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Dedicated starter battery..need install info Jimongee at 5:42am 05.19.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/988 Well we are only a couple days away from giving our 356 the big annual splash in Lake Mich. So ex
Early 90's Sidestay Chainplate Design (1) Famos_Amos at 4:17am 05.19.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/950 1990 H30 Anyone know how these work? I'd like to be able to lift the deck plate to squeeze some fres
H280 lead or iron keel? matts997 at 10:14pm 05.18.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/912 I buying my first sailboat, a 1996 H280 in excellent cosmetic condition, w/ new sails in the past 2
Profile settings R. Chapin at 7:53pm 05.18.15 Catalina 310 1/702 Can someone tell me how I can change or add to my profile?
Beyond Hull Speed CC23 at 7:51pm 05.18.15 Smaller Boats 7/1205 Momentarily hit 8.9 knots on my H23 Friday. I was really surprised as this is the fastest I ever sai
Spinnaker Pole - How do I rig it? (3) Vernonite at 7:30pm 05.18.15 Ask All Sailors 5/6118 I have a Mac 22 and need help with my Spinnaker setup. I have a track on my mast facing the bow.
Raritan PHII - continuing saga Pat at 7:12pm 05.18.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/2571 Peggy, as you will recall, can not pump water in....I have spoken with two fellows at Raritan last
Sunsure fabric cockpit cushions???? Schoolmarm at 7:04pm 05.18.15 Big Boats 5/3695 Just got a new to us 34. It is in need of cockpit cushions. Can I get some reviews of the closed cel
Sanitation hose lengths rukidn at 6:32pm 05.18.15 Catalina 310 39/6962 Anyone replace their sanitation hoses and record the required lengths? We would like to order the ho
Looking for some input on a C27 I'm looking to purchase... wannabe_cat_owner at 6:31pm 05.18.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1211 Hi Gang! I'm looking to buy my first sailboat, and I'm currently very interested in a 1978 Catalina
rudder housing tension bolt sleeve mmsailor at 6:16pm 05.18.15 Smaller Boats 1/584 On the rudder housing of my 23.5 there appears to be a derlin or nylon sleeve that the tension b
Getting nervous BobM at 6:07pm 05.18.15 S2 25/5963 The depression in my deck at the base of the mast is really bothering me. There was definitely some
Wrenching Groco ball valve to Groco seacock flange DinoKanuck at 6:04pm 05.18.15 Musings With Maine Sail 2/1476 The seacock project has the backing plate installed and setting up with the Six10 as the bedding. Th
Diesel fumes Walter59 at 5:49pm 05.18.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1378 I recently purchased a 1998 Hunter 340 with a yanmar diesel. On our first overnight adventure we m
side stays on an O'Day 19 lp_gilbert at 5:44pm 05.18.15 Day Sailers 1/820 This winter I took the safety coverings off of the side stays replacing them with new covers around
40.5 Mast height Jim5717 at 5:20pm 05.18.15 Big Boats 16/3348 Looking at purchase of a 1994 Hunter 40.5. Main drawback is the mast height. Need to shorten to 57'
Is this turning ball bad (1) Rainh2o at 4:57pm 05.18.15 Smaller Boats 0/921 Think I can get another year out of my turning ball? ;) http://forums.catalina.sailboatowners
Where to mount in-hull puck and chartreader OS2Dude at 4:51pm 05.18.15 Catalina 30 6/1576 I bought a SIMRAD NSS EVO2 7 and P79 in-hull puck for my 1985 Catalina 30. Where would the best p
Wireless instruments cbarnhart53 at 2:44pm 05.18.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/1657 Has anyone installed either the TackTick wireless instrument systems or the Raymarine t-104 or t-108
Need tips on DIY stainless polishing (1) CloudDiver at 2:35pm 05.18.15 Ask All Sailors 8/2168 I have a few areas on stainless steel parts of my C22 that need polishing (its all taken apart). I

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H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass jviss at 3:38pm 09.13.23 If you don't have a remote for your windless you can easily install one, now cost around $20. Wow,
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass jviss at 3:34pm 09.13.23 Your boat .............. accept it as it is with its built in limitations or get a 100 footer. On
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass flightlead404 at 3:09pm 09.13.23 I use a boat hook and push the chain down as it comes up. If you don't have a remote for your windl
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass flightlead404 at 3:09pm 09.13.23 That's a crappy anchorage, poor holding in sand over limestone. Behind Wisteria is better and close
original battens on Hunter 240 Crazy Dave Condon at 3:01pm 09.13.23 @wisey2 Read the above Crazy Dave
NMEA2000 Micro-C Connector Prices jviss at 3:01pm 09.13.23 A little clarification is perhaps in order . There are hundreds of DIN connectors . A DIN is nothin
Sail battens Crazy Dave Condon at 2:57pm 09.13.23 @wisey2 Suggest posting your the hunter 240 battens under small boats where you will get more respo
Pricing advice. What to ask for original 1981 sails, rudder & tiller LakeShark at 2:49pm 09.13.23 @Salty Jack Start here and you'll likely find all the information you need. However with the calcul
Raritan PHII long term review capta at 2:34pm 09.13.23 I was fortunate to begin my boating career when Wilcox/Crittenden was the standard in marine toilets
Color of your lines capta at 2:20pm 09.13.23 When I bought Skipping Stone, I bought a whole spool of 1/2" double braid and got busy splicing. I e
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass Sailgunner at 2:19pm 09.13.23 I use a boat hook and push the chain down as it comes up. If you don't have a remote for your windle
Color of your lines Justin_NSA at 2:16pm 09.13.23 Just different colors or piping. So I can tell my crew which one to work.
NMEA2000 Micro-C Connector Prices jviss at 1:33pm 09.13.23 A little clarification is perhaps in order . There are hundreds of DIN connectors . A DIN is nothin
NMEA2000 Micro-C Connector Prices (1) Timm R Oday25 at 1:28pm 09.13.23 A little clarification is perhaps in order . There are hundreds of DIN connectors . A DIN is nothing
Keel - 1968 O'Day Outlaw Roland5048 at 1:19pm 09.13.23 Does the keel have lead? Looks like it's lead. https://www.ggarchives.com/BangorPunta/ODaySailboat
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass dlochner at 12:48pm 09.13.23 It's bigger than that, deeper, and with a sloping bottom, but the same issues. Yes I have 50' of 8
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass flightlead404 at 12:39pm 09.13.23 If your anchor locker looks similar to @Ralph Johnstone's then it wasn't designed for 200' of chain
Anyone know if this Mercury 9.9 is 2 stroke or is 4 stroke? I seems too old to be 4. Its on a Hunter 260. -- ALEX (1) jviss at 12:27pm 09.13.23 A most distinctive characteristic is weigh, a Mercury 9.9 HP 4 stroke engine will weigh around 85
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass dlochner at 12:27pm 09.13.23 If your anchor locker looks similar to @Ralph Johnstone's then it wasn't designed for 200' of chain.
Pricing advice. What to ask for original 1981 sails, rudder & tiller Roland5048 at 12:09pm 09.13.23 I brought my old main and jib to a shop that made totes out of them. They made me a really nice tot

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