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Keel Bolts corroding fast Hunter 22' ('81) (6) newsailor130 at 9:24am 03.08.21 Smaller Boats 12/1352 My SS keel boats on my 1981 Hunter 22 are corroding. Is this caused by some stray current in the wat
Fix or toss (1) All U Get at 7:22am 03.08.21 Ask All Sailors 23/2294
Cutlass Bearing/Plastic Bushing Babette04 at 7:14am 03.08.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/869 Anyone know the life span of the plastic bushing in the cutlass bearing? How about the part #
Newport 30, exposed keelbolts? Scandium at 6:05am 03.08.21 Newport 9/3824 Looking at a 1986 Newport 30 mk3. In pretty good condition. Except I noticed some brown water in the
Is this damage at bow of concern ? (1) gusestrella at 8:47pm 03.07.21 Ask All Sailors 9/2352 how concern should i be with this damage at the bow ?
Mast stepping/raising (H26.5) Orbweaver at 5:04pm 03.07.21 Mid-Size Boats 3/1307 Hi all, I've been doing some searching and not having much luck. The marina where we have a slip for
Furler Line Size and Type for 170??? Shorefun at 4:26pm 03.07.21 Day Sailers 2/946 So my problem is the furler line on my 170 is too short by some small amount. Doing a base measureme
Water Heater Install in O'Day 34 WasabiRush at 3:53pm 03.07.21 Bigger Boats 17/3657 Hello all. New member here, although I"ve been lurking about Hunter and O'Day boats for a while. I
Neck deep in the Dark Side DAVA390 at 2:43pm 03.07.21 Ask All Sailors 28/2896 Well, i knew it was coming sooner or later but didnt expect sooner...Last summer,Admiral admitted sh
Rope for lazy jacks - H310 wdonovan at 12:46pm 03.07.21 Mid-Size Boats 7/1404 Any rec's on this? The 310 uses the lazy jacks as a topping lift so stiffness is important, stiffnes
Marelon seacock maintenance dave_and_dd at 11:50am 03.07.21 Ask All Sailors 14/6305 Hey guys - my Catalina 309 (2007) has what appears to be the OEM 93 Forespar seacocks. I'm getting
Bimini for a 1987 Hunter 28.5 wgshaw at 8:19am 03.07.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/940 I have a dodger for my newly-acquired 1987 Hunter 28.5, but no bimini. I would like to purchase or
Universal atomic 5432 ken1976 at 6:57am 03.07.21 Ask All Sailors 4/1448 Looking for some advice. Just inherited a 1986 35 Ericson from a land sale. It has an Universal Atom
Maine is open to visiting sailors in 2021. (1) TomY at 6:24am 03.07.21 Destinations 31/6253 Our governor has lifted travel restrictions: Effective March 5: Travel from Massachusetts, Connecti
Hunter 456 cutlass bearing LawsonL at 5:59am 03.07.21 Ask All Sailors 6/1448 I am away from my boat but would like to take the proper Cutlass bearing with me to replace it when
America's Cup Davidasailor26 at 5:48am 03.07.21 Ask All Sailors 31/3487
Finishing sole - top only or top and bottom? wdonovan at 4:29am 03.07.21 Ask All Sailors 21/4309 Finishing cabin sole on light duty cruiser (Hunter 310). Will use man of war. Question is do I seal
OUR SPRING CLEARANCE AUCTION IS OPEN (link inside) Phil Herring at 5:08pm 03.06.21 Ask All Sailors 10/2304 https://auction.sailboatowners.com ... running right now through Thursday noon (Pacific). WHY? B
Mooring in GA/SC? shaun12345 at 4:24pm 03.06.21 Ask All Sailors 8/5439
New Fuel tank - '91 30t ErikHunter30T at 3:43pm 03.06.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/922

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Converting from ev100 wheel pilot to hydraulic? Calif. Ted at 10:39am 05.23.25 I have not programmed one of the Evolution AP's but always in the past the controller had to be set
Converting from ev100 wheel pilot to hydraulic? Foswick at 10:33am 05.23.25 I concur with Dave and Claude. I would have been pretty confident that it would not be worth the eff
Converting from ev100 wheel pilot to hydraulic? BrianQ at 10:32am 05.23.25 The ACU-100 will drive a wheel drive, tiller drive, or hydraulic pump. Type 0.5 Hydraulic Pump \| B
Upgrading AWG wire from battery necessary? Ralph Johnstone at 9:23am 05.23.25 Read the side of the wire to get its AWG size. I didn't say it was easy. After that, it's a matter
Sunken Treasure Grumps at 9:04am 05.23.25 hopefully I can find another project boat to discuss with you all, and maybe even one on the corre
Sunken Treasure dLj at 9:00am 05.23.25 hopefully I can find another project boat to discuss with you all, and maybe even one on the corre
Hunter 260 Electric Conduit in Ceiling Crazy Dave Condon at 8:46am 05.23.25 Ok
Atomic 4 Rebuild (Inprogress) Night Watch at 8:24am 05.23.25 Will be down in your neck of the woods to see the grandkids next week.
Atomic 4 Rebuild (Inprogress) Night Watch at 8:22am 05.23.25 Stuff probably needs to be broken in a bit.. Remove one plug and put in a teaspoon (not more) of en
7+ years without bottomcoat FastOlson at 8:22am 05.23.25 Fresh water-stored boats attract varying amounts of slime and other organic growth on submerged surf
Atomic 4 Rebuild (Inprogress) kloudie1 at 8:11am 05.23.25 Stuff probably needs to be broken in a bit.. Remove one plug and put in a teaspoon (not more) of eng
1984 H31 Bilge Pump Setup pham at 8:10am 05.23.25 Got any more friends with boats to give away? Afraid not. I got really lucky with this one. She'
7+ years without bottomcoat Urban Hermit at 8:08am 05.23.25 Don't know about Zebra muscles but do know about barnacles. Those must be pressure-washed and scrap
1985 Hunter hull Grumps at 8:04am 05.23.25 @dlochner @jssailem Your thoughts. Frankly, I would say walk away from this one as to costs, ti
Converting from ev100 wheel pilot to hydraulic? kloudie1 at 7:56am 05.23.25 Dave makes a good point but the extra current needed for the drive unit could be easily provided by
Hunter 260 Electric Conduit in Ceiling rs1sensen at 7:55am 05.23.25 Looking at my last response, as a dealer, I was involved with the design of the boat plus I sold ne
Best Furler? Altfueler at 7:46am 05.23.25 Any other input on CDI extrusion parts actually ordered & received? I recently called a Manuf. looki
Upgrading AWG wire from battery necessary? dlochner at 7:43am 05.23.25 I figured MacGregor guys would be familiar with the issue. Ok, will get some pictures and see if I
Replacing the thru-hull and seacock for the marine toilet - Beneteau Oceanis 40 2008 JoeWhite at 7:36am 05.23.25 Can you loosen the through-hull nut, then tilt the through-hull away from the wall and finish assemb
Upgrading AWG wire from battery necessary? RedGreen2025 at 7:31am 05.23.25 I figured MacGregor guys would be familiar with the issue. Ok, will get some pictures and see if I

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