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AIS Questions boris2point0 at 4:40pm 08.11.25 Yamaha 5/385 Hey folks, I have discovered I have AIS unit, wondering if anything special needs to be done about
A new look at tides... rgranger at 12:58pm 08.11.25 Sails Call Lounge 2/273 I saw this Neil deGrasse Tyson video on tides... It does not change anything in a practicle way bu
HOOD FURLER CONTINUOUS LOOP MODEL 915 Rick.johnson at 11:39am 08.11.25 Ask All Sailors 3/175 Hi Guy I have a 40 ft hunter with a Hood Furler model 915 With a continuous loop 7/16" dia line
Mast base RolfSail at 11:02am 08.11.25 Smaller Boats 7/483 Heeeelp!! Was lowering my mast when the mast plate cracked and the mast came down. Need a new base.
Monday Moon Shots (2) jssailem at 8:44am 08.11.25 Sails Call Lounge 5/442 With all this talk of colonizing the Moon in the next 20 years, perhaps we should start to look at t
Electrical panel rebuild (4) fred1diver at 4:48pm 08.10.25 Ask All Sailors 15/494 Hello all Had a busy day on the boat today. mainly worked on making a new wall panel that includes
Lifting a Hunter 23.5 on straps HunterKid at 3:51pm 08.10.25 Smaller Boats 8/472 I am interested in lifting a Hunter 23.5 to replace the re-furnished centerboard. My question is, ho
Holding tank replacement fred1diver at 2:20pm 08.10.25 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/179 Hello everyone, we are thinking of replacing our vetus flexible holding tank to a rigid holding tank
Asymmetric for Hunter 28 twin keel petercra at 1:48pm 08.10.25 Destinations 1/472 Hi can anyone advise set up for a new asymmetric for a Hunter 28 and the sail size? My previous expe
Complete Novice Orientation Foswick at 11:31am 08.10.25 Ask All Sailors 23/826 I have a few friends traveling up next month to crew for me. Amongst them, they have a combined expe
Free Sail Bag for 2009 Hunter 33 Headsail Robert Gall at 5:13am 08.10.25 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/828 I discovered an old but unused sail bag for a headsail for a 2009 Hunter 33, which I sold a few year
Spars sandpiper10471 at 8:16pm 08.09.25 The Cherubini Hunters 3/250 What manufacturer built the masts and booms for the Hunter 30 (Cherubini)?
Some late winter (March) in Japan. garymalmgren at 5:06pm 08.09.25 Show Us Your Boat--Videos 3/1095 8SRoZWo37Vo
Invest 97L --> TS Erin --> Hurricane Erin (2) JamesG161 at 4:31pm 08.09.25 Weather and Forecasting 22/1345 This Tropical Wave just left Africa, in the right spot, to catch the Westerlies. August is the star
Replacing boom vang line (3) danoant at 1:36pm 08.09.25 Catalina 22 4/391 I ordered a replacement boom vang line from Catalina Direct. When I went to switch out, the current
Rub rail making noise mcconkd at 12:52pm 08.09.25 Big Boats 7/474 I have a 2011 Hunter 50 AC. Next to one of the cleats on the port side, it appears the rub rail may
Mid boom traveler use? (1) RussC at 10:01am 08.09.25 Ask All Sailors 27/1294 Just curious how many who have a traveler on their 20'-26' boats actually use them on a regular basi
Prop Halo? Tedd at 7:08am 08.09.25 Pacific North West Cruisers 22/754 I'm posting this in the PNW forum because I suspect the product I'm looking for may only be common i
cracked hatch (1) Vincent Williams at 5:48am 08.09.25 Catalina 275 3/995 have a crack in the sliding hatch has anyone replaced one of these is there a trick to get it to sli
Before and after (2) SailingLoto at 5:41am 08.09.25 Mid-Size Boats 2/794 Just waiting to get her home to clean the rest and get her rigged.

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Rigging eherlihy at 9:25am 09.14.25 So it was about $3000 to get the rigging made and replace it yourself? Yes. While the stick was
Boom tents to keep deck clean (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:25am 09.14.25 I am more interested in the shade to keep interior temps down. Maybe this will help :
Boom tents to keep deck clean Project_Mayhem at 9:25am 09.14.25 One tricky bit, which depends on the relative heights, pipe sizes, and the rate of the pump, is whi
Bilge Float Switch Ralph Johnstone at 9:06am 09.14.25 Not sure why I find the switch submerged in water and not automatically activating. Is the pump's
First Day out on the Hunter 240 SteveHughessails at 8:27am 09.14.25 Thanks guys! It was a good day but forecasted winds left us alone. I think we seen 1.2 knots again.
Boom tents to keep deck clean ShawnL at 7:44am 09.14.25 Not to hijack this thread but, I tried that spider spray -- my boat is on a mooring all season. It
First Day out on the Hunter 240 Crazy Dave Condon at 7:03am 09.14.25 Thank you for your write up. May I suggest choking your truck tires when attached to the trailer pa
1972 Ranger 29, in 2025 shemandr at 6:45am 09.14.25 Sorry search came up empty. Access to the engine is challenging. If I were to rebuild the carb or f
Boom tents to keep deck clean (1) Blitz at 6:14am 09.14.25 234357
Boom tents to keep deck clean Tally Ho at 6:10am 09.14.25 We started using the sun shade boom tent a couple of weeks ago after a rather pricey detail. There'
Really low engine hours this season- oil/filter change necessary? LakeOntario270 at 5:58am 09.14.25 Lets see, I put about 10 hrs on my engine so far this season. In October just before I haul I will
Furler line selection jssailem at 5:31am 09.14.25 I find warp speed too stiff for the furling line. Harken provided 70 feet of a 7mm diameter line wit
Yanmar 2QM20 with Kanzaki YP- 7M Transmission : Parts required Badger007 at 4:41am 09.14.25 I hope you were able to resolve the runout issue? I believe the YP-7M gearbox is actually an in-hous
Funny Friday!!! sailme88 at 3:23am 09.14.25 2 of the oldest things on this earth are soil and water.....and yet water bottles sport an expiratio
Furler line selection dlochner at 3:21am 09.14.25 Make sure the lead from the last block to the drum is at the correct angle and there is enough tensi
Furler line selection kappykaplan at 2:14am 09.14.25 Many people swear by removing the core so it lays flat and doesnt jam. Has anyone considered using
1972 Ranger 29, in 2025 cdog60 at 1:47am 09.14.25 Thanks for responding! I'm sure I will have questions, I'll be interested to see how people have sol
Boom tents to keep deck clean Project_Mayhem at 10:41pm 09.13.25 We started using the sun shade boom tent a couple of weeks ago after a rather pricey detail. There's
Hunter 49 Solar Panel Installation Advice tkwhalen at 7:02pm 09.13.25 I put my controller under the floor boards hanging vertical on the forward end of the bilge. One hol
First Day out on the Hunter 240 CrispyCringle at 6:54pm 09.13.25 I always just opened the ballast valve just after loading on the trailer. Then load up and pull her

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