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Flying Pig's Excellent Adventure (An Unbelievable Electrical Upgrade Story - was: "Battery Woes") Skip Gundlach at 2:18pm 03.26.18 Ask All Sailors 3/605 Flying Pig's Excellent Adventure (An Unbelievable Electrical Upgrade Story - was: "Battery Woes") W
A vacuum for a boat Scuba diver at 2:07pm 03.26.18 Ask All Sailors 34/4591 My wife and I have a 37.5 hunter sailboat, we are looking for a compact vacuum not sure whether it s
Navigating large swells Hydro Therapy at 1:51pm 03.26.18 Ask All Sailors 24/2612 Ive watched this attached link several times. It amazes my every time I watch it. These guys have so
Ship-to-Shore Transport for <25-Foot Boats? thinwater at 1:46pm 03.26.18 Ask All Sailors 29/1822 Putting anything on the fore deck seems impractical. I'm not a fan of towing, because it slows you d
Hunter 34 - pulling the prop shaft markwbird at 1:13pm 03.26.18 Ask All Sailors 2/331 I have a very simple question: Can the propeller shaft on a 1984 Hunter 34 be removed without remov
Humor (1) rgranger at 12:39pm 03.26.18 Sails Call Lounge 5/697 Found this image today and it made me laugh.... https://i.pinimg.com/originals/86/d2/40/86d240d8
SHK/Scallywag & VOR Working an MOB cb32863 at 12:23pm 03.26.18 Ask All Sailors 32/1523 In the southern ocean. Has Survival gear on and hopefully a beacon https://www.volvooceanrace.com/en
Fastest Hull Design and Rig (2) Simon Sexton at 10:45am 03.26.18 Ask All Sailors 18/12089 Hey Everyone, Good afternoon! I wanted to ask everyone today what they think is the fastes
Rigging Diagram for 1980 Catalina 25 Windwalker III at 9:22am 03.26.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/19251 Is there a source where I can get a diagram of the rigging and clear explanation of stepping the mas
Generate your own polars (3) Jackdaw at 9:05am 03.26.18 Ask All Sailors 37/10233 It's out of beta now. An on-line VPP system Avalon Navigation (a French Company) will do a very dece
1988 Hunter 37 Legend - Need Info on Engine Cooling and Head valves BobConaway at 8:47am 03.26.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/254 Hello, I've owned my Hunter for 4 years and keep it in Mexico. Sailing season is during the winter t
Replacing my charger. Config questions Justin_NSA at 8:44am 03.26.18 Ask All Sailors 11/453 I plan to replace my Xantrex Freedom 20 charger/inverter with a Sterling Power Pro. I don't need th
Need Advice about Air-X Marine 24v / 12v Manly at 5:57am 03.26.18 Ask All Sailors 8/2065 *edited, to clarify this unit was free* I came across a used Air-X marine wind generator for fr
Boat Title jbreland at 4:59am 03.26.18 Smaller Boats 11/979 Can anyone tell me on here if boats registered in florida have a title ??? Here in Mississippi we do
New owner questions Rxsail at 4:26am 03.26.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/941 Hunter 30T 1992, I have ordered a new Jabesco manual toilet. The bolt pattern appears identical bu
Marinebeam foredeck LED bulb for Aquasignal 25 (2) Skipper at 8:34pm 03.25.18 Ask All Sailors 11/1845 Some may remember my bitching about the foredeck 20w bulb failures in the Aqua Signal 25 combo light
That new "1-on-1 Hunter owners helpline" justsomeguy at 5:52pm 03.25.18 Sails Call Lounge 8/643 Is that @Crazy Dave Condon 's hotline? :wink3:
Really embarassing question.... dneill at 2:35pm 03.25.18 Ask An Oday Owner 21/1863 Last year I was told that I should fasten my battery to the hull of my boat since it was in an area
Rudder replacements Running Late at 11:00am 03.25.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/635 Has anyone had experience with the Catalina Outfitters (David Santangelo) rudder replacement (catali
Dread of the rebed (1) Ducharme at 7:00am 03.25.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/1390 Title says it all. Got good reason to suspect my keel/hull joint as per attached photo. Next val

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Your experience with propane outboards? MikeHoncho at 2:38pm 07.12.23 I have two 11 lb tanks in the fuel compartment under the tiller. I have a hose I move between them
Winch handle safe use JamesG161 at 2:33pm 07.12.23 I grab the free end of the Jib sheet, and PULL, while the Admiral Cranks the winch with the handle.
Winch handle safe use Dalliance at 2:32pm 07.12.23 I've never had a spring break but that is certainly possible. Mine get kinda gunked up after a whi
Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May artleyt115 at 2:20pm 07.12.23 Hi everyone! oh my word the responses so I have looked into launching wayyy down the bay like lewes
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta (3) JamesG161 at 2:15pm 07.12.23 I am replacing all of the Seacocks and discovered this. 217787 What happened? The old genset, n
Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May rgranger at 2:03pm 07.12.23
Potential new Hunter owner rgranger at 1:54pm 07.12.23
Winch handle safe use Roland5048 at 1:13pm 07.12.23
Your experience with propane outboards? patbratton at 1:12pm 07.12.23
S2 9.2 head door sticking - compression post issue? jayk_s2 at 1:08pm 07.12.23 I have an 82 S2 9.2C. I thought I had a compression post issue and when I had the mast pulled and r
Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May Stu Jackson at 12:21pm 07.12.23 1) What does STD stand for in this context? Gee, I thought my next sentence would have let you fi
Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May TheBigDeal at 12:10pm 07.12.23 Hey All, I am Artley's co-captain, also planning this trip. Some things I want to add, as well as re
Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May Ward H at 12:06pm 07.12.23 Be sure to plan on carrying extra fuel. Unless you followed through with connecting your OB to the o
25' O'Day Swingkeel Ward H at 11:54am 07.12.23 Only if the boat is out of the water. They are under the molded in keel where the centerboard retrac
Bayview Sailor Lost / Drowning Apex at 11:23am 07.12.23 surprised there were no additional details: so did some searches today. https://www.dbusiness.com
Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May shemandr at 11:14am 07.12.23 I don't like to offer unsolicited advice but maybe a better trip would be to trailer the boat to eit
Winch handle safe use shemandr at 11:02am 07.12.23 Wow! A lot of pent up feelings on tacking technique. Joe's post regarding tacking is very good.
Potential new Hunter owner isaksp00 at 10:55am 07.12.23 I would not characterize the 23 as a trailer sailor. The mast is heavy enough that I would only want
Potential new Hunter owner 60bubba at 10:46am 07.12.23 Thanks for all the great info. I'll take pictures and try to put them up when I see it today. If I
In boom reefing design Windpilot at 10:42am 07.12.23 Great idea with the delrin! I used some dyneema line to attach them, works so far with minimal twist

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