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Battery Bank Wiring Question catawbahunter at 6:03pm 08.24.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2120 My Hunter 36 has 2 4D house batteries and a separate starting battery. The engine alternator rechar
Three fresh water system issues. (1) Zeus2012 at 5:39pm 08.24.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 17/2269 127293 1. We are currently living aboard, for the past year, using fresh water from our tanks, which
Isomat mainsail gate (1) Sefuller at 5:02pm 08.24.16 Ask All Sailors 9/3745 127290 My O'day 34 came with a cotter pin on a string riveted to the mast which is inserted into the
4 hours after buying a boat and already questions... Kommy000 at 4:51pm 08.24.16 The Cherubini Hunters 25/2661 Well, after lurking on these forums for a while I finally took a plunge and bought a 1981 Hunter 27.
1996 hunter 29.5 autohelm wind (2) middle river at 3:37pm 08.24.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/467 Hi, my autohelm wind stopped giving direction and speed. It still has power to unit. A rigger went u
AIS/PLB HMT2 at 2:45pm 08.24.16 Ask All Sailors 7/901 I am preparing my list of safety equipment and maintenance items for a 150 mile off shore race in th
Sticky Tachy dehler25 at 2:17pm 08.24.16 Big Boats 6/656 The original Yanmar tach is behaving badly! It seems that the needle movement has become stubborn at
Catalina 30 cockpit hose replacement Cabin by the Sea at 2:09pm 08.24.16 Ask All Sailors 3/1496 Both of my cockpit drain hoses were leaking. I found the marine exhaust hose that Catalina used on
Companionway boards Doug J at 12:47pm 08.24.16 Smaller Boats 20/9374 If anyone has replaced their OEM companionway boards with something new and nice looking I would lov
Pearson 37-2 1989 H33CRich at 12:23pm 08.24.16 Pearson 4/3858 Considering the purchase of a 37-2. Have arranged for a survey and will potentially commit of the su
What's the best way to make a "Dark and Stormy?" jibes138 at 12:14pm 08.24.16 Ask All Sailors 45/8128 Looking up the recipe I get all kinds of differences everything from 3 ounces of ginger beer to 10 o
Apostle Islands were great! TortugasRoyal at 11:56am 08.24.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/836 Apostle Islands were great! Bayfield city ramp and parking lot nice to launch from. Want to go aga
Columbia 22 Manual/Blueprints SJ77GrahamWA at 8:54am 08.24.16 Columbia 11/9480 We're restoring a 1968 Columbia 22. Interior pretty much gone. Sails shot. But definitely worth savi
Satellite TV Don Lucas at 8:29am 08.24.16 Ask All Sailors 2/712 Looking for feedback for satellite TV on the boat. What service are you using? Good/bad and costs
Icebox drain fitting (1) oldlaxer1 at 7:04am 08.24.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/744 I have a two section ice box on my Tartan 30 with access from both the galley as well as from the co
mast coming down for repairs - possible enhancement Justin_NSA at 7:02am 08.24.16 Ask All Sailors 9/499 I've decided that at the end of the season, my mast needs to come down for electrical repair work. D
Help ... I really need a screw. (1) Gene Neill at 5:37am 08.24.16 Ask All Sailors 14/959 A really big one. Just not the kind you perverts were thinking.:kick: I guess it's called a "slotte
Gangway meirgerner at 3:34am 08.24.16 Mid-Size Boats 1/727 I have a Hunter 33 with a self built wood gangway that I want to replace with a better one. Any sugg
Faulty Tachometer - Volvo Penta MD2030 onlinelee at 12:11am 08.24.16 Ask All Sailors 2/1617 Hi friends, further to my other post about my engine idle speed being very high at 1200rpm. It turns
Looking for identification. (1) Mtman1021 at 9:18pm 08.23.16 Ask All Sailors 2/408 Anyone know if this is an O'Day and if so what model?

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Wednesday is photo day 2024 kappykaplan at 4:51pm 04.03.24 Very nice, Captain Larry-DH! :beer:
Rode for Desolation Sound Kings Gambit at 4:33pm 04.03.24
Considering Hunter 49 Purchase ! shemandr at 3:44pm 04.03.24 ... The worst thing the seller can say is "no".. Actually the worst thing the seller can say is "Yes
Rode for Desolation Sound jssailem at 3:39pm 04.03.24 Fluke anchors such as Danforth and Fortress have serious holding power; but what?, My experience w
Trip planning Bar Harbor to Boston American_Mainsail at 3:21pm 04.03.24
Another Legend 40.5 holding tank replacement 3.26.24 artboas at 3:09pm 04.03.24 You, along with most people, don't realize that solid waste is 75% water and therefore dissolves qu
Considering Hunter 49 Purchase ! artboas at 3:07pm 04.03.24 +1 on this point about making offers even if asking price is way too high. The worst thing the sell
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Adding a new rope clutch damarshall at 2:49pm 04.03.24 Much thanks gentlemen!
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Adding a new rope clutch Calif. Ted at 2:36pm 04.03.24 The jam cleat and your existing clutches are not through bolted but rather there is an aluminum plat
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Hunter 36 Fridge and Freezer Replacement PNWE36 at 12:52pm 04.03.24 One thing I thought of doing is install the resistor with a jumper wire around it with a switch in t
Naked 85 H31 (cabin sole removed!) Jkutyna at 11:57am 04.03.24 I am in the exact same boat, well not really, mine is a '93 33.5. Windows needed rebedding before p

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