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Battling Mildew and Mold dlochner at 1:48pm 05.30.19 Ask All Sailors 38/3842 Since owning Second Star we have been battling a musty moldy smell with limited success. Recently wh
Building a replacement shroud Minnesail at 12:43pm 05.30.19 Catalina 22 2/667 So, I was tensioning my port side forward lower shroud when I heard a snap. I couldn't tell what it
Cracked Muffler (1) sjsflyer at 12:40pm 05.30.19 Catalina 310 10/1755 165459 This original 2007 muffler has less than 400 hours on it. It was weeping water just above t
Anyone parting out a cracked 216? AZExpedition at 11:54am 05.30.19 Smaller Boats 3/584 I am looking for a boom and vang. Thx Mike
Instrument Pod help (1) mdavisdc at 11:53am 05.30.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/728
Conduit holes in structural beam and stringer (1) Marrigoround at 9:21am 05.30.19 Ask All Sailors 5/1429 I'm installing a new inverter/charger that requires some heavy (#4/0 AWG) cable from the battery box
Radar mounting dilemma (2) DougM at 5:50am 05.30.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/3002 I installed a new radar on my 323 last summer, and am looking for solutions to correcting the angula
Yanmar 2GMF Coolant change/flush thelilnauti at 11:08pm 05.29.19 Ask All Sailors 14/2135 Hey there sailors. Im looking to do a coolant flush and change on my 13hp Yanmar 2GMF engine. I'm n
Stantion replace on an o'day 34 daviddp at 4:50pm 05.29.19 Ask An Oday Owner 13/1617 I have 2 stanchions that are bent, The port side near the cabin bulkhead is impossible to see or eve
Diesel Dip Stick Tim22 at 3:55pm 05.29.19 Ask All Sailors 12/3180 I would like to make a dip stick for my fuel tank. Simple I thought! I drained the tank and then add
I can't resist... (1) Brian D at 3:09pm 05.29.19 Sails Call Lounge 16/1187 https://scontent.fsan1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/61059904_10211574970609774_6629663216903389184_n.jpg
Hunter 240 hull core tog10054 at 1:19pm 05.29.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/450 I have a Hunter 240, 2001, trying to install a depth sounder. Is the hull cored below the waterline?
Dinghy Anchor Recommendations ToddS at 1:01pm 05.29.19 Ask All Sailors 18/1276 I sail with my wife and a couple of teen/pre-teens aboard, and the crew are VERY fond of visiting be
Battery Voltage Drop tjar at 12:48pm 05.29.19 Ask All Sailors 7/987 I used to be able to run my refrigerator on the batteries for about a day and a half before I had to
how is topping lift rigged on Legend 35.5? Tropicdawg at 12:43pm 05.29.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/338 Bought a boat demasted and need to re-rig running gear. Does it go from end of boom through block at
2005 Hunter 38 Bow Roller sailingguy2005 at 12:25pm 05.29.19 Ask All Sailors 2/330 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 4/1891 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 5/631 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 5/484 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 20/1808 Fellow boaters, I need feedback on an issue. I may have a issue with my marina launch procedure and

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Hunter 450 instruments are foggy kappykaplan at 2:12am 07.08.24 My engine gauges in the cockpit fog up when motoring Mine do, too, in the right conditions. I hav
Engine & Genset Pan are they connected ? Screen Saver at 12:00am 07.08.24 Im buggered if I can find this oil leak in the genset. Seeing the bottom half of the genset is nearl
Chain plates Hunter 49 (1) Screen Saver at 11:52pm 07.07.24 So just to finish this off. I had a new chainplate made and we counter sunk the studs and welded th
Invest 95L (1) JamesG161 at 9:09pm 07.07.24 Hurricane Beryl is now Cat 1 again ! NDBC - Station 42019 Recent Data
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners philiefay at 9:06pm 07.07.24 Some great advice here. Steve, Can you please post final photos once the repair is complete and an
Folding or Spring Cleat Regrets? Project_Mayhem at 8:43pm 07.07.24 Check the acorn marine site. Read their testing data. They show how the unit failed and at what loa
What are these tracks used for? (1) Will Gilmore at 8:32pm 07.07.24 But what they won't have is a pulley car for adjusting the headsail trim.
Is a little water in the bilge okay? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:04pm 07.07.24 Bilge pumps have to discharge above the waterline, which means the discharge line from the pump has
Beginning a restoration on a 1987 Hunter 23 svseacucumber at 6:48pm 07.07.24 Hmm. If it were mine, and you go with a motor as large as a 10 or even 8 hp, I think I'd get rid of
Beginning a restoration on a 1987 Hunter 23 svseacucumber at 6:42pm 07.07.24 I would recommend a max OB size of 6HP you will hit max hull speed at about 2/3 WOT. That is plen
Boom connection woes? DaveJ at 5:56pm 07.07.24
Coaming trim install? dlochner at 5:47pm 07.07.24 Dow 795 would be a good choice, it is flexible and has good adhesive strength, yet can be easily rem
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... rgranger at 5:28pm 07.07.24 Thanks for closing the loop!
Beginning a restoration on a 1987 Hunter 23 rgranger at 5:26pm 07.07.24 I would recommend a max OB size of 6HP you will hit max hull speed at about 2/3 WOT. That is plena
Boom connection woes? CowboyWay at 5:21pm 07.07.24
What are these tracks used for? rgranger at 5:21pm 07.07.24
Folding or Spring Cleat Regrets? jssailem at 4:52pm 07.07.24 Check the acorn marine site. Read their testing data. They show how the unit failed and at what load
Impellers - aftermarket or OEM? jviss at 4:37pm 07.07.24 Rich is right. Westerbeke doesn't make pumps either. So what pump is it? Johnson, Sherwood, Ober
Boom connection woes? DaveJ at 4:08pm 07.07.24
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... jviss at 3:20pm 07.07.24 Mine too, the second reef was already installed, just the first reef line was missing. Ah, gotcha.

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