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AMF Sunbird 16 Swing Keel Removal Simon Sexton at 7:39am 04.17.18 Ask All Sailors 3/3689 Hey Everyone, Good morning! Last night I was working on the AMF Sunbird I've been restorin
Should I remove my water heater? SirMichael at 6:24am 04.17.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/2356 I have an 88 Hunter 28.5 that I purchased three years ago. I have never used the water heater (curre
St. Louis area sailing jblersch at 7:59pm 04.16.18 Smaller Boats 0/8
St. Louis area sailing jblersch at 7:56pm 04.16.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/424 I am considering a new job in the St. Louis area (St. Charles, to be specific) and of course need to
H23.5 Replacing Jam Cleats and other modifications Chris Flanagan at 6:51pm 04.16.18 Smaller Boats 6/709 I am looking to replace the worn out jam cleats with a double rope clutch one for the main halyard a
Long shaft 20" versus 25" ronkS2 at 6:22pm 04.16.18 Smaller Boats 15/4790 Hey guys had one last question on long shafts 20 vs. 25. I have been very happy with my 20 inch sh
Anyone ever hear of this stuff? Good for making you go faster... Maybe? (2) BranThomps at 6:15pm 04.16.18 Smaller Boats 12/970 I caught wind of this earlier today. I'm wondering if I need to purchase any. What do you think? Loo
hunter 41 house banks Valerio at 5:43pm 04.16.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/704 I just recived my new to me 2005 hunter, my house bank is a automotive 225 amps bank. With only usab
Running Lights Beneteau 37. DLW at 4:35pm 04.16.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/931 Recently bought a 2013 37 ltd. The starboard navigation light is not working. I removed the mounti
Inflatable dinghy service life dave_and_dd at 4:34pm 04.16.18 Ask All Sailors 7/904 Hey guys, I have a 2005 inflatable I'd like to get rid of (I've never used in the 3 years I've had
V berth fresh water tank leak Clydo at 3:57pm 04.16.18 Catalina 310 14/2532 Anyone have this problem? Drained and refilled fresh water tank ( 37 gals) under V berth. Opened f
Shaft key SS or Bronze? Solstice at 11:54am 04.16.18 Musings With Maine Sail 8/1646
No frills fiberglass to paint tipsyravensailing at 11:31am 04.16.18 Ask All Sailors 27/2951 Hey guys My mast project and hardware projects are coming along fantastically and i'm gearing up to
New to sailing! kenpa at 11:20am 04.16.18 Catalina 22 25/2208 Always wanted to sail so at age 75 got a used Catalina 22, cleaned it up so it looks good. But what
Head sink thru hull size Hunter 31 1987 Patrick Lombard at 11:04am 04.16.18 Mid-Size Boats 2/663
Looking for Hunter 33 owners with A/C Installed Domingo630 at 10:59am 04.16.18 Mid-Size Boats 6/952 Planning an air conditioning installation in my 2009 H33. If anyone has any pictures they could shar
Hunter or sailing club in the Shrewsbury/Sandy Hook Bay area SWagner at 10:32am 04.16.18 Ask All Sailors 0/304 Anyone know of a Hunter sailing club in the Shrewsbury/Sandy Hook Bay area? We bought a 2005 Hunter
1990 Hunter 30 - water line replacement Tartaruga Sailing at 10:29am 04.16.18 Mid-Size Boats 1/697 I started replacing my fresh water lines from tank in bow to the pump and to the head and galley sin
Need advice to pull drive shaft ADuke at 10:28am 04.16.18 Engines and Propulsion 8/793 I have a new drive shaft from the original owner and am thinking to change it out to address excess
Changing Engine Hoses to Hot Water Heater BBC16385 at 6:36am 04.16.18 Big Boats 12/1965 I have the 1997 Hunter P 42. The engine hoses to the hot water heater are leaking lots of coolant t

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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
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit Kings Gambit at 11:48am 06.13.24
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit JamesG161 at 11:38am 06.13.24 Check my post #114 on this link for possible answer. Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta Jim...
Bilge maintenance jibes138 at 11:35am 06.13.24
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit JamesG161 at 11:33am 06.13.24 The wife and have entertained many an anchorage with colorful language while trying to communicate
Group 24 starter battery dLj at 11:07am 06.13.24 Not True for Hunter sailboats. Start Battery is for many high Amp needs. Mine does Electric Winch
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners isaksp00 at 11:02am 06.13.24 I don't have that boat, but I've seen info on how the water ballasted boats were built. Wondering if
Group 24 starter battery JamesG161 at 10:58am 06.13.24 One of the reasons not to use your start battery for the windlass is because the start battery must
Group 24 starter battery dLj at 10:38am 06.13.24 I use my start battery to power the windlass and see no reason why not. One of the reasons not to
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit shemandr at 9:49am 06.13.24 You are going to love being able to raise or lower the anchor from the cockpit. You are going to th
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit Kings Gambit at 9:14am 06.13.24 Your efforts are well founded. Control from the cockpit while in control of the boat is a valuable
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners Crazy Dave Condon at 8:58am 06.13.24 What @rgranger is describing is putting a backing plate in the backside from the outside. Next add
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit jssailem at 8:02am 06.13.24 Your efforts are well founded. Control from the cockpit while in control of the boat is a valuable a
B and G autopilot commissioning prskier17 at 7:54am 06.13.24 How has the SD10 been working for you? I'm considering the exact same setup to replace my Simrad TP
Cleaning Anchor dmax at 7:47am 06.13.24 Go with something like this, no installation necessary and can be used elsewhere: https://www.amazon
Cleaning Anchor Jim Legere at 7:07am 06.13.24 I had a pump installed in one of the lockers under the v-berth. It was tee-ed off the seacock supply

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