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Cold galvanise & spray paint Ken13559 at 5:35am 01.07.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1195 I intend to clean up some metal parts, spray with cold galvanise spray to prevent rust. Now can I sp
2000 Hunter 38 Maintenance Needs jimfrankelly at 5:35am 01.07.12 Big Boats 2/1059 Looking at buying 12 year old Hunter 38 fresh water boat that appears to have been lightly used and
Led Lights seadaddler at 4:13am 01.07.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/4249 So any way I thinking of changing the lights in cabin to Led's and what did you use,so many differen
Warm weather on the Bay tomorrow ewoden1 at 7:59pm 01.06.12 S2 10/1953 So the laminated beam for the compression post gets epoxied in and the mouse fir comes off the cabin
H29.5 small diameter line on mast gary_y at 7:16pm 01.06.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1203 I have a 1994 H29.5. There is a small diameter line (maybe 1/8" or less) that runs up the starboard
Cleating the centerboard (1) Barry1957 at 3:46pm 01.06.12 Day Sailers 7/5554 My 1978 DSII centerboard operates via a pulley system rather than a lever arrangement. The cleat is
Feathering vs. Folding props Phil P at 3:06pm 01.06.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1873 Hi. I'm a two-day old Hunter 375 owner (1991 vintage) and I've heard that the stock two-blade prop i
Refitting An Oday-Rhodes 19 marineratheart at 3:00pm 01.06.12 Ask An Oday Owner 8/9381 Hello All, this is my first post on here and I hope to make as few blunders as possible! First, m
rigging yardwork43 at 2:40pm 01.06.12 Mid-Size Boats 6/1277 I recently purchased a Hunter 31, early 80s model and was in the process of tuning the rigging when
H37C chainplate size. Ed Schenck at 2:13pm 01.06.12 The Cherubini Hunters 20/3544 Hey guys, who has exact chainplate dimensions? I should have but can't find them. Our friend Angus
Hunter 29.5 Autohelm ST4000 veers off course deangraham at 1:44pm 01.06.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2851 Hi there, I ma just back from a few days out, on the way out the autohelm worked well but yesterd
Stereo cuts out after a short time with engine off deangraham at 1:22pm 01.06.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1891 Hi I have just bought a 96 hunter 29.5, we had our maiden voyage at the weekend, we are totally beso
Looking for a Bimini Top for Pearson 27 drbobfarra at 1:20pm 01.06.12 Pearson 0/1880 Does anyone have a suggestion about where I could purchase a Bimini Top for my 1990 Pearson 27? Pl
Fuel tank access........................... wojo59 at 12:53pm 01.06.12 Big Boats 2/1019 I would like to drill an access hole, 3" or larger into my 25 gallon fule tank for cleaning reasons.
C-22 Opinion windchime22 at 12:25pm 01.06.12 Catalina 22 13/2444 Happy new year all. I am having trouble with 2 decisions. Background-myself, wife and 3 kids, c22
Share any S2 upgrades & projects? patrscoe at 11:52am 01.06.12 S2 22/7798 I would like to open up a thread on any upgrades, improvements and projects that you have completed
What a windfall... Brian D at 11:45am 01.06.12 Ask All Sailors 14/2146 So, I go to the harbor office to get my boat inspected (every three years, additional income for the
Y25 Cockpit bilge pump Razorback16 at 11:15am 01.06.12 Yamaha 1/1695 I have a Robertson 'Chimp' manual pump that recently broke and needs replacing. Unfortunately this m
plumbing diagrams jpswoope at 10:51am 01.06.12 Big Boats 3/3387 Where can we get a more detailed diagram of the fresh water system on our Hunter passage 42, 1994?
hunter owners association marina del rey jacksilver at 10:08am 01.06.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2990 I am in the process of rejuvenating the Hunter Owners Association for the Marina Del Rey, CA area.

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DIY TITANIUM HOSE FITTING FOR STERN TUBE IN BENETEAU Bob S at 1:54pm 08.10.22 Makes total sense. Thank you for sharing this!
2 boom vangs, no main sheet? Jamesiv1 at 1:50pm 08.10.22 1987 Catalina 22 owner manual (attached) includes a discussion (4.1.3 Setting Up The Boom) and diag
ODay 34 refrigeratiom SailingCal21 at 1:43pm 08.10.22
Fuel gauge sender sail sfbay at 1:43pm 08.10.22 Happy to say the fuel gauge on my Hunter 46, ski boat and powerboat are spot on. The powerboat requi
Universal M-12 running hot Hayden Watson at 1:40pm 08.10.22 That makes sense. 200 is kind of where I draw the line also. I am just wondering if I could have b
2 boom vangs, no main sheet? (3) sail sfbay at 1:32pm 08.10.22 1987 Catalina 22 owner manual (attached) includes a discussion (4.1.3 Setting Up The Boom) and diagr
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hayden Watson at 1:32pm 08.10.22 Hayden, i love have gents like you as permanent crew. a good wrench is a blessing. :) I am just
Catalina Fuse Box Richard19068 at 1:30pm 08.10.22 ...between the engine and the batteries... makes no sense to me. The only things on the engine tha
2 boom vangs, no main sheet? Jamesiv1 at 1:23pm 08.10.22 Waste of money IMO. It is mostly a big ad for the Catalina gear they sell. I looked at it for a fe
Yanmar 3GM excessive smoke on cold start odaydokay at 1:21pm 08.10.22 Yes to throttle open at least to some degree and also to a cetane booster. Some have written about a
ODay 34 refrigeratiom Richard19068 at 1:18pm 08.10.22 I have a 210AH wet cell bank, maintained by a 60 watt Solar Array that gives me < 10 AH/ per day. I
Universal M-12 running hot odaydokay at 1:14pm 08.10.22 That makes sense. 200 is kind of where I draw the line also. I am just wondering if I could have bu
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jon hansen at 1:06pm 08.10.22 Hayden, i love to have gents like you as permanent crew. a good wrench is a blessing. :)
2 boom vangs, no main sheet? (1) Jamesiv1 at 12:58pm 08.10.22 Here is a better photo of the two rigs. From what has been posted I'm thinking the left one (blue li
Need input ASAP. Simon Sexton at 12:51pm 08.10.22 @Erbardy , Good afternoon! It looks like that's just gelcoat crazing, not any serious inte
Fuel gauge sender dbirken at 12:39pm 08.10.22 Dave. Fuel volume guages are notoriously inaccurate. For all the time I have been using a boat, th
Another quite AC question - Geothermal? (aquathermal) Hayden Watson at 12:28pm 08.10.22 ... and quoting myself... I know I started off with the idea of a passive system but I think you
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hayden Watson at 12:25pm 08.10.22 If indeed you can get that engine rebuilt for $1k to $2k I would agree. But I have not been able to
Another quite AC question - Geothermal? (aquathermal) Johnb at 12:03pm 08.10.22 Electric water pump with, say, 20 feet of suction head or more (depends on the depth of the thermoc
How do I add a new turning block at base of mast? flightlead404 at 12:02pm 08.10.22 Well this turned out to be easy peasy. Wish all jobs were this simple. I couldn't get the torx hea

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