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Bimini for Hunter 28.5 wgshaw at 4:35am 05.27.23 Lake Ontario Hunter Sailing Assoc. 3/1849 Hello, I am looking for a bimini, or half-bimini, for a Hunter 28.5. Billy
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Furling Head Stay Tension Mclovin at 7:26am 05.26.23 Big Boats 12/1081 I have a 2002 hunter 460 with furler head stay. Seems loose, floppy. Its not the sail because I ha
Repair of Swing Arm Spinlock XA Rope Clutch for 2000 Hunter 320 Stephen Dale at 7:24am 05.26.23 Mid-Size Boats 1/274 I need to either replace or repair my triple XA rope clutch on my 2000 Hunter 320. The XA is no long
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RF Ground (2) Crusty Ol Salt at 5:23am 05.26.23 Ask All Sailors 8/668 I believe the RF ground is a no load bearing ground. Looking at my panel diagram and my 12V system d
Furling Head Stay Tension Mclovin at 5:10am 05.26.23 Big Boats 0/26 I have a 2002 hunter 460 with furler head stay. Seems loose, floppy. Its not the sail because I ha
Do rust converters work on rusted keels? CurtPollard at 12:04am 05.26.23 Ask All Sailors 5/648 I have a swing keel on a Santana 21 that is heavily rusted. After dropping it out and cleaning off t
What size headsail for a Hunter 386? SteveHunter386 at 8:12pm 05.25.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/596 I'm new to a 2003 Hunter 386 it has a blown out mainsail. 1st thing on the list of fixes also needs
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Depth/shape of 2004 Hunter 36 diesel tank AndyL at 2:17pm 05.25.23 Big Boats 5/527 Hi All, My fuel gauge doesn't work so I look at the fuel level at the front of the tank as my "gaug
Hurricane Season 2023 (2) JamesG161 at 1:08pm 05.25.23 Weather and Forecasting 29/2169 National Hurricane Center just posted their forecast this year. The headline is this. NOAA predicts

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Sore eyes after day of sailing. JoeWhite at 12:31pm 09.16.24 You are too young for having dry eyes. If you had 2 more decades on you it would be expected. There
Sore eyes after day of sailing. kappykaplan at 12:28pm 09.16.24
Sore eyes after day of sailing. kappykaplan at 12:27pm 09.16.24 It seems after a day sailing (4-5) hours my eyes always seem to feel really sore and dry. <snip> I
Sore eyes after day of sailing. Don S/V ILLusion at 12:23pm 09.16.24
Sore eyes after day of sailing. kappykaplan at 12:22pm 09.16.24 Are your glasses polarized? That would help reducing glare. :plus:
Sore eyes after day of sailing. marcham at 12:17pm 09.16.24 Are your glasses polarized? That would help reducing glare.
How can I improve the rigging of my mainsail? PaulK at 12:15pm 09.16.24 Thanks for the advice! Is it ok if the sail comes out of the track? I find that if I use a shackle
How can I tell if my keel is loose/wobble how much play is ok? Catalina 22 scouper at 11:56am 09.16.24 @scouper It's actually good that the keel was left down as when the cable snaps in the water the
Sore eyes after day of sailing. jssailem at 11:37am 09.16.24 I would contact my Ophthalmologist regarding the issue. The reflective glare off the water can be
1982 Tartan 33R Prop Shaft Coupling jssailem at 11:26am 09.16.24 I believe someone posted recently a similar image. The coupler is one made in Florida (I think). The
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project Arrgh at 11:19am 09.16.24 Empty your wallet. :) True!
Random Yanmar instrument warning light and buzzer Moondawg at 11:01am 09.16.24 Check the downloadable section on this site and see of you can find a manual for your Yanmar 2QM15.
Hunter 49 / 50 Fischer Panda owners... tkwhalen at 11:01am 09.16.24 Artboas While I'm thinking about it have you modified your hot water tank drain in any way?
1982 Tartan 33R Prop Shaft Coupling Schwarz633 at 10:56am 09.16.24 I haven't really looked, I'll check it out and report back.
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project (1) SailingCal21 at 10:47am 09.16.24
1982 Tartan 33R Prop Shaft Coupling Ralph Johnstone at 10:46am 09.16.24 Any markings on the coupling that you can see ?
Random Yanmar instrument warning light and buzzer Ralph Johnstone at 10:34am 09.16.24 Check the downloadable section on this site and see of you can find a manual for your Yanmar 2QM15.
Random Yanmar instrument warning light and buzzer Ralph Johnstone at 10:30am 09.16.24 Quite likely. Your next step is to pull the stat and see what the stamped temp on it shows. You wi
Random Yanmar instrument warning light and buzzer Moondawg at 10:16am 09.16.24 Water flow looks fine for low RPM. Check the temperature of the water with your hand and let us kn
Potential Tropical Cyclone Eight kappykaplan at 10:13am 09.16.24 This should bring some much-needed rain to my neck of the woods. Tks for posting. :beer:

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