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Cracked hull Karyon at 8:11pm 06.22.17 Smaller Boats 32/4187 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 2/824 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 2/904 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 8/1709 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 9/2063 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 0/442 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 7/1444 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 51/5485 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 18/3502 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 4/3155 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 6/1284 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 26/3762 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 1/478 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 35/4441 137860I was out Saturday for about the 3rd time in my new boat it was blowing 12-14 knots with the o
Best Finish for Handholds H3newdog at 7:13pm 06.21.17 Big Boats 1/391 I need to refinish the topside and inside handholds. I was thinking of using Cetol marine on the top
Catalina 27 Through Deck timmeehle at 5:51pm 06.21.17 Mid-Size Boats 1/922 I need to put a through deck fitting in my '76 Catalina 27. The holding tank was originally plumbed
DIY telltale fail CapnGL at 4:11pm 06.21.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1703 I did some searches and settled on sticky back vinyl.....so I made the telltales and stuck them on B
Word to the wise - Check your emergency tiller access Rick486 at 2:13pm 06.21.17 Ask All Sailors 11/1607 Today I removed the helm station decking to clean out below, and to lubricate the autopilot and rudd
Gooseneck mast and boom rigging patriciasailing at 12:44pm 06.21.17 Day Sailers 2/1024 Hi, hope someone can help me find a clear picture or drawing of the goose neck rigging setup. The ma
Winterizing the water system Frank H at 10:14am 06.21.17 Catalina 310 21/5120 My first forum question. Boat owners at my lake winterize their water system by pouring about 4 ga

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Hunter 41 AC Builders Plate (1) JamesG161 at 11:04am 05.24.24 This what you want.
Hunter 41 AC Builders Plate JamesG161 at 11:00am 05.24.24 Unfortunately no A in my Hull number This HIN does not contain anything on capacity of People plus
Hunter 41 AC Builders Plate deekster92 at 10:18am 05.24.24 Thanks, Unfortunately no A in my Hull number but there is a D. I can find the CE of A/10 for the h
Hunter 41 AC Builders Plate (1) JamesG161 at 9:39am 05.24.24 Ok this is what you need from your Owners Manual. one of the 4 Categories. My H430 is Category A.
Rigging jssailem at 8:57am 05.24.24 We just moved the boat and had the mast down and it was very hard to get the rear stays hooked back
Hunter 40.5 bi.moller1 at 8:41am 05.24.24 Thank You
Hunter 41 AC Builders Plate deekster92 at 8:21am 05.24.24 Hey Twalker, Thanks for your input. I have reached out to Hunter, but would be surprised if they ca
Roller furler extrusions pulled apart (2) kloudie1 at 8:07am 05.24.24 Quick note: The roll pins that hold the foil to the connectors (if it is an early Harkin) will loose
Anyone have winch handle pockets on their 315? VFR750 at 7:43am 05.24.24
Hunter 41 AC Builders Plate twalker H260 at 7:33am 05.24.24
Rigging bi.moller1 at 7:28am 05.24.24 What I am looking for is general hardware, longer turnbuckles. We just moved the boat and had the ma
Rigging Crazy Dave Condon at 7:10am 05.24.24 Gus Grissom helped raise me.
Rigging dlochner at 6:52am 05.24.24 I remeber drinking that as a kid . Ovaltine was better It was the drink of Astronauts.
Does anyone have a rudder they bought from Rudder Craft Rmalko at 6:52am 05.24.24 Thank you for that information.
Does anyone have a rudder they bought from Rudder Craft Rmalko at 6:51am 05.24.24 If I am not mistaken, Rudder Craft manufactured the rudder I bought through Blue Water Yachts sever
Rodeo anchoring Davidasailor26 at 6:43am 05.24.24 When I was a kid my parents would sometimes raft up with my uncle and his powerboating friends. Almo
Hunter 41 AC Builders Plate deekster92 at 6:17am 05.24.24 Thanks Ice Breaker, This does help, I can see in the 2004 manual where it states a better complianc
Hunter 41 AC Builders Plate ice breaker at 6:06am 05.24.24 I have a 2004 and have never seen the plate. And I have been everywhere on the boat. The CE classi
Hunter 41 AC Builders Plate deekster92 at 5:55am 05.24.24 Thanks James, I do have my Hull ID number. When originally submitting stability and buoyancy I atte
Rigging Timm R Oday25 at 5:47am 05.24.24 I recall the plates as Tangs. I remeber drinking that as a kid . Ovaltine was better

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