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Learning more about our new boat everyday, and watching a lot of YouTube videos on various topics/tr
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Has anyone replaced the side ports on their 42 and did you have them made or did you buy from Hunter
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Any suggestions for a fixed mount transom boarding ladder for a 1978 oday20 that is sailed solo? Th
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Has anyone replaced a 1982 Sherwood pump (it's on a Universal Diesel 5411) with an Oberdorfer pump?
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A couple of weeks ago I posted with the query about installing an inspection plate in my poly water
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My "new to me" 1979 Hunter 33 has plastic portholes. Many of them are cracked. Any suggestions on wh
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jsachetti at 5:00am 05.04.20
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Mast light works as I ran wire directly from battery to light and lit up. I then tested for power co
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Anyone have experience with these folks?
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We have a 235 First with the wing keel and a roller furling jib and 3 year old standard dacron Preci
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I have an older style American Standard faucet in the galley. It looks like the Reliant model, but

Recent Replies

Runaway diesel
degas at 6:02am 01.28.25
Never had it happen to me, but in a runaway diesel situation, couldn't you just flip the decompressi
Marelon Ball Valve VS Marelon Sea Cocks
Blitz at 5:47am 01.28.25
I have seen white Marelon I have some Marelon mushroom type thru hulls in white for over 40 years.
no eyelet on the tack of my main sail
Project_Mayhem at 5:43am 01.28.25
I cant imagine a loft would charge more than $120, even if they have to sew a reinforcement patch on
Marelon Ball Valve VS Marelon Sea Cocks
Captain Larry-DH at 5:00am 01.28.25
It's white while the marelon valves are black. I'm not sure what it's made of I have seen white Ma
Marelon Ball Valve VS Marelon Sea Cocks
Project_Mayhem at 4:53am 01.28.25
Are you sure the thruhulls are just simple plastic? Usually marelon valves are mated to marelon th
Marelon Ball Valve VS Marelon Sea Cocks
colemj at 4:27am 01.28.25
I'm ok with the marelon valves but it's the plastic through hulls that make me uncomfortable. Are
Lithium Battery upgrade installation
Rich 35.5 at 4:15am 01.28.25
On our Hunter Legend 35.5, separating the start bank was easy. Just take the battery cable that's
no eyelet on the tack of my main sail   (2)
Von Clipper at 3:28am 01.28.25
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no eyelet on the tack of my main sail   (1)
Von Clipper at 3:18am 01.28.25
here's the sail
What is this on my boom?
Joe at 2:09am 01.28.25
Thanks @Joe . The TL control line reaches it with enough for one bend, and no way to secure.
no eyelet on the tack of my main sail
Joe at 1:59am 01.28.25
Yes, as Greg suggested, post a picture far enough away so one pic will show what's there. But also
no eyelet on the tack of my main sail
Tally Ho at 7:37pm 01.27.25
You could rig up a rope / line from the lowest cringle to the boom ( do you have a hook or something
Hoses in the bilge of Cherubini 33
HermanHunter at 7:03pm 01.27.25
Peggie, thank you for your detailed reply. Water tank is at the bow under the birth and I believe i
Lithium Battery upgrade installation   (1)
dlochner at 7:01pm 01.27.25
There are a number of issues here. First, get rid of the combiner. You are correct the alternator is
no eyelet on the tack of my main sail
Von Clipper at 6:59pm 01.27.25
no it's a used sail. The PO has died so no help there.
no eyelet on the tack of my main sail
Tally Ho at 6:55pm 01.27.25
Is it a new sail? Seems odd that there is no tack cringle. Greg
Hoses in the bilge of Cherubini 33
Tally Ho at 6:53pm 01.27.25
it looks like you need to run new hose for your new bilge pump. Those hoses are shot and apparently

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