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Hunter 170 quiggers at 6:26pm 03.03.24 Trailer Sailors 15/2275 Hello, I have been looking for quite some time for a daysailer to get my avid youngsters more time
sadly disappointed in Weems and Plath . . MitchM at 2:48pm 03.03.24 Ask All Sailors 10/2888 over the past 48 years since 1976, each one of my sailboats has been equipped with 'life
Replace keel Bolts on B 41S5 1990 georgetheleo at 2:31pm 03.03.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/760 Im thinking of replacing the keel bolts on my 1990 Beneteau 41S5 wing Iron Keel. ANY info here on si
Old AC compressor used for Refrigerator? (3) Anchor Lady at 10:53am 03.03.24 Ask All Sailors 2/537 Hello all- I may have one for you: My old 1980 Oday 30 once had a compressor hooked up the the frid
Why NOT Take a Hunter Sailboat on an Ocean Crossing Prairie Virgin Sailor at 10:51am 03.03.24 Ask All Sailors 26/4201 I am very new to sailing and am very seriously considering buying a Hunter sailboat. For my MOST LI
How to convert to tiller steering from wheel steering for Catalina 250... johnv4 at 10:09am 03.03.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/491
Safety Debrief tailboom at 6:28am 03.03.24 Catalina 22 2/810 As many of us are preparing for a new season of sailing (my second) here is another good safety vide
Beneteau 423 Mast height measurement Riverdaze at 4:01pm 03.02.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1825 I want to be sure of the mast height on my 2007 423 before I venture out on an ICW route. Anyone hav
NEW POST AS OF MARCH 2, 2024--Line for "boom topping lift" measured length and material required for 1989 Hunter 30 ? steveebryant at 11:47am 03.02.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1112 I need to replace my boom topping lift line. What would you recommend for such a line and at what l
Sourcing Diesel Fuel Line dkinzer at 11:40am 03.02.24 Ask All Sailors 5/794 I am planning for a project to replace all of the fuel lines on the Yanmar 4JH4E on our Hunter 41AC.
NEW PORT LIGHTS twodzusfittings at 10:40am 03.02.24 Ask All Sailors 16/1326 30 O'day 1983. Having searched online for replacement port lights, I need to find alternatives due t
Room for VHF wire under compression post (3) andrewbredow at 10:02am 03.02.24 Catalina 310 3/735 I'm in the process of running a new coaxial cable for a masthead VHF antenna. The issue I'm running
SOLAR Activity. Largest Sunspots this cycle could be seen using eclipse glasses (3) jssailem at 7:09am 03.02.24 Weather and Forecasting 0/382 CAUTION: LOOKING AT THE SUN CAN BLIND YOU IF YOUR EYES ARE NOT PROTECTED. The news from the STCE i
Battery combiner, is this best? (3) bob45 at 4:20am 03.02.24 Ask All Sailors 23/2151
Bon Voyage! (2) Tally Ho at 9:16pm 03.01.24 Ask All Sailors 26/1687
How to Best Run Solar Panel Wires Down Hunter Arch Tubes? + Custom Over Bimini Solar Panel Install on 2006 Hunter 38 (4) KelToy at 4:01pm 03.01.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1555 I have designed an install of two 365Watt Panels which keeps them low over the bimini top to reduce
Passage Compass replacement Nauti Laopo at 2:11pm 03.01.24 Big Boats 3/465 I have a 1991 Hunter Passage 42. The compass is sun damaged and the ( bezel ) mount the compass sits
Hunter 23 worth salvaging? (4) tumbleweed2045 at 1:41pm 03.01.24 Trailer Sailors 13/1751 12 to 15 yrs ago I owned a Hunter 23. It was great and I regret selling it. Recently I found another
Snow falling on Cedars (1) jssailem at 10:03am 03.01.24 Weather and Forecasting 5/881
Clean Out Oil Pan ChrisHunter at 9:23am 03.01.24 Ask All Sailors 13/1047 After 30 years, I was wondering if I should remove and clean-out my oil pan on my Yanmar 2GM20 engin

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How to tell gelcoat was damaged by paint remover shemandr at 3:37pm 06.23.25 Did you apply it to the bottom or topsides?
Halyard keeper Joe at 3:20pm 06.23.25 The elastic line used will degrade quickly, especially if exposed to sun and weather. I liked the
Fuel tank removal? Steve_Catalina at 3:13pm 06.23.25 Cowboyway, most (I always assumed all) tankage on Catalina's can be removed without cutting the tan
A blessing or a curse? stickinthemud57 at 2:55pm 06.23.25 This reminds me of a plakard my Dad kept in our Columbia 22 - "Like a woman, the rigging costs more
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Raspberry Pi Boat Monitoring American_Mainsail at 2:50pm 06.23.25 Hi @Davidasailor - where are you currently at with the monitoring system? This thread came up on a G
Diesel Fuel Additives... Necessary? PaulDaniel at 2:33pm 06.23.25 Thanks everyone for the input! I have decided to use Biobor JF and Startron Enzyme treatment.
Musing on DC Electrical Changes Intrepid-II at 2:13pm 06.23.25 Since you have space constraints, why not go with a FLA start battery and house bank consisting of
A blessing or a curse? Tally Ho at 2:00pm 06.23.25 My wife still holds a grudge against the friend who took me on his sailboat the first time! So I a
Identifying suitable ramps for keelboat launch Crazy Dave Condon at 1:43pm 06.23.25 Is the fixed keel a wing bulb keel or just a straight keel? I will ask for several more poctures.
Mast Rake or PreBend Rleiby at 1:28pm 06.23.25 I'm only going on what the sail folks thought who repaired it.
Hunter 170 Spinnaker Install stickinthemud57 at 1:24pm 06.23.25 You are welcome. Just to clarify the hole-stopping-the-crack thing, the proscribed method is to dril
Step-in (hands-free) boat shoes? RussC at 12:35pm 06.23.25 I recently purchased a couple pair of Olukai (moku pae) no-tie boat shoes. so far there working grea
Identifying suitable ramps for keelboat launch pgandw at 12:31pm 06.23.25 There are 2 state ramps on either side of Edenton, both on the west side of bridges. Both are good
Funny Friday!!! dmax at 11:59am 06.23.25 Thai River rednecks: Thai raver red necks
2008 Beneteau 43 Solenoid Troubles capted at 11:46am 06.23.25 Frustrating! But I think you demonstrated what the problem is when you reseated a connection, and it
Musing on DC Electrical Changes colemj at 11:34am 06.23.25 Yes, if you are going to rewire, use YELLOW for the NEG cables. Black is too easy to confuse for A
Mast Rake or PreBend colemj at 11:25am 06.23.25 In the past I didn't have enough tension on the backstay and somehow, with a gusty conditions I pre
Fuel tank removal? Ralph Johnstone at 11:16am 06.23.25 Hi @CowboyWay. I often like to drop myself into other peoples problems and wonder "what the $^%#&*

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