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Winter cover for a H31 Keith13315 at 6:56am 10.08.12 Mid-Size Boats 5/1391 I have an H31 1984 and would like to make a winter cover. I am getting tired of shrink wraping it (I
Time for a new Main Sail H33CRich at 6:11am 10.08.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2117 I am about to fork out some dough on a new mainsail. The current main ripped during a hoist this ye
Early Balboa manufacturing balboa20#6 at 1:27am 10.08.12 Balboa 2/2290 Where was the manufacturing factory of the first few years of Balboa 20's?
Valve adjustment today David W at 11:19pm 10.07.12 Engines and Propulsion 8/2516 On our 2QM15. First time since we bought her in 2004. Yes, I'm a bad owner. Clearances were a bit t
tachometer on 2gm 20 diesel mister c at 8:00pm 10.07.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1277 i have a 28.5 hunter with 2gm20 diesel with a tachometer that works sometimes and where is located
Raw water vaccu flush conversion sailthebay at 7:53pm 10.07.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/704 My vacuu flush heads draw from my fresh water tanks. How can I convert to drawing from raw water in
Outboard hoist for Hunter 420 sailthebay at 7:43pm 10.07.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1499 Looking for suggestions for a outboard motor hoist for a Hunter 420 center cockpit
Windlass recommendation for Hunter 35.5 galliob at 6:49pm 10.07.12 Big Boats 6/3465 We have a 1990 Legend 35.5 and would like to install an electric windlass. Any recommendations? T
Hunter 240 water in hull's bow compartment mshunicutt at 6:49pm 10.07.12 Smaller Boats 2/1274 I was surprised to find water behind a thin plastered wood wall inside the forward compartment of th
exhaust elbow Monty VM at 6:27pm 10.07.12 Big Boats 1/1123 I have a vovlo penta diesel 50 hp. the exhaust elbos has some rust on the outside. i would like to c
generator Monty VM at 6:24pm 10.07.12 Big Boats 13/3604 I am going to add a diesel genset to our 1997 430. what model and size do you have and where is it i
Fiberglass coloring issue paulh1 at 6:10pm 10.07.12 Ask All Sailors 7/2050 Ok, put the fiberglass in but not satisfied with the color match. Can you paint or do something to l
Need advice : Depth sounder trouble repair (2) ksagara at 4:29pm 10.07.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1369 Hello all, New to the forum and looking for help trouble shooting my old autohem depth sounder prob
D4 laminate sail (1) captain chaos at 4:12pm 10.07.12 Racing 3/25208 In our last regatta, I managed to split my D4 Laminate jib at the leach next to the edging, about 6
Is is safe to go aloft while on stands? kmart at 3:59pm 10.07.12 Ask All Sailors 44/10527 Go aloft to the top of the mast, when the boat is on the hard? My boat was hauled out this week for
What size propeller nut? hangfire68 at 2:38pm 10.07.12 Morgan 1/1834 1976 Morgan Out Island 33 Volvo Pinta, 3-bladed LEFT-hand
Control Autohelm ST-3000 R�gis at 2:09pm 10.07.12 Parts Search 4/3061 Hi, I am looking for a control Autohelm St-3000. It seems very rare! If you have it in your surplus
The mac can take a beating JasonC at 1:27pm 10.07.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 32/5910 Was caught out yesterday, while I got really wet, and I thought the boat was going to roll a few tim
Diesel fuel additive (1) David W at 12:25pm 10.07.12 Engines and Propulsion 2/1582 Hi everyone, I previously mentioned that while cruising this summer I used a fuel additive. This is
refitting H380 from standard to inmast furling? jackzimmerman at 12:09pm 10.07.12 Big Boats 5/1411 We have a 1999 H380 with standard a sailplan, no arch, no inmast furling. Can you upgrade this mode

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1984 Hunter 31 - Cast Iron Keel Rust anelso29 at 11:01am 02.25.23 Do you still have the instructions for the antirust you applied ? If not, supply a Google link to
1984 Hunter 31 - Cast Iron Keel Rust Ralph Johnstone at 10:37am 02.25.23 I covered the keel in antitrust (then cleaned it off based on the instructions I was provided by th
A lesson on winches danooxnard at 10:34am 02.25.23 Anything cheap. Nothing special. I used wheel bearing grease that was on sale.
A lesson on winches brockangelo at 10:31am 02.25.23 What kind of grease would you recommend?
A lesson on winches brockangelo at 10:28am 02.25.23
protecting deck and nonslip Dalliance at 10:07am 02.25.23 Some good information already stated. In your area you are not likely to notice this, but during s
Outboard question for Catalina 27 owners astarr78 at 10:06am 02.25.23 I'm researching a new outboard and am wondering....What size outboard do other owners use? Will it
Epoxy Additives Ralph Johnstone at 10:05am 02.25.23 No, but have seen owners put thin stripes of HDPE under the sliding hatch to provide a smooth slipp
A lesson on winches (1) danooxnard at 9:51am 02.25.23 Hi Brock, I can tell you that cleaning up the old trailer extendable tongue is worth the effort! I d
Epoxy Additives stickinthemud57 at 9:47am 02.25.23 @jssailem, Thanks for that link! I had some HDPE that I was using for shims to tighten up the rudde
protecting deck and nonslip Don S/V ILLusion at 9:44am 02.25.23 molded and paintend are not mutually exclusive. Hunter did paint the non-skid deck areas. if I can f
protecting deck and nonslip Dalliance at 9:39am 02.25.23 Manufacturer specs indicate the 2005 H36 has a molded non-skid deck, in which case a product like Wo
New Engine Design. What could it do for a boat? Ralph Johnstone at 9:38am 02.25.23 You guys need Spring! Until then, I'm looking at taking up drinking as a hobby.
A lesson on winches brockangelo at 9:15am 02.25.23 @pclarksurf I've never seen a trailer extension mounted like that, but that is a great solution hone
A lesson on winches Rick Webb at 9:11am 02.25.23 Totally get it-- had the exact same challenge when I got my original from the PO. I had to decide:
Rudder Tube Hunter 36 jssailem at 8:44am 02.25.23 I am thinking maybe that boat had a very bad grounding and the rudder was also damaged. :plus: Per
can you mix winch and winch handle brands? jssailem at 8:38am 02.25.23
Raymarine C90W BigEasy at 8:23am 02.25.23 So they have a C90W for me with a bundle package for $400 with my old C-80 trade in. Check Ebay,
Epoxy Additives PaulK at 8:21am 02.25.23 No, but have seen owners put thin stripes of HDPE under the sliding hatch to provide a smooth slipp
Epoxy Additives jssailem at 8:17am 02.25.23 No, but have seen owners put thin stripes of HDPE under the sliding hatch to provide a smooth slippe

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