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Can't Connect Hose to Seacock surfstud31 at 8:09pm 10.23.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/2127
Mast Wiring Connections (1) tkwhalen at 6:27pm 10.23.20 Big Boats 7/1661 Hunter used a 10 connection terminal block screwed to a panel that is above a v-berth closet. To acc
Converting from roller furled to hank on markwbird at 3:03pm 10.23.20 Ask All Sailors 15/3463 I am seriously considering ditching my roller furler and going with hank on sails. The main reason
Battery Sizing sail sfbay at 2:18pm 10.23.20 Ask All Sailors 31/2417 Boat has ten (10) 6 volt 220 Ah flooded house batteries that are nearing end-of-life and plan to rep
Engine Heating Hot water (1) Stephen M at 2:17pm 10.23.20 Big Boats 8/1043 Our 420 Passage has the engine coolant looped through the hot water heater. We have a device that lo
South Coast 22 (3) SailingLoto at 1:36pm 10.23.20 Other Sailboats 0/700 Anyone else here have one? Mine is in pretty sad shape, but still sails. Hopefully I have time to
problems filling diesel tank (2) richk at 11:24am 10.23.20 Big Boats 30/3089
Hurricane Zeta <--- TS Zeta <--- Invest 95L (2) JamesG161 at 9:14am 10.23.20 Weather and Forecasting 67/4417 In a year of amazing activity, we have a new disturbance forming in the only spot left, with any sig
made this for both of our Catalina 34 clubs boats - no more accidental alarms (2) Dr Bacon at 7:58am 10.23.20 Engines and Propulsion 8/1076 hello beautiful sailors.. I made this for our two senior center based club boats.. after our YANMAR
Yanmar 3JH3E Engine Maintenance (4) Gary Ryan at 5:42am 10.23.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2879 Ok, it's the end of the season, and we're looking at doing our first yearly engine maintenance. Fue
Universal M25 Bad Noise, Engine Stop sailnski at 8:55pm 10.22.20 Engines and Propulsion 14/1916 I was out sailing in light wind last Saturday and started the engine to help get to my destination.
Do 1976 30ft's Have A Bearing In The Rudder Housing? (2) Brian Gerrard at 8:12pm 10.22.20 Mid-Size Boats 0/335 I have a 1976 30 footer. I have play on my rudder. On a starboard tack the steering yoke will rub
Balboa 24 ; water getting in thru-hull somehow Blessed at 5:14pm 10.22.20 Ask All Sailors 12/1036 I was given a Balboa 24 and have not sailed it yet, but there is a leak somewhere; we cannot figure
For Sale rjarrell at 3:45pm 10.22.20 Big Boats 0/2 Anybody in the market for a H37.5,?
Sea Tow to discontinue Automated Radio Check Service (1) Brian D at 1:27pm 10.22.20 Ask All Sailors 27/2913 The service ended at the beginning of the Oct., 2020. https://www.seatow.com/boating-safety/automat
26d trunk seam FuzzyBadger at 1:01pm 10.22.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/552 Hi all. I just pulled my daggerboard and looked into the trunk. Is there supposed to be a seam at t
TOP OF HUNTER 27 MAST SAILINGSMALL at 12:11pm 10.22.20 Mid-Size Boats 1/610 This summer my main halyard broke and fell down my mast. All summer it was becoming more and more di
Cordage Drinky Crow at 11:35am 10.22.20 Racing 13/1550 Halyards, reef, cunningham, vang, outhaul, tack for asso. Basically everthing but the sheets, is the
Trailer clearance on keel V. Dan Wray at 11:01am 10.22.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1236 I have a Mac 25 on the standard trailer. It has little clearance at the V Cross member. My drive is
Hunter 310 fuel shut off valve location? sbkidd001 at 8:57am 10.22.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/957 I have searched everywhere without success for a thread on this both here and on other sites. The Hu

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321 Rudder Play - Parts (1) dmdiehl64 at 11:28am 04.30.24 Few updates. Got the rudder dropped but had to use an oscillating tool to cut out all 4 bolts for th
Cell phone signal booster experiences or recommendations please. BAD ORCA at 11:21am 04.30.24 A simple approach would be to use a flag halyard (or topping lift) to raise your phone up off the d
Sailing Sidekicks danm1 at 11:05am 04.30.24 Yeah, but can he tail?
Sailing Sidekicks kappykaplan at 10:47am 04.30.24 Nice lookin' pup! :beer:
Has anyone used the self adhesive shims to cure stanchion wobble? JamesG161 at 10:25am 04.30.24 You might look at this site for best information Bedding Deck Hardware With Bed-IT Tape - Marine Ho
Has anyone used the self adhesive shims to cure stanchion wobble? Ringydingydo at 10:19am 04.30.24 Typing outloud... Would bedding the upright portion in the base with a firm caulk take up the space
Looking for Fantasia 35 on East Coast US jssailem at 10:13am 04.30.24 Yes. That is not shown in the YouTube video. No experience with the Isuzu diesel. Must have had an
Looking for Fantasia 35 on East Coast US SailingAlchemy at 10:08am 04.30.24 Yeah I have seen that boat and called about it, definitely not completely off our list but it needs
Cell phone signal booster experiences or recommendations please. kbgunn at 10:04am 04.30.24 A simple approach would be to use a flag halyard (or topping lift) to raise your phone up off the de
Replacing exhaust hose JamesG161 at 10:02am 04.30.24 The Hunter 33.5 owners manual is available for Download on this Site... HunterOwners.com downloads
Replacing exhaust hose (1) JamesG161 at 9:57am 04.30.24 This shows you HUNTER Exhausts Design.
Replacing exhaust hose JamesG161 at 9:51am 04.30.24 Are you sure you need to do a full replacement? What most have said here is WRONG! Why? The final
Advice - Westerbeke 30b Spun Bearing jsut210 at 9:40am 04.30.24 The engine is probably manufactured by Kubota with Westerbeke marine stuff bolted on. The engine bl
Looking for Fantasia 35 on East Coast US jssailem at 9:33am 04.30.24 They look to be a pretty boat. I see one listed a 1978 Fantasia 35 in Anacortes WA.
Prop Shaft runout Davidasailor26 at 9:31am 04.30.24
Replacing exhaust hose Sutric at 9:14am 04.30.24 Thanks for all the comments and suggestions. I've ordered 12' of new hose as well as the necessary c
Prop Shaft runout Sutric at 9:10am 04.30.24 Is the yard taking any responsibility for the shaft bend due to improper sling placement to the mar
Need help repairing/replacing hinged mast assembly - Wind Jammer 17 boat stickinthemud57 at 8:32am 04.30.24 Dwyer is a great company, and has very helpful staff. For what it's worth, on my Hunter 170, that b
New Transducer Install - Splitting Hairs? LakeShark at 8:10am 04.30.24 Use the plumbers putty. It's easier to clean up in a few years when you upgrade electronics again.
Outboard depth in water. LakeShark at 8:06am 04.30.24 Looks good to me too and @Gene Neill gave a great explanation with the pictures. I take mine off an

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