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Compression Post Diameter - Hunter 36-2 tfox2069 at 8:20am 07.30.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/559 Would anyone happen to know the diameter of the compression post for a Hunter 36-2 (or 38/39)? Spec
H41 aft shower sump-out time? Nachismo at 8:56pm 07.29.21 Big Boats 21/2401
New O'Day 25 Owner ray dann at 8:25pm 07.29.21 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1176 So I just purchased an 83 O'Day 25 in Ft. Worth, TX. Never had a sailboat before, but looking forwa
Between chart plotters (1) jaysweet at 5:24pm 07.29.21 Ask All Sailors 24/2999 At the moment, I have a dead Raymarine C80 (2004 vintage) in a Navpod at the helm. I just bought an
45cc forward air conditioner replacement (2) Greg Kyle at 2:28pm 07.29.21 Big Boats 0/559 Hoping for helpful tips here. The compressor went in the original Marvair A/C for the forward part o
Replacing bulbs in cabin lights (1) Juice6576 at 1:07pm 07.29.21 Big Boats 3/743 196610 How do you take this light apart to replace the bulb? Need to replace bulb in the light on t
1987 Cat 22 SK Halyard Replacement Line John Marrone at 11:25am 07.29.21 Catalina 22 5/1045 Looking for best Spec. for Main Sail Halyard. Looked at Sail Rite, Catalina Direct and Defender Mar
Helm Seating - What do you do? (H38) flightlead404 at 10:21am 07.29.21 Big Boats 31/4853 In my boat (H38) the helm seating position is awful. If I am seated behind the wheel I can't see a
Hunter 45DS Hidden Bilge seanmadian at 9:02am 07.29.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/960 Hello sailors -- My partner and I purchased an '09 Hunter 45DS Oct 2020. In exploring and cleaning h
H23.5 sliding hatch joetr1955 at 7:57am 07.29.21 Smaller Boats 14/2189 Anyone know if anybody parting out H23.5 . I need a sliding hatch for my companion way .
Beginner Questions Wolfpack Six at 6:58am 07.29.21 Trailer Sailors 25/2751 Hello folks, I'm basically a beginner to sailing "real" boats. I've got no formal sailing experien
Rig Shimmy Artey1 at 6:49am 07.29.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/1639 Firstly - I'm in Oklahoma and there are no riggers near me. I have a 1984 Hunter 34 with a B'R rig,
AutoPilot on Hunter 280 Panera at 5:42pm 07.28.21 Mid-Size Boats 7/1131 Hi, Has any installed an AutoPilot on a Hunter 280. Looking for your experience and tips on install
Olympic Swimmers Don Guillette at 3:59pm 07.28.21 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 14/1652 I normally don't post a topic unless I'm at least 95% sure of what I'm talking about - I've learned
Proposed changes to Broadcast Notice to Mariners Davidasailor26 at 1:38pm 07.28.21 Ask All Sailors 9/1245
what's a bottom paint cost in yr marina ? MitchM at 12:55pm 07.28.21 Ask All Sailors 14/1272 i'm doing a survey.: all comments welcome. i will have to hire someone for this job of botto
Advice on install Raymarine Wind Indicator on Hunter 326 VernonJ at 12:21pm 07.28.21 Mid-Size Boats 8/738 I have a 2003 Hunter 326 and I intend to install a Raymarine ST60 wind indicator. Does anyone have e
Upgrading Windlass wire - double up on the wire (1) Roy1919 at 8:56am 07.28.21 Ask All Sailors 23/2715 We recently redid the wiring on our Dickerson 37 sailboat and ran 2awg from the batteries to the win
C&C resources Apex at 6:59am 07.28.21 C&C 9/3481 I am looking for information and current resources for C'C yachts. a quicke googly search turned up
Hunter 386 cabin lighting replacement Gary Ryan at 6:08am 07.28.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1016 Hey Guys, looking at swapping out our cabin lights with led. Question 1, how do I get access to bul

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Hunter 50 dusk to dawn anchor light Terry Cox at 4:08am 10.08.24 Good morning, Keith. Your choice whether to replace the bulb with an emitter, or the complete fixtur
Are keel-stepped masts a thing of the past? Jim Legere at 3:42am 10.08.24 The bigger Tartans have keel-stepped masts (e.g. the T3700). The Hallberg Rassey 400 has a deck step
Dodger and Bimini features you love? Apex at 3:39am 10.08.24 dodger sides should be deep enough to duck under in foul weather. saw on a Youtuber options to fold
Dodger and Bimini features you love? Jim Legere at 3:08am 10.08.24 Makrolon windows. Once you have used a dodger with optically clear windows, you'll never want anythi
Sea-Fire system MFD at 1:13am 10.08.24 I have a similar system on my 2009 H41DS. I have never had it inspected, and USCG has never asked a
Hunter 50 dusk to dawn anchor light MFD at 10:33pm 10.07.24 Depending how strict you are about regulations and how risk averse you might be. I may be misinform
paralleling batteries MFD at 10:20pm 10.07.24 TLDR; for sure, you need to trace the wiring in the boat as-is. Yeah, I have copies of most if the
Dodger and Bimini features you love? paulheth at 10:14pm 10.07.24 All great stuff! Hand rails for sure. Any others?
Dodger and Bimini features you love? Dalliance at 8:50pm 10.07.24 As multiple others have said, hand rails on the sides for boarding and going forward from the cockpi
I find that I'm Punch Drunk. Can you help me? Johnb at 6:44pm 10.07.24 Most the device using the one hole and use the device and a centering punch to mark the other holes
Dodger and Bimini features you love? shemandr at 6:23pm 10.07.24 Second the hand holds. People lean on the dodger frame anyway while entering /exiting the cockpit s
Insulation LouisMK at 5:41pm 10.07.24
I find that I'm Punch Drunk. Can you help me? dlochner at 5:27pm 10.07.24 Another helpful device is a self centering drill bit for starting pilot holes. You are not alone -
TD 14 Tally Ho at 5:17pm 10.07.24
Winter Wet Storage Prep dLj at 4:52pm 10.07.24 Okay that's what I usually do, but what I read implied blocking the exhaust so ice wouldn't build u
Dodger and Bimini features you love? capta at 4:33pm 10.07.24 I got very lucky when I bought Skipping Stone. I could stand up comfortably under the bimini everywh
Lazarette clasp ? Ward H at 4:19pm 10.07.24 I had the same issue on my C30. I replaced them with Southco Marine Latch Soft Draw C7 I installed t
Dodger and Bimini features you love? fred1diver at 4:18pm 10.07.24
Winter Wet Storage Prep shemandr at 4:16pm 10.07.24 I could imagine that could be a problem. Certainly if fresh or brackish water. But even in salt wa
TD 14 (2) kappykaplan at 3:45pm 10.07.24 Now a Cat 5 hurricane - has turned into quite a monster

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