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New shelf in the cabin (1) patbratton at 6:37am 01.26.22 Smaller Boats 4/889 I posted the shelf project that I completed last week in the H240 Mods page. https://hunter.sailboat
Fresh Water Hose Replacement Issues Fleet at 5:34am 01.26.22 Catalina 310 4/1290 Need some advice please. I am in the process of replacing all the fresh water hoses in ZoeVie. Two
Lewmar hatch size 05 H33 Scott B at 4:57am 01.26.22 Mid-Size Boats 4/1508 2005 Hunter 33, Does anyone know the size of the Lewmar opening hatches above the v-berth and salo
PNW Cruise Highlights 2004-2014 Terry Cox at 4:27am 01.26.22 Pacific North West Cruisers 4/916 My latest video production of some earlier cruises around the Pacific Northwest. Enjoy. TYSgKWBIwXQ
Looking for recommendations for bareboat charter company in Greece markwbird at 7:26pm 01.25.22 Ask All Sailors 6/1022 I am planning a trip to Greece in late May. Anyone out there have any recommendations for a charter
Cable tv? (1) Growl at 6:41pm 01.25.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/2092 Upper left side ladder
Seaward 32RK (Raised Keel) - Keel winch upgrade lindsaytodd at 4:30pm 01.25.22 Trailer Sailors 10/3407 I have a 2002 Hake Seaward 32RK and am looking to replace the keep winch and install a new remote sw
Adding an Hour Meter (1) colb218 at 2:15pm 01.25.22 Engines and Propulsion 17/4188 Hello - I would like to ad an hour meter to my Yanmar 3HM35F. It seems that the two options for thi
1979 Hunter 33' Jack heights & count V.Carter at 2:14pm 01.25.22 Mid-Size Boats 4/788 Hi. I'm currently thinking of purchasing a project boat to eventually call home. I'm looking to get
New to sailing.... Looking for a first boat.. thevoyager at 1:08pm 01.25.22 Ask All Sailors 27/3842 Hi. I have been considering buying a boat to live and travel in. I have never actually sailed a boa
Passage 450 Yanmar heat exchanger access jamesrladd at 10:14am 01.25.22 Big Boats 0/393 Has anyone removed the heat exchanger from a 4jh2 in a Passage 450/456? It appears that my aft end
Hull Nivale at 9:04am 01.25.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/2335 Do you know how the hull of the 2001 Hunter 320 is built? A Sandwich or a single monolithic block? M
Install CC 38 solid rod, keel step onto my Oceanis 400 advice/help (4) Captain Marcus at 8:14am 01.25.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/731 Greetings seafarers, I acquired this mast gratie. Have mast build diagram and need cut off for de
Hunter 28 Growl at 7:30am 01.25.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 22/2071 Hi, I am considering purchase of a 1991 Hunter 28! Please advise of any model issues and what to loo
How much attention needs bottom and keel before the boat goes back into the water? miraculix at 6:58am 01.25.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1607 Hi all, We are heading towards our third season with our 2008 Beneteau Oceanis 40, so we are still
3M 5200...how to make it non-stick on bolts mtarcher1 at 8:20pm 01.24.22 Ask All Sailors 9/1323 I need to pass some bolts through a couple of pieces of plywood that will sandwich 3M 5200. I need
Is island hopping on Lake Michigan too much for O'Day Daysailer or Spindrift Daysailer Bob Kessler at 7:25pm 01.24.22 Trailer Sailors 9/3585 Greetings! I'm considering buying an O'Day or Spindrift Daysailer I or II. I plan to keep her in Doo
Long way to check out trailer sailor yappasailing at 5:02pm 01.24.22 Trailer Sailors 25/2848 I recently let a sailboat, that I've been searching 2 years for, slip away because of the 4 hour one
Random (cold weather induced) question about sailboat rigs (5) rgranger at 2:25pm 01.24.22 Ask All Sailors 20/2770 Hey All So I had a random thought (not an uncommon condition) when looking at the lanteen rig vs th
Dufour 31, your thoughts fred1diver at 1:46pm 01.24.22 Ask All Sailors 36/7640

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Shower Sump Pump Woes colemj at 4:01pm 05.16.25 We have spent years with the Rule drain boxes like shown above, and while they do trap the gunk, the
Hunter Legend 35.5 Stuffing Box Zoom767 at 3:54pm 05.16.25 Thank you all for the advice. I decided to take a chance and lift the boat in yesterday without doi
Shower Sump Pump Woes Rich Stidger at 3:24pm 05.16.25 I should have attached a picture of my sump and pump. It is under the shower floor and the pump suck
Shower Sump Pump Woes Rick D at 3:12pm 05.16.25 The last pumps (Rule) I installed have a back flow valve. However, much like the in-line valves I in
Shower Sump Pump Woes Davidasailor26 at 3:09pm 05.16.25 We had a strainer like the one dlochner linked on a previous boat with a centrifugal pump. It worked
Shower Sump Pump Woes (1) JamesG161 at 2:22pm 05.16.25 nice air trap too
Considering buying a boat with aftermarket mast shemandr at 2:19pm 05.16.25 A mast is just a mast, of course, except if it's ... tapered or has a wider foot print, or a thick
Reef lines jam in blocks when reefing dlochner at 2:11pm 05.16.25
Shower Sump Pump Woes (2) JamesG161 at 2:11pm 05.16.25 Does anyone have a solution to these issues? https://www.xylem.com/siteassets/brand/rule/resources/
Reef lines jam in blocks when reefing skunther at 1:51pm 05.16.25
Considering buying a boat with aftermarket mast dlochner at 1:18pm 05.16.25
Shower Sump Pump Woes dlochner at 1:02pm 05.16.25 Comments? Does anyone have a solution to these issues? Lower your hygiene standards? :biggrin:
Considering buying a boat with aftermarket mast PaulDaniel at 12:58pm 05.16.25
Hunter 45cc AC Issue jssailem at 12:35pm 05.16.25
Coppercoat in low fouling area jssailem at 12:32pm 05.16.25 The website states that CopperCoat is not maintenance-free. https://coppercoatusa.com/media/Copperc
Considering buying a boat with aftermarket mast jssailem at 12:19pm 05.16.25 Has anyone replaced their stock mast with a thicker mast and found it to noticeably reduce sail per
Lake Michigan (and Huron) Delivery Cruise john6206 at 12:14pm 05.16.25
A little help with parts... jssailem at 12:10pm 05.16.25 You may (or may not) find used easy lock clutches on eBay. Rig-Right indicates they have an upgraded
Replacing Whale foot pump in awkward location jssailem at 12:00pm 05.16.25 Drill out plug You can usually just put a drywall screw into the center of the plug and turn it. T
Spreader loose Moose1958 at 11:34am 05.16.25 Thanks to all who have replied to my question ! I have gotten an idea of what to inspect further an

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