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'83 O'Day 28 Fuel Pick Up Tube RBilly at 2:32pm 10.18.23 Ask An Oday Owner 2/494 Anyone know what the tube in tank was made of, how long, how to remove for inspection/replacement, .
On h260 stopping cables in mast clanging? TURNS OUT ITS USUALLY SLACK ROPE. Davenport at 11:13am 10.18.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/545 On h260 how to stop cables inside mast clanging, as boat rocks? I am just starting to research but
Hunter Passage 420 Salon Table Mike H. at 8:19am 10.18.23 Big Boats 5/688 Our salon table is so big that a person can barely fit between the table edge and the settee backs.
Put-In-Bay? Kings Gambit at 7:03am 10.18.23 Ask All Sailors 2/452 Good Morning. Looking at a possible trip to Put-in-Bay, OH area next summer. Does anyone know of ba
Drum and Swivel for a Stearns Twinstay (2) stanirish at 3:56pm 10.17.23 Ask All Sailors 2/357 I've got a Stearns Twinstay (headfoil) on my 30' C'C that is in good condition. I've been raising th
Drum and Swivel for a Stearns Twinstay (2) stanirish at 3:50pm 10.17.23 C&C 0/8 I've got a Stearn's Twinstay (headfoil) on my 30' C'C that is in good condition. I've been raising t
Whisker Pole Seahawk345 at 12:23pm 10.17.23 Mid-Size Boats 5/890
Diesel shut off pull Atlantic Phil at 11:45am 10.17.23 Engines and Propulsion 32/1668 I have a 1988 Hunter 37 Legend. The shut off for the Yanmar is 4 steps down the companionway. Has an
Raymarine wifi or bluetooth radar Mike H. at 8:35am 10.17.23 Ask All Sailors 13/995 Has anyone used the Raymarine wireless radar? The boat we just bought has a newer Raymarine touch sc
is it advisable or feasable? Anomymous 163294 at 8:03pm 10.16.23 Ask An Oday Owner 11/844 i want to ad just a little bit more headroom to my boat. how hard would it be to make a pop top for
Mercury 4hp 4stroke running too rich at idle TimFromLI at 6:56pm 10.16.23 Engines and Propulsion 3/562 My mercury starts right up -without the choke when cold. Then when warm, I need to keep the RPMs hig
Interesting to me dennisv at 6:31pm 10.16.23 Bigger Boats 10/868 It's October, and in the Great Lakes, boats are being pulled out of the water for winter storage. I
Harken Mk 1 furler repair tmjb at 2:23pm 10.16.23 Ask All Sailors 14/921 When lowering my genoa for winter storage somehow two of the foil sections separated (or had previou
Hi I am looking for drawings, sketches or pics of a fiberglass rudder stock Zvika Mantel at 12:32am 10.16.23 Ask All Sailors 11/334 Hi I am looking for drawings, sketches or pics of a rudder for a Hunter 46 year 2000. Thanks Zvika
Cradle screw jack conversion (1) Captain Pooh at 9:13pm 10.15.23 Ask All Sailors 8/545 This past spring I watched to marina staff doing an altogether too complicated dance trying to drive
Engine stalling/ temperature gauge (1) labuenavida at 4:51pm 10.15.23 Engines and Propulsion 7/616
Added plywood layer below to firm up floor, less squishy now! (8) Davenport at 3:55pm 10.15.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/446 Added plywood layer below to firm up floor, less squishy now. Half inch, doubled in some spots. 48
Hunter 420 Passage Aft Lazarette Latches Mike H. at 2:48pm 10.15.23 Big Boats 4/549 Has anyone replaced the lazarette hatches on the sugar scoop? Ours are rotten. Anyone have a source?
Extending Table Leafs (1) laitm001 at 8:12am 10.15.23 Big Boats 7/546 Just bought a hunter 49 and wondered if anyone could help explain how to extend the table. Mine has
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger john6206 at 7:25am 10.15.23 Ask All Sailors 75/4480 Hey everyone - I've been sailing about 25 years, almost all trailer boats. I've owned three - sold

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Furler woes Davidasailor26 at 1:53pm 06.25.24 Dyneema would probably work for the pennant too, and that you can splice yourself.
Bomar hatch hinge pin RitSim at 1:40pm 06.25.24 PB Blaster and plastics don't mix well
Furler woes JoeWhite at 1:32pm 06.25.24 Bob, yes, leave the pendant at the bottom installed. Remember that my solution is only to test if yo
Looking for source for used roller furling and jib. Project_Mayhem at 1:30pm 06.25.24 I've seen a few homemade furlers that the owners have been happy with. Very inexpensive to build and
No more vroom vroom? Project_Mayhem at 1:28pm 06.25.24 ... or mud daubers:rolleyes: ... that is one chase that took me all day .... I was considering di
Mobile navigation app Captain Larry-DH at 1:12pm 06.25.24 Hi Larry, does Aqua Maps allow the same 2 devices sharing per account as Navionics? We might it wit
DC breaker/switch panel questions dmax at 12:34pm 06.25.24 You should not run your deck level navigation lights (bow and stern) with a masthead tri-color - you
Compass and depth finder replacement for 285 3GGG at 12:12pm 06.25.24 ..start compiling an equipment inventory and a maintenance and repairl log. Your boat's profile sho
Compass and depth finder replacement for 285 Joe at 11:53am 06.25.24 You do realize that you can put any instrument on your boat you want. Yes, Hunter built the boats,
Noise between Mast and Boom KGarvey at 11:51am 06.25.24 If you have a boom vang, snug it up slightly to prevent the boom from moving up and down too much.
Noise between Mast and Boom KGarvey at 11:50am 06.25.24 Raise and lower the boom by hand near the mast and listen for squeaking sound. If squeaking, then
Compass and depth finder replacement for 285 3GGG at 11:24am 06.25.24 You should indicate what kind of compass, where it is mounted and what your usage will be. Only thin
Best Place to post " boat for sale" odaydokay at 11:23am 06.25.24 Thanks, all. Good ideas to consider, all. Still very early in the process.
DC breaker/switch panel questions Don S/V ILLusion at 11:14am 06.25.24 Conventional wisdom is to run the bilge pump direct to the battery bank with a dedicated on/off/ man
Furler woes (2) jssailem at 11:07am 06.25.24 A pendant is a way of shortening the length of halyard between the top of the furler and the mast. T
Mobile navigation app TomY at 11:04am 06.25.24 Aqua Maps is better overall than Navionics. I still use both, as @Davidasailor26 does, but overall
Yanmar 20gm starting issue Sailor Sue at 10:35am 06.25.24 I went down last night and the engine cranked on second push. I let it run for 2 hrs and it ran fin
Bomar hatch hinge pin chriscampbell at 10:28am 06.25.24 Do you have a source for those ? From Bomar, as a special order through WestMarine. Bomar part num
Furler woes bob45 at 9:35am 06.25.24 Halyard wrap is a common problem arising from incorrect installation. Test by disconnecting the tac
Stearn furler joint connectors needed: LOWmarine at 9:21am 06.25.24 So, my old mirage 25 furler has broken at least 4 foil joint connectors... I think it's a stearn fo

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