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Doyle Sail Pac Rick Thompson at 1:07am 05.30.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/895 Does any one have any experience with the Doyle Sail Pac. I am looking into geting one and would lik
Bird Deterrent products Dave Shore at 12:03am 05.30.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1139 The season has started again, being bombed relentlessly by those nasty birds, seems I am spending mo
What did I do wrong or What just happened? Paul Aubrecht at 10:25pm 05.29.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/752 I have a 1993 28.I have 2 batteries that are connected in parallel.They are identical batteries,deep
seeking a main fuse Michael Moorman at 10:05pm 05.29.03 Bigger Boats 0/923 Help ,I am looking for a fuse for my son's O'Day 240. It is from an inline fuse holder in the pos
RIG TUNING A 37.5 Ole Andersen at 9:19pm 05.29.03 Racing 8/1509 I am interested in knowing if anybody is sucsessfully racing a 37.5. I have been doing this for 6 m
Manual Bilge Pump Vic Suben at 9:06pm 05.29.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/955 I need to replace the handle for the manual bilge pump in my Catalina 34, Surprise. I am trying to
Centerboard painting arturo devitalis at 8:59pm 05.29.03 Smaller Boats 6/1048 What do you think about tieing off the bow and stern ' using the main halyard to tip the boat over o
Sky-Mate Frederick at 2:10pm 05.29.03 Big Boats 0/919 Have anyone some experience with the communication system Sky-Mate?Does it really perform as the pr
head vented loop solenoid Frederick at 2:05pm 05.29.03 Big Boats 5/871 Regarding Passage-42 year 1991 Because my forward electrical head (PAR) continue to take water I th
Installing Radar/Chart Plotter Steve Gildea at 2:01pm 05.29.03 Big Boats 2/945 Any pointers for running wires from the electrical panel to the pedestal? Any chance that Hunter pla
sail battens tracy at 1:41pm 05.29.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1139 I just bought a brand new sail that didn't come with battens. I have been trying to find a six foot
pintle and gudgeon failure? Chip Giles at 1:03pm 05.29.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1084 Does anyone know of a history of problems with Macs having the gudgeons pulling from the transom in
HELP - My 30 turns to port on it's own... Chuck at 12:39pm 05.29.03 Mid-Size Boats 11/969 whenever she's under power only. As I increase the throtle the more she turns. I didn't notice any
Boat Placement in the Cradle - Expensive Lesson Merrill Mant at 12:00pm 05.29.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/2909 Four weeks ago on launch day I discovered a one foot long crack and two smaller cracks in the hull a
dutchman upgrade John O'Donald at 11:34am 05.29.03 Big Boats 5/943 Is there an upgrade to change the vinyl coated wire to monofiliment? seems like I read about it som
Defective/improperly placed bottom paint/failure Cameron Cooper at 10:54am 05.29.03 Big Boats 11/1273 Bottom paint was done at the Hunter Manufacturer in Florida. The particular brand used does not uti
Boomvang configuration 272 Sylvain B at 9:53am 05.29.03 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1067 I have trouble to set-up all sheet, specialy the boomvang on my new 272.Does someone send me a dra
Mast light replacements Kevin Filer at 9:24am 05.29.03 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1792 I need to replace the steaming light (halfway up the mast). It takes an old style push ' twist bayo
water tank selector valve Marcus at 9:22am 05.29.03 Big Boats 8/2729 I need to replace the selector valve that isolates the port/aft water tanks on my 1984 H34. Been se
Hot Water Tank On 35.5 Don Rice at 8:51am 05.29.03 Big Boats 4/1361 The hot water tank on my 1992 - 35.5 has a small drip or leak from the front right corner. Although

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Prep week and dress up day: AaronD at 3:08pm 08.17.20 Wow, she's looking pretty! Have a great time!
Pre-purchase survey checklist GSail at 3:05pm 08.17.20 Sir, your inexperience is shinning through brightly. You appear to know little of what you speak re
LITTLE TO NO WIND DrJudyB at 3:02pm 08.17.20
Hunter 240 dry weigths Caption James T at 2:53pm 08.17.20 caverun - I will add weighing the trailer by it's self to my list of things todo next time I put the
Pre-purchase survey checklist Kings Gambit at 2:52pm 08.17.20 You're 100% right! In my case surveyor "forgot" to check issues like delamination, standing rigging
How do you store capta at 2:47pm 08.17.20 Our solution was to stop doing that any more by buying one of these Easy Drain Valves. Couldn't be e
Hunter 240 dry weigths Caption James T at 2:47pm 08.17.20 Crazy Dave Condon - The trailer is the Magic Tilt that originally came with the boat at least accord
New to Oday 20, this drain near center of boat by cabin entry, been told it is rain drain. does it need to be plugged? (3) Sunbird22358 at 2:37pm 08.17.20 The fitting on the threshold for the companionway is the original centerboard pendant tube, boat is
Pre-purchase survey checklist GSail at 2:29pm 08.17.20 Most surveyors will only do a cursory check of running and standing rigging, engine, and sails. For
How do you store Johnb at 2:27pm 08.17.20 Where did the oil in the filter go? Back into the engine? Must have, where it joined the other sm
Redo Mac 25 interior cabin roof Giro at 2:24pm 08.17.20
How do you store dlochner at 2:18pm 08.17.20 After last use cleaning in a one gallon plastic milk jug with the top cut off. Extractor, tubes and
How do you store sail sfbay at 2:15pm 08.17.20 Ditto dlochner............equipment is drained and cleaned then placed into separate plastic bags an
How do you store Johnb at 2:10pm 08.17.20 After last use cleaning in a one gallon plastic milk jug with the top cut off. Extractor, tubes and
Doyle Stack Pack help Capn Vinny at 2:04pm 08.17.20
Redo Mac 25 interior cabin roof whudatt at 2:02pm 08.17.20 Hey, thanks for the tip !
LITTLE TO NO WIND RussC at 1:26pm 08.17.20 In those conditions, the 105% just might do better. the leftover slop plays havoc with big sails b
Hunter 240 dry weigths caverun at 1:19pm 08.17.20 I've seen that 550 lb. number for the 240 trailer, but I know it is a lot heavier than that. I've ne
How do you store dlochner at 1:16pm 08.17.20 Mine also stay home. However, when it is time to travel extensively (post covid) we will carry the e
How do you store Bob J. at 1:13pm 08.17.20 They are always oily and nasty. where do you store yours? Have you found an elegant solution? Ken

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