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1984 Hunter 31 quarter berth headliner leak. Jpachill at 12:31pm 09.27.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/933 I'm sorry if this has been covered. I can not find a way to search this forum easily, if I'm overloo
'88 Legend 35 bow seat CarmenK at 11:27am 09.27.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/940 Hurricane Sally blew my bow seat away. There is only one bracket left and I can see where others we
Adding a whisker pole topping lift HD74 at 11:08am 09.27.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/2876 I am adding a whisker pole to be used with my asymmetrical sail on my hunter 340 (1999). The boat is
Oday 34/35 shower sump mister_j at 8:09am 09.27.20 Bigger Boats 9/1844 Anyone have experience with accessing the shower sump pump on an Oday 34 or 35? Mine has been clogge
DLOCHNER - we laughed at your lies sir. I have well over 20 years sailing and am a US Coast Guard Captain. SailingFree at 7:55am 09.27.20 Ask All Sailors 0/20 DLOCHNER - we laughed at your lies sir. I have well over 20 years sailing and am a US Coast Guard Ca
Thermoelectric cooler All U Get at 6:59am 09.27.20 Ask All Sailors 19/3205
Winter covers - full cover vs. cockpit cover Artoes at 5:24am 09.27.20 Ask All Sailors 26/6423 We've got a 2004 Hunter 41 and cover it with a mishmash of tarps. It is time consuming and they ofte
Engine fan sgiarc at 6:33pm 09.26.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1486 What controls the engine fan on my Beneteau 461
Hunter23 Water under floor boards (2) DrKGB at 4:26pm 09.26.20 Smaller Boats 14/1751 I've have an 87 Hunter 23 and I keep finding water under the floor boards in the cabin. It seems to
Back-up Depth Sounders? Kings Gambit at 9:29am 09.26.20 Ask All Sailors 58/4689
Trailer noise Tsam at 9:28am 09.26.20 Trailer Sailors 11/1695 On a six year old Karavan trailer for a 17 ft fishing boat, one eyed slipper springed and hinged ton
Lewmar folding wheel problem - Solved! (1) Sefuller at 7:41am 09.26.20 Ask All Sailors 24/5014 The tension balls the hold the wheel together when folded have lost their elasticity and I don't see
Hunter 18.5 billwnc at 3:12am 09.26.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/835 Looking for a good used mainsail for a Hunter 18.5
Unstepping a mast 25 ft. Oday ron pate at 3:06am 09.26.20 Ask All Sailors 7/3320 How to unstep mast 25 Ft. Oday with 3 or 4 people and no crane
I have a A60 Raymarine. The question is where and how to place in my Macgregor 26S? SailorRon at 5:57pm 09.25.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/788 I have an idea of putting it on the inside of the right bulkhead with a swinging arm so I can see it
I can purchase a A60 Raymarine. The question is where and how to place in my Macgregor 26S? SailorRon at 5:57pm 09.25.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/6 I have an idea of putting it on the inside of the right bulkhead with a swinging arm so I can see it
OPINION : CAPE DORY 36 VS. NIAGRA 35 OR OTHER....IS A FULL KEEL AND SKEG RUDDER THE BEST OPTION ?? SailingFree at 5:57pm 09.25.20 Ask All Sailors 66/9404 I'M CONSIDERING 2 DIFFERENT SAILBOATS....THE CAPE DORY 36 OR THE NIAGRA HINTERHOELLER 35 OR ANOTHER.
Pretty her up (2) Jackdaw at 3:29pm 09.25.20 Racing 5/1329
IOS app issues HandsOnTech at 2:20pm 09.25.20 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/724 I just downloaded the IOS app to my iPhone. It seems fairly buggy and the last update was 5 months a
Sail Number? CAT22SWTEXAS at 12:54pm 09.25.20 Catalina 22 4/957 Is my sail number part of my HIN? I know... it is on the sail dummy. I have not raised the sail si

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Replacing nuts on keel bolts smokey73 at 10:51am 04.04.25 Just a caution to those who may be inclined to use your feet to try to apply torque as shown in Post
Sailing Tender Foswick at 10:50am 04.04.25 Saw this earlier today, made me think of this thread. This picture just raises a bunch of question
Replacing nuts on keel bolts Scott T-Bird at 10:37am 04.04.25 Another option might be a deep-offset box wrench. But I'm not sure you have the clearance on those
Replacing nuts on keel bolts Scott T-Bird at 10:32am 04.04.25 That's a lot of keel bolt - my O'Day 35 had 7 that were 3/4" for a 4600 lb. keel. The most forward
The holy grail of all questions nautical Timm R Oday25 at 10:17am 04.04.25 I've tried without sucess various types of tupperware .:huh:
The holy grail of all questions nautical dlochner at 9:54am 04.04.25 Ziplock bags, plastic containers with snap on lids, or an always dry compartment. Don't keep them
The holy grail of all questions nautical Stu Jackson at 9:37am 04.04.25 I've had my own boat(s) since 1983. Keep the extras in their original packaging or use zip lock bag
The holy grail of all questions nautical kappykaplan at 9:36am 04.04.25 Here goes . "how does one keep toilet paper from becoming soggy when onboard for any length of time
Replacing nuts on keel bolts Stu Jackson at 9:33am 04.04.25 Does Catalina recomend 235 ft. lbs.? I set mine to 110 which is around what Catalina reccomends for
Removing the Steering Shaft on a Merriman/Yach Specialties Pedestal Sable Sailor at 9:29am 04.04.25 Apologies for being so late in replying. Thanks for the suggestions. The manual just shows a pin (ro
Honda Outboard Siesta Habit fred1diver at 9:12am 04.04.25 Did you by any chance try to contact a Honda dealer to ask them? it might be a common issue that t
Starting battery Davidasailor26 at 8:38am 04.04.25 Yeah, maybe. Engineers are pretty conservative to begin with. Adding another safety factor on top o
Replacing nuts on keel bolts dLj at 8:35am 04.04.25 Another option might be a deep-offset box wrench. But I'm not sure you have the clearance on those n
Honda Outboard Siesta Habit dlochner at 8:31am 04.04.25 Forgive me for starting with the obvious: Is the engine getting fuel, air, and spark? Make sure the
Starting battery mermike at 8:26am 04.04.25 And a pinch of reserve.:biggrin: Yeah, maybe. Engineers are pretty conservative to begin with. Add
Cracks in the bilge HermanHunter at 8:18am 04.04.25 From what can be seen in the picture, nothing looks alarming. Those bolt look brand new. It does
Cracks in the bilge HermanHunter at 8:12am 04.04.25
Hunter 38 2006 what color gelcoat number? marcham at 8:07am 04.04.25 In that case, since you have a big repair area, it would be best if your contractor were to do a co
fresh water flush jssailem at 8:05am 04.04.25 Whatever resolves your need makes sense. :biggrin:
Cracks in the bilge HermanHunter at 8:05am 04.04.25 To me, that just looks like what happens to really thick gelcoat if there is the tiniest amount of

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