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Train Bridge Raising corystemp at 12:30pm 07.05.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/649 Hoping to get confirmation on some information I have read about having a train bridge raised to cro
Mast Height corystemp at 12:12pm 07.05.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/5792 I am really new to sailing so probably an easy question for someone to answer. The specs on my Hunte
H260 Bimini (1) ArcticFarx at 11:39am 07.05.17 Smaller Boats 40/6510 Hello all I've been looking through the forum, and google, as I am trying to find a Bimini for my H2
Anchor weight-need advice Jimongee at 11:32am 07.05.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/3536 I have a Hunter 356. I've had a couple bad situations on dragging anchor. Anyway I have added more
Cutlass bearing for C-400 Valiant1 at 11:11am 07.05.17 Big Boats 1/812 Anyone happen to have the inside and outside dimensions for the cutlass bearing on the C-400. I know
3gmf oil blow out through dip stick; Hunter 34 Damspacher at 9:47am 07.05.17 Big Boats 13/1959 I recently arrived at an anchorage to find that I had lost about 2 qts of oil, apparently through th
Catalina 27 Sanitation Upgrade trevor1955 at 9:12am 07.05.17 Mid-Size Boats 13/4085 Hi All. I am preparing to do a sanitation system upgrade and I would like the benefit of the experi
New Hunter owner, need all halyards, sheets etc Submarine at 8:48am 07.05.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 21/1874 I'm the proud owner of a 1985 Hunter 25.5 (shoal, Yanmar diesel). Looks like the previous owner last
Far East Sails Arrived Solarfry at 8:38am 07.05.17 Ask All Sailors 2/1417 I have received my Far East Sails purchased online. I have carefully examined it. It appears to be a
Anyone know of a swim platform/ladder made of 316 stainless? (1) isaksp00 at 8:32am 07.05.17 Ask All Sailors 0/271 A few days ago a neighboring 24 ft pontoon swung into our stern in the slip and bent the swim platfo
23.5 Depth Sounder stackwalker at 8:31am 07.05.17 Smaller Boats 23/1758 More questions - My depth sounder and speedo seem to be somewhat functional because when I turn them
Replacement voltage gauge johnpalazzi at 8:12am 07.05.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/231 i have a Hunter 426 with analog voltage meters that don't display correct voltage readings. Has anyo
Gate stanchion base plate replacement (1) CBBH38 at 7:59am 07.05.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/2524 138285 I have a starboard gate stanchion on a 2006 Hunter 38 which broke off at the base plate. How
Any good sailing pictures from the 4th of July? pateco at 7:06am 07.05.17 Ask All Sailors 12/988 I am in the middle of an interior project on The Stargazer Adventure, so she wasn't ready to sail la
Here's a pic for you Chessy guys... (1) shemandr at 6:39am 07.05.17 Ask All Sailors 20/1638 Seen in Greenport Friday PM where she stopped on her way North with a group of youngsters and some e
Oday 25 Centerboard Pennant Question Douginmd at 4:43am 07.05.17 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1835 Yesterday while I was out sailing I anchored to go for a swim. I pulled the centerboard up and whil
1987 Hunter 25.5 Trailer Specs. kucdavidm at 10:08pm 07.04.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1374 Recently purchased a 1987 Hunter 25.5 and thinking about transporting it to another location. Does
Hunter 33 missing water heater MightyMike at 6:39pm 07.04.17 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1049 This is a little embarrassing. I believe I bought a boat with a water heater. There are hot and cold
Oil leak / Oil Filter dfast7181 at 4:11pm 07.04.17 Big Boats 5/1551 My 2005 Catalina 387 Hull #71 has developed an oil leak after I changed the oil. When replacing the
Caravelle - electronics upgrade for Wind Song (3) TaborKP! at 1:19pm 07.04.17 Alden General Chat 0/671 Thought I would share my winter electronics upgrade on Wind Song. Replaced failing datamaine instru

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Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger (1) jssailem at 1:25pm 04.04.24
Cleaning foam cushions? ggrizzard at 1:08pm 04.04.24 Folks, FYI... I took my covers to the dry cleaners once and was told that because they had vinyl pa
Mast conduit capacity questions, how many and how much Rich Stidger at 12:55pm 04.04.24 I don't know the answer, but I am interested in what you find. Pictures too. I have a 1997 h40.5 w
Mast conduit capacity questions, how many and how much CbKl at 12:23pm 04.04.24 Z spar is the mfg.
Mast conduit capacity questions, how many and how much Crazy Dave Condon at 12:10pm 04.04.24 First you need to identify the mast mfg. could it be Keyon Isomat or Z Spar? Look for mfg sticker
Cleaning foam cushions? Project_Mayhem at 12:00pm 04.04.24 I've dried foam overnight with a box fan overnight after they got soaked due to a leak. As for your
voltage drop with deck light only LloydB at 11:54am 04.04.24 Just off hand looks like a ground fault. So if you begin checking for that you will probably find ou
Moving from Ranger 12 to ?? Project_Mayhem at 11:52am 04.04.24 Here is a related question, I'm having a hard time finding boats I want locally around SLC but I'm
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger LloydB at 11:19am 04.04.24 What's a slip ring? Probably not but I thought I'd ask anyway.
Rode for Desolation Sound Terry Cox at 10:49am 04.04.24 The marina in Sturt is cheap and friendly and a safer bet than snagging old logs and cables on the
Rode for Desolation Sound (1) Hello Below at 10:34am 04.04.24 Pricey little beggars but I have used these chain markers for 12 years and never lost a one. A gues
Rode for Desolation Sound Hello Below at 10:28am 04.04.24 The marina in Sturt is cheap and friendly and a safer bet than snagging old logs and cables on the
Rode for Desolation Sound marcham at 9:47am 04.04.24 Do you have a spare anchoring system? Never used ours yet, but then again you never know when it mi
Cleaning foam cushions? william24424 at 9:31am 04.04.24
Converting 5411 to Electric Drive - removing old coupler jssailem at 9:16am 04.04.24 Interesting project. From your location I suspect you are lake sailing. The use of your engine is mi
Solar / lithium question Stu Jackson at 9:10am 04.04.24 All battery monitors do is to offer an educated guess as to state of charge. The programming of bat
Ruined mast or not a big deal? jssailem at 9:05am 04.04.24 No Internet forum can substitute for on site inspection. :biggrin:
Converting 5411 to Electric Drive - removing old coupler (3) jssailem at 9:03am 04.04.24 Like Michael, I had to decide about the shaft after I got the engine out of my boat.. It was a slam
Ruined mast or not a big deal? Scott T-Bird at 8:45am 04.04.24 I'll agree that the 2nd picture looks a little like a dent at the spreader, but It also appears that
Ruined mast or not a big deal? jssailem at 8:40am 04.04.24 Nice Call @thinwater . Solid advice for @cstan . And I like the new Avatar.. Your boat sailing fla

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