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H34 Washed Ashore - Back In Water steve21968 at 10:46am 10.26.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1808 First of all, thanks to those who made suggestions on getting my 34 off the beach (see post below).
Piling Bites Sailboat-Advice Requested (1) BrianW at 10:43am 10.26.08 Ask All Sailors 32/3286 In Pensacola, we had a big blow the other night. I was out of town and not available to secure her i
H34 Washed Ashore - Back In Water steve21968 at 10:39am 10.26.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1426 Duplicate Post - Sorry Duplicate Post - Sorry
Hunter Keel Question vela at 9:23am 10.26.08 Ask All Sailors 2/2067 I have a 1989 Hunter 30 with a fixed bulb/wind keel. When I took it out of the water last year ther
Upholstery Cleaning beneteau373 at 7:41am 10.26.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1456 Does anyone have local experience with a reputable company to use for cleaning the salon cushion uph
How do you deal with Mast Wiring for layup Rizzman at 7:23am 10.26.08 Yamaha 1/1858 Just put the boat on the hard for the winter layup and was wondering how others deal with the mast w
What has happened to the Owner Reports ? Roy Page at 6:18am 10.26.08 Big Boats 3/1338 Since the revised website appeared I can't find the Owner Reports that were associated with each mak
Hunter 260 Trailer marclatta at 6:17am 10.26.08 Trailer Sailors 6/8332 I have a Hunter 260 and I am building a dock and boat lift. I no longer have the trailer and need to
Charging Batteries Nichole at 4:08am 10.26.08 Big Boats 3/1222 My 2000 340 is on the hard now. I leave my 4 GRP31 AGM batteries on board all winter (to heavy to b
Just hauled for winter, lots of projects... Calypso at 6:15pm 10.25.08 S2 6/1393 Hauled out today. I will replace or sister a new port main shroud bulkhead (fixed with git rot but
Bermuda triangle? John at 5:41pm 10.25.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1516 While rummaging through the book exchange rack in our marina a few weeks ago, I came across a book o
A Physics Thought Experiment MoonSailer at 5:37pm 10.25.08 Sails Call Lounge 11/3546 Okay this is a thought experiment so we will assume that technical difficults don't exist. I bu
Yanmar 2GM20F Engine - What year Manufactured morgantheship at 4:15pm 10.25.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/1849 The 2GM20F engine has an Engine Number of 03365. Does anyone know what year this engine was manufact
Need advice on 24 hour from long beach CA rwblocker at 2:15pm 10.25.08 Ask All Sailors 21/2628 I have been reading some cruising books and mags like att ' Latts. I have sailed all my life in cal
Where to find compression post replacement pictures DSELR at 2:14pm 10.25.08 Mid-Size Boats 7/2040 A week or so before the web site changed I discovered in the archived photos forum some excellent in
Ablative bottom paint All U Get at 2:12pm 10.25.08 Ask All Sailors 14/4526 Will ablative paint become less effective when hauled out for the winter? I painted over the black
Need recomendation for glue oldsalt70 at 11:51am 10.25.08 Ask All Sailors 25/3002 I have an O'Day 23 with a very large storage area in the cockpit locker. The space goes way down in
What happened? showin4fun at 10:19am 10.25.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2851 Can anyone tell me where to find the H34 Compression Post Repair instructions that was posted on the
transpducer wcaime at 8:16am 10.25.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1337 Can thru-hull transducers be used as in-hull transducers?
Hunter 31???or30??? Hogan at 8:16am 10.25.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/1607 I have found a Hunter that is either a 30 or 31 that is looking for someone to bring it back to maje

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Snohomish County Tsunami Warning. issued by Everett Marina. Hello Below at 2:07pm 01.16.22 I came across this WA DNR simulation of a tsunami resulting from an earthquake along the Cascadia fa
Hi from new 23.5 owner sail sfbay at 2:03pm 01.16.22 Congratulations on your 23.5 Hunter 23.5 - Practical Sailor (practical-sailor.com)!! The forum welc
Fixing cracks jssailem at 1:48pm 01.16.22 unsinkable lightweight hull Until the hull begins to crack. Then would it be sinkable plastic in
Mercury 7.5 1982 Light air at 1:31pm 01.16.22 Tripple checked and it was in neutral. If it wasn't, the starter wouldn't have engaged.
Mercury 7.5 1982 JoeWhite at 1:24pm 01.16.22 Is the gear in neutral? There is a switch on it that prevents it from starting unless it is in neut
Christening of the Wet Dog Crusty Ol Salt at 12:48pm 01.16.22 Looks like a great time with family and friends.
Christening of the Wet Dog Light air at 12:40pm 01.16.22 Very nice! Good luck with your new boat. While in College, son #1 had a band called Wet Dog!
Mercury 7.5 1982 Light air at 12:35pm 01.16.22 Why? Should it not be connected appropriately to complete a circuit? Yes but the motor ran withou
New tool :) Rick Webb at 12:16pm 01.16.22 This little to-do has been on the back of my mind: Been meaning to safety-wire the hardware on my t
Mercury 7.5 1982 Stu Jackson at 12:15pm 01.16.22 Loose wire is definitely a ground and I made sure it was not touching anything. Why? Should it no
New tool :) Rick Webb at 12:14pm 01.16.22 Yup, F4H. Spent the first cruise on the flight deck as a Plane Captain (grunt) on the Kitty Hawk. T
Looking for a Westerbeke 30BThree or 40B Four V-Drive BigEasy at 11:58am 01.16.22 I had a bout with hydrolock last season. If you act fast enough there may be no damage. On mine I w
Mercury 7.5 1982 Light air at 11:30am 01.16.22 OK, 1. Gas is fresh, tank is new 2. Loose wire is definitely a ground and I made sure it was not
Tillerarm radius for linear drive autopilot installation JohnShannon at 11:23am 01.16.22 half the weight, half the distance, Then of course you are using it at its limit. On the other hand
Mercury 7.5 1982 Stu Jackson at 10:53am 01.16.22 Do you have a manual for the engine?
Mercury 7.5 1982 Rich Stidger at 10:41am 01.16.22 And if the small wire was part of the battery charging circuit, maybe your battery is too low to sta
National Championship Flag shemandr at 10:22am 01.16.22
New tool :) Justin_NSA at 10:02am 01.16.22 Here's the link to the tool Justin posted about 9 in. Safety Wire Twisting Pliers Here's something
Mercury 7.5 1982 Tom J at 9:56am 01.16.22 There are a couple of possibilities. Most likely, if you used ethanol gas, it probably ate up the v
Fixing cracks Tater at 9:34am 01.16.22 The design resulted in an unsinkable lightweight hull. Life is a compromise.

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