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Strange Egg Ammonia Smell? Diving4food at 1:37pm 06.05.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/3986 Help! I ve been staying on our 33 Foot Hunter Sail for 3 weeks and all of a Sudden I came back from
Mast / Deck Light - Recognize? (1) mnmpizza at 1:33pm 06.05.18 Big Boats 11/1382 Hunter 34 - 1986: Does anyone recognize this Mast/Deck light? The deck light portion is out, and wa
Raw Water impeller questions (1) Mike Brown at 1:14pm 06.05.18 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1236 I have a 1981 Hunter 27, with the Renault RC8D diesel. I recently had an overheating situation, and
Job interview Brian D at 12:14pm 06.05.18 Sails Call Lounge 25/2129 "That's for old people, like my parents." Priceless... Uo0KjdDJr1c
Rudder Rake topcat0399 at 10:17am 06.05.18 Ask All Sailors 8/1778 I have the unexpected opportunity to rebuild my rudder. The 50 year old teak has finally cracked hea
260 rudder question please GBGraham at 9:54am 06.05.18 Smaller Boats 18/1560 Just launched and had a problem with the rudder and there seems to be very little info in the handbo
OMC/Zephyr Saildrive -- Throttle Problems DharmaBum at 9:26am 06.05.18 Engines and Propulsion 1/799 Hi. I have an O'Day 25 with an OMC Zephyr Saildrive. The engine seems to be working fine -- good spa
A curious day at the marina (2) plenny7 at 9:13am 06.05.18 Ask All Sailors 21/1742 Our marina recently installed a webcam looking out onto the lake. I'd prefer it looked over the boat
Heavy Air Cup starting line Jackdaw at 8:29am 06.05.18 Racing 8/1164 Last Sunday it was steady 24 knots with gusts to 32, so WYC abandoned our regular A-series races and
Maybe next time... Brian D at 7:53am 06.05.18 Sails Call Lounge 16/1256 Man attempting to solo row across Atlantic has to turn back. http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/06/05/m
Water heater leak Weichieboy at 7:39am 06.05.18 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/840 I have a Seaward F-1100 water heater. It is leaking water from somewhere inside the box. None of the
Lazy Jack Geometry danm1 at 7:33am 06.05.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/944 Looking to add home made lazy jacks and having read most of the threads, I had this brilliant though
Mast Slugs MSN-Oday at 5:32am 06.05.18 Ask An Oday Owner 4/689 Hey Guys, Broke multiple mast slugs yesterday from an bad wind shift... Can anyone direct me to a l
value of a 1989 272 le O'day donelanc at 5:12am 06.05.18 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1094 to my fellow O'day owners, I posted a question about my above boat yesterday. Apparently, there
2000 Hunter 290 - Air Conditioning Draing Clogged tbh1234 at 5:00am 06.05.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1264 Hello, I just purchased a 2000 Hunter 290, I've inherited a couple of problems with it, I'm hoping t
Swapping Fram fuel filter for Racor (1) ripperbone at 10:46pm 06.04.18 The Cherubini Hunters 17/3702 I'm in the process of changing the primary fuel filter for the first time on my 1978 H30. The existi
diesel starting issue mikesh at 9:58pm 06.04.18 Engines and Propulsion 15/2786 My sailboat has a Universal M3-20B diesel. Just recently it has been hard to start. When i press and
Future Plans Simon Sexton at 9:57pm 06.04.18 Ask All Sailors 24/1607 Hey Everyone, Good evening! I know it isn't very likely that anyone is awake right now, bu
This can't be cheap JimInPB at 7:39pm 06.04.18 Sails Call Lounge 2/604 It looks like Hinckley is coming out with a new 53 - https://www.sailmagazine.com/boats/activity-in-
AloHA ... Hunter34 Lost Compression Post FlyingAloha at 5:16pm 06.04.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 25/1638 Whats up gang. Thank you ahead of time for the knowledge. Much appreciated. Long story short. My bro

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260 trailer question Rick Webb at 7:06am 06.22.24 There is a very good sailboat trailer outfit near Columbus Sail Trailers LLC \| Columbus GA \| Facebo
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing kappykaplan at 7:03am 06.22.24 Is it safe to use it this way, as long as I keep the 2 group 4d batteries charged up. Should be .
Hunter 29.5 / 1996 - Bilge water flood kappykaplan at 7:00am 06.22.24 So I think it's to drain the water through the hull Garboard plugs are removed when the boat is in
Head treatment thinwater at 6:51am 06.22.24 That seems counterintuitive. Urine itself is nearly sterile and, in fact discourages a lot of bacte
Tohatsu Sail Pro starting issues pgandw at 6:42am 06.22.24 I finally got rid of my starting anxiety with my 5hp Honda - I sold it and bought an EPropulsion Spi
Downsizing to a 260 dlochner at 6:36am 06.22.24 I'm a little older than you and have a 36' boat like you. Downsizing will be less expensive and easi
Hunter 29.5 / 1996 - Bilge water flood Cricri546 at 6:25am 06.22.24 Thank you for your feedback, the holes did indeed include garboard plugs. So I think it's to drain t
260 trailer question rbyham at 6:15am 06.22.24 Will call MT but sounds like patience may be the key. Found a 260 for great price but no trailer. My
Strange alarm after installing a new battery?? Davidasailor26 at 6:04am 06.22.24 Also, do you know whether you have the Type A panel or Type B? The differences are shown at Control
Hunter 29.5 / 1996 - Bilge water flood Tally Ho at 6:01am 06.22.24 I am a bit confused.. Is the boat in the water? Salt or fresh? The photo shows some bolts with
Strange alarm after installing a new battery?? Davidasailor26 at 5:34am 06.22.24 No, there should be no alarm when I power on. That means switching the battery from off to on for t
C&C 30Mkii Folding Prop Apex at 5:19am 06.22.24 I have an 88' C&C 30-2 Martec folding RH16Dx10P.3 which I believe was OEM. It is mated to Yanmar 2
Could use some help! Apex at 5:09am 06.22.24 or if they have come off and wedged next to the sheaves. Lots of options, dropping the mast and spe
Strange alarm after installing a new battery?? David in Sandusky at 5:05am 06.22.24 No, there should be no alarm when I power on. That means switching the battery from off to on for th
Could use some help! rgranger at 3:45am 06.22.24 :plus: what @Justin_NSA said:beer:
mast attach points rgranger at 3:44am 06.22.24 When you say a hole, do you mean a grommet? Or is there a actual tear in the sail cloth? And when yo
mast attach points kappykaplan at 3:02am 06.22.24 sorry no pics at this time. We really need photos to help you.
Could use some help! LloydB at 12:33am 06.22.24 Could both halyards be tied together in a knot and hung up on a through bolt or something inside the
Could use some help! Justin_NSA at 9:45pm 06.21.24 Is it hard to drop the mast on this boat? It's just me, but I would change out the sheaves, convert
Could use some help! tomthrasher at 9:03pm 06.21.24

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