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Question about traveller on 2004 Hunter 36 (1) AndyL at 5:03pm 10.07.20 Big Boats 16/1249 Hi All, We have a "new to us" 2004 Hunter 36 and I'm working my way through the list of jobs, tryin
World record-- (3) pclarksurf at 4:51pm 10.07.20 Catalina 22 3/751 185795
Original sails Xstream at 2:52pm 10.07.20 Ask All Sailors 18/959 Bought a 1988 Hunter 26.5. All sails seem to be original to the boat: Main plus 100, 125, 150% pl
Help identifying this furler and seeking parts for it. (1) Xstream at 2:25pm 10.07.20 Ask All Sailors 3/431 Came off Beneteau from the 1980's. Missing several parts. Reluctant to just throw it away. Six 76
Wood in cabin of Mac 25 jbrock at 1:23pm 10.07.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/652 Anyone know what type of wood the original table and bulkheads in the cabin are made of in the Mac 2
Starting Battery won't hold a charge Nichole340 at 1:19pm 10.07.20 Ask All Sailors 103/7997 I have a 3 battery setup on my 340. 3 Deka Deep Cycle Group 24. I use 1 as a Starting Battery and
Splicing (3) cb32863 at 7:34am 10.07.20 Ask All Sailors 8/1042 After @Jackdaw showed me how he made his lazy jacks last year, and how easy it was, I put together a
Whisker pole and boom preventer Dr. D at 7:32am 10.07.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/3194 I now know I need a whisker pole. My boat has no attachment point on the mast for a pole, nor a clea
Bye Bye Birdie (2) Muttondressedaslamb at 6:49am 10.07.20 Ask All Sailors 17/1267 For the past few years, Several boats moored in Staten Island's Great Kills harbor, including mine,
Pulls to port under power pbknowles at 3:00am 10.07.20 The Cherubini Hunters 25/3438 Anyone else' 37C do this? Is there a fix? Mine pulls HARD at more than about 1/2 throttle.
Catalina 27 compression post / mast leak (4) esellwood at 4:21pm 10.06.20 Ask All Sailors 5/1481 Hey all, I'm new to sailing and got my first boat about a month and a half ago. I noticed last week
Lightning Protection asalotto at 3:52pm 10.06.20 Ask All Sailors 18/1423 I have a new Catalina 315. I understand it has no built-in lightning protection. I'm considering add
Boat opinion. Glsawyer at 12:26pm 10.06.20 Ask All Sailors 36/2883 So I have missed out on 3 boats. So I have decided to ask opinions from those more knowledgeable the
Winter Cover for mast up boats? azambella at 12:06pm 10.06.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 22/3127 Anyone have some cost effective advice on a winter cover? In New England. Heavy snow.... At the mo
new sail ordered fred1diver at 8:28am 10.06.20 Ask All Sailors 6/525 just pilled the trigger on a new main sail from precision sails. going to receive it in April, now t
Alert of data breach notice for this site "shop.hunterowners.com" - change your password(s) Captain Larry-DH at 7:13am 10.06.20 Ask All Sailors 9/946 I received a darkweb alert that my email is one of the userIDs contained in a breach. Apparently, t
b24 Member 131497 at 4:23am 10.06.20 Bristol 3/1705 hi guys any information on where to buy replacement rub rail for my bristol. im trying to get it bla
37C Running backstay pics pbknowles at 5:17pm 10.05.20 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1599 Hi, can any other 37C owners post up some pics of the deck end of your running backstays? Mine were
Jimmy B in town Ron20324 at 3:13pm 10.05.20 Sails Call Lounge 4/462 Jimmy Buffett was in Chesapeake Beach, south of Annapolis, over the weekend. Not sure if he was on
Hunter 38 cabin door latch removal. letskeepriding at 1:57pm 10.05.20 Big Boats 10/1289 So the latch on the head door jammed. I took all the screws out but the little "L" shaped lock mecha

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Hunter 306 vertical play on Rudder Stock.......how to fix? jdrutten at 8:54am 12.22.23 Hi do you have any pics with steering arm off rudder port? Thks Colin Sorry, no. Only the pics fr
What's the purpose for these slots? jdrutten at 8:50am 12.22.23 That's certainly an odd design "feature." A screen seems reasonable, but I might look to something a
Hunter 306 vertical play on Rudder Stock.......how to fix? colin59 at 8:48am 12.22.23 Certainly sounds like the new quadrant sits lower than the old so the rudder and rudder stock are l
Hunter 306 vertical play on Rudder Stock.......how to fix? colin59 at 8:47am 12.22.23 Thks
Wood light/wiring mounts Joe at 7:48am 12.22.23 I hope you go a different direction that your predecessor, because that is one ugly piece of hardwa
Best bottom paint for frequent diving/cleaning BarryL at 7:32am 12.22.23 Hello, I also used to use SR60. I was very happy with it. Unfortunately it has been discontinued.
Seaward Fox 19 bilge information Timm R Oday25 at 6:53am 12.22.23 I've tried a variety of manual bilge pumps. Seriously, I found the easiest and most effective was a
Wood light/wiring mounts Project_Mayhem at 6:13am 12.22.23 Here's some testing on various mast/deck electrical connectors. I went with the SeaDog due to shippi
New to me boat with rotting bulkhead Project_Mayhem at 6:08am 12.22.23 Aside from lack of structural support that Timm mentioned, If the 23' has a bulkhead of similar size
New to me boat with rotting bulkhead Timm R Oday25 at 5:00am 12.22.23 HDPE does not have the compresive load ratings as wood . It will bow out or "flex" under pressure .
New to me boat with rotting bulkhead G Newboat at 2:32am 12.22.23 This old bulkhead had screws holding it in at the top and bottom. Why is HDPE a bad idea? It probabl
Best bottom paint for frequent diving/cleaning Mark Maulden at 10:57pm 12.21.23
Prop rotation question Mark Maulden at 10:22pm 12.21.23 I have a feathering J-Prop. It has no prop walk and does just as well in reverse as it does in fwd.
Wood light/wiring mounts tailboom at 6:33pm 12.21.23
Thru Hull Replacement? Crusty Ol Salt at 6:30pm 12.21.23 As a follow-up .... are you sure that you are trying to turn it the right way? Every once in a whi
Prop rotation question Rich Stidger at 5:38pm 12.21.23 @Scott T-Bird - I sent you a private message.
Yamaha 36 broken mast. jssailem at 5:04pm 12.21.23 I know that Ballenger Spars makes custom spars for a variety of boats. They may be a resource. http
New to me boat with rotting bulkhead Project_Mayhem at 4:23pm 12.21.23 The tops of both bulkheads were indeed screwed into a recess or groove . Seems like the Oday factor
Wood light/wiring mounts Project_Mayhem at 4:20pm 12.21.23 Replace the connector on the mast and deck to prevent further core rot. I also believe I've seen a w
Yamaha 36 broken mast. mermike at 3:52pm 12.21.23 I will be following this thread in case anyone has a solution. I sure don't. Sorry for your trouble.

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