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Shore Power Joe Madden at 8:38pm 02.02.17 Catalina 30 13/2740 I'm a new Catalina 30 owner (1990), and I'm curious if I need to be doing something when I connect a
Water getting into v-berth lower storage compartment h34 Capt Robbie at 6:43pm 02.02.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 25/2403 Can't find where water is coming from that ends up in the bottom of the storage compartment in my 19
Traveler hardware advice (3) marke14 at 6:19pm 02.02.17 Ask All Sailors 11/3692 Hello everyone, We own a 25' sloop, a Universal Marine (St. Pete) Montego 25. It has a traveler tr
Secondary ac Shore panel upgrade Capt Robbie at 5:54pm 02.02.17 Big Boats 7/1153 The original dc/ac electrical panel just is not cutting it on the ac side anymore. When Hunter desig
Rig Tension for 1979 Hunter 37C zached1 at 4:15pm 02.02.17 The Cherubini Hunters 12/3352 I just bought a 1979 Hunter 37' Cutter. However, it is rigged as a sloop right now. I am going to bu
Rig Tension for 1979 Hunter 37C zached1 at 2:13pm 02.02.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/694 I just bought a 1979 Hunter 37' Cutter. However, it is rigged as a sloop right now. I am going to b
Asymetrical Spinnaker on H26/260 Fred at 11:43am 02.02.17 Smaller Boats 21/3893 I would like to delve a bit deeper into this subject that started on another post (Shroud Connection
Gasket material Willemvan at 11:37am 02.02.17 Smaller Boats 9/880 what is the best casket material for the ballast fill/drain valve? Thx
Lake Mooring CHris F at 9:38am 02.02.17 Ask An Oday Owner 11/5367 I am completing a mooring on a small lake in New Hampshire for my new (to me) O'Day 20. The location
36 to 41' Hunters.....what would be your choice and why? Paula at 9:31am 02.02.17 Big Boats 28/3474 As we think we are narrowing down what used hunter we want to purchase, we come across another optio
Spinnaker rigging jeddd at 8:31am 02.02.17 Catalina 22 21/2122 Hello, I just purchased a Catalina 22 that came with a spinnaker and a crane but none of the other r
Whale Cay All U Get at 6:20am 02.02.17 Ask All Sailors 7/655 Hi all, Went through the Whale Channel, Abaco's yesterday during slack and it was near flat. Since
Have electronic charts changed the way you sail? (3) TomY at 4:19am 02.02.17 Ask All Sailors 19/2413 We are coastal sailors and I rely on electronic charts to get us around the rocky coast of Maine. Ch
Backsplash galley sink (2) Capt Robbie at 7:40pm 02.01.17 Big Boats 2/811 This Easy modification to galley sink Hunter should have incorporated in there design back in the 19
Mast wire inspection plate (1) Capt Robbie at 7:10pm 02.01.17 Big Boats 11/2977 I had to have my mast unstepped to replace all standing rigging and replace a deck light. Fairly si
Anyone have experience with a Hunter 19? Star2Lee at 4:02pm 02.01.17 Ask All Sailors 7/1863 Looking for my 1st boat in the 15' to 20' range that I can trailer and launch at the boat slip. Any
Yanmar mixing elbow gasket (1) Syrenka at 2:45pm 02.01.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/5349 Hi I have a water leak at the discharge of the Yanmar heat exchanger, at the mixing elbow. I purcha
Our newest crew (2) Kermit at 2:37pm 02.01.17 Sails Call Lounge 23/1763 This little tadpole was born this afternoon. It'll be a few years but we're looking forward to havin
Dinghy Tow - anyone use one? SeaDragon at 9:09am 02.01.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/696 I am considering getting a Dinghy Tow. I just heard about it and it looks like it might be suitable
Practical Sailor tgrady at 8:34am 02.01.17 Ask All Sailors 20/3533 I subscribe to Practical Sailor and keep on getting the promotional emails to buy their ebooks. The

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Spring refit done, time to go sailing ?? (10) morbidfollower at 10:21am 05.12.24 photo dump
Water in Bilge of Oday 23 G Newboat at 10:18am 05.12.24 Friday was partly cloudy, 10-12 mph of steady wind. I was having a great day until dark clouds gathe
Flickering House Lights PeteT at 10:16am 05.12.24 I checked batteries and both banks are strong at 13.5. I think I'll just go down the line with a tes
Spring refit done, time to go sailing ?? morbidfollower at 9:47am 05.12.24 You can see some of my mods in the pics. I take inspiration from everybody with a few of my own idea
Spring refit done, time to go sailing ?? (4) morbidfollower at 9:43am 05.12.24 224747
Flickering House Lights BAD ORCA at 9:38am 05.12.24 I wondered about that, but I don't know how to test that. Really strange. I wonder if they are in s
Self Tailers and the Catalina 22 New Design morbidfollower at 9:26am 05.12.24
Eco Flow Wave 2 Airconditioner Thoughts/Reviews jssailem at 9:01am 05.12.24 New to me.. Intereesting video... MgJ3-Wr-q2I
Winch placement jssailem at 8:45am 05.12.24 Locating additional winches is often a good step in making the boat easier to manage. You might al
Universal M 3 20 (1) jssailem at 7:47am 05.12.24 Agree... Fuel would be the suspect high on my list to chase down. You say the boat was built in 19
Happy Mothers Day... jssailem at 7:23am 05.12.24 I'll be pouring wine at the Winery for 1000 of my friends sharing brunch with their Mothers. :biggri
Starting the Yanmar on a H280 Tally Ho at 6:02am 05.12.24 A million thanks to all! Got 'er started nice and easy and managed to avoid the many pitfalls ment
Refrigerator/Solar kappykaplan at 4:38am 05.12.24 Type of house batteries and capacity. Age of house batteries Type of refrigerator (if we know the m
Refrigerator/Solar Captain Larry-DH at 4:30am 05.12.24 I also have a basic converter which attaches to a battery and then has a standard three prong plug
Refrigerator/Solar east coaster at 4:11am 05.12.24 I have an Adler Barbour 50 and it runs great especially since I changed its controller to the 500 se
Starting the Yanmar on a H280 Occasional Heeler at 10:54pm 05.11.24 A million thanks to all! Got 'er started nice and easy and managed to avoid the many pitfalls menti
Birth orientation in Hunter 40.5 MFD at 10:17pm 05.11.24 I have a 41DS, with an athwartship berth aft. I think there are actually some benefits. Offshore, an
Universal M 3 20 Stu Jackson at 8:30pm 05.11.24 In ADDITION to this fine advice, there is this: Fuel Starvation and The Obscure Check Ball Valve F
Birth orientation in Hunter 40.5 shemandr at 7:09pm 05.11.24 We like that!
To cut or not to cut pushpit PaulK at 6:59pm 05.11.24 We have a short section of lifeline across the top opening there, secured with a pelican hook, inst

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