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2005 Hunter 38 Bow Roller sailingguy2005 at 12:25pm 05.29.19 Ask All Sailors 2/321 The plastic around my bow roller pin has cracked and the bow roller needs to be replaced. Does anyo
Hunter 216 PHRF Racing (1) H216sailor at 11:58am 05.29.19 Day Sailers 4/1821 There hasn't been a lot posted here about the Hunter 216 PHRF racing so I figured I'd start a new th
2001 410- any insight? Sofa King Fishy at 11:14am 05.29.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/607 Howdy~ this close to buying a 2001 410. In excellent shape. Is there anything I should look out for?
Digital watch on electric pannel Hunter 1989 40 Legend (2) seasthemoment at 10:43am 05.29.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/471 I own a Hunter Legend 40 from 1989. I have lost the digital watch that was on top of the electric pa
Need your experience dennisv at 10:35am 05.29.19 Ask All Sailors 20/1684 Fellow boaters, I need feedback on an issue. I may have a issue with my marina launch procedure and
Alternator bracket upgrade and now exhaust system coolant leak (2) MitchK at 8:29am 05.29.19 Newport 4/1478 Hi all. Due to various circumstances, I have finally been able to get back to the boat work and the
Simpson Lawrence replacement on 2006 Hunter 38 (2) JH10920 at 8:06am 05.29.19 Big Boats 14/2613 Hello all, Corrosion has eaten the Sprint Atlantic "B" down to nothing and I'm looking for a replac
Hunter 23.5 locker/seat lids Zerosfault at 6:42am 05.29.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/397 In the cockpit, on bottom of the seat/storage locker, in front, there is an area where the lid cont
Best practices for entering a new harbor (3) Jackdaw at 5:43am 05.29.19 Ask All Sailors 82/4947 Instead of filling up the chartplotter thread, I figured maybe best to create a thread on best pract
Stanchion removal challenge Catalina 28 Mk II (1) gerry murphy at 1:28am 05.29.19 Catalina 30 3/824 Hi Guys, I have a Catalina 28 Mk II hull 725 built 2003. I am trying to remove the port forward sta
Air Contitioner Freezing Up HawkeyeFlyer at 9:51pm 05.28.19 Ask All Sailors 24/4870 I have a Dometic Marine Air unit, model number - VCD16K/2-LH. It works fine but eventually, after a
Muffler / Exhaust Lifter on Caltalina 28 (1) gerry murphy at 8:43pm 05.28.19 Catalina 30 2/661 Hi Folks, My Catalina 28 MkII 2003 has a Universal 25XPB diesel motor and uses an exhaust lifter th
Legend 37.5 - Inverter and battery placement aybabtme at 8:25pm 05.28.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/969 Hey folks! I'm looking at seriously beefing up the battery bank on our boat to LiFePo4, and adding a
Cutting conduit holes in beam and stringer (1) Marrigoround at 8:18pm 05.28.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/300 I'm installing a new inverter/charger that requires some heavy (#4/0 AWG) cable from the battery box
Proper use of the wheel brake? clmooring at 7:56pm 05.28.19 Big Boats 8/905 I purchased a H356 in december 2018. I have had it out about a half dozen times so far this spring.
Has anyone installed Raymarine EV100 on 356 clmooring at 7:31pm 05.28.19 Big Boats 6/668 has anyone installed a Raymarine EV100 on a hunter 356? If so where did you place the components an
Question on fiberglass repair (2) Bay Tripper at 6:22pm 05.28.19 Ask All Sailors 5/1398 Hello, I am still relatively new here, and I have done a lot of searching online and on this fo
Hot water heating system bwasileski at 5:24pm 05.28.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 33/5046 Hi I have a Beneteau 423. Hoping to get some help. I replace the hot water tank last year and since
Electrial Question sailor420 at 2:57pm 05.28.19 Big Boats 12/1058 We run our fridg and freezer 247. When we loose shore power from a storm or something our batteries
Portable Holding Tank Overboard Discharge dlochner at 1:55pm 05.28.19 Ask All Sailors 19/3870 Quick backstory, as a Great Lakes (shark free and unsalted) sailor our boat does not have a macerato

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Condensed for your inconvenience Dalliance at 10:53am 05.14.24
Connecting bilge areas kwbones at 10:38am 05.14.24 jssailem - I will definitely check out what you've referenced about a pan. I does appear that the lo
Insurance Windpilot at 10:19am 05.14.24 Delivering a transpac boat (dufour 52) back to California from Honolulu with crew in July also.
Insurance (1) Windpilot at 10:15am 05.14.24 On 4th boat since 1983, started with Coronado 25, Ericson 27, Hunter 34 and for 11 years now my Hunt
Beneteau 323 missing mid-ship cleat for spring lines jssailem at 9:49am 05.14.24 Sure... https://www.acconmarine.com/collections/cleats
Hot water tank Ralph Johnstone at 9:31am 05.14.24 Our thru hull is the opposite side from the tank so should not be an issue Mentally planning our
Beneteau 323 missing mid-ship cleat for spring lines nitrogenase at 9:07am 05.14.24 Thanks! Do you have a link for where to find these?
Beneteau 323 missing mid-ship cleat for spring lines (1) jssailem at 9:03am 05.14.24 If you really want a secure mid cleat that has minimal impact on your boat try a pair of these. th
Insurance JoeWhite at 8:57am 05.14.24 Windpilot, what is your sailing experience
Northern Light Show - Possible jssailem at 8:53am 05.14.24 Don't feel bad Greg... There is likely still time. I have been to Fairbanks AK in search of the ligh
looking to buy a new (to me) boat JBP-PA at 8:05am 05.14.24 There are a lot of 15-ish foot sailboats that are easy to rig, maybe a half hour. There are also a
Beneteau 323 nitrogenase at 7:26am 05.14.24 1) The top one controls the bathroom light, the bottom one the shower sump pump. 2) Icebox drains do
Hasserott Beach Mooring Balls (Grand Traverse Bay) john6206 at 7:08am 05.14.24 @Tally Ho On my 18 footer, a 30 mile sail is a damn good day. 100 miles seems like an endurance tes
Hasserott Beach Mooring Balls (Grand Traverse Bay) john6206 at 7:06am 05.14.24 @Tally Ho The great thing about freighters is that you can see them coming a long way off.
Northern Light Show - Possible JamesG161 at 6:50am 05.14.24
Northern Light Show - Possible (1) JamesG161 at 6:28am 05.14.24 have never seen the northern lights in my 62 years. Hope this helps
Leaky screws holding steering gear cover on Hunter 36 - any better solutions? jdrutten at 6:24am 05.14.24 Here is an option for you. I wouid suggest using brass or stainless inserts. 1 wouid suggest 10-24,
Hot water tank colin59 at 6:15am 05.14.24 Thanks Neall, Great pics. The tank looks great. Our thru hull is the opposite side from the tank so
Removing Paint from PVC Pipe. Project_Mayhem at 5:32am 05.14.24 Avoid sanding if possible. It will affect the finish and make it harder to keep clean
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest Captain Larry-DH at 4:03am 05.14.24 To add to the above, Wi-Fi calling works great over Starlink. We kept our phones in airplane mode a

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