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Update to roller furl splice UnderDog at 2:39am 06.30.03 Smaller Boats 0/806 Well, finally got around to splicing the line (a constant diameter splice) myself. It turns out it
Sealand hose install techniques Bob Schmit at 2:30am 06.30.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/1731 I just replaced my holding tank and thought it would be a good time to replace the sanitation hose a
Holding tank odors Nancy at 1:43am 06.30.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/998 We purchased a 1997 Hunter 310 last summer and have been plagued with odors coming from the head hol
212 centerboard - very hard to raise Ken Homa at 1:25am 06.30.03 Smaller Boats 2/747 I have an early serial number 212. Raising the centerboard is a real chore - almost a 2-person job.
Jib leads Don Baker at 1:01am 06.30.03 The Cherubini Hunters 6/964 Has anybody out there ever experimented with bringing the jib leads inside the toerail in order to t
sail boat mooring for aC30 11000 lbs John Olson at 12:44am 06.30.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1246 Hi guys Im have been a dock kind of guy for years now I lost my dock slip and Im moored out for the
Hot water heater ... Eric at 12:29am 06.30.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/811 What would make a hot water heater stop working? Ours worked fine all last summer. It was properly w
Setting thermostat George Kornreich at 12:28am 06.30.03 Other Sailboats 1/753 My boat has an illogical combination of an evaporator plate in the fridge and holding plates in the
What kind of sail am I? Eric at 12:17am 06.30.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/811 I was going through the complement of sails that came with our Hunter 30 (since I plan on selling mo
sealing non-skid areas Bob Shafer at 12:06am 06.30.03 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/869 I just bought a '75 Catalina 27 and I would like to know the best way to seal the non-skid areas. T
Homestead FL to Bahamas John Baumgartner at 11:53pm 06.29.03 Smaller Boats 10/935 Just got back, 24 boats sailed (motored) to Bimini and back two of us were Hunters, my 260 and a 30
Pics For Rob D's Interior Project Randy Simmons at 10:33pm 06.29.03 Smaller Boats 1/897 Made it to the boat yesterday and took pics of the interior if you are interested. Email me if you w
Drilling Thru Fiberglass Hull Joe Mullee at 9:47pm 06.29.03 Ask All Sailors 5/1044 I'm putting in a propane locker on my Hunter 34. I need to drill thru the hull for the vent. The hol
'69 Mariner Gunnar White at 9:45pm 06.29.03 Ask An Oday Owner 0/853 I have a genoa sail for this old classic but I am not sure the best way to run the sheets ......
Chesapeake Rendezvous Buck Harrison at 9:28pm 06.29.03 Big Boats 5/719 Anyone in the Bay interested in a little impromptu raftup at either Oxford or St. Michaels on 7/4or7
Holiday hijinks SailboatOwners.com at 3:16pm 06.29.03 Ask All Sailors 41/2003 Is there a more popular time for sailing than the Fourth of July weekend? What will you be doing w
Best way to secure a toddler Harry G at 2:33pm 06.29.03 Ask All Sailors 3/872 We're about to take delivery of a new Hunter 456 and need to keep our 21 month-old son secure in the
Venture 222 Rudder Phil Posey at 1:51pm 06.29.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1405 In a recent sailing mishap, my rudder(kick up) broke in two pieces. The lower half floated away as
Kent Narrows? John Dodge at 1:48pm 06.29.03 Ask All Sailors 2/947 We are heading to St. Michaels on July 5 Via Kent Narrows from the north to the southany advice, su
OMC motor bracket Seth Dixon at 1:35pm 06.29.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/830 Can anyone post a picture of your OMC motor bracket? I took it off of my boat and gave it to a machi

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Passage 42 davits Paul Cossman at 8:21am 06.03.20 Eian, thanks for that info. Passaging is always the issue for me with a dingy that I can't pack up
CE builders plate Jackdaw at 8:21am 06.03.20 If it had been in fact been CE certified, by EU law the plaque needs to be installed in the cockpit.
CE builders plate (1) jssailem at 8:09am 06.03.20 Thanks HB for the post of the CE specifications. It was an interesting read. I particularly focuse
New M25xpb jviss at 8:02am 06.03.20 This is also how Westerbeke, who owns Universal, wires their panels. It is very easy to change to s
H25.5 chain plate jssailem at 7:59am 06.03.20 @kco Sounds like your getting into this boat ownership. The actions are reasonable and a good star
Centerboard issues on Hunter 240 twalker H260 at 7:54am 06.03.20
H25.5 chain plate (2) kco at 7:46am 06.03.20 thanks all I have access to chain plate and bolts, see picture of both side of the chain plate on po
Do I need bottom paint? sail sfbay at 7:40am 06.03.20 Thanks for the photos....now we have a clearer idea of the paint condition and it needs a bottom pai
Do I need bottom paint? Justin_NSA at 7:39am 06.03.20 Looks like ablative to me. Your bottom (the boat) looks growth free. Should be able to paint over it
H34 - I have opened Pandoras box jssailem at 7:38am 06.03.20 :thumbup: Nice improvement Drew.
Uh oh! Recore foredeck greg_m at 7:38am 06.03.20 I am in the middle of this repair (in for a penny in for a pound). I got stalled on the progress,
Uh oh! Recore foredeck greg_m at 7:36am 06.03.20 I deleted the core entirely and went with formed ribs 12"o.c. Very satisfied with the outcome. H
CE builders plate (1) sail sfbay at 7:35am 06.03.20 Great question!! Page 34 excerpt from your manual attached describes the CE "Craft Design Categori
H34 - I have opened Pandoras box (2) drew- at 7:30am 06.03.20 To reiterate what Tim says, the panel on the H34 is particularly dangerous from what I have experien
Shore power battery settings Justin_NSA at 7:28am 06.03.20 R C has a very thorough article on this. https://marinehowto.com/1-2-both-battery-switch-considerat
Shore power battery settings CFitz at 7:19am 06.03.20 I don't know exactly how your boat is wired, and with it having gone through a couple of owners, som
Shore power battery settings Justin_NSA at 7:17am 06.03.20 Part of it depends on whether the ABC switch is in front of or behind the batteries. I wired my syst
CE builders plate Hello Below at 7:16am 06.03.20 In the Hunter 33 brochure (2004-2011) it states A8. Hunter 33 (2004-20011) Brochure I note the t
Shore power battery settings kloudie1 at 7:15am 06.03.20 I don't know exactly how your boat is wired, and with it having gone through a couple of owners, som
SOMEONE KNOWS THE OPERATION OF A BLACK WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH MACERATOR (1) sail sfbay at 7:15am 06.03.20 ..............fitted with a toilet water treatment system but which we have never used..............

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