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Cost for haul out? Gabor15908 at 3:35pm 06.01.12 Mid-Size Boats 9/7082 I just wonder...here in the Pacific Northwest , Point Roberts, WA. to pull my 376 Hunter out for a q
Aft Stay on 26s Brian Buzz at 3:31pm 06.01.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/2518 Do I need to have the aft stay on when raising the mast or when sailing on my 26s . I know it helps
Throttle Cable chiefwarren at 3:13pm 06.01.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1178 I just launched on Tuesday and plan on heading to my home port as soon as the weather clears. I noti
Racing Handicap for H37c Angus Fleming at 3:01pm 06.01.12 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1070 Hi all, Wanderer has made it to the River Tay and sits on her mooring nicely. Next up is getting r
hull squish? gramparuve at 1:16pm 06.01.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1862 I'm the proud owner of a 1974 hunter 29.5 that has been stored for some time. it seems the weight of
emergency tiller Navicula at 1:11pm 06.01.12 Big Boats 7/1582 I was fitting my emerency tiller yesterday as a test and I noticed that with the rudder in the bow t
Pillows.....dampness Navicula at 1:08pm 06.01.12 Big Boats 4/1486 just a silly question.........but we do want to be comfortable, we are in the process of bed line
8.0A Companionway Hatch (1) Dave Clark at 12:46pm 06.01.12 S2 3/1558 Hello all, I just replaced my forward hatch cover. It was 3/4" acrylic that finally broke when it
Opening Port Windows Piratenorm at 12:42pm 06.01.12 Catalina 30 8/3865 A repeat question, but one I didn't get an answer to last time. I have a Catalina 30 Mk 1, 1983, hul
O'Day 15 repairs redstormatt at 11:47am 06.01.12 Ask An Oday Owner 0/876 I don't like to use the word restoration as it is daunting but i recently purchased a 70s O'Day 15 t
Bow thruster 356 Patrik at 11:40am 06.01.12 Big Boats 12/4238
Boats shipping Phil Herring at 11:39am 06.01.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/920 I just got an email notification of a new post on Hunter's Facebook page: more boats coming off the
Atomic 4 gas cal_dreamer_12 at 10:17am 06.01.12 Engines and Propulsion 3/2430 I have a 67 gas atomic 4 it was rebuild in like 85 but I'm going to repower with a westerbeke. I'm l
Mast rake for O'Day 19 pafb19 at 9:51am 06.01.12 Day Sailers 10/2674 My O'day 19 suffers from pretty severe weather helm. I know that I can eleviate the weather helm som
Atomic diesel, 11 hp, 1983 vmaks at 9:14am 06.01.12 Ask An Oday Owner 0/865 This boat is new to me and I am unsure as to how much water should be movig through the exhaust. Ce
replace teak companionway steps vmaks at 9:06am 06.01.12 Ask An Oday Owner 9/5907 O'Day 28, 1983....teak steps in the companionway going inside the boat have cracked in 1/2. Two are
mystery light fixture (1) minnella at 7:53am 06.01.12 Big Boats 3/1202 Does anyone recognize the fixture? It has 4 mounting points. The deck light does not have a globe or
Solar Set Up Advice twodzusfittings at 7:40am 06.01.12 Smaller Boats 11/2496 I have purchased a 15Volt, 7 amp solar panel with controller. I have the mounting design all thought
Slipping Throttle R. Chapin at 7:31am 06.01.12 Catalina 310 6/1944 The throttle on my 310 walks back to an idle almost immediately. I have rigged a velcro strip to h
Unable to Equalize Batteries? Bowedtoothdoc at 6:37am 06.01.12 Big Boats 2/1071 My boat has an older Heart Freedom 2000 inverter/charger with the standard remote panel. The manual

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Boom kicker or topping lift? Davidasailor26 at 8:27am 09.26.22 There are other ways to increase draft in the mainsail, reduced halyard tension and reduced outhaul
Electric panel (4) capseaquel at 8:15am 09.26.22 An update. Thanks for all suggestions. I did discover that there was no power getting to the compre
2005 Hunter 36 Shorepower Davidasailor26 at 8:05am 09.26.22
2005 Hunter 36 Shorepower Davidasailor26 at 8:01am 09.26.22 There is a difference between a 50A 125V system and 50A 125/250V. 50A 125V is still just three condu
Boom kicker or topping lift? FastOlson at 7:45am 09.26.22 If there is no spring in the rigid vang, how is it rigged to extend and release? The vang control t
Boom kicker or topping lift? dlochner at 7:35am 09.26.22 I don't have a spring in my rigid vang, but I do have an in-mast furler. Am I inducing wear by not
Keel winch replacement: Worm Drive HeelBoy at 7:31am 09.26.22 Might be a fun project simply from a making stuff prospective. This is of of my most powerful addi
Rebedding Catalina 310 chainplates with the mast up BC Bernie at 7:22am 09.26.22 I changed all my turn buckles, one at a time. Took pre operational measurements of the shrouds befor
Keel winch replacement: Worm Drive Leeward Rail at 7:04am 09.26.22 From an engineering perspective, the cable is round, so the keel and cable won't care of the winch
Bottom paint - Required? (in freshwater) Jamesiv1 at 6:57am 09.26.22 Easy peesy. No Jack's needed. Just need a bunch of 2 x 6s and the trailer tongue jack. Cut the 2x
Keel winch replacement: Worm Drive HeelBoy at 6:55am 09.26.22 Looking at the photo, they won't work on a C22 because of how the crank is configured. I would susp
Bottom paint - Required? (in freshwater) Leeward Rail at 6:46am 09.26.22 Easy peesy. No Jack's needed. Just need a bunch of 2 x 6s and the trailer tongue jack. Cut the 2x6
Bottom paint - Required? (in freshwater) Jamesiv1 at 6:46am 09.26.22 It can be done. You will need 2 to 4 - 20 ton bottle jacks, steel drums not the plastic ones, (or
Upgrades to cross to the Caribbean Kings Gambit at 6:41am 09.26.22
Keel winch replacement: Worm Drive rgranger at 6:39am 09.26.22 Try it! Let us know how it works.:beer:
Boom kicker or topping lift? jdrutten at 6:39am 09.26.22 The boom will bounce and move while the boat is at the dock or moored. This causes additional wear.
Gooseneck Vision 32 rgranger at 6:36am 09.26.22 If you don't find it here.... https://shop.hunterowners.com/hp/index.php?keyword_session_id=vt~ad
Boom kicker or topping lift? rgranger at 6:30am 09.26.22 How does that work? never mind. I read "flatten" instead of "fatten".:redface: LoL On my H26, I
Keel winch replacement: Worm Drive Leeward Rail at 6:28am 09.26.22 Looking at the photo, they won't work on a C22 because of how the crank is configured. I would suspe
2005 Hunter 36 Shorepower (1) tfox2069 at 6:25am 09.26.22

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