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Hunter 30-2 engine instruments? soopad00pa at 10:41pm 07.11.23 Mid-Size Boats 3/1271 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 11/1315 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 29/2550 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 8/802 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 3/680 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 67/6299 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 39/4563 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 2/542 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 3/1005 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 10/1683 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 7/1872 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 6/1057 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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Control panel Beneteau Slider at 10:38am 08.29.25 David, that is my panel. I don't have the manual. What does it say about adjusting the brightness
Protecting the mast light connector and VHF connector AaronD at 10:36am 08.29.25 ...This time I used trailer-style wiring connectors, the beefiest I could find, and a cable gland t
Hunter34 backstay removal cherub78 at 10:32am 08.29.25 Thanks Claude for your knowledge there.Will mul over it.
Hunter34 backstay removal cherub78 at 10:27am 08.29.25 Yeah,looks like i have to take down the mast for winter for safety. The problem is that we only use
Hunter34 backstay removal Claude L.-Auger at 10:22am 08.29.25 I have a 1984 Hunter with the B & R rig. FYI the spreaders on mine are swept back 30 degrees and I d
Engine Alarm jssailem at 10:17am 08.29.25 DO not assume it is bad and leave it disconnected. :yikes: :plus: To verify the oil pressure, a me
Hunter34 backstay removal jssailem at 10:14am 08.29.25 It is a guess. But sounds possible. Storage is always a challenge. When boats are set up and the wi
Water in grid not reaching bilge pump Project_Mayhem at 10:05am 08.29.25 This is based off of @Timm R Oday25's design. Mine is a work in progress so not testing has been don
CL 14 center board jssailem at 10:05am 08.29.25 That is a good-looking shape. Dinghy centerboards are not overly complex. The fit is important. Vali
Control panel Beneteau Slider at 9:55am 08.29.25 Wow a lot of info here! Thanks
Its funny Friday! (1) JamesG161 at 9:52am 08.29.25 5 Jim...
Engine Alarm FredW at 9:41am 08.29.25
Engine Alarm kloudie1 at 9:13am 08.29.25 Determine whether it is an oil pressure alarm or an overheat alarm. Carefully disconnect one and sta
CL 14 center board (1) robcylon07 at 9:12am 08.29.25 Thanks @jssailem , I gave that a read and then further found that they are still out of business so
Hunter34 backstay removal cherub78 at 9:06am 08.29.25 That's a good point about the spreaders not being back enough for my early model. Before this one ,
Sailing and restoring #9874 (2) AaronD at 9:06am 08.29.25 After several years of family constraints that kept Breezy parked in our shop, she's back in her hap
Protecting the mast light connector and VHF connector (3) JRacer at 9:03am 08.29.25 My boat originally had the wiring coming out through a hole in the front of the mast and connecting
Protecting the mast light connector and VHF connector ...3TacksontheWater at 8:55am 08.29.25 Situational awareness, watch where you step is vital on boats, and one hand for you and one for the
Is h260 forestay used without modification in jib furlers, usually? Crazy Dave Condon at 8:53am 08.29.25 @Davenport You have a CDI FF2 furler which some has to be cut off from the top. Are you the origi
Protecting the mast light connector and VHF connector Jacktar at 8:35am 08.29.25 Situational awareness, watch where you step is vital on boats, and one hand for you and one for the

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