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H31 Prop replacement Tom at 4:07pm 08.14.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/933 Help! Our 1985 H31 has broken her prop. We lost one of the blades. We need advice/instuction/web inf
oil lamp chimneys? Tree at 3:53pm 08.14.05 Ask All Sailors 3/2366 Any one know of a source for 1 5/8" base glass chimneys for an old perko oil lamp?
Moisture Indications, Blisters, Etc Rick D at 3:33pm 08.14.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 0/1050 Sometimes, there is an indication of moisture in decks or blisters on the hull. When this is an issu
Surveyer question ex-admin at 3:30pm 08.14.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1147 We have a Hunter 31 that we are thinking of selling. We had a survey done for our own records to fix
Key Times For Survey Work? Rick D at 3:29pm 08.14.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/983 OK, so we know a survey is in order when buying a boat. And, we know lenders will usually want one.
NEED ELECTRICAL SCHEMATIC 1990 HUNTER 30 ex-admin at 3:17pm 08.14.05 Mid-Size Boats 1/1153 am trying to obtain an Electrical Schematicfor a 1990 HUNTER 30 ..... HELPthanksBobemail me at c
Leaking propeller shaft ex-admin at 3:15pm 08.14.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1482 Water is spewing from the shaft like a geyser. I know I need to check the stuffing box but don't kno
Speed freak SailboatOwners.com at 3:13pm 08.14.05 Ask All Sailors 57/4046 The sky is bright blue, the temperature is in a comfortable range, and perhaps most importantly, the
83 H33 compared to 77-82 H33 Paul2197 at 1:51pm 08.14.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/868 I have heard that the last year Hunter Marine build the Cherubini 33 was 1982 and that the 1983 mode
Seeking specs for a Sovereign adventure 23 Rick at 1:42pm 08.14.05 Other Sailboats 2/5246 I recently purchased a 1981 23 foot Sovereign Adventure. Im seeking any specsanyone may have on th
Clang from a table? gerry17139 at 1:39pm 08.14.05 Big Boats 4/1092 My 35.5 legend has a clang that comes from the salon table counter weight. Anyone have a solution to
Classic Yacht Paul17554 at 1:33pm 08.14.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1067 I'm looking for information -- history, specs, reviews -- on a fiberglass sailboat design "Classic Y
shroud replacement John Van Wagoner at 1:28pm 08.14.05 Big Boats 1/1007 I need to replace my starboard, outermost stay...the one that connects to the chain plate. The turnb
Centerboard pin on Ericson 25 Scott at 1:20pm 08.14.05 Other Sailboats 3/1855 I have a 1976 Ericson 25 centerboard which I stripped the bottom of last year. While doing so, I rem
rain water leaks jimma419 at 11:40am 08.14.05 Other Sailboats 10/1983 I am fighting a couple of fresh water leaks. One at the mast step coming right in the wire conduit.
electric head frank at 11:35am 08.14.05 Ask All Sailors 5/956 My eletric head worked and then one day it didn't. Nothing lead up to this problem, no noises or sme
Repower Beneteau First 405 Doug Sandercott at 11:31am 08.14.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1555 I am in the process of either repowering my Beneteau First 405, or having the Perkins 1407 rebuilt (
Our latest log Rick Sylvester at 11:10am 08.14.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1053 We made yet another run this past June from St. Petersburg to Key West, the Dry Tortugas and points
Our latest log Rick Sylvester at 11:08am 08.14.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/850 We made yet another run this past June from St. Petersburg to Key West, the Dry Tortugas and points
Thank you All and Cute Annie at 10:45am 08.14.05 Smaller Boats 3/893 Thank the many folks who emailed me with helpful advice and suggestions for my rehab of my 1981 H22.

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Dingy Davit Horizontle Stabilizer (1) spadaforaj at 4:27pm 04.19.21 Hi - Thanks for the inputs - gave it a shot this weekend - and seems ok. Pics attached and thanks f
Hunter 356 Winter Cover Tally Ho at 4:26pm 04.19.21 The life of a canvas cover is probably about 10 years or so, if well maintained. Probably going to
VARNISH OR LACQUER Don S/V ILLusion at 4:20pm 04.19.21 Our son had the same boat once - it was polyurethane
Any advice re: a swim ladder for a 2011 26M? There's no way I'm getting up that itty bitty ladder by the transom Tally Ho at 4:18pm 04.19.21
New Owner of an H34 Mike Oldak at 4:02pm 04.19.21 Update...... Throttle control - As mentioned previously, throttle vibrates off. I removed the compa
Leaky Keel? Tally Ho at 3:55pm 04.19.21 Does the bilge look like this one? https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/1980-o-day-30-hull-pro
New Owner of an H34 kappykaplan at 3:55pm 04.19.21 Auto Pilot: It seems the compass is a little off (10-15 degrees) and continuously over corrects bac
mast leaking through deck along compression post into cabin skunther at 3:52pm 04.19.21 Yes Wes. The PO had tried to stop the leak from inside the boat using lots of Silicon II smeared al
Replacing standing rigging with mast up dlochner at 3:47pm 04.19.21 Pull the mast, take the old rigging to the rigger, have the rigger replicate it, install it yourself
Frozen seacocks,how to cure? DAVA390 at 3:44pm 04.19.21 Update, finally cleaned off,got a better look,appear to be bronze. Got 1 working, still spraying the
1978 Yamaha 33 spinnaker car toggle sail sfbay at 3:36pm 04.19.21 Try Rig Rite: Spinnaker Cars for T-Track (rigrite.com)
Bimini Bow sail sfbay at 2:27pm 04.19.21 Sounds like you need to have your local canvas shop provide/install it for you. Please let us know
Bose cockpit control cover Rick486 at 2:18pm 04.19.21 Hi, On the 44 and I think other models, the Bose control head on the companionway coaming has a pl
what's that under the keel? ggrizzard at 2:14pm 04.19.21 The video "won't play on your(my) browser". :huh: I running up-to-date windows 10/Chrome.
Hunter 356 Winter Cover Jerry Nevins at 2:02pm 04.19.21 Ship Shape in Duluth made me a nice cover this winter for my 2002 356. I looked around for somethin
Mast Support srimes at 1:47pm 04.19.21 How do you figure pine or Douglas Fir would be better than Black Locust? Do you know about black l
New Owner of an H34 WasabiRush at 1:25pm 04.19.21 Update...... Small craft advisory Saturday prevented getting the boat home. I did get it about 2/3
Pettit Trinidad SR Discontinued ggrizzard at 1:17pm 04.19.21 Hooray, I think!
Replacing standing rigging with mast up Timm R Oday25 at 12:52pm 04.19.21 Pardon my confusion . Why would dropping the mast be that difficult ? I will publicly acknowledge us
Rumba Escape help rgranger at 12:35pm 04.19.21 Sorry.... I was unable to find the Escape brand. You might have to create your own rig. We have p

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