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Hello Crazy! Mark at 2:10pm 04.03.05 Smaller Boats 0/716 Wondering if you have had a chance to check those phots yet??Not tooo keen to sail her the way she
License to sail ex-admin at 1:46pm 04.03.05 Ask All Sailors 96/7047 While some say power boaters and sail boaters are like Mars and Venus, we all share the water togeth
Varnishing stern rail seats Oliverhg at 1:01pm 04.03.05 Mid-Size Boats 9/1331 I bought my 33 new last year. Some of the varnish on the wooden slats on the stern rail seats are n
Using the furling jib MJohnson at 12:44pm 04.03.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/776 I just bought a 170 and never used a furling jib before....need some advice.Any advice on how to f
Yanmar Keys Panacea at 12:22pm 04.03.05 Ask All Sailors 14/3967
Schaefer Snap Furler Jason Alexander at 12:05pm 04.03.05 Smaller Boats 2/1253 Ok, I'm asking a lot of questions. Does anyone with a H26 have a Schaefer Snap Furler. I'm tryin
Bud, Please help!!!!!!! Jim at 11:54am 04.03.05 Smaller Boats 8/986 I have put the boat in the water and had the leak you spoke about. I am not certain that the leak i
Deck leaks Doug at 11:22am 04.03.05 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1186 I own a 1980 Hunter 27 and just discovered a deck leak. Where the bow pulpit is fastened to the deck
springlines H Trumbower at 11:16am 04.03.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1194 I am new to sailing and I would like to know what a spingline is and how it's rigged?All replies wil
Engine rust and sticking screws Jared at 11:07am 04.03.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/954 I have a few questions for the folks that know much more about engines that I do...1. I was tryin
Tiller dropping down keel_haul at 11:05am 04.03.05 Smaller Boats 4/883 I have an H 240 year 2000. The tiller drops down and rubs along the fiberglass below. It look to me
Smoke and oil in exhaust Boatguy at 10:53am 04.03.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1048 Last season my 1986 Volvo Penta 2002 (600 Hrs) raw water cooled engine overheated a few times (very
Prop walk on 35.5 Dipboye at 10:53am 04.03.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1061 I am nearing closure on a deal to trade in my '96 Hunter 280 (great boat but too small for a family
Repaired Hunter 44 Risks Marc14857 at 10:26am 04.03.05 Big Boats 1/908 We currently own a 2003 Hunter 356 and have an opportunity to purchase a 2004 Hunter 44 that has had
Anchor chain and line Joe Wienecke at 10:18am 04.03.05 Big Boats 8/1070 I just purchased a 92 37.5 I was wondering what is the best type of anchor and how much chain/line d
Ocean 60 Hatch Wayne Kelly at 8:26am 04.03.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/746 I am going to attempt to replace the hatch on my 1979 Hunter 25 with an Ocean 60 flat base hatch as
Folding Propeller Wayne Elphinstone at 8:08am 04.03.05 Big Boats 6/1313 I have been sailing and getting to know my 380 for 3 months now. I have noticed the standard prop I
jib fairleads kingprawn at 7:56am 04.03.05 Smaller Boats 3/881 Do you have a traveller system for your fairleads or do you clip a block to the toerail?
CDI Roller Furler Questions Jason Alexander at 7:20am 04.03.05 Smaller Boats 14/1385 Hello,I have a Hunter 260 and I am looking at purchasing a CDI furler for my boat. I've spent a lo
26 rudder rebuild question. alan at 6:57am 04.03.05 Smaller Boats 1/842 I'm having a hard time locating the white plastic liner and spacer that sandwiches the aluminum plat

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Bottom paint Ralph Johnstone at 9:56am 03.18.21 Hi @Irek and welcome to the site. why do you want to remove it ? Mine is ablative, 22 years old an
Hunter 37.5 stern pole location rjarrell at 9:56am 03.18.21 Searched extensively trying to find pictures of Scanstrut (or any other pole mount with self leveli
Leaks from hull/deck joint Hunter 33.5 DArcy at 9:55am 03.18.21 @Don Reid I think the comments above about the hull deck joint design of hunters is fairly accurate
New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit (3) Thaniel at 9:46am 03.18.21
Bottom paint Don S/V ILLusion at 9:32am 03.18.21 Neither Hunter nor any other manufacturer puts bottom paint on their boats - that is done post deliv
Switching an inboard for an outboard dmax at 9:25am 03.18.21 Nice job on the install Scott :thumbup:
eye candy DArcy at 9:09am 03.18.21 The next step in sailboat technology will be a means of redirecting air from the sails through duct
Hunter 37.5 stern pole location itonvent at 8:43am 03.18.21 In over 30 years, I have had two stern pole mounted radar transmitters. In both cases, I never was
Venture 22 Rescue Project (2) rgranger at 8:43am 03.18.21 These little boats really do sail well if you have decent sails and can be made very comfortable for
Small hole filler Parsons at 8:39am 03.18.21 I had good success with Evercoat's gel coat scratch patch - comes in a couple of white colors and av
Hunter 380 rear divider next to steering post sail sfbay at 8:39am 03.18.21 My recommendation is to have the boat yard or your boat fiberglass contractor assess the damage and
Venture 22 Rescue Project (1) rgranger at 8:39am 03.18.21 So once the benches are in place there is no access below them. Wow. I think I will have to think
Hunter 37.5 stern pole location Rick D at 8:36am 03.18.21 In over 30 years, I have had two stern pole mounted radar transmitters. In both cases, I never was a
Small hole filler rgranger at 8:33am 03.18.21 I am stealing this line! This is just too good! dj Me too
Small hole filler dLj at 8:26am 03.18.21 Sort of like putting ball bearings into peanut butter. Not good for sandwiches or for the winches
Switching an inboard for an outboard (2) Scott T-Bird at 8:24am 03.18.21 I know that you already made the conversion and I hope that works well for you. It is a pretty good
Small hole filler PaulK at 8:23am 03.18.21 We use Marine-Tex for things like that. It comes in a tan color so might match well with what you h
Small hole filler dLj at 8:22am 03.18.21 I did some searching and found PC-11 should do the trick. I don't need much. When it dries, it is a
Leaks from hull/deck joint Hunter 33.5 (1) Don Reid at 8:21am 03.18.21 Hi Ralph, Thank you for reply. Boat year is 1988 which makes an early production of the 33.5 The pic
Haul Out - Help with my shaft - SoCal ontherocks83 at 8:21am 03.18.21 On my boat last year, I still had the original bronze shaft. The cutlass bearing had never been repl

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