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Varnishing stern rail seats Oliverhg at 1:01pm 04.03.05 Mid-Size Boats 9/1332 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 3/777 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 14/3996
Schaefer Snap Furler Jason Alexander at 12:05pm 04.03.05 Smaller Boats 2/1255 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 8/991 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 5/1196 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 5/1199 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 5/959 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 4/885 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 2/1050 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 5/1066 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 1/916 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 8/1073 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 0/750 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 6/1327 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 3/888 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 14/1387 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 1/846 I'm having a hard time locating the white plastic liner and spacer that sandwiches the aluminum plat
Water Treatment Tim McCarty at 6:38am 04.03.05 Ask All Sailors 18/1557 Just looking for various suggestions on treating a water tank for showering purposes. I know there
Hunter 37.5 A/C Alan Krier at 6:28am 04.03.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1008 I am planning to install A/C in my Hunter 37.5. It appears that the best location for the unit is un

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Why is America so disinterested in racing? shemandr at 6:31pm 03.24.21 I don't know if I agree with the "Say Todd old man ..." characterization of yacht racing - now or i
Gulf Stream Mr Fox at 6:30pm 03.24.21 Scientists have been using sensors to track the speed, density and temperature of the AMOC (Gulf Str
Kill switch required for all boats under 26' DAVA390 at 6:11pm 03.24.21 I saw this today and wonder how many sailors on boats under 26' use a kill switch? kill switch requ
Installing new fuel tank Justin_NSA at 6:11pm 03.24.21 I was thinking this as well. Would you epoxy the material to the boat? With the right epoxy I don'
Bow Water Ballast PaulK at 5:49pm 03.24.21 Are you sure it's not a sonar dome for hunting submarines? Could it be an unmarked Navy spy ship, w
Sail cover insignia Jacomo Sailor at 5:18pm 03.24.21 Why put your self through the hassle ? On the sail cover is for others to know what your boat is.
Help Sealing Under Waterline Through Bolts for New Rudder Port dLj at 5:09pm 03.24.21 Very true, however my first choice is always to search out the manufacturer's instructions when dea
Help Sealing Under Waterline Through Bolts for New Rudder Port Ralph Johnstone at 5:01pm 03.24.21 My observations over the years is he has really good, hands-on, practical advice, you won't go wron
Teignmouth Electron Mr Fox at 4:46pm 03.24.21
Installing new fuel tank Medusa at 4:27pm 03.24.21 If wood won't work, why not pick up a composite deck or trim board from Lowe's or Home Depot ? I
Installing new fuel tank Medusa at 4:26pm 03.24.21 Can't advise on the installation, but I would suggest that you use the opportunity to release all t
Installing new fuel tank Justin_NSA at 4:03pm 03.24.21 If wood won't work, why not pick up a composite deck or trim board from Lowe's or Home Depot ?
Installing new fuel tank sailme88 at 4:00pm 03.24.21 Can't advise on the installation, but I would suggest that you use the opportunity to release all th
Help Sealing Under Waterline Through Bolts for New Rudder Port dLj at 3:47pm 03.24.21 Here's my long winded question: we've searched everywhere for diagrams or info on how to best appl
Sail cover insignia sailme88 at 3:43pm 03.24.21 Why put your self through the hassle ? On the sail cover is for others to know what your boat is.
Sail cover insignia Jacomo Sailor at 3:24pm 03.24.21 No offence but that cost seems a bit crazy for an insignia. You can buy the entire cover, custom m
Hull Cleaning IN the water? Ron20324 at 3:04pm 03.24.21 a good tip I got a while back was to use a long handled scrub brush, ,,, Good idea.:plus:... Yo
Help Sealing Under Waterline Through Bolts for New Rudder Port (1) Ralph Johnstone at 2:57pm 03.24.21 We also got some bad information and thought we only had 15 minutes working time with 4200 FC Mor
WHAT TINT FOR FIXED PORTS Castrilper55 at 2:43pm 03.24.21 Thanks shipmate! I'll post the process and results around May. All the best - Chris
Alternator adjustment bracket rukidn at 2:36pm 03.24.21 Thanks. Yes I know it is tight. UAA arm just arrived and I know I'll need to shorten significantly.

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