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emptying holding tank tzuelke at 10:50am 05.19.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/1083 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 8/3650 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 16/7591 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 9/1507 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 1/1690 DC Police are once again patrolling for vessels on the upper Potomac that are not displaying a DC st
Installing an SSB radio on a Hunter 466? rlamb at 9:46am 05.19.14 Big Boats 10/1870 I am looking to install an SSB radio on my 2004 Hunter 466 in preparation to taking it to Mexico in
nav light LED replacement lina34 at 9:13am 05.19.14 Big Boats 1/1136 I'd like to hear from anyone who has replaced the bulb in the bow nav light with an LED. Mine just d
Best Bedding Optins pchrisler at 8:32am 05.19.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1259 We have the 2 cabin version Beneteau 46. The aft cabin is a challenge in making the bed. Custom shee
Safety Cover for DC Panel Switch SawyerCurt at 8:18am 05.19.14 Catalina 310 1/851 On my 2001 C310, although the bilge pump is wired such that it will run if the main battery switch i
Your input requested for Canvas ideas. bronze at 7:23am 05.19.14 Ask All Sailors 4/773 Now that I am retired, I have been thinking about building my own combination Dodger, Bimini and Rea
Dinghy Light Survey jeepsailor at 7:22am 05.19.14 Ask All Sailors 34/3803 So, after my 4th set of dinghy lights in 5 years, I've just about had it. Our lights spend most of
First time sailboat owner (3) juddtripp at 7:14am 05.19.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/877 Just started my project first time sailboat owner purchased a 1972 Macgregor 22 with 72 evinrude fis
New Halyards Too Small for Clutch enorfleet at 7:01am 05.19.14 Big Boats 3/866 Just bought new Halyards from Sailboatowners.com for my 1983 Hunter 34. Followed the site's recommen
Yanmar 3GMF losing antifreeze Jed10444 at 6:34am 05.19.14 Big Boats 8/1474 I have a yanmar 3GMF on my 1983 34' hunter. From time to time the antifreeze in the heat exchanger
Replacing a Vent, Dorade/Cowl (1) Nan340 at 6:19am 05.19.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1670 We purchased a new VENT, DORADE/COWL from the Hunter Parts store. The old one was accidentally kick
Jagged plate shredding spinnaker halyard (2) pab5482 at 6:16am 05.19.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1323 https://www.flickr.com/photos/pab5482/14035049040 So we successfully sailed my Beneteau Oceanis 5
Trying to choose the right boat. Scudrunner at 6:08am 05.19.14 Smaller Boats 17/1474 I'm doing my research and looking at the Hunter 22, 23, 25. I think the weight of the 25 might be t
First time putting main on boat awerman at 6:06am 05.19.14 Smaller Boats 5/1392 Putting my 1984 Catalina c-25 in the water Thursday for my first season as a sailboat owner. When I
Water infiltration from the bumper Mity at 4:58am 05.19.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2112 Hi, i have water coming in from side bumper. I tried to used silicon however it does not stick to th
Smart Plug -install Jim Seamans at 4:47am 05.19.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1451 Went to install my Smart Plug inlets yesterday and got a surprise. The 10/3 wires were just long en

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Need Mast boom sails for 2011 hunter 45DS Joe at 10:51pm 06.17.23 Need Mast boom sails for 2011 hunter 45DS ....please contact sunwestmarine@hotmail.com call a sail
Port Townsend, WA Anchorages MikeHoncho at 10:35pm 06.17.23 Yea, a extra 90 minutes in a car beats a 3+ hours to cross the straight if weather allows.
WS Parks Annual Permit Registration MikeHoncho at 10:33pm 06.17.23
Gear box not engaging Hayden Watson at 10:30pm 06.17.23 It could also be slipping clutch rings. This is an item that wears out on the Hurth HBW 50 gearbox
Its funny Friday! stickinthemud57 at 9:41pm 06.17.23 One of my favorites, along with Monty Python and the Search for the Holy Grail.
Raw water pump westerbeke 42b JoeWhite at 8:41pm 06.17.23 Visit this link Oberdorfer Seals Replacement \| Sail La Vie View the album. I used steering wheel pul
Low fresh water pressure (2) Ralph Johnstone at 8:10pm 06.17.23
Raw water pump westerbeke 42b Syversens at 7:26pm 06.17.23 I have a different pump but alos has leakage. My pump had two seals (one oil toward the engine and
Raw water pump westerbeke 42b (1) RitSim at 6:45pm 06.17.23 I have a different pump but alos has leakage. My pump had two seals (one oil toward the engine and
Gear box not engaging Alex G at 6:39pm 06.17.23 thanks, after reading it feels like the damper plate is the problem
Low fresh water pressure dlochner at 6:36pm 06.17.23
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 6:26pm 06.17.23 0lczHvB3Y9s -Will
Low fresh water pressure Don S/V ILLusion at 6:25pm 06.17.23 Good question. The raw number is probably pretty low when compared to the total number of boats mos
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 6:21pm 06.17.23 Probably her old Latin teacher. :kick:con dentae! -Will
Gear box not engaging Don S/V ILLusion at 6:16pm 06.17.23 Damper plate noise? You can search for a description to see if that fits your sound
34 Hunter Anchor Locker Question shemandr at 6:09pm 06.17.23 Without any responses from other H34 owners, I'll hazard a guess that the shelf was for an anchor.
Its funny Friday! (1) rgranger at 5:55pm 06.17.23 216937
Low fresh water pressure dlochner at 5:52pm 06.17.23 Have you or anyone else a link or reference to how many/how often boats are damaged or sunk from do
Portugal jssailem at 5:48pm 06.17.23 You might have more luck going for a day cruise on a boat than a bare boat charter. most of the site
Portugal (2) jssailem at 5:38pm 06.17.23 Check a local charter website. You may need to have a European or RYC license/permit/certification t

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