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JUST GOT A HUNTER 54 RALPH ALVAREZ at 3:09am 04.29.03 Big Boats 2/744 Hi everyone, I just bought a Hunter 54. It needs some kind of work. Any tips on what I shoul be loo
Hunter 25.5 keel Stuart Cook at 3:00am 04.29.03 Smaller Boats 10/3017
Otsego lake Bill at 2:46am 04.29.03 Ask All Sailors 0/1139 Does anyone have any information on sailing on Otsego lake in Cooperstown, NY such as types of boats
Hunter 26 and Catalina 25 John at 2:45am 04.29.03 Ask All Sailors 5/1597 I am looking for opinons in which is a better boat, the catalina 25 or the Hunter 26. Also what do y
Depth Again Ed Mollencupp at 2:12am 04.29.03 Smaller Boats 6/1119 Does anyone know how to test a depth transducer with the boat out of the water?I am looking for the
Dry Tortugas Bryan at 2:11am 04.29.03 Ask All Sailors 10/1223 For those who have sailed from Key West to Dry Tortugas. We are bareboating in June (I know, hot) a
Skipper's Home Made Drink Holders...A must see! Skipper (Eric) at 1:28am 04.29.03 Ask All Sailors 5/1714 Hello guys! Have you ever noticed how expensive those simple drink holders are for you boat? I am
H23 23.5 mast stepping Matt Rice at 1:19am 04.29.03 Smaller Boats 5/792 Considering the purchase of a H23-23.5. Have read a lot of post that refer to a 2 hour mast steppin
Jibsheet Cam Riser Darren Mayes at 12:25am 04.29.03 Smaller Boats 9/922 I was wondering if anyone else haws this problem. On my new 260, I have difficulty cleating the Jib
Leaky deck locker on "97 Hunter 340. Oley Olsen at 12:24am 04.29.03 Big Boats 3/967 I have a 1997 340 Hunter with a leaky locker (located in the starboard cockpit seat). I find about a
So, Hunters Are Unseaworthy, Huh...... Buck Harrison at 12:03am 04.29.03 Big Boats 6/1053
Macerator Replacement Phil D. at 11:49pm 04.28.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/965 I looking for any and all information relative to experiences with macerator replacements on a Hunte
Shaft replacement Don at 11:15pm 04.28.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1030 I have a couple of questions here about my 1982 Hunter 27. I was trying to replace the cutlass beari
Are my jib sheets rigged wrong? Gary at 11:02pm 04.28.03 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1068 After much distress over being told that my working jib is blown out and needs replacing, I am now w
h-26 hatch slider john withrow at 10:09pm 04.28.03 Smaller Boats 7/767 my hatch slider is so tight I can barely slide it. Any simple cures?
catalina 27 throttle cable Bob Middleton at 10:05pm 04.28.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/1851 I probably need to buy a throttle cable for my 1987 Catalina 27 sailboat. Is this a standard standa
Need to Replace Porthole Joe Mullee at 8:46pm 04.28.03 Big Boats 5/989 The porthole over the ice box has a broken fitting where the knob is located. Whenever we get a hard
Gray Smoke At The Start Joe Mullee at 8:24pm 04.28.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/840 Been doing some work on the engine. It's a slow process when you're new at it. Anyway lately when I
man vs. dolphin gunter meyer at 2:38pm 04.28.03 Ask All Sailors 15/1183 Can anyone give me an idea how daily waste discharged into water by an adult humancompares with tha
The Owner's Manual Steve Webb at 1:19pm 04.28.03 Ask All Sailors 6/1225 I am the proud new owner of a ( seasoned )25 foot 1982 Hunter. As I comb the boat I have found two

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Specs of the backrest panel on the aft port side Naglfari at 9:20am 08.11.20
New to us, 1981 Catalina 22 Hull #10001 (3) Naglfari at 9:14am 08.11.20 Sage advice Surf, thank you. And beautiful repair! The eye and plate need to be replaced, but most l
Hunter Interior Molding (1) sail sfbay at 9:10am 08.11.20 Might try a custom carpentry shop like Dan Alleger's or Odd Grain Custom Woodwork. http://www.dansw
Help me with mainsail please! Bubbadog at 9:06am 08.11.20
im trying to locate the pin that holds the keel on a 1969 mcgrager 21 ft i need to re due the keel any help would be great thanks howard2383 at 8:46am 08.11.20 It is unclear. Do you need a replacement pin or you need to locate the pin you presently have? bo
im trying to locate the pin that holds the keel on a 1969 mcgrager 21 ft i need to re due the keel any help would be great thanks howard2383 at 8:43am 08.11.20 both the need to be refabed and i dont want to start tearing everything uo
Coast guard boarding. markwbird at 8:29am 08.11.20 A couple times. Once when I was sailing on an overloaded Hobie Cat with no life jackets (I was a te
Coast guard boarding. JamesG161 at 8:17am 08.11.20 One time, and they asked... "Who is the Captain?" All 3 of my crew immediately pointed at ME!:face
Install Life raft bracket/cradle on bow of Hunter 41DS. sail sfbay at 8:12am 08.11.20 I have seen life rafts mounted on the side rail. However, mounting on the stern rail or stern sugar
Do more zincs last longer? Michael Davis at 8:08am 08.11.20 Our marina has no electricity on the docks. Zincs last a couple of years.
Part Shout-Outs: What add-on do you love? Captain Larry-DH at 8:05am 08.11.20 Some of the best, hard to choose: Autopilot, Electric windless, Electric winches, Lazy Jacks, CP/AIS
Fuel Starvation and The Obscure Ball Check Valve JamesG161 at 8:04am 08.11.20 The check valve prevents the fuel from running back when you change the filter. Not if, like mine,
Dufour 1998 35 Classic Help crbboca at 7:48am 08.11.20 Thanks for your repl. It is a Sparcraft and they have offices in in North Carolina and they are t
Coast guard boarding. kloudie1 at 7:47am 08.11.20 since 1978, I haven't been boarded but have been "looked at" three times.. back in the early 80's so
Coast guard boarding. Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 7:46am 08.11.20 five times so far. Once offshore out of sight of land, once coming out of the Bahamas- coast guard
Battery problem Maine Sail at 7:45am 08.11.20 Apologies for activating an old thread. Fyi, after a few software updates, the system seems to be
Propane tank questions Michael Davis at 7:37am 08.11.20 Seems like they last longer around Lake Michigan... mine has lasted 15 years so far. We have a lot
Coast guard boarding. jviss at 7:31am 08.11.20 I was boarded once, in 2013, after 13 years of sailing that boat. We were anchored in Tarpaulin Cov
Sad day, and no way to fix Daveinet at 7:26am 08.11.20 I was just out there looking it over again. One of the very large branches is split on top, so I'm n
Do more zincs last longer? Don S/V ILLusion at 7:25am 08.11.20 Would having 2 zincs instead of one on the prop shaft slow how quickly they dissolve? Is a zinc

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