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Running AC off inverter generator on Hunter 410 Don Lucas at 3:54am 08.19.15 Big Boats 15/3020 I tried to run my air conditioner off my portable inverter generator the other day. The bus breaker
AC Bus breaker tripping Don Lucas at 3:47am 08.19.15 Ask All Sailors 5/766 I tried to run my AC for the first time the other day off my portable 2200W generator and the panel
New (free) Gear for Sale ads Phil Herring at 9:06pm 08.18.15 Ask All Sailors 7/771 By about 9pm Pacific I'll have the new gear ads online. Here's an overview of the modifications:
Joining the Hunter fleet, hit me with the facts Justin_NSA at 8:05pm 08.18.15 Mid-Size Boats 5/1371 Hey folks, I'm going to be selling my MacGregor 26S and possibly buying an '89 33.5 if the survey ch
Radar dome size and location...... NYSail at 7:40pm 08.18.15 Ask All Sailors 1/657 Hello all, going to purchase a garmin radar.... Like the XHD model and wondering about size and loca
Where should this thru hull go? (1) mytime at 6:17pm 08.18.15 Catalina 30 8/1077 Our first year with our 1994 Catalina 30 and we were out with a heavily loaded down boat (in Cockpit
UGENT: Do any of you use Warfaran and continue to sail. caguy at 5:17pm 08.18.15 Ask All Sailors 24/4035 I have to have a valve replacement and have to make a decision to day between an mechanical aortic v
Bungs Genkigary at 3:44pm 08.18.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/778 I have removed all the teak from the cockpit of my 1987 H-34 in order to refinish. When installing t
Old quandary about tablet GPS jmkinsfbay at 3:24pm 08.18.15 Ask All Sailors 31/5472 Have spent many hours online trying to figure out if I can buy a tablet with a dedicated GPS app or
I'm not that serious (1) Jackdaw at 1:50pm 08.18.15 Racing 0/887 I just got a email from a SBO member who wanted the option of a 'serious racer'. As you can see f
RRe-Rigging Hunter 380 sandiegosailor99 at 1:10pm 08.18.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1392 Does anyone have any experience re-rigging the standard cockpit 'arch' on a Hunter 380? I"m looking
Interior woodwork finish Judie Williams at 12:29pm 08.18.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/894 Having trouble with finish on interior of 373 a highly glossed cherry finish. the wood veneer is pr
Buying boat, narrowed to 3 options SFS at 12:05pm 08.18.15 Catalina 30 18/2393 Hi all, brand new member (though I've read most of the threads in the first 25 pages or so over the
Masthead swervinervin at 11:58am 08.18.15 Grampian 0/2743 The top of my mast has four pulleys, two fore and two aft. The mast has no place for the halyards to
Original 1975 Alcohol 2 burner Stove atrometer at 11:23am 08.18.15 Catalina 22 2/576 Don't know if it works but shows use. If interested let me know. I'm continuing to update/repair/rep
Hunter Ad from Sail Magazine - 1982 (1) SerenityTC at 10:51am 08.18.15 The Cherubini Hunters 3/976 The Hunter ad from an '82 Sail Magazine issue. 'The Affordable Fantasy'. : ) I bought my first sailb
advice from the pros Hobopacket at 10:46am 08.18.15 Catalina 22 2/571 So, here in two weekends I plan to sail from New Bern NC to Oriental. 22 Nautical miles. One day the
Complete restore project of a 1984 Beneteau First 38 (5) Veit at 10:04am 08.18.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/5486 Hi, I am restoring a abandoned First 38 from 84 here in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. As the in
New Cockpit Floor (5) Remyslim at 9:29am 08.18.15 Yamaha 1/1123 I finally got around to completing the wood cockpit floor for the Yamaha 30.
Inverter/Charger -- maybe? VelaFella at 9:12am 08.18.15 Big Boats 8/1252 I have a 2005 Hunter 41 with a P6000ND Fischer Panda generator and a 56 hp Yanmar engine with the op

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'07 Hunter 27 In-Mast Furler Failure VT Fitz at 6:45am 08.22.23 Since the swivel or part of it and the halyard are jammed inside the mast column I'm not seeing how
Potential Tropical Cyclone 9 JamesG161 at 6:41am 08.22.23 I know that the confidence is a bit shaky :plus::plus: Jim...
Advice for a Solo Sailor? jviss at 6:35am 08.22.23 Talk about thread drift! Yikes! Ha, ha. It's fine, it's an interesting discussion.
Potential Tropical Cyclone 9 kloudie1 at 6:35am 08.22.23 John, Looking at Windy.com, and going forward to mid to end of next week, I see their model (ECMWF)
Sahara Dust (1) JamesG161 at 6:27am 08.22.23 This mornings forecast had note worthy view of Tropical Storms versus the Sahara Dust. nergy. Jim.
new companionway doors (3) u0958901 at 6:25am 08.22.23 Built these out of Starboard. Not Zacor quality but good enough for me.
'07 Hunter 27 In-Mast Furler Failure VT Fitz at 6:18am 08.22.23
Priming fuel bulb inside engine compartment skunther at 6:14am 08.22.23 @Benny17441 my engine seems relatively smooth but is shaking too much to bleed the screws when runni
Hunter 386 Exhaust/Water hose JamesG161 at 6:06am 08.22.23 Hope it's not under the bed. Typically the hose has a high loop before the exhaust outlet. The Be
Prop size for O 322? Tally Ho at 5:22am 08.22.23 Good luck! I went the other way on my 322. Boat came with a feathering prop, which was OK, but a bi
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? Tally Ho at 5:15am 08.22.23
Advice for a Solo Sailor? smokey73 at 4:39am 08.22.23 @Hayden Watson We certainly don't have to contend with those kinds of currents :yikes: but our cha
'07 Hunter 27 In-Mast Furler Failure shemandr at 3:51am 08.22.23 As to the rigger's advice about masthead access, I agree. In fact if I were to go up a mast, it wou
7.3 Gooseneck assembly replacement mischief_nyc at 3:38am 08.22.23 You could try Rig-Rite and see if they can help. They will need to know the maker of the spar. ht
'07 Hunter 27 In-Mast Furler Failure Davidasailor26 at 12:55am 08.22.23
Our Cherubini Chainplates Are 40+ Years Old -- Any Failures? mermike at 12:51am 08.22.23 here are some of the shots of the pitting. Scary? Dunno. Waaay scary. Get rid of them. All of th
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Hayden Watson at 10:53pm 08.21.23
Wema tank level sender Screen Saver at 10:36pm 08.21.23 I confess to knowing little about permanent magnets. But I can tell you any DC interference would up
Can scoop a 25' trailer space.... morbidfollower at 10:24pm 08.21.23 I had my wing keel on trailer in a 25' space. Just fit with me taking the rudder off. Obviously the
Vessel Weather Radar Question jssailem at 9:31pm 08.21.23 Let first look at the types of radar on small boats. Most systems of not have Doppler. Whose that do

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