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Cabin Deflection rich26nc at 10:12pm 12.01.15 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1428 Had some well meaning friends help tune my rigging. Now the cabin top is deflected at the mast step.
Early Christmas getting a new rig Fred Villiard at 6:04pm 12.01.15 SSB and Ham Operators 10/2226 I've made up my mind to retire the old TS-440 rather than fixing it. Trying to make up my mind what
Yanmar 2gm cylinder head; can it be fixed? Doons60 at 5:38pm 12.01.15 Engines and Propulsion 4/3162 I pulled the head on my Yanmar 2GM as I believed I had issues with an exhaust valve. I took it to th
Refrigerator kerry a berg at 1:40pm 12.01.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/766 Refrigerator keeps freezing/icing over. This seems to indicate that the compressor is still working
Possible to clean under V-berth? 51RD55 at 12:28pm 12.01.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/1948 Awhile back, at the very same time this site had undergone its upgrade, and I believe I was one of
rigging ShapeShifter at 9:41am 12.01.15 Ask All Sailors 8/991 My wife and I are going to retire soon on a mac26x. We lived and sailed a boat many years ago. We ar
Battery Cable size?? captron at 7:34am 12.01.15 Ask All Sailors 5/5042 Increasing the house bank, adding 2 additional group 31 AGM to bring the total to 4 house with a com
AIS is evolving to be more uncledom at 5:00am 12.01.15 Ask All Sailors 16/1329 I know not everyone is a big fan of AIS due to slow update rates and the fact that not all vessels t
Mast wiring Oday 302 (1) Mackaroni at 8:13pm 11.30.15 Bigger Boats 10/2703 I plan on rewiring my entire mast this winter while it is unstepped and resting on the saw horses.
1986 Hunter 31 Gear Ratio Dfisher at 6:41pm 11.30.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/845 Hello all. I have a 86 Hunter 31 with a Yanmar 2GM. The boat has a MaxProp feathering prop that wa
Dodger - Bimini Connector Bosman at 5:58pm 11.30.15 Ask All Sailors 7/1174 Hi all! I plan to make dodger-bimini connector over the hard water season. While I do very much hav
mods (2) ShapeShifter at 5:24pm 11.30.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1763 look what my wonderful husband did
Photos of my new and used sails. jlillie at 5:02pm 11.30.15 S2 3/991 I posted new album with all my rigging up along with the sails if anyone cares to take a gander. My
Kiwiprop spin when sailing Ken13559 at 4:43pm 11.30.15 Ask All Sailors 15/1729 I've KM2P gearbox on my Yanmar. I notice the shaft spinning during sailing. I put gearbox to reverse
New Batteries, SOC, squealing belts cbourne200 at 4:29pm 11.30.15 Ask All Sailors 11/1193 OK, 2 wks ago found batteries dead after charging the day before. Read all I could on forum about b
Roller furling options for 1978 Cherubini 30 (1) BlowMeAway at 3:24pm 11.30.15 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1806 117693 Wow, I had no idea there might be a forum specific to Hunter owners. Too cool, so I signed up
A few questions from a Cherubini 30 Newbie BlowMeAway at 3:04pm 11.30.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1709 Wow, I had no idea there might be a forum specific to Hunter owners. Too cool, so I signed up. The 1
RIGGING HELP ShapeShifter at 2:02pm 11.30.15 Trailer Sailors 9/1925 My wife and I are going to retire soon on a mac26x. We lived and sailed a boat many years ago. We ar
Paint Flamingo1 at 1:38pm 11.30.15 Catalina 22 31/4581 I'm getting ready to paint Ole Butterscotch and I've looked at West Marine, Amazon and marine stores
refrigeration on a Catalina 28 mkI joel forthun at 1:07pm 11.30.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1679 I recently bought a 1992 Catalina 28 mk I, and am interested in installing refrigeration using an ic

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water maker: taking the fresh water line to the main water pump? xavpil at 5:51pm 03.04.24 . The watermaker would have to push water up the intake hose into the tank. That can be a lot of hea
Hunter 170 quiggers at 5:45pm 03.04.24 Great list of other options. I have always liked the look and reputation of the O'Day. Of course I
water maker: taking the fresh water line to the main water pump? dlochner at 5:41pm 03.04.24 The other issue is the static pressure on the line to the freshwater pump. Typically water tanks dra
Why NOT Take a Hunter Sailboat on an Ocean Crossing dlochner at 5:38pm 03.04.24 @Barnacle Bill makes a good point, categorical statements about a particular brand of boats is not a
Electrifying my small sailboat? pgandw at 5:19pm 03.04.24 If you don't want the size/weight of a full 12V 100AH LiFePO battery (about $250, 25lbs, size of a c
9.2C relocation shemandr at 4:51pm 03.04.24 I would consider just cutting the mast wiring. And that's what some/a lot of boatyards do. Then wh
Sigma drive flex coupler American_Mainsail at 4:49pm 03.04.24 Glad I could help! I installed mine in the water, but be very, very careful. You could potentially s
Water maker xavpil at 4:40pm 03.04.24 With all due respect, no photos, no boat info, just thrown out like that? How is anyone going to be
Water maker xavpil at 4:39pm 03.04.24 Hi xavpil. I think we can clear this up but as dj pointed out a little more information (for us and
Sigma drive flex coupler smokey73 at 4:36pm 03.04.24 Thanks so much for the first had experience and picture @American_Mainsail. Price seems reasonable.
water maker: taking the fresh water line to the main water pump? xavpil at 4:36pm 03.04.24 Since the connection you describe would be on the intake side of the water pump, will you have a pr
Sole TV Replacement - Hunter 49/50 artboas at 4:35pm 03.04.24 Just my opinikn The Bose lifestyle system on the 49 gives amazing sound. What I did was run the aud
water maker: taking the fresh water line to the main water pump? smokey73 at 4:28pm 03.04.24 Since the connection you describe would be on the intake side of the water pump, will you have a pro
water maker: taking the fresh water line to the main water pump? xavpil at 4:19pm 03.04.24
Sigma drive flex coupler (1) American_Mainsail at 4:19pm 03.04.24 if I remember right, the unit itself runs around $800. Sometimes an adapter plate is needed (I neede
water maker: taking the fresh water line to the main water pump? Tally Ho at 4:11pm 03.04.24
GOB Gone? Tally Ho at 4:06pm 03.04.24
GOB Gone? Barnacle Bill at 3:38pm 03.04.24 It is a shame. i've talked to Karla, the publisher and know the founders. Costs have increased and s
Why NOT Take a Hunter Sailboat on an Ocean Crossing Barnacle Bill at 3:28pm 03.04.24 All boats are classified for various uses to include off shore passage making able to withstand spec
Hunter 170 Tater at 3:15pm 03.04.24 A recent issue of Practical Sailor has a section on plastic and how to repair it. West Systems G-Fl

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