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Hunter 30-2 engine instruments? soopad00pa at 10:41pm 07.11.23 Mid-Size Boats 3/1270 About to pull the trigger on an 88 30-2. It's got the original yanmar which seems to be a good shape
25' O'Day Swingkeel SDL at 10:20pm 07.11.23 Forum Help (Site Talk) 6/1289
Beep Beep danm1 at 6:15pm 07.11.23 Ask All Sailors 2/455 My Hunter 356 has a promarine prosafe galvanic isolator monitor that beeps a warning when shore powe
376 Powered Winch Wiring Gillfowdy at 5:30pm 07.11.23 Ask All Sailors 4/417 Hi. Id like to replace the original push button switch for our powered winch (fortunate to have to l
In boom reefing design Atlantic Phil at 4:28pm 07.11.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1313 I recently bought a 1988 legend 37. I like to singlehand but I also like to have reefing readily ava
What is it? (1) mbaker267 at 1:55pm 07.11.23 Catalina 22 3/596 As I work on my '76 Cat-22, I sometimes come across things that I can't identify. This device was ha
Potential new Hunter owner 60bubba at 12:23pm 07.11.23 Smaller Boats 29/2549 Hello all, I am a former liveaboard sailor and retired Naval officer. I haven't owned a sailboat f
Hunter 40.5 Steering Quadrant Cover Removal Whittens at 11:39am 07.11.23 Big Boats 15/1654 Seems easy, but don't want to break anything. Trying to remove the cover over the steering quadrant
mooring buoys balao92 at 10:19am 07.11.23 Ask All Sailors 8/801 any tips on how to attach a line to a mooring buoy that has no pennant? my boat has high gunnels. i
Just purchased hull #54 and have some halyard questions (4) Ensign Claptrap at 8:50am 07.11.23 Fantasia 35 6/1928 Hello all, My wife and I just purchased hull #54 (previously known as Susan Kay, Viking, and a coupl
Satallite GPS messaging devices rgranger at 8:39am 07.11.23 Ask All Sailors 3/679 On an earlier thread, we got on a tangent about some of these new-ish satellite gps messaging device
Winch handle safe use stickinthemud57 at 7:05am 07.11.23 Ask All Sailors 67/6295 At the expense of exposing my ignorance, I'm going to pose a question: When handling jib sheets whe
DIY Electronics? (1) jviss at 4:36am 07.11.23 Ask All Sailors 39/4560 I know a couple of guys on the forum dabble in electronics, Arduino, etc., I just can't recall who!
What is this material? (2) TamBamK at 9:48pm 07.10.23 Ask All Sailors 2/541 A previous owner replaced bilge covers and a bulk head with it. Seems water proof as the bilge cover
Electrical Gremlins (1) skunther at 8:47pm 07.10.23 Ask All Sailors 12/1068 I have a DC parallel panel patched onto whatever panel came with my 1993 Hunter Legend 35.5, and it
Sea Hood Core Deterioration (2) BigEasy at 7:06pm 07.10.23 Ask All Sailors 3/1004 Recently noticed that the seahood panel flexed ' felt spongy when foot pressure applied. I usually
Honda BF2 outboard fuel problem Hayden Watson at 6:39pm 07.10.23 Ask All Sailors 10/1682 I am leaving on a cruise in a couple of days and got the 2-hp Honda out to move to the boat. It ran
Looking for Santana21 owners. rebel4443 at 6:16pm 07.10.23 Other Sailboats 0/718 Looking for Santana 21 owners that will not mind sharing info on rigging. I purchased a Santana 21 a
Perkins 20 Engine Elissatoo at 6:06pm 07.10.23 Engines and Propulsion 7/1870 I own a Catalina 270 with a Perkins 20 diesel engine. Is anyone familiar with what the oil.capacity
Creases in the mainsail - any suggestions? AndyL at 6:05pm 07.10.23 Big Boats 6/1056 Our 2004 Hunter 36 came with a newish mainsail so I know it's not worn out. It's a traditional full

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Its funny Friday! jssailem at 7:02pm 08.28.25 Kermit I open the grill today and there was a toad living under the cover. I captured it. Put it in
Cruise Port Everett to Port Ludlow Terry Cox at 6:28pm 08.28.25 Wonderful tine of the year. Great fun..
Its funny Friday! Kermit at 5:51pm 08.28.25 What if they really aren't stars, but just some holes poked in the top of the container so we can br
Protecting the mast light connector and VHF connector dlochner at 4:29pm 08.28.25 The tripping hazard could be minimized by moving the wire and connectors to the aft side of the mast
Is h260 forestay used without modification in jib furlers, usually? Davenport at 4:24pm 08.28.25 the online hunter store has a h260 forestay for $170, I just can't tell if that will work inside a r
Merit 22 owners jssailem at 3:49pm 08.28.25 I felt right at home, Hayden.
Monark M1 14 Buoyancy jssailem at 3:48pm 08.28.25 Sailboats are exempt from the mandatory design flotation requirement. If a builder wants to install
Is h260 forestay used without modification in jib furlers, usually? walt at 3:36pm 08.28.25 The forestay gets bent back and forth with jib sail pressure. Add on a furler sleeve and it tends to
Protecting the mast light connector and VHF connector (2) dyelaine at 3:25pm 08.28.25 Thanks for the suggestions and the warning about tripping. The right-hand turn is a good idea and wo
Water in grid not reaching bilge pump Calif. Ted at 1:47pm 08.28.25 Generally builders put "limber holes" thru such barriers in the hull such that everything drains to
Water in grid not reaching bilge pump Jon Singer at 1:38pm 08.28.25 I'm not familiar with your boat's bilge but I'm in the process of eliminating a similar issue. The
Cruise Port Everett to Port Ludlow kappykaplan at 12:59pm 08.28.25 Sounds like a grand adventure, John! :beer:
Water in grid not reaching bilge pump Project_Mayhem at 12:06pm 08.28.25 I'm not familiar with your boat's bilge but I'm in the process of eliminating a similar issue. The b
Control panel Beneteau GaserX at 11:02am 08.28.25 We had our panel replaced a few years ago after a nearby lightning strike. At the time (2018) the p
Is h260 forestay used without modification in jib furlers, usually? rgranger at 10:51am 08.28.25 @Davenport This SBO site is owned by former Hunter employees and they have the build list. They ca
Control panel Beneteau marcham at 10:29am 08.28.25 When it goes to sleep the backlight is off but the LCD segments are still on, so the data is shown,
Control panel Beneteau marcham at 10:27am 08.28.25
Is h260 forestay used without modification in jib furlers, usually? JoeWhite at 10:12am 08.28.25 No modification required for forestry but must cut the foil to size. To put the forstay through, I
Control panel Beneteau LLoyd B at 9:45am 08.28.25 So I guess the flashlight turns the black intensity up.
Control panel Beneteau Davidasailor26 at 9:27am 08.28.25

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