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Removing the strut Don at 11:53pm 03.29.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1605 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 7/1296 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 1/2053 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 4/821 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 5/1009 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 4/1539 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 0/916 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 3/810 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 6/1192 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 6/951 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 1/1027 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 10/1974 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 1/874 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 4/1117 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 5/1148 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 0/840 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 6/1097 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 2/822 Need some advice please! I'm installing ST60 depth and speed and the instructions call for a 2" thru
Window Leak Mike Druet at 5:03am 03.29.03 Big Boats 3/1165 On my 1998 410, the starboard flush mounted window situated over the galley has developed a leak thr
Aft Cabin Fresh Water Leak David at 5:02am 03.29.03 Big Boats 1/892 We have a fresh water leak that appears (after heavy rain) in front of the big cover that sits direc

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Winter Cover for mast up boats? sailme88 at 4:44am 10.09.20
Winterizing the C310 engine? JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 4:32am 10.09.20 I agree with everything that @TomJ wrote except for the transmission fluid. I changed that every yea
Engine oil level rising Westerbeke 58 NYSail at 4:31am 10.09.20 Change your oil & filter. Put the specified amount of oil in the engine as per the service manual.
Starting Battery won't hold a charge Benny17441 at 10:29pm 10.08.20 Pure deep cycle batteries are not suitable for use in boats because they are adverse to motion; they
Oil loss through oil breather Benny17441 at 10:15pm 10.08.20 The engine calls for 10w 30, is it ok to use 15w40 in it? Remove the oil fill cap with the engin
basic marine electrical system help Benny17441 at 9:45pm 10.08.20 I have the motor running shore power charger turned off belt is tight now some dust but not tons al
Winterizing the C310 engine? Tom J at 9:31pm 10.08.20 Sounds like a good plan for winterizing the engine. Don't forget to do the same for the fresh water
Hunter 29.5 , offshore capacity ? Seasong at 9:30pm 10.08.20 Jssailem : a 15 or 20 feet cruiser can indeed be "offshore capable" , but it sounds like an extreme,
Original sails Xstream at 9:22pm 10.08.20 Okay. A little background here: I live in Kansas and sail at Cheney Reservoir which has a well des
Cleaning bird contributions off of canvas (warning: content may not be suitable for all audiences) CarlN at 9:01pm 10.08.20 This Starbrite cleaner does a remarkable job on most bird crap (but not all) http://www.starbrite.co
Brands garymalmgren at 8:40pm 10.08.20 Hi Berkay There are a few problems with asking for brand recommendations. These include loyalty and
Hunter 420 furling main gets stuck when furling back in. JamesG161 at 8:12pm 10.08.20 The bottom 1 -1/2 feet of vertical edge the main sail is not inside the extrusion track on the seld
Brands rgranger at 7:47pm 10.08.20
Brands rgranger at 7:46pm 10.08.20 If cruising is what you think you are leaning towards the Catalina 22 is a good starter boat. The
Did the HOOK race glaufman at 7:12pm 10.08.20 Got it... Heard of that before on other models... Just showing my lack of experience..
Brands JohnShannon at 7:10pm 10.08.20 In the under 20 space you have "classes" which are boats built to a set of dimensions many builders
Cleaning bird contributions off of canvas (warning: content may not be suitable for all audiences) BigEasy at 6:59pm 10.08.20
Looks Important Maybe (3) Bill19233 at 6:54pm 10.08.20 Alright, embarrassing, but I think I found where the cotter pin came from. I went down to the marina
Hunter 29.5 , offshore capacity ? David in Sandusky at 6:22pm 10.08.20 Seasong, length is not the issue. There are a number of boats less than 30 feet that have designs th
Cockpit Cushions Sirius Pete at 6:21pm 10.08.20 Please let us you know what you did. Will do. Not sure what to do yet - we live in Canada and pref

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