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hot water hoses replacement h-30 1989 gary mallett at 1:30pm 02.19.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/968 Is there an easy way to replace the hot water hoses on a 1989 h-30? Or should I just splice from bo
Oil Presure Alarm M25XPB Tdaddy2000 at 11:30am 02.19.17 Catalina 310 5/1069 Hello all, Thank you for all the input on repair options for oil pressure warning light and alarm a
Maintenance of batteries in summer layup NeilMcCubbin at 10:44am 02.19.17 Ask All Sailors 3/378 We are about to lay Milvina up for the summer in Grenada, and would like advice on how to "summeriz
Protecting Mooring Pennants (2) Northstar1014 at 8:40am 02.19.17 Ask All Sailors 5/3236 Hello, My cape dory 27 is on a mooring (north shore of massachusetts). For my pennants, I presentl
Fuel tank vent Ned Ludd at 6:33am 02.19.17 Ask All Sailors 9/1041 While crawling through the aft end of the boat checking hose clamps and the general condition of thi
What is the definition of a "local" sailmaker? Dan_Y at 6:02am 02.19.17 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 14/3880 This post from Jackdaw in another thread defining the sail maker got me thinking about this subject
New Dink-Air or Alum floor for Davit storage? Solstice at 4:28am 02.19.17 Ask All Sailors 20/3609 Hi All, Looking for some input--we are in need of a new dink and are leaning heavily toward an air f
Yanmar Coolant Change Ilanortho at 4:21am 02.19.17 Big Boats 6/1481 Hi; I need to replace the engine hoses on my 3GM30F. What is the best way to drain the antifreeze in
Electric Start Outboard and Solar Panel Bill and Kathy McDonald at 11:28am 02.18.17 Catalina 22 10/1769 I have a Yamaha 9.9hp 4 stroke and also have a solar panel. The PO said to not use the single batte
Is a Dousing Sock Necessary? shavdog at 10:55am 02.18.17 Big Boats 30/5097 I am looking at asymmetrical spinnakers for a 1994 35.5 hunter legend....I had one on a cape dory 2
2009 Beneteau 43 Fresh Water Pressure System DPW at 9:22am 02.18.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2607 First boat, steep learning curve, this forum is incredible! The water pump pressurizes sufficiently
Barnegat Bay dinghy on 28mkII Banooma at 5:42am 02.18.17 Ask All Sailors 10/768 I was semi-active on this site before the arrival of two little sailors who have occupied my sailboa
Has your club opened its doors for special events? (1) Kermit at 5:23am 02.18.17 Ask All Sailors 25/1437 Our sailing club is right in the path of the Aug. 21 solar eclipse. We've received one request from
Request for w/b drawings/specs from current/previous w/b owners Crazy Dave Condon at 5:21am 02.18.17 Smaller Boats 2/622 Referencing all current and previous Hunter waterballast owners of 23.5, 19, 26, 240, 260, 25(newer
Monitor Windvane experience jssailem at 9:45pm 02.17.17 Ask All Sailors 3/574 I'm looking at a used Monitor windvane. Please share your thoughts and experiences with this brand
guppy 13 "d" more up grades (2) sailorforever at 7:58pm 02.17.17 Guppy 0/1012 hello, decided to add some fair leaders for the front dock lines also some rub strakes for front an
Make your own sailboat parts (4) sailorforever at 7:40pm 02.17.17 Trailer Sailors 9/2093 hello, i decided i needed some dock line rub strakes for my sailboat, i had a piece of 1 inch stain
Beneteau 430 toe rail Big Blue at 7:09pm 02.17.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/564 i am on the search for a toe rail. Anyone have any leads.
Cockpit Drain repair - ODAY 25 (4) btm0905 at 5:07pm 02.17.17 Ask All Sailors 7/785 Need some advice on this tricky repair. The good...I am in the midst of a transom overhaul. Found
Feeding rode down a hawse ... manually? Gene Neill at 4:48pm 02.17.17 Smaller Boats 22/4188 I'm pondering what sort of ground tackle arrangement I want to design on the Vega. She currently has

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Battens Project_Mayhem at 12:35pm 06.20.24 Actually, I just realized how simple it would be to buy a couple of lengths of PVC pipe, glue them
Swing Keel clunking sound hitting boat Project_Mayhem at 12:33pm 06.20.24 I think some wear is to be expected on an old boat. To fix it would require the boat to be lifted fo
Winchers? Poor man's self tailing winches (1) Project_Mayhem at 12:29pm 06.20.24 They still require two hands so there isn't a big advantage. I'd buy some cam cleats or horn cleats
B331 Bilge Pump electrical Issues kappykaplan at 11:52am 06.20.24 My bilge pump worked great when I winterized it and then at the start of our season here in Chicago
Electrical panel backing board pgandw at 11:19am 06.20.24 The OP said "backing" panel, so assumed, perhaps incorrectly, that he is mounting components, such
Electrical panel backing board thinwater at 10:46am 06.20.24 Really interesting point... I've redone the whole backbone of my 12V system and over the next coupl
Hunter 23 broken z-spar tabernacle mast foot isaksp00 at 10:08am 06.20.24 I don't have any photos and the boat is wrapped. Basically, the PO made a hefty u shaped bracket fro
Help with wiring for new engine DArcy at 10:04am 06.20.24 It looks like the new gauge has everything all in one. There is a digital display at the bottom that
Help with wiring for new engine RitSim at 9:52am 06.20.24 On my older C30, the engine controls were on the port cockpit side wall.
Hunter 23 broken z-spar tabernacle mast foot RitSim at 9:41am 06.20.24 usspars.com chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.usspars.com/wp-content/
What's the best way to remove & replace in-line air blower on B331 inside transom compartment beneteau007 at 9:41am 06.20.24 I've figured out a way to remove the original blower and will make an improved & easily accessible m
Swing Keel clunking sound hitting boat RitSim at 9:37am 06.20.24 Keel is probably going down at an angle. Check for wear on one side of the pivot. it wouldn't take
Wiring SiriusXM antenna or solar panels rmerl1223 at 9:08am 06.20.24 Thanks for showing me the way to pull the wires, jdrutten. I knew the fuel and waste tanks were behi
Swing Keel clunking sound hitting boat Rich Stidger at 9:01am 06.20.24 I was able to stop the clunking of my centerboard at anchor by simply raising it a little bit. Give
Electrical panel backing board (1) twodzusfittings at 8:51am 06.20.24 could use a few more instruments, but I'm not sure what to get? INTO THIS THREAD!
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working SVFreedom at 8:26am 06.20.24 The Jabsco macerator pumps from our era of Hunters (early-mid 2000s) had material problems. Mine wa
Battens Ward H at 7:57am 06.20.24 Actually, I just realized how simple it would be to buy a couple of lengths of PVC pipe, glue them t
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working American_Mainsail at 7:45am 06.20.24 It was the Macerator. I had a brand new spare, after some further investigations, I figured it was
PTC One (1) JamesG161 at 6:22am 06.20.24 Storm Surge alert.
Hunter 23 broken z-spar tabernacle mast foot Crazy Dave Condon at 5:54am 06.20.24 @isaksp00 Picture of pole please? Anyone with a 260 please take a photo of the mast raising struts

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