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Hunter water ballast transom leaks Crazy Dave Condon at 12:59pm 03.08.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/383 This thread covers the 19, 23.5, 240, 26, and 260 water ballast Hunter sailboats. I am not sure ab
Are you Ready for Spring? jssailem at 9:45am 03.08.24 Weather and Forecasting 6/1342 If you live in the PacificNW there is good WEATHER news, potentially.. From the desk of my friend R
Painting the Boat john6206 at 8:58am 03.08.24 Ask All Sailors 13/2814 Hey Everyone - I'm going to be painting the boat this spring. The hull from the rub rail to the bo
Solar ACTIVITY and Northern Lights (1) jssailem at 7:39am 03.08.24 Weather and Forecasting 0/714 The amazing picture underneath was taken by Juris Se??ikovs from Latvia, showing a Stable Auroral Re
Cockpit Handrail on Beneteau Oceanis 400 (1996) Rodrigo Burgos at 7:57pm 03.07.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/881 The fixed center binnacle/console/table in the cockpit has a curved tube of 1/2" SS "handrail" that
How do you clean through hull while in water? Ted10028 at 5:15pm 03.07.24 Engines and Propulsion 19/3433 I'm thinking that perhaps I should clean out through hull for sea water to my yanmar engine. Is ther
Best way to fix this interior wall (1) Bluebonnet87 at 4:07pm 03.07.24 Smaller Boats 15/2273 I have this new to me Hunter 26.5. Below the V berth bed, there is some wall damage. This is a newbi
Keel to Hull Connection Driftin II at 2:58pm 03.07.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1523 I'm considering the purchase of a Hunter 30 with a Shoal Keel (currently own Catalina 30T with fin k
Hunter 340 Wing Keel flaking (3) TRS80sailor at 12:40pm 03.07.24 Big Boats 1/728 Seems the outer layer is flaking out. Any suggestions on what kind of filler to apply here? Hunter 3
G-10 discs for thru-hull bob45 at 8:11am 03.07.24 Ask All Sailors 11/1046 I have some through hulls that I'm disconnecting as part of a plumbing upgrade and, since I can't du
Hand grab in cockpit (1) xavpil at 5:16am 03.07.24 Ask All Sailors 10/926 Hey friends, look at the picture: I would like to add a hand grab like this white shape I drew since
Newbie question - antifouling compartibility Kostas Metaxas at 12:43am 03.07.24 Ask All Sailors 17/1623 Previous owner informed that Teamac self-polishing poison paint was used in the last year. Boat is
outboard hoisting fiddle block question xavpil at 6:12pm 03.06.24 Ask All Sailors 3/433 dinghy outboard is 110lbs dinghy is hoisted to solar arch. I would like to hoist the outboard to the
Y33 Pulling chainplates (4) rekkabell at 5:38pm 03.06.24 Yamaha 7/1743 Am currently pulling the chainplates off my boat(tall rig, engine in the back). Found some pit corro
Seaward 24 centreboard pin rob mcguffin at 2:39pm 03.06.24 Trailer Sailors 0/617 My Seaward 24, Free Spirit, was on her trailer for 2 years. On launching last summer the centreboar
Hunter 376 main halyard electric winch broke (1) jcrewser at 10:42am 03.06.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/437 The top disk is loose and I've removed the ring with the self-tailing arm because it doesn't engage.
Black water seacock jcrewser at 10:26am 03.06.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1209 Suppose the seacock on the discharge of the macerator was stuck. How would you go about freeing it u
Charts? Charts? We don't need no stinking CHARTS! jssailem at 7:07am 03.06.24 Ask All Sailors 30/3523 For many of us it is that time of year when the Chart Renewal notice pops up in our email. "Your c
Dinghy hoisting from solar arch with winch (1) xavpil at 6:01pm 03.05.24 Ask All Sailors 9/620
Hunter Legend 240 Ian Robinson at 1:35pm 03.05.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1207 I've owned a 1997 Hunter Legend 240 for the last 10 years, it had one previous owner. It has a bead

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Parts found under Yanmar 3YM30 Hunter 36 Dave at 11:24am 10.21.25 Sorry. It was not a test and I can understand the humorous side of it. However, I was afraid that I
Sleeping offshore capta at 10:59am 10.21.25 When crossing, one is more likely to encounter ships than others sailors. Radar and AIS with alarm
Centerboard/Swing Keel Removal - Hunter 240 rgranger at 10:44am 10.21.25 There are a lot of tricks to getting a boat off of the trailer. I've read several and I've tried a
Replacing single rusty keelboat Ralph Johnstone at 10:28am 10.21.25 Good memory @Indysailor , and bad memory on my part as I put in a few thoughts to that post back in
Sleeping offshore dLj at 9:58am 10.21.25 Your last sentence is true. Perhaps because of my CG experiences, I tend to look at why and how acc
Centerboard/Swing Keel Removal - Hunter 240 Sean Hutch at 9:55am 10.21.25
Sleeping offshore Don S/V ILLusion at 9:38am 10.21.25 I'm not so sure I agree with illegal as, to the best of my understanding, in international waters,
New Cal 29 owner rigging questions Tally Ho at 9:33am 10.21.25 And finally, the motor (an inboard gasoline Atomic 4) occasionally conks out after 20 minutes or so
New Cal 29 owner rigging questions jssailem at 9:10am 10.21.25 Is there a way to cut through the corrosion (presumably oxidized aluminum) without damaging the cas
flushing long shaft outboard tilted Indysailor at 9:07am 10.21.25
flushing long shaft outboard tilted Project_Mayhem at 8:56am 10.21.25 Not all motors will run while tilted. I have one that wont start unless somewhat level
The "Gambits" JamesG161 at 8:39am 10.21.25 Pawn to Queen 4 is my opening! Fun game where Bishop power is revealed :cool: Jim...
The "Gambits" jssailem at 8:26am 10.21.25 Maybe. But when it develops, you might as well concede and move on. Kicking yourself, of course.
Invest 98L (3) jssailem at 8:21am 10.21.25 "Something wicked this way comes." Perhaps the lack of storm excitement this year has the internet
Axle fell out Dr. D at 8:03am 10.21.25 I hadn't thought about the SC Beneteau place. Thanks BigEasy!
Sleeping offshore Will Gilmore at 7:13am 10.21.25 But, ~5nm visibility to the horizon and making 5knots is only an hour to anything you see and that
Engine shut off on Yanmar 3QM30F Tally Ho at 6:51am 10.21.25 Hi Greg, that piece does move. You can see where the top bolt can slide. Right now the top one is l
flushing long shaft outboard tilted Rick Webb at 6:13am 10.21.25 I think muffs are difficult to use with such a small outboard. I'd opt for the flush kit. I had a T
flushing long shaft outboard tilted Indysailor at 5:37am 10.21.25 I think muffs are difficult to use with such a small outboard. I'd opt for the flush kit. I had a To
Engine shut off on Yanmar 3QM30F eelwik at 4:35am 10.21.25 Is this bracket loose (and moving ) when you operate the engine fuel cut off? Or did you it to cl

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