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Light Bulbs Ron at 10:59pm 10.06.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/988 On a recent coastal passage, the fluorescent bulb (a tube around 11-1/2" long) in the light fixture
End of a great season Geoff in Ann Arbor at 10:59pm 10.06.02 Ask All Sailors 2/940 Arrived Friday night to our slip to set sail the next day the 25 nm distance from Harbor Beach to Po
Boat Show Goodies? Peter at 10:52pm 10.06.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/932 I didn't get to the Boston show - anything new there (hunterwise) that was of interest? Upgrades, o
Hunter 30 1978 Mast Sag steve rainey at 10:51pm 10.06.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1066 I'm about to take the plunge and pull the mast and fix a sag problem. Lots of posts out there on the
Rig Tuning Ben at 10:40pm 10.06.02 Big Boats 2/972 I have a 1983 Hunter 34. Last week in 18 knot winds Ihad a big difference in boat speed on port ver
How I added space in Salon of 306 (290) Mike at 10:12pm 10.06.02 Mid-Size Boats 0/841 By lifting the salon table, sliding it up the mast step pole, and turning it 90 degrees, the floor i
guage repair without replacement bo at 9:58pm 10.06.02 Big Boats 3/1047 My boat (C 36 #585) has been out of the water so long that now I don't trust any of the guages. The
I will be gone for a week Crazy Dave Condon at 7:57pm 10.06.02 Smaller Boats 0/852 In the past few months, I have seen better responses to questions being asked which are more informa
Easy fix for broken centerboard cable on 26s Chris baker at 5:27pm 10.06.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1299 Dear Joe,Well I went to my local reservoir today and found that they wouldn't let me use my two str
Pumping out water ballast Ron Mehringer at 12:50pm 10.06.02 Smaller Boats 13/1436 Thanks to a very good friend, my H26 is now at his dock in Barnegat Bay. Problem is very shallow wat
Bound for Hawaii Rick Webb at 12:29pm 10.06.02 Other Sailboats 9/1127 Not my boat but a buddy from High School in Hawaii is helping deliver a Hunter from San Diego to Hon
Frist Mate Autopilot JAck T Greer at 12:11pm 10.06.02 Ask All Sailors 0/1110 Looking for info on a frist mate autopilot.made some time in the 70s or 80s jack
dry bunk Richard Brabazon at 12:06pm 10.06.02 Ask All Sailors 2/3532 I have read about a product to place under bunk matresses and cushions - called " DRY BUNK " does an
Vented discharge loop Jim at 11:58am 10.06.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1276 I am replacing the head discharge hose on my Hunter 31. I do not have an overboard discharge. Is i
Lines on traveler 29.5 (94) J Stage at 11:12am 10.06.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/933 Forgot to take the lines off the traveler before covering the boat. Need to replace. Anyone know ma
Refrigerator drain Jim Bessinger at 9:48am 10.06.02 Mid-Size Boats 5/942 Does anyone know where the water drains to from the refrigerator in a 1990 Hunter 30?Also how do yo
Full Enclosure Help VEGA at 9:40am 10.06.02 Big Boats 2/1053 I am planning to purchase a 2002 Hunter 356 with a dodger and both the fore and aft bimini as it pro
Blisters Dave at 9:39am 10.06.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1137 Does anyone know what to use for blisters caused by sitting on your butt at the dock for the entire
Benateau First and Beneteau Mike at 7:55am 10.06.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1283 At the risk of appearing very naive, what is is the difference between a First Beneteau and a Benete
Small swing keel leak at the pivot area Alan at 6:06am 10.06.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1135 I recently had a mild leak repaired on the inside portion of my swing keel pivot area only to discov

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VP MD7B waterpump Renegade135 at 11:32am 08.09.20 Hi All , heat worked! got the waterpump off, with rebuild kit in hand. I am determined not to harm
Searching for Oceanis 36 CC Owners Manual sailingnim at 11:08am 08.09.20 THANK YOU! ??
Simulated Teak HMT2 at 11:07am 08.09.20 I patterned mine using a plastic sheet. Sent it to SeaDek, they digitized it and sent me a print out
Following in the footsteps.... Ralph Johnstone at 10:50am 08.09.20 Normally I would just go with a compression test but I can't seem to find the specs for that in the
Following in the footsteps.... Ralph Johnstone at 10:47am 08.09.20 I thought that analysis companies kept databases or whatever of engine alloys etc and expected ppm
DC Electric Panel Fuse Question necochino at 10:25am 08.09.20 I wonder how long that one amp fuse will hold? Praying Triton it does forever...
Boomless sailing 26S MAC srimes at 10:23am 08.09.20 A storm trysail is rigged boomless, sheeted to the aft cleats. Have to change working sheets just li
Tacking Etiquette capta at 10:20am 08.09.20 I had a friend we'll call C. He was the worst sailboat driver -ever! He would just sit staring at
Hunter 170 Mast Step - More Rotten Plywood ehallvt at 10:18am 08.09.20 Thanks again for your detailed posts and pictures... I have "soft" screws on rudder and stem, going
Erie PA over night trailer sailor sesmith at 10:13am 08.09.20 Call Heidi at Bay Harbor Marina. They do have a launch ramp but don't know if they let boaters use
Toilet paper sesmith at 9:54am 08.09.20 Fast dissolving TP in our Raritan electric head as already mentioned. What hasn't been mentioned is
Following in the footsteps.... Himilou at 9:51am 08.09.20 Not exactly the way engine oil analysis works. You require an exact periodic analysis of the oil i
local knowledge point pleasant canal current flow Dil at 9:48am 08.09.20 Definitely dont want to be that guy I have already decided i have no hurry to get to anywhere. In yo
Where to Glass a 170 and I would like to hear results of repairs after a few years, what has worked? ehallvt at 9:40am 08.09.20 Because I am spending a lot of time researching 170 repairs today I will cross-reference this post r
Simulated Teak sail sfbay at 9:39am 08.09.20 My SeaDek supplier scanned it. They scan with a portable scanner such as Proliner, which measures de
Anode needed on inside shaft? jibes138 at 9:39am 08.09.20 My question, is if the anode is OK to use outside the hull, what makes not OK to use inside the hul
Following in the footsteps.... Himilou at 9:33am 08.09.20
Hunter 170 - Repair Crack(s) (5) ehallvt at 9:33am 08.09.20 I live in Vermont, have now owned my 2005 170 for six seasons, and knew when I bought it that crack
Simulated Teak Georgedoyle at 9:28am 08.09.20 Those pieces look really precise. What tool do they use to scan for the template?
Following in the footsteps.... Ralph Johnstone at 9:25am 08.09.20 Before this project gets under way I really wanted to send some engine oil off for analysis just so

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