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Where is your compass Craig at 7:24pm 03.17.03 Smaller Boats 3/803 located on your H25? Is it a bulkhead mount or a bracket mount and why did you choose the one you di
Water at base of mast Jim at 3:16pm 03.17.03 Big Boats 7/955 After a hard rain, water collects (but not immediately)in cabin at base of mast. Does not appear to
Alternator charging for 1983 27 Hunter Keith Fawcett at 1:30pm 03.17.03 Mid-Size Boats 4/1031 I have a 1983 Hunter 27. I was wondering what the charging setup was for the engine mounted alternat
NorthWest Hunter San Juan Is. Cruise (1) Brigg Franklin at 1:27pm 03.17.03 Smaller Boats 4/779 August 2nd through the 9th I am hosting our Summer Cruise to the San Juan Islands for the Kent Range
rudderly rediculous bruce at 1:14pm 03.17.03 Smaller Boats 1/831 I have a 1993 Hunter 23.5. Just pulled her to have botom painted and noticed severe corrosion on the
Water in the Bilge Laurie Lockert at 11:52am 03.17.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/975 I just purchased a 30' Catalina(1985)one month ago. It has a dripless shaft. I have noticed that the
Shower won't drain Bill Cooper at 11:42am 03.17.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1315 I just purchased a 2 year old Beneteau 311 and had her hauled and the bottom painted before taking p
Hull Cleaning Dave at 11:39am 03.17.03 Mid-Size Boats 5/1336 After inspecting my boat, after a long winter, I see that there are many "soot" spots over the deck
Full length battens Don K. at 11:38am 03.17.03 Ask All Sailors 2/1060 Will a catamaran mainsail with five full lenght battens be a good replacement for my Chrysler 26 wit
C30 to C34 Consideration Bill Wehmer at 10:27am 03.17.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/1030 We are looking at upgrading to a newer (2000 or newer) Catalina 34. We currently own a C30 1988 Tal
Considering purchasing an '82 16 ft. ODay-opinions Diane at 9:49am 03.17.03 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1235 Hi everyone. I am thinking about purchasing a 1982 16 ft. Oday. It is in fair to fair + condition
Keel "smile" crack, rust and boatyard estimate Alex Kowblansky at 9:27am 03.17.03 Smaller Boats 8/1556 I am new owner of a 1990 H23. It has a a crack in the forward half of the wing keel with evidence of
Birth Announcement (1) Jim Seamans at 8:24am 03.17.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/972 Joan and Jim wish to announce the birth of "Baby Java", 110lbs and length 10ft, a Hunter Liberty. "
350 Review - March Sailing Magazine Tim at 8:14am 03.17.03 Big Boats 29/2423 March issue of Sailing Magazine contains a review of the new Catalina 350 (see link below). They te
Yanmar 1GM water pump Ron Vanderveer at 8:04am 03.17.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2704 TroopsWe need to do some maintenance on our Yanmar 1GM in our Hunter 27 (have a small leak now, an
What is it Marty Tucker at 7:59am 03.17.03 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1072 I have a 1976 Oday 25 and I would like to know what is this boat considered to be. Offshore, coastal
1986 Catalina with a Mystery Leak Lawrence Wittenbrook(chemwitt@aol.com) at 5:57am 03.17.03 Smaller Boats 13/1579 We started our Spring Maintenance chores on "Blue Laredo", and much to our surprise discovered about
Bottom Paint Kevin at 5:10am 03.17.03 Smaller Boats 4/781 How long can you leave your boat in the water with out bottom paint and not cause any problems? I p
Head/Holding tank question Bob F at 2:59am 03.17.03 Big Boats 3/847 After experiencing a too full holding tank this weekend (no fun), the question came up: Whats the co
Bottom Cleaning Harry at 2:32am 03.17.03 Ask All Sailors 4/1089 I pull my boat(Catalina 27)every other April for bottom cleaning and new bottom paint. I use a multi

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b24 (1) sail sfbay at 6:50am 10.06.20 Taco and Tessilmare Marine manufacture rub rails. Taco supplies black rub rails:: Rub Rail TACO Ma
Your 2 cents on main sail furlers Jumpstart at 6:12am 10.06.20 Have you thought of a Tides Marine sailtrack and some lazy jacks. Way less expensive and easy to use
Hunter 38 cabin door latch removal. letskeepriding at 6:03am 10.06.20 From what I can see when I took the cover off the latch housing is broken. I tried lubing it but no
Would You Use Biodiesel if Available thinwater at 5:59am 10.06.20 A lot of auto repair shops burn used motor oil for heat. The heaters are designed for it so they wo
CE Certicication smokey73 at 5:59am 10.06.20 Hunter in it's hay day, opened a plant in England but could not use the Hunter name as another comp
Cored hull for 1992 Beneteau First 265 Jackdaw at 5:52am 10.06.20 To be more clear, all Beneteau sailboats feature solid glass hulls, with the exception of Figaros Fi
Cored hull for 1992 Beneteau First 265 Leakie Marine at 5:45am 10.06.20 Great to hear, I would have thought it would be solid below the waterline. I will confirm when I dr
Would You Use Biodiesel if Available Captain Larry-DH at 5:40am 10.06.20 A lot of auto repair shops burn used motor oil for heat. The heaters are designed for it so they wo
Would You Use Biodiesel if Available Whatfiero1 at 5:33am 10.06.20 Several years ago, a guy in the marina used biodiesel kinda made from frying oil from local restaur
Fresh water manifold seadaddler at 5:32am 10.06.20 Hope it is not glue and maybe just some lub sealer and think can get new at Ace hardware and I had s
Your 2 cents on main sail furlers seadaddler at 5:27am 10.06.20 From what I can see is the less costly way to go to go with behind the mast and maybe recut your old
Hunter 38 cabin door latch removal. seadaddler at 5:19am 10.06.20 I had a similar problem with the rear berth door lock sticking on my 2007 H-36 but took it apart lu
Temporary Plug for Thru Hull Fitting Davidasailor26 at 5:16am 10.06.20 Here's a pic of the head with the loop behind it. Since the loop is above the waterline, is it OK t
Fresh water tank vent - geometrical problem - vent to bilge an option? Fredct at 5:08am 10.06.20
Would You Use Biodiesel if Available shemandr at 5:04am 10.06.20 I had bio-heating oil in my home for several years. It was a 20/80 mixture. I had endless problems
Fresh water tank vent - geometrical problem - vent to bilge an option? Davidasailor26 at 5:02am 10.06.20 #davidsailor, there could be another issue with the pump indeed. With the vent line closed off, the
Fresh water tank vent - geometrical problem - vent to bilge an option? Fredct at 4:53am 10.06.20 #davidsailor, there could be another issue with the pump indeed. With the vent line closed off, the
Fresh water tank vent - geometrical problem - vent to bilge an option? Fredct at 4:49am 10.06.20 As it is, my boat is ODAY28. I will see about placing a small straight riser but I think I will T-o
Fresh water tank vent - geometrical problem - vent to bilge an option? Davidasailor26 at 4:47am 10.06.20 My O'28 had the water tank under the stbd side interior settee. The pressure pump was forward under
Would You Use Biodiesel if Available sailme88 at 4:18am 10.06.20 What are talking about here, 20 maybe 30 gallons a year? I used 19.7 gals of diesel this season. A

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