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Dean Strong at 9:48am 10.07.02
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I'm about to haul-out my Hunter 30 and do my first bottom paint job. Last year the yard used Interl
Tim Bastian at 9:32am 10.07.02
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Hello, I'm just getting started in this stuff and have a question on navigation and anchor lights
Ron at 9:19am 10.07.02
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A "close encounter" with a stationary object left a series of light gouges ' scratches in the hull g
Richard Brabazon at 9:12am 10.07.02
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Thinking of installing a GPS repeater in the cockpit bulkhead ( tiller steering ) any brand way ahea
Steve Carpman at 8:46am 10.07.02
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We just removed the mast in our new to us 1991 Legend 37.5. Everything looked great. I am not an exp
Bill Reeves at 8:24am 10.07.02
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I am the proud co-owner of a 1979 Hunter 33. I need to get some parts for the Yanmar diesel engine
Paul at 8:15am 10.07.02
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I have just started racing my Catalina 30 with the local club here (pretty casual racing at this poi
John Dorsett at 8:04am 10.07.02
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Have a new 356, and was wondering about the bilge pump, it seems to pump out fine but what is left i
Ed at 7:06am 10.07.02
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I have been reading with great interest on this forum the advantages to using a teflon impregnated f
Ed at 6:47am 10.07.02
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Peggy, I am new to Hunters having bought my first one last year and sailed it this season (a 326) an
Mark Sanford at 6:15am 10.07.02
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Has anyone installed an exhaust blower in the engine compartment of a H25.5 with an inboard Yanmar 1
Frank Sears at 6:05am 10.07.02
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I saw your pictures and they look good. Just a caution - Be very careful raising and lowering your m
Frank Sears at 5:57am 10.07.02
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10-4-02, South Chesapeake Bay - We took the boat out with little to no wind at all. A little was bl
Tony Balding at 5:29am 10.07.02
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I have a request which someone may or may not have suggestions to help. I am looking for someone wi
Dan Marques at 5:22am 10.07.02
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Hi ! I have a '67 Mariner which might not have ever been repainted in its life (this is my second s
Bob at 4:36am 10.07.02
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Last week I took a short sailing course (on my friends Cal 30) on how to "fly" a spinnaker. Complic
BRUCE CUTCLIFFE at 3:44am 10.07.02
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The specifications on the O'Day Owners web site for the O'Day 26 indicate the "Mast Height" as being
Paul H at 3:11am 10.07.02
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Well, It's getting to that time of the year when we pull the boat out and get her ready for the wint
Jennifer Grounds at 3:00am 10.07.02
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We have an 1981 Cherubini Hunter 27. This is our first time to own a boat up north (Chicago area) an
David Tomlinson at 2:45am 10.07.02
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I have a 1995 Hunter 40.5 and just finished changing out the Rudder Stop. Hunter refered me to Edso

Recent Replies

Nylock keel nuts, good or bad idea?
AndrewG at 7:23pm 09.09.20
Ken, California is CF for some reason and her number is 1232.
WINTERIZING PLUMBING
Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:14pm 09.09.20
It's definitely a bit early IMO. But better to have the info before you need it than to need it and
Need Propeller for Hunter 34
Mikem at 6:42pm 09.09.20
Campbell Sailor is also another great fixed three blade. My son has one on his 2000 H410 and my daug
Battery charging question
JohnShannon at 6:32pm 09.09.20
I would expect 1/2 hour of motoring that the batts would be at 13+ volts. Sounds like maybe your al
Unknown Sailboat Type
FastOlson at 6:28pm 09.09.20
Not familiar. Could have been molded out in the UK or Canada. Perhaps.
Drilling hole to run lines through cabintop mounted traveller
Joe at 5:59pm 09.09.20
You have think "tunnel" rather than "hole". The riser was probably molded into the deck at the fac
Catalina 310 with Schaefer 2100 Jib Furler - took apart, but can't get Stop Pin back in
Calif. Ted at 5:53pm 09.09.20
The stop pin needs to be in before the foil is lowered, see steps 12 and 29 of the attached installa
Cracked liner after keel strike
ranmanca20 at 5:45pm 09.09.20
Beneteau uses cast iron keels, which is why it is scraped and not dented. We were motor sailing in t
Drilling hole to run lines through cabintop mounted traveller
Ron20324 at 5:43pm 09.09.20
How about drill your through holes, then use them to put epoxy into that riser? Maybe even do that f
Hunter 33 deck core material changes
StephenD at 5:34pm 09.09.20
I know some of the Marlow-Hunter e33's (2012-present) have Nida core. Just don't know how far back t
How long can I run 15HP outboard continuously?
Jackdaw at 5:21pm 09.09.20
As long as they have clean gas and cooling water, forever. Not diesel forever, mind you, but a long
Need Propeller for Hunter 34
sail sfbay at 5:03pm 09.09.20
Michigan Sailer fixed 3 blade propeller is what I have installed on all my sailboats. Here are some
How long can I run 15HP outboard continuously?
Mr Fox at 4:56pm 09.09.20
Definitely get it looked over by a mechanic, I lived in NYC for 20 years and have taken many boats u
ECHO, Alden Challenger design number 949R, turned 60 years old this season!
Michael Davis at 4:22pm 09.09.20
Nice! Always a joy to see your pictures Tom.
Sail hull trawler conversion questions
dLj at 3:36pm 09.09.20
I'd agree with both @shemandr and @Will Gilmore above. The difference is at best murky. Generally I'
Sail hull trawler conversion questions
shemandr at 3:33pm 09.09.20
Can you point to a good one. Because mostly I see bad sailing vessel and slow moving power vessels.
Sail hull trawler conversion questions
Will Gilmore at 3:22pm 09.09.20
It's a little murky. The idea is that the sail is both a stabilizing device and the auxiliary power
Sail hull trawler conversion questions
shemandr at 3:17pm 09.09.20
"Motor Sailor" is a term that deserves a lot of discussion. My first inclination is that they don't

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