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Thinking of replacing my Jabsco manual toilet with an electric model on my Hunter 320 Stephen Dale at 7:19am 04.02.19 Mid-Size Boats 17/4920 I am thinking of replacing my Jabsco manual toilet with an electric model on my Hunter 320. Has anyo
1985 Pearson 34 centerboard info hawk232 at 6:12am 04.02.19 Pearson 9/3503 Does anyone have any info on the centerboard itself? weight? construction? pin location? I am also
Perkins 4-108 Raw Water Pump Corrosion (1) MrMoses at 11:17pm 04.01.19 Engines and Propulsion 10/2297 Considering purchasing a boat with the original 1978 Perkins 4-108 engine. Raw water pump has some c
Knot vs splice - Which is better? Brian D at 8:22pm 04.01.19 Sails Call Lounge 11/2039 You determine and then watch the video. Then tell us if your were right or wrong. bLZUfPZbU3s
Spreaders broke on 1978 Cal 2-25 MK11 bulldog4181 at 6:12pm 04.01.19 Ask All Sailors 12/698 My wife and I were our for our first real sail with the 1978 Cal 2-25 we purchased recently. We had
Catalina 350 large table to as base for double berth Kingofcary at 1:37pm 04.01.19 Big Boats 0/373
Por 15: What are the pros and cons? markwbird at 1:30pm 04.01.19 Ask All Sailors 9/4398 I am embarking on recoating and repainting my iron keel. I have been reading about Por 15. Seems
Rudder damage leads to catastrophic failure? (3) L27 at 1:11pm 04.01.19 Ask All Sailors 6/1322 My boat was heavily damaged on her mooring last fall after the remnants of Hurricane Michael passed
Yanmar 2GM20F hard to start. Jbwither97 at 12:58pm 04.01.19 Engines and Propulsion 14/6230 I have a Yanmar 2GM20F. About 4-5 months ago the engine became hard to start. Have to give it full
Port San Luis Kings Gambit at 12:50pm 04.01.19 Destinations 111/14533 Cruising British Columbia again this summer is no longer in the cards I'm holding:wahwah:. So we're
Has anyone used this product? Hydro Therapy at 12:46pm 04.01.19 Ask All Sailors 15/1795
Folding wheel size for hunter 36? ChrisCall at 12:35pm 04.01.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1617 Hi I have a new to me 2004 hunter 36 it came with a 42 inch wheel ,but it makes it very hard to move
Pearson 28 water tank access marvy1 at 11:56am 04.01.19 Pearson 4/1261
What size motor? Dug22 at 10:49am 04.01.19 Catalina 22 10/1257 What size motor is suggested for the Cat 22? What is the preferred HP?
Jib Advise Don Guillette at 10:19am 04.01.19 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 21/4838 A sailor recently asked me to teach him how to use the jib --over the phone!! I wanted to ask him if
Paint Job Failure Plymouth Sailor at 10:00am 04.01.19 Ask All Sailors 13/2723 I need some advice please. I started painting my boat after detailed prep work and noticed that whi
GPS Antenna Slider at 9:49am 04.01.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 34/3725 I have a Beneteau 37 with Simrad NSS8 and Auto pilot. I am unable to find the GPS antenna, it is no
Electriconversion of Lewmar 40 winch BlueHeronSailing at 8:52am 04.01.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/279 I want to use an electro conversion kit on my Lewmar winch on the starboard cabin top of a Hunter 45
Locking the Companionway on a small Hunter rgranger at 8:09am 04.01.19 Smaller Boats 33/5224 Hi Hunter Owners. On the cruising forum I read a post titled Securing the companionway and other ap
Battery capacity test (2) tfox2069 at 7:55am 04.01.19 Musings With Maine Sail 7/1950 So I've been scouring the boards here, MaineSail's site, and taking on board advice from a number of

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Prefer to trailer SteveHughessails at 9:31am 09.24.24 Pulled the boat and brought her home yesterday. This was after an hour at the car wash and $20 bucks
Starter motor burned up? Davidasailor26 at 8:51am 09.24.24 To replace my Ammeter does that require a difficult rewire of the whole system ? Or is it pretty si
Whos Mast kappykaplan at 8:44am 09.24.24 You may find something here: https://hunter.sailboatowners.com/dl/downloads.php?task=model&mid=455&m
Starter motor burned up? jssailem at 8:40am 09.24.24 I find a meter showing voltage and battery condition far more informative on a cruising boat. Such a
Starter motor burned up? (1) jssailem at 8:34am 09.24.24 Here is a basic layout of the wiring with the Ammeter (Amp Meter) in the circuit. As you can see, i
Extra line from boom...what is it? BAD ORCA at 8:32am 09.24.24 There are many ways to skin a cat or rig a boat. A really simple and relatively inexpensive way to
Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine kloudie1 at 8:26am 09.24.24 Dammit, Jim.. I feel for those folks from Cape San Blas , Apalachicola, Carrabelle, and on down to a
Lubricating outhaul car/track BAD ORCA at 8:23am 09.24.24 Note that McLube makes several products. "OneDrop" is for ball bearings and things that roll. "Sail
Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22 Jacktar at 8:21am 09.24.24 Well its hurricane time again, ready for surges in gulf no matter where you are its a small bathtub
Starter motor burned up? jssailem at 8:20am 09.24.24 To replace my Ammeter does that require a difficult rewire of the whole system ? No Perhaps it wou
Starter motor burned up? BTC1984 at 8:09am 09.24.24 To replace my Ammeter does that require a difficult rewire of the whole system ? Or is it pretty sim
Lubricating outhaul car/track JBP-PA at 8:03am 09.24.24 Note that McLube makes several products. "OneDrop" is for ball bearings and things that roll. "SailK
Thoughts on locating Battery switch Belzoni at 7:51am 09.24.24 One last post from me to this thread. I believe these forums serve as a good long-term repository of
Adding a Bimini Justin_NSA at 7:34am 09.24.24 Thank you all for your input, I found a guy in Rhode Island (where boat was made) from Kinder Indus
Replace universal 25xpb exhaust riser dmax at 6:59am 09.24.24 I wouldn't - just take a close look at it internally as best you can - especially where the raw cool
Extra line from boom...what is it? jssailem at 6:21am 09.24.24 I would just have to get in the habit of remembering to do this if i dropped the mainsail while it
holding tank pump out blowing macerator gaskets? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:19am 09.24.24 In that case, a shutoff valve in it as close to the tank as possible may be the only solution, cuz y
My rudder broke off smokey73 at 6:04am 09.24.24 Since you are already out of the water and the rudder is removed you can do most of the work like re
Adding a Bimini william24424 at 6:00am 09.24.24 Thank you all for your input, I found a guy in Rhode Island (where boat was made) from Kinder Indust
My rudder broke off smokey73 at 5:51am 09.24.24 Wow $1200 an hour just for the crane. I hope they don't dawdle around when they move the boat. At

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