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Farewell Hunter Friends, Sold the boat! Barry at 3:44am 06.09.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/815 Nine and a half years ago I wanted a cruising boat I could stand up in and buy on the one payment pl
Forward Hatch Dimensions Mark G. at 3:13am 06.09.03 Smaller Boats 1/825 I am trying to order a forward hatch insect screen and need to know the dimensions of the outside ed
Furling Line Nathan at 3:12am 06.09.03 Ask All Sailors 19/4095 How much pressure do you suppose is on your furling line when sailing under a reefed headsail? I jus
I need help!!!!!! Catalina 25 Anthony at 3:09am 06.09.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1167 I just bought a 1979 Catalina 25 with a swing keel. It does not have a bilge pump; nor does it even
fresh water pump question Bruce at 3:06am 06.09.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/861 My fresh water sort of dribbles out of the faucets and I am wondering if it is time for another pump
Propane stove problems Rich Campbell at 2:56am 06.09.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1570 I have the basic two burner Seaward Princess propane stove. This weekend one of the burners stopped
no bow light anymore Cheryl at 2:35am 06.09.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/997 I hope someone sees this and knows how to help. My bow light is mysteriously missing. All that is
H34 reaching Paul Bryan at 2:30am 06.09.03 Big Boats 4/859 I noticed last sail that on a reach I had the mainsail touching the spreaders. Is this where you guy
Sailmaster 8.0hp with generator/battery charger? Bill at 2:30am 06.09.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1952 I recently bought a H25 with a 1991 outboard, Johnson Sailmaster 8.0. It has some type of generator
Anybody know what the spigot size is...... Paul Aubrecht at 2:25am 06.09.03 Mid-Size Boats 0/819 on a early 90's 28 portlight.They are Beckson,I know cutout size but I am not sure whether to order
Need Boat Survey in Seattle. Recommendations? Andy Reid at 12:47am 06.09.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1406 '89 Hunter Vision 32'. Any pre-purchase suggestions? E-mail: andyreid@attbi.com
gps proximity carisea at 12:30am 06.09.03 Ask All Sailors 3/982 I just bought a wind generator and am trying to decide the best place to put pole mounted rig. Since
Slab Reefing? Craig at 12:20am 06.09.03 Smaller Boats 4/888 Hi all, I have a '77 H25. This is only my second season with it and the reefing line on the mail was
Mast Base Removal Question Tim Paul at 12:16am 06.09.03 Smaller Boats 15/1004 I do not seem to have good luck with pop rivets. I use a hand pop rivet tool (Arrow, I think) and t
Oday 28 cradle drawings / dimensions Bob at 11:56pm 06.08.03 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1589 I have recently moved to Chicago from Tennessee and for the first time will have to haul out for the
control backing down 26x ed at 11:48pm 06.08.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1024 I seem to be having difficulties backing down, maintaining good steerage. The helm seems to have les
shore power direct to refrigeration Raleigh Hamilton at 11:37pm 06.08.03 Other Sailboats 12/2395 I like to leave my adler barbar refrigeration on all summer. I am concerned about over working my b
27' Tiller Hardware Scott at 10:02pm 06.08.03 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1069 I have a "1975" ODay 27. What I am looking for is a picture of the Cap that goes over the rudder pos
Catalina 30 rattle @1900 Lew G at 9:43pm 06.08.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/927 I recently had the cutlass bearing replaced on my 1988 Catalina 30. Now, it has a rattle that comes
External Bilge Pump for Capri 18 Chris at 9:20pm 06.08.03 Smaller Boats 5/1287 I would like to install an external cockpit mounted bilge pump on my Capri 18. I believe the newer

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Motorsailers. An Oxymoran? Tom J at 5:47pm 10.29.20 So what do we call sailboats with motors? Sailmotors? ;) Weren't they called auxiliary sailboats?
How to start my Ericson 31 1977 Erickson QE3 at 5:46pm 10.29.20
Steering Wheel Cover Justin_NSA at 5:44pm 10.29.20 How do you possibly figure out how much cord you need!!
make stanchions removeable? Ron20324 at 5:40pm 10.29.20 ...Not being able to remove the stanchions makes haulout and covering difficult. Has anyone ever cut
Thru hull factory valves Mike Oldak at 5:27pm 10.29.20 @Calvin1Calvin Former Hunter dealer who worked on a hunter 27 as a volunteer same model and year.
Steering Wheel Cover Ziggler at 5:24pm 10.29.20 @Ziggler , what kind of line did you use for that masterpiece? A friend of mine used some shock co
Blue Interior Cushions that came on O'Day 1983 to end of production O"Days. Richard19068 at 5:19pm 10.29.20 ...I would be interested in new fabric if I can find fabric very similar. This has been asked ma
Starbrite antifreeze recall Rich Stidger at 5:13pm 10.29.20 Good on them for owning in such an aggressive way. Wonder how that employee is doing What emplo
Help: Steering Wheel Locks Up When Hard To Port Tom J at 4:56pm 10.29.20 Everything seems to indicate that you have some sort of steering quadrant under the cockpit, and the
make stanchions removeable? gfroch at 4:52pm 10.29.20 Yes. I had a Hunter with the same stanchions. Made it simple to drop them for tarping. We just left
Starbrite antifreeze recall Bob S at 4:48pm 10.29.20
Starbrite antifreeze recall sesmith at 4:39pm 10.29.20 All the more reason to always check the bottles yourself with a refractometer when winterizing.
Funny Friday!!! leo310 at 4:33pm 10.29.20 As I'm retired every day is Friday unless I'm golfing or Sailing then its Saturday. BTW the island h
Help: Steering Wheel Locks Up When Hard To Port catalanc at 4:19pm 10.29.20 Hi Ron, Everything looks OK, inside and out. I think the problem is that there is no stop and the
Fell in love with the MacGregor 26M, but... Hunter216 at 4:18pm 10.29.20 The mast is long for the size for the boat, and cannot be laid flat with the base attached. I alway
Weekend projects in my Laguna 26 (4) SailingLoto at 4:15pm 10.29.20 Semi flush mounted windows installed, 2 bulkheads painted and a bunch of sanding and oiling on teak
Starbrite antifreeze recall berner73 at 4:12pm 10.29.20 Don't suppose anyone knows who makes antifreeze for West Marine? Will try to find out tomorrow. Lo
Toerail damage B323 finding a replacement TimFromLI at 4:11pm 10.29.20 I have a similar ding, (also no discussion of how it happened but suffice to say I was not the one a
Hunter 45 CC: Lost the shackle in my Selden furling main... Davidasailor26 at 4:09pm 10.29.20 If you borrowed a strong enough magnet, if your Allen wrench hasn't rusted to anything, you should
Funny Friday!!! (2) Tally Ho at 4:04pm 10.29.20 During COVID, and working from home, I have taken to making different types of bread, Today I made

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