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H25.5 Forestay length David Hiatt at 2:45am 04.23.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/999 Does anyone know the correct length of the forestay on a 1986 Hunter 25.5?
Replacing the outboard motor on a Capri 26 George Sorrell at 2:27am 04.23.01 Destinations 2/1514 I'm considering replacing my 100 pound Suzuki 8 hp, 2 cycle, long shaft, electric start outboard wit
Steaming light bulb Bob Rutland at 2:23am 04.23.01 Mid-Size Boats 3/3886 I need to go up the mast and replace the steaming light bulb. Does anyone know what type of bulb it
Sea Water Pump Don Peterson at 2:20am 04.23.01 Mid-Size Boats 4/1050 I am looking for some advice on a Universal Diesel Model 18, after changing my sea water pump(sherwo
Universal M18 / Hurth Transmission Thos. Kober at 2:16am 04.23.01 Mid-Size Boats 2/1393 Submitted by Thos. Kober of Annapolis MD on 04/23 at 07:37AM regarding Catalina 27.This may sound l
Help me find a home for my boat Russell Hudson at 1:54am 04.23.01 Ask All Sailors 1/1218 I am relocating to the Myrtle Beach South Carolina Area. We are looking for homes in Pawleys Island
H25 Owners, Engineers & Seasoned Vets Ike Cook at 1:18am 04.23.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1061 1974 Hunter 25The forward deck of my boat is very soft, the core is saturated and has fallen in on
Internal Engine Zinc (sandy substance) Howard at 1:12am 04.23.01 Mid-Size Boats 1/965 When changing the zink in the water jacket on my 1978 8HP yanmar, I stuck my finger in the hole wher
Need Traveler Ideas for Catalina 30 Gary Burger at 12:55am 04.23.01 Mid-Size Boats 3/1201 I want to replace the old mainsheet traveler on my 1980 Catalina 30. The current track is curved, a
Universal M18 / Hurth Transmission Thos. Kober at 12:37am 04.23.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/3442 This may sound like a really dumb question but, I recently purchased a 1985 Catalina 27 with a Unive
Head Pump Out Joe Dickson at 12:20am 04.23.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1034 I recently purchased a 1984 Hunter 31. The deck pumpout cap is a quick-disconnect design as opposed
26.5 Windows Jeff at 12:16am 04.23.01 Smaller Boats 1/1015 I have a 23' Hunter 1989 and I am interested in a 26.5 I have seen windows on the 26.5 similar to th
Air conditioner location for Catalina 38 Allan Lansche at 11:38pm 04.22.01 Big Boats 3/1313 I would like to add air conditioning to my 1982 Catalina 38. Any suggestions as to where to locate
Whats under the Bottom Paint? Mike Ross at 11:29pm 04.22.01 Ask All Sailors 3/1762 I just finished stripping off about 10 layers of bottom paint. Underneath the paint is a greenish-y
main halyard fauled paul bonnes at 11:23pm 04.22.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1011 main halyard fauled at top of mast during winter.How is this possible. What kind of blocks are used
What is a good price Rick at 10:07pm 04.22.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/964 We are considering purchasing a new "2001" Hunter 320 or 340. Hunter seems to be making a nice offer
pss vs. lasdrop steven f. at 9:15pm 04.22.01 Other Sailboats 2/2156 I'm in the beginning stages of replacing my very old (installed in 1985 with not a single drop until
Navigation papers? SailboatOwners.com at 2:32pm 04.22.01 Ask All Sailors 17/4400 What's your primary method of navigation? A laptop with raster-scanned charts? An LCD in-cockpit p
Swing Keel Leak Pete Myers at 1:12pm 04.22.01 Smaller Boats 1/1564 With Lake Michigan and the other Great Lakes at nearly historic low levels, we hit bottom a few time
Please any info about G 26 Pavel Syrovatchenko at 1:05pm 04.22.01 Day Sailers 3/1704 Please any info about G26 manufactured by Grampian marine Ltd(CANADA).Boat is not so popular and I

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Rabbit hole Hayden Watson at 6:42am 04.14.20 My engine is the M25XP with a Hurth Z50 and my understanding is that it has the spring type damper p
Rabbit hole Witzend at 6:31am 04.14.20 I had not previously heard of this issue. Can you check for this wear by putting the tranny in gea
Finding Obscure Sailboat Items (and a sorry story to go with it). thinwater at 6:21am 04.14.20 Dive. It's part of being a sailor. I can't imagine not having the required gear to go in the water
Daysailer Cabin Brian S at 6:17am 04.14.20 The Sailor's Tailor makes this cockpit cover for the Daysailer: Daysailer Cockpit Cover -- One Desig
Toe Rail Brian S at 6:12am 04.14.20 I have no experience with a large O'day like yours, but I have plenty of experience with leaking dec
What deck paint Hunter 33 Crazy Dave Condon at 6:09am 04.14.20 Ask the forum store as they should know. If I recall it was grey gel coat that was used vs white wh
Plastic Hunter Crack Repair Rictifyit at 6:02am 04.14.20 It is a mistake to believe that you will get a decent adhesion from anything but MA or depending 52
Finding Obscure Sailboat Items (and a sorry story to go with it). Justin_NSA at 5:52am 04.14.20 Slightly off topic: I would have liked to find out how they scrub bottoms in the BVIs. When we picke
Fuel Limiter Screw Adjustment? RoyS at 5:42am 04.14.20 Is this the device that limits maximum engine RPM? If so, purchase an optical RPM meter (not overly
Thru-hull replacement and hull thickness RoyS at 5:31am 04.14.20 I would go with the 4200. Using epoxy IMHO requires great care to produce a backing surface that end
Rabbit hole JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 5:09am 04.14.20 The reason for aluminum cased cells is a size consideration. I have enough room for (8) 200AH cell
Sailing movie on Amazon Prime dasreboot at 5:07am 04.14.20 Watched The Boat last evening on Amazon Prime. They got the sailing stuff right as far as I could t
Finding Obscure Sailboat Items (and a sorry story to go with it). dasreboot at 5:02am 04.14.20 did an ebay search for anchor pipe and saw a bunch of them. make sure to search in ebay motors
Selling across borders Captain Larry-DH at 4:52am 04.14.20 FYI Connecticut does not issue boat titles. Possibly other states as well. Perhaps you should seek
Thru-hull replacement and hull thickness (1) dlochner at 4:46am 04.14.20 In the second photo, the hill looks like a fiberglass laid up over a backing plate. Here's a photo
Seemed like a good idea at the time? Shorefun at 4:40am 04.14.20 As you have found out epoxy and poly will not bond to the Luran. JB weld will not bond either, you w
Plastic Hunter Crack Repair Shorefun at 4:37am 04.14.20 It is a mistake to believe that you will get a decent adhesion from anything but MA or depending 520
LP pump on Yanmar 2GM20F Ken13559 at 3:04am 04.14.20 1. Do I suppose I don't need to lower my crankcase oil when I remove the LP fuel lift pump? 2. I pr
Docking Mishap kappykaplan at 2:30am 04.14.20 was he possibly attempting to spin 180 to dock and was pushed in by the onshore breeze? Tugs are o
Rabbit hole Hayden Watson at 11:06pm 04.13.20 Personally I wouldn't choose aluminum case for a boat. Too much potential for corrosion. The reaso

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