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Advice on deck paint IH82BL8 at 5:11am 02.12.17 Ask All Sailors 6/1072 I'm planning to paint my deck this Spring. Would like to hear from sailors who have done this. To
Have anyone a bow thruster on his Hunter 340! ger123 at 1:19am 02.12.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1798 Hello! Please do not talk about the necessity! I am looking for a bow thruster for my Hunter 340 (2
A new (and very old) forum: Cruising Sailors Phil Herring at 10:40pm 02.11.17 Ask All Sailors 8/3061 Back in the 1990s, Cruising World magazine had a very active and amazing forum frequented by some of
Keel bolt specs Clanallan at 7:32pm 02.11.17 Sirius 21/22 2/1408 We bought a Sirius 21/22 approx 1980 and it has no keel bolt. We're looking for some kind of specs f
Bottom paint myths Urban legend or facts Capt Robbie at 6:26pm 02.11.17 Big Boats 17/5567 Time to order my bottom paint and everyone seams to be the expert. Last year I witnessed about twen
Hunter 18.5 trailer modifications lbsailor at 2:29pm 02.11.17 Smaller Boats 9/2191 We have a hunter 18.5 trailer that needs some work done to it. Since we are having to bring it in we
In hull vs thru hull transducer? Chart Guthrie at 9:36am 02.11.17 Ask An Oday Owner 19/11119 I recently purchased a 1980 O'Day 23 with a non functional depth finder. I am looking to replace the
galvanic isolator jack silver at 8:54am 02.11.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/3185 I have a 2004 H466 with a galvonic isolator alert gizmo at my nav desk. I have my zincs and bottom
Is this lead based paint? Todd Atchison at 7:50am 02.11.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/729 My girlfriend and I are working on a Venture 222. I've posted a few pictures and inquired about the
Retractable bowsprit info and gear info desired (1) agprice22 at 5:55am 02.11.17 Ask All Sailors 8/1369 My Telstar 28 project boat has a 6 ft or so aluminum tube that was originally a bowsprit that retrac
Solar Panel Location Bill and Kathy McDonald at 6:08pm 02.10.17 Catalina 22 3/792 Any suggestions on where to locate a solar panel other than off of the stern?
Awl grip painted hull what cleaner can be used on it? Capt Robbie at 5:35pm 02.10.17 Ask All Sailors 19/11454 I had my hull painted with awl grip three years ago. While under the mfg/boatyards warranty for past
Rudder how good is mine? Valerio at 1:05pm 02.10.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1079 i am in the process of buying a 84 hunter 34 in very good shape. In order to see if the rudder is in
2017 NSHSA - Initial gathering for 2017 Puesta del sol at 9:52am 02.10.17 NSHSA (Hunter Assoc. Upper Chesapeake Bay) 3/2302
Broken thru hull vent? (3) billybee41 at 7:34am 02.10.17 Mid-Size Boats 13/3187 I have a 1994 Hunter 29.5 with a broken thru hull vent(I think it is a vent). enclosed are a few pic
Waste Water Tank Solids H Travis at 5:06am 02.10.17 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 19/5008 I bought a Hunter 29.5 that had been in storage for some time. There are solids in the tank, and re
Eclipse All U Get at 4:59am 02.10.17 Ask All Sailors 5/559 Tonight, don't stare at the sun. http://www.pcmag.com/news/351594/how-to-watch-fridays-lunar-eclips
Sail loft hewebb at 4:00am 02.10.17 Ask All Sailors 2/493 Have any of you done any business with this loft? http://h-sails.com/en I found their ad on e-Bay
Where did that month go?? (2) Jackdaw at 2:14am 02.10.17 Ask All Sailors 29/1889 About a month ago I mentioned that I was going to take the Royal Yacht Association (RYA) Skipper/ICC
Where do I fill to on my dipstick (1) David Hopkins at 7:32pm 02.09.17 Catalina 30 11/4572 I can't find the answer to this very basic question. Where do I want to keep my oil level at? A phot

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Propeller shaft length 376/380/386 Hamish_s at 10:30am 06.01.24 Thanks Ralph. In fact, as Hunter.boatowners website indicates, and a chat with the person on the ph
universal M18 3 point front mount bracket jssailem at 10:17am 06.01.24 Adam It sounds like you would like an OEM part, yet when you discover the Westerbeke price of OEM, y
Fuel tank sender gasket Calif. Ted at 10:04am 06.01.24 Sender gaskets are available in various materials, a common sender is the VDO, most (if not all) use
Propeller shaft length 376/380/386 Ralph Johnstone at 9:18am 06.01.24 OUCH ! I would hazard a guess and say that every prop shaft for the Hunter 386/380/376 is differe
Fuel tank sender gasket Ralph Johnstone at 9:11am 06.01.24 The black stuff is most likely Permatex 2 which is the only stuff in the universe which will stick t
Portlight Polish jssailem at 8:44am 06.01.24 I've used that stuff on my car headlights. It worked as advertised. About a year later, they needed
Cutting mast down due to electrolysis... thinwater at 8:38am 06.01.24 Sleeve will probably actually be simpler. The compression load is not hard to figure out. Typically
Propeller shaft length 376/380/386 JamesG161 at 8:10am 06.01.24 Call the Stores on this site. They will respond. They help every Hunter owner. Simply use my lin
Fuel tank sender gasket MikeHoncho at 8:01am 06.01.24 You can buy Viton gasket material sheets on Amazon for less than $20. I woudn't depend on some blac
Propeller shaft length 376/380/386 Hamish_s at 7:54am 06.01.24 Thanks James. I'm in Canada and while the pricing for the actual shaft and coupling is very good, t
Propeller shaft length 376/380/386 JamesG161 at 6:52am 06.01.24 Call the Stores on this site. Hunter 386 3 blade propeller SailboatOwners.com customer service M
Portlight Polish (5) rgranger at 6:40am 06.01.24 <p>
Are your PFD's ready? Jim Legere at 3:19am 06.01.24 I manually inflate my PFDs every spring using the oral inflation tube. There should be no noticeable
Engine fire Hayden Watson at 10:57pm 05.31.24 The 2/0 has a rating of 330a outside of an engine space and 280 in an engine space. Assuming a 300a
Raritan PHII lubricate piston from top? skunther at 9:28pm 05.31.24 Thank you!
Love Hate relationship Leeward Rail at 8:42pm 05.31.24 I like a Bimini that's plenty wide enough to span from one outboard genny track to the other, with
What stops the sliding hatch from opening too far / how to remove? Leeward Rail at 8:28pm 05.31.24 Here's my thread from ages ago when I repaired the hatch on our c22 https://forums.sailboatowners.c
Racor 220p vent nut broke?? Salty79 at 7:29pm 05.31.24 I've got a metal plug on order, will report back! Thanks all.
Racor 220p vent nut broke?? jibes138 at 7:28pm 05.31.24 https://www.grainger.com/product/4VRV4?gucid=N:N:PS:Paid:GGL:CSM-2295:4P7A1P:20501231&gad_source=1&g
Racor 220p vent nut broke?? jibes138 at 7:23pm 05.31.24 A coping saw blade might fit in the little hole so you could cut a slot on each side for a screwdriv

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