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Standing rigging tuning (1) c_witch at 11:41am 06.05.11 Trailer Sailors 10/7379 Hiee, We trailer our boat when ever we go sailing. My question is how many of you tune your stand
Prop threw a blade! yuginot at 11:06am 06.05.11 The Cherubini Hunters 5/2221 Hello all. I started the engine to prepare to sail today. After placing the transmission in ge
Another Project. Roger Long at 10:47am 06.05.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 7/5991 It being a nice day to hang out in the back yard instead of the boat yard, and let the new paint on
Ida rudders hunter240 at 9:53am 06.05.11 Smaller Boats 13/4814 I only could find a couple of posts about the Ida rudder replaceing the Hunter rudder. I am seriousl
Wing keel leak LTDARR at 9:46am 06.05.11 Smaller Boats 2/1471 I have a leak in the floor under the wood cover by the keel bolts. Any suggestions on how to stop it
Inactive Yanmar won't turn Slimjim at 9:39am 06.05.11 Engines and Propulsion 4/2895 I have a Yanmar 3GM30. Last time it was run was for about 30 minutes, 2 years ago. It was shut dow
Bimini help for 9.2A bugbitten at 8:53am 06.05.11 S2 10/3077 My '80 9.2A lacks both dodger and bimini. I'd like to get a bimini pronto, then add a dodger later.
Boom vang Franky boy at 8:47am 06.05.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1274 Hi, I've owned a Hunter 29.5 for a few years now. Made many repairs and modifications. Putting the
Engine Survey Yanmar 2GM20F. help JDB at 7:01am 06.05.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/4677
Recognize this ship's wheel? (2) Vegas at 5:28am 06.05.11 Ask All Sailors 4/3110 A friend is trying to identify what type and vintage ship this wheel might have come from. It is app
Rig tension Rich (P303) at 5:09am 06.05.11 Ask All Sailors 7/5950 I know there is a lot on this topic but... Is there a general rule of thumb for tensioning a rig?
h23.5 cockpit seats bad_com_pany at 3:07am 06.05.11 Smaller Boats 4/1299 Is it just me or does everybodys cockpit seat storage area fill with water? Have had to remove seats
Some Thanks, Somethings Learned, Some questions geehaw at 11:35pm 06.04.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2433 Well Spent 6 days sailing last week. Had a tremendous time. Seen lots of seals some humpbacks some
Anchor light plug jjsbiggs at 10:26pm 06.04.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2183 My 1984 M25 has a mast light but does not have an anchor light and I would like to add one. Instead
No drip from Shaft Seal lr172 at 9:26pm 06.04.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1532 I acquired an H34 this spring and recently noticed that I am not getting any drips from my prop shaf
Am I over-prop'ed lr172 at 9:23pm 06.04.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/2385 My new to me H34 has a 2 blade Maxi-prop. My research indicated the factory recommend pitch (it is
Holding tank - adding new fittings theredboat at 7:35pm 06.04.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/5908 I want to add the ability to hose out my holding tank from the deck. I already have the deck fittin
Fuel line size guidera48 at 6:48pm 06.04.11 The Cherubini Hunters 9/2721 Finishing replacing all the engine hoses, I am at the fuel lines now. I am relocating the racor fuel
What kind of hose? daysailer at 6:18pm 06.04.11 Day Sailers 2/1350 The rubber hose that looks like it has been wrapped in tape that holds the Centerboard Pendant, wher
H34 Standing rig questions Saillife at 5:52pm 06.04.11 Big Boats 9/3029 Hi all, Very embarrassing question about the standing rigging on an '83 hunter 34. I had the mast u

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25 bulkheads Ill Wind at 8:38pm 09.01.22 I have read that review before. It does not address my question.
Testing coolant pump? buddybear at 8:24pm 09.01.22 engine seems to run fine... just the instrument acting weird... dropping to zero... seems like its
Hunter Hull laid up JamesG161 at 8:04pm 09.01.22 Kevlar was not used in the boats of the OP's inquiry. Opps my bad, my 1998 did not use Kevlar. Ji
I saw something sad today... Leeward Rail at 7:48pm 09.01.22 HOW DOES A SAILBOAT SIT AROUND FOR 40 YEARS UNUSED Unused isn't too shocking. Lots of boat just s
I saw something sad today... (1) Leeward Rail at 7:41pm 09.01.22 Edit.. Here is a photo: https://m.sailboatlistings.com/sailimg/m/97470/main.jpg
Load on an on mast main halyard clutch? JohnShannon at 7:15pm 09.01.22 Don't you have to factor in the righting moment of the boat? Windy enough and the boat is over on i
Need a stern pulpit for a 1976 Cat 22 kclancy at 7:12pm 09.01.22 I have a 1971 with no lifelines or stern pulpit. My 1987 has both. I like the stern pulpit, but not
Propane pressure gauge Davidasailor26 at 7:10pm 09.01.22
Minnie's BIG Adventure Sailing the coast of California kclancy at 7:03pm 09.01.22 That's awesome! My sailing club is heading to Santa Cruise tomorrow to sail down the coast to Stillw
I saw something sad today... Ralph Johnstone at 6:27pm 09.01.22 Someone who's forgetful ?
Invest 91L Davidasailor26 at 6:16pm 09.01.22 Confirmed fish storm, Danielle. Except a different depression in the North Atlantic beat 91L to th
Ideas to reinforce outboard bracket for trailering (1) rgranger at 5:56pm 09.01.22 I know I posted this before but here is a diagram of what I was trying to say igned to take a lot m
Island Time Progress report (1) CaptainRed at 5:41pm 09.01.22 New LED Sternlight. NO problem seeing me at night.
Island Time Progress report (3) CaptainRed at 5:38pm 09.01.22 Swim Platform 3/4" Non Skid Starboard First two pics prior to swim ladder installation under platfor
Just a little surface rust rgranger at 5:33pm 09.01.22 Excellent post @Captain Larry-DH :clap:
Tips for top down furler? Hayden Watson at 5:28pm 09.01.22 Here is another video that shows it better
Ideas to reinforce outboard bracket for trailering azsailing at 5:06pm 09.01.22 Thanks everyone for the responses. Sorry, to post and not respond, I got tied up with work. At th
Island Time Progress report (1) CaptainRed at 5:05pm 09.01.22 Side view of panel shows the extra clearance I got from downsizing the destroyer wheel to 22". Just
Island Time Progress report (1) CaptainRed at 5:02pm 09.01.22 Instrument panel back. The lowest part of the back section blocks view down into the cabin, and bl
Testing coolant pump? CowboyWay at 4:55pm 09.01.22 Oh, and is just the tach needle dropping, or is the engine actually starting to stall? If you have

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