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Hunter 28.5 mast thickness Sailor_Jeff at 7:48am 02.14.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/784 Hi, Sitting home today filling out the order sheet for new sails. The just realized a need for the d
Training day turns race day Jackdaw at 6:30am 02.14.16 Racing 5/1147 As there was only three of us on the boat, it was going to be a training day. But we decided to ente
Deck core damage ncsailor634 at 6:05am 02.14.16 Ask All Sailors 5/1068 I am in the process of repairing the deck of my boat around the mast base. I have a Columbia 26T wh
Kermits custom 59 Chevy? (1) RussC at 7:48pm 02.13.16 Sails Call Lounge 10/1655 Who knew. :waycool: http://pic80.picturetrail.com/VOL827/1543635/23921616/412188749.jpg
venture 224 modifications sailnewbie at 5:55pm 02.13.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/3640 just purchased a venture 224 and the interior was trashed so I ripped everything out except the kitc
Rearming automatic PFD's IH82BL8 at 4:48pm 02.13.16 Ask All Sailors 21/8219 We bought our PFD's in 2012. Do they need to be periodically rearmed? How often? Thanks.
Difficulty getting into forward gear Tom23300 at 4:22pm 02.13.16 Mid-Size Boats 2/775 I have a 2005 Hunter 27 and am recently having a hard time getting the forward gear to engage. I ha
Commissioning tasks and ongoing improvements of a 83 Cat 22 from trailer to saltwatercamper (1) Jacktar at 3:24pm 02.13.16 Catalina 22 311/65578 I thought it might be helpful to new owners of old Catalina 22s if i posted some of the 100 odd thin
Hunter 28.5 Shoal Draft Keel help wanted ddrewry at 2:02pm 02.13.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/987 I need a shoal draft keel for a 1989 Hunter 28.5, anyone know of a derelict boat or scrap yard somew
Waterproofing canvas. Gene S at 1:14pm 02.13.16 Ask All Sailors 7/952 When it rains, I notice moisture and dripping on the underside of the dodger and Bimini. Is there a
Thinking of dealing with a Thru Hull Transducer Bad Obsession at 12:14pm 02.13.16 Ask All Sailors 20/5354 I have an old thru hull depth transducer that no longer works. The Previous Owner cut the cables o
In Reach ifmdalvey at 11:40am 02.13.16 Ask All Sailors 5/825 Delorme, a company local to myself and a few other contributors has just been bought up by Garmin. D
Boom Vang mast tang PotomacDaysailer at 11:20am 02.13.16 Ask All Sailors 5/2559 The mast tang for the boom vang on my Pearson 26 broke and needs to be replaced. Does anyone have i
11.1 v li ion batteries ronald.hudson1 at 10:33am 02.13.16 Ask All Sailors 16/1694 I'm seeing advertised li-ion batteries and they come in basically 3.7 v packs. so you get 3.7v,7.4v
How to best fix this? (2) jblersch at 9:47am 02.13.16 Smaller Boats 6/923 When getting my H240 on the trailer at the end of last season I wound up taking a good chunk out of
1978 H30C Ritchie Compass-Binnacle Replacement (2) BlowMeAway at 8:26am 02.13.16 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1880 Good Morning Folks, last week I visited Blow Me Away to begin my list of repairs, upgrades, maintena
fresh water flexible tank fitting (1) Db421 at 7:44am 02.13.16 Ask All Sailors 4/591 Wondering if anyone has dealt with this fitting on a flexible bladder type water tank. I don't beli
Shake and Break Part 15 - September 15, 2015 Skip Gundlach at 6:28am 02.13.16 Ask All Sailors 0/343 Shake and Break Part 15 - September 15, 2015 My apologies for the long absence. It's a long story
Bugs (2) All U Get at 5:02am 02.13.16 Ask All Sailors 23/2353 For the Mainers that are sailing in the cold north......just swim out there and pick 'em up.
mainsheat risers wmacken at 4:44am 02.13.16 Bigger Boats 6/1175 Does anyone know what the fiberglass risers are made of? I'm wanting to drill holes through them to

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Hunter Legend for Sale? shemandr at 5:59am 03.16.24 No Hunter hating here! I had a 356 and thought it was well designed. One feature of the boat that
Your feedback on AIS would be greatly appreciated dLj at 5:43am 03.16.24 I'm not sure if it is BS or if they just don't understand the marine market and regulations. On the
Electrical problem with new fan and tank monitor: dlochner at 5:26am 03.16.24 Any idea where I look for the charger or what it's likely to look like? I will get more specific in
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina (3) rdmerhar at 5:24am 03.16.24 It was a beautiful boat, first owner was an older gentleman that did not use it much but kept very g
Electrical problem with new fan and tank monitor: Ted10028 at 5:14am 03.16.24 The problems are symptoms of low voltage and in the first post battery at 12-13v when on the charge
Your feedback on AIS would be greatly appreciated dlochner at 5:14am 03.16.24 I started the survey - it's asking questions that just don't sound right to me - from the preamble
Hunter Legend for Sale? JamesG161 at 5:14am 03.16.24 I've decided to start the search for a Hunter Legend 35.5 You can find much information here on H3
Electrical problem with new fan and tank monitor: dlochner at 5:08am 03.16.24
Electrical problem with new fan and tank monitor: Captain Larry-DH at 4:35am 03.16.24 snip If I was a betting man, I'd bet on your batteries being toast and your charger outdated and ba
Portable Battery Charger dLj at 3:51am 03.16.24 I use a laboratory power supply capable of both voltage and current control. Cost me $65 iirc. You
Electrical problem with new fan and tank monitor: kappykaplan at 2:46am 03.16.24 Is that photo of the voltmeter with or without the battery charger on?
Your feedback on AIS would be greatly appreciated dLj at 2:07am 03.16.24 I started the survey - it's asking questions that just don't sound right to me - from the preamble a
Descaling Yanmar 2GM Blitz at 9:01pm 03.15.24 I used barnacle buster a few years ago on a 3GMD (raw water cooled only) as maintenance and not beca
Electrical problem with new fan and tank monitor: (1) Ted10028 at 8:37pm 03.15.24 If the battery charger says the batteries are being charged at 12-13v, the battery isn't accepting
Hunter Legend for Sale? DoctorShredd at 8:04pm 03.15.24 Great value, well designed, nice layout and thoughtful build. Thanks, Terry! Hopefully I can joi
Electrical problem with new fan and tank monitor: dlochner at 7:38pm 03.15.24 If the battery charger says the batteries are being charged at 12-13v, the battery isn't accepting a
Main Sail Issue Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:56pm 03.15.24 Speaking of "main sail"...has anyone heard from Rod ("MainSail") recently, know how he's doing? (m
Bad Layered Fiberglass? Tally Ho at 6:51pm 03.15.24 For a brand new boat owner, I would highly recommend a survey. Tartans are generally decent quality
Uniseal tank thickness Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:51pm 03.15.24 You can always put a rubber gasket under the flange on the outside of the tank. --Peggie
Rudder Sensor Terry Cox at 6:11pm 03.15.24 Our 1991 boat came with an Autohelm 7000 course computer, 6000 control head and rudder sensor. Alway

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