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Use backstay to control forestay tension with furling mast? danstanford at 9:16am 10.10.17 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 29/5781 My boat has a furling main and a non-adjustable back stay so I assume the mast is not intended to be
Converting from CNG to Propane BobHorn at 8:20am 10.10.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 23/5269 Considering a '86 40' Legend. Looks good except for CNG stove. Has anyone experience with converting
Cleaning textured walls of 1992 33.5 MommaOf3 at 6:20pm 10.09.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/453 We are the owners of a new to us 1992 Hunter. The walls could use a good cleaning (not moldy just ne
Atlantic towers avankirk at 5:29pm 10.09.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/51 Installed on 466 no problem Used cherry picker ( rental 20 a day) Assemble dry and adjust according
Boat weight? marchem at 4:42pm 10.09.17 Catalina 310 52/3829 We hauled our boat today for a bottom job. The weight readout on the lift was 16,000 lbs. Someone
GMC /Chevy Colorado/Canyon DAVA390 at 4:05pm 10.09.17 Trailer Sailors 21/1932 Has any one ever pulled a 5000 pound (Precision 23) boat with one? Thinking about switching out my S
SeaDek cockpit in a C22 (1) CloudDiver at 3:21pm 10.09.17 Catalina 22 26/5115 Hey everyone... I know I have been a bit absent lately. Since Photobucket pulled their hostage scam
Repowering 1982 28ft ODay O Happy Day at 3:13pm 10.09.17 Ask An Oday Owner 12/1885 My 28 ft. ODay has a Universal Atomic 11hp diesel (5411) and has been salt water cooled for the past
Refrigeration Issue Hunter 380 Tucsonsailor at 2:55pm 10.09.17 Big Boats 2/566 Ran into some issues with my refrigeration. Had a guy look at it. The compressor goes on and then
Finally!!!!! (2) Brian D at 2:17pm 10.09.17 SSB and Ham Operators 13/1244 If you remember from last year I built a box for my SSB? If not, here is an image of that project.
water getting into cabin ryansk at 1:49pm 10.09.17 Ask All Sailors 4/490 I have a 1993 Hunter 27 with the inboard Yanmar diesel. I've noticed after a hard rain, water collec
Hunter 340 Shower Sump!!! Need to see some pics!! bamabaxter at 1:49pm 10.09.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1652 If you have installed a shower sump on your 340, please send me pictures. I am about to install one
1980 Hunter 37 Cherubini Kanzaki KH18 Transmission cmonroe54 at 12:52pm 10.09.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/962 I'm having some work done on my power train (fly wheel to prop) and the mechanic is asking for specs
Help identifying a Raymarine wind system (1) sdemore at 12:40pm 10.09.17 Ask All Sailors 17/3846 I picked up a project boat ('73 C'C 30 MK1) to learn about sailboats and sailing. It has instrument
Tranny problem Clydo at 12:15pm 10.09.17 Catalina 310 5/696 Anyone ever had this problem? At 1500 rpm hear "moderate grinding" noise in forward gear. Any othe
Are you prepared for a fire? Justin_NSA at 8:42am 10.09.17 Ask All Sailors 39/2274 Just got a feature newsletter from Practical Sailor on fire extinguishers. I confess, I don't check
Winning one for us old farts.... (1) Jackdaw at 7:37am 10.09.17 Ask All Sailors 5/578 Last weekend WYC held our big J/24 U-gotta regatta.... made even bigger because this year it was an
Winterizing stanj at 7:23am 10.09.17 Catalina 22 16/961 I am a new owner of an older 22 getting ready to winterise the boat which will be stored on land in
Happy Columbus Day! Gene Neill at 4:43am 10.09.17 Sails Call Lounge 16/637 A great man, and a life worth celebrating. I shall drink to his memory ... just not yet, it's only
Stern Rail seat wooden strip Ken13559 at 10:08pm 10.08.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1123 After 15 years, the Stern Rail seat wooden strip on my H326 looks very tired. I would like to replac

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fuel gauge Ralph Johnstone at 8:10pm 06.22.23 I keep my gauge calibration verified, each time I fill the tank. I've missed something here. Is
Beneteau Grey Water system Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:03pm 06.22.23 So (snip) save grief if you reroute your sink drains to new thru-hulls a
Yanmar 2GM20f may have cranked too long jssailem at 7:59pm 06.22.23 Way to go @CharlieAnn :biggrin:
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't (5) jssailem at 7:09pm 06.22.23 A couple more baby steps were accomplished today. We towed the HADLEY from her slip to the haul out.
Getting wires in. jdrutten at 6:54pm 06.22.23 The cockpit speakers are wired in through the bimini arch and are quite invisible. I'd follow that s
South Winds Magazine BigEasy at 6:46pm 06.22.23 Rick, I used to pick up copies at West Marine & the marina office, then began to read it online.
Yanmar 2GM20f may have cranked too long CharlieAnn at 6:40pm 06.22.23 You have us. We may not be on the boat with you. but for the basics we can often help a fellow sail
HUGE gust following cruise ship. what caused it? stickinthemud57 at 6:23pm 06.22.23
HUGE gust following cruise ship. what caused it? Davidasailor26 at 6:11pm 06.22.23
Fresh water "Pressure Capacity Tank" - Keep or Toss ? Ralph Johnstone at 6:07pm 06.22.23 I'm familiar with the gas laws and gases being absorbed into fluids; Sorry, no gas laws here. No
Gear box not engaging Alex G at 5:36pm 06.22.23 Thanks !!!!!, A further question, when the gear box is engaged in either forward or reverse , is it
Oceangate Titan kappykaplan at 4:47pm 06.22.23 Here's a link to one of the articles: https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2023/06/22/us
Oceangate Titan Rick486 at 4:47pm 06.22.23 News reports this evening that it's likely that a Navy acoustic system heard the implosion on Sunda
Fresh water "Pressure Capacity Tank" - Keep or Toss ? Scott T-Bird at 4:13pm 06.22.23 Well, they also have bladders so that you can control the air pressure more easily. @Radio Flyer wa
Engine vibration universal m3-20 brazenarticle at 4:07pm 06.22.23 Remove the fiberglass panel in the head and then run the engine. Check if the water muffler is tight
Oceangate Titan Rick Webb at 4:02pm 06.22.23 I also have been watching this since the beginning and I thought more toward hypoxia than implosion
Getting wires in. kappykaplan at 3:46pm 06.22.23 I don't have a Hunter, but my wires are attached to the bimini frame, then to the pushpit and into a
Oceangate Titan kappykaplan at 3:45pm 06.22.23 I doubt that the military would admit to it, but I'm pretty sure an implosion of that size could be
Where to put AIS antenna? Tally Ho at 3:28pm 06.22.23 I sail on Lake Michigan (South end). I installed a B&G V50 AIS-enabled VHF radio. It also supports
HUGE gust following cruise ship. what caused it? stickinthemud57 at 3:28pm 06.22.23 This is VERY interesting. Never having been in these situations, I was unaware of the havoc that cou

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