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Hunter 50CC 2010 Entertainment System Sloopsail816 at 7:18am 02.07.19 Big Boats 17/2039
San Juan 21 keel Cstrock at 6:07am 02.07.19 Ask All Sailors 8/2783 anyone know where to buy a keel gasket for my San Juan. Also how do you install them especially on a
The Glass half-full, or the Optimist (2) Will Gilmore at 4:23am 02.07.19 Other Sailboats 4/1421 I learned to sail in an Optimist Pram ling of rigid wing sails, I read a statement on the Wikipedia
H356 2002 Soft hull under heads floor Tipsynippertoo at 3:28am 02.07.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/551 Our H356 2002 has a "soft" hull under the heads floor, exhibited by a concave dishing of the hull ab
Legend 37.5, CAD model anyone? aybabtme at 10:08pm 02.06.19 Big Boats 0/471 Hey folks, I've been looking at making a rough CAD model of my 37.5 in Fusion 360, using the base di
Buying a sailboat. Have some questions.. (6) Newbie3 at 7:36pm 02.06.19 Ask All Sailors 31/2090 I found a sailboat I really like and I'm excited about closing on the purchase. First though, I'm ab
Grounding Location for Inverter? (1) Ryan Stutes at 7:34pm 02.06.19 Ask All Sailors 7/4768 I recently purchased my first boat! A Neptune 24 by Capital Yachts, called Bon Temps (good times). I
Survey of 2002 Hunter 456 BlueHeronSailing at 3:42pm 02.06.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/558 I am in the process of buying a 2002 Hunter 456 next week. I want to go over all the systems, struct
No backing plate under bow cleat. 23.5 PropellerHead at 1:58pm 02.06.19 Smaller Boats 8/767 Found that one bolt on my bow cleat had backed out sitting in the slip over the weekend. I figured t
Do you need a Femtometer? JamesG161 at 11:38am 02.06.19 Sails Call Lounge 7/1057 In trying to zoom in on @jssailem and @LeslieTroyer on there AIS position, I was trying to scale the
Cross bar for Halyard over campanion way slider (1) odj22sailor at 8:45am 02.06.19 Catalina 22 28/2001 Hi All, Is someone making the flat crossbar for halyards I am seeing for racing?
I found a Mixing Elbow Alarm HMT2 at 7:13am 02.06.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/743 Three years back I installed an Aqualarm, low flow alarm on my Yanmar 2GM. I never really thought ab
Fresh water bottom paint Flip Rutledge at 6:26am 02.06.19 Ask All Sailors 31/3827 I am new to keeping my boat in the water as opposed to trailering. I am preparing to strip and repai
Hunter 376 table halyard Randy R at 8:38pm 02.05.19 Big Boats 4/643 I purchased a Hunter 376 one of the issues was a stuck table halyard. I sprayed mclube sail coat in
Run a new wire to O322 bilge? (1) Mickstr at 3:59pm 02.05.19 Bigger Boats 12/1151 I'd like to add a 3rd wire to my bilge pump, so I can power both the manual and automatic circuits.
Starboard Main Stay looks 4 in crack inside Fiftybucks at 2:57pm 02.05.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/695 we are evauating a 99 hunter 380 and during our walkthru inspection, we noticed a 4 in long crack in
Replacement Furler for 40.5 MetricMountie at 2:22pm 02.05.19 Big Boats 2/724 I'm looking for information from other 40.5 owners regarding the brand of furler that they may have
Would a Oceanis 393 be strong enough for circumnavigating? HansZelf at 1:21pm 02.05.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 29/16604 Hi all, I consider buying a Beneteau Oceanis Clipper 393 (2001). From your experience, will this ty
Installing bow roller: foredeck coring? David on the Oly Pen at 1:12pm 02.05.19 C&C 4/1249 I'm shaping a piece of teak to mount a factory bow roller to the foredeck and bow fitting of my C'C
Dinette Table (1) Cape Daysailor at 11:01am 02.05.19 Ask All Sailors 9/868 160981 Hello, My boat has a spot for a dinette table, although there is not currently one with the b

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Diesel fill cap/plug JamesG161 at 4:46pm 06.13.24 Anyone know where I could get just that part? Look here... Deck Fills and Replacement Caps Jim..
2008 Hunter 33 ice box JamesG161 at 4:42pm 06.13.24 Ok I know the issue on the Trash Bin too. I still have mine installed. I know you have an issue in
Diesel fill cap/plug duck21 at 3:56pm 06.13.24 The Hunters Owners Store associated with the forums sells these as well. Doug
FCC vs BoatUS for MMSI kappykaplan at 3:53pm 06.13.24 but once I found the right path, the FCC method was really simple and I had everything within 24 ho
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit Tally Ho at 3:39pm 06.13.24 I was on the hook for the weekend last summer, alone, and overnight a nasty wind blew in that but me
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit Don S/V ILLusion at 3:13pm 06.13.24 Missing might be when there is no one at the helm and you're recovering in strong wind with little
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners Crazy Dave Condon at 2:47pm 06.13.24 @isaksp00 That is one reason why I asked for inside pictures
Group 24 starter battery dlochner at 2:43pm 06.13.24
Diesel fill cap/plug Rich Stidger at 2:41pm 06.13.24 It is a standard cap. Take one from your deck pumpout to the store to match it. I brought a black pl
Group 24 starter battery (1) Tally Ho at 2:35pm 06.13.24 The standard rule of thumb I was always taught for a flooded lead acid battery was you could draw i
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit Kings Gambit at 2:23pm 06.13.24 I don't know if you are missing something but I will say, I have anchor controls both in the cockpi
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit dLj at 2:07pm 06.13.24 I must be missing something here as it seems the consensus is cockpit control are preferable. Perh
FCC vs BoatUS for MMSI dLj at 1:56pm 06.13.24 @Scott T-Bird I agree the FCC page is very hard to follow. As you know, I was looking for internati
Group 24 starter battery dLj at 1:40pm 06.13.24 That's a fair point ... but my start battery is also located forward closer to the windlass than th
Group 24 starter battery Scott T-Bird at 1:35pm 06.13.24 One of the reasons not to use your start battery for the windlass is because the start battery must
Leaking deck plate replacement dLj at 1:33pm 06.13.24 Yipes ! That's the material and it's certainly gone up over the last 10 years. Be sure to use Kra
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit Don S/V ILLusion at 1:15pm 06.13.24
R2AK 2024 Timm R Oday25 at 12:44pm 06.13.24 These are some hearty souls. I'm thinking they will have some of the very best of stories
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit shemandr at 12:42pm 06.13.24
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit Don S/V ILLusion at 12:26pm 06.13.24 I must be missing something here as it seems the consensus is cockpit control are preferable. Perha

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