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Air Conditioning? Darryl Lanier at 3:19am 10.28.02 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1105 I am toying with the Idea of installing A/C in my 1981 Hunter 33.. I was going to try to install it
Catalina `? Gisle at 2:39am 10.28.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/985 Dear Catalina owners.I am a Norwegian sailor who are in the market for a sailboat to sail the big
Deck Repair Questions Ken Lendeck at 2:24am 10.28.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1180 Now that my boat is out of the water for the winter, one of the major projects is the delamination o
portholes tim at 2:08am 10.28.02 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1589 heres the problem. The angle of the cabin house wall is so inclined that when it rains the water lay
Winterizing my domestic Water System Ron Fantozzi at 1:47am 10.28.02 Big Boats 9/881 I never had hot water on my boat before. I just purchased a 1987 Hunter 35.5 and she is now out of
Singlehanding Carter Steph at 1:30am 10.28.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1242 I am looking at purchasing a 1994 C270 and am interested in suggetions for singlehanding since the j
Topside Hatch Gasket Replacement Jim A at 12:53am 10.28.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/1393 I have to replace the gasket material for my topside hatches. I was wonder if anyone who has done t
Mac 26M (new model)? Replacement for 26x? Dave at 10:58pm 10.27.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1004 I was reading through some of the articles here and somebody mentioned looking at a Mac "26M (new mo
Chain Plate Failure Clayton at 10:29pm 10.27.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 21/4451 The link will take you to some scary pictures of a chain plate failure on a late-model Hunter. Does
Transmission Oil Hunter 31 Yanmar 2GMF Dennis at 10:02pm 10.27.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1420 I'm wanting to change the oil in the transmission of my Hunter 31. It has a Yanmar 2GMF engine. The
how to install a windlass on a 1979 h30 jerry edwards at 9:50pm 10.27.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/1461 I would like to install a all chain windlass on my boat, but don't think the locker is deep enough.
Interior walls and cabin floor. Mike at 8:45pm 10.27.02 Mid-Size Boats 13/1207 We stripped the walls and floor in the cabin of our '79 h33. Money and time being a concern we want
Wing Keel - sitting on your bottom Bill Potter at 8:18pm 10.27.02 Ask All Sailors 9/1913 Question for any "winged keel" sailors - I have the possibility of docking my 27 foot Catalina in a
Changing my oil for the first time Rick Daley at 6:01pm 10.27.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 4/910 I will be doing my own oil change for the first time. Is there any thing I should not do or do? My e
Water Stains on the Bulkhead MarcP at 5:51pm 10.27.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1470 While preparing our 1985 Cat 30 for the winter, we removed the Port Side Interior cushions and notic
College of nautical knowledge? SailboatOwners.com at 2:49pm 10.27.02 Ask All Sailors 98/3632 We've all seen some really dumb and unsafe things out on the water: the overloaded boat; the reckles
Deck Hardware Drew at 2:30pm 10.27.02 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1049 I would like to remove the exterior wood on my Oday to refinish the pieces over the winter. Do I ha
Enclosure Eric at 11:28am 10.27.02 Other Sailboats 0/744 Well, we have all seen the questions on enclosures and Radar.Finally I have gotten around to posti
Pedistal modification Eric at 11:26am 10.27.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1022 Check out how we modified our pedistal to hold the electronics we wanted at the helm. Artical in th
Sails for Hunter 23 Dan Bickford at 10:13am 10.27.02 Smaller Boats 9/2782 I'm about to replace the original UK sails on my 1986 Hunter 23. Does anyone have any experience t

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Hunter 290 with no arch Ron20324 at 10:15am 08.12.20 [QUOTE="MattyShmatty, post: 1651950, member: 153639 I'm 6'2 and I'll probably hit my head on it if I
Considering a Purchase - Advice? WanderingOnTheWay at 10:10am 08.12.20 Thanks, Don! Much appreciated. With respect to the stanchions, I asked about them directly, and the
Considering a Purchase - Advice? Don S/V ILLusion at 10:04am 08.12.20 If the stanchions require re-bedding, that means they were leaking. And if they were leaking and the
Do more zincs last longer? smokey73 at 9:57am 08.12.20 I bought one of the Reference Electrodes and followed their instructions for measuring the Hull Pote
Coast guard boarding. Ron20324 at 9:47am 08.12.20 ...I will say, it was mighty impressive - read scary - watching a destroyer come up on you knowing t
Window/portlight replacement pilott at 9:41am 08.12.20 If you use screws to hold down the window, make sure the screw-holes are oversized, to allow for exp
Coast guard boarding. Serenity on Hudson at 9:41am 08.12.20 Was boarded once about 4 years ago. It was Labor Day and I was motoring my 23.5 Hunter into a south
Window/portlight replacement DArcy at 9:36am 08.12.20 A boat wright friend of mine has total faith in the 795 product. Equally important, or more so, is
Do more zincs last longer? jviss at 9:32am 08.12.20 p.s. I just ordered the reference electrode and a couple more Max-Prop zincs. They are only a coupl
Raymarine ST4000+ Autohelm head unit dead again jonelli at 9:28am 08.12.20 FYI Guys, the Dan in Colorado that has been "fixing" these for some time (and also fixed mine last
Raymarine ST4000+ Autohelm head unit dead again jonelli at 9:25am 08.12.20 I hear ya. That connector just pushes in and does a little lock maneuver, but you need the collar t
Hunter 290 with no arch Justin_NSA at 9:25am 08.12.20 I think so. If you just raise the boom you won't be able to hoist the main and have full extension.
Fuel Starvation and The Obscure Ball Check Valve Stu Jackson at 9:18am 08.12.20 Check out page 7, the exploded image of the fuel filter. Item #8 "Check Ball kit" John, that may n
Hunter 290 with no arch MattyShmatty at 9:08am 08.12.20 Yes, the bimini covers the boom which is another weird one... I would want to be able to sail with t
Hunter 290 with no arch Justin_NSA at 9:04am 08.12.20 Is it an optical illusion or does that bimini cover the end of the boom? I think you would have to c
Part Shout-Outs: What add-on do you love? NotCook at 8:50am 08.12.20 At some point we'd like to go from 110vac fridge to 12vdc, but we will need to increase our 12 batt
Hunter 290 with no arch MattyShmatty at 8:48am 08.12.20 Hey, thanks for replying! Yes I saw the other thread but it didn't seem as though there was a conclu
BULB REPLACEMENT Steve760 at 8:42am 08.12.20 JamesG161. SBO store? And if you can give me the part number for your boat it could point me in the
H-34 Manual Fuel Check markwbird at 8:41am 08.12.20 It sounds like you are trying to get pretty close to empty before refueling. That is probably not a
BULB REPLACEMENT Steve760 at 8:41am 08.12.20 jssailem. I cannot identify the manufacturer but it looks like the original one that came with the b

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