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Dave's not here (1) Meriachee at 8:43pm 06.28.17 Sails Call Lounge 14/1648 Saw this on the interweb. Whoever this Dave guy is, I'm thinking that he's trying to pigeonhole us a
installed new Raymarine es127 - it shuts down when under sail Captpete12 at 7:54pm 06.28.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/980 My new es127 MFD shuts down when under sail for two hours or so. i checked with Raymarine and they
Wanting to get a roller furling for my Catalina 25... which one do ya'll recommend? BTWill83 at 7:42pm 06.28.17 Mid-Size Boats 6/4314 I've already got the sail FOR the roller furling that was on the boat and not working. Looking to ge
slippery deck mortyd at 5:55pm 06.28.17 Catalina 30 6/870 the textured cockpit deck on my catalina 30 mkii has gotten a bit slippery with no obvious cause. wh
Stepped my mast in 15 minutes piedpiperIII at 5:14pm 06.28.17 Catalina 22 16/998 My boat is in my drive so I can do some work. I needed my mast up so I timed myself. From secured fr
Freshwater Tank flush Seute Deern at 2:11pm 06.28.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1032 Hello, after I bought my 2005 Hunter 38, I was told the fresh water tank was barely used at all. So
Rudder Donal Rice at 12:23pm 06.28.17 Big Boats 4/592 Hi All, I recently purchased a 340, year 2000. The rudder is very stiff, I have isolated the steerin
Genoa Block (2) Capri at 12:16pm 06.28.17 Ask An Oday Owner 7/969 138050 138051 Hi, just purchased my '81 22 foot boat last year and wonder what the difference betwee
Heat exchanger paulj at 10:55am 06.28.17 Catalina 310 12/1504 I am thinking to relocate the heat exchanger............:hook2:
Just for FUN timebandit at 10:12am 06.28.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/443 http://www.nationalgeographic.com/volvooceanrace/interactives/sailing/index.html Don't speed to much
Fix for Hunter Starter Wiring Harness issue (3) SirMichael at 9:42am 06.28.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/3499 I found a number of posts on the forums for a wiring issue that Hunter had with the starter wiring,
Mysterious Storage Compartment (2) Capri at 9:28am 06.28.17 Ask An Oday Owner 16/1196 138031 138032 Hi. I have had a '81 22 foot for a year. Under the v berth cushions there is a wooden
VHF cable gettinthere at 9:27am 06.28.17 Ask All Sailors 11/765 I need to replace some VHF antenna cable. I have a new piece of coax that I think is good for the ap
A thing rarely seen in the wild: porpoising harbor seals (1) Kings Gambit at 9:03am 06.28.17 Ask All Sailors 14/3163 I was "making passage" from Santa Cruz Island to King Harbor (Redondo Beach) last week; motoring nea
Furler Model - Luff Tape Size JHoward at 8:39am 06.28.17 Ask All Sailors 6/3045 Hunter Cherubini 37.5, 1980. Had a 2nd hand Harken (series L300?) unit installed, have to get new ro
Mast support post length greg_m at 5:52am 06.28.17 Catalina 22 9/731 GDTU all! Would some kind soul kindly measure the length of their pole, erm... their mast support p
Can a Solar Charge Controller be used to regulate an outboard ? Leeward Rail at 5:22am 06.28.17 Ask All Sailors 21/4759 Question for the electrical nerds out here. My Tohatsu outboard has unregulated output via magneto
Towing without center support piedpiperIII at 4:02am 06.28.17 Catalina 22 11/939 Does anyone tow their boat with the mast supported for and aft only?? I put a support from the mast
Yanmar 3YM 30 SWP aftermarket rebuild Brahmany at 10:05pm 06.27.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/568 Any owners out the who have rebuilt the Yanmar/Johnson SWP with after market bearings and seals, and
Jacklines on a C30? patrickkidd at 6:55pm 06.27.17 Catalina 30 13/2854 I just tried the shortest jacklines at West Marine, which go 24" past the stern cleat when connected

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Width of wing on wing keel Ken13559 at 11:53pm 12.07.23 My Hunter 326 wing span is 33.5 inches tip-tip. Hope that help.
Looking to Find a Mast for my Hunter 42 CC 1991 55.5' American_Mainsail at 7:58pm 12.07.23
Tidal Currents Trip planner App jssailem at 7:42pm 12.07.23 We have a lot of issues with tidal currents here in The Salish Sea. Automatic systems are a risky. I
Instrument Sun Shades Project_Mayhem at 7:29pm 12.07.23 I have a Targus waterproof case for my iPad, it does cut down the glare and offers some protection
Tidal Currents Trip planner App dlochner at 7:28pm 12.07.23 Aquamaps has pretty current and tide reporting on their app, however it does not do automatic route
Salon table 37c Johnb at 6:37pm 12.07.23 This is the factory set up yes? Yes except we removed the fiddles on the long edges
H22 Parts breakdown RPOLLITT01 at 6:07pm 12.07.23 You may be able to find what you seek here: https://hunter.sailboatowners.com/resources/index.php?t
Salon table 37c Cocoa Beach Sailor at 5:53pm 12.07.23
Roller Furler and sail for a 37c Cocoa Beach Sailor at 5:51pm 12.07.23 I love the look of the two bits of canvas together. Do you usually deploy both of them? Down here in
Lead Acid Batteries JamesG161 at 4:54pm 12.07.23 I don't think that is an accurate statement I was thinking of Radium. Radon. You are correct. bac
Water Maker - Horizon /Sea Recovery Aqua Mini 170 jssailem at 4:25pm 12.07.23 It is an interesting subject. As you experiment, let us know what you experience.
Looking to Find a Mast for my Hunter 42 CC 1991 55.5' shemandr at 3:50pm 12.07.23 Obviously we're all curious about how the failure occurred. And are glad there were no injuries. T
Roller Furler and sail for a 37c Johnb at 3:33pm 12.07.23 I make a habit of partially furling the jib when tacking. Replacing the UV protection on my jib cost
Salon table 37c (1) Johnb at 3:10pm 12.07.23
Water Maker - Horizon /Sea Recovery Aqua Mini 170 (1) Screen Saver at 3:04pm 12.07.23 So perhaps I need to look at economies of scale. Currently at about 24-26amps DC and with new Membr
replacement of glue-in fixed ports Hayden Watson at 2:23pm 12.07.23 Welcome to the Few and the Proud group of sailors who have a clear vision of their future. :clap::c
Backstay tension on a beneteau oceanis 37 Davidasailor26 at 2:18pm 12.07.23 Do you have a furling mast? If so the amount of tension must be somewhat limited to keep the mast st
Water Maker - Horizon /Sea Recovery Aqua Mini 170 Screen Saver at 1:51pm 12.07.23 Is the 230v Hydroblaster a food grade pump. As motors heat up they can pass dangerous offgasses int
Water Maker - Horizon /Sea Recovery Aqua Mini 170 Screen Saver at 1:43pm 12.07.23 Does that mean open ocean, not Sydney Harbor? Yes basically your correct. I don't run it in harbo
Looking to Find a Mast for my Hunter 42 CC 1991 55.5' deanM at 1:41pm 12.07.23 Yes, No one was hurt. and yes the 1" steel bar.

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