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broken strut jotruk at 1:39pm 07.13.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/570 does anyone know where i can find a strut for a 27 ft 1979 hunter.
Boater Knot Practice Board DIY (1) CrispyCringle at 10:59am 07.13.17 Smaller Boats 21/11362 A walk to the end of my dock (about 40 boats) last weekend yielded exactly Zero properly tied cleats
Hunter 18.5 Boat Review in Magazine Josh Colvin at 9:59am 07.13.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/816 Hi All, We are preparing to write a feature-length boat review on the Hunter 18.5 for our coming is
O'Day 25 vs O'Day 26? JRT at 9:54am 07.13.17 Ask An Oday Owner 16/8836 I'm probably dumb, with a whopping 4-5 months of official O'Day 25 boat ownership I found a nice, ne
351/2 Engine Shifter/Throttle (1) KennyBene at 8:40am 07.13.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/699 2 month owner of a 1999 352- love the boat but hate the telephone pole in the cockpit they call the
Never gonna complain about my slip again!!! danstanford at 7:24am 07.13.17 Ask All Sailors 6/812 My boat is 33' and my slipmate's boat is a 30'er and we are in a 25' slip because the marina is full
Generator not generating Billy mcgrew at 7:18am 07.13.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/978 friend of mine has a 42 hunter with a nexgen generator that runs but not getting power to boat . It
Hunter water ballast boats sitting in silt and on trailer Crazy Dave Condon at 5:25am 07.13.17 Smaller Boats 1/411 I cannot locate the specific item on the forum but one H 26 owner advised repairing the tank lid on
Anchor chain snubber..... home made NYSail at 6:59pm 07.12.17 Ask All Sailors 26/5558 so have new ground tackle, leaving Saturday and didn't purchase my mantis snubber. What is the best
I'm looking for the Macgregor logo that was originally put on the port stern of the hull JennyLove at 6:21pm 07.12.17 Parts Search 4/558 .
Can I lengthen my H23.5 reefing line? GGordonWoody at 5:55pm 07.12.17 Smaller Boats 28/2496 At present, the length of my main reefing line is just enough to reef the sail, but I would like to
Control panel Windtherapy at 1:06pm 07.12.17 Ask All Sailors 7/697 So how does one access their control panel for a message on this board? Got an email stating somebod
Ches Bay - Avoid rocks Warren Milberg at 12:28pm 07.12.17 Ask All Sailors 6/676 Avoid rocks near Poplar Island in Chesapeake Bay. https://www.chesapeakebaymagazine.com/baybulletin
Anchor winch solenoid PeterBld at 11:52am 07.12.17 Ask All Sailors 3/897 We are currently in Vava'u. Tonga. Deep anchoring. And our 1501 Lighthouse anchor winch (12 volt) cu
Trailer tire type /size BILLNPR at 10:06am 07.12.17 Ask All Sailors 3/1143 Just bought home a Mirage 5.5 with 12 inch tires/rims. Since I will need new tires, I am thinking o
Autohelm BiData Depth & speed replacement John1534 at 9:14am 07.12.17 Ask All Sailors 0/627 I have a Autohelm BiData (Z162-0230207 #4349 -1952) on our 1992 Capri 26 that is barely working ' ha
Interesting Article on Ship Hull Design Theory rishackie at 8:34am 07.12.17 Ask All Sailors 11/1664 There is an interesting article in the July 2017 issue of Physics Today about the history of the wav
Replacement Fuel Tank Recommendations? Ben Jammin at 8:12am 07.12.17 Ask All Sailors 12/2854 Upon removing the 12-gal aluminum diesel fuel tank in my 1979 Hunter 30 for cleaning, I found it was
Any P-28 owners out there.? Hydro Therapy at 8:09am 07.12.17 Precision 2/1342 Hello, I'm in the process of purchasing a 94 Precision 28. I know there weren't to many made. Wonder
Kermit friend observed in Washington (1) jssailem at 7:43am 07.12.17 Ask All Sailors 14/749 Kermit did you run your friend out of town? Or just have him shipped here. He appears to have an in

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Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Ted10028 at 10:28am 04.08.24 I never jump off the boat during docking! The stern line is attached to a piling and I am merely ho
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: arf145 at 10:21am 04.08.24 you jump off boat with engine on to attach stern line? I never jump off the boat during docking! T
Lofrans Tigres Horizontal Windlass dlochner at 10:13am 04.08.24 Why would I not want the windlass to simply pull the chain out of the locker even if there is a lot
Has anyone used the self adhesive shims to cure stanchion wobble? jssailem at 10:08am 04.08.24 the base of the stanchion, which is completely solid. By this statement, I understand that the wel
Has anyone used the self adhesive shims to cure stanchion wobble? AndyL at 10:01am 04.08.24 My question has nothing to do with the base of the stanchion, which is completely solid.
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: smokey73 at 9:30am 04.08.24 I am normally on a mooring so the technique I describe is for when I am pulling up, solo, to a dock
Has anyone used the self adhesive shims to cure stanchion wobble? jssailem at 9:16am 04.08.24 Not sure if the stanchion bases on your Hunter were designed this way. Hunter was known to imbed alu
Mast conduit capacity questions, how many and how much CbKl at 8:48am 04.08.24 Crazy Dave, thanks for the idea. The usspars Dave wasn't available this am but his associate was he
Mast conduit capacity questions, how many and how much jssailem at 8:47am 04.08.24 When I had my mast down, I rebuilt the running rigging (removing the rope/wire rigging) sending all
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Ted10028 at 8:07am 04.08.24 I can't see any good from jumping off the boat without at least one line attaching the boat to the
Mast conduit capacity questions, how many and how much (1) CbKl at 8:06am 04.08.24 Figure from Dave, stay tuned for more info.
Santana 21 design info needed buckwhidden1 at 7:56am 04.08.24 Hello Santana 21 owners. I also have a Santana 21 that I've been working on and have a question abou
Ruined mast or not a big deal? Crazy Dave Condon at 7:52am 04.08.24 What many do not know that Catalina masts were thicker.
3GM30F Service Issue jssailem at 7:42am 04.08.24 Great query @marcham. Unless the mechanic was thoughtful to mark the pump timing position prior to r
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: JRT at 7:32am 04.08.24 I have a 310, and also my slip is starboard side like what @Tom J described. I also plan way in ad
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Scott T-Bird at 7:30am 04.08.24 We have a slip with pilings at the back, a finger pier along the front port side, and a bulkhead at
"No Step" decals sailcapt340 at 7:22am 04.08.24 While on my boat this morning, starting the spring cleaning, I measured my NO STEP decals. The slid
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: jssailem at 6:58am 04.08.24 all it says is attach the spring line to the mid ship cleat but it doesn't say how you get the mids
Refrigerator thermostat wiring Hayden Watson at 6:29am 04.08.24 For what it is worth, I converted my mechanical tstat to digital and it made very significant reduct
https://youtu.be/qaYsRSZ3CSQ?si=-tE9G7JwoqpNMIfZ Jim Legere at 6:16am 04.08.24 Great information Jim! I'm not sure if I need to replace the strut, I put a hairline Crack in it wh

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