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Freeing rusty bolts - best penetrating oil Captain Larry-DH at 2:52am 11.11.22 Engines and Propulsion 14/14772
Timidly rebedding stanchions StuckinReverse at 9:26pm 11.10.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/1835 I know there are a number of posts about rebedding stanchions, so apologies if my questions are repe
Mystery O-ring StuckinReverse at 9:15pm 11.10.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/960 I am hoping someone can help me with a mystery part on my Hunter 260 (2003). There is an access pane
Filling Instrument Holes (2) shank at 5:20pm 11.10.22 Ask All Sailors 17/2640 Hello, I removed an old SR Mariner depth sounder and knotmeter in my Catalina 27. What's the best w
Companion Way Screens patbratton at 12:46pm 11.10.22 Smaller Boats 8/1658 I have a Hunter 240 and wanted to add a screen to the companion way. These are available on the Sail
Removed fixed prop ... boat speed improved immensely! (1) Scott T-Bird at 11:42am 11.10.22 Ask All Sailors 13/1288 210802 What a difference it makes when my stern isn't dragging! :biggrin:
Selden inmast fuler tack tube assembly question (1) ice breaker at 11:37am 11.10.22 Big Boats 0/373 I have a 2004 Hunter 41AC with in mast furling. We purchased a new set of sails this year from UK. T
Holding Tank Ventilation (1) Tedd at 11:11am 11.10.22 Trailer Sailors 17/2251 I'm posting this in Trailer Sailors because it's probably not relevant for most non trailer sailors.
aluminum frame portlights or frameless acrylic? xavpil at 6:02am 11.10.22 Ask All Sailors 12/1466 Hi friends My 1980 cat 27 windows leak So I removed them. The aluminum frames are in a bad shape: b
Happy Birthday Marines (1) Brian D at 5:08am 11.10.22 Sails Call Lounge 8/895 To my fellow former Marines, a Happy 247th Birthday.
Marina pump out broken when hauled out--help to pump out at home Eileen14284 at 7:50pm 11.09.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/2142 We have a 2001 Hunter 260. At the end of the season the marina's pump out was not working so, unfor
Looking for a used trailer for a1990 C22 wing keel Salty Jack at 7:01pm 11.09.22 Catalina 22 4/712 I just found a nice 1990 C22 but it's stored on a stand in a Marina. I'd like to buy the boat as lo
Black Widow vs VC-17M? stickinthemud57 at 3:14pm 11.09.22 Ask All Sailors 33/3171 I currently have VC17M on my 26' boat and am considering going to Black Widow. Petit says VC17M has
Sick Crazy Dave Condon at 7:31am 11.09.22 Smaller Boats 9/1579 Been sick for most of the year particularly in the past few weeks which is why I have not been lurki
What we learn from sailing - hurricane prep for home Parsons at 5:39am 11.09.22 Ask All Sailors 13/1287 We're expecting (little) Hurricane Nicole this morning in central Florida, and I took a walk through
Questions About Bottom Paint cousineddy at 5:04pm 11.08.22 Ask All Sailors 110/7427 I can read technical data sheets on bottom paints. They tell you the what, but not the why. I got q
Volvo penta d2-55 raw water pump leaking (2) Mattcia123 at 4:30pm 11.08.22 Ask All Sailors 7/2365 Hey all, there is water leaking at my water pump, not Leaking from impeller cover plate but from beh
New Instruments redlegmsg66 at 3:20pm 11.08.22 Ask All Sailors 16/2133 A little background first as I think that will impact answers. Recently purchased my third and last
GPS antenna on Hunter 23 Billleathen at 2:59pm 11.08.22 Smaller Boats 5/1359 Does anyone have a suggestion on where I can mount a Raymarine Gps antenna on my Hunter 23. Thanks.
Moody 46 Mojo321 at 1:38pm 11.08.22 Ask All Sailors 2/463 Hi All, Anybody have some tips regarding potential purchase of a Moody 46 build 1999? Anything parti

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O'Day RENDEZVOUS!! LouisMK at 7:28pm 03.11.25 June 13 or 20, sorry.
Loose footed main with Stack Pack vs non-loose footed main LouisMK at 7:26pm 03.11.25 Loose footed mains work wonderfully, stack packs seem to work well for those who like them but IMO a
Naked Lifelines and Fuel Leak (1) jssailem at 7:15pm 03.11.25 I installed dyneema gates on Hadley in 2015. They are 1/4 inch diameter line with the ends long buri
Engine Overheating Davidasailor26 at 7:05pm 03.11.25
VHF antenna mast mounting jssailem at 6:04pm 03.11.25 Many use the antenna as a sacrificial feeler to let them know when the bridge is too low. One TWANG!
Hunter 34 primary winches Capt Robbie at 5:57pm 03.11.25 kloudie is correct about the embedded aluminum plate. If you move the new ones to far forward then
Engine Overheating (1) Ralph Johnstone at 5:33pm 03.11.25 Do HE need to be replaced? If it's clean as you have described, it's the same as a new HE. No mo
Considering buying a Bayfield 29C dLj at 4:29pm 03.11.25 I can't tell much from the photo. Can you take a better close up that shows the depth of that indica
Source for replacement sheaves dLj at 4:23pm 03.11.25 Not considering how easy/hard it would be to physically perform the replacement, it is entirely pos
Loose footed main with Stack Pack vs non-loose footed main Hayden Watson at 3:39pm 03.11.25 Good point. Smokey73, the OP, has the same year Hunter as me, so I assumed the reefing system is l
VHF antenna mast mounting Urban Hermit at 3:08pm 03.11.25 Go back to Don's question. If you are re-stepping your mast often I wouldn't want a mast head anten
Engine Overheating Feo23 at 3:05pm 03.11.25 Hi all, There was a lot of good advice on this thread and thanks to all who contributed. I ended
Considering buying a Bayfield 29C Urban Hermit at 2:55pm 03.11.25 BUY THE BAYFIELD You'll love it! We had one, though not a C. It's a true blue-water cruiser desig
Considering buying a Bayfield 29C dmax at 2:42pm 03.11.25 Your mast may not be 1/4" thick, so probably not that deep.
Bottom paint question dlochner at 2:42pm 03.11.25 This has been pretty well answered. I just want to add that having a contrasting paint below the wa
Know When to Hold 'em, Know When to Fold 'em ............. Ralph Johnstone at 1:50pm 03.11.25 Those screws are Posidrive - not Phillips. The Posi bit looks like Phillips but the end of a Posi b
Noob. Do you use the mainsail halyard as the main sheet? Chuck_FLA at 1:43pm 03.11.25 I too thought of the more rigid line for the sheet. My question is safety related: can you safely (
Pilothouse Hydraulic Steering Help wbarrie at 1:43pm 03.11.25 Wagner, sadly, doesn't exist any more. Mechanics who regularly work on fishboats would know. I do
Loose footed main with Stack Pack vs non-loose footed main PAC3142 at 1:40pm 03.11.25 Is your single line system the type that has a shuttle in the boom, and that is limiting the travel
Replace Teak Bungs Foswick at 1:31pm 03.11.25 This is kind of tangential, but it is something I learned the hard way, this winter. I just rebuilt

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