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How to do a freezer Mark Cain at 12:28am 10.07.02 Other Sailboats 2/723 I have a Morgan 43 with a split frig. About 4.5 cu feet each, separated by about 2" of insulation.
Fuel Tank Sensor Issue Jay Kent at 12:18am 10.07.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/895 My fuel gauge has quit working. I bought a new one to install it in a different place, anyway, but
Winter Storage in the north MaySail at 11:14pm 10.06.02 Ask All Sailors 8/1036 We're leaving our boat up north this winter (Connecticut) for the first time. Would like to know th
Light Bulbs Ron at 10:59pm 10.06.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/961 On a recent coastal passage, the fluorescent bulb (a tube around 11-1/2" long) in the light fixture
End of a great season Geoff in Ann Arbor at 10:59pm 10.06.02 Ask All Sailors 2/895 Arrived Friday night to our slip to set sail the next day the 25 nm distance from Harbor Beach to Po
Boat Show Goodies? Peter at 10:52pm 10.06.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/907 I didn't get to the Boston show - anything new there (hunterwise) that was of interest? Upgrades, o
Hunter 30 1978 Mast Sag steve rainey at 10:51pm 10.06.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1020 I'm about to take the plunge and pull the mast and fix a sag problem. Lots of posts out there on the
Rig Tuning Ben at 10:40pm 10.06.02 Big Boats 2/939 I have a 1983 Hunter 34. Last week in 18 knot winds Ihad a big difference in boat speed on port ver
How I added space in Salon of 306 (290) Mike at 10:12pm 10.06.02 Mid-Size Boats 0/807 By lifting the salon table, sliding it up the mast step pole, and turning it 90 degrees, the floor i
guage repair without replacement bo at 9:58pm 10.06.02 Big Boats 3/966 My boat (C 36 #585) has been out of the water so long that now I don't trust any of the guages. The
I will be gone for a week Crazy Dave Condon at 7:57pm 10.06.02 Smaller Boats 0/833 In the past few months, I have seen better responses to questions being asked which are more informa
Easy fix for broken centerboard cable on 26s Chris baker at 5:27pm 10.06.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1197 Dear Joe,Well I went to my local reservoir today and found that they wouldn't let me use my two str
Pumping out water ballast Ron Mehringer at 12:50pm 10.06.02 Smaller Boats 13/1271 Thanks to a very good friend, my H26 is now at his dock in Barnegat Bay. Problem is very shallow wat
Bound for Hawaii Rick Webb at 12:29pm 10.06.02 Other Sailboats 9/1023 Not my boat but a buddy from High School in Hawaii is helping deliver a Hunter from San Diego to Hon
Frist Mate Autopilot JAck T Greer at 12:11pm 10.06.02 Ask All Sailors 0/1078 Looking for info on a frist mate autopilot.made some time in the 70s or 80s jack
dry bunk Richard Brabazon at 12:06pm 10.06.02 Ask All Sailors 2/3344 I have read about a product to place under bunk matresses and cushions - called " DRY BUNK " does an
Vented discharge loop Jim at 11:58am 10.06.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1240 I am replacing the head discharge hose on my Hunter 31. I do not have an overboard discharge. Is i
Lines on traveler 29.5 (94) J Stage at 11:12am 10.06.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/853 Forgot to take the lines off the traveler before covering the boat. Need to replace. Anyone know ma
Refrigerator drain Jim Bessinger at 9:48am 10.06.02 Mid-Size Boats 5/873 Does anyone know where the water drains to from the refrigerator in a 1990 Hunter 30?Also how do yo
Full Enclosure Help VEGA at 9:40am 10.06.02 Big Boats 2/1025 I am planning to purchase a 2002 Hunter 356 with a dodger and both the fore and aft bimini as it pro

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Fresh Water Tank Vents FastOlson at 3:02pm 04.23.20 Worth noting is that most tank vents serve two purposes: Allow air back into the tank as the water i
Plastic Hunter Crack Repair (4) Rictifyit at 2:55pm 04.23.20 Haha, you thought the bow was bad. Attached are after, and before pics of what mess I uncovered toda
Chart table fix artboas at 1:48pm 04.23.20 Art, it is the Hunter 49 Owners Modifications. https://hunter.sailboatowners.com/mods.php?task=art
SBO store shout out rgranger at 1:19pm 04.23.20 And an added and unintentional bonus is that the dial color now matches my other canvas colors...:be
Nearly clueless about shellfishing while cruising the PNW SoSound at 1:11pm 04.23.20 Thanks for the replies! I'll consider just planning for seafood as a part of our grocery provisioni
Fresh Water Tank Vents dlochner at 12:58pm 04.23.20 ks for the comments. It seems to me that (a) the vents terminate under the engine so that they can
Fresh Water Tank Vents (1) jbw4 at 12:50pm 04.23.20 178026 Here's a drawing that may help. Thanks for the comments. It seems to me that (a) the vents t
Hunter 306 New Owner Questions jaysweet at 12:34pm 04.23.20 Thanks again Jay! I'll keep this next question more generic in case our boat is no longer to origin
The Lighter Side of Social Distancing (1) Will Gilmore at 12:31pm 04.23.20 I have to assume he knows what you do for a living, cause if he doesn't, you might mortify him. h
high water? Hunter216 at 12:18pm 04.23.20 Latest news from IJC. Some hope for better conditions than 2017 and 2019! https://ijc.org/en/loslrb
The Lighter Side of Social Distancing Michael Davis at 11:51am 04.23.20
What bottom PAINT for a trailer sailor? LakeShark at 11:48am 04.23.20 I too am taking on this project in the future and currently with my rudder. I am on the trailer 98%
Got a new to me 1974 Catalina And have some questions... LakeShark at 11:38am 04.23.20
The Lighter Side of Social Distancing Kermit at 11:16am 04.23.20 Trust @Kermit to put up a challenge and then complicate it without an address. :) Come to Sumter,
Got a new to me 1974 Catalina And have some questions... Hardhead at 11:08am 04.23.20 Nothing on the other side of the hole. Just leads into the lazarette Like others have said - it l
Spinnaker, swap from one boat to another? PaulK at 10:53am 04.23.20 These guys have are a pretty reliable source: https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/oday-27 The picture
Anyone use a mini FM transmitter on the boats radio? Justin_NSA at 10:52am 04.23.20 I just put one of those old xmitters in my pile of stuff for the DAV. They work great.
Spinnaker, swap from one boat to another? sbcwolff at 10:41am 04.23.20 Thanks guys for all the awesome info. Where is the easiest place to find specs for sail measurements
Batteries Don S/V ILLusion at 10:39am 04.23.20 Trojan (C&D Technology) has manufacturing plants in Georgia and California. Hard to understand why t
Batteries Maine Sail at 10:37am 04.23.20 Trojan's flooded deep cycle batteries are manufactured in both California and Georgia. Trojan's Lith

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