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340 Water Heater Fluid Mitch at 9:12pm 10.21.01 Big Boats 6/1135 While draining my drinking water system for the winter, I found some green colored liquid dripping f
POWER FOR ST4000 INSTALLATION Bill Robb at 11:31pm 10.25.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 4/1203 Bill, I want to use the power going to my compass light for my ST4000 installation. My dealer said
Wheel doesn't turn upon start-up Roc at 10:27pm 10.25.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 6/931 Bill,I have an ST4000 plus. It is 2 years old. A friend was at the helm and flipped the lever, di
Keel troubles Alan "Don't Know Jack" at 2:54pm 10.25.01 Smaller Boats 1/1036 While raising the keel, I must have overturned the winch at the top end. The shaft extension for the
Running cabin wiring Steve Voyce at 1:49pm 10.25.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/919 I have an 89 Hunter 30' and I am attempting to run some wiring for 12 volts from my power panel (por
Waterline Hunter 20 - 1981 Stephen at 1:06pm 10.25.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1008 Does anyone know where the waterline should be on a Hunter 30 1981? I just purchased a Hunter 30 an
Exhaust hose replacement Jim at 11:40am 10.25.01 Big Boats 0/1061 The exhaust hose on my Hunter 37 Legend (87) has deteriorated at the exhaust elbow junction and shou
Luff Length john barnett at 7:59am 10.25.01 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1317 What is the jib luff length on a 78' Hunter 30? I bought the boat w/o sails and someone is offering
Enlarging the holding tank Jim Seamans at 7:37am 10.25.01 Smaller Boats 8/1061 After two summers in the boat, I think it is time to get a bigger holding tank. I just crawled out f
Broken Keel Uphaul Mac19 Alison Sarkozy at 6:08am 10.25.01 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1378 We recently bought a Mac 19 in South Africa. This boat was unsailed but came without any manual, spe
Bill, AH4000/Z075 Design Specs. Bob Miller at 5:52am 10.25.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1222 Bill,Since the AH4000 Autopilot and the Z075 NAV Interface module are out of production, can you ma
Hunter 31 Lazy Jacks Dave Winiker at 2:45am 10.25.01 Mid-Size Boats 1/1089 I installed the Schaffer lazy jack kit on our Hunter 31 last year and am generally pleased with the
Stepping mast Bob at 2:41am 10.25.01 Mid-Size Boats 1/1016 I plan to step the mast on my Catalina 30 (1986) this season and have never done so before.Do you
RETRACTABLE CENTERBOARD STEWART at 1:39am 10.25.01 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1871 I NEED INFORMATION ON HOW TO REPAIR/REINSTAL A RETRACTABLE FOLD BACK CENTERBOARD ON A 1978 30' O'DAY
Long Beach Island Marinas Robert Boxberger at 1:13am 10.25.01 Ask All Sailors 6/2749 Currently we sail our 2000 Hunter 290 on the northern Chesapeake Bay. Next season we were planning
Espar Heater Cabin Thermostat Control not accurate Malcolm Crow at 12:54am 10.25.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1407 I have an Espar Model 3DL C and my thermostat control on the Espar is not very accurate and I'm thin
Looking for a trailer for a 272 Maura Seymour at 11:28pm 10.24.01 Bigger Boats 2/1257 Does anyone know where we can find a trailer for a 272 LE? We have a 25' Oday and have a trailer fo
Florida Marina for the Winter Bob Cree at 11:07pm 10.24.01 Ask All Sailors 10/1394 I am interested in finding a marina in the warm part of Florida (eastern side) where I might dock my
Cleaning the boot stripe Joel at 10:45pm 10.24.01 Smaller Boats 4/2027 Hauled my 1987 H23 out for the season this week and as I suspected, the boot stripe on the port side
Rigid Boom Vang Lauren at 9:08pm 10.24.01 Big Boats 4/1156 I would like to add a rigid boom vang to my 2000 340. Any suggestions as to the best ones for the j

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Are PVC RIBs still inferior? Kings Gambit at 7:45am 06.27.20
H410 Steering issue scottdube at 7:44am 06.27.20 Project complete, need to sea trial it but it's all back together. A very do-able job if you patien
Gelcoat- Color Match 1990 (1989 Hunter Legend 35.5) Crazy Dave Condon at 7:42am 06.27.20 They may have a small gel coat paste that will dry in air. Call Dave Groshong as his experience is
1983 C25_Lower Rudder Gudgeon Leak Hayden Watson at 7:42am 06.27.20 I never dug into that pile-up on my C25 but it sure looks like a typical "mung-pile" that Catalina l
Hunter 260 Versus Seaward 26RK Tedd at 7:40am 06.27.20 @walt : Our current boat is a Macgregor 26S. It's really great value, and you can't top it for bein
Catalina 310 Polars (2) sail sfbay at 7:39am 06.27.20 The closest I could get were polars for a Catalina 22 (top) and 36 (bottom from these websites. I a
Job sheet tracks Crazy Dave Condon at 7:38am 06.27.20 Looked at photo again. It is the 45 degree edge of the companionway top. Forget screwing into fib
Suggestions Joe at 7:34am 06.27.20 I though ya'll knew that Tohatsu makes the small HP mercury OB's.... Mercury Outboards, 30 Hp and
Delamination Crazy Dave Condon at 7:33am 06.27.20 @jviss Before condemning the Hunter 260, there were a few this happened to but in mst cases were o
Sail Trim and Aeronautic Theories. shemandr at 7:32am 06.27.20 One inconsistency is that in the bath tub illustration and the airplane model there is a source of p
Are PVC RIBs still inferior? Brian D at 7:30am 06.27.20 Thanks @Kings Gambit and @Richard19068. I keep my PVC inflatable (Mercury 240) at home in its bag. B
Hunter 260 Versus Seaward 26RK Tedd at 7:25am 06.27.20 @jviss : I'm going to assume that it was a typo when you said Macgregor, and you meant Seaward, sin
1983 C25_Lower Rudder Gudgeon Leak Stu Jackson at 7:24am 06.27.20 Welcome to our group. Good questions and well presented. I'm sure there will be specific responses c
Is 30-degrees easy and safe? Crazy Dave Condon at 7:23am 06.27.20 @rgranger Surprised you did not ask me. For the record I as a dealer originally sold the boat and
Cowl Cover Missing (1) Joe at 7:16am 06.27.20 Replace entire unit with 3" vent... here's one for $20.99. Google "cowl vent for sailboats" for mor
dlochner at 7:13am 06.27.20 Before you purchase a new pump, are you sure the pump you have is dead? I'd replace the wire anyway
Hunter 260 Versus Seaward 26RK walt at 7:11am 06.27.20 My experience has been that builder support matters with the motor but for the rest of the sailboat.
Hunter 260 Versus Seaward 26RK Crazy Dave Condon at 7:08am 06.27.20 SBO HAS ALOT of support and currently owned by a former Hunter employee. As to stiffness, you are
Are PVC RIBs still inferior? Kings Gambit at 7:07am 06.27.20
jviss at 7:06am 06.27.20 Why a new pump?

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