.21
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I am exited and a bit daunted to own my first boat. Its currently docked in Chattanooga. I'll load
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My boat is in storage and can't get to it until spring ... so I'm looking for the measurements of th
Justin_NSA at 7:08am 01.18.21
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Just finished up my water heater bypass project. Up to now, every Fall I manually disconnected the i
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My 25 year old Westerly has a new Jabsco toilet fitted and all the heads floor and bilge underneath
Marc the army sailor at 6:45am 01.18.21
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Hi all, Are their any sailboats under 40ft out there with seperate/dedicated shower? All i'm findi
Stargazer3 at 6:07am 01.18.21
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My 4D house batteries have "died." Rather than to replace them (an expensive task!) I am trying to f
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Dripping Jabsco Selector Handle
kappykaplan at 7:08am 10.30.24
Looks like a new pump is in your future!
Dripping Jabsco Selector Handle   (3)
sailcapt340 at 6:53am 10.30.24
Buying 423?
Davidasailor26 at 6:46am 10.30.24
Do u think the epoxy will eliminate the rust problem. I think it manages it. Over time there may
Capri 22 jib sail question.
shemandr at 6:30am 10.30.24
Downwind fractional rigs suffer over masthead rigs. For some sailers the spinnaker is the answer.
309 water leaking from mast area with main furling
Kazdude at 6:26am 10.30.24
Thank you! Appreciate the advice. I recently did the same thing - and resealed the area between th
309 water leaking from mast area with main furling   (1)
SeaWiki at 6:14am 10.30.24
Noticed same problem on my 2006 Catalina 309. First I tried to eliminate possibility of water leakin
Black tank overboard discharge....
Mika1 at 6:10am 10.30.24
There is nothing to attach a zip tie to either.... I used 5200 to glue a small padeye to the hull
Buying 423?
ldd at 6:07am 10.30.24
Do u think the epoxy will eliminate the rust problem.
Is your boat haunted?
jssailem at 5:32am 10.30.24
Leave port on a Friday? Only if it is the 13th of the month.
Capri 22 jib sail question.
Spar Trek at 5:17am 10.30.24
I assume you are talking in True Wind. 18 True would look something like 22 Apparent going upwind.
Hunter 27-2 Salon Wood Species
Crazy Dave Condon at 5:17am 10.30.24
@DHembree They have the build list of parts for your boat
What is this doohickey in the cockpit?
smokey73 at 5:00am 10.30.24
It is obviously a shiny ankle-buster. Get it off before you break out cussing in front of the kids.
What is this doohickey in the cockpit?
sailme88 at 4:01am 10.30.24
First off it's a thingamajig not a doohickey..... and as stated it's part of a throttle and gear con
What is this doohickey in the cockpit?
dlochner at 2:57am 10.30.24
It is a single lever gear shift/throttle. The clue is the back side, the gear shift attaches to one
Stuffing box wrench size question
Michael Davis at 8:47pm 10.29.24
I measured mine then made a couple of wrenches out of some 3/8 aluminum plate I had kicking around.
Stuffing box wrench size question
Rich Stidger at 8:36pm 10.29.24
I keep a set of the crow-foot wrenches onboard for in-season adjustments. But if the nuts have not
Is your boat haunted?
shemandr at 7:40pm 10.29.24
Is your boat haunted?
Captain Larry-DH at 7:29pm 10.29.24
Not haunted, but Neptune's wrath struck my prior boat. (Actually his friend Zeus.) I bought it and
Buying 423?
Davidasailor26 at 7:13pm 10.29.24
I am guessing a soda blast is in order. Seller states he had to epoxy small areas of keel between p

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