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Looking at Hunter 280 1996 Picflight at 11:25am 07.27.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/672 I am looking to purchase a Hunter, can I rely on the survey alone to tell me the condition? Are ther
replacing stanchion timdey at 10:46am 07.27.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1135 has anyone got any info on replacing a deck sstanchion on a hunter 41 ds?
Built In Fiberglass Water Tank Styx at 9:11am 07.27.13 Ask All Sailors 16/9551 I have a S2 8.0c with an aluminum 20 gallon water tank. I have removed the water tank (doing a compl
V-berth on smaller boats Lazarus at 8:24am 07.27.13 Sails Call Lounge 14/17483 I'm just settling in to a 23' sloop for an extended voyage, partly by land and partly by sea. I've s
Calling all Engine Heads... mgoodale at 8:23am 07.27.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/2319 Ok, looking for an engine differential diagnosis. 1985 Yanmar 2GM20F Motoring out into channel, ki
furler hunter healer at 5:49am 07.27.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/938 Anyone know if rig rite is still i business i'm having a hard time to reaching them, I need a drum
Which Are The Best New Jersey Inlets? Joe Mullee at 5:22am 07.27.13 Ask All Sailors 4/3657 I'm sure this has been asked before but after Sandy I'd like an update. Besides Cape May and Atlanti
Wifi router 12v Kordie at 10:50pm 07.26.13 Ask All Sailors 30/34144 I'm looking at putting a wifi router onto my boat. Ideally something that will also pick up shore b
Sailing a 23.5 in shallow water Tom L at 7:37pm 07.26.13 Smaller Boats 6/1194 I am now sailing my Hunter 23.5 in the bay at Ocean City, MD. Much of the bay is less than 4 or 5 f
Fuses shemandr at 6:51pm 07.26.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1364 Can someone fill me in on DC Marine fuses for 12v? I need to replace fuses as part of rewiring of a
O;Day 32 diagrams Brian.bean at 6:47pm 07.26.13 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1157 I just signed up so Hello to all the other O'Day 32 owners out there! I recently bought one of these
Future Purchase Hunter ron milne at 6:46pm 07.26.13 Mid-Size Boats 23/4303 I am looking at a 1986 Hunter 31, with an interest to buy. Any information from currant owners or p
Cooling water on Saildrive Bing at 5:38pm 07.26.13 Ask All Sailors 11/7499 I have a Volvo saildrive and I'm wondering if anyone has changed the water intake from a skin fittin
streamstay furling systems hunter healer at 4:25pm 07.26.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/795 i have a 31 hunter that was originally equipped with the stream stay 2 k3 furling jib. The 2 pc drum
Calling Crazy Dave Condon Mike in Cape Cod at 3:08pm 07.26.13 Smaller Boats 2/1406 Hi Dave, Please send me your e-mail address or your phone number to me at: jburns@aol.com
Turning Blocks at the base of the Mast RonRock at 2:18pm 07.26.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/5639 My boat came to me with a plate under the mast that has holes for block attachment points. Now that
Seal on Jabsco bigsick at 2:16pm 07.26.13 Mid-Size Boats 1/946 Just a quick question. My toilet will not pump water from lake, I can pump back to holding tank. I
New cabin passage design agprice22 at 1:51pm 07.26.13 Catalina 22 15/2522 I have been thinking about a new design for the cabin passage to replace the crib boards. They are s
wood finish bhinkel at 12:40pm 07.26.13 Catalina 30 3/1749 My new-to-me 1985 Catalina 30 has 2 finishes: the exterior is a yellow tinge, like oak; the interior
Cruising Again Downeast Roger Long at 12:27pm 07.26.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 2/4118 My oldest son, Mike, and his girlfriend showed up at the boat midmorning and we headed east on Wedne

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RE Topping lift on Sirius 21 Joe at 9:15am 05.20.23 Hi Joe, Thanks for that information...there is a cheek block on the boom end as I recall. I guess b
PSA - Check your through hulls BEFORE launch jviss at 9:08am 05.20.23
Holding tanks q's Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:16am 05.20.23 Unless Ronco Plastics was the original OEM tank supplier, you'll need to search their tank drawings
2008 B43 Traveller Issue SoSound at 8:02am 05.20.23 If possible, check with your dealer and review the Beneteau website and online parts diagrams. I ha
PSA - Check your through hulls BEFORE launch (4) Tally Ho at 7:45am 05.20.23 You know, this has me thinking. I have "outlets" to the water, just above the waterline and that w
RE Topping lift on Sirius 21 SiriusCanada at 7:06am 05.20.23 Did you inspect the boom end for any possible fittings. I'm assuming this topping lift is for boom
1990 C&C 30 MkII halyard replacement, ISSUES! jssailem at 7:05am 05.20.23 When I refit my mast, I changed from wire/line halyard to all line. To prevent the line from deformi
PEX sizes on a Hunter 38. Pat Hooyman at 6:46am 05.20.23 What color are your fittings? My 2004 Hunter has black Seatech (aka Watts Aqualock) fittings, which
PRIMARY FUEL FILTER INTERVAL? Tally Ho at 6:39am 05.20.23 Greg, this is my idea of an inspection port ........ cheap and easy. This is where I insert the
PEX sizes on a Hunter 38. jdrutten at 6:21am 05.20.23 What color are your fittings? My 2004 Hunter has black Seatech (aka Watts Aqualock) fittings, which
O'Day Sprite Sail? Skip Masback at 5:29am 05.20.23 Thanks, these are great suggestions. Does anybody have any more suggestions for used sails?
2008 B43 Traveller Issue Dave9854 at 5:25am 05.20.23 Yes, that looks close to mine. Guess I will be pulling down some ceiling liner and hope for the best
Searching Forums for topics Davidasailor26 at 4:04am 05.20.23
Searching Forums for topics jviss at 4:04am 05.20.23 Look up! :) Top of the page there's a search bar. When you click in there you'll get a drop-down
Adding a 2nd winch and more Joe at 2:33am 05.20.23 Spinnaker sheets should go as far back as possible. A BLOCK (don't call them pulley's, please) clipp
PRIMARY FUEL FILTER INTERVAL? NYSail at 11:56pm 05.19.23 With my racor 500 I inspect the bowl throughout the season and typically change the filter every 3 y
PRIMARY FUEL FILTER INTERVAL? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:11pm 05.19.23
PSA - Check your through hulls BEFORE launch LouisMK at 9:14pm 05.19.23 Stainless probably works though you need to make sure they are securely connected to the bonding sys
Significant hull deflection indented near bunks - Hunter 26 spencersea at 8:57pm 05.19.23 Thanks! I did chat with Dave and he had a lot of good suggestions. We ended up passing on the boat.
Significant hull deflection indented near bunks - Hunter 26 rgranger at 8:51pm 05.19.23 Get @Crazy Dave Condon to weigh in. He is the resident expert on these boats.

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