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Hunter 240 Sail Size & Other Options (1) Chucktown Charger at 6:29am 11.21.22 Smaller Boats 4/1893 Hi folks! I have a 2000 Hunter 240. Love my boat. She has taken anything I've thrown at her in str
23.5 bottom paint question RTsailsJ29 at 5:46am 11.21.22 Smaller Boats 6/1236 Group, I just purchased a 23.5 that has never had bottom paint, I wanted to know if the factory scri
Growth below my starboard rub-rail a continuous problem (1) MichaelStacy at 5:20am 11.21.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1442 Anyone find a 'cure' for this growth? We wash and scrub it away only to find it back in a few weeks
New friend is a crow? (1) Gene Neill at 6:55pm 11.20.22 Sails Call Lounge 16/1900 This little fella just flew down to the ground, hopped up to me, and opened his beak. Lucky for him,
Holiday Decorations Crusty Ol Salt at 5:16pm 11.20.22 Ask All Sailors 5/730 I know many people one here pull and winterize their boats for the winter. Many of us how live south
Winterizing the A/C Semper Sailor at 5:07pm 11.20.22 Big Boats 11/1665 I bought a 2002 456 last November and am winterizing for the first time this season. I'm almost com
Looking for Hunter 410 Parts EmeraldCoastSailor at 3:39pm 11.20.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/678 I am helping to refit a 1999 410 that was damaged in Hurricane Michael. We need stern pulpits, laza
Refinish Cabin Sole ChrisHunter at 9:37am 11.20.22 Mid-Size Boats 9/2565 I need to refinish the cabin sole of my 92 Hunter 30. There is no water damage, just need to keep m
Flushing cooling system with Salt Away Urban_Guy at 9:29am 11.20.22 Ask All Sailors 7/1916 Does anyone know if I flush the engine cooling system using diluted Salt Away with seacock closed vi
Your greatest meal aboard Phil Herring at 6:22am 11.20.22 Ask All Sailors 30/2045 Whats the most elaborate meal you or your crew has prepared on your boat? A beautiful rack of lam
Catalina 30 MK2 rudder quadrant replacement Coffee Girl at 9:01am 11.19.22 Catalina 30 16/3881 Hello All, It has become time for me to replace my Edson Steering quadrant due to corrosion. I see
Are you ready to go to sea? jssailem at 6:26am 11.19.22 Ask All Sailors 7/990 I find it amazing and hard to believe, 2 years ago I was planning for a 1500 nm sailing adventure wi
Bent Roller Furler / Storage for winter (1) towchristopher at 7:11pm 11.18.22 Ask All Sailors 10/1300 When I was taking my Hunter 26 out of the water for the season and de-stepping the mast, my roller f
1982 H36 Fuel Tank Leak chichiflys at 2:55pm 11.18.22 The Cherubini Hunters 0/862 It would appear we have the dreaded pin holes leak in our aluminum (36gal?) fuel tank. Went for a sa
Source for pex fitting clips & collars? H41DS '08 (2) Nachismo at 11:27am 11.18.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/839 Anybody know a brin ' mortar source for these? I broke a couple of the very important parts. Bumme
Hunter 280 mast Question RLynnRea at 12:06am 11.18.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1170 Sorry that I don't have a picture to post, but my Hunter 280 has a sizable hole in the starboard sid
Hunter 30T issues before buying? KevinKirby at 7:31pm 11.17.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2120 Hey all! I am looking at a 1991 Hunter 30T for possible purchase. My question to you guys is are the
Electric winches? My crew and I aren't getting any younger. AlastairLC at 5:45pm 11.17.22 Ask All Sailors 20/1286 My stalwart crew (age 75 like me) has just been diagnosed with hypertension and told not to indulge
Coasta Rica - Where to charter lessons and days aboard RussellBeckner at 5:00pm 11.17.22 Destinations 11/1965 Looking for any experiences from folks who may have sailed in Coast Rica. My wife and I plan to visi
Looking for a captain to sail my boat William Brunes at 1:41pm 11.17.22 Ask All Sailors 11/1317 I am looking for someone to sail my 27 ft Catalina from New York to Florida. Looking to have it move

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What is the best size headsail for beer can racing on Tampa Bay, for my Hunter 31 shoal draft boat? plealman5 at 11:10am 01.04.25 Thank you all for your comments. All are good advice & very helpful. Paul
Rotating Furling Drum jssailem at 10:47am 01.04.25 Sweet. That is where I would begin. It is very easy when assembling a forestay and furler not to al
Rigging - When do you decide to refit your rigging? dLj at 10:45am 01.04.25 Rigging is very complicated - how to inspect? when to replace? what to look for? what to replace? wi
Rotating Furling Drum (1) BAD ORCA at 10:34am 01.04.25 I am clarifying the issue in my mind. Your concern is the drum furler at the bow. When you look at
Rigging - When do you decide to refit your rigging? FastOlson at 10:22am 01.04.25 Salt water exposure: ten years max. Fresh water exposure : twenty years. I have know several profess
Bluetooth Radar dlochner at 9:25am 01.04.25 Looking through the manual, I could see no reference to a wireless model. At least one model appears
Bluetooth Radar DannyS at 9:09am 01.04.25 Yes David, you are correct about the Wifi., thanks for your response. I'll revise my question to bet
Bluetooth Radar Davidasailor26 at 9:03am 01.04.25 No experience with Raymarine but from what I can see in their manual (and what I'd generally expect)
Rotating Furling Drum (1) jssailem at 9:00am 01.04.25 I am clarifying the issue in my mind. Your concern is the drum furler at the bow. When you look at i
Rotating Furling Drum BAD ORCA at 8:38am 01.04.25 Shouldn't the yard be the ones to correct this? Maybe for an owner who is not hands on or have DIY
Rotating Furling Drum BAD ORCA at 8:36am 01.04.25 On the home page, top of page, c.ick on "owner resources". Then click on "general downloads " Then
Freeze protection for small keel boat Universal M18 FastOlson at 8:05am 01.04.25 Regarding the advice about using AC heaters, whether incandescent bulb or simple warm resistance typ
Auto charge relay with solar dlochner at 7:53am 01.04.25 @dlochner Would it be advisable to put in a lower amperage fuse to protect the relay? The relay is
Freeze protection for small keel boat Universal M18 Project_Mayhem at 7:47am 01.04.25 Go with the -100F antifreeze. Depending on how your boat is designed, you may have a hard time seein
Rotating Furling Drum Project_Mayhem at 7:32am 01.04.25 Shouldn't the yard be the ones to correct this?
Auto charge relay with solar Project_Mayhem at 7:30am 01.04.25 @colemj I get what you're saying. No matter how these components are wired up, this will be far from
Freeze protection for small keel boat Universal M18 LloydB at 7:25am 01.04.25 I think i would be tempted to take my buck Rogers laser thermometer down to the boat that is sitting
Any info on Revatek alternator regulators? colemj at 6:02am 01.04.25 Thanks. I'm all about design efficiency in principle, but that represents just 0.1% of my alternato
Auto charge relay with solar colemj at 5:39am 01.04.25 It is correct that batteries will have different charge acceptance rates depending on different age
Auto charge relay with solar colemj at 5:31am 01.04.25 Despite their ratings being the same, the batteries will be slightly different so there's some bene

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