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I need a reputable transport company. braol at 4:43pm 05.19.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1154 I will be transporting my boat overland from Annapolis-area to Chicago. Any suggestions on a good s
Microwave Terry in Naples at 3:47pm 05.19.14 Ask All Sailors 20/2216 Looking for a small microwave to carry on the boat. Any suggestions? i am Not wanting to build it i
I just dropped my mast about 5 feet! jfschena at 3:41pm 05.19.14 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1759 I kept the mast up all winter on our 1984 oday 26. While running the halyard back up it separated fr
Frig control not turning salestosails at 3:08pm 05.19.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/722 I have a 2001 Beneteau 311 and the control knob on the frig does not turn. It shows numbers from 0
Hunter 18.5 keel RDS2012 at 2:38pm 05.19.14 Smaller Boats 1/685 I've never had any water in my boat but the last time I sailed after I had it back on the trailer an
Flooring options? stollo770 at 2:37pm 05.19.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/880 Hello, My 1979 Hunter 27 is in need of a new wood floor. When I bought my Hunter, it didn't come wi
Farymann A-30 throttle stuck Pacific Pete at 1:44pm 05.19.14 Engines and Propulsion 3/1973 I just replaced the leaking high pressure fuel line from the injector pump and after Bleeding the fu
Jib car position Fred7825 at 1:00pm 05.19.14 Big Boats 3/2215 Can someone give me some guidance as to where to position the jib car under vary sail conditions on
Electric Diagram for HUNTER 29.5 santiago47 at 12:43pm 05.19.14 Mid-Size Boats 4/1994 Please let me know how can i get an electrical an water diagrams for my hunter 29.5 Kind regards
O'Day Centerboard carbonebria at 12:34pm 05.19.14 Day Sailers 1/955 Hi all, I recently purchased a 1979 O'Day Javelin and took it out for a sail last weekend and ran
Matching wire size to panel connector $tingy Sailor at 12:34pm 05.19.14 Musings With Maine Sail 5/1601 I purchased a replacement breaker panel that has six breakers: 2x20A, 2x15A, and 2x5A or 80A total.
Hunter 49 Autopilot turns when Microwave on Romagic at 11:40am 05.19.14 Big Boats 11/2166 I have a 2008 Hunter 49. When steering with the autopilot, the boat makes a sharp turn when the mic
tuning the rig for the first time sailorsteve1 at 11:23am 05.19.14 Smaller Boats 4/2139 today i finally stepped the mast on my 87 capri 18. i took capt dons advice and removed the cdi furl
Blue water sailing in my catalina 27 patrickcurran at 11:14am 05.19.14 Catalina 30 14/14518 Why is it a bad idea to sail to Hawaii in my Catalina 27? To light? Not sea worthy? Etc.
Search called off for missing yacht Brian D at 11:11am 05.19.14 Ask All Sailors 42/5405 Search called off for 4 Britons on 40-foot yacht missing in mid-Atlantic A search for four Britons
emptying holding tank tzuelke at 10:50am 05.19.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/1072 I am a new Hunter owner and I need to empty the holding tank. Would anyone please give me a step by
Tuning the rigging (1) ChangsinLattitudes at 10:47am 05.19.14 Ask All Sailors 8/3583 Attempted to tune the rigging on my '81 Catalina 30 tall rig. The owners manual says the lowers sho
Anchoring a C-30 tall rig (1) ChangsinLattitudes at 10:41am 05.19.14 Catalina 30 16/7507 Just spent some time looking over my '81 C-30 tall rig w/a bow sprit. Wondering how you folks ancho
Recommendations for Electric Bilge pump Mark Nooney at 10:03am 05.19.14 Mid-Size Boats 9/1465 Hi All, I have 1984 Hunter 31 - The Rule 500 gph died this weekend. Looking for recommendations
Boat Registration in DC dparilla at 9:49am 05.19.14 Ask All Sailors 1/1657 DC Police are once again patrolling for vessels on the upper Potomac that are not displaying a DC st

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Depth transducer Ken13559 at 8:05pm 05.23.23 Maybe a refresher is in order. Here is a very similar post several years ago. Raymarine ST40 Depth
Water temperature sensor Ralph Johnstone at 7:57pm 05.23.23 My first search would be with an automotive supplier. If that didn't work, a Yanmar outlet at 3X th
Depth transducer Hello Below at 7:54pm 05.23.23 Maybe a refresher is in order. Here is a very similar post several years ago. Raymarine ST40 Depth
Hunter replacement rudder assembly rebelh2o at 7:40pm 05.23.23 The rudder doesn't hold the bushing. There is a 1" to 1--1/4" gap. I'm thinking adhesive as well.
Non working microwave TimFromLI at 7:13pm 05.23.23 Are you using it on shore power or an inverter? Some microwaves need a pure sine wave inverter.
The Great Bilge Pump Debate, 2023 Edition SycloneDriver at 7:08pm 05.23.23 So that is a diaphragm pump? https://defender.com/en_us/johnson-viking-power-16-waste-water-pump-1
1990 35.5 instrument upgrade PAC3142 at 6:55pm 05.23.23 Hi, There is information here on installing the ev100 on a Hunter 37.5, which may have similar const
Plans for hurricane season 2023? Rick Webb at 6:43pm 05.23.23 I'd respectfully submit if it's the last week of May and you do not have a fully articulated plan.
The Great Bilge Pump Debate, 2023 Edition Tally Ho at 6:36pm 05.23.23 It's in the attachment (picture). So that is a diaphragm pump? https://defender.com/en_us/johnson
Possible SmartPlug problem thinwater at 5:27pm 05.23.23 It sounds like this was at the boat end. Also, he said he had just washed the boat. The clues imp
Hunter replacement rudder assembly Tally Ho at 5:18pm 05.23.23 No specific Hunter knowledge, but I think generally the rudder bushing can be held in place with som
Slow sump pump with backflow Tally Ho at 5:11pm 05.23.23 Hi Greg, I also have a switch on the head to turn it on and off. I followed the lines. Here's what
Plans for hurricane season 2023? LydieBP at 4:52pm 05.23.23 Well, my boat is only 30 ft. but my response might be the same as it always was. Strip the boat an
The Great Bilge Pump Debate, 2023 Edition SycloneDriver at 4:02pm 05.23.23 Did you mention the make and model of your pump somewhere in this post ? I'm blind in one eye and
The Great Bilge Pump Debate, 2023 Edition Ralph Johnstone at 4:00pm 05.23.23 Looks like 6 gallons per minute to me. Did you mention the make and model of your pump somewhere
Non working microwave Clydo at 3:56pm 05.23.23 We got rid of ours shortly after we bought the boat. We weren't hooked up to shore power enough to
Finding the right LED replacement bulbs. Maine Sail at 3:54pm 05.23.23 You are required by law to have Nav Lights that meet COLREGS. The only way to be sure of this is to
Holding tanks q's fred1diver at 3:51pm 05.23.23
The Great Bilge Pump Debate, 2023 Edition (1) SycloneDriver at 2:58pm 05.23.23 So I timed my bilge pump rate. One bucket in 20 to 24 seconds. Bucket appears to be about 2 gallon
CCFL 6" Diameter upgrade. Very cool!! artboas at 2:39pm 05.23.23 Well, with some time management, you can possibly have 1/2 the lights then.

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