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Have a SAFE and fun holiday weekend Bad Obsession at 12:00pm 05.25.18 Ask All Sailors 11/666 Yep, the crazies are out in full force. On my way to work at 0500 hours this morning I95 was alread
Leaks cause boat repair (7) jssailem at 11:44am 05.25.18 Ask All Sailors 2/378 Like oil and water, a leaky boat and a happy owner do not mix. Last winter i run up to the boat to g
Replacing stanchion base (1) Bluenose at 10:52am 05.25.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/830 Hi folks, replacing a stanchion base on my 331. The description said "stanchion base - wood rail", a
Hunter 27 Sliding Hatch Question StephenD at 10:37am 05.25.18 The Cherubini Hunters 22/3300 I am replacing the 2 piece lexan companionway drop boards with (4) 3/4"mahogany boards, and wondered
Adding a solar system in phases Renegade135 at 9:23am 05.25.18 Musings With Maine Sail 6/1185 Hello All, I am planning to add a small solar system; a 100 w 6A solar panel with genasun controlle
bilge water mortyd at 9:08am 05.25.18 Catalina 30 7/1083 i live in the the northeast and keep my boat on the hard all winter. the bilge still fills with wate
O'Day 23 Running Rigging and Rudder Up/Down Haul RRinTN at 7:35am 05.25.18 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2066 I bought a 1979 O'Day 23 and had to replace all the running rigging, some of which was missing so I
Let's go to the Prom Brian D at 6:48am 05.25.18 Sails Call Lounge 13/961 Then again... maybe not! sOiQ0xxvgLM
2000 Hunter 290 Outhaul setup signguygb at 6:36am 05.25.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/888 I just purchased my first sailboat, a Hunter 290, and while rigging it to take it out for the first
STS Alberto or Invest 90 JamesG161 at 5:40am 05.25.18 Sails Call Lounge 24/2031 By now most of you Gulf Sailors have heard of the area of Investigation 90 on the Yucatan. A few of
San Juan Trip Advice Full Circle 473 at 10:52pm 05.24.18 Pacific North West Cruisers 25/3451 Can I get some of your expert advice on off the beaten path destinations in the San Juans? We will
Main Sail outhaul Stuck mikej21 at 6:41pm 05.24.18 Mid-Size Boats 1/940 I own a 2005 Hunter 33 with an in mast furling.... I was able to open/ pull out my sail today and th
Spreader boots lingerfeltja at 5:40pm 05.24.18 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1029 Over the winter I overhauled the mast of my H37c. I have been looking for replacements to the sprea
VOR Downwind Sail Trim AlastairLC at 5:04pm 05.24.18 Ask All Sailors 9/741 Watching the harbour race start to leg 9, I was surprised to see the A3 sail luffs were taut and the
Can't get the shore power inlet off. - KIND OF RESOLVED HanBan at 2:40pm 05.24.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 36/2781
State of the sailboat biz (1) Phil Herring at 1:56pm 05.24.18 Ask All Sailors 34/3778 How do you see the state of the sailboat business, 10 years after the last recession? What's your t
BoatUS newsletter picture/caption fail (1) marke14 at 1:18pm 05.24.18 Sails Call Lounge 6/638 I thought you guys might get a kick out of this one ... my markup/emphasis (and blurring of the adve
O'day 272 LE Engine Question...what are they? Pat at 1:00pm 05.24.18 Bigger Boats 8/1410 Changing the oil last week I stupidly disconnected two wires ( spade plugs) that appear to belong co
Reinforcing a transom ladder Voiding Sounds at 12:31pm 05.24.18 Catalina 22 14/3765 My '73 came equipped with a huge plastic folding ladder that connected to mounts deck mounts on the
Adjust the down Tiller Height upwards - tiller stop bushing JimSails at 11:02am 05.24.18 Smaller Boats 10/1837 So I am a new owner of a Hunter 26 that has the aluminum tiller handle. It may be a replacement as t

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Hunter Propeller Anode dlochner at 10:20am 03.04.24 Hi all, I have a 1994 Hunter 29.5 and I am told my propeller is missing an anode. but when I look a
Electrifying my small sailboat? Don S/V ILLusion at 10:16am 03.04.24 I'm coming up wit a different capacity and the ad is confusing. Energy capacity in a battery is mea
Hunter Propeller Anode Don S/V ILLusion at 10:15am 03.04.24 Are you asking about a prop anode or a prop shaft anode? The former being a function of what prop yo
Hunter Propeller Anode (2) rgranger at 9:51am 03.04.24 223354 You can find them at any chandlery (like West Marine etc.). You just need to know your sh
Hunter Propeller Anode Rich Stidger at 9:39am 03.04.24 A picture of your prop and running gear would be helpful.
Line for "boom topping lift" measured length and material required for 1989 Hunter 30 ? shemandr at 9:39am 03.04.24 You don't need anything fancy. Optimize UV resistance. For those of us who are not familiar with yo
Hunter 170 rgranger at 9:21am 03.04.24 Trailerable with a small cuddy.... I would throw in Montgomery Sailboats https://en.wikipedia.org
Linings cleaning JoeWhite at 9:13am 03.04.24 I can not think that this is how it was when it was new. My guess is that it is a vinal cover that i
Linings cleaning Yann85 at 8:53am 03.04.24 Thank you all for your answers. we will try the solution of the brush and a cleaning product availab
Electrifying my small sailboat? kloudie1 at 8:10am 03.04.24 Consider a "mini" sized 100 amp hour lithium and a lithium charger.. Amazon.com : 100 amp hour life
Electrifying my small sailboat? JBP-PA at 8:04am 03.04.24 A portable power station is a brilliant idea for a boat that doesn't otherwise have power. You get
sadly disappointed in Weems and Plath . . kloudie1 at 7:56am 03.04.24 MY W&P experience: Two years ago my ships bell clock quit working. It really had never kept time acc
Bon Voyage! Tally Ho at 7:52am 03.04.24 Congratulations welcome to the club. I retired in 2020 after 43 years of working. Have to say I hi
Why NOT Take a Hunter Sailboat on an Ocean Crossing shemandr at 7:52am 03.04.24 I had a H356. In my opinion the volume of the aft makes it difficult to sail downwind in waves. Th
Bon Voyage! Tally Ho at 7:49am 03.04.24 After being a sailboat dealer, I chose to help fellow sailors mostly with trailerable sailboats and
Electrifying my small sailboat? dlochner at 7:47am 03.04.24
Electrifying my small sailboat? dlochner at 7:30am 03.04.24 The capacity is really limited. 268 wh is about 22 ah. The bigger question is how much capacity do y
Electrifying my small sailboat? Don S/V ILLusion at 7:27am 03.04.24
Electrifying my small sailboat? Project_Mayhem at 7:07am 03.04.24 That is a very nice unit. No matter route you choose, you need to figure out how much each one of th
Why NOT Take a Hunter Sailboat on an Ocean Crossing ggrizzard at 7:03am 03.04.24 There's "Old Hunter", Warren Luhrs company and "New Hunter", (Marlow-Hunter). Several well known des

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