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Irwin 37CC non skid pattern HunterBob at 4:17pm 07.07.21 Irwin 7/1275 I'm the proud new owner of a 1979 Irwin 37CC. Needs work (what boat doesn't). I need to make repairs
Hunter 386 Stern Flag (2) Gary Ryan at 4:11pm 07.07.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1351 Hey Guys, I have a simple one here. Found a stern flag hidden in our boat. Doesn't stay in the ho
Port Lights: Who made these? (3) Brazil at 3:43pm 07.07.21 Ask All Sailors 3/591 Can anyone please help me identify the manufacturer of these port lights? I need replacement parts f
Hunter 44DS and 426DS front head hatch measurement? Skipper Chris at 2:56pm 07.07.21 Big Boats 2/441 Hi guy's, I'm about 1600 miles away from the boat and would like to have a new hatch made to bring
275 Traveler and Main Sheet F260SS at 1:43pm 07.07.21 Catalina 275 10/2283 I was reading through the 275 Sport manual today and noticed that the traveler and main sheet are su
Strange whining sound at engine cut off - thoughts? gsg900 at 12:05pm 07.07.21 Big Boats 9/1029 Ok Hunter folks - long time lurker, first time poster. Tried to search the forums for some solution
Cruising Wobbly and lessons in seamanship - crossing the Wash. jssailem at 11:37am 07.07.21 Ask All Sailors 19/1871 What is Wobbly? It is a British descriptive name given to a canal boat. Boats are narrow and used in
Will this battery charger work? SailorElliot at 6:21am 07.07.21 Ask All Sailors 3/875 Hello! I just bought a Flicka 20, and it came with these batteries. I realized recently that the on
Water dripping from salon lights SVFinally at 5:09am 07.07.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1009 We have an H376. When it rains, hard, we have water coming in through the 3 center lights in the sa
Simpson Lawrence Sprint 900 Windlass Issues Nodak7 at 4:54am 07.07.21 Big Boats 24/2846 Our Simpson Lawrence Sprint 900 Windlass was making a racket last time we anchored. It had been a ye
New H240 patbratton at 4:47am 07.07.21 Smaller Boats 11/1038 Headed from Wildwood to Jupiter Florida to purchase 1998 H240. We have to tow back to Atlanta. If it
How to bleed the water heater heat exchanger on 2003 H326 stuendan at 12:43am 07.07.21 Mid-Size Boats 6/949 Have replaced engine coolant in H326 and every thing seems ok engine wise. Pretty sure that the pota
H44 anchor light wyctoronto at 7:15pm 07.06.21 Big Boats 4/569 Does anyone know OEM the anchor light used on H44-2005? Trying not to waste a trip up. Thanks
1 month of sailing, update Orbweaver at 6:58pm 07.06.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/805 We have now had Serenade on the water for a month, and roughly 50 miles logged. she is a pleasure to
Ameriseam Crazy Dave Condon at 4:06pm 07.06.21 Smaller Boats 1/500 I was advised Ameriseam is under new ownership as Jim Larsen has retired. Ameriseam now under new o
Transom Replacement Jerk McGerhkins at 11:17am 07.06.21 Day Sailers 8/1311 Hello all, I recently purchased a new (to me) 1969 O'Day Javelin.Super excited for this new adventur
JY14/Hunter140 crack under mainstay mount (2) mrisjor at 10:58am 07.06.21 Day Sailers 7/1426 I've read through the posts about crack repair on a Luran S hull, but I haven't seen anything like t
Shaft alignment Mike Mc at 9:54am 07.06.21 Catalina 310 6/1236 Just installed new shaft, cutlass bearing, PYI Dripless, coupling, damper plate, transmission, and e
Fresh water pressurization time lapse ricksoth at 9:26am 07.06.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/930 Our boat has a PO fresh pressurized system that seems kludged together. The '77 Cal has solid coppe
Reefing furling main while running down wind? ramoore at 8:27am 07.06.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/3240 Hi, I'm still getting used to the furling main on my 44 DS. The short version of my question is ca

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Missing Reef Hook? (2) rgranger at 6:49am 06.19.24 225525
keel bolt torque colin59 at 6:43am 06.19.24 Only most stern bolt had a damp peice of paper after that suggested test. Will retest the torque nex
Help with wiring for new engine kloudie1 at 6:40am 06.19.24 Yup, the temp gauge sensor on the old engine can be put on the new engine.. find the wires for the "
PTC One (3) JamesG161 at 6:14am 06.19.24 Good thing so far is Rain over the very warm Gulf of Mexico. The Buoy Info this morning. tern" no
Electrical panel backing board thinwater at 6:09am 06.19.24 G10 is flame retardant. Also G7 and G9. This is one of the things these are specifically made for.
Missing Reef Hook? Occasional Heeler at 6:01am 06.19.24 Thanks all and now it makes sense. Was expecting the same the setup as CHP as that was the config o
Rubber hose for prop shaft packing gland leaking, misaligned prop shaft? Davidasailor26 at 5:52am 06.19.24 The photo below shows an old but healthy stuffing box from a Sabre 30, probably about the same size
Help with wiring for new engine dlochner at 5:35am 06.19.24 Yanmar is not noted for building robust wiring harnesses, so ditching the old one would get my vote.
Missing Reef Hook? Tally Ho at 5:35am 06.19.24 My H280 had the horns like @chp. But yours appears to be set up for single-line reefing and the 2
Missing Reef Hook? (2) chp at 5:24am 06.19.24 Looks like you have a different boom than mine. I have a horn that feeds through the holes in the go
Help with wiring for new engine shemandr at 5:15am 06.19.24 Why does it need to be on the pedestal?
Rubber hose for prop shaft packing gland leaking, misaligned prop shaft? (1) dlochner at 5:06am 06.19.24 Aloha, I'm sorry but I don't have any good news for you. before it sinks. Yesterday would not be
Rubber hose for prop shaft packing gland leaking, misaligned prop shaft? Jim Legere at 3:35am 06.19.24 That looks bad in the pictures. The stuffing box looks like its almost out of the hose connecting it
Rubber hose for prop shaft packing gland leaking, misaligned prop shaft? Davidasailor26 at 3:19am 06.19.24 There could be a few things going on here. From the picture it looks to me like the engine could be
Missing Reef Hook? danstanford at 2:17am 06.19.24 My boat has the same gooseneck and the reefing line goes up to the reef point on the luff then back
Missing Reef Hook? Windpilot at 8:53pm 06.18.24 I know nothing about your 280, but on my 410 those 2 lines coming out of the sheaves on the top of t
Can it be repaired? JY14 stickinthemud57 at 8:07pm 06.18.24 Just saw this thread and yes, Plexus is the preferred repair material for Luran (i.e. Hunter 170) an
Can it be repaired? JY14 Tally Ho at 7:26pm 06.18.24 It's ACP plastic over foam and fiberglass, so not a typical repair, the manufacturer recommends usi
Can it be repaired? JY14 murray1113 at 6:56pm 06.18.24 It's ACP plastic over foam and fiberglass, so not a typical repair, the manufacturer recommends usin
Identify this brand/model hatch ? PaulK at 6:44pm 06.18.24 Don't know who made your hatch, though it looks like it might be a Bomar. Several of your hatch's fe

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