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Hunter 31 Hull Composition Bruce at 11:49pm 06.24.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1074 Interested if there is any location on a 1984 Hunter 31 where the hull is solid, allowing installati
Outboard help - Daysailer II Doug at 11:41pm 06.24.02 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1995 I just acquired a 1978 (I think) DSII, great condition. Looking to put a 4 to 6 HP outboard on it,
Leaking Hot Water Tank Gary Wyngarden at 11:26pm 06.24.02 Ask All Sailors 6/1491 I discovered some water leaking out from under my ten year old hot water tank/heater yesterday after
Getting Taller Gary Wyngarden at 11:22pm 06.24.02 Ask All Sailors 5/1217 My wife who is 5'8" has difficulty seeing over the top of our dodger and has to stoop to see through
Zincs Tim Op't Holt at 11:11pm 06.24.02 Mid-Size Boats 8/1331 I noticed that the zinc placed on the prop shaft last summer is gone. I need some help from someone
Replies to raising a Mac 25 Thom Francola at 11:00pm 06.24.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1034 Thanks to all you replied to my inquirey on how to raise a Mac 25 on the trailer. Now it's time for
H25.5 Steaming Light Mark at 10:29pm 06.24.02 Smaller Boats 4/978 Does anyone know if the steaming light on an 85 H25.5 has its own switch or does it come on when the
Stuffing Box Drip Rate Carmen Daccurso at 10:17pm 06.24.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1731 The drip rate from my stuffing box is one drop every 4 seconds with engine off. Is this normal? Tr
Mysterious bilge water Kevin Kane at 10:07pm 06.24.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1031 Water appears in the bilge of my O'Day 272LE with Universal Model 12 Diesel apparently only while mo
floor don robinson at 8:01pm 06.24.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1407 I have to replace the floor on my 1980 30 ft an would like to know what is under it be I cut it up w
Autohelm 7000 Bill Sheehy at 3:14pm 06.24.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1513 I need to find a Autohelm 7000 autopilot computer. They don't make the Autohelm anymore so I am stuc
Inverter shut down Bill at 1:32pm 06.24.02 Big Boats 4/1077 I have a 1995 430. Everytime I use the inverter to run my Grunert system (with the engine running) t
What is the recommended RPM? Bert at 1:22pm 06.24.02 Ask All Sailors 5/2069 Fellow Sailors,I reach my hull speed at about 2200 RPM with my 1982 Yanmar 3HM. The Yanmar specs d
ST4000+ wierdness Jeff Bacon at 1:07pm 06.24.02 Ask All Sailors 12/2251 I installed and calibrated an ST400+ this weekend, and an interesting thing occurred.After doing m
Great weekend of sailing! How was yours? Jamie Shreeves at 12:32pm 06.24.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1123 This weekend was spent up at the lake with 7 of my friends from college. We had a blast! 8 people an
waste tank maintenance John Trautman at 12:28pm 06.24.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/867 I have been blessed to have the opportunity to own a new Hunter 420. It is the first boat I have own
Ablative Bottom Paint Chips Dean at 12:23pm 06.24.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1014 I have some chipping of the bottom paint just at the water line. My Catalina 27 is on a mooring in
Can't Get the Main Up All the Way Marc P at 11:14am 06.24.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1054 I can't seem to get my main sail up the last 12 inches or so. She goes up pretty smoothly until the
Headed to the Caribean Bob at 10:37am 06.24.02 Big Boats 8/981 We are considering heading south for some extended cruising in the Caribean. I would appreciate som
Let's go sailing Ray Carl at 10:25am 06.24.02 Smaller Boats 3/856 First off,it's a temporary course that's set up the day of the race.The races are called Beer can ra

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Westerbeke 27A Keeps Shutting Off Ralph Johnstone at 7:35pm 08.24.20 Search the archives here for 1,001 examples of various diesels shutting down, their causes, and the
What conditions can a water ballast boat sail in? Bdeller at 7:32pm 08.24.20 to y'all I am so appreciative of all of the information that has been shared. I definitely have a
OD34 M25 engine exhaust Ralph Johnstone at 7:32pm 08.24.20 Sch. 80 is will definitely last longer but I'd be worried about hanging all that extra weight off th
Ignition switch headache... weekendrken at 7:31pm 08.24.20 A hot wire shorted and melted some wires at the instrument panel when I turned the key. No seriou
Oday 20 center board replacement Ken Cross at 7:23pm 08.24.20 Someone had to build it originally. Failing other options you may look into building one.
H34 - why would Hunter use Butyl tape to hold wiring in place? Ralph Johnstone at 7:19pm 08.24.20 This is definitely the work of a previous owner who was smoking crack when the "work?" was done o_O.
MacGregor 23 Reefing Ken Cross at 7:17pm 08.24.20 I've not sailed a 23 but our old 26D had a threaded fastener with a hook on the other end to attach
Passage 42, 1997: windlass not working Ralph Johnstone at 7:15pm 08.24.20 just learned that the windlass of my Hunter was made by some type of partnership between two europe
What conditions can a water ballast boat sail in? Rick Webb at 7:11pm 08.24.20 We used to have a hunter 23.5 and have sailed it reefed with winds in the low 20s gusting higher.
new dodger loose and floppy Ward H at 7:10pm 08.24.20 He used the original dodger/bimini as the pattern. Just wondering if he actually ripped the stitch
Passage 42, 1997: windlass not working Mag97 at 7:04pm 08.24.20 just learned that the windlass of my Hunter was made by some type of partnership between two europea
Beneteau 321 In Mast Furling surfstud31 at 7:03pm 08.24.20
Passage 42, 1997: windlass not working Ralph Johnstone at 7:00pm 08.24.20 The fact that the motor does not run with direct connection, I do not see how a failure in the wiri
Ignition switch headache... weekendrken at 6:57pm 08.24.20 MC, Understand that you don't NEED to install a relay -- that's only ONE option. I rant against th
Cockpit enclosures sail sfbay at 6:54pm 08.24.20 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! Suggest contacting your local canva
Hunter 34 fuel tank depth (2) Claude L.-Auger at 6:51pm 08.24.20 If I recall correctly, there is a slight difference in the depth and you're right that the aft secti
BENT PROP SHAFT Ward H at 6:50pm 08.24.20 HARRISON LAKE .B.C. 40+ miles of lake, very challenging and ever shifting winds cheapest moorage in
How to repair forward hatch with cracked Lexan? Gerald Jarreau at 6:49pm 08.24.20 I've attached a "how to" guide I found on the HunterOwners.com resource page. Thanks man. Well tha
Mailsail furling dlochner at 6:48pm 08.24.20 I always liked the idea of the SailTrack system and thought that coupling it with a stack pack woul
Fuse ConFUSion Ward H at 6:44pm 08.24.20 Are you sure there are no cracks or loose points in the blades, wiring etc? Pull the wires off and

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