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martensonpassingwind at 6:05am 06.29.25
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My husband and I fulfilled our dream of purchasing a sailboat. We bought a Hunter 25.5 that we inten
Kraffert at 6:00am 06.29.25
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Greetings Fellow Hunter Enthusiasts! We have an 1989 Hunter 35.5. It has the 'under deck' roller
testingthewaters91 at 3:45am 06.29.25
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fredlan at 1:54pm 06.28.25
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I have recently inherited an O'Day Javelin. The hull is in good shape (as is the trailer) but it has
JamesG161 at 12:52pm 06.28.25
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232519 Could be a Tropical Storm before coming ashore in Mexico. NOAA Air Craft investigating now.
Clutch Cargo at 12:14pm 06.28.25
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This project has been a long time coming, not because of its complexity, but there had always seemed
Phil P at 11:57am 06.28.25
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I have a '91 Hunter Legend 375. There are two rectangular speakers in the main cabin. I've tried pre
Scott T-Bird at 11:24am 06.28.25
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I was prepping our boat for a sail to Cape May next week and found this at the shaft seal. I don't
shemandr at 10:58am 06.28.25
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I've had Open CPN on my MacBook Air for years. The IOS is Sequoia 15.5 currently. All of a sudden
neilleparkerjr at 9:38am 06.28.25
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When I bought my 1995 Hunter 37.5 the counterweight in the compression post to "help" with lifting t
FlyorSail at 9:30am 06.28.25
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Aloha. I'm planning on converting my wind, depth and speed instruments to a Wireless System on my
Tmugs at 8:37am 06.28.25
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I'm curious about using a boomkicker instead of my topping lift. I imagine this would work great wh
sundae_vacay at 8:37am 06.28.25
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I have the original knot meter for 1975 25 ft mkI c'c. It does work once I get over two knots but it
calone at 5:53am 06.28.25
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Hello O'Day owners! My 1982 O'Day 22 did not come with the 12V battery. After purchasing a LiFePo4 3
Richardwm at 5:15am 06.28.25
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I am looking for the specs to adjust the shrouds on my 1984 34' Oday. Anyone know where I can get th
Makai Green Harbor at 5:12am 06.28.25
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Restoring a 1988 Hunter 18.5 and wondering if parts are interchangeable with later version Hunter 19
Makai Green Harbor at 5:05am 06.28.25
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Newly subscribed to the forum and restoring a 1988 Hunter 18.5. Looking for any advice or feedback a
Drinky Crow at 8:06pm 06.27.25
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I asked the canvas worker (was fit to existing frame) and he merely texted me a pic of a bottle of s
piratesnail at 8:49am 06.27.25
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We've got a small trailer sailor (a Starwind 19) and I'm hoping for ideas or references to help me u
jssailem at 7:40am 06.27.25
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I just discovered a new to me iOS app for my iPhone/iPad. It is produced by the Hakai Institute Haka

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DArcy at 6:20pm 11.08.25
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Rick Webb at 5:53pm 11.08.25
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Captain Larry-DH at 3:58pm 11.08.25
@jaysweet the way I see it you can get the biggest benefit when networking your Axiom by adding AIS
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MikeKoz at 3:29pm 11.08.25
Makes good sense! Thanks
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GeneraiT001 at 3:14pm 11.08.25
It is common practice on production boats for the alternator output (B+) to be connected to the sta
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kappykaplan at 2:41pm 11.08.25
Welcome to the forum! :beer: Perhaps @rgranger can advise you.
Old 2004-era ST60 wind instrument
jaysweet at 2:40pm 11.08.25
Sounds good folks: thanks for the confirmation! I'm leaning towards just replacing the transducer n
H26 Mast not sitting flush
dinosound at 2:31pm 11.08.25
It's fine don't worry about it. Those screws are not coming out, not in one piece anyway. Lol, so
H26 Mast not sitting flush
dinosound at 2:29pm 11.08.25
If I understand you correctly, your saying one of the four phillips head screws is standing up too
H26 Mast not sitting flush
dinosound at 2:27pm 11.08.25
I had to replace mine once. It got bent a little and the top piece would not sit correctly in the
H26 Mast not sitting flush
dinosound at 2:25pm 11.08.25
It almost looks as if the mast step on the deck is sitting atop another plate or previous step moun
H26 Mast not sitting flush
dinosound at 2:24pm 11.08.25
Can you loosen and take it out? There may be debris under the head. Or you may shave off a little a
H26 Mast not sitting flush
dinosound at 2:22pm 11.08.25
Is it the mast base or the deck which has deformed? The mast base is slightly deformed from one sc
Old 2004-era ST60 wind instrument
Captain Larry-DH at 2:01pm 11.08.25
One other tip - keep the old cable and base as a tester so if the instrument stops working you take
Sailboat Restoration
dlochner at 1:15pm 11.08.25
Once you find out the labor costs, you may want to learn to do fiberglass work yourself. It is not a
Help Me With The Wires On The Back Of An Alternator (Hitachi 12v-55A)
dlochner at 1:10pm 11.08.25
It is common practice on production boats for the alternator output (B+) to be connected to the star
Old 2004-era ST60 wind instrument
JoeWhite at 12:33pm 11.08.25
Yes, it will work. That is what I replaced it with. The base interface I the same as the old one. Ju
Help Me With The Wires On The Back Of An Alternator (Hitachi 12v-55A)   (1)
GeneraiT001 at 11:04am 11.08.25
Is it more or less this?
Old 2004-era ST60 wind instrument
jaysweet at 10:53am 11.08.25
I'm actually seeing 2 things that imply this transducer would work with my old display. One is the Q

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