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Stem Repair (1) thetone at 8:11am 03.13.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/414 Hello, Can anyone give me some advice on repairing the hole in the stem of my 1987 Hunter 28.5. She
AC power issues and relocating water heater in Hunter 34 (3) Beth and Bill at 8:04am 03.13.18 Ask All Sailors 3/630
Autopilot Quandary JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 7:17am 03.13.18 Catalina 310 31/4685 So I have had my head in the computer reading autopilot reviews and looking at what would be necessa
Convection/grill/microwave oven access and perhaps replacement Bogart at 4:26am 03.13.18 Big Boats 3/873 We have a 2007 45CC with a Tappan TC1450SB oven. The microwave function of the oven seems to have f
US east coast area - new furler Aurora Maris at 11:14pm 03.12.18 Ask All Sailors 3/383 We are sailors from Germany. Having crossed the Atlantic, we recently arrived in Florida, Stuart. Si
Hunter 25.5 pintles and gudgeons Ajg6989 at 8:10pm 03.12.18 Smaller Boats 2/517 I just received a Hunter 25.5 1986 with a rudder but no pintles or g udgeons. I was wondering where
Any good boat lift designs for small sailboats Sea Pearl 21 santana 23 ETC videorov at 8:00pm 03.12.18 Ask All Sailors 7/879 Boats that have lifting dagger board and rudders. Might be some designs I don't know about. I will h
Best replacement for horizon 1500 windlass discovery at 7:42pm 03.12.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1769 our 2002 passage 456 has the original horizon 1500 horizontal windlass and although it's still worki
Captain needed for short trip NJ Coast Brian Rozycki at 5:30pm 03.12.18 Ask All Sailors 0/315 Just purchased a larger sailboat, Catalina 270LE. Moving it down to Atlantic Highlands then to Barne
One battery fuse block terminal or two? Macboy at 4:33pm 03.12.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/5465 In installing two GC batteries do I want one fuse block terminal or two (one for each positive)? An
VHF Radio Problem Ted at 2:28pm 03.12.18 Ask All Sailors 14/943 Problem: When I transmit a message on my fixed mount VHF radio, the volume level of the message that
Again with the portlights ... catalanc at 1:43pm 03.12.18 Catalina 22 6/609 Hi guys, One of my portlights broke in a knockdown and I need to replace it. I have removed the old
Mast reinforcement plate ? (1) jbreland at 11:06am 03.12.18 Smaller Boats 2/660 This question is for anyone but hopefully Dave will see it since he knows everything there is to kno
Rigid vang setup (1) forbin at 10:48am 03.12.18 Ask All Sailors 6/480 Hey all...I noticed this potential problem yesterday and wondering if someone can tell me if it's se
safe way to remove old varnish? Allowishish at 10:18am 03.12.18 Ask All Sailors 3/512 This last weekend I did some finish work on the companionway boards... removing to old varnish and p
to replace a Uniden depth finder or not? Allowishish at 10:13am 03.12.18 Ask All Sailors 1/2551 My boat has a Uniden qt-206 depth finder... well, it has the unit itself but not the transducer. I
New Old Spinnaker lehighsail at 9:40am 03.12.18 Ask All Sailors 8/595 I am planning on installing my Asymmetric Spinnaker from my H290 onto my H33. It is on a roller fu
rudder post maintenance? Justin_NSA at 8:57am 03.12.18 Ask All Sailors 5/1072 Long story short, I had to drop my rudder to remove my prop shaft. Before it goes back on, does the
Battery house Bank Hunter 33 2009. cutterpin at 8:33am 03.12.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/857 Hi! How big is the space on a hunter 33 2009for the battery bank? What kind of battery can we put
Got a new bimini coming (3) spraygun at 8:02am 03.12.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/718 147550 147552 147553 I am replacing my old Bimini and Dodger. But my split backstay has slowly been

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Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina rdmerhar at 7:12pm 02.15.24 Sorry for not updating the "true story". I had to go to the State Attorney General to get answers. L
new mulitbank battery charger experiences jdrutten at 4:57pm 02.15.24 Would this set up, without a AC charger, be correct? If you put the alternator in parallel with
removing trailer from boat in driveway Project_Mayhem at 4:56pm 02.15.24 The Precision 18 is around 1100lbs so theres plenty of options. I would look into suspending it from
new mulitbank battery charger experiences Davidasailor26 at 4:44pm 02.15.24
Outboard Transom Mount Project_Mayhem at 4:38pm 02.15.24 I would avoid one with a plastic mount unless it's a reputable brand name. I've had two Chinese plas
new mulitbank battery charger experiences (1) twodzusfittings at 3:51pm 02.15.24 Would this set up, without a AC charger, be correct?
new mulitbank battery charger experiences DArcy at 1:34pm 02.15.24 I have the same setup as @jssailem, Sterling Pro charging the house bank and an ACR charging the sta
Cradle: transport 4000nm? Sell, buy/build new? Sail 365/yr and stay off the hard? David in Sandusky at 12:37pm 02.15.24 Our cradle is great for the annual haul out and storage through the winter on Lake Erie. But if you
Boating with osteoporosis David in Sandusky at 12:31pm 02.15.24 About this time, I would be installing an electric anchor windlass.
WARNING : Sailrite Machine (240v/international) version does not work with inverters Orbweaver at 12:14pm 02.15.24 Fair enough, and as you say add in an inverter of possibly dubious quality, possibly with inadequate
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE WITH A DOMETIC Dual Zone Portable Refrigerator and Freezer, Powered by AC/DC or Solar (2) JBP-PA at 11:50am 02.15.24 I've had it three years so far, but my 22 liter is much smaller than any of the dual zone dometics.
Hunter 30 Skeg assessment dlochner at 11:39am 02.15.24 Here's the correct URL: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/h30-replacing-skeg-with-spade-rud
WARNING : Sailrite Machine (240v/international) version does not work with inverters dlochner at 11:34am 02.15.24 And yea, for SailRite to put right on their website that it doesn't work with inverters and then no
WARNING : Sailrite Machine (240v/international) version does not work with inverters Orbweaver at 11:25am 02.15.24 While high quality oscilloscopes are not practical, you can get a handheld 2Ch one with signal gener
Hunter 30 Skeg assessment ggrizzard at 10:49am 02.15.24 Lloyd, I can't seem to 'follow' the track to the thread you listed. Any specific locale? Thanks, G.
Dial-a-buoy about to be killed off. Davidasailor26 at 9:55am 02.15.24
Solar powered vents Rick D at 9:46am 02.15.24 I replaced mine with another 4" NICRO (SS) about four years ago. They quit making a spacer for hatch
Boating with osteoporosis buddybear at 9:40am 02.15.24 Welcome to the club, Mark. I feel your pain. I. too, have some major lumbar issues severe enough
Yacht Racing 101-FREE Seminar in San Pedro CA Stu Jackson at 9:30am 02.15.24 Looks interesting and is a rare opportunity for this type of information. Another great bit of raci
removing trailer from boat in driveway (3) RussC at 8:52am 02.15.24 lower the tongue of the trailer to the ground place cribbing under the stearn raise the tongue of th

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