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Prop shaft for 1990 Hunter 42 Passage JohnAC at 6:34pm 08.19.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/860 Looking to find out the length of the prop shaft on my Hunter 42 Passage, think mine is bent and wil
Boarding ladder for H34 (1) Mike Oldak at 6:24pm 08.19.19 Big Boats 3/1073 I built this boarding ladder for my H34 because we're getting very high tides and the deck was almos
Bent rudder post on my Catalina 27 (1) RickShaw at 4:20pm 08.19.19 Ask All Sailors 4/888 We were backing away from a dock when we hit something hard. Now the tiller turns to starboard, but
THE WALLS (2) twodzusfittings at 3:51pm 08.19.19 Bigger Boats 12/1757 The old white panels with simulated wood panels stripes replaced with some sweet smelling cedar.
23.5 mast stepping Bill1972 at 3:51pm 08.19.19 Smaller Boats 35/5705
Cheek blocks. 80s 22 (4) Milesbaymatt at 3:37pm 08.19.19 Smaller Boats 2/569 I have an 80s hunter 22. I broke a cheek block the other day. I was running the jib sheets directly
Hunter 306 Deck Plate Key Tool Larry Cornell at 1:44pm 08.19.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/545 Hello - I have a 2004 Hunter 306 and need a new deck plate tool to remove the water fill, diesel fil
Spinnaker block Pili Aloha at 12:20pm 08.19.19 Ask All Sailors 2/459 I have a Hunter 45 CC with no block for my spinnaker. I would like to know a safe working load for a
O'Day 23 Anchor/chain locker drain (1) tanstaafb at 12:20pm 08.19.19 Day Sailers 2/1320 Hi all, I'm working on fixing up an O'Day 23, and one of the first projects is fixing the anchor loc
110V electrical problems; line 2 cables and internal male connector burning up badly. (2) learningasigo at 10:14am 08.19.19 Big Boats 18/2018 The Line 2 (aka shore power B) male connector and cables burned up pretty badly so I replaced the ma
Arachnid wars! (1) Justin_NSA at 8:21am 08.19.19 Ask All Sailors 5/887 This has probably been discussed an few times but here's a product update - I have been so fed up wi
Mast Rake LiveWire121 at 7:59am 08.19.19 Racing 8/3235 Hi All, I have a Beneteau First 375 with a deck stepped mast. I would like to get more rake in the m
Lost power to Yanmar control panel ost-sail at 7:38am 08.19.19 Engines and Propulsion 2/1664 I own a 2013 Beneteau Oceanis 41 and was motoring back to my slip yesterday when I noticed the tach
Portable/battery-powered External Holding Tank Monitor? AlastairLC at 7:22am 08.19.19 Ask All Sailors 13/2387
Freezing fridge in Beneteau 323 Fitz1 at 1:25am 08.19.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1054
Sliding Hatch restoration Wyndpawer at 12:07am 08.19.19 Ask All Sailors 3/675 Hi there, what is the best seal to use on the forward edge of a sliding hatch cover?
Inline fuse holders JohnShannon at 6:40pm 08.18.19 Ask All Sailors 6/882 What do we think of these? My GPS didn't work today, took apart the fuse holder fuse was all corro
Spreader Identification (2) BravoGolf at 6:20pm 08.18.19 Trailer Sailors 4/1292 Not sure if this is the place to post but I'll give it a shot. In short I just need help Identifyin
Clicking Shaft Monterey385 at 5:32pm 08.18.19 Ask All Sailors 16/2747 On our last sail we noted a "clicking noise" directly under the cockpit while under sail. When I op
Shift Cable Replacement shark929 at 5:10pm 08.18.19 Bigger Boats 1/939 Has anyone ever attempted to replace their transmission shift cable? I have a 1987 O'Day 272LE with

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2nd Bilge Pump Don S/V ILLusion at 10:42am 12.18.24 . should I install a dedicated hose for the 2nd pump or T it in to the existing hose going to the
Am I missing anything for the layup? JBP-PA at 10:38am 12.18.24 Fresh bucket of DampRid?
Am I missing anything for the layup? dlochner at 10:36am 12.18.24 If there is any AF in the head or hoses, removing it will make recommissioning more pleasant. AF tur
Hunter 34 keel bolts dLj at 9:47am 12.18.24 First question that comes to mind - are you sure you don't have a lead keel? I thought most Hunters
2nd Bilge Pump kappykaplan at 9:41am 12.18.24 Alternatively, I could mount it as a "high water" pump on the lip above the bilge and it would, the
2nd Bilge Pump kappykaplan at 9:40am 12.18.24 should I install a dedicated hose for the 2nd pump Yes
Am I missing anything for the layup? dLj at 9:40am 12.18.24 About the only two things that come to mind are: 1) Open up the sails to make sure no critters/inse
Rufus and the Christmas Weather Forecast WayneH at 8:32am 12.18.24 I still like F for temperature. It was 19C this morning 0700 and the front came through at 0945 and
Taking the mast down PlaneTom at 8:02am 12.18.24 if you make an opening at the end/aft of the boom just in front of the block for the outhaul. that
Has anyone installed the Raymarine Linear Drive Type 1 in a H34? or similar boat? jssailem at 7:57am 12.18.24 Wheel mount systems, like the EV150 are practical in that they are a light user of electricity and d
Hydraulic Drive (EV-200) Install on H34? jssailem at 7:46am 12.18.24 Welcome to the forum @markymac1961. Your boat looks to be a beauty. Your reference to "Rack&Pinion"
Rufus and the Christmas Weather Forecast jssailem at 7:26am 12.18.24 It is a balmy 12.2 degrees here this morning. I can see the mosquitos floating about outside the win
Propane locker replacement dmax at 6:57am 12.18.24 My understanding is those plastic liners are not available, you may be able to find a used one, mine
Propane locker replacement Richardwm at 5:31am 12.18.24 Thanks for the good thoughts, David.
Rufus and the Christmas Weather Forecast Hello Below at 5:06am 12.18.24 It was beautiful weather and a great experience. It was 22C yesterday. You do the math.
Hydraulic Drive (EV-200) Install on H34? dlochner at 4:59am 12.18.24 Below deck autopilots are typically more robust than wheel pilots and consist of 2 main parts, a com
Taking the mast down sailme88 at 4:48am 12.18.24 Our mast is deck stepped with the wiring going down the compression post to the bilge area. I'm not
Hydraulic Drive (EV-200) Install on H34? (2) markymac1961 at 1:11am 12.18.24 Hi folks, Slightly late to the chat here... but I am MOST interested as I have just excitedly taken
Has anyone installed the Raymarine Linear Drive Type 1 in a H34? or similar boat? (2) markymac1961 at 12:26am 12.18.24 Hi folks, Slightly late to the chat here... but I am MOST interested as I have just excitedly taken
Taking the mast down (1) john2 at 12:25am 12.18.24 if you make an opening at the end/aft of the boom just in front of the block for the outhaul. that

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