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TV Antenna Rick486 at 2:31pm 06.12.20 Big Boats 15/2314 Hi all: I have a small TV antenna at the top of my mast which appears to losing it's ability to feed
Engine Cover Removal 40.5? (1) Rick D at 2:24pm 06.12.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/534 Have any of you had success in removing the FRP cover from the top of the engine compartment. It was
Clean up duties fred1diver at 2:09pm 06.12.20 Ask All Sailors 9/1097 Hey everyone, with the boat closer I can get some work done on her, I was wondering what soap/produc
Fake News: Family Living On Deserted Island! dlochner at 2:08pm 06.12.20 Sails Call Lounge 10/1585 This showed up on a newsfeed this week. Sounds terrible, living in isolation on a deserted island in
Debating motors john6206 at 1:55pm 06.12.20 Smaller Boats 7/1831 After sitting on the fence for about two months, I had decided to go with a mercury 3.5hp long shaft
Grab bars on deck bstaff250 at 11:40am 06.12.20 Mid-Size Boats 8/1427 We have a 1992 Hunter 33.5. Love it, except when walking from the bow to the dodger, there is very l
Air Conditioner Install mpassero at 10:17am 06.12.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1843 I'm looking into installing AC on my 2004 Hunter 33. Does anyone have a recommendation on a unit?
Alternative to gas shock end fitting plastic, Beneteau part number 124059???? (2) Vegas at 10:03am 06.12.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/647 I've replaced these several times on the helm seat that lifts to give access to my swim platform. T
Isotherm Air Cooled Refrigeration System Sizing Ward H at 9:19am 06.12.20 Ask All Sailors 5/1820 I'm ready to replace the non working Adler Barbor refrigeration system in the ice box of my Catalina
Ranger 23 seeking a good home (3) tomv6380 at 9:18am 06.12.20 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 0/13 Hi, I'm moving off of the lake and will no longer be able to store my 1978 Ranger 23. Its mostly
mold control in effect fred1diver at 8:58am 06.12.20 Ask All Sailors 4/485 so I rented a fogger and I'm in the process of killing the mold in the boat, I'll go remove the fogg
The battle with my AC unit SycloneDriver at 8:53am 06.12.20 Ask All Sailors 6/499 I recently purchased a 2008 Beneteau 31. The owners were older and rarely used the boat. The inter
Help with new vibration (1) Steve L22188 at 8:07am 06.12.20 Ask All Sailors 13/933 After enduring the winter and early spring, I fired up the Yanmar 2GM last weekend. The motor ran f
Adding midship cleats - to pot or not? CharlieRN at 7:38am 06.12.20 Trailer Sailors 9/1250 My Com Pac Sun Cat came with three cleats (a single bow and two stern) - I'd like to add two midship
1998 Hunter 410 Fresh Water Piping b.needalman at 7:23am 06.12.20 Big Boats 8/841 My 1998 Hunter 410 has unusual fresh water piping. The tubing (hose) is a translucent white, semi-fl
Loos specs for Beneteau First 310 grandview846 at 6:50am 06.12.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1164 can anyone share the tension settings when using a Loos rigging gage? Also, to which of the 4 holes
Maine Visitors RoyS at 6:35am 06.12.20 Destinations 44/5401 May be best to plan to visit somewhere other than Maine or else comply with the following edict: Te
Rudder locking disc installation (2) Richie50 at 4:59am 06.12.20 Catalina 22 1/849 I just disassembled the rudder casting to install new CD Locking Discs and found there is no bolt ho
Alternator belt adjustment NYCatalina30 at 4:22am 06.12.20 Catalina 30 14/3499 Good morning, I've noticed my alternator belt has at least 1'' deflection when pushed (while 1/2''
seal pedestal grab bar Hayden Watson at 11:54pm 06.11.20 Ask All Sailors 4/805 I found a leak at the steering pedestal boats when we were remaking the cushions. (the big mold spo

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Yanmar 2gm water leaking out of hole in engine heritage at 4:43pm 07.21.24 I noticed 80 written on the oil filter. That couldn't be 1980,, could it?
HIN Location - Other then the Aft Starboard Stern Will Gilmore at 4:38pm 07.21.24 Try the bulkhead around the engine compartment. I don't have any idea, but that seems like a likely
Sails for hunter 27 rintys1 at 4:34pm 07.21.24 :plus: Their search tool says they have 2 used mains for a Hunter 270, which I presume is the versi
My boat stinks! Richard19068 at 4:26pm 07.21.24 Umm... This thread and Peggie's book? https://forums.sailboatowners.com/forums/marine-plumbing-and-
HIN Location - Other then the Aft Starboard Stern isaksp00 at 4:19pm 07.21.24 I thought that the second location was a secret to prevent obliteration for a stolen vessel. A se
HIN Location - Other then the Aft Starboard Stern Rich Stidger at 4:11pm 07.21.24 I thought that the second location was a secret to prevent obliteration for a stolen vessel.
Hunter 28 on the Great Lakes? john6206 at 3:47pm 07.21.24 Thanks for your input @Tally Ho! I think if we matched your pic it might be the last time my wife ge
Reving Up My Blog. Sail-Delmarva dlochner at 3:39pm 07.21.24 Cheers! Being optimistic? ;) I have always found your articles valuable and informative in you
Reving Up My Blog. Sail-Delmarva Davidasailor26 at 3:38pm 07.21.24 Looks like great reading in my future. :beer:
Stray current in the water dlochner at 3:15pm 07.21.24 This website has a good description of the Electroshock Drowning which occurs in freshwater. As has
Hunter 28 on the Great Lakes? (1) Tally Ho at 2:47pm 07.21.24 I sailed a Hunter 280 on Lake Michigan as my first boat. Not sure how different the 280 is from the
HIN Location - Other then the Aft Starboard Stern Tally Ho at 2:38pm 07.21.24
My boat stinks! Tally Ho at 2:33pm 07.21.24
Sails for hunter 27 Crazy Dave Condon at 2:27pm 07.21.24 @Davidasailor26 .270 has a different mainsail configuration. @rintys1 call this forum store whic
My boat stinks! Ralph Johnstone at 2:19pm 07.21.24 You'll have to get rid of the source of the smell before any improvement will happen. Any idea of t
Boat build list? Crazy Dave Condon at 2:18pm 07.21.24 SBO has the build list for the Hunter 326. Call the forum store and speak with Mike Thomas who wo
Stray current in the water walt at 1:36pm 07.21.24 Just to add something not at all important on this. As you move away from the source of the voltage
Stray current in the water JamesG161 at 12:11pm 07.21.24 Electric Shock Drowning (ESD) is essentially a problem in freshwater only. The answer to Freshwate
Boat build list? Jim Legere at 11:56am 07.21.24 When I used to manage a database list for the Hunter 37 Cutter here on SBO, we put together a list o
Sails for hunter 27 Davidasailor26 at 11:08am 07.21.24 Try Bacon as I recommended. :plus: Their search tool says they have 2 used mains for a Hunter 270,

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