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25.5 Trailer Setup Mloywhite at 12:52pm 02.20.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/740 I bought a trailer for my 25.5, and need to adjust the bunks to the correct locations. The keel pla
MOVIE NIGHT - Race to Alaska jssailem at 7:29am 02.20.23 Sails Call Lounge 8/1793 THE RACE TO ALASKA 750 miles. Icy water. No motors. No support. Described as the Iditarod on a boat
Installing EV-100 seadaddler at 7:06am 02.20.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1181 I am replacing my st 2002 autohelm system with new EV 100 system on my 07 H-36 and at my helm runnin
New England Boat Show 2023 (1) william24424 at 6:31am 02.20.23 Ask All Sailors 17/1928 Boston show had only ONE sailboat! Many hyped out stylish jet ski's, disco lighted shiny bow riders
Line Drawings for a 1980 Bristol 40' Sloop seagle at 8:51pm 02.19.23 Bristol 0/1433
Beneteau 381 stanchion loose (1) Syversens at 7:46pm 02.19.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/917 Hey all, my next project is a lose gate for the 381. I had a closer look at it today and seems it's
1984 ODay 34 keel (2) Arrgh at 7:03pm 02.19.23 Bigger Boats 5/1297 This is from the starboard side aft part of my keel. Does this little rust streak look like somethi
Oven Repair zinahewitt at 6:23pm 02.19.23 Ask All Sailors 12/2463 Hi All, I have a Dufour 34. It is from 1975. It came with an Eno 3 burner propane Stove with an ov
Diesel heater exhaust placement? SailingSole at 5:32pm 02.19.23 Catalina 30 7/4996
Hunter 26 Mast Electrical Plug (2) AlliKat at 2:19pm 02.19.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1039 Hi, does anyone have any advice on what plug I need for this and where to get it? As well as a cap t
Summer dreaming (1) Orbweaver at 8:09am 02.19.23 Ask All Sailors 18/1499 On this slow Sunday morning, I'm sitting in my recliner enjoying a nice cup of coffee and watching t
Diesel Fuel Leak (1) Rkelly44 at 7:29pm 02.18.23 Engines and Propulsion 11/1770 I have a Yanmar 3GM in a '84 Hunter 34. There is a fair sized leak from this location and I hoping
yanmar 110 blowout (1) hunter bum at 3:40pm 02.18.23 Engines and Propulsion 16/2017 213110 What happens? I have no idea and don't call me crazy but I just bought this boat " project
protecting deck and nonslip Banooma at 6:59am 02.18.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1469 I'm new to a 2005 Hunter 36. I've owned sailboats for years, and previously was content to clean an
Vitrifrigo BN100BT freezer temps brockfromwa at 9:03pm 02.17.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/3337 Question.... How cold are you all able to keep your top loading freezer in the tropics? My "freezer"
PHRF handicap Cap'n Dave at 6:17pm 02.17.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/923 Can anyone help me find the US Sailing handicap for a Beneteau First 28 (1982)? When I try to access
Yanmar GM Series Injector -> Compression Adapter Conversion zephyr070 at 12:04pm 02.17.23 Engines and Propulsion 12/3636 Through the magic of craigslist, I was able to score a full set of used injectors for my Yanmar 3GM3
ODay 34 chain locker drain Arrgh at 9:34am 02.17.23 Bigger Boats 19/2779 While crawling around my ODay 34 I noticed what looked like a drain hose for the anchor chain locker
Catalina 310 Icebox Drain (1) SV At Last at 9:26am 02.17.23 Catalina 310 6/1790 The bilge of our 2004 Catalina 310, ordinarily dry as a bone, has begun to have more and more water
Hunter 49 Interior Photos Favor T J Furstenau at 9:21am 02.17.23 Big Boats 2/888 Reaching out to my fellow H49 owners for a favor. Looking for someone in a warmer climate than I wh

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Electric fuel pump to replace lift pump Yanmar 3GM30F (2) Ralph Johnstone at 3:33pm 04.28.25
Thru-Hull Replacement - How do I get through this mess? Morgan donor at 3:33pm 04.28.25 Morgan was a production boat, back in time when folks were buying "a lot" of sailboats. We all know
Beneteau general wiring on alway hot feed to Nav Panel? Davidasailor26 at 3:32pm 04.28.25 My understanding is there are TWO wires from the batteries that are always hot (live). One is a fee
Can a mast be repaired? If no, where can I buy a mast for my Hunter 23.5? Will Gilmore at 3:32pm 04.28.25 I blame greedy lawyers Gready clients, and judges that allow customers to sue ladder companies bec
Sunken Treasure Rick Webb at 3:19pm 04.28.25 We used waterbed mattresses before they had the baffles. Dove down unfolded them in the cabin hooked
Sunken Treasure azambella at 2:22pm 04.28.25 Food for thought.... I like the ping-pong ball idea... but it could cost a bit. Lift bags are way
Beneteau general wiring on alway hot feed to Nav Panel? kappykaplan at 2:10pm 04.28.25 What I am curious on is there must be a fuse on a line(s) that comes from the battery to feed the a
Thru-Hull Replacement - How do I get through this mess? azambella at 1:58pm 04.28.25 Is that a thing? Embedding the fitting? I ask because if its not a thing that Hunter did, then i
Thru-Hull Replacement - How do I get through this mess? Project_Mayhem at 1:35pm 04.28.25 Perhaps it would be easier to fill this in and install a proper thru hull next to it
Manual sanitation pump outlet DinghySailor at 1:34pm 04.28.25
GPS receiver mounted below? Project_Mayhem at 1:33pm 04.28.25 Didn't they have those pesky things called maps, even back then? :) I've always felt directions co
Manual sanitation pump outlet dlochner at 1:09pm 04.28.25 I think the fitting your are referring to is actually the vent to the holding tank. Operationally,
Replacing a cutlass bearing dlochner at 12:53pm 04.28.25 Looking at the photos again, I'm wondering if the PO just pushed the old cutlass bearing forward and
Rudder stuffing box gmarch85 at 12:45pm 04.28.25 Thanks I will get some and give it a try
Hunter 340 AGM Battery Upgrade? Terry Cox at 11:38am 04.28.25 anyone upgraded to AGM batteries? We're on our second AGM battery set since converting over from w
Laclede chain Terry Cox at 11:31am 04.28.25 I looked on their web site and they do not list HDG G4 chain. I will give them a call. Hi Hayden.
GPS receiver mounted below? Foswick at 10:30am 04.28.25 Didn't they have those pesky things called maps, even back then? :) I've always felt directions co
GPS receiver mounted below? Stu Jackson at 10:25am 04.28.25 I was better off writing down directions. Didn't they have those pesky things called maps, even ba
AEDs Foswick at 10:21am 04.28.25 I'm curious, beyond any concern I might have about handling on board emergencies, what do skills, e
Replacing a cutlass bearing (3) cdaigle1992 at 9:43am 04.28.25

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