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Vulcan 7 depth offset not working jwerkjr at 11:52am 05.19.18 Ask All Sailors 26/3144 I have just installed an Airmar transducer (DST800V) and connected it to my Vulcan 7. The depth read
Ripped off! Jumpstart at 10:09am 05.19.18 Ask All Sailors 26/1861 I contacted a guy to compound and wax my boat. I traditionally do it myself but I can't operate a bu
Minor Fuel Leak Yanmar 2GM20F Engine (2) pfaffk at 10:06am 05.19.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2149 Years ago I had to replace the Fuel filter on my Yanmar 2GM20F Engine because when I went to bleed t
How to use max and mins on my wind instrument danstanford at 9:50am 05.19.18 Racing 4/626 My new wind instrument has little dots representing maximum and minimum wind angles which can be res
I am sick of this weather in the NE. sailnoproblem at 9:41am 05.19.18 Ask All Sailors 13/546 I am really fed up with the recent weather here in the NE! It is putting a major delay in my Hull pa
Installing two voltmeters Reg M at 8:12am 05.19.18 Mid-Size Boats 13/4100 I want to install two small digital voltmeters in my 1984 H31, one for each battery. Rather than hav
Pedestal Base Screws pulled out of deck Rodd at 7:27am 05.19.18 Musings With Maine Sail 11/6608 Again, this is for the Grady White, not the Pearson! My seats are on pedestals, and the bases have
Non skid deck paint (2) HunterMarine280 at 6:32am 05.19.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2407 Has any painted the non skid areas on the deck? I'm looking to do mine and would like to keep the sa
Volve Race live from Newport Ron20324 at 5:37am 05.19.18 Ask All Sailors 9/502 The Weather Channel has live coverage from Newport this morning. I imagine they will reshow it and/o
O'Day 322 port light latch upgrade (2) joshnewbury at 5:10am 05.19.18 Ask All Sailors 2/406 I just replaced my annoying Beckson latches with knobs. Wish I had done it years ago... https://www
Hurth HBW50 replacement uralite at 8:30pm 05.18.18 Catalina 30 66/17378 I have recently began to cost share a 1982 Catalina 30 tall rig with original owner. It has been a g
Air conditioner mounting for an oday 25 DRAo'day25 at 6:59pm 05.18.18 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1021 There was a post on here about a gentleman that mounted a window unit in the front hatch of an Oday2
batteries in series Monty VM at 6:19pm 05.18.18 Big Boats 15/1120 I am thinking about installing golf cart batteries for my house bank instead of 8Ds. I know I can wi
I guess I've been living under a rock... Kermit at 4:31pm 05.18.18 Sails Call Lounge 49/3446
Who manufactured this cabin sole? (2) GGordonWoody at 3:31pm 05.18.18 Smaller Boats 3/797 Saw this '93 H23.5 for sale on our website. Very nicely done indeed (I believe Prince Harry would b
Rub rail removal Pdealdrey at 12:19pm 05.18.18 Big Boats 8/2271 Hi, Ive been reading the posts pertaining to rub rail removal of in my case, a Hunter 410 from 2000
The season begins, sort of! Jackdaw at 11:01am 05.18.18 Racing 23/2424 Due to late ice out, our 2nd G-series race ending up being our club's practice race. So we took the
Two bows. (5) TomY at 9:35am 05.18.18 Ask All Sailors 2/1128 150470 A slender launch, age unknown, with a plumb bow. 150472 This is the last thing you see if
Main Sheet Cleat??? (1) Intrepid-II at 7:56am 05.18.18 The Cherubini Hunters 11/4015 I can't be the only one to think it is not a good idea to have the main sheet run to a cleat as it i
Catalina 22 Mast Issues (2) catalanc at 7:54am 05.18.18 Ask All Sailors 13/2248 Hi All, I purchased my 22 MKII three years ago now. I have had three summers on the water in Lake

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Hunter 170 Tater at 3:15pm 03.04.24 A recent issue of Practical Sailor has a section on plastic and how to repair it. West Systems G-Fl
Hunter 170 dlochner at 3:09pm 03.04.24 A recent issue of Practical Sailor has a section on plastic and how to repair it. West Systems G-Fle
Hunter 170 Tater at 2:54pm 03.04.24 I have a 170. I think they all crack. I have read that later models can be repaired with bondo/fiber
Sigma drive flex coupler Tally Ho at 2:00pm 03.04.24
Why NOT Take a Hunter Sailboat on an Ocean Crossing David in Sandusky at 1:42pm 03.04.24 Henk Meuzelaar sailed his Hunter 43 around the South Pacific for years, delivering medical supplies
9.2C relocation (3) jssailem at 12:32pm 03.04.24 Chris... Most marina's have experience with mast removal. Check them out to get an understanding of
Electrifying my small sailboat? Maine Sail at 12:22pm 03.04.24 Te Bluetti uses a 12 Ah battery that is wired for about 24V internally. This allows them to use smal
Hunter Propeller Anode (5) jssailem at 11:47am 03.04.24 function only of shaft diameter. Yes. Additionally the space available between the prop and the cu
9.2C relocation kloudie1 at 11:26am 03.04.24 Not familiar with your boat but on most boats there is a connector at the mast base inside, where yo
stalling engine SawyerCurt at 10:51am 03.04.24 I had a similar problem and took all the same steps, and it turned out to be a connection: RPM Iss
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

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