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how tight should safety lines be scott hall at 8:05pm 03.20.18 Ask All Sailors 2/774 I have a Hunter 23. Has one wire safety line and was looking on internet and you tube to see how tig
Opera Meriachee at 7:51pm 03.20.18 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/373 Phil, Please tell us why Opera on a real computer doesn't like to display uploaded files as having
H28.5 fresh water pump (1) Lisa-Hunter28.5 at 7:17pm 03.20.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/346 I have a shurflo diaphragm pump, model 220-213-34, circa 1986. Does anyone know it's operating press
Moving on... MaryEllaRose at 6:32pm 03.20.18 Catalina 22 7/871 The Mary Ella Rose is now in the hands of a new owner. Just as we did five years ago, he's making th
Polar Charts & Owners Manual 1992 Hunter Legend MetricMountie at 5:33pm 03.20.18 Big Boats 5/1385 Anyone interested in a complete set of Polar Charts and a owners manual for a 1992 Hunter Legend, pl
Reminder Catalina Rendezvous comming up!!! LeslieTroyer at 4:57pm 03.20.18 Pacific North West Cruisers 6/801 Catalina Rendezvous 2018 Roche Harbor May 3-6, 2018
Portlight Replacement bruzeden at 1:14pm 03.20.18 Ask All Sailors 1/335 I have three leaky portholes on my Yorktown 35 and they are old and have some slight cracks. I'm con
Seeking Schooner Madrigal (Alden #248F) cslater at 12:56pm 03.20.18 Alden General Chat 1/1959 I am seeking information on the Alden Schooner Madrigal. She is a 52' Malabar VI design. The infor
H26 Drop Down Table Mod (2) Whiskey at 12:45pm 03.20.18 Smaller Boats 18/2904 I have an 1998 H26 and I am looking to make a drop down table Mod. I think it would add a lot of ro
Blister Repair markwbird at 11:42am 03.20.18 Ask All Sailors 2/347 I am sure this topic has been covered but here it goes again: What is the procedure for repairing a
C30 Tall Rig missing bowsprit kbgunn at 11:25am 03.20.18 Catalina 30 5/2082 I see here locally advertised an '80 Catalina 30 Tall Rig for sale. There is no bowsprit in the phot
Vertical Battens Jeff Jellick at 9:23am 03.20.18 Big Boats 8/1944 On our 2005 Hunter 45 CC we have a in-mast furling main, which has 3 full length vertical fiberglass
Hitachi battery terminal lug, stripped. (1) TomY at 9:11am 03.20.18 Ask All Sailors 4/627 This starter isn't 'that' old. I installed it in 2000. Some time after, the nut on the battery conne
Heavy pop-top Bones at 7:57am 03.20.18 Mid-Size Boats 2/566 An old hunter dealer told me that his customers would rig up a block and tackle assembly to raise th
fixing hull dings and gouges - to gelcoat or not to? tipsyravensailing at 7:47am 03.20.18 Ask All Sailors 22/1942 Hello all! I've been perusing the forums here and i'm having trouble finding a solution that fits m
"Brick" Boat (1) Simon Sexton at 7:28am 03.20.18 Ask All Sailors 5/2933 Good Morning, Hey y'all! Admittedly, I spend a lot of my spare time reading up on statisti
Starting the actual diagrams.... Macboy at 9:03pm 03.19.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1035 I'm on the verge of pressing "Checkout Now" on my mother of an Amazon list but before I do I want to
ISO YSE8 upper cover assembly (plate) Dani at 9:02pm 03.19.18 Engines and Propulsion 4/1472 Hello, In search of replacment upper cover assembly for a Yanmar YSE8 part 704214-01851 (I believe)
Stereo/CD players--new technology; what's good? Kings Gambit at 8:47pm 03.19.18 Ask All Sailors 79/5588 So, my 18-year-old Kenmore KDC-215S stereo receiver/CD needs replacement. But there are many replace
spiniker or whisker pole for jib scott hall at 7:00pm 03.19.18 Ask All Sailors 9/954 Have a Hunter 23: Kind of new to sailing. Boat on slip at large lake in Nashville. Took out last wee

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No holding tank options? smokey73 at 8:54am 02.18.24 I'm answering my own questions (oops, is talking to myself on a forum considered a mental disorder)
No holding tank options? JamesG161 at 8:52am 02.18.24 On my boarding for Inspection, one officer went below alone and returned. He told me all was good a
No holding tank options? kloudie1 at 8:42am 02.18.24 Seems like if you are boarded and are pleasant and cooperative, they are more likely to treat you th
No holding tank options? smokey73 at 8:32am 02.18.24 It is not just "my understanding" that a non-releasable zip tie is acceptable, it is right in the E
No holding tank options? smokey73 at 8:22am 02.18.24 @Calif. Ted Not sure why you say "you are confused." You are correct that most of the sailboats th
No holding tank options? dlochner at 8:20am 02.18.24 In fifty years I've been boarded by CG twice, neither time did they even look at the sanitation sys
Solent or Slutter added to a new fractional Selden in-mast furler rig Ted at 8:17am 02.18.24 Some masthead rigged boat can have very bendy masts. My triple spreader mast can bend 8". You can us
No holding tank options? Calif. Ted at 7:39am 02.18.24 No, you are confused, most boats have a type 3 (holding tank) sanitation system: Federal law prohibi
Air conditioner replacement dlochner at 7:29am 02.18.24 What's RCR recommending for AC units? They are pretty knowledgeable. Don't over size, as @TimFromLI
Moving Up... dlochner at 7:22am 02.18.24 Hopefully, you guys will allow me to hang with the group...this forum provides MANY improvements th
Solent or Slutter added to a new fractional Selden in-mast furler rig dlochner at 7:19am 02.18.24 Double spreader masthead masts can get pretty bendy, that's why the spreaders are swept back and the
Burping/purging air from coolant on Yanmar 3JH2E geoffschultz at 7:11am 02.18.24 Here's a link to a video that does a great job of explaining the cooling system of a Yanmar. In par
Prop rotation question robbjd at 6:50am 02.18.24 I have a feathering J-Prop. It has no prop walk and does just as well in reverse as it does in fwd
No holding tank options? dlochner at 6:19am 02.18.24 I am sure there are people who don't comply with the no discharge law for various reasons. If a boat
Bilge Wire Size Question. dlochner at 5:58am 02.18.24 @Davidasailor26's description is spot on if you size the wire for a 3% voltage drop, if you size the
Hunter 240 Broken Mast Struts (1) patbratton at 4:44am 02.18.24 Up date on struts. I went to the boat today to take the broken ends of the struts off of the studs o
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE WITH A DOMETIC Dual Zone Portable Refrigerator and Freezer, Powered by AC/DC or Solar east coaster at 4:22am 02.18.24 Have you considered an Engels? Low battery drain, 110/12 v, compressor works very well at almost any
Advice on transcontinental shipping captain69 at 3:49am 02.18.24
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE WITH A DOMETIC Dual Zone Portable Refrigerator and Freezer, Powered by AC/DC or Solar captain69 at 3:45am 02.18.24
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE WITH A DOMETIC Dual Zone Portable Refrigerator and Freezer, Powered by AC/DC or Solar twodzusfittings at 3:25am 02.18.24 (plus Sam Holmes has one!). Who? :D:laugh:

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