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H260 Line Drawing Available? (1) BobSail at 12:30pm 04.15.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1280 Does anyone know where I might find a relatively high-resolution copy of the Hunter 260 line drawing
Engine Swap agg212 at 12:19pm 04.15.20 Engines and Propulsion 1/670 I currently have a an 1-cylinder Yanmar YSM12 (original to the boat from 1979). I am looking to repl
Sailor Rescued 200 Miles off Jersey Coast bawlmer at 12:02pm 04.15.20 Ask All Sailors 31/2405 A 25 foot sailboat caught fire and its single hand crew had to be rescued. The story states the boat
Keel won't fully drop Willemvan at 8:20am 04.15.20 Smaller Boats 15/1048 This spring I changed the uphaul rope on my keel. Since I put it in the water the keel will only dro
Shower (pump). Who uses them? Justin_NSA at 6:53am 04.15.20 Ask All Sailors 22/2250 An active thread got me to thinking about my own shower pump that I am working on....sort of. I noti
Replacing Aft Cabin Bulkhead in H306 (1) jaysweet at 3:22pm 04.14.20 Ask All Sailors 9/1002 Next on my list of pandemic projects: replacing the bulkhead (removable panel, really) in the aft ca
Heavy winds Hydro Therapy at 2:08pm 04.14.20 Ask All Sailors 4/723 So as Luck would have it I put my mainsail with stack pack on Monday. I new we had a storm rolling i
Wiring Repair Ideas? Rick D at 2:00pm 04.14.20 Ask All Sailors 17/1459 OK, I have been chasing wiring issues on my '94 vintage boat. Among them was rewiring the bow pulpit
A little baffled by sailboat performance numbers... (8) rgranger at 1:18pm 04.14.20 Ask All Sailors 21/5108 So I've been spending my quarantined time diving down various rabbit holes and today's obsession is
What's more chip resistant... Drinky Crow at 12:58pm 04.14.20 Ask All Sailors 2/492 ...gelcoat or LPU?
Interior Wood Refinishing npaulay at 12:51pm 04.14.20 Ask All Sailors 7/2987 Hello, I'm working on restoring my fathers sailboat and one of the first projects is cleaning the
Bottom Paint for Hunter 170 DFD at 12:12pm 04.14.20 Trailer Sailors 15/2002 I would like to freshen up my 170 hull paint. Not really sure if it needs it as I don't know how to
Yanmar SB-8 Service Manual npaulay at 11:27am 04.14.20 Ask All Sailors 6/8819 Hello, I am search of a Yanmar SB-8 Service Manual. I've tried to contact Yanmar directly asking fo
Yanmar B-type Engine Instrument Panel P=97 Tachometer (1) SeanP at 9:19am 04.14.20 Parts Search 8/4299 Hello all! I am struggling to find the P=97 instrument panel for my Hunter 31. EBay has a number of
Mega 30, Head plumbing length/size (2) Ethanhopps at 8:56am 04.14.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/1743 Hello! First post here so go easy on me... I bought a mega 30 (save the ugly comments, you're just j
Panel mounted bilge switch questions jdy2kgt at 7:11am 04.14.20 Ask All Sailors 4/655 Recently my bilge pump wasn't working. Due to time constraints I called in a pro. To my surprise t
Fuel Limiter Screw Adjustment? ScottySailor at 12:48am 04.14.20 Engines and Propulsion 22/7901 Hey all doing some work on my Yanmar 2gmf and I stupidly took apart the fuel limiter screw whoops!!
What deck paint Hunter 33 woofetc at 8:40pm 04.13.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/912 The diamond pattern anti-slip area of the side decks running along the length of our 2008 Hunter 33
Hunter 386 Year 2002 Line Replacement Gary Ryan at 6:17pm 04.13.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/859 We purchased our new/used Hunter 386 last October. It was wrapped and on the hard. I did notice th
Hunter 38 Interior wood stain match letskeepriding at 6:05pm 04.13.20 Big Boats 12/2913 Just a heads up for anyone who might need to touch up their interior wood. After painstaking researc

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Catalina 22 jib keeps getting stuck trying to raise it Timm R Oday25 at 7:07am 11.21.24 I had the same issue for last summer . For those not familiar with the CDI system , the halyard does
Extra hose clamps - good idea Captain Larry-DH at 6:33am 11.21.24 since all of our hoses seem welded to their fittings after this time. :banghead: LOL we need to w
companion way overhead hatch Hayden Watson at 6:02am 11.21.24 4-5 years ago, when I replaced all of my fixed ports and hatch lenses, I got the raw blanks from Tap
companion way overhead hatch Project_Mayhem at 5:08am 11.21.24 Peterson Plastics in Chicago
Extra hose clamps - good idea east coaster at 4:01am 11.21.24 I have only had one fail on the boat, but as stated previously the hose was "welded" to the fitting
Catalina 22 jib keeps getting stuck trying to raise it (1) topstom at 3:33am 11.21.24 I don't think you have the FLEX furler. Looks like two extrduded aluminum channels in the foil/luff
Extra hose clamps - good idea colemj at 3:28am 11.21.24 I've had countless perforated hose clamps fail, and am surprised few others here have. The most com
Extra hose clamps - good idea dlochner at 3:16am 11.21.24 I upgrade my hose clamps when I see them in poor / failing condiction. However have to say in over
Extra hose clamps - good idea Captain Larry-DH at 3:03am 11.21.24 I upgrade my hose clamps when I see them in poor / failing condiction. However have to say in over
Extra hose clamps - good idea NYSail at 1:15am 11.21.24 I upgrade my hose clamps when I see them in poor / failing condiction. However have to say in over 2
Extra hose clamps - good idea thinwater at 9:16pm 11.20.24 I think the risk of chafe outweighs the minor convenience. I think this is a good idea that ... isn'
Boom Outhaul 1998 Hunter 410 Windpilot at 8:38pm 11.20.24 I'll go by the boat tomorow, hopefully remember to take photo for you. You say you have the standard
Extra hose clamps - good idea Project_Mayhem at 7:41pm 11.20.24
Buying 423? ldd at 7:04pm 11.20.24 Anyone had to replace a section of cabin floor. In front of galley is uneven. Where can I get the de
Legend 35.5 - Crack under compression post wilburleft at 6:51pm 11.20.24 Thanks for the advice Jan_H. I started having doubts about the steel plate option this afternoon for
Extra hose clamps - good idea Dalliance at 6:48pm 11.20.24
Simpson Lawrence Windless dLj at 6:28pm 11.20.24 I think you are absolutely correct. It looks like the inner race of the old bearing. You could heat
Extra hose clamps - good idea dlochner at 6:19pm 11.20.24 My take is it sounds good, but wouldn't really work as expected. It is not likely those solid clamp
Extra hose clamps - good idea dLj at 6:19pm 11.20.24
Extra hose clamps - good idea Captain Larry-DH at 6:10pm 11.20.24

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