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Polar Diagrams for 1980 H30 Stephen Ord at 8:57am 12.23.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1014 I have been reading about target speeds and polar diagrams being used to get optimum speed out of yo
1967 23'2 fixed keel, thru hull rudder Curt Middlebrooks at 7:25am 12.23.02 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1178 I have a friend with a 1967 Tempest 23'2" that is a fixed keel with a thru hull rudder.He has lost t
Another really dumb question... Sean Herron...herrons@telus.net at 7:14am 12.23.02 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1009 Hello,I am freaking mad now, this cold is driving the Macho feathers in me, nuts...Here is my se
How to modify a trailer? Adam at 4:14am 12.23.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/982 How does one know the length or height of the rollers/bunks that support the boat whiule it rests on
Cruising Spinnaker for an ODay 25 Jim B at 4:05am 12.23.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1152 I have an opportunity to purchase a 1 year old cruising spinnaker at a very reasonable price. The di
Catastrophic Leak Joe Turner at 3:41am 12.23.02 Smaller Boats 9/864 Saturday Morning I awoke to a call from the Coast Guard telling me my boat (1984 22' Hunter) had sun
A really dumb question... Sean Herron...herrons@telus.net at 1:05am 12.23.02 Ask An Oday Owner 3/962 Hello,I just bought a 22 last week and still have not hanked on the jib, I sanded the toe rails tw
Racing Tactics Gary Wyngarden at 11:41pm 12.22.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1033 I am not a racer. But I thought it was gospel in sailboat match racing that you covered the other bo
Merry Christmas From Aboard In Canada (1) Jerry Keto at 11:40pm 12.22.02 Ask All Sailors 0/1019 Although I miss Mystic CT I must admit life here in Canada this year has been great. This winter is
Merry Christmas From Aboard In Canada Jerry Keto at 11:15pm 12.22.02 Ask All Sailors 0/895 Although I miss life in Mystic CT it has been a very good year here in Toronto Canada. The winter s
Air conditioning/cooling Stewart at 10:13pm 12.22.02 Ask All Sailors 6/884 A few weeks ago I thought I read some discussion about units that cool the cabin, I should have made
1980 33 Where are the serial numbers located? Garry Elmer at 10:06pm 12.22.02 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1057 Greetings!We just sold our 1980 33 (traitors we are, bought an old IRWIN) and the new owner is look
raising the bar Doug at 9:48pm 12.22.02 Mid-Size Boats 5/1041 I need to get the back of my sail raised about 18" so the boom will clear an installed bimini when t
Vacation Crazy Dave Condon at 9:44pm 12.22.02 Smaller Boats 2/769 I would like to wish everyone Happy Holidays. I will be off the forum for a week and a half. Will
beginner spinacker (1) Don Bodemann at 7:44pm 12.22.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1050 Happy Holidays friends! I've been sailing 9 years starting with a sunfish working my way up to my c
Hunter Marine vacation schedule HunterOwners.com at 3:12pm 12.22.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/858 The customer service folks at Hunter have informed us that the factory will be closed through Januar
Raising Mainsail David at 2:13pm 12.22.02 Big Boats 9/1173 I'm a new owner of a 376. Raising the mainsail takes two strongmen to accomplish. Has anyone come up
Interior Bulkhead, structural or not? Paul McKune at 2:02pm 12.22.02 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1486 Seems like our boat is a 21 footer, did not see it listed. We have a v-berth in which the porta-hea
A good sailing year? SailboatOwners.com at 12:58pm 12.22.02 Ask All Sailors 33/1739 Daysailing, races, weekend cruises, vacation cruises? How many days did you get out on your boat thi
Looking for a pressurized water fitting on '82 H27 Tom Hrkach at 9:57am 12.22.02 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1107 While changing out the water supply line on the sink in our head, I snapped the PVC connector that a

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Old propane tank Capt jgw at 12:58pm 09.23.20 Some around 1983, the propane industry changed the piping in the tanks. They were called an "Overf
Hello from Upstate NY Justin_NSA at 12:49pm 09.23.20 Your more likely to have engine and trailer problems than "clorox bottle" problems. Yep. that's what
Stink Boat Scott T-Bird at 12:44pm 09.23.20 I hadn't heard that a 3-way valve is a problem. I have a T-fitting just ahead of the macerator pump
Engine shut down, stuck in FWD Capt jgw at 12:38pm 09.23.20 I ordered a New PRM60D transmission the old Hurth 50 is toast Good move. I'm now finishing my seco
Hunter 34 - Relocating House Bank Batteries kloudie1 at 12:29pm 09.23.20 only thing that comes to mind is access to the stuffing box, sea water strainer, and fuel filter.. I
Frigoboat Brahmany at 12:27pm 09.23.20 Cheers, Our problem was the push on speed control unit. Up and away now !!
Engine oil level rising Westerbeke 58 Rodd at 12:24pm 09.23.20 Thanks everyone- Also, I was told by Hansen MArine that I do not have a fuel pump on this engine.
Engine shut down, stuck in FWD rickleyard11 at 11:46am 09.23.20 @Ranger_12 sounds like a possibility! How did you fix it? @kloudie1 that too, but the prop is spinn
Engine shut down, stuck in FWD rickleyard11 at 11:45am 09.23.20 @Ranger_12 sounds like a possibility! How did you fix it? @kloudie1 that too, but the prop is spinn
Orca Attacks? justsomeguy at 11:45am 09.23.20 Or maybe red bottom paint. Yah, I've heard this.
Orca Attacks? Head Sail at 11:41am 09.23.20 Wonder if depth sounders had anything to do with this? Or maybe red bottom paint.
Orca Attacks? (2) rgranger at 11:37am 09.23.20 That's just a map of crazy You got me curious so... I did the google thing. This is a map of craz
ProNautic 1230P installation in Beneteau 331 Justin_NSA at 11:36am 09.23.20 the link you put up is for a DC to DC charger I am charging AC to DC. I found what I think you mea
Old propane tank SabreToothedEngineer at 11:35am 09.23.20 I just finished the exercise of updating the entire propane system on my '83 H34. The original "syst
H26 bow Hatch port hardware rgranger at 11:29am 09.23.20 Its been 8 months since I replaced this plexiglass but I didn't get the hardware installed before t
Drilling a hole for a USB port in the DC panel Rick Webb at 11:27am 09.23.20 30mm = 1 3/16". 25 - 26mm is approx 1" https://www.rapidtables.com/convert/length/mm-to-inch.html
Hunter 260 Hull Crack Below the Water Line Rick Webb at 11:23am 09.23.20 Brilliant! Much less work than dye in the tank with water. Rethink the compressor suggestion. Cou
Orca Attacks? Rick Webb at 11:19am 09.23.20 Don't judge me No judgment here, love is love. Just wondered how thought out the plan was. I've
ProNautic 1230P installation in Beneteau 331 (1) sf34dtw at 11:09am 09.23.20 It won't be until the weekend. Meantime, Main Sail's article may help https://marinehowto.com/under
Stove for 1981 O'Day 28 seanmcclain at 11:05am 09.23.20 It's not worse than pressurized white gas because it's not gasoline. That was my thought too. I h

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