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new boat owner! jim bartch at 10:59am 12.01.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/879 I have been inquiring about a hunter 450 passage and very happy with the responces.it seems like th
Wiring to mast on 25.5 Pat Henagan at 10:53am 12.01.02 Smaller Boats 2/868 Wiring to mast is broken one inch above deck and needs replacing. Can anyone tell me how to get to t
Holding Tank Woa's, The Saga Continues JCAL at 10:19am 12.01.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1390 Return of the boat from HELL, (The SAGA Continues)!Well you want believe it, Launched my 1990 27 th
Fuel Tank, Repair or Replace? Bob Camarena at 10:17am 12.01.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/1026 In follow-up to my posting from yesterday, the aluminum Diesel tank on my 1981 C-30 has developed a
time share? co-own?? John Kivel at 10:09am 12.01.02 Ask All Sailors 12/1340 My neighbor has suggested going in on a boat together. Our families are similar and we are looking
help with stuck throttle cable and lost parts howard at 10:02am 12.01.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/923 we were motoring into a marina saturday when my throttle lever broke off when i tried to move it. m
rudder breakage on 2003 Hunter 260 Andrea at 9:54am 12.01.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/888 On our fourth time out on our new 260 our rudder snapped in two while we were sailing close hauled i
Mast Slugs or plastic guides are sticking Don at 9:46am 12.01.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/3704 When I try to raise my main sail I've notice that my sail guides 'Slugs' stick, making it hard to ra
Mast Height for a H260 on Trailer Bob Inkrot at 9:11am 12.01.02 Smaller Boats 3/778 Does anyone know how high the aft end of the mast is when on a trailer.I need to check clearance fo
Solid glass decks Tom Geren at 9:00am 12.01.02 Ask All Sailors 9/5108 I'm looking in the 1970s 27' range and am appalled by the many references to soft decks and related
Shaft length of outboard for 1990 H23.Suggestions? Alex Kowblansky at 8:02am 12.01.02 Smaller Boats 6/989 Just purchased 1990 H23 without motor. Looking to by something in the 6-8HP range with electric sta
bladder holding tank installation Geoffrey Jackson at 7:08am 12.01.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/2174 Our 1975 Catalina 27 has a bladder holding tank installed under the stbd settee. It's fairly small
I just bought a Mac. Gregory Wright at 6:41am 12.01.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1081 I just bought a MacGregor 22. I have been told that Mac's are the best boats on the water.
Pushpits.... Sean Herron at 5:53am 12.01.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1211 Hello,I just bought an O'day 22 with a fixed keel, I know that I will wnat to put a pushpit on it
Fujinon Binocular Rebate Problems John Nantz at 5:05am 12.01.02 Ask All Sailors 8/1398 Last September we bought a pair of Fujinon binoculars that were advertised nationally with a rebate
Hunter 25.5 Neil King at 5:04am 12.01.02 Smaller Boats 4/1330 I'm considering buying a 1985 Hunter 25.5. It has an outboard motor. Has anyone any advice as to w
passage for new hunter owner jim bartch at 3:34am 12.01.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1245 aloha to all,i am in the process of purchasing a 1998 hunter 450 passage and trying to get the boa
Can anyone give me the lat/long of these ports? Bob Lufkin at 3:21am 12.01.02 Big Boats 3/1140 Does anyone have the means to look this up for the following ports? Starting to plan a winter cruise
I'm looking at a 1985 Hunter 23 at $4900 advice? Lee at 11:28pm 11.30.02 Smaller Boats 14/1063 I'm looking at a Hunter 23 1985 and the asking price is $4900. It comes with a 8 hp honda 4 stroke,
New owner in need of H23 manual Alex Kowblansky at 11:17pm 11.30.02 Smaller Boats 3/774 I have just purchased a 1990 H23. Unfortunately, the seller no longer had the manual for the sailboa

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Drilling a hole for a USB port in the DC panel jaysweet at 5:39am 09.20.20 You can use a step bit like this one. Seadaddler suggested the same. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Xtr
Fixing brakes on 1990 Mac S Trailer rgranger at 5:37am 09.20.20 Bust Out Another Thousand = BOAT
Drilling a hole for a USB port in the DC panel Mechone at 5:37am 09.20.20 Die mentioned above does the best job.I had 2 ,12v sockets. I left them and installed the usb in ano
Bow Eyes mermike at 5:36am 09.20.20 Without a picture it is hard to say, but could you fill the holes and redrill them to 3/8? A 1/2" sh
Wanted Hunter 36 Vision, ready to buy now judybuddy at 5:18am 09.20.20 there is a utube video of a lady who bought a beater 32 Vision. Several really of her adventure and
Wanted Hunter 36 Vision, ready to buy now judybuddy at 5:10am 09.20.20
Shrouds and Stays diameter? rpludwig at 4:55am 09.20.20 simple & eze! https://cfd.northsails.com/sailing/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/08115139/NorthSails-Cat
Argh. (1) Will Gilmore at 4:44am 09.20.20 https://thelibraryladiesdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2016/08/walken.gif Even the inimitable Christoph
Bow Eyes (1) vwjay at 2:53am 09.20.20
Bow Eyes twistedskipper at 1:17am 09.20.20 Photo?
Argh. Rich Stidger at 9:25pm 09.19.20 So this pirate walks into a bar with a peg leg, a hook for an arm, and an eye patch. The bartender l
After 10 Years Benny17441 at 9:11pm 09.19.20 Sometimes we put boats or RVs away and one day like in the middle of a pandemic we decide to tinker
Bow Eyes Benny17441 at 9:08pm 09.19.20 You could eliminate them. I think those bow eyes are used to attach straps when the boat is trailer
Argh. Benny17441 at 9:03pm 09.19.20 "Grog" was a British Navy term for water diluted rum rations for a ship's crew. I still partake of
Argh. Stu Jackson at 8:24pm 09.19.20 I trashed my pirates BS years ago, they were a bunch of pretty rotten guys. Kept the rum.
Rust Never Sleeps. Stu Jackson at 8:19pm 09.19.20 For those of you with Yanmar engines, please note that this is a Catalina with an exhaust nipple in
H26 - Bottom Paint Flaking sail sfbay at 8:13pm 09.19.20 Looks like you lost your barrier coating?
Drilling a hole for a USB port in the DC panel Tedd at 8:12pm 09.19.20 Yes, definitely a job for a step bit. It will make the tidiest hole. Or a die set, if you can find o
Rust Never Sleeps. Ralph Johnstone at 8:09pm 09.19.20 Well dang, if you can get a factory cast 316 elbow, why the F would you have one welded up They d
After 10 Years Michael Davis at 8:07pm 09.19.20 10 years without sailing?!

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