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NEW POST AS OF MARCH 2, 2024--Line for "boom topping lift" measured length and material required for 1989 Hunter 30 ? steveebryant at 11:47am 03.02.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/954 I need to replace my boom topping lift line. What would you recommend for such a line and at what l
Sourcing Diesel Fuel Line dkinzer at 11:40am 03.02.24 Ask All Sailors 5/589 I am planning for a project to replace all of the fuel lines on the Yanmar 4JH4E on our Hunter 41AC.
NEW PORT LIGHTS twodzusfittings at 10:40am 03.02.24 Ask All Sailors 16/1079 30 O'day 1983. Having searched online for replacement port lights, I need to find alternatives due t
Room for VHF wire under compression post (3) andrewbredow at 10:02am 03.02.24 Catalina 310 3/678 I'm in the process of running a new coaxial cable for a masthead VHF antenna. The issue I'm running
SOLAR Activity. Largest Sunspots this cycle could be seen using eclipse glasses (3) jssailem at 7:09am 03.02.24 Weather and Forecasting 0/267 CAUTION: LOOKING AT THE SUN CAN BLIND YOU IF YOUR EYES ARE NOT PROTECTED. The news from the STCE i
Battery combiner, is this best? (3) bob45 at 4:20am 03.02.24 Ask All Sailors 23/1659
Bon Voyage! (2) Tally Ho at 9:16pm 03.01.24 Ask All Sailors 26/1505
How to Best Run Solar Panel Wires Down Hunter Arch Tubes? + Custom Over Bimini Solar Panel Install on 2006 Hunter 38 (4) KelToy at 4:01pm 03.01.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1161 I have designed an install of two 365Watt Panels which keeps them low over the bimini top to reduce
Passage Compass replacement Nauti Laopo at 2:11pm 03.01.24 Big Boats 3/414 I have a 1991 Hunter Passage 42. The compass is sun damaged and the ( bezel ) mount the compass sits
Hunter 23 worth salvaging? (4) tumbleweed2045 at 1:41pm 03.01.24 Trailer Sailors 13/1499 12 to 15 yrs ago I owned a Hunter 23. It was great and I regret selling it. Recently I found another
Snow falling on Cedars (1) jssailem at 10:03am 03.01.24 Weather and Forecasting 5/696
Clean Out Oil Pan ChrisHunter at 9:23am 03.01.24 Ask All Sailors 13/832 After 30 years, I was wondering if I should remove and clean-out my oil pan on my Yanmar 2GM20 engin
New England Ropes VIPER line reviews? mistermike55 at 6:39am 03.01.24 Ask All Sailors 3/532 I'm looking to replace a couple halyards on my cruiser. Does anyone have experience they can share
Chain Plate Inspection (1) Slipin Away at 6:13am 03.01.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/308 I want to inspect the chain plates from the interior on my 45cc. Does anyone know how to remove the
Sigma drive flex coupler NYSail at 6:38pm 02.29.24 Ask All Sailors 9/879 Hello all Hope the winter is keeping all busy with boat projects! love to hear any experience with
I am looking for a trailer for my 25 ft. Catalina swing keel sailboat. Bill Garrett at 11:39am 02.29.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/528 I am looking for a trailer for my 25 ft. Catalina swing keel sailboat.
Grand Soleil 50 C_Level at 11:28am 02.29.24 Big Boats 11/2072 Hello All, I am trying to find information about older Grand Soleil 50. Are there any issues t
Sunlight visible meter, indicator, LED, LCD, etc. Project_Mayhem at 9:38am 02.29.24 Ask All Sailors 7/604 I installed a fill plate for a fresh water tank and am looking for a way to tell how full it is from
Midship spring line cleat on 315 Bill Russell at 8:37am 02.29.24 Catalina 310 6/930 I'm interested in installing a midship spring line cleat on my C-315. Anybody have good experience/
Where to find copper sleeves for injectors Volvo MD7A Richard1792 at 10:43pm 02.28.24 Engines and Propulsion 4/655 It's a parts hunt. Any suggestions for where to look for or ask about the copper sleeves that get pr

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Towing through OR around Atlanta? jackhart at 5:57am 03.12.25 Trust me, as a former truck driver, it's a crap shoot either way. Between 6:15am and 9:15 am and
Engine Overheating sailme88 at 5:49am 03.12.25 The easiest and quickest test for failure is to remove the thermostat and run the engine to the poin
Toilet Issue sailme88 at 5:25am 03.12.25 I have no idea how to close through hulls, nor where to find them. Before you do anything else FIN
Engine Overheating (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:48pm 03.11.25 To them I would only add - did you check the amount of exhaust water coming out? I should write o
Anyone Getting Out Much, Yet? MFD at 8:02pm 03.11.25 Yeah, I think around this time of year and the months after Labor Day are some of the best for saili
Cunningham on a 310 any one? rpwillia at 7:59pm 03.11.25 I do not have a picture handy, but I took a block I had ran some sta-set through the top and put tha
Diesel Leak Injection Pump (1) rpwillia at 7:51pm 03.11.25 A friend had a Westerbeke 4-cylinger engine (really a Mitsubishi) where the injection pump fitting f
What is this adhesive/caulk/sealant? Blitz at 7:39pm 03.11.25 I would assume it is some sort of white pipe dope if not very sticky. If sticky, then could be hard
O'Day RENDEZVOUS!! LouisMK at 7:28pm 03.11.25 June 13 or 20, sorry.
Loose footed main with Stack Pack vs non-loose footed main LouisMK at 7:26pm 03.11.25 Loose footed mains work wonderfully, stack packs seem to work well for those who like them but IMO a
Naked Lifelines and Fuel Leak (1) jssailem at 7:15pm 03.11.25 I installed dyneema gates on Hadley in 2015. They are 1/4 inch diameter line with the ends long buri
Engine Overheating Davidasailor26 at 7:05pm 03.11.25
VHF antenna mast mounting jssailem at 6:04pm 03.11.25 Many use the antenna as a sacrificial feeler to let them know when the bridge is too low. One TWANG!
Hunter 34 primary winches Capt Robbie at 5:57pm 03.11.25 kloudie is correct about the embedded aluminum plate. If you move the new ones to far forward then
Engine Overheating (1) Ralph Johnstone at 5:33pm 03.11.25 Do HE need to be replaced? If it's clean as you have described, it's the same as a new HE. No mo
Considering buying a Bayfield 29C dLj at 4:29pm 03.11.25 I can't tell much from the photo. Can you take a better close up that shows the depth of that indica
Source for replacement sheaves dLj at 4:23pm 03.11.25 Not considering how easy/hard it would be to physically perform the replacement, it is entirely pos
Loose footed main with Stack Pack vs non-loose footed main Hayden Watson at 3:39pm 03.11.25 Good point. Smokey73, the OP, has the same year Hunter as me, so I assumed the reefing system is l
VHF antenna mast mounting Urban Hermit at 3:08pm 03.11.25 Go back to Don's question. If you are re-stepping your mast often I wouldn't want a mast head anten
Engine Overheating Feo23 at 3:05pm 03.11.25 Hi all, There was a lot of good advice on this thread and thanks to all who contributed. I ended

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