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Retractable keel HUMMMMM Doug Wickham at 3:51am 06.30.03 Smaller Boats 1/947 I recently purchased a 1971 Catalina 22 that has always been a freshwater sailor. On our first (and
1980 30- Toilet Bowl Fixture Colors??? Jim at 3:18am 06.30.03 Bigger Boats 4/1092 Hi, Here's a reach of a question for anyone out there. I'm in the process of either repairing or r
Moving a Boat Paul Aubrecht at 3:05am 06.30.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/921 Does anyone know of any companies that will decommission,move, and recommission a 37 foot saiboat fr
Update to roller furl splice UnderDog at 2:39am 06.30.03 Smaller Boats 0/824 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 9/1902 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 4/1043 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 2/765 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 6/1010 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 3/1272 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 6/833 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 1/795 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 2/831 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) 0/894 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 10/973 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 1/914 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 5/1062 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 0/884 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 5/741 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 41/2116 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 3/914 We're about to take delivery of a new Hunter 456 and need to keep our 21 month-old son secure in the

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Installation of Raymarine EV-100 Wheel Pilot cagreen75 at 9:14am 08.24.20 The first problem you will have is the spud that normally mounts on an Edson pedestal. The spud moun
Tiller Pilot: Raytheon ST2000 - Repair or replacement unit DrJudyB at 9:09am 08.24.20 If it's old and out of warranty, and you're handy at reassembling stuff, you might consider opening
Simple head plumbing Calif. Ted at 9:07am 08.24.20 That is without doubt the most mysterious and seemingly unnecessary bit of plumbing I've ever seen,
What conditions can a water ballast boat sail in? Crazy Dave Condon at 9:06am 08.24.20 As for dropping ballast contrary to Kermit, once on the trailer with valves open allow water to drai
new dodger loose and floppy JoeWhite at 9:04am 08.24.20 Ask for refrances of previous work and contact those customers. Does he have photos of jobs that he
bunk lube finding41 at 8:57am 08.24.20 I use both the Bump and Shimmy. Mostly the Bump as I find it works best to get the boat tight into t
Installation of Raymarine EV-100 Wheel Pilot jibjunkie at 8:55am 08.24.20 There is a page on Facebook with just Hunter 336/ 340 owners. I suggest you join that page and ask y
Installation of Raymarine EV-100 Wheel Pilot stm11 at 8:45am 08.24.20 Thank you both MattieJo and Good Fortune for your responses. I have a short trip to Las Vegas tomorr
Simple head plumbing (1) markwbird at 8:44am 08.24.20 184115
New Clutches on H34 markwbird at 8:39am 08.24.20 I did it. In my case the holes did not match up so I had to drill new ones. There is an aluminum p
Windless anchor for Hunter 31 markwbird at 8:36am 08.24.20 No. But a couple of folks have installed a windlass. It appears to be quite an undertaking to do i
Windless anchor for Hunter 31 (1) sail sfbay at 8:23am 08.24.20 Welcome to the forum!! The 1985 Hunter anchor space is limited as Hunter probably did not envision
Sail Rigging Diagrams? isaksp00 at 8:11am 08.24.20 The stock method of attaching the topping lift (same as on my H23) by routing it through the boom up
Keel Winch operation in Sirius 21 LouiseS at 7:57am 08.24.20 Great advice! I have seen this happen before! So do you feel that the 'bolt out the front needs to b
new dodger loose and floppy Hayden Watson at 7:57am 08.24.20 Did you try adjusting the bows. Loosen the set-screws and pull the rear bow backwards and the front
Noisy sailboat Hayden Watson at 7:53am 08.24.20 One sure way to tell if it is wire or halyard is by pitch change with tension. the halyard slap wil
Installation of Raymarine EV-100 Wheel Pilot MattieJo at 7:51am 08.24.20 I owned a Hunter 310 with a similar pedestal and I installed a Raymarine wheel pilot myself. I agre
Ignition switch headache... LeslieTroyer at 7:47am 08.24.20 On new starter test tag. The initial current is high because the solenoid must pull/push the starte
ODay 272LE bimini fhujber at 7:40am 08.24.20 Did you ever get a picture of his bimini with zippers and how he handled storage? Thanks in advance
Installation of Raymarine EV-100 Wheel Pilot Good Fortune at 7:40am 08.24.20 There is a ton of documentation, manuals, diagrams, etc. on the Raymarine website. Also an "Ask Raym

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