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Boat Preparations for Storms JamesG161 at 8:55am 08.22.20 Weather and Forecasting 25/3546 John and I did a quick check list. Just a start and simple. Check you boat lines for Hurricane str
Center board (1) Bernie3 at 8:01am 08.22.20 Ask All Sailors 8/1591 184062When my boat is at the dock should I leave the center board up or down? Sometimes it stays th
Rudder removal and repair on hunter 340 HD74 at 7:25am 08.22.20 Big Boats 3/1243 the Top of my rudder on my 1999 hunter 340 is touching the bottom of the boat. The last time I check
Mixing elbow question (1) Deleted member 117556 at 7:24am 08.22.20 Catalina 310 7/1187 Anyone know what this insulating material is that is wrapped around my mixing elbow? Am wondering wh
S2 Decals Rick Ciraulo at 7:16am 08.22.20 S2 2/990 I am reconditioning an S2 26 and am looking for S2 decals. Does anyone know where I might find thes
cabin paint SailingLoto at 7:45pm 08.21.20 Ask All Sailors 5/501 I removed my headliner and most of the plywood bits that held in place along with the glass that bed
Crimped lead to raymarine st60 speed transducer Banooma at 6:23pm 08.21.20 Ask All Sailors 6/1848 Hi, My knotmeter has been reporting 0.00 for some time, so I pulled out the transducer. The paddle
Roller furling track brake? Aaron B at 3:47pm 08.21.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/542 Hi everyone, I pwn a 2008 Beneteau Oceanis 40, my outhail on the mainsail furling pulls almost strai
O'Day 40 Owners Manual DonEvans at 3:11pm 08.21.20 Bigger Boats 11/2108 Hi there, just recently purchased an 87 O'Day 40. looking to track down an owners manual as a start
Electric/butane stove verdiales at 1:48pm 08.21.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/886 What type of butane cylinder and how to replace it on 2005 hunter 27
Couillard Enterprises Inc. thrashbarg at 1:41pm 08.21.20 Ask All Sailors 1/567 I am having difficulty with finding any records or information concerning a boat manufacturer called
Sail Rigging Diagrams? Pkeller at 12:28pm 08.21.20 Smaller Boats 19/10522 Hello, I recently purchased a 1993 Hunter 23.5 sailboat. The boom and sail was stored in the boat so
Do Your Maintenance! (Please) S/V Honu at 11:38am 08.21.20 Engines and Propulsion 9/1644 The boat i bought in February had not had basic maintenance done for the entire tenure of the previo
Fuse ConFUSion (1) Suncatcher at 9:18am 08.21.20 Ask All Sailors 15/1272 I have a cartridge fuse connection that when the fuse is twisted the connection will disconnect then
Ignition switch headache... rpell1@msn.com at 8:07am 08.21.20 Catalina 30 15/2750 Hi all, While tackling the "Bear" of a job changing out the throttle and shifter cables on my '97 MK
PULL THE BOAT OR NOT jbreland at 7:02am 08.21.20 Smaller Boats 14/1691 All you weather watchin peeps seeing these 2 storms approaching the gulf of mexico..... I have a hun
Hunter 33 -- rudder stops demasow at 6:42am 08.21.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1183 I'm new to my 1982 Hunter 33. I discovered that the chain was disconnected from the sprocket inside
A wee bit of Scotland. (1) TomY at 3:14am 08.21.20 Destinations 2/938 Calderwood island is owned by the Maine Coast Heritage Trust. We were last here about 20 years ago.
Proper way to flush XDMusic at 2:32am 08.21.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/710
Rub rail caulk Dan Wray at 10:16pm 08.20.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1287 Just acquired my 25 and while sanding the hull found old caulk coming out from under the rub rail. G

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Mast base plate replacement Hunter Legend 35.5 -recap DYFLWD at 4:50pm 12.02.24 What is that small line that is tied off used for? I have one on my boat and have no idea what it is
Battery reconditioning? TimFromLI at 4:41pm 12.02.24 Submerged or not they are 4 year old neglected west marine batteries. They are good for a core excha
Hunter Legend 35.5 shower drain DYFLWD at 4:38pm 12.02.24 crickets
Dogs Onboard Forum? john6206 at 4:24pm 12.02.24
CNG Tank DYFLWD at 4:21pm 12.02.24 I purchased a CNG refill auto adapter on ebay and fill it at out local CNG station. Theres a video o
Dominic escapes the social calendar garymalmgren at 4:11pm 12.02.24 Hi DJ There is a part two of arriving, looking around and repairing and a part three of the sail bac
Changing from a 9.9 to 18 HP motor captcoho at 3:48pm 12.02.24 Hi everyone, The 9.9 hp that came with the Hunter 26.5 doesn't work, and we can't seem to find a u
Just picked up a super nice 2003 Precision 165 but I have a lot of questions I haven't found answers to online. David in Sandusky at 3:05pm 12.02.24 Description of the Precision 165 on their website says it has a "hinged mast step." The web site is
Hunter 356: leak from drinking water system Tally Ho at 2:18pm 12.02.24 P.s. -- would you explain what you mean by an inside connector? I would assume a coupling (male-ma
Changing from a 9.9 to 18 HP motor thinwater at 2:17pm 12.02.24 I've used nothing but ethanol gas since it came out, 30-odd years ago. Once I learned a few things,
Hunter 49 Swim Platform artboas at 12:40pm 12.02.24 After imagining for years how much better our Hunter 49 would be with a proper swim platform, we fi
Chesapeake Bay Area. Possibilities DRhoads at 12:36pm 12.02.24 Thank you, Gentlemen. Also, for those looking forward to the boat parades this weekend best bundle u
P42 engine sump HoosierSailor at 10:27am 12.02.24 Well I drained it and cleaned it out. There are definitely no drains. Also emailed the previous owne
Dominic escapes the social calendar dLj at 9:00am 12.02.24 I'm looking forward to his arrival. I'd love to see what those islands are like. dj
Just picked up a super nice 2003 Precision 165 but I have a lot of questions I haven't found answers to online. walt at 8:29am 12.02.24 Just a guess.. the Capri 14.2 is an unballasted dingy so there would be some benny to not having the
Dominic escapes the social calendar jssailem at 8:29am 12.02.24 He is a real adventurer, like how he adapts the gear to his boat. No, "I have to find the manual and
What is the black plastic/rubber screw on ball ? (1) GeorgeC at 8:07am 12.02.24 The ball is the base for a Forespar Motor Mate Hoist used to lift your outboard on and off your ding
Replacing/Repairing Hatches 1981 Hunter 27' gabecoker at 7:55am 12.02.24 Thanks to all for the advice, it certainly narrowed my research targets. Will update with photos whe
Just picked up a super nice 2003 Precision 165 but I have a lot of questions I haven't found answers to online. pgandw at 7:45am 12.02.24 Not a Precision owner, but my neighbor owns a 14ft Precision, and we've worked on it together. In a
Just picked up a super nice 2003 Precision 165 but I have a lot of questions I haven't found answers to online. David in Sandusky at 7:24am 12.02.24 The mast is deck stepped. There should be a metal (probably aluminum) fixture on the cabin roof wher

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