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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 6/1482 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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Electrical panel backing board (1) thinwater at 9:10pm 06.20.24 I think we're going in circles. We were talking about LEDs. The comment about local protection is u
Anchor light bulb. Hunter Legend 40.5 1993 ggrizzard at 8:35pm 06.20.24 I don't know the part number but... Once you get an answer, be aware it is probably an incandescent
Swing Keel clunking sound hitting boat stickinthemud57 at 7:57pm 06.20.24 It's not unusual with centerboard/lifting keel boats. Mine is just fiberglass, but if yours is, as I
Hunter 28.5 Sonar Keel Offset dlochner at 6:59pm 06.20.24 Depends on your preferences. Some folks want to know the depth from the surface, some want to know t
Life-Line Stanchions - Pulled Out - 2003 Hunter 326 rgranger at 6:27pm 06.20.24 IF do you have an embedded aluminum plate under your stanchion (very likely) You could take a tap an
Hunter 28.5 Sonar Keel Offset rgranger at 6:21pm 06.20.24 Same as your draft.:beer:
260 trailer question rgranger at 6:18pm 06.20.24 @Crazy Dave Condon has a contact
1996 37.5 hunter salon table bi.moller1 at 5:33pm 06.20.24 We have a 1996 410 and we can't get the table to go up or dowm? I have loosen the T handle and we ju
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) Terry Cox at 5:32pm 06.20.24 Klemtu Princess Cove a nice place to hang out. Dislike stern ties, especially in a southerly. I pr
Life-Line Stanchions - Pulled Out - 2003 Hunter 326 jssailem at 5:31pm 06.20.24 :wahwah: Sad to say, it was a Breezy Michigan winter. Maintenance needed to sail the waters of Mishi
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) jssailem at 5:24pm 06.20.24 Sail on, oh wandering sailor. Find safe harbor from storms. Enjoys fresh breezes on sunny days to ca
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) kappykaplan at 2:53pm 06.20.24
Electrical panel backing board pgandw at 2:20pm 06.20.24 A low current instrument or device which can overheat with an internal short circuit should be prote
Life-Line Stanchions - Pulled Out - 2003 Hunter 326 Project_Mayhem at 2:17pm 06.20.24 Hunter often embeds a piece of metal in the fiberglass that's tapped for the bolt. I've had a stanch
Electrical panel backing board thinwater at 1:40pm 06.20.24 The problem with low current devices is that the panel fuses/circuit breakers are needed to protect
B331 Bilge Pump electrical Issues Project_Mayhem at 12:51pm 06.20.24 Have you checked at the panel and various points to the pump for power?
Companionway leaks? Project_Mayhem at 12:41pm 06.20.24 When I removed the myriad of 10/24 nuts and bolts , I wondered how in the hell I was going to get t
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

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