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Cabin sole water stains John Murphy at 10:20am 08.17.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1212 Please, My restepped mast leaked water over time onto my cabin sole floor. Resulting in a discolorat
Cabin Light bulb replacement?? John Murphy at 10:17am 08.17.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1302 Please, The "cabin light" style at the forward base of my helm doesn't come on. Is there a bulb rep
Am I the only one fred1diver at 9:41am 08.17.13 Ask All Sailors 1/941 Am I the only one who sails an Olympic Dolphin 23 on the site? I'd like to get to know your experie
Overheatng Charge Controller Blane at 9:10am 08.17.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1005 I have a MPPT Blue Sky charge contollor hooked up to a 250 watt panel and it gets so hot I can hardl
Cleaing oil off an engine David W at 9:03am 08.17.13 Engines and Propulsion 12/3147 Well I'm embarrassed to say that after topping off the oil in my antique 2QM15 I forgot to replace t
Caliber 28 prop question 31seahorse at 7:52am 08.17.13 Other Sailboats 3/4805 Hello Members, Recently (under two weeks ago) we purchased a Caliber 28 that is equipped with a po
120 v/ac buss bars..... woodster at 7:48am 08.17.13 Ask All Sailors 1/814 ....are theses bars connected electrically or are they isolated? ...i have gotten confused about t
Try to Repairyself or Let the Pro do it. (6) marc.moore01 at 7:10am 08.17.13 Ask An Oday Owner 12/2122 I figure I'd put the Question to the Group I have a 1979 O'Day 25" I was wondering if I should Attem
Insurance Claim reworb at 5:05am 08.17.13 Ask All Sailors 17/3182 I posted this in an older thread however the title of that thread has one believe it is more of an
Power for entertainment radio/CD player smokey73 at 4:47am 08.17.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/896 1994 Hunter 40.5 When I got the boat last year the entertainment radio/CD player was not there but
1984 H27 stuffing box Bigjer40 at 10:31pm 08.16.13 The Cherubini Hunters 12/2387 I have been tolerating this leaky box since I bought her a year and a half ago. Has anyone replaced
LED Bulb for Halogen fixtures Jon Bastien at 8:01pm 08.16.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1385 Hi everyone, I had a "find" at my local Home Despot that I thought I'd share with y'all. If yo
Bad Wood Underneath Supporting Mast billpaul at 4:50pm 08.16.13 Mid-Size Boats 4/960 I have a 1980 30' Hunter -recently purchased. Had the local boat yard do a bottom job and replaced t
Anyone ever see anything like this? (2) Bigjer40 at 4:39pm 08.16.13 Ask All Sailors 20/4075 So I have had my 1984 Hunter 27 for a year and a half. Last week when I was getting ready to wash he
Hunter 376/386 anchor hawse tomfoolery at 3:39pm 08.16.13 Big Boats 7/2349 I am curious, the 376/386 vintage Hunters don't use an open anchor rode bin but a hawse pipe which c
Rear Bunk Curtain rpwillia at 3:24pm 08.16.13 Catalina 310 1/1279 Has anyone done anything to improve on what is there? My track pops out from time to time and the cu
Oday 22 rudder ami342 at 3:06pm 08.16.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1574 Could anybody tell me about how much a stock rudder should weigh for a '78 Oday 22? The one that cam
Bad Wood Under Mast billpaul at 2:06pm 08.16.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1014 I have a 1980 30' Hunter that I bought recently. I had the local boat yard do a bottom job, and the
Hunter 42 Engine dewinterize procedures Yanmar JackR at 12:48pm 08.16.13 Big Boats 4/1182 I do not live where my boat is berthed....so I have always had it winterized (and dewinterized) prof
Advice on installing handrails lajimo at 12:31pm 08.16.13 Big Boats 1/1091 I'm getting ready to install an extra set of teak handrails on the deck of my 1985 H40. These will b

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Water temperature sensor Ralph Johnstone at 7:57pm 05.23.23 My first search would be with an automotive supplier. If that didn't work, a Yanmar outlet at 3X th
Depth transducer Hello Below at 7:54pm 05.23.23 Maybe a refresher is in order. Here is a very similar post several years ago. Raymarine ST40 Depth
Hunter replacement rudder assembly rebelh2o at 7:40pm 05.23.23 The rudder doesn't hold the bushing. There is a 1" to 1--1/4" gap. I'm thinking adhesive as well.
Non working microwave TimFromLI at 7:13pm 05.23.23 Are you using it on shore power or an inverter? Some microwaves need a pure sine wave inverter.
The Great Bilge Pump Debate, 2023 Edition SycloneDriver at 7:08pm 05.23.23 So that is a diaphragm pump? https://defender.com/en_us/johnson-viking-power-16-waste-water-pump-1
1990 35.5 instrument upgrade PAC3142 at 6:55pm 05.23.23 Hi, There is information here on installing the ev100 on a Hunter 37.5, which may have similar const
Plans for hurricane season 2023? Rick Webb at 6:43pm 05.23.23 I'd respectfully submit if it's the last week of May and you do not have a fully articulated plan.
The Great Bilge Pump Debate, 2023 Edition Tally Ho at 6:36pm 05.23.23 It's in the attachment (picture). So that is a diaphragm pump? https://defender.com/en_us/johnson
Possible SmartPlug problem thinwater at 5:27pm 05.23.23 It sounds like this was at the boat end. Also, he said he had just washed the boat. The clues imp
Hunter replacement rudder assembly Tally Ho at 5:18pm 05.23.23 No specific Hunter knowledge, but I think generally the rudder bushing can be held in place with som
Slow sump pump with backflow Tally Ho at 5:11pm 05.23.23 Hi Greg, I also have a switch on the head to turn it on and off. I followed the lines. Here's what
Plans for hurricane season 2023? LydieBP at 4:52pm 05.23.23 Well, my boat is only 30 ft. but my response might be the same as it always was. Strip the boat an
The Great Bilge Pump Debate, 2023 Edition SycloneDriver at 4:02pm 05.23.23 Did you mention the make and model of your pump somewhere in this post ? I'm blind in one eye and
The Great Bilge Pump Debate, 2023 Edition Ralph Johnstone at 4:00pm 05.23.23 Looks like 6 gallons per minute to me. Did you mention the make and model of your pump somewhere
Non working microwave Clydo at 3:56pm 05.23.23 We got rid of ours shortly after we bought the boat. We weren't hooked up to shore power enough to
Finding the right LED replacement bulbs. Maine Sail at 3:54pm 05.23.23 You are required by law to have Nav Lights that meet COLREGS. The only way to be sure of this is to
Holding tanks q's fred1diver at 3:51pm 05.23.23
The Great Bilge Pump Debate, 2023 Edition (1) SycloneDriver at 2:58pm 05.23.23 So I timed my bilge pump rate. One bucket in 20 to 24 seconds. Bucket appears to be about 2 gallon
CCFL 6" Diameter upgrade. Very cool!! artboas at 2:39pm 05.23.23 Well, with some time management, you can possibly have 1/2 the lights then.
Seaward S-600 water heater possible leak Stu Jackson at 2:32pm 05.23.23 @Stu Jackson - Question... I won't be at my boat anytime soon, and knowing that I've had the boat f

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