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Water getting into v-berth lower storage compartment h34 Capt Robbie at 6:43pm 02.02.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 25/2402 Can't find where water is coming from that ends up in the bottom of the storage compartment in my 19
Traveler hardware advice (3) marke14 at 6:19pm 02.02.17 Ask All Sailors 11/3692 Hello everyone, We own a 25' sloop, a Universal Marine (St. Pete) Montego 25. It has a traveler tr
Secondary ac Shore panel upgrade Capt Robbie at 5:54pm 02.02.17 Big Boats 7/1152 The original dc/ac electrical panel just is not cutting it on the ac side anymore. When Hunter desig
Rig Tension for 1979 Hunter 37C zached1 at 4:15pm 02.02.17 The Cherubini Hunters 12/3352 I just bought a 1979 Hunter 37' Cutter. However, it is rigged as a sloop right now. I am going to bu
Rig Tension for 1979 Hunter 37C zached1 at 2:13pm 02.02.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/694 I just bought a 1979 Hunter 37' Cutter. However, it is rigged as a sloop right now. I am going to b
Asymetrical Spinnaker on H26/260 Fred at 11:43am 02.02.17 Smaller Boats 21/3892 I would like to delve a bit deeper into this subject that started on another post (Shroud Connection
Gasket material Willemvan at 11:37am 02.02.17 Smaller Boats 9/880 what is the best casket material for the ballast fill/drain valve? Thx
Lake Mooring CHris F at 9:38am 02.02.17 Ask An Oday Owner 11/5366 I am completing a mooring on a small lake in New Hampshire for my new (to me) O'Day 20. The location
36 to 41' Hunters.....what would be your choice and why? Paula at 9:31am 02.02.17 Big Boats 28/3474 As we think we are narrowing down what used hunter we want to purchase, we come across another optio
Spinnaker rigging jeddd at 8:31am 02.02.17 Catalina 22 21/2122 Hello, I just purchased a Catalina 22 that came with a spinnaker and a crane but none of the other r
Whale Cay All U Get at 6:20am 02.02.17 Ask All Sailors 7/655 Hi all, Went through the Whale Channel, Abaco's yesterday during slack and it was near flat. Since
Have electronic charts changed the way you sail? (3) TomY at 4:19am 02.02.17 Ask All Sailors 19/2413 We are coastal sailors and I rely on electronic charts to get us around the rocky coast of Maine. Ch
Backsplash galley sink (2) Capt Robbie at 7:40pm 02.01.17 Big Boats 2/811 This Easy modification to galley sink Hunter should have incorporated in there design back in the 19
Mast wire inspection plate (1) Capt Robbie at 7:10pm 02.01.17 Big Boats 11/2977 I had to have my mast unstepped to replace all standing rigging and replace a deck light. Fairly si
Anyone have experience with a Hunter 19? Star2Lee at 4:02pm 02.01.17 Ask All Sailors 7/1862 Looking for my 1st boat in the 15' to 20' range that I can trailer and launch at the boat slip. Any
Yanmar mixing elbow gasket (1) Syrenka at 2:45pm 02.01.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/5349 Hi I have a water leak at the discharge of the Yanmar heat exchanger, at the mixing elbow. I purcha
Our newest crew (2) Kermit at 2:37pm 02.01.17 Sails Call Lounge 23/1763 This little tadpole was born this afternoon. It'll be a few years but we're looking forward to havin
Dinghy Tow - anyone use one? SeaDragon at 9:09am 02.01.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/696 I am considering getting a Dinghy Tow. I just heard about it and it looks like it might be suitable
Practical Sailor tgrady at 8:34am 02.01.17 Ask All Sailors 20/3532 I subscribe to Practical Sailor and keep on getting the promotional emails to buy their ebooks. The
Jabsco pump replacement and parts Former member 134612 at 8:06am 02.01.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/924 I have a ParMax 4 in my galley for water pressure. It started leaking around the pressure switch, a

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Anti seize on coupler set screws? dlochner at 3:53pm 05.11.24
Anti seize on coupler set screws? Tally Ho at 3:36pm 05.11.24
Refrigerator/Solar Tally Ho at 3:34pm 05.11.24
Anti seize on coupler set screws? rgranger at 3:21pm 05.11.24 Is there a reason you cannot put a key in the key way?. Greg From the photos it looks like the Ke
Winch placement (3) Tally Ho at 3:19pm 05.11.24 I have a different boat, so I cannot comment on mounting specifics, but on Tally Ho, my primaries a
Refrigerator/Solar rgranger at 3:17pm 05.11.24 Expensive inverters can get to 90+ efficiency but they are $pendy https://www.e-education.psu.edu/e
Whale Manual Bilge Pump jssailem at 3:12pm 05.11.24 You have good unit, now that you have found the O -ring.. A former owner installed a manual pump o
Major Sun Storm Alert ! kappykaplan at 3:05pm 05.11.24 Dammit Jim... Tks, Dammit Jim! Appreciate the heads up. :beer:
Major Sun Storm Alert ! (1) JamesG161 at 2:17pm 05.11.24 This is a SECOND Solar Alert. d and took 5 minutes to download. :yikes: Dammit Jim...
Anti seize on coupler set screws? Tally Ho at 1:51pm 05.11.24 Is there a reason you cannot put a key in the key way? Do you plan to replace the shaft at the end o
Removing Paint from PVC Pipe. Rick Webb at 1:01pm 05.11.24 Bet plain old gasoline would work as well probably whatever can of anything flammable that is sitti
Anti seize on coupler set screws? jssailem at 12:17pm 05.11.24 I notice a slight jiggling of the coupler and shaft when idling (resonant frequencies?) It is a ma
Anti seize on coupler set screws? jssailem at 12:08pm 05.11.24 there has got to be a law against that sort of thing One can hope for KARMA.
Anti seize on coupler set screws? dlochner at 11:17am 05.11.24 The deep scarring from the set screw is a concern, however, not visible to the naked eye is the wear
Can't find the fresh water leak ... artboas at 10:57am 05.11.24 Little late now, but I find that using antifreeze is much safer than blowing out lines. There are lo
Birth orientation in Hunter 40.5 artboas at 10:47am 05.11.24
Hap[py 15th Birthday to my LiFePo4 Battery jssailem at 10:22am 05.11.24 An exceptional video.... It is terrific to see you active in your brilliant life and sharing your k
34.1: Code 0 or Spinnaker? jssailem at 9:34am 05.11.24 Would you say that is because of the ease of deployment and dowse if it is a furler? I would say,
Refrigerator/Solar kappykaplan at 9:32am 05.11.24 As others have pointed out, use of an inverter adds inefficiencies by converting DC to AC. More inv
Anti seize on coupler set screws? Ralph Johnstone at 9:27am 05.11.24 Turns out that the previous owner had removed the key between the coupler and the shaft 8 years ago

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