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Different keels for Hunter 28? Rick at 12:56am 03.28.02 Other Sailboats 1/930 I am thinking of buying a 89 Hunter 28 that has a shoal keel. Did they make this boat with a fin kee
Correct thread for making sail cover??? Paul at 10:32pm 03.27.02 Ask All Sailors 4/2101 Hi,We have just ordered our sunbrella fabric for making a new sail cover and few other covers. Wha
Rudder post leaks John Bannister at 5:07pm 03.27.02 Big Boats 3/882 I have a 93 35.5 which has recently started to show signs of leaking into the bathing platform trans
Taking a header into the galley DP at 11:47am 03.27.02 Big Boats 6/1014 My husband and I are looking at purchasing a Catalina 36mkll. The placement of the galley (at the bo
Tomorrow I buy Dennis at 11:07am 03.27.02 Smaller Boats 21/1320 Tomorrow I complete a deal on a well kept 1980 Hunter 25 and I have never salied in my life. Turnin
Size of Refrigeration Box Dennis at 9:37am 03.27.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/853 Does any body know the size of the refrigerator box on a 1982 Catalina 30? Also, what is the best re
Manual for 272, Westerbeke 10 hp Chris at 8:21am 03.27.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/995 I bought a great 272 and this is my first boat, unfortunately without any manual.I am wondering if
Wind Vane Mounting Plate Son Nguyen at 6:14am 03.27.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/868 Hi,I have an '82 Hunter with a small problem. I'm trying to fix my wind vane, the whole assembly
mini genset Rob Verner at 12:32am 03.27.02 Ask All Sailors 11/2260 Has anyone tried using a Honda (or similar ) generator for routine recharging on a small sailboat(li
bottom paint necessary? Paul at 10:26pm 03.26.02 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1289 seriously, is it really necessary? boats are built well and if they get powerwashed once a year why
Retirement Vessel Michael Brooks at 6:53pm 03.26.02 Ask All Sailors 11/1635 After sailing and purchasing (3 total) sailing vessels in the last 12 years my wife and I are approa
Nautical White Elephants Tim Schaaf at 1:11pm 03.26.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/932 In the somewhat whimsical spirit of helping ward off unwise purchases by others, I wonder if partici
Rig Failure on H410 Gary and Judith Backway at 12:16pm 03.26.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/794 Has any other 410 owner had a problem with the welded spreader bases tearing a section of mast away?
ST 4000 Installation on Hunter 290 Michael at 9:59am 03.26.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1156 I am in the process of installing a ST 4000 autopilot on my 290. I'd like any input as to installati
ODay 25,boom vang ron at 8:51am 03.26.02 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1500 Im restoring a 1976 ODay 25.I am missing the boom attachment for my vang(frankly I dont ever recall
Used Sails J.T.Ellis at 5:34am 03.26.02 Smaller Boats 3/1062 Well, I guess 18 years is about as long as you can expect out of a mainsail. On a beautiful wing-on
Stay Sail or ATN Storm Sail Jack Rudolph at 5:00am 03.26.02 Big Boats 1/1032 I am interested in a storm sail for my Hunter Passage 42 1995. An interstay for flying a storm sai
Cruising Spinnaker Tim Pinkham at 2:31am 03.26.02 Smaller Boats 4/865 Hello,Has anyone gone through the required motions of setting up your boat to fly a cruising spinn
Mainsail Halyard Sizing John Lynch at 12:46am 03.26.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1065 "LOTUS",is getting new running rigging this Spring. I had New England Rope's Sta-Set line as a given
Outboard motor mount Tom Wootton at 10:19pm 03.25.02 Smaller Boats 4/756 While tying up after sailing last Sunday, I discovered a lengthwise crack near the top edge of the t

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Tank monitor Justin_NSA at 5:22am 03.16.20 The "hard" part is calibrating the Empty and Full limits. You have to completely empty it the fill i
Tank monitor NYSail at 5:14am 03.16.20 I just bought SCAD TM1.... will be installing it on my aft holding tank, external strips. Looks rela
Yanmar 3gm piston liner R R kloudie1 at 5:07am 03.16.20 https://sbo.sailboatowners.com/downloads/Hunter_gen_25628785.pdf scroll down almost to the end of ch
Hull crack and oil canning shemandr at 5:01am 03.16.20 I don't think I was being too cavalier in suggesting parting out this boat. I did a similar repair
Pandemic Survival shemandr at 4:39am 03.16.20 Ditto over here on the East Coast. I spent the last three days on a pontoon boat doing RC work. Fl
Water in compartments with foam Will Gilmore at 4:34am 03.16.20 My interest would be around keeping the boat afloat after a huge wave swamped it. The only requirem
Its funny Friday! Justin_NSA at 4:14am 03.16.20 Politics :huh:
Water in compartments with foam greg_m at 4:08am 03.16.20 I've never been a fan of user-installed foam, for a long list of reasons. I'm told Catalina offered
2004 Hunter 260 Shaneb at 4:07am 03.16.20 Take a closer look and make sure they are between the paint and gel coat. If it is just the old pai
Stuffing box help twodzusfittings at 4:06am 03.16.20 If your quarter berth is on the starboard side: from the quarter berth access, turn your locking
Water in compartments with foam greg_m at 4:01am 03.16.20 In my post above I generalised in terms of floatation to boat weight ratio because I wanted my boat
Looking for a part (Deck Organizer) caverun at 3:17am 03.16.20 Looks like Garhauer has changed their design, so if you want an exact match will have to wait for a
Cockpit table receptacle Will Gilmore at 2:38am 03.16.20 That would be less likely to crack in the future if it had slightly rounded corners. Maybe it's jus
Stuffing box help Davidasailor26 at 2:33am 03.16.20 To loosen the locking nut we used to have a bronze bar and a hammer. Rest the bar in one of the notc
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 2:29am 03.16.20
high water? Will Gilmore at 2:08am 03.16.20 If all of the ice in Antarctica melted it would raise sea levels 57 meters. Not quite an accurate
Rudder Bolts for My F235 Ron20324 at 1:40am 03.16.20 From this parts list it looks like it is a hex head 16x50mm nylon. http://www.beneteau235.com/f235
Hull crack and oil canning greg_m at 12:35am 03.16.20 I for one would be curious about the condition of the other 99% of the boat before suggesting he se
Cockpit table receptacle Allan12210 at 11:47pm 03.15.20 How about getting a length of aluminum square tubing 2" x 2" inner dimension with a 1/4" wall thick
Stuffing box help Stu Jackson at 10:20pm 03.15.20 Look at the threads below the lock nut. That will tell you which way to turn it.

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