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H37C Anchor locker mod. Ed Schenck at 1:29am 11.17.03 The Cherubini Hunters 6/2025 Finally posted the pics of my "hawse pipe" project on the Photo Forum. As I mentioned in another po
Loss of steering Dan at 1:23am 11.17.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/847 I was pulling the boat into my slip this last week and discovered that when I turned the wheel to th
Help ..need measurements for insurance quote Craig at 1:15am 11.17.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1002 Hi all , does anyone out there have the exact measurements for the standing rigging on a 1977 Hunter
painting the deck Peter at 1:01am 11.17.03 Smaller Boats 4/958 I own a Catalina 22 built in '77. The deck is beginning to wear badly, and I find lots of powdery ge
You all with outboards... Up or Down? Steve at 12:31am 11.17.03 Ask All Sailors 19/1087 Just curious. Those of you out there with outboards. When you are sailing (i.e. with the motor OFF
Repower 33 - what engine to use? Jeff Warner at 12:23am 11.17.03 Mid-Size Boats 5/968 I have a 1980 Hunter 33 with a 2QM15 Yanmar engine. I need to rebuild the engine or replace it with
Operating water/engine tempeture Bo DePena at 12:17am 11.17.03 Big Boats 2/794 I would like to know what the Spec operating water/engine tempeture should be on my 1984 hunter 34.
Teak and holly floor boards Peter at 12:07am 11.17.03 Ask All Sailors 1/1224 I need to replace the cabin sole in my 1987 Catalina 36. Does anyone know of a supplier of 1/4" tea
Hull speed Gary at 12:03am 11.17.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1313 I have a 1986 catalina 27 and was asked what the theoredical hull speed was. Does anyone know how I
Repairing/replacing forward hatch Jerry Butsko at 10:08pm 11.16.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/992 We recently cracked the forward hatch plexiglas panel at one of the corner hinge screw location.Do
The prop question? Perhaps again? Dennis at 9:43pm 11.16.03 Ask All Sailors 1/841 I have a 5 hp outboard, that has a 2 blade prop! Would the efficiency increase if a 3 blade was put
Furling Headsail Don K. at 8:31pm 11.16.03 Ask All Sailors 11/1478 What sail would be best for furling, reefing. A 4.5 oz. 170 or a 5.0 oz 150 genoa.
YANMAR 3 cylinder Steve at 7:16pm 11.16.03 Big Boats 4/907 Need some help with a good reference book for servicing my Yanmar 3 cylinder. I have worked with ga
Boat Info. Steve Watkins at 7:00pm 11.16.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/833 I'm looking at a Hunter 23'. It's in a boat yard and full of water. Where do I find the boat informa
Too tippy? SailbotOwners.com at 12:21pm 11.16.03 Ask All Sailors 135/6522 We've all experienced the adrenalin rush... you get hit by a gust of wind; your boat heels a bit, ac
Polyglow report Bill at 12:12pm 11.16.03 Smaller Boats 2/750 (restoring a 25.5 - our first boat)Just tried this system for the first time. Scrubbed the entire
Seacock Handle Replacement (1) Mark at 12:10pm 11.16.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/2152 This weekend I set out to clean the outside of my seacocks and replace one of the seacock handles.
Deck discoloration/stain Helen Gray at 11:20am 11.16.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1209 After being "on the hard" for five weeks, everything looked okay on my deck. After getting back to
Best Place for Parts Jonathan at 10:30am 11.16.03 Smaller Boats 4/1011 I'm new to the Catalina world and working on restoring an older catalina 22. Where is the best plac
Starboard cushion needed... Steve Ullrich at 10:10am 11.16.03 Smaller Boats 2/801 I need to recover or replace the starboard setee cushion in my 1985 Hunter 23. It is the OEM blue f

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Midship toe rail chock for Hunter 40.5, 42, 43, coming soon... save some $$ Phil Herring at 8:58am 06.24.20 @Rich Stidger yeah, that'll happen when you make a ridiculous typo in a link! :banghead: Thanks, t
Excessive wiring jviss at 8:58am 06.24.20 If your boat is over XX years old, any 'old wiring' is likely way past being safe. And "XX" is how
Midship toe rail chock for Hunter 40.5, 42, 43, coming soon... save some $$ Rich Stidger at 8:53am 06.24.20 This is going to be a gorgeous machined part that HunterOwners will stock for next-day shipment. De
battery size for autohelm 1000 Don S/V ILLusion at 8:50am 06.24.20 This is one of those 'how big a bucket' do I need questions. Check the current draw of the autopilo
Oceanis 45 Cockpit Lighting SoSound at 8:35am 06.24.20 @Davidasailor26, thanks! I know exactly where it is now! If it ever stops working, or I lose the r
Fun playing in the wind. capta at 8:34am 06.24.20 We certainly wish we could do a bit of sailing. We asked whether we could go out day sailing and fis
Dont Be This Guy FastOlson at 8:31am 06.24.20 A stunning ad for replacing zincs in time.......... Looks a warning about 'stray current' as well.
Gelcoat- Color Match 1990 (1989 Hunter Legend 35.5) ttibbits at 8:27am 06.24.20 In my humble opinion, with gelcoat, there is no such thing as perfect match, it takes an artist.
Gelcoat- Color Match 1990 (1989 Hunter Legend 35.5) ttibbits at 8:25am 06.24.20 Once I inquired at a Sherwin Williams storage they said if I brought in a tintable gel coat they co
Excessive wiring thinwater at 8:24am 06.24.20 Nope, not unless they are in the way. My first boat had some wiring stupidity. I removed some of it
Excessive wiring FastOlson at 8:22am 06.24.20 If your boat is over XX years old, any 'old wiring' is likely way past being safe. Old insulation wi
MMSI agent..... capta at 8:21am 06.24.20 First thing you will need is a vessel station license which last I heard was us$160.00. Then, though
Excessive wiring jviss at 7:58am 06.24.20 Leave them! You never know when you'll need another wire or two from here to there.
Question on anchor chain size for SL Windlass on my Hunter 45 cc Z83 at 7:51am 06.24.20 Was looking a 3-strand since that's what the MFG recommends.
To paint the spars or not to paint the spars.... shemandr at 7:42am 06.24.20 I regard painting a spar an off season project. I did mine in February on Long Island. There are e
Excessive wiring Justin_NSA at 7:39am 06.24.20 A noble cause Brian. I clean mine up as I take on new projects but I still have wires I haven't sket
Excessive wiring rgranger at 7:37am 06.24.20 Good plan... I redid all of the wires on my boat and know where they go... but I still think I need
Theres a hole in my boat! Project_Mayhem at 7:35am 06.24.20 The multiple passes made me think I was doing it wrong on past projects. Thanks Dave!
Legend 45 Prop. alankeene at 7:33am 06.24.20 Hi SailSF Bay. Thanks for that info. I contacted WbyN and based on my Yanmar 4JH-TE 55 hp with 2.17
HELP - Another strange voltage plus unexplained charging current question smokey73 at 7:31am 06.24.20 The only thing that's an issue is the 12.31/11.76 voltage measurement, that means that you probabl

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