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painting metal toe rails Ed Schmitt at 4:33am 03.31.02 Ask All Sailors 4/1459 I have black metal toe rails of my 1980 Hunter 33 and am interested in any suggestions for restoring
Looking for a Hunter 28 or 28.5 ... Eric at 12:03am 03.31.02 Mid-Size Boats 6/931 We are currently in the process of selling our 2000 240 and we're shopping around for a 280 or 28.5.
H23.5 mast lowering with furler Arturo DeVitalis at 10:05am 03.30.02 Smaller Boats 7/884 I raise and lower the mast while underway and I need your comments if I purchase a furler (no specif
Suggestions on Hunter Purchase Pete Shaw at 10:31pm 03.29.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/925 I expect to purchase a used Hunter 33.5 or 34 within the next year. Probably in the 35000 to $45000
hunter decals joseph at 10:17am 03.29.02 Smaller Boats 9/1155 I am purchasing a 25.5 and the decal stripes on the cabin are in bad shape. Does anyone know of a pl
What are Dutchman's Cutouts on sailcovers? Dave at 3:19am 03.29.02 Ask All Sailors 9/1536 Can someone advise me?
nicks and scratches Jack at 4:28pm 03.28.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/913 I'm doing the bottom paint on my od-25.In the process of scraping it,I put some nicks and scratches
I need more advice installing plastic ports Denise Kilpatrick at 4:11am 03.28.02 Big Boats 8/1197 I forgot to mentioned that the opening ports I bought from Bomar were plastics.I contacted two reput
Fixed Port Trim Charlie at 12:24am 03.28.02 Big Boats 5/1183 I am the almost proud owner of a seriously wallet whipped 1985 Hunter 34. At this point in the almo
Cyanne pepper paint. David Guthridge at 2:42pm 03.27.02 Ask All Sailors 5/1361 I did a four year tour in the US Navy back in '67-'71 and I recall the Navy and Coast Guard were con
nicrovent Douglas at 10:19am 03.27.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/984 I would like to install a nicrovent on my forward hatch. What is the best way to cut the 4 3/4" hol
Fuel Line for Yanmar 2QM 15 Bob Alderson at 7:37am 03.27.02 Bigger Boats 3/1639 I have been unable to find through normal channels a fuel line for #2 cylinder on a Yanmar 2QM15. C
swim platform C Robb Worthington at 11:08pm 03.26.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1086 Anyone out there retrofitted a swim platform onto a late eighties C-30. I'm considering a simple gla
Companion Way Door Jay Curry at 1:37pm 03.26.02 Smaller Boats 2/922 Our 260 is a 2001 model. The arrangement for the companion way door turned out to be quite a bit of
Cold Machine beeping/not cooling John at 10:57am 03.26.02 Other Sailboats 6/1393 I have a 1993 PB 100 Large Cap vertical cold machine (copying from invoice) on a 1979 Cal 31 with no
25 O'Day Battery Holder Chip at 7:27am 03.26.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/984 my batterry holder/wood rotted out and I was wondering if there is a standard batterry box that will
Carpet replacement? Ed Schenck at 3:54am 03.26.02 The Cherubini Hunters 11/1191 This is an old topic that I would like to revisit. How many models and years of Cherubini's used ca
Starting and Deep Cycle Batteries Lee at 11:35pm 03.25.02 Ask All Sailors 9/1280 I have two starting batteries(flooded) and I would like to replace one with a Deep Cycle house batte
Auto Pilot: ST6001 or 5000 Steve at 12:23pm 03.25.02 Big Boats 6/1268 Howdy. I bought the New Catalinia 350. Expect delivery May - June there bouts'. Anyway, I am decki
TARGET BOAT SPEEDS AND POLARS JOHN GENTUSA at 9:57am 03.25.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/1030 DOES ANYONE HAVE TARGET BOAT SPEEDS OR POLARS FOR A 1985 HUNTER 28.5 WITH THE DEEP KEEL(5'2"). PLAN

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Battery Mixing integrating Lithium Lifepo4 AGM or Gell Hayden Watson at 11:36pm 03.24.20 I am not too convinced that eliminating the BMS is a great idea. My thinking is that the primary pu
Canvas winter cover Ron20324 at 9:36pm 03.24.20 Canvas is not your best idea for a cover. Others here would make better suggestions, and lighter wei
Boatyard shut down due to COVID Ron20324 at 9:28pm 03.24.20 Maryland ordered all non-essential businesses closed yesterday. Shortly after that we got a notice
Animal poop Justin_NSA at 9:10pm 03.24.20 Sorry Justin... just reread yours... funny as hell The English language can be fun :p
Battery Mixing integrating Lithium Lifepo4 AGM or Gell Screen Saver at 9:03pm 03.24.20 I also believe we have been conditioned to the requirement of a BMS, which is effectively what takes
Dodger Ron20324 at 8:40pm 03.24.20 SOMEBODY AT YOUR MARINA MAY HAVE TRIED IT AND EVEN HAVE THE SAILRITE MACHINE? The bows you will rece
Need some advice on the best way to prevent condensation inside the boat, which mainly occ Jim26m at 8:16pm 03.24.20 @mnmpizza, Sorry you had that experience. Dessicants are fine if you live in a place that doesn't h
Stop rebuilding my Universal m25XP or keep going? Michael Davis at 7:58pm 03.24.20 If you take the pistons out you should replace the rings. I couldn't find a ring compressor small en
Stop rebuilding my Universal m25XP or keep going? pathfndr at 7:51pm 03.24.20 I'm leaning toward removing each of the pistons, and measuring the bore in the liners per the instru
Mac 26D Bilge/ Laz Question ScourgeOfTheHudson at 7:41pm 03.24.20 I've got to take out a well designed and installed propane system and a way bigger than I'll need fu
Need some advice on the best way to prevent condensation inside the boat, which mainly occ mnmpizza at 7:39pm 03.24.20 My Damp Rid Story: I was regularly using a damp rid catch container with the DR bag inside. Would pl
Battery Mixing integrating Lithium Lifepo4 AGM or Gell Hayden Watson at 7:36pm 03.24.20 Hi Hayden, ...Its hard for me to be accurate but from what Im seeing no more than 10% possibly 5% o
HUNTER 41 DIRECT TOILET DISCHARGE QUESTION Terry Cox at 7:34pm 03.24.20 Different model boat here, but does your boat have a macerator pump to discharge the holding tank ov
Starting your engine on dead batteries. Terry Cox at 7:27pm 03.24.20 If I could make a suggestion, based on what your pics show, maybe try leaving the inverter select s
Pro Furler jssailem at 7:10pm 03.24.20 Happy for you. Always good to save a 74yrs old sailor from having to climb the mast.:stir: You just
The Lighter Side of Social Distancing justsomeguy at 7:04pm 03.24.20
The Lighter Side of Social Distancing AlastairLC at 7:03pm 03.24.20 Actually they played in the red light district of Hambugh.
Sailboat Owners Guide to Corrosion - Protection (Collier 13 - 15, 18) DArcy at 7:00pm 03.24.20 To return to my earlier analogy of Iron Pond being fed by Aluminium Reservoir; adding Zinc Falls fr
Battery Mixing integrating Lithium Lifepo4 AGM or Gell Screen Saver at 6:59pm 03.24.20 Hi Hayden, Not a lot really at this point. I have had now both Gells fully & permanently included at
Animal poop smokey73 at 6:37pm 03.24.20 Where I come from we refer to that as "high speed lead poisoning". If it is on your farm and you ar

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