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40.5 Galley table bi.moller1 at 1:28pm 08.15.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/482 We own a 1998 Hunter 40.5. Has anyone had a problem with lowering the galley table?
H380 Bent rudder and Smile (4) skenn at 12:17pm 08.15.25 Big Boats 19/1221 I've looked at a few H380's and recently thought I'd found THE one. Survey was done yesterday and a
Surveyor in Connecticut? mermike at 8:47am 08.15.25 Ask All Sailors 9/720 Greetings all, I've been planning to trade up to a bigger boat for a while. One boat I've been watc
0.04 or 0.06" seizing wire for turnbuckles? BAD ORCA at 7:24am 08.15.25 Ask All Sailors 34/1729 I think i'm going to use seizing wire for my rigging turnbuckles instead of cotter pins. Ordering s
Looking for feedback on Raritan's Knock Out Odors (KO2) kit JimHansen77 at 6:27am 08.15.25 Ask All Sailors 22/1275 Good morning - I like the idea behind the Raritan KO2 kit: with every flush a little bit of C.P. is
House batteries not charging when engine running stackwalker at 5:21am 08.15.25 Big Boats 30/1706 I was taking my first shakedown passage on my Hunter 410. I noticed that under engine power my hous
Hunter 18.5 Topping Lift Makai Green Harbor at 4:10am 08.15.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/555 Restoring a 1988 Hunter 18.5. Seems there is no backstay though one is referenced in the owner manua
98L has popped up in the Gulf of America (1) jssailem at 8:19pm 08.14.25 Weather and Forecasting 2/482 233743 I just get back from a nice dinner and watching the Pacific ocean crash on the Washington co
Columbia River Maritime Museum (6) jssailem at 6:18pm 08.14.25 Sails Call Lounge 1/467 I spent the afternoon exploring this Columbia River Bar museum. The exhibits are very engaging. From
Hunter 22 port and parts quiggers at 5:27pm 08.14.25 Smaller Boats 2/480 I am pretty convinced I want to get a hunter 22. I have posted before with other questions and had
Advice on installing a GPS Map and new Pedestal Guard Ringydingydo at 4:29pm 08.14.25 Big Boats 10/678 My 89 Hunter Legend 37 has the typical Edson pedestal. It also has the weird Hunter pedestal guard
Rectangular Portlight Replacement 1988 Hunter Legend (1) Crothers99 at 12:10pm 08.14.25 Big Boats 4/519 I have nine aluminum framed opening ports and two fixed ports on my Hunter 40 and would like to repl
Electronics..... so many options moe_1200 at 9:56am 08.14.25 Ask All Sailors 31/1745 Looking to upgrade the electronics and instruments on my 1981 Catalina 30. There are so many option
PaceShip P-12 m2imz at 9:12am 08.14.25 Trailer Sailors 0/463 Hi folks. I just acquired a Paceship p-12. This is my first sailing dingy. Over the past 35 or so
Propane regulations fred1diver at 3:42am 08.14.25 Ask All Sailors 14/869
Quick question for a Hunter 240 skipper SteveHughessails at 5:05pm 08.13.25 Smaller Boats 16/899 I should say, 911 help lol. Can anyone tell me, if you put a felt mark on your centre board liftin
What boat is this? (2) degas at 4:45pm 08.13.25 Ask All Sailors 9/592 Found on the hard in Eastern Lake Onterrible. Any ideas?
45CC Generator Size? Kev's Hunter at 2:37pm 08.13.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/382 I've given up on my 248 hour Fischer Panda generator. Likely replacing it with a Northern Lights.
Binini for 1982 Hunter 33 Cherubini???? azambella at 12:07pm 08.13.25 The Cherubini Hunters 9/608 Has anyone done this? Any input is appreciated. Thanks
Replacing a Marvair SeaMach SPB16RCBL John6212 at 11:19am 08.13.25 Ask All Sailors 0/173 I have a 2006 Hunter 45cc with two Marvair SeaMach SPB16RCBL self-contained HVAC units. Has anyone f

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Towing a Catalina C30 1983 Woodworks1 at 3:22pm 10.28.25 I was told it is a standard rigged w/ deep fin keel. The last # in the Manufactured ID NO are M83H
How to Reseal New Design Frameless Windows BigEasy at 3:04pm 10.28.25 A multi oscillating tool with a straight blade attachment may help. It was super helpful when I rem
Rigging Quote jaysweet at 2:59pm 10.28.25 The boatyard will charge for the unstepping and re-stepping the mast and the usual stowage of the b
How to Reseal New Design Frameless Windows ShawnL at 2:58pm 10.28.25 Depending on the finish, I've also had really good luck with engine de-greaser. I had a piece of wo
Rigging Quote jaysweet at 2:54pm 10.28.25 The price sounds pretty good if you are talking complete re rig. In 2017 I hade a complete refit. N
Rigging Quote jaysweet at 2:47pm 10.28.25 Generally, most shops / trades prefer not to install customer supplied parts, as if something doesn
Rigging Quote jaysweet at 2:38pm 10.28.25 I called and got a bit more information today from the riggers. Their estimate is firm, as in: if it
LifePo4 in winter Captain Larry-DH at 2:12pm 10.28.25 You will not damage them if stored in your boat in New England. I keep mine aboard in CT and my sol
LifePo4 in winter marcham at 1:57pm 10.28.25 Charge / discharge them to 60 pct, disconnect all loads and charging sources.... sleep well until th
gelcoat dlochner at 1:32pm 10.28.25 Polyester resins cross link forming one supra-molecule. The polyester polymer chains have some d
LifePo4 in winter Hayden Watson at 1:23pm 10.28.25 USING LFP batteries at freezing temperatures will not harm them. The problem is CHARGING them below
LifePo4 in winter dlochner at 1:19pm 10.28.25 Here's another article on the topic, from Panbo.com. https://panbo.com/dont-murder-your-batteries-t
How to Reseal New Design Frameless Windows dlochner at 1:18pm 10.28.25 Try a heat gun and a stiff putty knife or scraper.
LifePo4 in winter Davidasailor26 at 1:10pm 10.28.25 Generally storing lithium in cold temperatures is fine, but charging them below freezing is definite
Morgan 382 Ralph Johnstone at 1:02pm 10.28.25 Welcome to the site and feel free to search the archives here. Pretty good chance you'll find what
Cracked gel coat below the waterline Don Crowther at 12:58pm 10.28.25 You are not going to have any peace of mind until you open that up and take a look. It's going to
Where can I buy a bumper section for a Hunter 23.5 ? rgranger at 12:56pm 10.28.25 And the inflatable things that hang off a boat are FENDERS because they fend the boat off of a hard
Hunter 212 Mast Step Replacement rgranger at 12:48pm 10.28.25
Cracked gel coat below the waterline rgranger at 12:41pm 10.28.25 You are not going to have any peace of mind until you open that up and take a look.
Cracked gel coat below the waterline colemj at 11:54am 10.28.25 Hulls can flex more than one would think without damage, but the gelcoat usually cracks differently

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