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transport Ken at 11:28pm 05.08.04 Mid-Size Boats 4/901 I am looking hard for a 28.5 and the best source seems to be the Great Lakes area, or southern USA.
Iron Keel Is Rusted On My 34 Joe Mullee at 9:29pm 05.08.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1681 Just hauled the boat to clean and paint the bottom. The iron keel is rusty and pitted. When I asked
Rudder problems Tony at 9:17pm 05.08.04 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/978 I have a venture 22 took it out for the frist time but my rudder wont't stay downwhat I'm i missing
Surge Brake Survey Arlyn Stewart at 9:13pm 05.08.04 Trailer Sailors 0/1338 I'm gathering some statistics to include in some comments about trailer surge brake maintenance and
Mast sheaves Charlie13958 at 9:09pm 05.08.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/1001 Need a link/name for replacement mast sheaves for zspar mast on H336, unable to find in the archives
Quiz of the Week?? Dave at 8:58pm 05.08.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1011 What happened to the excellent Test Your Knowledge Quiz of the week? I haven't seen one in quite a w
25' oday centerboard appears to need securing Jim Blohm at 3:46pm 05.08.04 Ask An Oday Owner 5/901 I was looking for some information on how the centerboard is held in place on my O'day 25. It appe
Isotherm compressor compatability Sammy at 3:26pm 05.08.04 Other Sailboats 1/719 Have an old Isotherm refer unit that is unfixable, but before knowing that bought a new/returned com
The Good The Bad and the Ugly...my new 22 (1) Don at 12:59pm 05.08.04 Day Sailers 4/1217 Picked up our "new" boat today, a 75 Oday 22. There is a hole in the hull and deck at the rub rail
A bit too much hull sanding Bob at 12:57pm 05.08.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/1483 I just finished sanding my 285 (1987) down to the gell coat because of a very bad paint flaking prob
The Good The Bad and the Ugly...my new 22 Don at 12:51pm 05.08.04 Day Sailers 0/936 Picked up our "new" boat today, a 75 Oday 22. There is a hole in the hull and deck at the rub rail
fuel tank sending unit David Ladd at 12:39pm 05.08.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/1049 I have a 1985 27' Catalina with a Universal M-18. I'm pretty sure I have a bad sending unit in my f
ST-60 THROUGH-HULL TOP DESTROYED keel_haul at 12:32pm 05.08.04 Smaller Boats 1/782 I just bought a used H-240 that had a Raymarine ST-60 unit in it. As I cleaned out the bilges I loo
Beer Can Race photos Mark Burrows at 12:31pm 05.08.04 Racing 2/1628 You don't see many photos of beer can racing on the web but the link below has a bunch. They were t
mounting bimini and size of main sail Tony Murray at 12:17pm 05.08.04 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1025 1. Is it possible for me to mount a stock bimini on my hunter 25. for instance from Boat US. I beliv
Bimini installation - H 23.5 Mike B. at 11:55am 05.08.04 Smaller Boats 2/913 I just received a bimini (no stern rail seats) for my 23.5 from the Hunterowners.com chandlery. Can
Revolt of the Raymarines Steve Feinsilver at 11:55am 05.08.04 Big Boats 5/836 Finally sailed my H-410 (2000 vintage) a few times after long winter, and have a few new problems, a
where do i get replacement side stripes? SRcruver at 11:52am 05.08.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/945 got our boat back from the towyard today. trailers aint cheap to fix! anyway...our next bit of busin
How to paint bottom of Hunter 22 with swing keel?? Doug Rand at 11:26am 05.08.04 Smaller Boats 1/1030 I just bought a Hunter 22 with a swing keel and need to paint the bottom. Can I bear the boat's wei
Catalina 22 vrs MacGregor 25 WillR at 10:47am 05.08.04 Trailer Sailors 2/1944 Looking for my first trailer sailer and I have a question.When looking at pictures of the Mac 25 v

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Ice Makers.... Sailm8 at 5:22am 10.25.20 We had one and threw it away after a while. It made very soft tube ice that melted too quickly, It
eye candy (1) TomY at 5:20am 10.25.20 Beautiful boat! Am I dreaming? No! HOI AN is a cold moulded wood composite hull built 10+ years
Battery problem Sefuller at 5:05am 10.25.20 Around the middle of this summer I again reached out to Balmar to tell them I was done trying to get
cast iron keel BrianRobin at 4:58am 10.25.20 Unusual to see a cast keel with nuts and not bolts.
cast iron keel LakeOntario270 at 4:22am 10.25.20 RUN AWAY! Rusty keel bolts BAD news.
pressure switch fail? wsconner at 3:16am 10.25.20 Since the pump worked with the ground disconnected there must be some alternative path to ground, p
cast iron keel (1) Charnejt at 2:43am 10.25.20 Another photo
Yanmar 3YM30 air filter SoSound at 11:01pm 10.24.20 I think, maybe, that's what happens when you treat or clean the filter element with something that's
Propeller antifouling - B331 justsomeguy at 10:39pm 10.24.20 It was so bad that the boat had near to no power to get over to the yard for a haul out and left gr
Invest 95L rgranger at 10:12pm 10.24.20 Coo- yan = Cajun? Not entirely. But often true. Think of that frat bro you had to drag off the
Just starting out....am I thinking right? Leeward Rail at 9:17pm 10.24.20 I HAVE been wondering about a Mega 30. There is a thread here where someone refit one"improved for c
Ice Makers.... Mickstr at 8:48pm 10.24.20 I bought something like this a few years ago. Works great when I have shore power. I have a Yeti coo
Problems with fresh water manual supply Mickstr at 8:41pm 10.24.20 I used to own a 272, and I found that the fresh water vent line had a kind of dip in it. If I over f
Propeller antifouling - B331 Bluenose at 8:38pm 10.24.20 Interesting!
I win! DArcy at 8:25pm 10.24.20 I have 250 Watts of solar and it keeps my batteries well charged. I have no power anxiety, I just ru
Wing keel dimensions on 1988 Hunter 33.5? dbreedlove at 8:01pm 10.24.20 Thanks so much, Don. You have saved me from having to don my wetsuit. Truly appreciate it.
any way to fix a bad topside paint job? markwbird at 7:56pm 10.24.20 Yes. Sand and repaint
Battery Sizing sail sfbay at 7:55pm 10.24.20 [QUOTE="dlochner, post: 1664931, ...... On an maiden voyage on a new boat, a BoatUS membership with
any way to fix a bad topside paint job? Jim Hawkins at 7:51pm 10.24.20 Well I'm going to ask a question that will show my ignorance but I'm gonna ask anyway. Is it normal
Battery Sizing jssailem at 7:46pm 10.24.20 two (2) 6v 220 Ah batteries in series. The 6v batteries in series gives you 12V power. The batteri

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