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Restoratio of Wooden Crab Rail Marcio Bodnariuc at 10:40pm 08.21.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/822 Has anybody cleaned and restore a wooden crab rail and companion doors both teak.My teak is very da
OEM main sail cover carl gamble at 8:28pm 08.21.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/985 Does anyone know where to get an original equipment replacement for the main sail cover on a Hunter
Buying a genoa Steve Horswill at 8:17pm 08.21.03 The Cherubini Hunters 2/934 This weekend a tear developed along the seam and slightly into the sail of the leech of my 150% geno
Galley Maid kerosene stove Ken at 3:43pm 08.21.03 Mid-Size Boats 0/1080 I recently bought a catalina30 with a Galley Maid "super heat" kerosene stove aboard. Does any one
How do I tip the boat over? Ed at 3:20pm 08.21.03 Smaller Boats 7/1116 Help me out please! On our second sail, the wind was in my favor and in spite of best efforts to ge
Sailing School reccomendations Rob Hays at 1:59pm 08.21.03 Ask All Sailors 8/1144 Hi All,I've been thinking about taking the ASA courses to qualify for bareboat chartering, and won
companionway doors bill mote at 11:57am 08.21.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/879 we are looking for teak companionway doors. does anyone know of a source for them?
Outboard Handle Crutch (1) Ron Mehringer at 11:57am 08.21.03 Smaller Boats 6/888 I was looking for a way to keep the outboard pointing straight ahead when steering with the tiller.
Fans Installed (1) Ron Mehringer at 11:52am 08.21.03 Smaller Boats 5/907 I added two fans from West Marine above the table on my H26. I mounted them athwartships (always wan
Cost to own 336/340 Jeff Rodrian at 11:33am 08.21.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/893 I am looking to get into a 336 or 340 and was wondering what the average yearly maintence cost might
Best Live aboard Jeff Rodrian at 11:28am 08.21.03 Ask All Sailors 20/8731 I am planning to move to the South LA area (torrance) in a couple of months. I am beginning to look
SSB FCC forms? Brian at 10:48am 08.21.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1081 Just got anIcom M710 SSB. I ahve a FCCship license, but it doesn't include SSB. Does anybody know wh
Regestering home built dinghy Don K. at 10:06am 08.21.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1114 Will I have Trouble regestering my home built dinghy if it does not have a manufactures tag in the s
Hatch bed leaking Terry at 10:02am 08.21.03 Big Boats 3/941 Fellow P-42 owners, the forward cabin hatch is leaking around the bed seam. Any other P-42 owners ha
Motor mount Doug Day at 9:49am 08.21.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/853 I purchased an Oday 20 a month ago. One of the last things I need to do is mount the motor. I have
brass or stainless Question 2 D Runciman at 4:02am 08.21.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/759 The bronze (brass) screws were used for the stoppers on the elm under the cockpit floor why bronze (
Mast Carrying System Shawn W at 3:54am 08.21.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/935 Hello,We just purchased a used Mac 25 and are currently working to get it ready for the water! Ove
Mast Carrying System Shawn W at 3:46am 08.21.03 Trailer Sailors 4/1476 Hello,We just purchased a used Mac 25 and are currently working to get it ready for the water! Ove
Are the SS or Bronze ports worth it in the end? Josh Peskin at 2:31am 08.21.03 The Cherubini Hunters 11/1636 This is a question for those of you that have installed new ports. Are the ones that went with the G
Exterior Teak refinishing Art at 1:16am 08.21.03 Smaller Boats 7/5078 I am sure that this has been discussed before but my teak hand rails and companionway boards are gr

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Skeg Wobble - Advice Needed JDE at 5:48am 09.06.20 Flexing of the hull due to inadequate interior support makes sense as there are no visible exterior
Skeg Wobble - Advice Needed dlochner at 5:36am 09.06.20 Mostly what @jssailem said. There are a couple of issues, the skeg supports the rudder, so lateral
what is it? now with pic (1) SailingLoto at 5:28am 09.06.20 Look around on the boat or mast for possible mounting hardware.... it could be struts for stabilizi
what is it? now with pic sailme88 at 5:05am 09.06.20 Without closer inspection , my best guess is support tubing for a cockpit awning
1995 Hunter 336 Air Conditioner Tim Mills at 4:54am 09.06.20 There should be a separate strainer and seacock just for the ac system. Not the same as the engine r
Hard to raise mainsail Kevin Johnson at 4:50am 09.06.20 I put dry lube on the slugs and into track slots. Final result is even my wife can raise the main a
Skeg Wobble - Advice Needed jssailem at 3:00am 09.06.20 questions are: 1. Is the amount of movement normal for this kind of rudder? Unknown. Would want to
what is it? now with pic Will Gilmore at 2:17am 09.06.20 How about an antenna mast that mounts to the stern rail? -Will (Dragonfly)
Governer problem M25 /Kubota D950 weekendrken at 1:21am 09.06.20 FYI all Universal diesels are marinized Kubota engines. True, but not all marinized Kubota en
Governer problem M25 /Kubota D950 Hayden Watson at 11:06pm 09.05.20 FYI all Universal diesels are marinized Kubota engines. As Stu said, M25 = D850, M25XP = D950. Thi
Governer problem M25 /Kubota D950 weekendrken at 10:26pm 09.05.20
1995 Hunter 336 Air Conditioner BigEasy at 9:24pm 09.05.20
Bilge pump wiring. Old pump wired through the panel + switch. Is that normal? limbodog at 9:21pm 09.05.20 Ok, sounds like I know what to do. Thanks everyone
1995 Hunter 336 Air Conditioner JamesG161 at 9:14pm 09.05.20 I had a survey done All of the through hulls should be called out on that Survey. Look at the bo
1995 Hunter 336 Air Conditioner stm11 at 9:04pm 09.05.20 I didn't know...hence why I ask. Yes. I had a survey done and I had very minor issues, nothing mecha
1995 Hunter 336 Air Conditioner JamesG161 at 8:59pm 09.05.20 isn't the raw/sea water pump inlet (seacock) the same for water circulating through the engine for
Water in bilge while heeling in port tack Joe at 8:56pm 09.05.20 Check vents in freshwater tank....on port tack it would indicate the culprit leak would be on starbo
Bilge pump wiring. Old pump wired through the panel + switch. Is that normal? Benny17441 at 8:46pm 09.05.20 Originally the electrical bilge pumps that could be found on boats were mostly wired to the electric
1995 Hunter 336 Air Conditioner stm11 at 8:42pm 09.05.20 Tim, first and foremost, thank you for your reply. I hadn't ran the AC for 6 or 7 months. This past
what is it? now with pic Joe at 8:42pm 09.05.20 Look around on the boat or mast for possible mounting hardware.... it could be struts for stabilizin

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