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Trump Companion 21 tedsteffan at 12:43pm 04.19.24 Ask All Sailors 7/1120 Greeting all! I am about to embark on a full refit of a Trump Companion 21 and will be looking for a
store mast diagonal on h260? and mast down lessens pull on anchor 80%? Davenport at 12:32pm 04.19.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/938 Before hurricane season I was thinking of dropping my h260 mast and storing it either in normal stra
pour 1/16th inch of resin to firm up H260 wood flooring? Davenport at 11:50am 04.19.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/563 Im a heavy guy and my old h260 creaks when I walk on the wood floor and it bounces too. So far I've
Adding a mid-ship cleat to a H260 Chuck C. at 11:03am 04.19.24 Smaller Boats 5/675 Has anyone installed a mid-ship cleat on a H260? I've been tying off my spring line to the winch b
Legend 40.5 engine oil change fero at 10:58am 04.19.24 Big Boats 4/551
Lifting strap blocking (1) jdrutten at 9:55am 04.19.24 Ask All Sailors 10/1127 Paging though my manual I found an illustration suggesting that 4"x4" blocks should be placed under
SUN - fascination (1) jssailem at 8:22am 04.19.24 Weather and Forecasting 1/431 I find the Sun is an engaging mystery. Be it an Eclipse, the surprising appearance during a bleak Pa
Grand Traverse Bay - destinations/anchorage recommendations? Indysailor at 5:36am 04.19.24 Ask All Sailors 6/898 I will be sailing out of Traverse City in late July. Boat is moored in TC. Mostly, we plan to day sa
Yet Another Strange Electrical Glitch! Rick D at 7:42pm 04.18.24 Ask All Sailors 2/499 So, my solar regulator would not produce significant wattage. (Victron 100/200 MPPT). I did a firmwa
Fort Pierce inlet xavpil at 6:57pm 04.18.24 Ask All Sailors 4/629 Hi all. coming back from Bahamas to fort pierce on Saturday EOD. Getting contradictory opinions from
Air Conditioner Vents Boiler at 5:19pm 04.18.24 Big Boats 17/1627 I have a H49 that was originally from SoCal so the temps were reasonable, so the original owners did
over starting line early NCBrew at 12:41pm 04.18.24 Racing 15/2851 In a small club racing, the racing instructions state "even if the I flag is not displayed, (which w
Aquarius MikeFitz at 11:35am 04.18.24 Ask All Sailors 3/497 I just purchased an Aquarius 23 built in 1971. It is a project. I did not see it with the mast up. I
Blower Vent Hose Fred at 11:33am 04.18.24 Mid-Size Boats 9/1199 My Catalina 28 MK2 has an engine compartment blower (I presume this is standard issue) with both an
I Need a Surveyor Recommendation in Nanaimo, British Columbia?? Prairie Virgin Sailor at 9:29am 04.18.24 Ask All Sailors 2/347 Does anyone out there know the name of someone who could complete a boat survey for me in Nanaimo, B
Update on hose replacement, and follow-up question chriscampbell at 8:30am 04.18.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 16/1242 I posted last fall about removing old macerator and permeated hoses. I've now replaced most of the h
Hunter 23.5 new windows massnspace at 6:29pm 04.17.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/911 Thinking about replacing some of the fixed windows in my Hunter 23.5. Mainly the front curved one.
1987 Hunter 23 Rebuild (5) Skycap92 at 4:57pm 04.17.24 Smaller Boats 4/715 Hi All, I'm in the beginning of a full restoration of an '87 23'. The boat had sat in someone's ba
Install mechanical oil pressure gauge for Yanmar 4JH2E smokey73 at 8:39am 04.17.24 Ask All Sailors 15/1999 I have a 1994 Hunter 40.5 with a Yanmar 4JH2E. Engine runs great, starts immediately when the key i
Mirror on Aft Cabin Door (4) sailcapt340 at 5:57am 04.17.24 Ask All Sailors 9/934

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BATTERY? Hayden Watson at 8:47am 05.05.25 In 2022, I dropped in a couple of 460Ah 8D LFP batteries into my motorhome and have 920Ah total with
Sleeping, quarter berth or settee? BAD ORCA at 8:45am 05.05.25 Ha! thanks for all the great responses. I was just curious more than anything. I know many offshor
O'Day 28 Ritchie Compass odaydokay at 8:44am 05.05.25 I wound up taking this to a guy up in Vermont by the name of Bill Austin. He ran a compass repair se
Roller Furling Upgrade - ODAY 272 jssailem at 8:41am 05.05.25 I cruise in the PacificNW. I replaced a Profurler with the Harken MKIV furler. It has been a signifi
BATTERY? jssailem at 8:34am 05.05.25 or any other options ? Whats your thoughts ?? Your replacement thoughts "looking at 4D or 8D or GC
Electric fuel pump to replace lift pump Yanmar 3GM30F skunther at 8:34am 05.05.25 Regarding wiring the fuel pump - where should it draw power from? If I power it from the start butto
Luff Extrusion length for hunter 23.5 SteveHughessails at 8:26am 05.05.25 Nice! After experiencing life with a furler, I hope one day I too will be looking. :-) All the best
BATTERY? dlochner at 8:13am 05.05.25 If there is room, I'd lean towards the GCs for the simple reason they are lighter at 65+ lbs than th
11.0 battery wiring jssailem at 8:12am 05.05.25
BATTERY? Don S/V ILLusion at 8:11am 05.05.25 8ds are too heavy to easily manage physically and have no advantage over other options. As to the ot
Luff Extrusion length for hunter 23.5 Dzzz at 8:10am 05.05.25
Tight furler Project_Mayhem at 7:54am 05.05.25 I was exclusively referring to the line that goes around the drum. My last boat had a smaller Hood f
Luff Extrusion length for hunter 23.5 SteveHughessails at 7:53am 05.05.25 Welcome to the forum. I wish I had the answer for you. I have only just experienced the joy of furli
Battery recommendation - anchor windless mermike at 6:47am 05.05.25 People talk about special fusing on the batteries. Bascily if you have any sort of working fuse or
Is this crackling sound normal shemandr at 6:36am 05.05.25 ...he said it's the plastic inside the cabin. I don't know what it's called, it's the plastic mold
Hunter 36 mast strut damaged - anyone had this issue? AndyL at 6:25am 05.05.25 Random question was your 04 at Annapolis Sail School before you got her? We bought it from an own
Down the (New Design) Hatch! ...3TacksontheWater at 6:01am 05.05.25 I feel every single word of that. That's why, after just a few minutes of trying, I decided not to
Down the (New Design) Hatch! Gene Neill at 5:44am 05.05.25 I feel every single word of that. That's why, after just a few minutes of trying, I decided not to r
Access to the underside deck from the salon? shemandr at 5:29am 05.05.25 For my Hunter of that vintage there were buttons that covered fasteners of some sort. I don't remem
Is this crackling sound normal JBP-PA at 5:22am 05.05.25 When it's in the water it might not be so bad, water supports the hull better. I'm sure there is a

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