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Carpet wall stains Dave Shore at 8:15am 11.14.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/945 Ok I have found my leak, I think, tightening up the toe rails, now how can I clean the stains off th
I hate my ports Susan Annala at 8:09am 11.14.02 Big Boats 21/3688 Hi gang....I have an 85 H34 and the ports are horrible. Not only do they hold water (making it a pa
Vision-32 Exhaust on the Waterline James Marohn at 8:02am 11.14.02 Mid-Size Boats 6/955 This has been bugging me for several years, the exhaust through-hull is right on the waterline. The
Furling Larry Galuski at 8:01am 11.14.02 Smaller Boats 3/729 I would like to put a roller furler on my Hunter 23 But I don't know what kind I need or can use. C
Fairhaven Oday owners Dick Silva at 7:34am 11.14.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1160 I an intrested in talking to Oday owners in the Fairhaven area I have just moved my boat to Fairhave
The Four Elements Of Sail Trim Don Guillette at 7:14am 11.14.02 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 14/3296 Mates: I wrote this article many months ago. It may be of interest to beginners to intermediates who
Hunter Factory UpGrades. Bob F at 7:03am 11.14.02 Big Boats 7/958 I just read the Hunter upgrade for 376,380,410,420,430,450. Has anyone had this done and was it very
Anyway- what is your favorite Teak Finish and Why? Jim Willis at 6:16am 11.14.02 Other Sailboats 4/824 I have used Dexalay ( liked the yellow look but it did not seem to last long), Cetol (the old orange
272 rudder split Doug Dannen at 6:13am 11.14.02 Ask An Oday Owner 3/967 When I took my 272 out for the winter, I noticed the rudder had split down the front. The crack was
Oh No - Not another Teak Treatment! Jim Willis at 6:12am 11.14.02 Other Sailboats 1/699 About 4 years ago, while experimenting , I found an additive for IG Silkenseal that made it more lik
Hunter 30T Ron Honeycutt at 5:41am 11.14.02 Mid-Size Boats 5/1238 I have owned a 1993 Hunter 30T now for about 10 years. I sail it almost every weekend on a fresh wa
Bronze Nipples Garry at S/V TASHTEGO at 4:28am 11.14.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1195 I need a mail order (and preferably internet enabled) source for 3/4" NPT bronze pipe nipples. West
Bilge Pipe Garry of S/V TASHTEGO at 4:18am 11.14.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/1080 On TASHTEGO there is a plastic pipe (I can't see it but it feels like PVC pipe) which runs under the
Week One Trivia Winners OdayOwners.com at 3:48am 11.14.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/861 Three owners acheived perfection in week one of the O'Day Trivia Contest: John J. Cartier, Brian Ha
Position of Gennaker sheet leads? Jeff Church #545 at 3:23am 11.14.02 Mid-Size Boats 6/1980 I plan to purchase a gennaker this winter and I need to rig the boat for it. I am not sure where the
Original V Berth pocket doors on H25 L and W at 1:39am 11.14.02 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1113 Does anyone have a photo or drawing of the original pocket door(s) in the V Berth entryway on the 19
F235 in light winds Jim at 1:17am 11.14.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1268 How does the First 235 do in light winds? What can be done to increase performance? Load balancing,
H37C fuel tank replacement ? Morrie at 11:31pm 11.13.02 The Cherubini Hunters 2/967 I think I have a leaky fuel tank in my 1979 37C. I have read that aluminum tanks can be expected to
Soundproofing the engine compartment David Foster at 10:36pm 11.13.02 Ask All Sailors 8/2284 Large areas of the engine compartment for the one-lung Yanmar diesel on our 1977 Hunter 27 have no s
Mac 26S Cabin door overboard Bruce at 10:21pm 11.13.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1015 I lost the cabin door for my 1995 Mac 26S. It fell overboard and immediately sunk in very muddy wat

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Cabin paint question dlochner at 6:04am 09.03.20 Avoid acrylic latex paint, that's probably what's on there now. When latex paints are applied they l
Ladder Step Pad (1) RoyS at 5:40am 09.03.20 I made a step for the top of my ladder to give my dog some purchase when leaving the inflatable. Wor
Turn Blocks on a 1984 Hunter 34 HMT2 at 5:34am 09.03.20 See post 13 in this thread. I did this on my H31. Those blocks come off easily. Post 13 has the spec
Found a 2003 C310 jssailem at 5:28am 09.03.20 Wow JRT. Who knew a microburst storm could be so destructive. Just wondering are you on Guntersville
Adding a mid ship gate to a Cat 350 daviddp at 5:27am 09.03.20 Thanks John.
Adding a mid ship gate to a Cat 350 jssailem at 5:12am 09.03.20 David. This appears to be a possible solution. Comes in: Starboard https://www.catalinadirect.com/sh
Block size for Outhaul (1) Will Gilmore at 5:04am 09.03.20 I would say if it says 7/16 it is OK for 7/16. In the first photo you could get 2:1 mechanical adv
Adding a mid ship gate to a Cat 350 daviddp at 4:48am 09.03.20 David You are talking about adding stanchions. Your boat was initially designed with out stanchions
Ladder Step Pad (1) Rich Stidger at 4:46am 09.03.20 I made up a bunch of these U-shaped brackets years ago out of stainless steel. I found these two bu
Alden Challenger Sighting: COMPASS ROSE (1) TomY at 3:50am 09.03.20 It does look Molich finished although the pilot berths are cut different (straight top) than my 61 M
Nylock keel nuts, good or bad idea? Joe at 3:09am 09.03.20 On my previous boat there was a thick bumpy layer of bottom paint at the waterline. I carefully
Block size for Outhaul (1) Joe at 2:45am 09.03.20 This is what I was thinking of in previous comment. You end of with 4:1 purchase.. but to minimize
Mac 26S replacement mast too heavy? Eclectic at 1:13am 09.03.20 That deck plate was stock on 92' and 93' so sayeth BWY. Judging by your photo of the mast and deck
Alden Challenger Sighting: COMPASS ROSE danielhwolf at 12:57am 09.03.20 She's a beaut, I'd have snapped her up in a moment!
Any drop-in replacement for the new Marinco 4" Solar Vent? Ken13559 at 12:28am 09.03.20 I looked at Pactrade and Sundance and decide that I will go with Solatek Solar Vent with Battery. Me
Charter Destinations in San Juan Islands and Vicinity Mark Maulden at 10:59pm 09.02.20
Catalina 310 Water Heater Ron20324 at 9:39pm 09.02.20 We just replaced our water heater in our 1999 hull #1 but it never leaked. Instead the fuel tank le
Water heater Mikem at 9:08pm 09.02.20 Search Results Featured snippet from the web Pressure hot and cold water is standard and, since 310
Shushwap Lake good for a short cruise? Revv up at 9:06pm 09.02.20 Unfortunately or rarely blows enough there to make it worth the trip, Okanagan Lake down near Pentic
TS Nana (1) JamesG161 at 8:59pm 09.02.20 The latest Hurricane Hunters mission found 75 mph winds as Nana will hit Belize early in the morning

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