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H340 'Wobbly Wheel' markymac1961 at 3:15pm 01.02.25 Big Boats 16/3003 Hi Folks, Recently purchased down here in Aus a 1999 Hunter 340 (which having owned for only 3 weeks
pendant line cockpit fitting. HunterMarine280 at 1:09pm 01.02.25 Ask An Oday Owner 4/844 Anyone know where I can get the Cock pit plastic fitting for the swing keel pendant line ? I am ref
Knot for Docking in BC Tedd at 1:04pm 01.02.25 Pacific North West Cruisers 8/1355 Horn cleats are rare on BC docks. Generally, we just have a raised toe rail along the edge of the do
Dish Rack for 2004-2011 Hunter 33 KyleH at 9:18am 01.02.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/607 Wondering if the dish rack I've seen in a few 33's came with the boat from the factory? Probably a l
vent cap (1) Db421 at 9:12am 01.02.25 Big Boats 12/868 I've been looking for these small vent line caps for a while, but not sure where to look. I've trie
Hunter 33 water leak at compression post (2) KyleH at 8:59am 01.02.25 Mid-Size Boats 5/478 Hello all, We purchased our first boat, a 2008 Hunter 33 in the fall. Before it was hauled out, I n
Legend 37 Cockpit Cushions? Ringydingydo at 5:50pm 01.01.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/624 Hey Folks, What are you using for cockpit cushions? You know on the legends the port and starboard s
Pulling cable for wind transducer on C320 Marniko at 10:49am 01.01.25 Mid-Size Boats 20/3620 New to sailing and bought first boat.. Has anyone had luck pulling cable in mast for transducer whil
Pulling cable in mast for i60 wind transducer on C320 Marniko at 10:44am 01.01.25 Smaller Boats 0/22
PlasTeak on floorboards? Nonixskis at 9:30pm 12.31.24 Ask All Sailors 22/3674 Some of the old floorboards on my 1998 Beneteau are water damaged and it makes sense to start over f
how to lock my rudder while under way Migolito at 4:52pm 12.31.24 Catalina 22 9/2313 I have a 1983 C22 with the stock non kick up rudder. There seems to be no way on securing the rudder
Happy New Sailing Year 2025 (1) JamesG161 at 3:43pm 12.31.24 Sails Call Lounge 3/1141 229175 Jim and Sue ... PS: and from our boat, the SABA, which is soon back in the water. :biggrin:
Shore Tender (1) jpiombo67 at 12:21pm 12.31.24 Ask All Sailors 26/4987 Happy New Years!! Looking at this for a shore tender Seems pretty simple to tow and store. Thought
Auto charge relay with solar Project_Mayhem at 6:03am 12.31.24 Musings With Maine Sail 16/3642 It dawned on me after I bought a voltage sensing battery combining relay that solar panels might int
Perkins M30 Fuel Supply Issues challenger at 6:50pm 12.30.24 Engines and Propulsion 4/790 Before all this started, I had no problems with this engine for at least 500 hours. My engine was sh
Seeking adaptor for connecting German pressure regulator GOK to USA propane tank (5) JohnK Austin TX at 7:42am 12.30.24 Ask All Sailors 6/395 Hello folks, I have recently bought an European boat that came with German GOK pressure regulator.
Oldest Boat to Buy warren5421 at 7:17am 12.30.24 Ask All Sailors 29/1896 What is the oldest build date boat to buy today do to the way insurance companies are doing? Sold m
Tach rpm sender location on engine (2) LydieBP at 4:28pm 12.29.24 Engines and Propulsion 13/2873 Good day ! I am troubleshooting my rpm gauge which has ceased working. The gauge display itself is g
Differing shroud tensions affect sail? BAD ORCA at 12:18pm 12.29.24 Ask All Sailors 7/591 Just curious. when i removed shrouds i noticed forward lowers were equally tensioned but tensioned
Clogged engine intake thru hull - Thank you Roland Gendreau!! (1) jonelli at 9:42pm 12.28.24 Catalina 30 4/1022

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Hole in center of Keel - Hunter 306 shemandr at 8:57am 05.29.25 The bottom of that boat needs all the paint removed. Perhaps a barrier coat, fairing and new smooth
Motor mount for a small outboard? danooxnard at 8:16am 05.29.25 This is just my opinion but I would not trust that mount with an 8 horse motor Dano
Doors Won't Close kappykaplan at 7:25am 05.29.25 Tks for closing this out, Jim Nortz. :beer:
Doors Won't Close Jim Nortz at 7:13am 05.29.25 Thank you all for your thoughtful advice. Since there was no difference being on the water or on har
Yanmar Engine Kill cable smokey73 at 6:44am 05.29.25 Don, the 40.5 is a little different. The pull knob is located just inside the cabin at the top of
Yanmar Engine Kill cable Don S/V ILLusion at 6:40am 05.29.25 Thanks, I'll pull the old cable and get the length. I'm seeing cables that use "clamps" and those
Yanmar Engine Kill cable smokey73 at 6:26am 05.29.25 Thanks, I'll pull the old cable and get the length. I'm seeing cables that use "clamps" and those
Motor mount for a small outboard? loreo51 at 6:01am 05.29.25 You know....there is a 1974 promotion YouTube and it was really hard to see but I thought it was tha
Hole in center of Keel - Hunter 306 dlochner at 5:36am 05.29.25 Look to see if the hole is threaded. If it is, it is a garboard drain intended to let any water ente
Hole in center of Keel - Hunter 306 Don S/V ILLusion at 5:14am 05.29.25
Hunter 29.5 - Loose footed? jssailem at 5:04am 05.29.25 When I ordered my new mainsail, I selected a loose foot to replace the original track footed sail. T
Yanmar Engine Kill cable kloudie1 at 4:36am 05.29.25 Replaced my original (1985) Yanmar this year. Since I'd worked as a bicycle mechanic, I recognized t
Asymmetrical Spinnaker Tack Point sailme88 at 3:59am 05.29.25
Medical Emergency Readiness (Work in Progress) Foswick at 3:53am 05.29.25 Gave the presentation this evening and, despite going WAY over time, I have already had a lot of rea
Yanmar Engine Kill cable dlochner at 3:52am 05.29.25
Yanmar Engine Kill cable Captain Larry-DH at 3:48am 05.29.25
Hunter 29.5 - Loose footed? Davidasailor26 at 3:24am 05.29.25 Most of us cruising sailors would never bother to adjust to tension on the foot even if we knew how
Yanmar Engine Kill cable dlochner at 2:44am 05.29.25 I replaced mine at a Yanmar dealer. About the same price as @Ralph Johnstone paid, assuming he liste
new water heater (3) sailcapt340 at 2:33am 05.29.25 On my 2000 Hunter 340, it came with a Seaward S600 heater, I have replaced it twice and always with
Asymmetrical Spinnaker Tack Point (1) Hayden Watson at 10:03pm 05.28.25 This is how I have rigged mine for the past 17-years and have had no problems.

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