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Is this cabin Sole a gonner$ (2) StephenD at 6:02pm 02.28.16 Ask All Sailors 23/5484 120124 My recently acquired 1980 Hunter's cabin sole had been neglected for many years it seems. In
H 216 or 22 Daysailer Electrical Pkg Joetul at 4:44pm 02.28.16 Smaller Boats 1/578 I have the factory installed electrical package. New boat. However I cannot get the electrical syst
Outboard Wedge Removal geehaw at 4:28pm 02.28.16 Ask An Oday Owner 13/1814 Well I need to repair some damage to my transom from all most tearing my rudder off the boat when a
Keeping head door open marchem at 4:09pm 02.28.16 Catalina 310 25/3957 I'm looking for a way to keep the head door open. We've got two pad trained dogs, and I'd like to b
Md Yacht CLub VS Bowleys Quarters - preferences? Paula at 3:45pm 02.28.16 Sails Call Lounge 4/805 Our family owned marina, which we love, may not be able to accommodate us if we move up to a 36.
Inverter - Is This Normal? GorillaToast at 3:45pm 02.28.16 Ask All Sailors 25/2277 i just installed a Xantrex 2000w PSW inverter. It is wired direct to my 400ah house bank, which is c
Beneteau 343 Rudder Position Sensor Installation BigEasy at 3:18pm 02.28.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/5215 I am preparing to install a Raymarine rudder position sensor on my 343. My understanding is that s
Best day of the year so far... (1) DAVA390 at 11:46am 02.28.16 Ask All Sailors 6/714 Been a miserable winter for me.Today, 66 degrees no wind. Gettin' ready!!
Emergency Tiller handle for a 1983 Catalina 36 Dave6330 at 11:09am 02.28.16 Parts Search 1/818 New-to-us 1983 Catalina 36. Need to lay on an emergency tiller handle. Sources or photos/specs for
Roller Reefing vs. 2nd Headstay Carel3041 at 10:49am 02.28.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/2857 My Mac 25 has a single headstay with hank-on jib or Genny. Would it be better to convert to roller
Chart plotters lee oakley at 7:58am 02.28.16 The Cherubini Hunters 12/1102 I would like to hear opinions on recommended reliable chart plotters that also show the depths
Hunter 23 Jiffy Reef rigging Erictheboatman at 9:21pm 02.27.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2382 Hello to all my fellow boaters and let me thank you in advance for any and all information to help m
Bad to power up garmin out of water? RussC at 8:49pm 02.27.16 Ask All Sailors 28/10673 I recently purchased a Garmin 43dv and love it so far, but I keep hearing about people who feel it d
WP dinghy? LeGe at 7:24pm 02.27.16 Ask All Sailors 27/7554 After a long search we found what we think is the ultimate tender for us. At 10 ft LOA with reasonab
Cutting an access panel into 9.2 C Mast base for wiring connections? capcass at 4:54pm 02.27.16 S2 11/3593 Has anyone cut an access panel into the side of a 9.2C mast base to access wiring connections? I am
Hunter Sailboats Needed. Aaron Kiss at 2:21pm 02.27.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/771 This post has been cleared for publishing by the site owner Phil Herring. Request for 2 Hunters 40-
Stanchon mounting screws have pulled out of the fiberglass and will no longer will hold it. smoothsailing at 12:04pm 02.27.16 Ask All Sailors 16/3701 One of my Hunter 340 lifeline stanchon mounting screws have pulled out of the fiberglass and will no
Direction of shift for TMC-40 Transmission druid at 11:13am 02.27.16 Engines and Propulsion 7/4210 OK, this is driving me nuts. I'm getting a Beta 25 with TMC-40 transmission (the "standard" one), a
Catalina 22 Dinette Conversion to Berth "Trick" Stu Jackson at 9:23am 02.27.16 Catalina 22 8/11860 Years ago, when we had our 1981 Catalina 22, we read about and implemented the trick to use the dine
ponding aft of mast sailfree20770 at 9:13am 02.27.16 Big Boats 1/826 On my Hunter 376, rain water will pond just aft of the mast where the halyards run under the "windsh

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sadly disappointed in Weems and Plath . . kloudie1 at 7:56am 03.04.24 MY W&P experience: Two years ago my ships bell clock quit working. It really had never kept time acc
Bon Voyage! Tally Ho at 7:52am 03.04.24 Congratulations welcome to the club. I retired in 2020 after 43 years of working. Have to say I hi
Why NOT Take a Hunter Sailboat on an Ocean Crossing shemandr at 7:52am 03.04.24 I had a H356. In my opinion the volume of the aft makes it difficult to sail downwind in waves. Th
Bon Voyage! Tally Ho at 7:49am 03.04.24 After being a sailboat dealer, I chose to help fellow sailors mostly with trailerable sailboats and
Electrifying my small sailboat? dlochner at 7:47am 03.04.24
Electrifying my small sailboat? dlochner at 7:30am 03.04.24 The capacity is really limited. 268 wh is about 22 ah. The bigger question is how much capacity do y
Electrifying my small sailboat? Don S/V ILLusion at 7:27am 03.04.24
Electrifying my small sailboat? Project_Mayhem at 7:07am 03.04.24 That is a very nice unit. No matter route you choose, you need to figure out how much each one of th
Why NOT Take a Hunter Sailboat on an Ocean Crossing ggrizzard at 7:03am 03.04.24 There's "Old Hunter", Warren Luhrs company and "New Hunter", (Marlow-Hunter). Several well known des
Linings cleaning Project_Mayhem at 6:54am 03.04.24 Here's a good guide for stain removal. Any idea what this material is? Sunbrella stain removal chart
Hunter 23 worth salvaging? Project_Mayhem at 6:51am 03.04.24 There are few parts on that boat that are still good. The trailer and a few parts are the only thing
Old AC compressor used for Refrigerator? Project_Mayhem at 6:45am 03.04.24 A 2x2' dorm fridge only draws around .5-1 amp after it starts. This compressor looks like one that w
Why NOT Take a Hunter Sailboat on an Ocean Crossing Caboteur at 6:40am 03.04.24
Linings cleaning ggrizzard at 6:24am 03.04.24 Spray carpet cleaner like "Resolve" used with a stiff brush. Let dry, vacuum off any residue. Once
Linings cleaning ice breaker at 5:35am 03.04.24 Try mineral spirits on a soft cloth.
NEW PORT LIGHTS JBP-PA at 5:29am 03.04.24 I chose 3/8. My old ones were 8mm, but I couldn't find 8mm.
Hunter 170 dlochner at 5:06am 03.04.24 Welcome to SBO. If the kids have been sailing Opta's and 420s then they have been doing some racing
Linings cleaning Terry Cox at 4:18am 03.04.24 I've used Soft Scrub with a soft brush on our 1991 lining. Does a good job removing mold and grime.
Room for VHF wire under compression post east coaster at 4:04am 03.04.24 While I don't have the complication of AC hoses on my 310, I did have to replace the small size an
Room for VHF wire under compression post andrewbredow at 4:03am 03.04.24 Great call @Tom J - you're right, it's the stringer below the bulkhead. I was assuming there was som

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