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Sailing Perdido Key area ollie-bout at 9:48am 02.08.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1148 Has anybody or does anybody sail their H240 or similar boat in and around Perdido Bay/Pensacola Bay
Hunter 260 - Better option than roller reefing jib in heavy wind? Tyler Rippel at 9:18am 02.08.18 Smaller Boats 24/2919 When I solo sailed my 260 in heavier fall weather I had issues of weather helm and also the jib shee
Raymarine ST50 tridata replacement (2) joe marcantel at 9:12am 02.08.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/900 I need advice. I have a old Raymarine ST50 tridata that is not working. I found a Raymarine I50 that
Holding Power (1) LeslieTroyer at 9:09am 02.08.18 Ask All Sailors 50/2331
Sailing Kayak (1) Simon Sexton at 9:08am 02.08.18 Ask All Sailors 15/1480 Hey Everyone, Good morning! I wanted to start off today by asking if anyone has ever saile
jib height while racing LANCE ON CLOUD NINE at 8:14am 02.08.18 Racing 12/1186 When racing a flat decked boat, with a jib that has, say, 6 inches of variable hoist height...would
1978 Pearson 31-I Owner's Manual PDF annabhappy at 8:13am 02.08.18 Ask All Sailors 1/475 I have a 1978 Pearson 31-I (not P 31-2) and am in need of an owners manual, as I will be replacing
O'Day 272 Owners Manual libertadii at 7:53am 02.08.18 Ask An Oday Owner 17/2837 Sailors - I just purchased a 1988 O'Day 272 in December and would really like to know the schemata f
NPT verses NPS.... NYSail at 6:58am 02.08.18 Ask All Sailors 16/2424 So I found one of my in-line ball valves that connects to my anchor wash-down was broke. Handle move
Installing a new DC switch panel in an Alden Challenger. (7) TomY at 5:20am 02.08.18 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 29/6038 The DC switch panel on CHRISTMAS - a 1961 Challenger - is original. I've considered replacing it in
Sail Windows? (1) Will Gilmore at 4:12am 02.08.18 Ask All Sailors 14/1081 On the Mariner Website, someone was asking if it was worth adding a window to their main. I have ne
shore power won't reset on boat BugOutBoat at 5:25pm 02.07.18 Ask All Sailors 86/3719
Rust (1) PGIJon at 11:16am 02.07.18 Engines and Propulsion 26/2829 Last week while bring the h34 back from a bottom paint job. The hose from the elbow to the muffler
Battery tie down (1) marchem at 9:05am 02.07.18 Catalina 310 8/1059 Those of you who have done battery upgrades on your C310: how did you manage battery tie downs? I'm
Cherubini Hunters Documentation - "Owners Manual" and Sales Brochure ObliquePlanet at 8:38am 02.07.18 The Cherubini Hunters 2/668 I bought a '78 Cherubini Hunter 25 last weekend and am checking out all the forum has to offer. In
Hunter 280 Macerator Switch Location Panera at 7:22am 02.07.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/500 I just purchased a 1997 Hunter 280. Presently the macerator pump is not connected. I am looking to
Flying Juniors (1) Simon Sexton at 6:44am 02.07.18 Ask All Sailors 14/2245 Hey Everyone, Good morning! A few months ago in Galveston, I participated in a race called
Engine oil RHUMB RUNNER at 9:15pm 02.06.18 Ask All Sailors 2/584 I have been using Delo 400 15-40 LE oil. Can I use the SDE version. I have a 110HP Yanmar turbo dies
What kind of boat is this? (3) writetoof at 8:43pm 02.06.18 Ask All Sailors 41/2918 can anyone help me recognize what kind of boat this is? I cannot find any details or #s etc?
Top of Bow/Deck Plymouth Sailor at 7:34pm 02.06.18 Ask All Sailors 6/858 Dear fellow sailors: Where the bow meets the deck and where the mooring lines are tied off consists

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NMEA 2000-Help/Guidance where to start. Tally Ho at 6:11pm 02.02.24
Rudder Post Grease Fitting? (2) Tally Ho at 5:57pm 02.02.24
What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? Tally Ho at 5:45pm 02.02.24 Hrmmm... "winter storage" sure did go up this year :huh: Worse yet, after I got the new main, the
What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? Project_Mayhem at 5:22pm 02.02.24
What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? twodzusfittings at 5:21pm 02.02.24
What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? Tally Ho at 4:31pm 02.02.24 Trying to convince my wife to let me get a new mainsail. You could do like I did, and jibe the mai
Catalina 30 - Replacing Heat Exchanger Zinc (issues with too much water after closing thru-hull). FastOlson at 4:09pm 02.02.24 at least 3 gallons so far. i have the valve closed Given this fact, the thru hull valve does not a
What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? dlochner at 2:59pm 02.02.24 Trying to convince my wife to let me get a new mainsail. The key to that discussion is "The boat
What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? Sutric at 2:48pm 02.02.24 Trying to convince my wife to let me get a new mainsail.
DIY Rigging @ West Marine Sutric at 2:47pm 02.02.24 It doesn't look like they have fittings that will fit my 5/32" rigging and I doubt they'd be too ha
Thinking of buying a Hunter 460 or 466 Sutric at 2:41pm 02.02.24 We have a H33.5 so I can't comment on those particular boats but I can say that I believe that while
stalling engine Stu Jackson at 2:20pm 02.02.24 Fuel Starvation and The Obscure Check Ball Valve Fuel Starvation and The Obscure Check Ball Valve a
Hunter 36 Fridge and Freezer Replacement tfox2069 at 2:07pm 02.02.24 We had to get a new novacool fridge after a defrosting with a screwdriver went badly. Frustrating,
Hunter 36 Fridge and Freezer Replacement wpatch at 1:02pm 02.02.24 We had to get a new novacool fridge after a defrosting with a screwdriver went badly. Frustrating,
Catalina 30 - Replacing Heat Exchanger Zinc (issues with too much water after closing thru-hull). sailme88 at 12:45pm 02.02.24 If there isn't much left of the zinc and it looks rough ( as opposed to smooth and conical) you shou
NMEA 2000-Help/Guidance where to start. dlochner at 11:52am 02.02.24 Having the charter-plotter driving the autopilot probably not that big a deal for me either, but it
Hunter 376 arch modification Velella at 11:52am 02.02.24 Thanks John. Hopefully someone has done it and can provide some advice.
NMEA 2000-Help/Guidance where to start. wpatch at 11:39am 02.02.24 This is good stuff. Really appreciate the help and input. That document was clearer to me than other
Catalina 30 - Replacing Heat Exchanger Zinc (issues with too much water after closing thru-hull). ChrisVR1994 at 11:22am 02.02.24 There should be two seperate devises that stop the flow of sea water. Your thru-hull valve should
Adding a solent sail or staysail to a B&R rig Peter Preusch at 11:02am 02.02.24

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