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Venture 24 pop top. StanV at 12:46pm 07.12.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/695 Anyone know the correct size of gas lifts to replace the old style manual lift system for the Ventur
1990 Hunter 18.5 Soft Vang Dhozer at 10:26am 07.12.21 Smaller Boats 2/808 I recently purchased an 18.5 that came with a soft vang. The first trip out, I sailed without it be
Autohelm sailingsoon at 10:19am 07.12.21 Ask All Sailors 10/1634 Hello again guys.... Well once again to get your opinions/wisdom on a different subject. RAYMARINE
Gauges that do not fog buddybear at 9:31am 07.12.21 Catalina 310 6/1169 Has anyone found a gauge that doesn't fog. My temperature gauge fogs most of the time. Thanks, Mark
Looking sternward... jssailem at 9:04am 07.12.21 Sails Call Lounge 6/720 Being a self motivated history nut, I have been found poking about in SBO archives. Todays dive took
Oops message Ed Caldwell at 8:09am 07.12.21 Forum Help (Site Talk) 13/1173 Phil, lately I've been getting a strange message when I click on links in your newsletter. Such as
Navico Simrand WP-30 mikemoyer at 7:39am 07.12.21 Parts Search 22/2458 I'm looking for WP-30 wheel pilot parts. If you have an old unit sitting around I'd love to buy it f
Tach stopped balmar 614 NYSail at 4:47am 07.12.21 Ask All Sailors 10/2303
Has anyone considered using a 4 piling lift for a Hunter 260? Will G at 9:14pm 07.11.21 Smaller Boats 4/771 I am new to the forum and just purchased and launched a Hunter 260. At Lake Anna in Virginia the wa
For my favorite programmers (1) WayneH at 4:52pm 07.11.21 Sails Call Lounge 0/376 196094
Z-spar gooseneck: repair or replace (2) Jaxn at 1:01pm 07.11.21 Ask An Oday Owner 0/960 I ordered a reef hook from rigrite but I can't fit it without taking the gooseneck off the mast. It
Casting All U Get at 12:50pm 07.11.21 Ask All Sailors 16/1474 Hi all, Anybody ever do any bronze casting or other metals? I was attempting to get into a class b
Yanmar 3jh3e rpm's up and down Gary Ryan at 11:43am 07.11.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/640 Well my son and his buddies took out out Hunter for a voyage to Lake Erie. Coming back today the we
Anyone install a temperature sender in the heater line on a Yanmar 3GM30F? Chris & Lenore at 11:01am 07.11.21 Engines and Propulsion 12/1608
Fresh water fill on Hunter 35.5 Moon Dytuck at 9:34am 07.11.21 Big Boats 3/518 Hi, I have been trying to figure out how to get access to the hose where you fill the fresh water t
Fear of sailing at night? Phil Herring at 9:05am 07.11.21 Ask All Sailors 44/3995 We like hearing from our readers, share your tips and stories here.
fun weekend so far Orbweaver at 6:43am 07.11.21 Ask All Sailors 5/613 We have the in-laws with us this weekend. had a great day on the water yesterday, just waiting for e
Running Rigging leastman at 8:13pm 07.10.21 Mid-Size Boats 12/1085 I recently bought a 1992 Hunter 27 wing keel, Fractional Sloop with roller furling, which I have bee
Work Load Advise - Damper, Motor Mounts, Exhaust Elbow MikeHoncho at 8:01pm 07.10.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1266 With my new prop came more load on the engine which brought about a chatter. I believe it is a comb
Sheets for Beneteau mattresses Brian Ortelere at 7:49pm 07.10.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/731 Anyone know how/where I can get a set of new sheets? Thanks!

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Electrical panel backing board thinwater at 10:46am 06.20.24 Really interesting point... I've redone the whole backbone of my 12V system and over the next coupl
Hunter 23 broken z-spar tabernacle mast foot isaksp00 at 10:08am 06.20.24 I don't have any photos and the boat is wrapped. Basically, the PO made a hefty u shaped bracket fro
Help with wiring for new engine DArcy at 10:04am 06.20.24 It looks like the new gauge has everything all in one. There is a digital display at the bottom that
Help with wiring for new engine RitSim at 9:52am 06.20.24 On my older C30, the engine controls were on the port cockpit side wall.
Hunter 23 broken z-spar tabernacle mast foot RitSim at 9:41am 06.20.24 usspars.com chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.usspars.com/wp-content/
What's the best way to remove & replace in-line air blower on B331 inside transom compartment beneteau007 at 9:41am 06.20.24 I've figured out a way to remove the original blower and will make an improved & easily accessible m
Swing Keel clunking sound hitting boat RitSim at 9:37am 06.20.24 Keel is probably going down at an angle. Check for wear on one side of the pivot. it wouldn't take
Wiring SiriusXM antenna or solar panels rmerl1223 at 9:08am 06.20.24 Thanks for showing me the way to pull the wires, jdrutten. I knew the fuel and waste tanks were behi
Swing Keel clunking sound hitting boat Rich Stidger at 9:01am 06.20.24 I was able to stop the clunking of my centerboard at anchor by simply raising it a little bit. Give
Electrical panel backing board (1) twodzusfittings at 8:51am 06.20.24 could use a few more instruments, but I'm not sure what to get? INTO THIS THREAD!
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working SVFreedom at 8:26am 06.20.24 The Jabsco macerator pumps from our era of Hunters (early-mid 2000s) had material problems. Mine wa
Battens Ward H at 7:57am 06.20.24 Actually, I just realized how simple it would be to buy a couple of lengths of PVC pipe, glue them t
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working American_Mainsail at 7:45am 06.20.24 It was the Macerator. I had a brand new spare, after some further investigations, I figured it was
PTC One (1) JamesG161 at 6:22am 06.20.24 Storm Surge alert.
Hunter 23 broken z-spar tabernacle mast foot Crazy Dave Condon at 5:54am 06.20.24 @isaksp00 Picture of pole please? Anyone with a 260 please take a photo of the mast raising struts
1997 Hunter 376 rainwater leaks through the mast to the boat interior at the compression post. Terry Cox at 4:07am 06.20.24 Then seal the drips with some Silicon. Nooooooo! Had a similar problem awhile ago. Here is what I
1997 Hunter 376 rainwater leaks through the mast to the boat interior at the compression post. (1) sailcapt340 at 3:18am 06.20.24 Do you have one of these on your deck? ver is the access way for the mast cables to enter the boat.
Mooring and bilge pump kappykaplan at 3:17am 06.20.24 The boat has now sat in the water for three weeks and the bilge is completely dry. Great news! :be
Mooring and bilge pump carlc376 at 3:01am 06.20.24 Thank you. That is good information I had not considered, but those thru-hulls do appear to be in g
B&G Vulcan 9 to monitor engine NMEA2K Cederholm at 1:30am 06.20.24 Very helpful - thank you

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