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Grounding to keel bolt help (1) tahoemark at 2:16pm 02.03.17 Ask All Sailors 22/7291 In cleaning the bilge of my J100 the ground wire became dislodged. I think it was already severed as
Can't find valves to sink in the head Lotte Lou at 9:55am 02.03.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1397 Morning everyone, Edited post* Thank you for the replies so far. I should have said that I have alr*
Hunter 320, 2001 tanks monitoring Mity at 9:32am 02.03.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/689 Hi, I would like to know if someone replaced their Holding tank and water tank monitoring system by
emergency tiller for transom hung rudder Jdlevey at 8:43am 02.03.17 Parts Search 0/635 Can anyone provide diagram or details for fabricating an emergency tiller for an Oday 280 with a tra
Oberdorfer pump questions pullark at 5:13am 02.03.17 Catalina 30 6/1363 Hi, My 1989 Catalina Mk11 is fitted with a M25XP engine and Oberdorfer raw water pump (cover gasket
Shore Power Joe Madden at 8:38pm 02.02.17 Catalina 30 13/2745 I'm a new Catalina 30 owner (1990), and I'm curious if I need to be doing something when I connect a
Water getting into v-berth lower storage compartment h34 Capt Robbie at 6:43pm 02.02.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 25/2404 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 11/3698 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 7/1154 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 2/697 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 21/3920 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 11/5380 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 28/3475 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 19/2420 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 2/814 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 11/2984 I had to have my mast unstepped to replace all standing rigging and replace a deck light. Fairly si

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Connecting bilge areas kwbones at 10:38am 05.14.24 jssailem - I will definitely check out what you've referenced about a pan. I does appear that the lo
Insurance Windpilot at 10:19am 05.14.24 Delivering a transpac boat (dufour 52) back to California from Honolulu with crew in July also.
Insurance (1) Windpilot at 10:15am 05.14.24 On 4th boat since 1983, started with Coronado 25, Ericson 27, Hunter 34 and for 11 years now my Hunt
Beneteau 323 missing mid-ship cleat for spring lines jssailem at 9:49am 05.14.24 Sure... https://www.acconmarine.com/collections/cleats
Hot water tank Ralph Johnstone at 9:31am 05.14.24 Our thru hull is the opposite side from the tank so should not be an issue Mentally planning our
Beneteau 323 missing mid-ship cleat for spring lines nitrogenase at 9:07am 05.14.24 Thanks! Do you have a link for where to find these?
Beneteau 323 missing mid-ship cleat for spring lines (1) jssailem at 9:03am 05.14.24 If you really want a secure mid cleat that has minimal impact on your boat try a pair of these. th
Insurance JoeWhite at 8:57am 05.14.24 Windpilot, what is your sailing experience
Northern Light Show - Possible jssailem at 8:53am 05.14.24 Don't feel bad Greg... There is likely still time. I have been to Fairbanks AK in search of the ligh
looking to buy a new (to me) boat JBP-PA at 8:05am 05.14.24 There are a lot of 15-ish foot sailboats that are easy to rig, maybe a half hour. There are also a
Beneteau 323 nitrogenase at 7:26am 05.14.24 1) The top one controls the bathroom light, the bottom one the shower sump pump. 2) Icebox drains do
Hasserott Beach Mooring Balls (Grand Traverse Bay) john6206 at 7:08am 05.14.24 @Tally Ho On my 18 footer, a 30 mile sail is a damn good day. 100 miles seems like an endurance tes
Hasserott Beach Mooring Balls (Grand Traverse Bay) john6206 at 7:06am 05.14.24 @Tally Ho The great thing about freighters is that you can see them coming a long way off.
Northern Light Show - Possible JamesG161 at 6:50am 05.14.24
Northern Light Show - Possible (1) JamesG161 at 6:28am 05.14.24 have never seen the northern lights in my 62 years. Hope this helps
Leaky screws holding steering gear cover on Hunter 36 - any better solutions? jdrutten at 6:24am 05.14.24 Here is an option for you. I wouid suggest using brass or stainless inserts. 1 wouid suggest 10-24,
Hot water tank colin59 at 6:15am 05.14.24 Thanks Neall, Great pics. The tank looks great. Our thru hull is the opposite side from the tank so
Removing Paint from PVC Pipe. Project_Mayhem at 5:32am 05.14.24 Avoid sanding if possible. It will affect the finish and make it harder to keep clean
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest Captain Larry-DH at 4:03am 05.14.24 To add to the above, Wi-Fi calling works great over Starlink. We kept our phones in airplane mode a
Oday 192 outboard bracket dlochner at 3:58am 05.14.24 Steer with the tiller it is considerably easier than reaching across the transom to the motor's till

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