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2016 h31 leaks Banooma at 6:34am 09.13.20 Mid-Size Boats 2/715 Hi, I'm potentially interested in a 2016 Marlow Hunter 31near me for many reasons, but a few things
....and so it begins... sailme88 at 4:44am 09.13.20 Ask All Sailors 11/1284 In a weeks time, we'll unstep our mast and be transported home the next day... Today is the first pr
91 Seaward 23 Portholes (1) Seaward 23 - Tattoo at 4:48pm 09.12.20 Seaward 5/1972 Hello, just purchased a 1991 Seaward 23 and new to the forum. I was wondering if anybody can tell me
Hunter 34, bilge questions acarter at 4:15pm 09.12.20 Big Boats 12/1942 Hello, New member here, but long time reader. I'm looking at an '85 Hunter 34 tomorrow. It had a l
Bought a 75 Cat 22 (10) B_G at 3:48pm 09.12.20 Catalina 22 8/1584 Never sailed before but been wanting to for a while finally found what I thought to be a good deal t
Hurricane Sally <--- TS Sally (2) JamesG161 at 3:36pm 09.12.20 Weather and Forecasting 53/4915 This storm is NOT tropical. It was un-used moisture tail of the South Carolina Invest 94L. We had
Beneteau 423 Storage and organization Say Lor at 3:17pm 09.12.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2398 Hi folks, we have just purchased a 2007 Beneteau Oceanis 423. I would really appreciate any tips on
Passage 456 Interior trim for salon port lights discovery at 1:53pm 09.12.20 Big Boats 3/546 Has anyone sourced the interior trim rings for the fixed ports in the salon of the passage 456. I wo
Depth of aluminum sheet or plate below deck of Catalina 30 Tpoo at 12:34pm 09.12.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1298 Hi all, I'm planning to install a double clutch on the port side of my 1989 Cat 30 MkII tall rig. I
Looking to buy c22 questions. Bevador1 at 12:26pm 09.12.20 Catalina 22 6/860 Hello all. I looked at a c22 today. The boat was built in 1972. I inspected it as best I could on th
Inverter relay buzz (1) NYSail at 7:56am 09.12.20 Ask All Sailors 31/2195 Hello all, So I have a 3000w inverter that I just started to use as I am now working from the boat.
Repairing or Replacing Origo alcohol atove MySong at 6:14am 09.12.20 Ask All Sailors 18/7738 Have a Hunter 26 with the original Origo stove. In the past few weeks am getting very little flame.
Sailing hunter boats across oceans destiny12 at 4:24am 09.12.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1017 Dear All, i have an Hunter Legend 37.5 in Malaysia, and will like to sail her in time to cross all o
2006 Mac26 gas tanks Blue Pearl Captain at 3:37am 09.12.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/590 Looking for replacement 12 gal or less gas tanks (2). There is a notation on BWY that the Mueller ta
Traveler bar (2) gtg at 2:33am 09.12.20 Ask All Sailors 5/1265 What's the deal with a tiny 2' traveler bar in my boat? Is 1' in either direction, adding twist gonn
Bottom Cleaning/Painting OCSailor at 11:15pm 09.11.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/600 I had just finished cleaning the bottom of my H326 when a powerboat owner on my dock stopped by to t
Liquid Rubber or some other coating on dc ground bus bars? (2) smokey73 at 8:31pm 09.11.20 Ask All Sailors 18/2191 Does anyone coat their bus bars with some sort of coating? I was chasing high resistance connection
Changing Oil in Perkins Perama M20 Scott2 at 7:44pm 09.11.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/2913 does anyone have advise regarding changing oil in a Perkins Perama M20? I am trying to decide whethe
Awesome article on reading engine data Phil Herring at 7:33pm 09.11.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/319 Just posted in Owner Mods, worth a look. https://hunter.sailboatowners.com/mods.php?task=article'mi
Backing plates? We don't need no stinking backing plates. (2) Richard19068 at 6:59pm 09.11.20 Ask All Sailors 14/1083 I decided to check out the very hard to get to backing plate under the foredeck deck/anchor cleat on

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HELP! with outhaul line replacement Rick D at 1:50pm 10.03.24 1994 Hunter 40.5. I started to replace the outhaul line on my 40.5, which is looking pretty ratty.
Scam Alert dLj at 1:40pm 10.03.24 Similar crap is happening over on Cruisers and Sailors... Disgusting... dj
HELP! with outhaul line replacement stickinthemud57 at 1:37pm 10.03.24 Trained rat? Sorry for being facetious. I really did give it some thought, but it looks like major
Matching chain to Maxwell VW800 xbrennan at 1:33pm 10.03.24 I did reach out to them and they told me they do not have any replacement chainwheels for my windlas
Matching chain to Maxwell VW800 dlochner at 1:31pm 10.03.24 Have you contacted Maxwell? For reference on my Sabre362 I have a Maxwell VW 1500 which may be a m
Monoceros back on the water! shemandr at 1:00pm 10.03.24 She looks good!
How to chart a course across Lake Ontario Foswick at 12:58pm 10.03.24 I can sail from my marina in the WA state for 2 days southwest and arrive in Canada. Or, I can sail
New Cat 22 owner (1) David W at 12:48pm 10.03.24 After scouring the local classifieds for boat stands everyday, four Brownell stands came up nearby f
Random Yanmar instrument warning light and buzzer Moondawg at 12:33pm 10.03.24 Thats why I had to find a fabricator that knows much more about metals than I, plus the extreme tem
hunter 280 main sail effort rhwins at 12:22pm 10.03.24 This thread is pretty old, now; have you discovered the problem yet? It may be the pre-bend of the
Taking the mast down DArcy at 10:04am 10.03.24 John, One other thing. If the mast is going to stay outside all winter, plan to get a 2 gallon pa
Aluminum mast/boom sections coat or leave unfinished? BAD ORCA at 9:22am 10.03.24 I'm not a fan of cadmium coatings for this kind of application. But to each their own... Since you
What's the story on the 280? Ralph Johnstone at 9:09am 10.03.24 Longtime poster on here with a very* long break that accompanied a ~ 8 year period of insanity tha*
CNG Refill or Exchange? (1) NCBrew at 8:59am 10.03.24 This is my gauges..
CNG Refill or Exchange? NCBrew at 8:55am 10.03.24 Hello All, I see an old forum from 2019 regarding CNG refill but wanted to get an updated thought.
How to chart a course across Lake Ontario BrianH at 8:51am 10.03.24 Easy. :) From Canada to the US sail south. From the US to Canada sail north. :beer: Except betwe
Taking the mast down dlochner at 8:47am 10.03.24 John, One other thing. If the mast is going to stay outside all winter, plan to get a 2 gallon pa
Removing Treadmaster decking Rick Webb at 7:37am 10.03.24 I've spent much time behind multi tools and will pass along this tip. Get two different ones and sw
Rudder Removal American_Mainsail at 7:33am 10.03.24 @james2034 How are things going?
Removing Treadmaster decking (1) FlimFlamII at 7:16am 10.03.24 Removing the old Treadmaster. With a bit of patience and warm weather the job was much easier than

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