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Hunter 295 1996 model (2) sailaketch at 11:04am 04.24.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1057 214978214979e on my boat never came with the boat. (long story) so im looking for pictures of 295 o
Keel material mhbelser at 10:40am 04.24.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1361
Leaking galley faucet chriscampbell at 8:37am 04.24.23 Smaller Boats 5/1531 My manual pump galley faucet is leaking at the arm. Does anyone have a link or specific brand they k
LiFePO4 Update - Any Experiences to Report? jviss at 5:03am 04.24.23 Musings With Maine Sail 35/5835 I want to go to LiFePO4, but life got in the way lately. I'm wondering if any folks here have recen
Where are the sea cocks on my 1991 Hunter 28? skob1014 at 3:10am 04.24.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1157 I just bought a 1991 Hunter 28 and the only seacock I can find is at the starboard side of the stern
Irwin 33.1 SailingLoto at 1:54am 04.24.23 Ask All Sailors 6/883 Any knowledge on these old boats? It's a freshwater boat with an atomic 4 that is getting water in t
Towing a Portland Pudgy? SailorElliot at 5:28pm 04.23.23 Ask All Sailors 4/1322 Hey, I'm looking for a dinghy for a Flicka 20 and I've stumbled across the controversial Portland P
Yenmar 2QM15 Exhaust Mixing Elbow Part PIC INCLUDED (1) Matt DV at 3:16pm 04.23.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1107 Going on the visual alone, I evidently have to replace this piece. Any suggestions on parts supplier
Problems with early 310s paulducham at 2:52pm 04.23.23 Catalina 310 14/2764 I thought I remembered reading here that there were some design flaws in the first couple of years o
Crew finder Coboaters at 1:43pm 04.23.23 Ask All Sailors 10/1463 Hello Sailors, How do you find crew when you need to deliver your boat or want to sail more?
Want to Buy Hunter 30' - 33' 1988 to 1996 vabchbrewer at 12:56pm 04.23.23 Mid-Size Boats 4/865 I am in Virginia Beach, VA and am looking for a nice Hunter, ready to sail. I'm retired and getting
Abandoned vessels, what's the solution? (1) T-Schwan at 11:25am 04.23.23 Ask All Sailors 60/9496 More and more boat owners, no longer able to afford (or care about) maintenance of their vessels, ar
Help!! Seaward 25 shore power Noodat Lady at 10:52am 04.23.23 Seaward 15/2210 My 2000 model Seaward 25 has shore power, but I have never had the occasion to use it until now. Wit
What's the real value of an autopilot on a sailboat? Wm. Gill at 9:08am 04.23.23 Ask All Sailors 57/7481 I am just returning to sailing after over 25 years. During that time, I had a twin-engine powerboat
What to do above the water line??? Dil at 6:42am 04.23.23 Ask All Sailors 14/2273 I am getting ready to redo the bottom of my 1991 Hunter 30, there is a lot of info on this and produ
Maxprop Grease jviss at 5:47am 04.23.23 Ask All Sailors 5/84 Never mind. Some members here find it necessary to mock or insult people for asking a question, or
iOS Notifications are back! Davidasailor26 at 5:08am 04.23.23 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/939 The one feature of the long-deprecated SBO iOS mobile app that I missed was push notifications. Hap
Rudder Bearing thetone at 9:06pm 04.22.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1487 Hello Friends,I'm trying to drop the rudder on my 35s5. It will not come out! Help me please! theto
Lubricating Through Hull Valves Terry Cox at 4:50pm 04.22.23 Ask All Sailors 15/4022 Our boat has nine of the standard bronze through hull valves. Some are getting a bit stiff to operat
Not to complain about weather forecasting certainty Don S/V ILLusion at 12:59pm 04.22.23 Weather and Forecasting 31/4254 I understand forecasts are just that and not always correct, however, my question is - why are fore

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Propane regulations Captain Larry-DH at 4:41am 08.14.25 A couple of important principles: The propane MUST be directed to only vent overboard in event of a
Mast crack hunter 23 doctrwhy85 at 11:31pm 08.13.25 Yes, it is the Kenyon Isomat with the very strange foot and base. I had planned anyway to change to
45CC Generator Size? Slipin Away at 10:20pm 08.13.25 Next Gen 5.5 fits in the same space as FP mini 8. A little louder the FP but much simpler and relia
Thoughts jssailem at 8:46pm 08.13.25 Window leaks are a minor inconvenience. The boat sounds like the basic infrastructure is in good con
Thoughts sundae_vacay at 8:05pm 08.13.25 Thanks for the help, and I'm pretty much decided that I'm going to go check it out and give it a goo
Thoughts mermike at 7:47pm 08.13.25 If you have a place to keep it, I say why not. Check everything thoroughly. If you find an issue, co
What boat is this? Rick D at 6:50pm 08.13.25 Found on the hard in Eastern Lake Onterrible. Any ideas? Challenger 32
What boat is this? dlochner at 6:20pm 08.13.25 Looks like an Islander 36. https://forums.sailboatowners.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fsailboa
Binini for 1982 Hunter 33 Cherubini???? kappykaplan at 4:51pm 08.13.25 With the right canvas guy, almost anything is possible :plus: Check with your local sail loft.
Binini for 1982 Hunter 33 Cherubini???? fred1diver at 4:48pm 08.13.25 With the right canvas guy, almost anything is possible
Invest 97L kappykaplan at 4:46pm 08.13.25 This latest run moved it a lot further west. :facepalm: Dammit, Jim (I mean David)! :beer:
Older solar intake vent. degas at 4:41pm 08.13.25 Why not just stick with a NiCad replacement? They last for years. This. I have a Nico solar-cha
Thoughts Tally Ho at 4:13pm 08.13.25 You should certainly get eyes on it. I would not necessarily hire a surveyor for a $5k boat, but y
Fridge top insulation (2) Tally Ho at 4:09pm 08.13.25
Invest 97L (1) Davidasailor26 at 3:47pm 08.13.25 Latest ECMWF run made it a bit more concerning for the East Coast. Until now it's looked like a fis
45CC Generator Size? Rich Stidger at 2:57pm 08.13.25 For a point of reference - I have two A/C's - 16K & 7K, water heater, separate 12V fridge & freezer,
Which battery is my bilge pump connected to? Don S/V ILLusion at 2:36pm 08.13.25 If you feel the need to have an operating bilge pump while you are away from the boat, you could wi
Genoa head not wrapping Foswick at 2:24pm 08.13.25 We get this sometimes, regardless of where the fairlead is on the track. It happens if we don't keep
Water ballast sailboat rudder uphaul lined Teboll at 2:20pm 08.13.25 thanks. will check it out.
Which battery is my bilge pump connected to? Benny17441 at 2:18pm 08.13.25 If you feel the need to have an operating bilge pump while you are away from the boat, you could wir

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