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Hatches - Replace or Buy new Hatach Assembly? (3) Dustin Zito at 9:52am 02.08.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/585 Hey, I have a Hunter 456 Passage and trying to figure out if I need to replace gaskets etc or if ge
Windage Issues SFS at 9:51am 02.08.16 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 4/1451 Michael - I am contemplating using kayak(s) in place of a dinghy. I have two concerns. I dont have
Cam Cleat rebuild or replace thetailwind at 9:50am 02.08.16 Catalina 22 14/3534 Has anyone rebuilt their original cam cleats aft the winches? Are the factory ones Harken? I am tryi
Keel hanger sealant & Non Mexican Keel (4) thetailwind at 9:24am 02.08.16 Catalina 22 11/1702 Just sharing my weekend work with you all and I have one question. When I removed the keel, it appea
How to climb in? Mark Maulden at 9:06am 02.08.16 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 5/13576 And once your yaks are floating, how do you get yourself into them assuming no walkthrough transom..
How to get on/off the boat Richandhelen at 8:59am 02.08.16 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/1580 We have great kayaks and we have a great sailboat (44' sloop). Our issue is how to get the Yaks on
Which kayak to get? Scuba diver at 6:25am 02.08.16 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 32/4737 Hi there my name is Wayne. My question is we are thinking about purchasing a kayak for our Hunter 34
Need Shoal Draft keel for 28.5 ddrewry at 7:25am 02.08.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/1422 Anyone happen to have any leads on a shoal draft keel for a 1989 Hunter 28.5? New /Used or junk boa
From Hammond, IN, to Bahamas helmfam at 10:32pm 02.07.16 Destinations 0/682 Would someone be so kind as to direct me to the blog by a retired Doc cruising from Hammond, IN to t
Asymmetrical spinnaker mmhamer at 8:17pm 02.07.16 Smaller Boats 5/844 I Would like to add an Asymmetrical spinnaker to my H235. The forestay length is 27'4". There's one
2011 Beneteau Oceanis 40 Samaral at 6:42pm 02.07.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/639 See AD on classified section, pls.
Want Mast Section Kenyon MORC4060 4x6 inches eusjim1 at 3:41pm 02.07.16 Parts Search 7/1783 Hello Looking for about 8 feet. I am located in Dallas Area, but will ship from anywhere. Kenyon m
Remove Soundproofing Adhesive? Pinch at 2:49pm 02.07.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1459 I'm replacing original engine compartment soundproofing (foam with mylar sealant) from 2000 Ben 3.61
Galvanic Isolator (2) dnimigon at 12:37pm 02.07.16 Catalina 30 8/1244 I assume this is the galvanic isolator. It's on our 1979 cat 30. Wiring is horrendous on our boat. S
Spinnaker Relentless 1 at 11:01am 02.07.16 Big Boats 5/1389 Ijust bought a hunter 35.5 1990 I have a split back stay but no back stay adjuster what is the type
PB navigation and stern lights? kito at 10:38am 02.07.16 Ask All Sailors 7/1211 My H30 has some old red/green bow and white stern light fixtures that seem to be very high quality s
Do you know the maker of this deck chock? (2) SailMaster at 10:30am 02.07.16 Ask All Sailors 10/1292 While reassembling the boat after doing bright work we lost the twin to this chock overboard. My boa
Yanmar 2gm20f tach Dfisher at 10:17am 02.07.16 Mid-Size Boats 7/2615 i have a Yanmar 2gm20f in my 86 hunter 31 that I bought a couple months ago. I was able to get the
Salt-away gettinthere at 10:08am 02.07.16 Engines and Propulsion 4/840 Anyone have direct experience with Salt-Away? Seems like an easy way to clean out the system. http
Private Messages Apex at 7:16am 02.07.16 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/576 Just realized that I have never received a PM. Is there a setting I am missing for private messages

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Seaward 25 taking on water. port of mountainhome at 7:04pm 01.12.24 Don S/V Illusion, So my husband and I talked and now after what you said, I understand. I should be
Baby Stay Ted at 6:46pm 01.12.24 Here's a YouTube video showing the babystay for that boat. It can be seen at minute 1:26 and beyond.
1st Sailboat. 1983 Hunter 27 Sgraves94 at 6:32pm 01.12.24 Congratulations on your "new" boat! From our 24 seasons of experience, it is an ideal cruiser for a
60 best Boats 30' and under shemandr at 6:14pm 01.12.24 Really? It seems like the unstayed mast was pretty successful a la Nonsuch and Freedom. The Hunte
Seaward 25 taking on water. port of mountainhome at 5:40pm 01.12.24 not familiar with you boat. Having said that and as a general principle, the last place you want wa
Acoustic guitar and boats. stickinthemud57 at 5:32pm 01.12.24
Thesis survey for boaters! stickinthemud57 at 5:29pm 01.12.24 Makes me wish I knew something about that area. Any chance the results of your survey would be share
1st Sailboat. 1983 Hunter 27 David in Sandusky at 5:23pm 01.12.24 Congratulations on your "new" boat! From our 24 seasons of experience, it is an ideal cruiser for a
Thesis survey for boaters! American_Mainsail at 5:17pm 01.12.24
Seaward 25 taking on water. Don S/V ILLusion at 5:11pm 01.12.24 . My problem is we now have found out that the saloon can hold a lot of water with no where to go t
Seaward 25 taking on water. port of mountainhome at 5:06pm 01.12.24 Bilge pumps primarily remove nuisance water from the bilge. As you discovered, they can't keep up
Seaward 25 taking on water. port of mountainhome at 4:57pm 01.12.24 David, You are right about the alignment and we also found out 2 of the motor mounts are not the rig
Seaward 25 taking on water. Davidasailor26 at 4:44pm 01.12.24 I presume it wasn't leaking before you left? I could think of a couple possibilities - Either the s
Seaward 25 taking on water. kappykaplan at 4:43pm 01.12.24 Bilge pumps primarily remove nuisance water from the bilge. As you discovered, they can't keep up w
Ruddercraft Lower Pintle Failure pcharn01 at 4:19pm 01.12.24
Espar hydronic heating system matts997 at 4:00pm 01.12.24
Compression post repair 30' Hunter Dalliance at 3:57pm 01.12.24
Large Frame alternator in M25XP Hayden Watson at 3:53pm 01.12.24 Hayden, if you know the dimensions couldn't you figure it out? I believe the issue would be the cl
Inner metal structure on 28' Oday Question dmax at 3:52pm 01.12.24 The rudder was made by Foss Foam and they did use mild steel attached to the stainless rudder post i
Acoustic guitar and boats. LaDonaMina at 3:51pm 01.12.24 While sailing in Greece an acoustic guitar player inspired me to make a you tube video of my charte

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