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Broke Mast Fcolon01 at 6:49am 12.08.14 Smaller Boats 1/1124 Over the weekend I made a huge rookie mistake when checking a chain plate on the port side I did not
1996 Hunter 410 Ster Rail Flagpole, flag staff, Ring jsmac at 6:29am 12.08.14 Big Boats 3/869 Hi, Does anyone know the diameter of the stern rail flagpole ring? Apparently Westmarine has thre
Amiot deck fill colored rings jibstay at 6:15am 12.08.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2494 The blue and red colored rings on my Amiot deck fills have faded or broken. Apparently, these are
Tri-lens radar reflector Ken13559 at 6:11am 12.08.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/938 I've a medium size Tri-lens Radar Reflector mounted about half way up the mast. Cruising chute and
How hot is hot water Ken13559 at 1:29am 12.08.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1004 Anyone know temperature of water in hot water tank when heated by engine after many hours of running
headliner repairs? jasonkd at 9:02pm 12.07.14 Pearson 0/645 There are a bunch of old screw holes and a small gash on the headliner of my 365. What's the best or
Tank Level Sensor Installation (3) wufibugs at 8:51pm 12.07.14 Ask All Sailors 27/3380 Friend wrecked his RV and gave me his tank level gauge and some sensors. I know they won't be very a
Furling system damage CapnGrumpyBreeches at 7:15pm 12.07.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/998 Some how the top extrusion of my Furlex 100s system for my Catalina 22 snapped at the extrusion join
Yamaha throttle housing replacement harkonnen30 at 5:37pm 12.07.14 Yamaha 4/1629 Hi I'm looking for a replacement for the throttle housing on my Yamaha 30. Can't seem to find anythi
Recommendations For Masthead Vhf Antenna twodzusfittings at 4:49pm 12.07.14 Smaller Boats 7/893 Getting my list of improvements for 2015 ready. Would like recommendations for a masthead mounted an
Some Guys Like a Big Transom on Their Girl Windborne at 2:14pm 12.07.14 Ask All Sailors 32/8211 Was at the the St. Petersburg Boat show yesterday looking at the new Catalinas, Hunters, Jeanneaus '
Auto Pilot Control Box DENNY23861 at 1:26pm 12.07.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/885 I Need To Tie My New Gps Into My Old Auto Pilot But Can Not Find The Control Box For The Auto Pil
Ask All Hunter Owners Forum Don Guillette at 1:17pm 12.07.14 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 0/2339 Usually, I trawl through the various sites looking for topics -- it ain't easy dreaming up topics!!
Kenyon Boom End Sheave Axle Pin Removal (5) Blackacre at 12:44pm 12.07.14 Big Boats 8/3056 I'm trying to remove the Sheave Axle Pin on my 1986 Hunter H34 with a Kenyon #3550 Boom and K-11472
Bilge Mount After False Bilge Alteration (4) Blackacre at 12:26pm 12.07.14 Big Boats 32/5077 I recently completed the "False Bilge Alteration" that many recommended on this site for my 1986 Hun
Whole lotta shakin' goin' on revisted, Part 6 Skip Gundlach at 11:26am 12.07.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1282 Whole lotta shakin' goin' on revisted, Part 6 Well, because it's been more than a year since ou
Water Leak H 376 interpanama at 11:09am 12.07.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/985 I have a 97 Hunter 376 witha water leak apparently coming from teh joing in between topsides and hul
Wireless vs wired internet speeds Brian D at 10:17am 12.07.14 Sails Call Lounge 2/2695 If you are running wireless (which I think just about everyone is) and you are in your home, I have
O'Day 272 LE - removing the 10-2 for rebuild DeltaBreeze at 9:44am 12.07.14 Ask An Oday Owner 7/3080 Greetings, Background: I recently purchased an 87' 272 LE and have been making it a larger and l
Height of head sail above bow? Brian D at 9:29am 12.07.14 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 26/5661 Is there any restriction on how high the foot of the head sail can be above the bow? If I have enoug

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Seized Halyard Deck Sheave Bolt (2) rgranger at 7:20am 11.30.22 If you strip that one also, then you need to tap and drill out the screw and use one of the corksc
Iron Swing Keel Maintenance: A cautionary tale (1) rgranger at 7:08am 11.30.22 This might be a helpful read... https://www.twi-global.com/technical-knowledge/faqs/can-you-weld-ca
Iron Swing Keel Maintenance: A cautionary tale HeelBoy at 6:52am 11.30.22 @HeelBoy How did you repair the pivot hole? Future tense, how will I? I have a plan for cutting a
Don't try this in your Sailboat rgranger at 6:48am 11.30.22 Bring me.... .....my brown swim trunks.:poop:
Iron Swing Keel Maintenance: A cautionary tale rgranger at 6:44am 11.30.22 @HeelBoy How did you repair the pivot hole?
Side Stay Tension rgranger at 6:41am 11.30.22 I like to see the leeward shrouds relax but not deflect from inline. -Will :plus:
Warped Rudder sbrogden at 6:30am 11.30.22 No, it'll be just fine. Your not going to leave it in the water except when sailing. Besides, you s
Warped Rudder JBP-PA at 6:29am 11.30.22 Do you think a rudder made of alternating pieces of wood bonded together needs a layer of fiberglas
Side Stay Tension Will Gilmore at 5:07am 11.30.22 In my opinion, your shrouds should never be floppy loose, there should always be some tension. If
Warped Rudder sbrogden at 5:02am 11.30.22 Thanks!
CDI FF2 patbratton at 4:51am 11.30.22 I went to the sail loft today and Kim had the luff rope sewn in the jib. She still has to cut and se
Raymarine GPS Week Rollover Issues Captain Larry-DH at 4:47am 11.30.22
Boat is Hibernating SawyerCurt at 4:44am 11.30.22 Where/how are your mast wiring connections made up? I will need to unstep and replace the VHF cable
Raymarine Axiom Phil McCall at 4:36am 11.30.22 https://hunter.sailboatowners.com/mods.php?task=article&mid=31&aid=100239&mn=34 I myself used this.
Warped Rudder rgranger at 3:24am 11.30.22 Glass would protect it. Especially if you put an epoxy barrier coat and then painted, but where I
Side Stay Tension (1) Joe at 1:49am 11.30.22 There are two phases of rig tuning. At the dock first, the main purpose is to get the mast straight
Buying a Hunter 23. No brakes advice (1) Benny17441 at 8:32pm 11.29.22 Dave, I don't question your knowledge about the Hunter boats, but with all due respect trailer sway
Warped Rudder sbrogden at 7:40pm 11.29.22 The rudder in the above pic was varnished. Do you think a rudder made of alternating pieces of wo
Warped Rudder rgranger at 7:38pm 11.29.22 The rudder in the above pic was varnished.
Raymarine GPS Week Rollover Issues rgranger at 7:34pm 11.29.22

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