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Renault Diesel Francis Morton at 4:55am 08.10.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/907 I am looking for an impellor for a Renault Diesel. My Hunter 27', 1980 came with a Renault and the p
Boom Vangs Don Guillette at 2:59am 08.10.01 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 10/4966 I thought my time on the Forum was up but the good folks at Sailboatownners.com decided to hold me o
Genoa and ladder David Jones at 3:27am 08.06.01 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1099 I have 72 O'Day 22',new owner. I am looking for a new or used genoa sail and also a transom ladder.
Adding extra halyard and wiring Dan at 2:03am 08.10.01 Smaller Boats 2/1116 I would like to add an extra halyard to my 25.5 to use for a cruising spinaker. Can anybody tell me
Thanks for the reminder, guys... Rick D at 1:29am 08.10.01 Other Sailboats 0/652 ..about cleaning the condenser coils once and a while. Last weekend, my wife and I pulled up the cus
Winch use Joel at 2:43am 08.06.01 Smaller Boats 4/777 I purchased a used 87 H23 a few years back but never got it into the water until this year. After sp
San Diego Bound!!!! Sherry Miller at 1:10am 08.10.01 Ask All Sailors 1/1050 Finally, California Bound--a dream come true. Flying into San Diego on September 1 (9 PM arrival),
Look at your stuffing box... Steve W. at 11:11pm 08.09.01 Mid-Size Boats 0/935 a pre-haulout inspection revealed significant cracking of the rubber stuffing box tube in my 1986 Ne
Trailers for O'day 240 Guest at 12:12am 08.06.01 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1433 I have found an O'day 240 located on a craddel and would like to talk with someone about their trail
georgous blue-hulled h40.5 in boothbay harbor bob at 9:39pm 08.09.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/931 i'm on vacation here in maine, and saw a beautiful blue-hulled h40.5 in boothbay harbor...the sugar
Minor Keel Damage - Cat 30' Gary C at 3:50pm 08.09.01 Mid-Size Boats 4/1003 Hello All! I'm looking to purchase a 30' Catalina (1977) and had a few questions. First of all, I re
Air vents Bob Greenfield at 11:12pm 08.05.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/904 What do you call the coverings on top of the cabin that help direct air into the boat? They can be t
Guest forum on sail trim: extended! SailboatOwners.com at 3:11pm 08.09.01 Ask All Sailors 0/996 We had so many good comments on Don Guilette's guest forum, we've extended Don another month or two
Holding tank leaking into the head... Richard Deep at 2:31pm 08.09.01 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1342 Peggy,I'm having a problem with my H31. Anytime the holding tank is over 1/3 full, I get a bowl f
welded stainless steel holding tank msd Bill at 1:29pm 08.09.01 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1673 My son can make a stainless msd holding tank of any shape for my boat. Are there any problems that
Pressurized water system Greggory Brock at 12:24pm 08.09.01 Mid-Size Boats 3/1118 I just bought an 85 h28.5 that has a hot and cold water pressure system. I don't have the manuals fo
Outboard motor bracket Gordon Meek at 11:45am 08.09.01 Smaller Boats 7/1043 I would like to replace the factory bracket with one of those that can raise the outboard motor up a
Electrical grounding and outboards Tom Wootton at 10:57am 08.09.01 Smaller Boats 4/962 Reading Don Casey's book on sailboat electrics, he describes a ground wire to the (inboard) engine b
Bimini Top placement Bob Finley at 10:15am 08.09.01 Smaller Boats 6/1951 I just purchased a Bimini top from Catalina Direct and we are wrestling with anchor placement. We t
broken hatch cover Kimberly at 9:52am 08.09.01 Smaller Boats 3/825 I would like some information on a broken hatch cover for 1983 Hunter 25 Ia there anywhere to replac

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Plastic Hunter Crack Repair Rictifyit at 7:22am 05.05.20 The mast tabernacle does double duty of holding the centerboard up. Even as you drive over bumps o
Bow thruster - is it a plus or minus? (1) sail sfbay at 7:17am 05.05.20
Plastic Hunter Crack Repair (8) Rictifyit at 7:17am 05.05.20 Here are a few more pics of recent repair activity! You have to use barbels, and free weights for s
2008 Beneteau in mast furling ? DayDreamer41 at 7:16am 05.05.20 In my opinion, the best choice for in mast furling is to get rid of it! Ouch, sounds to me like th
Fore-deck Fun AaronD at 7:13am 05.05.20 Fun. You keep using that word; I do not think it means what you think it means :)
Universal M25XPB, water temp gauge OR alarm faulty peter_ms at 7:03am 05.05.20 You will likely find the the connector/wire on the oil pressure sender behind the oilr filter is bro
Plastic Hunter Crack Repair (4) Rictifyit at 6:58am 05.05.20 @BobbyFunn I remember this comment about the mast hardware doing double duty to hold up the center
New arch for P42 (2) Jim_H42 at 6:49am 05.05.20 Mike - I used the standard mounts. Although I didn't have a propane locker to deal with, it is diff
Social distancing on a launch? shemandr at 6:43am 05.05.20 Don't forget people are going to have to sanitize their hands before and after using grab rails. Th
What happened to shore power service? Manete at 6:41am 05.05.20 It is supposed to be within 10 feet of the SP inlet. It looks different from a rular breaker. It mi
Which sealant should I use? sailnoproblem at 6:39am 05.05.20 Thanks for the information. I will look into Boatlife life calk, and the Sika 291. I have gotten exc
Social distancing on a launch? PaulK at 6:30am 05.05.20 Our club is running into the same issues. We are planning to take one or two people out to the boat
Boatless Summer? jason flare at 6:29am 05.05.20
LP pump on Yanmar 2GM20F Ken13559 at 6:26am 05.05.20 Fitted a spare lift pump last Saturday. Given the tight space it's a two person job. Prime pump to s
Social distancing on a launch? shemandr at 6:06am 05.05.20 I agree that a limit of 2 even if of the same household is too strident. Does anyone think members
2008 Beneteau in mast furling ? DougM at 5:58am 05.05.20 In my opinion, the best choice for in mast furling is to get rid of it!
CO alarm problem (?) Justin_NSA at 5:35am 05.05.20 Good thoughts everyone. All 3 batteries were replaced a year ago. Levels have been pretty stable. I'
Please help me identify this fixture on my Pearson 27 Will Gilmore at 5:27am 05.05.20 arbitrarily walk over and shift it a few times and change its position slightly. Or ask them to do
Newb Paint Question RoyS at 5:10am 05.05.20 If you sand the bottom; there you really do need a mask, and not a fake mask either.
mast light wiring problems jsachetti at 5:04am 05.05.20 Fixed it. Cleaned up wiring coming out of deck and finally got a current in the multimeter. Again, t

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