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Low Oil Pressure Dave Pawloski at 10:30am 06.23.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/5772 I have a 1985 Hunter 31 with the original Yanmar 2GM20F diesel engine. When I recently had the boat
Well, I have decided to sell my 26' Windtherapy at 10:18am 06.23.17 Ask An Oday Owner 5/896 So I bought this boat 3 years ago and bought a 36' foot slip on lake Huron thinking I would get the
Squeaky wheel Alice A. at 6:12am 06.23.17 Big Boats 3/690 Our 1992 Legend 37.5 has an annoying squeaky noise coming from inside the Edson pedestal when sailin
How to test SSB whip antenna after lightning strike geoffschultz at 5:46am 06.23.17 Ask All Sailors 14/2370 My boat was struck by lightning while on the hard in Guatemala. It struck the VHF antennas on the m
Stanchion Problem (2) Neil McDonald at 10:42pm 06.22.17 Ask All Sailors 3/423 One of my safety line stanchions on my Hunter 36.5 has broken at the base. It appears that the desig
What radar to buy-need help? Jimongee at 8:45pm 06.22.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 47/5858 My wife and I sail The Great Lakes. We have a 356 Hunter. We are interested in adding radar this sea
Cracked hull Karyon at 8:11pm 06.22.17 Smaller Boats 32/3929 I came across a H23.4 but the hull has about a 6" crack in it, but it is below the waterline right w
Widgeon Foredeck Hatch Covers thewaxmania at 4:22pm 06.22.17 Day Sailers 2/765 I'm wondering if anyone has any clever ideas for replacing the 'hatch covers' that cover the access
O'Day 25 Chainplates mihaso at 4:12pm 06.22.17 Ask An Oday Owner 2/865 Hi, My new O'day 25 ( from 1976 ) had a surprise for me today. After being stored with the mast up o
Rub Rail W.P. Smith at 3:17pm 06.22.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1562 Hello, I'm a new Hunter 410 owner. Does anyone have any experience in removing the rub rail. I'm cur
Sailing with the deaf or hard of hearing freeheelbillie at 1:19pm 06.22.17 Ask All Sailors 9/1916 My 2.5 year old son was just diagnosed as moderately severe hard of hearing, which means sounds belo
2011 31' Hunter cooler dosen't work FrankO2 at 10:38am 06.22.17 Mid-Size Boats 0/419 Having trouble troubleshooting the Waeco 12 volt cooler on this, it does not cool at all, and the co
Log Canoe Racing - MRYC Gunni at 9:37am 06.22.17 Racing 7/1276 This weekend (24 June) the Miles River Yacht Club hosts the Chesapeake Bay Log Canoe Racing Associat
AC Day2 - TeamUSA has a Problem Gunni at 9:20am 06.22.17 Racing 51/5008 Another bad day for Team USA, lost both races. Much was made of their lifting foil size choice but
Increasing backstay tension flattens main? danstanford at 7:31am 06.22.17 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 18/3107 I crewed on a boat last night with a rather baggy main and thought about this notion I have read tha
Hunter 34 vs. Hunter 340 Bill19233 at 5:30am 06.22.17 Racing 4/3064 The last leg of last Saturday's race became a windward/leeward duel between my 340 and a 34. Both of
1990 Hunter 35.5 manual bilge pump shawanaga at 4:26am 06.22.17 Big Boats 6/1207 We bought a 1990 35.5 about a year ago and we have entered a distance race here in Toronto and on th
Some dumb questions (2) stackwalker at 12:23am 06.22.17 Smaller Boats 26/3553 So after getting the mast up with ease after figuring out that you hook the mainsheet in the anchor
Letting Her Go :( (2) ahansom10482 at 9:59pm 06.21.17 Ask All Sailors 1/449 After 18 years with our Hunter 380 were going to let her go. We bought her new in 1999 and have spe
Mainsail trimming (1) C22BC at 7:16pm 06.21.17 Ask All Sailors 35/3891 137860I was out Saturday for about the 3rd time in my new boat it was blowing 12-14 knots with the o

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Cradle: transport 4000nm? Sell, buy/build new? Sail 365/yr and stay off the hard? captain69 at 9:41pm 02.15.24
Hunter 30 Skeg assessment Roland5048 at 8:25pm 02.15.24 Hi Roland, good to know, in some other post they claimed that the skeg is not holding the rudder bu
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina rdmerhar at 7:12pm 02.15.24 Sorry for not updating the "true story". I had to go to the State Attorney General to get answers. L
new mulitbank battery charger experiences jdrutten at 4:57pm 02.15.24 Would this set up, without a AC charger, be correct? If you put the alternator in parallel with
removing trailer from boat in driveway Project_Mayhem at 4:56pm 02.15.24 The Precision 18 is around 1100lbs so theres plenty of options. I would look into suspending it from
new mulitbank battery charger experiences Davidasailor26 at 4:44pm 02.15.24
Outboard Transom Mount Project_Mayhem at 4:38pm 02.15.24 I would avoid one with a plastic mount unless it's a reputable brand name. I've had two Chinese plas
new mulitbank battery charger experiences (1) twodzusfittings at 3:51pm 02.15.24 Would this set up, without a AC charger, be correct?
new mulitbank battery charger experiences DArcy at 1:34pm 02.15.24 I have the same setup as @jssailem, Sterling Pro charging the house bank and an ACR charging the sta
Cradle: transport 4000nm? Sell, buy/build new? Sail 365/yr and stay off the hard? David in Sandusky at 12:37pm 02.15.24 Our cradle is great for the annual haul out and storage through the winter on Lake Erie. But if you
Boating with osteoporosis David in Sandusky at 12:31pm 02.15.24 About this time, I would be installing an electric anchor windlass.
WARNING : Sailrite Machine (240v/international) version does not work with inverters Orbweaver at 12:14pm 02.15.24 Fair enough, and as you say add in an inverter of possibly dubious quality, possibly with inadequate
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE WITH A DOMETIC Dual Zone Portable Refrigerator and Freezer, Powered by AC/DC or Solar (2) JBP-PA at 11:50am 02.15.24 I've had it three years so far, but my 22 liter is much smaller than any of the dual zone dometics.
Hunter 30 Skeg assessment dlochner at 11:39am 02.15.24 Here's the correct URL: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/h30-replacing-skeg-with-spade-rud
WARNING : Sailrite Machine (240v/international) version does not work with inverters dlochner at 11:34am 02.15.24 And yea, for SailRite to put right on their website that it doesn't work with inverters and then no
WARNING : Sailrite Machine (240v/international) version does not work with inverters Orbweaver at 11:25am 02.15.24 While high quality oscilloscopes are not practical, you can get a handheld 2Ch one with signal gener
Hunter 30 Skeg assessment ggrizzard at 10:49am 02.15.24 Lloyd, I can't seem to 'follow' the track to the thread you listed. Any specific locale? Thanks, G.
Dial-a-buoy about to be killed off. Davidasailor26 at 9:55am 02.15.24
Solar powered vents Rick D at 9:46am 02.15.24 I replaced mine with another 4" NICRO (SS) about four years ago. They quit making a spacer for hatch
Boating with osteoporosis buddybear at 9:40am 02.15.24 Welcome to the club, Mark. I feel your pain. I. too, have some major lumbar issues severe enough

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