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Sealing the Head thru-hulls Alctel at 2:14pm 01.20.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1184 Hi there, I have a 1980 Hunter 36', and am ripping out the entire sanitation system and replacing
Replace 1 1/2" Sanitation Hose Hunter 30G Dragoon at 1:40pm 01.20.14 Mid-Size Boats 5/1648 Has anyone replaced the 1 1/2" discharge to holding tank sanitation hose on their 1990 Hunter 30G?
Added air conditioner? KenKindrick at 1:12pm 01.20.14 Big Boats 2/955 I want to add in my Hunter 340 a chilled water air conditioner. I'm thinking that under the port si
Coolant level nestorph at 12:19pm 01.20.14 Engines and Propulsion 4/1468 I'm getting familiar with my Yanmar 2GMF. How do I measure the coolant level? Is it just by sight
O'Day Daysailor Gunnel Wood spindrift8080 at 12:12pm 01.20.14 Day Sailers 5/8401 Hi Just bought a Spindrift Daysailor I. I believe it is the same as the O'Day Daysailor I. The boat
Double Berth Rich6705 at 12:00pm 01.20.14 Day Sailers 5/1639 I recently purchased a 1981 O'Day 25. I believe at one time, this boat had the slide out double ber
Sailing Rituals SailAwayGirl at 11:11am 01.20.14 Ask All Sailors 51/6259 Hi all, I recently saw a post on Facebook of interesting rituals that folks have while out cruisi
Coolant leak (4) Nom De Guerre at 9:32am 01.20.14 Engines and Propulsion 8/3891 Please review these pictures and let me know your thoughts. This is what I found after checking in o
New interior cushions geek_guy at 9:09am 01.20.14 Big Boats 9/2913 I searched several months ago on replacing or reupholstering my Hunter 37 interior cushions. I saw
Weather helm Don Guillette at 8:56am 01.20.14 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 12/10361 Yesterday I was speaking to a newbie sailor about weather helm. It would be very simple to demonstra
Deep keel bilge pumps - Maine Sail was right Skipper at 8:08am 01.20.14 Ask All Sailors 4/5554 Mainsail was right (as usual) There is a deep sump in my keel behind the ballast. Water from the s
Is a "First Year Surcharge" common? Minnesota_Slick at 8:07am 01.20.14 Ask All Sailors 19/3183 Hi folks, A couple of days ago, my wife and I received our first invoice from the Marina where we
Nitrogen Fill in a dinghy sailcapt340 at 7:57am 01.20.14 Big Boats 39/10446 Has anyone used Nitrogen to fill their dinghy, like you would use in your cars tires? In an effort
Oday Rally (rOnDAYvous) July 2004 (4) mikenovit at 7:43am 01.20.14 Ask An Oday Owner 34/5428 Oday Rally (rOnDAYvous) July 2014 We did an on-site evaluation yesterday in New London. We are he
through hull trainmanjess at 5:35am 01.20.14 Kittiewake 6/4442 hello all I have 4 through hulls in my boat that cannot use... they are a bronze ball cock through
Nexgen 5.5 in a Hunter 40.5 smokey73 at 5:27am 01.20.14 Big Boats 9/1711 Has anyone installed a NEXGEN 5.5KW generator in an Hunter 40.5? I got a very good deal on a Nexge
Polyester resin upside down Picflight at 11:39pm 01.19.14 Ask All Sailors 9/3298 I have Evercoat finishing resin 100518, I am applying on the outside, bottom of hull. The instructio
C-22's Finish in the Top at PHX Regatta CaptDon01 at 11:06pm 01.19.14 Catalina 22 5/1160 Well.....the results are in, and a couple C-22's took top honor's at the PHX "Birthday Regatta/Leuke
Tiller training Brian D at 8:55pm 01.19.14 Ask All Sailors 11/3189 Do you know anyone who is learning how to use a tiller? If so, here is an exercise that will help en
Plumbing the depths for.. puddlejockey at 8:23pm 01.19.14 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1314 Plumbing advice specific to the early 80's bini.. Can someone tell me how the plumbing is setup o

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Lake Granby Colorado David in Sandusky at 4:31am 07.13.23 Anchor out, sleep on the boat?
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta Davidasailor26 at 3:26am 07.13.23 I am replacing all of the Seacocks and discovered this. ow gone, had pencil Zinc to protect it.
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta Hayden Watson at 10:17pm 07.12.23 That is why I prefer Marelon or TruDesign composite seacocks to bronze.
Honda BF2 outboard fuel problem Hayden Watson at 9:20pm 07.12.23 Sorry for the delay in getting back to you I was at work. Yes you need to remove the lower plastic
Prop size for my 28.5 Ken13559 at 8:25pm 07.12.23 By Prop size I suppose you meant the diameter and pitch of blade. It depends on the engine you have.
Blisters inside of water ballast tanks? rgranger at 8:24pm 07.12.23
Potential new Hunter owner rgranger at 8:22pm 07.12.23 Wow. You could not pay me to take that boat and I love working on boats:banghead:
Potential new Hunter owner rgranger at 8:19pm 07.12.23 I have seen a couple nice H26 examples and they obviously have much greater interior volume than th
Hunter 30-2 engine instruments? soopad00pa at 8:10pm 07.12.23 You might have to DIY a temp gauge and mount it where convenient to read. or you could buy somethin
Winch handle safe use rgranger at 8:08pm 07.12.23 IMHO, the two most dangerous pieces of equipment on a boat, besides the captain, are the winches
Hunter 30-2 engine instruments? Tally Ho at 7:58pm 07.12.23 You might have to DIY a temp gauge and mount it where convenient to read. or you could buy something
3D printing fun chuckwayne at 7:20pm 07.12.23 Please keep us informed! Sovol had a primeday special on PLA so I plan to learn with that, then add
Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May Johann at 7:19pm 07.12.23
3D printing fun Davidasailor26 at 7:07pm 07.12.23 Thanks! just ordered my printer - I know I'll need to make this part for my Kanzaki soon Have fun
3D printing fun chuckwayne at 6:53pm 07.12.23 Thanks! just ordered my printer - I know I'll need to make this part for my Kanzaki soon
Potential new Hunter owner jaysweet at 5:59pm 07.12.23 I would not characterize the 23 as a trailer sailor. The mast is heavy enough that I would only wan
Your experience with propane outboards? Crazy Dave Condon at 5:32pm 07.12.23 @MikeHoncho not familiar with propane
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA dLj at 4:55pm 07.12.23 John and I have been helping on the next leg of Dave Jones route From Nova Scotia to the Azores.
Winch handle safe use Roland5048 at 4:53pm 07.12.23 I should clarify - when I was typing I was thinking about the pawls failing to pop out due to sprin
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA (1) dLj at 4:43pm 07.12.23 Sunset happening right now as I sit here....

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