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removing varnish from fiberglass Steve at 1:15am 03.30.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/3135 i am trying to get the old boat all pretty'd up so i can sell it and by a mac 26x. the previous own
Technical question Dennis at 1:08am 03.30.03 Smaller Boats 6/802 Folks, need your help with a technical question. What characteristics will determine how close to t
Removing the strut Don at 11:53pm 03.29.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1431 Does anyone know what is required to remove the strut from a 1982 Hunter 27 and what's required to r
automatic demand pump and manual pump steven f. at 11:28pm 03.29.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/1217 My wife just brought up a good point. Since we are in the long, slow process of decreasing our DC p
Water Tank conversion to holding tank?? Dave at 8:31pm 03.29.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1956 I have just purchased a used sailboat (a 1977 pearson 365) but I ran across your forum by researchin
BOAT SPEED UNDER AUXILARY POWER Marguerite Becker at 1:44pm 03.29.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/783 This may have been discussed before but we just took possession of our new 356 and would like some i
battery meter on 29.5 robert at 12:34pm 03.29.03 Mid-Size Boats 5/907 has anyone installed a battery meter on the 29.5. where did you put it and how did you wire it.
Towing a Laser Tony at 12:29pm 03.29.03 Ask All Sailors 4/1402 We have a Hunter H30T and my son just bought a '79 Laser... we want to tow it behind the big boat wh
Rusty Keel Rob Hays at 12:18pm 03.29.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/897 The keel on my just-purchased 1991 Hunter 18.5 is rusty. The odd part is that the top 3 or 4 inches
Oceanair Screens - Installed Finally! (1) Jim Seamans at 10:50am 03.29.03 Big Boats 3/770 Well it took a lot of talking and checking with everyone who would listen, but I finished today. Th
Toe Rails Bill Olah at 10:50am 03.29.03 Mid-Size Boats 6/1123 I Would Like to remove my Toe Rails and does any one know if I can remove the whole rail at once ?M
Prop Removal Don at 9:11am 03.29.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/921 Do I need a puller to get the prop off, or can I tap it off with a hammer? I noticed it's a tapered
Bilge Pumps Don at 9:09am 03.29.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1000 I need to replace the bilge pump in my 1982 Hunter 27. What is a good choice? Currently, the pump
fresh water pump steven f. at 8:25am 03.29.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/1857 Looking for a bit of advise on my fresh water pump. I have an old Jabsco and thought she works she
Painting the swing keel Travis Schafer at 8:20am 03.29.03 Smaller Boats 1/850 I am looking at placing new bottom paint on my Hunter 22 and have two questions. First, how can I pa
Mask ring for a Whisker pole Ed Welp at 8:04am 03.29.03 Mid-Size Boats 4/1010 I just purchased a used whisker pole without the hardward. I notice that the front of the mask has
Hunter 33.5 Forward Berth Mark at 8:03am 03.29.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1117 I was told by a yacht broker that the downward slope of the forward berth on a 33.5 was because the
Mast corrosion Peyton Harrison at 7:29am 03.29.03 Ask An Oday Owner 0/820 Have discovered pretty bad corrosion on bottom 2 inches of mast (in the bilge) How serious and will
Degree of Heel Martin Henry at 6:13am 03.29.03 Smaller Boats 6/1017 Ok! It's been twenty years since I sailed on a regular basis. We are empty nesters and just purchase
Installing new transducer Bill at 6:05am 03.29.03 Big Boats 2/787 Need some advice please! I'm installing ST60 depth and speed and the instructions call for a 2" thru

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Stripping Bottom Paint sail sfbay at 7:55am 08.07.20 This youtube video entitled "Stripping Your Boat's Bottom - Featuring Pettit's BioBlast 9051 ..." mi
Furling a large headsail vs switching to a smaller one Davidasailor26 at 7:52am 08.07.20 I think it depends. If you are out in the water and need to furl the 150, then I would do that. I
Insulating our Hunter Fridge sail sfbay at 7:47am 08.07.20 I looked at my Hunter 46 refrigerator last weekend and could not imagine how you could replace/add i
CNG tank exchange or CNG self serve stations Skipper7E at 7:45am 08.07.20 I took them to a Compressed Gas dealer. Look for some one who sells cylinders of welding gas or even
Mass/RI travel restrictions?!?!?!?!?! Scott T-Bird at 7:41am 08.07.20
Hunter 23 Keel Cracks...? Crazy Dave Condon at 7:37am 08.07.20 Steve, I have arthritis in my hands going nuts right now. I rely on those I talk to reporting back
Furling a large headsail vs switching to a smaller one (1) Scott T-Bird at 7:35am 08.07.20 Is there anything wrong with just furling it back to a more appropriate size as needed rather than
M25xp oil pan replacement Michael Davis at 7:34am 08.07.20 Thanks. Did your swap require the modification of the pan, installation of a dipstick, for instanc
Lets talk tongue weight... Crazy Dave Condon at 7:32am 08.07.20 One other thing when going down a mountain with a load, it wants to push the tow vehicle which is wh
Engine compartment fire extinguisher (1) sail sfbay at 7:29am 08.07.20 Does anyone have a recommendation for an automatic fire extinguisher for the engine compartment for
Lets talk tongue weight... Crazy Dave Condon at 7:25am 08.07.20 Actually experienced swaying of a trailer for a Catalina 22 as the ordered surge brakes were not on
M25xp oil pan replacement dmax at 7:23am 08.07.20 Oil pans for the M25 line of Universals are notoriously hard to find and expensive. It's likely you
Isaias Report from New Jersey Scott T-Bird at 7:06am 08.07.20 I made it down last night to check on the boat and to turn off the fridge as the power was out over
HUNTER 49/50 Fischer Panda 12 Mini Generator noise jviss at 6:56am 08.07.20 I don't hear mine when the genset is running. Is yours located in the cabin somewhere? Mine is un
Engine compartment fire extinguisher jviss at 6:51am 08.07.20 The original was probably Halon or one of the other agents you can't get anymore. The EPA has made
Engine compartment fire extinguisher Capt jgw at 6:41am 08.07.20 The original was probably Halon or one of the other agents you can't get anymore. The EPA has made t
Hunter 23 Keel Cracks...? stevenwp2 at 6:36am 08.07.20 Yeah, I haven't been employed as a mechanic for many years, but it was my first real line of work an
110VAC Outlets KZW at 6:32am 08.07.20 On the 2003 cata 310 hull 218 Valcour, the GFCI is in the aft locker over the stove behind the micr
Furling a large headsail vs switching to a smaller one Joe at 6:32am 08.07.20 Hope you can settle something between my boating partner and I. We have a large 150 genoa and a 11
Hunter 23 Keel Cracks...? P100D at 6:29am 08.07.20 Thanks for all the direction. Years of automotive experience and never even heard of a "needle sca

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