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Battery Charger thaeni at 1:01pm 08.06.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/612 I have a 1992 33.5 with the original battery charger. If switch is in the number 1 or 2 position wit
Another Crazy Day in San Diego Harbor rfrye1 at 11:43am 08.06.17 Ask All Sailors 7/788 http://www.kusi.com/story/36071621/man-injured-after-being-run-over-by-boat-in-mission-bay
Talk to me about In Boom Furlers freeheelbillie at 8:18am 08.06.17 Ask All Sailors 11/2008 I have been toying with the idea all summer, the more I spend time on the water the wife and 2.5 yea
Hunter 376 shaft tube JohnandJane at 7:58am 08.06.17 Big Boats 0/342 Does anyone know the I.D. of the shaft tube or the clearance between the 1" shaft and the tube? I wa
Cheap sails Gene Neill at 7:10am 08.06.17 Catalina 22 8/1229 Looks like a good deal, if anyone is looking: http://www.ebay.com/itm/322637222361?ul_noapp=true
Transom shower on 45CC (1) ChrisCRNA at 5:47am 08.06.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/988 I need to replace the transom shower hose on my Hunter 45CC. The hose is broke off behind the box w
First time on the water with my 146 (2) SFKjeld at 9:20pm 08.05.17 Day Sailers 12/1577 all went well until retrieving. For reasons a cannot understand, I cannot get the boat onto the trai
Info on Bras B'or lakes Nova Scotia Tyemac at 2:43pm 08.05.17 Destinations 5/989 Thinking of sailing to Cape Brenton this month and not sure what's all there to see. Hear that it's
Catalina 27 tiller play and rudder repair david27 at 2:29pm 08.05.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 14/5318 My 1984 Catalina 27 has had some lateral play in the tiller for some time - but following a groundin
solar block window tint on hatches ? MitchM at 10:52am 08.05.17 Ask All Sailors 2/1187 The nauticat forum just posted an owner's good review of window tint.com's solar blocking fi
MOB, first time for everything freeheelbillie at 10:17am 08.05.17 Ask All Sailors 17/1296 So I was the MOB last week, first time for everything I guess. Aside from the bruised ego everything
H26 mast replacement. Karyon at 8:37am 08.05.17 Smaller Boats 9/1181 I came across a H26 not far from home for a real good deal, the only problem is it lost its mast in
Mystery leak Tom H31 at 7:36am 08.05.17 Mid-Size Boats 14/2900 Found wet fabric at the very aft end of the quarter berth (1986 H31). This is usually a dark, damp a
Beneteau 46 2009 Center Cockpt table replacemente or repair (2) Julio not Houlio at 7:15am 08.05.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/434 Any ideas/suggestions on repairing the center cockpit table on a Beneteau 46? The aft right part aft
battery charger amp size b crites at 6:45am 08.05.17 Ask All Sailors 18/1484 Replacing my outdated battery charger. One starter bank, an one house bank. What amp size are you c
AC Wire size Wanderwind36 at 11:26pm 08.04.17 Big Boats 6/4051 Looking to determine the ac wire size from the inlet receptical to the service panel on a 1987 C36.
Need an Oman 8.0 kilowatt genset water pump BobBarr at 10:09pm 08.04.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 21/1438 I'm trying to find an Oman 8.0 genset impeller pump for my hunter passage 42 With out much luck Oma
Shaft zincs inside the engine bay? Skipper at 8:56pm 08.04.17 Ask All Sailors 8/830 I saw a pic once of a shaft zinc attached to the shaft inside the engine bay. Thought it a silly ano
Sail slides breaking (1) Skipper at 8:47pm 08.04.17 Ask All Sailors 21/3895 Of course I've been in boats and sailing forever, but I too get mystified by some things: I get slid
Fractional rig, swept shrouds... backstay function... (2) agprice22 at 8:15pm 08.04.17 Ask All Sailors 7/1475 This is a swept rig, cap shrouds, uppers, lowers, and forward shrouds. 9/32 forestay and cap shrouds

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Clean Out Oil Pan Justin_NSA at 11:32am 03.01.24 I've been seriously contemplating going even further; Having the pan tapped and a drain valve instal
Water Leaks laitm001 at 11:24am 03.01.24 Use a test strip in fresh water then another in Salt water Sample that your boat is in. Compare th
Sole TV Replacement - Hunter 49/50 (2) laitm001 at 11:08am 03.01.24 Sorry to re-open this thread but I've just bought a new TV for my 49 and any additional advice/tips
Snow falling on Cedars (1) jssailem at 10:17am 03.01.24 For our NE brethren, there are a 2 High Pressure cells in the Atlantic that are going to try and tea
Clean Out Oil Pan Rich Stidger at 10:11am 03.01.24 I agree with @jssailem up to a point. I would not attempt a job like this without compelling eviden
Clean Out Oil Pan jssailem at 9:47am 03.01.24 As Mike Rowe the host of Dirty Jobs might say... You have no idea until you explore it for yourself.
Grand Soleil 50 Don S/V ILLusion at 9:00am 03.01.24 The only GS 50 with which I am familiar has a 7.5 ft keel draft. It itself, that severely limits whe
Grand Soleil 50 jssailem at 7:44am 03.01.24 I reviewed your "about Me" post... "Fairly new to sailing, in process of learning." The Catalina 22
Grand Soleil 50 Project_Mayhem at 7:17am 03.01.24 Thank you for your response. I was wandering what the cost of replacing that might be and have oft
Chain Plate Inspection American_Mainsail at 7:03am 03.01.24 Those look the same as the fascia covers on my 44 (which is also the same hull). Put a plastic scrap
New England Ropes VIPER line reviews? (1) jssailem at 6:54am 03.01.24 I use it for my outhaul. It should be very serviceable as halyards. I found the line a bit stiff.
Sigma drive flex coupler (1) American_Mainsail at 5:58am 03.01.24 I notice far less vibration and maybe somewhat less noise. There isn't less noise inherently due to
Windlass (1) JamesG161 at 5:48am 03.01.24 Here is the electrical diagram. e H340 info spot, which includes the Owners Manual. https://hunter.
Twizzle rig? Tipsynippertoo at 3:22am 03.01.24 https://www.yachtingworld.com/cruising/downwind-sailing-tips-sail-more-comfortably-and-faster-with-t
Windlass marcham at 3:18am 03.01.24 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/anchor-windlass-for-hunter-340.1249932807 https://forums.
Twizzle rig? Tipsynippertoo at 3:11am 03.01.24 Update: I had new sails made a couple of years ago, not long after posting the original article. I s
2GM20F engine issue Tipsynippertoo at 2:58am 03.01.24 With the boat out of the water: If the prop' is serviced correctly the blades should rotate on their
2GM20F engine issue Tipsynippertoo at 2:56am 03.01.24 I too have a Kiwi prop. Your symptoms are exactly what I get if the prop' hasn't been serviced. The
V berth leak from electric windlass Tipsynippertoo at 2:43am 03.01.24 I have just finished overhauling my windlass. There is a seal just below the Daisy wheel which was w
Sigma drive flex coupler NYSail at 1:20am 03.01.24

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