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mounting solar panels iwillmott at 8:47am 05.17.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2076 I want to get a little independance with solar ' wind. Has anyone mounted solar panels atop the bimi
Hunter 280 overhead panel stereo mount Cor280 at 8:16am 05.17.11 Mid-Size Boats 11/5229 First I just bought a used 1996 Hunter 280 and am very excited to make it my own! Top of my list is
Unknown Boat. Please help! (4) dgheat at 8:12am 05.17.11 Ask All Sailors 9/3978 I have recently been given a boat by means of abandonment. I'm in the process of getting the officia
New toilet install question Cpt. Jon at 7:53am 05.17.11 Ask All Sailors 17/4132 I recently purchased a new toilet to replace the 30 year old WC (or something like that), we went wi
How is yours hanging?? (3) guidera48 at 7:45am 05.17.11 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1767 I finally got the water heater out. It was on it's last leg. 1992 said the label. I found a new muff
"Car Fax" for boats? online research DaveC426913 at 7:28am 05.17.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2096 Is there a place where I can look up the history of a potential purchase if I have the reg # and the
Legend 37 owners. sailnteacher77 at 7:21am 05.17.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1412 I know many of these boats had leak problems on the port side around the galley. I have resealed the
Forum paging Gudenuph at 7:18am 05.17.11 Day Sailers 0/1417 I'm having trouble bringing up successive pages of posts from the present to earlier. The present p
Loose clamp, long term drip Dubo at 6:54am 05.17.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/3606 Hi, I discovered a clamp leaking at the holding tank on my 87 31' Hunter. The drip seemed to be occu
Outboard Motor Questions doehunter at 6:48am 05.17.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/2154 I have a Honda 8hp 4stroke. Not sure how old it is but it's really clean looking on the outside. Wh
A Helm Worthy of My Ambitions (3) Roger Long at 6:26am 05.17.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 31/12788 Since I'm going to spend a good part of the rest of my life behind Strider's wheel, I decided that i
Another electrical question Sandy Stone at 5:41am 05.17.11 Ask All Sailors 8/2878 We are the proud new owners of a 1986 Beneteau First 375 with a Volvo auxiliary, a model 2003 I beli
Adding Deck Hardware KenG at 5:25am 05.17.11 Smaller Boats 4/1482 Hi there I have a 1995 Hunter 26. Presently it has a deck organizer and rope double clutch on the st
Anchor light DeniseO30 at 5:23am 05.17.11 Bigger Boats 10/2160 I've a friend that's going up! What bulb would Oday have used up there originally? I picked up a L
Beneteau First 50 Russel123 at 8:02pm 05.16.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1561 My understanding is that the current First 50 will be replaced by a new style coming 2012. Does any
Canted winch pad installation RAD88 at 7:27pm 05.16.11 Ask All Sailors 5/4566 How does one install a winch on a canted pad? More specifically how do you deal with the angled wash
westerbeke 10 two Trouble Help Lee Thompson at 6:58pm 05.16.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/2017 I changed all the fuel filters before splash 3 weeks ago. Had fuel tank out and cleaned it while ins
Relocation Trip - Progress Report JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 6:50pm 05.16.11 Catalina 310 11/2972 Just to set the seen. My Bride and I purchased a 2001 Catalina 310 in December, stepping up from a
Spinnakers - unlikeable? Mary and Joseph at 6:26pm 05.16.11 Catalina 22 17/3913 Why does everyone I speak to seem to be anti-spinnaker. I am just learning how to sail, and it is s
Want to start sailing, please advise beginner1 at 6:00pm 05.16.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 24/3867 I am completely new to sailing and have literally no experience. Only tried catamaran sailing 4 time

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Air conditioning thermostat issue SycloneDriver at 7:56pm 08.15.22 It is on our H38. It's measured at the return air on my current boat. My old boat had an old mech
newport 28mk2 stern tube diameter, pss selection adamv at 7:35pm 08.15.22 Thanks Greg, looks great! oh to have a dry engine compartment like that! here's the problem - the cu
Bomar Portlight Parts sail sfbay at 7:31pm 08.15.22 Are parts available? Need to check. A lot of 80's manufacturers have stopped making ar specific mode
outboard motor mount sail sfbay at 7:22pm 08.15.22 Edson Marine stern rail outboard motor mount.
universal m18 alternator recomendations SycloneDriver at 7:02pm 08.15.22 I new this thread had potential.
Start battery SycloneDriver at 6:55pm 08.15.22 He is using a 100 amp load tester that is giving a test result of 200 CCA. Not 200 amps at 12.7 vol
universal m18 alternator recomendations Stu Jackson at 6:44pm 08.15.22 do you think a 70amp is about right for a boat with 3 x 100ah batteries, chartplotter, autopilot, d
universal m18 alternator recomendations Stu Jackson at 6:42pm 08.15.22 but my preference is to get the correct alt so i dont have to mess around with non-standard belt le
universal m18 alternator recomendations adamv at 6:41pm 08.15.22 Take the alternator out of the boat and into town to an Automotive Electrical shop. They are likely
Dyneema Splice Load Test PaulK at 6:39pm 08.15.22 72x diameter for the bury is the guideline I came across. Less than that seems to not perform as w
2005 Hunter 38 - accessing Quiet Flush electric toilet solenoid valve Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:29pm 08.15.22 If the bowl is "household" size, a seat and lid--and prob'ly even just the hinges-- from a big box s
universal m18 alternator recomendations adamv at 6:23pm 08.15.22 Thanks @Stu Jackson and yes I have been following your recomendations and thats why i find myself st
Turnbuckle "locks"? PaulK at 6:17pm 08.15.22 I made my own. Used double sided velcro and put a ss rivet about midways in the 5" x 1" velcro.
universal m18 alternator recomendations Stu Jackson at 5:59pm 08.15.22 and the unattached purple wire always concerned me! What is this wire? Had assumed it was the tach
universal m18 alternator recomendations Stu Jackson at 5:45pm 08.15.22 1. The problem is @jssailem is that the alternator that is in my boat isnt correct- at least i can
Start battery Ralph Johnstone at 5:38pm 08.15.22
Folding Steering Wheel upgrade sesmith at 5:12pm 08.15.22 Check the drawings on the Edson website for your pedestal. It's probably going to be either a 1" ta
Bomar Portlight Parts Steve_Catalina at 4:47pm 08.15.22 Pompanette.com
19-2 Center board question rgranger at 4:46pm 08.15.22 Here is a profile schematic https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/hunter-19-2
Turnbuckle "locks"? heritage at 4:41pm 08.15.22 I made my own. Used double sided velcro and put a ss rivet about midways in the 5" x 1" velcro.

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