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How many hours to do a bottom paint job? Dean Strong at 9:48am 10.07.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1051 I'm about to haul-out my Hunter 30 and do my first bottom paint job. Last year the yard used Interl
Navigation and anchor lights Tim Bastian at 9:32am 10.07.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1058 Hello, I'm just getting started in this stuff and have a question on navigation and anchor lights
gelcoat scratches Ron at 9:19am 10.07.02 Other Sailboats 4/836 A "close encounter" with a stationary object left a series of light gouges ' scratches in the hull g
GPS Repeater Richard Brabazon at 9:12am 10.07.02 Ask All Sailors 4/1154 Thinking of installing a GPS repeater in the cockpit bulkhead ( tiller steering ) any brand way ahea
37.5 Mast Fairlead Steve Carpman at 8:46am 10.07.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/939 We just removed the mast in our new to us 1991 Legend 37.5. Everything looked great. I am not an exp
Unkown Yanmar model number Bill Reeves at 8:24am 10.07.02 Mid-Size Boats 5/1545 I am the proud co-owner of a 1979 Hunter 33. I need to get some parts for the Yanmar diesel engine
Bottom Paint Paul at 8:15am 10.07.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/930 I have just started racing my Catalina 30 with the local club here (pretty casual racing at this poi
Bilge John Dorsett at 8:04am 10.07.02 Big Boats 4/993 Have a new 356, and was wondering about the bilge pump, it seems to pump out fine but what is left i
Packing on shaft seals of new Hunters Ed at 7:06am 10.07.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/995 I have been reading with great interest on this forum the advantages to using a teflon impregnated f
Odors/Dry Bilge questions Ed at 6:47am 10.07.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 20/2420 Peggy, I am new to Hunters having bought my first one last year and sailed it this season (a 326) an
Blower for H25.5 with Inboard Diesel? Mark Sanford at 6:15am 10.07.02 Smaller Boats 1/911 Has anyone installed an exhaust blower in the engine compartment of a H25.5 with an inboard Yanmar 1
To Wayneo F Frank Sears at 6:05am 10.07.02 Smaller Boats 1/811 I saw your pictures and they look good.Just a caution - Be very careful raising and lowering your m
A very bad night - Long and ugly Frank Sears at 5:57am 10.07.02 Smaller Boats 6/776 10-4-02, South Chesapeake Bay - We took the boat out with little to no wind at all. A little was bl
Need 1 mo. rental trailer for a cat 22 in Atlanta Tony Balding at 5:29am 10.07.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1704 I have a request which someone may or may not have suggestions to help.I am looking for someone wi
Painting Questions Dan Marques at 5:22am 10.07.02 Ask An Oday Owner 7/993 Hi !I have a '67 Mariner which might not have ever been repainted in its life(this is my second s
Crusing chut Bob at 4:36am 10.07.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/1334 Last week I took a short sailing course (on my friends Cal 30) on how to "fly" a spinnaker. Complic
O'DAY 26 MAST LENGTH BRUCE CUTCLIFFE at 3:44am 10.07.02 Bigger Boats 4/2418 The specifications on the O'Day Owners web site for the O'Day 26 indicate the "Mast Height" as being
Rebuilding Rudder Assembly- H26 Paul H at 3:11am 10.07.02 Smaller Boats 4/767 Well, It's getting to that time of the year when we pull the boat out and get her ready for the wint
First time to Winterize Jennifer Grounds at 3:00am 10.07.02 The Cherubini Hunters 8/970 We have an 1981 Cherubini Hunter 27. This is our first time to own a boat up north (Chicago area) an
Hunter 40.5 Warning David Tomlinson at 2:45am 10.07.02 Big Boats 0/904 I have a 1995 Hunter 40.5 and just finished changing out the Rudder Stop. Hunter refered me to Edso

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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
Hunter 33 deck core material changes Crazy Dave Condon at 5:26pm 09.09.20
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
Stern berth ventilation H355 Tally Ho at 5:20pm 09.09.20
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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