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Difficult Wheel Steering Bob_S at 7:49am 06.03.24 Ask All Sailors 6/618
Overtrimmed jib prevent pointing? danstanford at 7:21am 06.03.24 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 11/3602 Disappointed that we don't have more participation here and missing JackDaw input! We feel we are p
Hatch Replacement - 2004 Hunter 31 - lots of questions and help needed (3) spadaforaj at 6:42am 06.03.24 Big Boats 9/785 After three "professional repairs" for leaking decided to fix it myself - this is the bomar hatch j
Atlantic City - Hoboken NJ in two days? xavpil at 6:21am 06.03.24 Ask All Sailors 8/721
2003 Hunter 426DS Where the large beatiful view windows are starting to craze. cadilaccb at 5:46am 06.03.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/339 Since 2003 these large windows in the main caben have been covered with protective canvas diligently
Potential issues when buying a 1989 hunter 33.5 and questions to ask? Johnny Perrin at 5:13am 06.03.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/331 Thank you for having me in the group. I am about to make an offer on a hunter 33.5 which looks very
Fuel Tank Algae Rasselas36 at 4:05am 06.03.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/1154 I have a 2004 H36 and since I bought it I have had recurring fuel problems. Every year I have to get
Missing rudder foam? revised (2) Dubo at 7:04pm 06.02.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/540 I am in the process of restoring foam and shape for H340 rudder. It has sunken in on lower starboar
Replacing broken forestay Sailor Sue at 5:12pm 06.02.24 Ask All Sailors 6/793 I need to replace the forestay after noticing one broken strand when installing the mast head anemo
Re-bedding Deck ports Driftin II at 1:20pm 06.02.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/323 My deck port lights in the ceiling are leaking, what is the best sealant to use when re-bedding the
Need to replace sea cocks. Slipin Away at 11:32am 06.02.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/414 Need to replace sea cocks on my Hunter 45cc. What is the consensus regarding replacing with bronze
Sailing out of Maryport on the Solway Firth June 2nd Gypsy Legend at 10:49am 06.02.24 Show Us Your Boat--Videos 3/866 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLswE9eitK2QWHbsQLqew0OkBc_uVeV25
Precision 23 Centerboard Line Breaking pstark at 6:40am 06.02.24 Precision 1/1016
Yanmar 3GM30F exhaust water temp (1) singlemalt at 5:46am 06.02.24 Tartan 5/602 During a 30 minute test run prior to installing in our T30. I found the water exiting the exhaust no
Selecting window tint Not Too Shabby at 10:01pm 06.01.24 Ask All Sailors 9/628 The deadlight windows on my Catalina 22 are out and ready to be tinted. United States law limits re
Battery Switch Mystery Rick D at 7:21pm 06.01.24 Ask All Sailors 5/571 When we were on a recent cruise, I noticed my solar wasn't charging the house batteries. I checked m
Hunter 36: water in bilges - is it normal? Alex126 at 2:39pm 06.01.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/914 I am looking for Hunter 36 or 356 and last 3 boats I looked at all have some amount of water in mai
Got a great grill? T-Schwan at 12:48pm 06.01.24 Ask All Sailors 12/2612 Tell us about your favorite grills and grilling methods for boats. Favorite grilling tips or recipes
Halyard guides in mast (1) Wolffman08 at 11:28am 06.01.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/677 I have a Hunter 23. Does anyone know what these guides for the internal halyards are called, and ev
Leaking waste tank on 2005 Hunter 33 (3) 4Winds at 11:22am 06.01.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/748 Waste tank (not sure how large it is) on 2005 Hunter 33 acquired 2 years ago (I think I am the 5th o

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Engine Overheating Feo23 at 6:05am 03.24.25 Huh ? What ? Howzat ? I can only offer a completely uninformed and baseless conjecture that the
Fiberglass battens for sailpack? fred1diver at 5:34am 03.24.25
Steer Stop Kraffert at 5:31am 03.24.25 The issue with removing it is she's in the water, some have said that the radial holds the rudder, o
Steer Stop colemj at 5:17am 03.24.25 Flip the radial around and use the other half with the stop. Or take it to a machine shop, who wi
1982 H33 - boom vang rigging questions Joe at 4:41am 03.24.25 Do you have any idea who manufactured your vang. Not Hunter... but the company that made the Vang.
John Lund, September 13, 1942 - March 16, 2025 Joe at 4:24am 03.24.25 What a lucky man you are to share your passion with such like minded friends. God Bless all y'all.
7 Years no haul out twodzusfittings at 4:24am 03.24.25 About "No such thing as a free boat". s. I pride myself with having done just that. It's not always
Spreader blocks location sailme88 at 3:20am 03.24.25 You have coated cables as lazy jacks? That doesn't seem right. Make them out of 4mm dyneema - che
'Biggest outboard ever' swinging off a H340 Pushpit? dlochner at 3:17am 03.24.25 We have carried our 5hp Honda, the same weight as a 6hp Yamaha, on our pushpit for years and thousan
7 Years no haul out marcham at 10:49pm 03.23.25 The flip side is someone getting into boating with a free boat, planning $3000-$5000 for a refit and
7 Years no haul out Foswick at 10:32pm 03.23.25 I had written out a long post about this, but decided to cut it short. These posts come up all the
Engine Overheating BigEasy at 9:53pm 03.23.25
Trailer Boston Whaler 22' Revenge 900 miles? Tedd at 9:32pm 03.23.25 It looks like the trailer has surge brakes. You'll want to at least change the fluid in those, and b
7 Years no haul out marcham at 9:08pm 03.23.25 1) Why is he giving it away and not selling it (even at a family discount price??) 2) Get a survey.
'Biggest outboard ever' swinging off a H340 Pushpit? marcham at 8:56pm 03.23.25 It's near a double post support.... go for it. If it can hold a 200 lb person falling over, it'll h
Beneteau 311 swing keel drain tube...draining more than we'd like jbmia at 8:45pm 03.23.25 What are others doing to run this to a sink drain? Putting a tee in the drain hose from the sink?
Yanmar 2GM fuel system calibration efair at 8:23pm 03.23.25 Thanks for all the replies so far. We did perform an engine service, including replacement of both
Incompatibility With Windows 11 Boat Laptop & AIS / GPS jssailem at 8:04pm 03.23.25
Fiberglass battens for sailpack? Ted at 8:01pm 03.23.25 When I had a Stack Pack made by Doyle Sailmakers they used 3/4" diameter fiberglass rods. Metal slee
Engine Overheating (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:18pm 03.23.25 Huh ? What ? Howzat ? I can only offer a completely uninformed and baseless conjecture that the P

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