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Hunter 31 Bilge Drain (1) Steve at 8:45am 12.22.03 Mid-Size Boats 0/1109 I am a new owner of a 1984 Hunter 31, . There is a lot of water collected in the bilge under the ga
Diesel oil changes - best method/tools? Cappy at 7:14am 12.22.03 Mid-Size Boats 8/907 Would anyone care to share how they go about changing oil on their diesel engine. I have a Yanmar 2
Electronic Navigation Charts Ernie Rogers at 5:31am 12.22.03 Ask All Sailors 14/1164 I'm wanting to finally break into the 21st century and am looking for info and recommendations. I'v
Bulk Head Compass installation S. Cooper at 5:07am 12.22.03 Smaller Boats 8/1244 Any words of wisdom before I cut a hole in my Hunter 23.5 for a compass ?I was thinking about insta
Removal of fuel tank for cleaning Jack Howland at 3:35am 12.22.03 Big Boats 3/780 The engine on my Legend 35.5 repeatedly stalls. Has been diagnosed as a fouled fuel tank. I would
Changing Gate Valves to Rick Belisle at 3:07am 12.22.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/930 WE have an '88 H285. She has 4 gate valves (Under each sink, head inlet and for the engine cooling w
"Offshore With The Hunter 35.5!!" John Nantz at 2:15am 12.22.03 Racing 0/5317 Just came across this (non-copyrighted) article printed in "From the Masthead", a publication from S
Toe Rail Steve Lawrence at 2:03am 12.22.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/885 Is there an after market place to get a new toe rail. I'm looking for a port side rail.
Unethical Sail Magazine Management D west at 1:40am 12.22.03 Other Sailboats 5/722 In the 2004 Sail Magazine Sailboat Buyer's Guide, they don't have Hunter sailboats included. They do
Fluctuating Oil Pressure John Richard at 11:37pm 12.21.03 Ask All Sailors 4/987 Took the boat out yesterday for a short motorized run. I noticed the oil pressure gage would fluctu
Headstay for a 22' Bob at 11:16pm 12.21.03 Smaller Boats 3/1350 I am installing a snapfurler on a friends 22 and the rigging shop is willing to make me a new headst
water pump for a SB 12 yanmar Dave Foster at 9:33pm 12.21.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1675 I have a yanmar water pump for a SB 12 and it needs replacing. Is there a off market one that is av
Gift giving ex-admin at 2:49pm 12.21.03 Ask All Sailors 12/1201 It's the time of year when many of us are focused on picking up a last gift or two down at the mall.
Glassed In Poptop on 22 Boyd Brown at 11:53am 12.21.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/885 I have inherited a Macgregor with a poptop that has been glassed in to provide a permanent cabin. T
Looking at 1981 Hunter 30 David E. Burchell at 10:54am 12.21.03 Mid-Size Boats 5/1144 I am planning on inspecting "Silent Magic" a 1981 Hunter 30 shortly after New Years. I would apprec
HOLDING TANK MAINTENANCE JIM at 10:51am 12.21.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/901 IT'S TIME TO CHANGE HOSE CLAMPS AND POSSIBLEY HOSES TO MY WASTE HOLDING TANK IN MY 1995 HUNTER 35.5
Merc 9.8 flush question mrbill at 10:51am 12.21.03 Ask All Sailors 10/4251 I have a 1987 Merc 9.8 long shaft.The Water pickup is different than any I have owned in the past.
rudder sloppy John at 10:44am 12.21.03 Smaller Boats 6/966 The rudder of my 1986 23 has a bit of play (side to side) in the area of the pivot bolt. I don't kno
WILL ELECTRIC MOTOR DO? IKE ENRIQUEZ at 10:42am 12.21.03 Trailer Sailors 8/1437 I just bought an ODay 22 fix keel, it weights 2,000 pounds. The gas motor it came with is not reliab
Hunter 19 forestay Robert Avent at 8:37am 12.21.03 Smaller Boats 1/985 The forestay turnbuckle on my Hunter 19 does not have any place for clevis pins to prevent the turnb

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Balancing The Helm jon hansen at 8:43pm 06.27.20 as the boat heels over the center of effort of the sails moves from the center line of the vessel. t
Is 30-degrees easy and safe? MikeHoncho at 8:41pm 06.27.20 The op was merely asking for advice about a specific idea. This forum should encourage the exchang
Beaching a Hunter 40.5 by the pier Benny17441 at 8:37pm 06.27.20 That can only be done at certain lattitudes in the deep Northern or deep Southern hemispheres were t
Propane outboard?? MikeHoncho at 8:36pm 06.27.20 We have a Lehr 2.5 hp outboard on our dinghy. Works great and it goes longer than I ever thought a
Balancing The Helm MikeHoncho at 8:29pm 06.27.20 I know nothing about Catalinas.....how much rake is in the mast? Less rake decreases rounding. Assu
Balancing The Helm Stu Jackson at 8:18pm 06.27.20 Good first place to start, as Don correctly says. Once there, and before that, just reef. We had a
Replacing Edson steering ball joints scottdube at 7:30pm 06.27.20 Just went through this on my 410. On the 410 you have to drop the output lever to change that. That
Mast step for ODay 272LE Ron20324 at 7:24pm 06.27.20 Picture?
Water in Bilge Area AndrewR at 7:16pm 06.27.20 I tried again this weekend and the plumbers putty only slowed it down. I was really in calm water to
Jin sheet size sail sfbay at 7:09pm 06.27.20 3/8 inch diameter will be fine since you already have them..........as you tack pull the jib over an
Jin sheet size Avi at 6:51pm 06.27.20
bilge pump hose qs dlochner at 6:37pm 06.27.20
Hey H-49 Owners do you know or have you Georgedoyle at 6:35pm 06.27.20 No I don't. The only experience I have with the fresh water system is adding a filtered water faucet
BOATUS Urges Action on GPS Hunter216 at 6:29pm 06.27.20 Another informative link https://rntfnd.org
Head-Mate Wilcox-Crittenden Pump Assembly Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:24pm 06.27.20 You did what? More details please... -Peggie
Beaching a Hunter 40.5 by the pier tkwhalen at 6:19pm 06.27.20 It should be ok ... every Hunter up north stands on it's keel all winter long balanced by jack stand
Jin sheet size sail sfbay at 6:17pm 06.27.20 Ditto jssailem............could not have said it better!!
Sail Trim and Aeronautic Theories. jssailem at 6:16pm 06.27.20 Bobby. Interesting image of boats going thru the cloud layer. It appears that the edges of the fog c
Hunter 50 / 49 oil change pump tkwhalen at 6:16pm 06.27.20 Mine is on the battery switch panel at the end of the settee as well
Hey H-49 Owners do you know or have you tkwhalen at 6:13pm 06.27.20 Georgedoyle 15mm that's what I thought...it just surprised me they were metric ... The pipes are s

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