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Water under salon sink at floor Slim at 12:32am 11.25.02 Smaller Boats 24/1512 Friends:I am finding that my Hunter 26 (water ballast) collects water under in the sink in the salo
honda 9.9 john withrow at 12:21am 11.25.02 Smaller Boats 2/944 Hey y'all! Can you convert the honda 9.9 from manual to electric start?
Another one gets in trouble Peggie Hall/Head Mistress at 12:07am 11.25.02 Ask All Sailors 39/2495 Although his boat is a Hunter, what he was sailing is irrelevant...
Winterizing 1GM John Powell at 11:51pm 11.24.02 Mid-Size Boats 7/972 I have a 1992H-27 with the 1GM engine. I can't find anything on winterizing this engine. It cools of
Navtex? Brian C. at 11:43pm 11.24.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1002 Just been reading a little about NAVTEX and I am considering adding it to CREW REST to give us more
Hunter 270??? or 260?? Brad at 10:55pm 11.24.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1262 I am considering buying a hunter 270 or 260. The sellers spec sheet shows it as a 260 but the boat
Cutless bearing John at 10:24pm 11.24.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1105 After three days the cutless bearing is only out about one inch. I built the tool to press it out, a
Battery Upgrade David Dick at 10:02pm 11.24.02 Big Boats 2/888 Last Spring I added a Balmar alternator and a MC612 regulator and a link 2000. This spring I want to
Mast Step David at 2:12pm 11.24.02 Smaller Boats 1/980 I just bought a 85 model Catalina 22, and was in the process of cleaning the boat, when I noticed th
Giving Thanks(giving) SailboatOwners.com at 1:27pm 11.24.02 Ask All Sailors 22/1524 OK, so maybe your boat is on the hard for the winter. Even if you're still in the water, the oven o
Mast flost for Catalina/Capri 16.5 Dror at 1:20pm 11.24.02 Smaller Boats 1/1938 while sailing, i stretch the boat. from time to time it flip. due to strong wind the mast flip 180
Car Stereo? Harvey Small at 1:10pm 11.24.02 Smaller Boats 10/939 I salvaged the radio/CD player from my daughter's car and would like to install it in my Hunter 26.
Hunter 22 ballast Eric at 12:11pm 11.24.02 Smaller Boats 4/1031 Would it be ok to remove some ballast on the Hunter 22. Let's say go from 1300Lbs to 1000Lbs. This w
Shaft Zinc Size Ron Vanderveer at 11:32am 11.24.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1812 I am having some trouble keeping a shaft zinc on the shaft of our Hunter 27 (1982 Cherubini model).
Bow Roller Doug Washburn at 11:01am 11.24.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/1080 One of my winter projects this year will be to fit my boat with a bow roller. What make/model have
Upgrades part 4 (1) Pat McCartin at 10:47am 11.24.02 The Cherubini Hunters 6/922 Everyone knows about this space under the chain locker in the v-berth. Dress it up with a teak door.
Upgrades part 3 (1) Pat McCartin at 10:45am 11.24.02 The Cherubini Hunters 2/903 I n this picture you're looking into the 1/4 berth. Hunter gave us an easy to use locker behind the
Upgrades part 2 (1) Pat McCartin at 10:41am 11.24.02 The Cherubini Hunters 0/800 Here's a picture of the medicine cabinet I built for the head. The cabinet measures14x14x4.Pat
Upgrade ideas I've done, Part 1 (1) Pat McCartin at 10:39am 11.24.02 The Cherubini Hunters 0/900 Here's a picture of the upgraded/relocated power panel. It now is on the Port side of the engine hou
Upgrade ideas I've done to my 30, part 1 Pat McCartin at 10:18am 11.24.02 The Cherubini Hunters 0/960 I relocated my power panel to the port side of the engine house. This allowed for a larger panel and

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Does this boat exist? Daveinet at 6:49pm 07.21.20 You could look around for a used Benateau Class 8. While technically it has a swing keel, that keel
Head issues bodaflack at 6:48pm 07.21.20 Sounds like Ty-D-Bowl blue? Not sure what that is We took off the top screw top of the holding t
Head issues Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:42pm 07.21.20 A few questions: Was the flush water intake thru-hull open or closed? If closed, have you traced th
Busted for trying to sneak into Canada Daveinet at 6:30pm 07.21.20 What I am not clear about, is that if you have a home, you are not allowed to go home? In otherwords
Busted for trying to sneak into Canada Hunter216 at 6:20pm 07.21.20 We heard this from friends who have a summer home on Lake Erie at Point Abino, Ontario. Three of th
Cant find the source of water in bilge - H33 illusion1024 at 6:20pm 07.21.20 Any thru hull transducers would be another place to check. I was mystified by a leak after checking
Does this boat exist? stickinthemud57 at 6:19pm 07.21.20 Friends and family feel comfortable, my 50 years of experience tells me at least a small cabin, for
Does this boat exist? LeeandRick at 6:14pm 07.21.20 The aim here is to find a boat that my landlubber friends and family will feel comfortable on as w
1983 Hunter 30 Bilge Pump Benny17441 at 6:11pm 07.21.20 It is normal for the cooler drain to freely discharge into the bilge. Follow the discharge hose fr
Head issues Ron20324 at 6:03pm 07.21.20 Bought a joker valve and got all ready to replace and we came back to the boat and the bowl was fil
Invest 99L Benny17441 at 6:03pm 07.21.20 It's headed for the Hurricane Graveyard, it's worth following but not worrying about it. 9 out of
All New Bottom: Redoing my T-26 Monohull in the Driveway LeeandRick at 6:02pm 07.21.20 Just going back and looking at the pictures you appear to have an old barrier coat under the paint l
Scarce as hens teeth... sailme88 at 6:02pm 07.21.20 We are all glad your trouble shooting worked. One other thing to consider after your initial celebr
Battery Switch Help jviss at 6:01pm 07.21.20 Similarly, the failing of a stand alone "1 + 2 + Both" switch is that it does not provide the funct
Scarce as hens teeth... sailme88 at 5:59pm 07.21.20 May I ask where you sourced the "new" impeller? And, was it a brand named product? I'll send you
Does this boat exist? (1) jon hansen at 5:58pm 07.21.20 now, i don't have an J boat, but i do have an A boat. a Melges A scow. too long for what you asked.
Cant find the source of water in bilge - H33 Benny17441 at 5:57pm 07.21.20 Many gallons of water are trapped under the sole. Some of it gets released when the boat is put in
Scarce as hens teeth... sailme88 at 5:56pm 07.21.20 I'm impressed with your persistence as well. But I'm not sure I understand. Even if the cam was wor
Busted for trying to sneak into Canada Hunter216 at 5:52pm 07.21.20 Lifetime ban is way too harsh, considering ,hundreds a day were crossing the border as illegals fro
Best Bilge Pump? capta at 5:51pm 07.21.20 I sure hope he's figured it out by now. Last posted Feb 11, 2020

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