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Do you motor sail? HOW Editorial at 4:10pm 06.25.00 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/1357 How often (or do you) give the wind a little boost with your engine?Frequently? Seldom? Would yo
Diesel Exhaust film on transom Jeff and Marguerite at 3:25pm 06.25.00 Mid-Size Boats 9/1389 After an hour or so of motoring we get a really black film from the exhaust all over the back of the
C22MKII wing/fin/swing Brad Stokes at 2:17pm 06.25.00 Smaller Boats 2/1082 Any owners of MKII or older C-22's have suggestion on swing, wing or fin keels? I'm a novice sailor
WONDERING WHAT A BIMINI FOR A CAT 22 COSTS ?? Pat Ehlers at 2:08pm 06.25.00 Smaller Boats 4/1143 Just looked on only one site but the cost was like $1,400. I'm not sure I'm looking in the right pl
New Anchor Gary at 1:40pm 06.25.00 Ask All Sailors 7/1608 After reading the archives on anchors for my Hunter 35, I have decided the my Danforth is probably n
Bluewater Vessel ????? Harold Skelley at 1:05pm 06.25.00 Big Boats 12/1589 I'm considering buying a 1993 Passage 42 and need to know it's abilities in continuous bluewater sai
Water Pressure/Pump...smooth sailing... BP at 12:41pm 06.25.00 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1280 A huge thank you to everyone who responded to my earlier question about my water problem.I thought
2GMF engine stalling Bil Thomas at 11:48am 06.25.00 Mid-Size Boats 6/979 My 1988 33.5 has a 2GMF diesal engine. Last week the engine was losing rpms like the fuel filters w
More Passage 42 electrical questions Bruce Hill at 11:44am 06.25.00 Big Boats 7/1123 My '97 Passage 42 was delivered to the original owner with a generator installed by mistake, he refu
CNG for Racine boaters Bruce Hill at 11:23am 06.25.00 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/878 FYI, the Mobil station at 14th and hwy 32 (right behind the SC Johnson world headquarters) has CNG a
Refinishing cabin sole...lightly Bruce Hill at 11:21am 06.25.00 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1128 The cabin sole on my '97 Passage 42 is in very good shape, but showing some minor wear. Does anyone
shower nozzels msmith at 10:57am 06.25.00 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1011 does anyone have a solution for the shower heads on the 460? i refuse to hold them open while taking
correct autohelm Bob Halter at 9:31am 06.25.00 Big Boats 6/1295 I need information on the correct autohelm to use on a catalina 36mkII The boat will be used for Bay
I may part out an Oday 25, do you need parts? TT at 7:30am 06.25.00 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1456 I have found a 25 that needs a good amount of work, but has loads of usable parts on her. If I get
Reducing engine noise Dennis Thomas at 3:48am 06.25.00 Big Boats 1/1095 I just returned from a cruise on a trawler with twin diesel v8's. When motoring, the noise was just
Over size Main sail and small jib John Mesa at 1:38am 06.25.00 Mid-Size Boats 2/1004 Has anyone tried to put an over sized mail sail(with roach ' full battens)and then go with a smaller
O'Day 28 Ned Young at 1:14am 06.25.00 Bigger Boats 4/1899 In your list of Spec's you show the O'Day 28 and the O'Day 280 to be the same boat. I am not certai
Firearms? Jerry at 1:00am 06.25.00 Ask All Sailors 8/1480 Thinking about one day sailing out to Europe across Atlantic in C32. Well, I heard that it sounds a
H26.5 trailer Eric Jensen at 12:26am 06.25.00 Smaller Boats 2/952 Well, I finshed the trailer for my H26.5 yesterday. I have yet to use it to launch, although I did t
First Trip After Maiden Voyage Allen Glasson at 11:50pm 06.24.00 Smaller Boats 3/943 Our first trip after the maiden voyage was to Lake Cumberland in Ky. We rented a houseboat for the w

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Replace shaft and cutlass sesmith at 8:50am 02.20.20 FYI, with the cutlass bearing out I can slide the new shaft in, just clears the rudder on the port
acrylic window thickness (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:40am 02.20.20 A pan head or cap screw compresses the plastic but countersinking adds hoop stresses Exactly. I
acrylic window thickness Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 8:25am 02.20.20 Seems legit... curious! Why not counter sink the screws and leave them in? Bad idea. Metal expand
acrylic window thickness DArcy at 8:22am 02.20.20 Why not counter sink the screws and leave them in? Countersinking screws into plastic adds stress
Hunter 1993 23.5 mast stress crack Serenity on Hudson at 8:17am 02.20.20 Got a 23.5 sitting in my yard taking up space. PM me before I give it away.
Depth finder installation seadaddler at 8:16am 02.20.20 The instructions that came in the box of airmar transducer said to use 5200 and I used 5200 a few ti
Sailboat Owners Guide to Corrosion - Basic Theories (Collier 1-4) DArcy at 8:13am 02.20.20 If we are deep diving into electron shells, here is a nicely written explanation which covers the ba
Hunter 1993 23.5 mast stress crack kmhalvorson at 8:07am 02.20.20 ...also, I think the H23.5, H26 and H260 all used Z-spar masts of the same diameter. Yours is def
Calibrating replacement ST60 Wind instrument JoeWhite at 8:03am 02.20.20 I have the instructions for it. Pm me and I will email it to you. Haro@mei1970.org
Hunter 1993 23.5 mast stress crack kmhalvorson at 7:56am 02.20.20 So about a year ago, there was a guy on this forum with an H23.5 with a busted ballast tank. You mi
Replacing 420 cabin lights with switches with LEDs pjb13 at 7:54am 02.20.20 So rather than replace the entire light you just replaced the bulbs? That would surely be cheaper!!!
Replacing 420 cabin lights with switches with LEDs BobH57 at 7:52am 02.20.20 On my H410, all of the cabin light bulbs have been replaced with LED G4 1.8 watt 220 lumen bulbs pur
My latest upload Ed Caldwell at 7:48am 02.20.20 How nice of you to compose a song for our boat!!
Hunter 1993 23.5 mast stress crack (2) rgranger at 7:39am 02.20.20 ...also, I think the H23.5, H26 and H260 all used Z-spar masts of the same diameter. Yours is defi
Replacement refrigerator strut on 420? pjb13 at 7:35am 02.20.20 I'll check again, wasn't sure what to call them and didn't see before...
Replacement refrigerator strut on 420? smokey73 at 7:34am 02.20.20 Try the SBO store here? I think they have the struts.
My latest upload jssailem at 7:29am 02.20.20 Very easy to listen to and enjoy... I liked the riff you introduce at 1:21 in the play back. It is s
1984 Catilina 22 mast Project_Mayhem at 7:25am 02.20.20 The easy, yet more expensive method is to have a welder fill those holes in with some aluminum. Rive
Hunter 1993 23.5 mast stress crack sailnoproblem at 7:20am 02.20.20 Welding of the mast would work for the short term, as long as you have a welder with the proper expe
Interview questions for potential boat partnerships Will Gilmore at 7:20am 02.20.20 Above a neighborhood disgrace. :plus::clap::laugh: My favorite answer. -Will (Dragonfly)

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