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Replacing Cable for Transmission Joe Warren at 1:54am 12.19.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/925 I would like to know how to remove the cable from the Binacle column to the Transmission on a 1980 H
Upholstery Gloria at 1:41am 12.19.04 Big Boats 1/1075 Gee I hope I spelled that right!We have a 1995 CatalinaMKII 36 and need to recover the cushions in
Beneteau Invitation Jeffrey at 1:02am 12.19.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1020 Invitation to all Beneteau owners: You are cordially invited to attend and participate in the firs
Ice chest Bob at 12:42am 12.19.04 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1013 Has anyone replaced the existing cooler/ice chest on a 1976 or similar Hunter 30. I am rehabbing th
Stuffing Box Packing Bill Edmundson at 12:24am 12.19.04 The Cherubini Hunters 10/957 Hurricane Ivan caused a great deal of damage on the Gulf coast (understatement!). My boat had no da
Using a Bubbler / Agitator Bill18593 at 12:21am 12.19.04 Ask All Sailors 8/2677 I carefully read the directions that came with the Kasco 2400 we just got. We got it set up yesterd
Main Sail Fold for storage La Bella Vita at 12:10am 12.19.04 Big Boats 7/3982 I just removed the main sail of a 410 I just purchased, as I was folding the sail for winter storage
Wheel Conversion My Amy at 11:55pm 12.18.04 Day Sailers 5/1265 Has anyone swapped their tiller for a wheel on their 25?/ Thinking hard about doing it. I'm thinkin
Wheel on an Oday 25 Jonathan Romero at 11:40pm 12.18.04 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2989 I'm thinking hard about putting an Edson 25 inch wheel on my boat and taking off the tiller. Has any
Carbon Fiber Sails and the 426 christopher bayer at 10:52pm 12.18.04 Big Boats 9/1031 happy holidays to all hunter owners! toward the end of last season, i was (fortunately) able to purc
Holding Tank Odor christopher bayer at 10:44pm 12.18.04 Big Boats 3/857 happy holidays to all hunter owners! i have a 2003 426, which i am generally very happy with. a majo
Triple Y Valve Shorty at 10:21am 12.18.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1493 I have been thinking of an installation that would allow for direct discharge offshore, pump-out off
Gulf of Mexico les at 9:31am 12.18.04 Ask All Sailors 10/1639 I want to begin to research sailing in the Gulf of Mexico, departing from the Texas coast. Since I a
Lake Nipigon Ontario Rich18876 at 7:04am 12.18.04 Ask All Sailors 2/4239 Are there any trailer sailers out there with experience and advice about sailing on Lake Nipigon in
Water heater replacement Pizzazz18270 at 5:29am 12.18.04 Mid-Size Boats 6/962 We are in the process of purchasing a 1984 Hunter 31.It currently has a 12 gal water heater mounted
Rio Dulce Brad18297 at 5:16am 12.18.04 Destinations 0/1629 Has anyone been down to the Rio Dulce in Guatamala?
o'day 28 wheel cory harrison at 3:48am 12.18.04 Ask An Oday Owner 3/962 iam looking to put a bigger wheel on my o'day 28 it now has a 28 inch edson anyone have any experenc
Picture of Fred .... kinda John Nantz at 3:27am 12.18.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/918 The World's very first ever Hunter Rendezvous took place at Port Ludlow in 1989 and Fred Ficarra and
Painting Boom Jim W23131 at 2:16am 12.18.04 Smaller Boats 2/1025 I just removed the paint off my boom that was,scatched, blistered and chipped and it now nice shiny
Old Flare Disposal Question Rusty20702 at 1:17am 12.18.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/2055 I would like to know how to dispose of some old flares and flare gun cartridges with corroded bases

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TV problem Ralph Johnstone at 4:27pm 02.18.21 An alternate solution.... Buy a condo by the water to watch TV and streaming movies. I like your
Broken Seacock Handle Ralph Johnstone at 3:59pm 02.18.21 Groco now manufactures thru hull fittings, inline valves, and tailpieces with BSPP threads so all o
Hunter 27 Cherubini: Things to Look for When buying ggrizzard at 3:55pm 02.18.21 Hi John. Long time since we heard from you. Glad you're back. G.
Beneteau F42 Traveller Removal (4) Drewskie at 3:51pm 02.18.21 Update - we removed the garage cover (the cover that the companionway slides into when open). Two of
Hunter 33 (1981) Main Sail DianaOfBurlington at 3:35pm 02.18.21 I would suggest that you phone SailWarehouse in California who can answer those sail-slug questions
Rudder collar assembly mmlspace at 3:31pm 02.18.21 Thanks everyone. In the end I got some Delrin and had it machined locally. The pictures and descrip
Stroke of genius or act of lunacy? jssailem at 3:30pm 02.18.21 I think You got that right. Stu is pretty familiar with the US CBP there. Maybe he could put in a g
Broken Seacock Handle Ralph Johnstone at 3:26pm 02.18.21 They install easily with 5200 (do NOT use anything else with it). And just where would the 5200 b
Stroke of genius or act of lunacy? Hello Below at 3:24pm 02.18.21 If the CBP has a sense of humor I would think they would have a good laugh, check that the boat is
Failed hour meter on Bavaria 41,2004 jssailem at 3:24pm 02.18.21 I'll take a stab at some of this. Anyone have their hour meter fail? This can happen is several wa
Who makes/made this? DianaOfBurlington at 3:16pm 02.18.21 Phone Edson Marine.
Rudder collar assembly DianaOfBurlington at 3:15pm 02.18.21 I make these. If you like, send me your rudder-tube OD and I'll see if I have the material.
Hunter 27 Cherubini: Things to Look for When buying DianaOfBurlington at 3:14pm 02.18.21 Cabintop sag is not a deadly problem at all; but it does require unstepping the mast and doing some
Harken SnubbAir jssailem at 3:08pm 02.18.21 So the only advantage might be that you pay the Harken price and the SnubbAir is shorter height.
Stroke of genius or act of lunacy? jssailem at 3:06pm 02.18.21 I think your idea is inventive. I would be curious as to how it would be treated. If the CBP has a s
Pulls to port under power DianaOfBurlington at 3:03pm 02.18.21 Also, I asked for new rudder post bearings only to find out the service technician doesn't know whe
Harken SnubbAir Joe at 3:03pm 02.18.21 There are plenty of choices when it comes to snubbing winches... besides the harken version ( found
Surface of bilge cracking/crumbling Capt Robbie at 2:57pm 02.18.21 welcome to the forum, lots great info and helpful fellow sailors here. Looks like some water satur
Pulls to port under power DianaOfBurlington at 2:55pm 02.18.21 Thank you for the replies. I was not specific enough in my original post. I am familiar with prop
Furler Sizing? jssailem at 2:51pm 02.18.21 Est. Forestay Len.: 30.89 ft / 9.42 Yes. I would go with the FF4 or the FF4BB Still rite does a go

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