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Hunter 295 1996 model (2) sailaketch at 11:04am 04.24.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/783 214978214979e on my boat never came with the boat. (long story) so im looking for pictures of 295 o
Keel material mhbelser at 10:40am 04.24.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/941
Leaking galley faucet chriscampbell at 8:37am 04.24.23 Smaller Boats 5/1191 My manual pump galley faucet is leaking at the arm. Does anyone have a link or specific brand they k
LiFePO4 Update - Any Experiences to Report? jviss at 5:03am 04.24.23 Musings With Maine Sail 35/3121 I want to go to LiFePO4, but life got in the way lately. I'm wondering if any folks here have recen
Where are the sea cocks on my 1991 Hunter 28? skob1014 at 3:10am 04.24.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/772 I just bought a 1991 Hunter 28 and the only seacock I can find is at the starboard side of the stern
Irwin 33.1 SailingLoto at 1:54am 04.24.23 Ask All Sailors 6/634 Any knowledge on these old boats? It's a freshwater boat with an atomic 4 that is getting water in t
Towing a Portland Pudgy? SailorElliot at 5:28pm 04.23.23 Ask All Sailors 4/779 Hey, I'm looking for a dinghy for a Flicka 20 and I've stumbled across the controversial Portland P
Yenmar 2QM15 Exhaust Mixing Elbow Part PIC INCLUDED (1) Matt DV at 3:16pm 04.23.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/771 Going on the visual alone, I evidently have to replace this piece. Any suggestions on parts supplier
Problems with early 310s paulducham at 2:52pm 04.23.23 Catalina 310 14/1777 I thought I remembered reading here that there were some design flaws in the first couple of years o
Crew finder Coboaters at 1:43pm 04.23.23 Ask All Sailors 10/588 Hello Sailors, How do you find crew when you need to deliver your boat or want to sail more?
Want to Buy Hunter 30' - 33' 1988 to 1996 vabchbrewer at 12:56pm 04.23.23 Mid-Size Boats 4/641 I am in Virginia Beach, VA and am looking for a nice Hunter, ready to sail. I'm retired and getting
Abandoned vessels, what's the solution? (1) T-Schwan at 11:25am 04.23.23 Ask All Sailors 60/4420 More and more boat owners, no longer able to afford (or care about) maintenance of their vessels, ar
Help!! Seaward 25 shore power Noodat Lady at 10:52am 04.23.23 Seaward 15/1352 My 2000 model Seaward 25 has shore power, but I have never had the occasion to use it until now. Wit
What's the real value of an autopilot on a sailboat? Wm. Gill at 9:08am 04.23.23 Ask All Sailors 57/4449 I am just returning to sailing after over 25 years. During that time, I had a twin-engine powerboat
What to do above the water line??? Dil at 6:42am 04.23.23 Ask All Sailors 14/1353 I am getting ready to redo the bottom of my 1991 Hunter 30, there is a lot of info on this and produ
Maxprop Grease jviss at 5:47am 04.23.23 Ask All Sailors 5/84 Never mind. Some members here find it necessary to mock or insult people for asking a question, or
iOS Notifications are back! Davidasailor26 at 5:08am 04.23.23 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/803 The one feature of the long-deprecated SBO iOS mobile app that I missed was push notifications. Hap
Rudder Bearing thetone at 9:06pm 04.22.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1132 Hello Friends,I'm trying to drop the rudder on my 35s5. It will not come out! Help me please! theto
Lubricating Through Hull Valves Terry Cox at 4:50pm 04.22.23 Ask All Sailors 15/2242 Our boat has nine of the standard bronze through hull valves. Some are getting a bit stiff to operat
Not to complain about weather forecasting certainty Don S/V ILLusion at 12:59pm 04.22.23 Weather and Forecasting 31/2897 I understand forecasts are just that and not always correct, however, my question is - why are fore

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Any S2 8.5 owners? jssailem at 11:26am 09.11.24 Know your trailer/boat heights. Avoid low clearance issues, especially off the Interstate.
O'day 22 Bilge Project_Mayhem at 10:50am 09.11.24 Ox_inthewild, I agree with your strategy.The lake I will be sailing requires an inspection. If the
O'day 22 Bilge drgbanks at 10:47am 09.11.24 Ox_inthewild, I agree with your strategy.The lake I will be sailing requires an inspection. If ther
Potential Tropical Cyclone SIX jssailem at 10:39am 09.11.24 Blended with this good sounding news is the fact that Francine is going to be a hurricane with 90 mp
Cleaning Freshwater Tanks Don S/V ILLusion at 10:37am 09.11.24
Universal M18 leaking oil / low oil pressure Richard19068 at 10:25am 09.11.24 Reading over your post #10 again. It indeed looks like this "after market" block was added by the
Water tank cleaning Choptank Sailor at 10:22am 09.11.24 See the post "Recommission the freshwater system" in the Plumbing and Sanitation forum...it's a "st
O'day 22 Bilge ox_inthewild at 10:22am 09.11.24 I have the same issue with my bilge. I'm using a shopvac, but some people hve told me they installe
Pumpout Carts Suck dlochner at 10:08am 09.11.24 Really, nozzle seals are the bigger problem. A tiny air leak destroys vacuum and flow rates. Easy t
Cleaning Freshwater Tanks dlochner at 9:57am 09.11.24
Pumpout Carts Suck thinwater at 9:31am 09.11.24 I find the existing hoses easy to handle, but there may be some technique that is not obvious. Sucti
Pumpout Carts Suck thinwater at 9:17am 09.11.24 Man, you really just like to argue. But yes, you are right. We should all learn to accept things
(1) rlcamp at 9:08am 09.11.24 I realize I'm late to this conversation (and just joined the site after searching for information ab
Potential Tropical Cyclone SIX (2) jssailem at 9:06am 09.11.24 As the storm builds and tries to move northward, it is encountering upper-level winds blowing from W
Cleaning Freshwater Tanks mermike at 9:03am 09.11.24 Peggie Hall's book, and Practical Sailor both have excellent information on tank maintenance.
Battery Location 2000 Hunter 290 (1) jdrutten at 8:52am 09.11.24 I fear we may have seen the last of our new friend. :(
Cleaning Freshwater Tanks moe_1200 at 8:52am 09.11.24 There are all kinds of recipes for disinfecting potable water. And tanks. The same problem always r
Cleaning Freshwater Tanks kappykaplan at 8:50am 09.11.24 See this post for a start: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/water-tank-cleaning.1249940366
Cleaning Freshwater Tanks Don S/V ILLusion at 8:47am 09.11.24 There are all kinds of recipes for disinfecting potable water. And tanks. The same problem always re
What in tarnation is this? Hunter legend 43 DRhoads at 8:43am 09.11.24 Technically there's no access from the panel position to the actual interior of the boat. Don't be

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