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Hunter 280 Instrument gauges pegging Tata duende at 12:23pm 03.01.15 Mid-Size Boats 1/976 I have a '98 Hunter 280 and for the last couple weeks my water tank and holding tank gauges have bee
Freeboard for an '87 Hunter 31 Bubba4137 at 11:58am 03.01.15 Mid-Size Boats 7/1732 I just purchased a Hunter 31 in northern MI. I have a deposit on a slip on Western Michigan. I am
C309 Owners in Oklahoma? rk6johnson at 11:42am 03.01.15 Catalina 309 Group Forum 0/1206 Ny Catalina 309 Owners in Oklahoma? I recently sold mine and would like to find the new owner a loca
M-25xp (a & B) 2 OLD PIRATES at 9:36am 03.01.15 Catalina 310 21/3598 I know this has been going around in circles to the point of getting really dizzy. How much diffe
Top lid refridgerator seal Rick J B at 9:29am 03.01.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1130 Dear Friends. I have a year 2000 Catalina 42Mk2 and seeking advise on US suppliers for the high dens
ASymetrical Spinnaker Attachment shanker at 8:39am 03.01.15 Smaller Boats 11/1599 I'm doing some learning on flying my Asym Spinnaker this summer and I'd like to get some real world
Leak source? (2) Richandhelen at 8:02am 03.01.15 Big Boats 22/3224 We have a leak that is at the headboard in our aft cabin. This occurs after a heavy rain. Our pillow
O'Day 23 -- Single-Line Reefing System? Earendil at 6:31am 03.01.15 Ask An Oday Owner 9/3115 Hi Folks. This will be my second season in my O'Day 23, which I sail (mostly single-handing) on Buzz
headsail size vs balance Bob Meyer at 5:27am 03.01.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1278 Am ready to purchase new sails for Mac26S and am wondering what headsail size will do to boat's bala
Running lights, mast head lights, decklights Curiousgeorge206 at 9:29pm 02.28.15 C&C 2/2971 1981-30' C'C- Mark 1, I have replaced the running lights at the bow of the boat due to 30 years of n
Solar/Sun tracking system DIY? McIntoshUSA at 4:56pm 02.28.15 Ask All Sailors 15/2944 This at first glance looks ingenious. I guess it would work. I wonder how it could be setup on a Sai
Daysailor II foam in the seat and bow tanks falling apart JPM01100 at 3:06pm 02.28.15 Day Sailers 9/2679 After a sail I open the two cockpit inspection/bailing ports, the positive foam flotation is disinte
securing the genoa tack to the furler drum... woodster at 2:55pm 02.28.15 Ask All Sailors 11/2663 ...what are you guys using to attach the genoa tack to the furler drum...are you just lashing it or
Anyone using a camping generator? JHoward at 2:51pm 02.28.15 Ask All Sailors 22/3533 Or... why not use one at anchor, of course. It could be supplemented with solar of wind. Suggestion
Type of Battery smoothsailing at 2:20pm 02.28.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1586 Reading the forums on batterys, some use 12 volt and some use 6 volt (golf cart) battery banks.
Reserve judgement (try to) (1) Meriachee at 1:40pm 02.28.15 Ask All Sailors 11/2386 This is English Bay, in Vancouver about 1:30pm, Saturday the 28th. Normally, those of us in the fro
"Open fuses in charger" gettinthere at 1:31pm 02.28.15 Musings With Maine Sail 3/1248 Seems that one of my zantrax truecharge 40+ chargers has decided to take a break. Manual troublesho
O'Day 32 Ketch Mythical boat. Chorniak1 at 1:04pm 02.28.15 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1884 Has anyone actually ever seen one of these? Sailboatdata.com lists the # of hulls as 0. O"Day/Ban
Racing shawanaga at 9:28am 02.28.15 Big Boats 2/752 Hi Just bought a Hunter 1990 35.5 I previously had a 27' Aloha did a lot of racing for the past 20
Spreader pole cap.... DannySonja at 9:15am 02.28.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1798 I am trying to find the little plastic piece that holds the mast stay to the spreader pole. Anyone

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Shrink wrapping a sailboat in the water in New London, CT. Don S/V ILLusion at 10:30am 11.02.23 Check with the guys at Mystic Shipyard marina. They know who does that.
Shrink wrapping a sailboat in the water in New London, CT. jssailem at 10:22am 11.02.23 You might consider tarping the boat instead. In the water there will be moisture build up inside the
Bronze rudder part GarEi at 10:09am 11.02.23 Hi Dave thanks for the reply, no photos yet need to go to the yard soon I will get some photos. The
What material do people use to help make less noticeable scratches in white hull???? My h260 has a few scratches. Crazy Dave Condon at 9:49am 11.02.23 If you have just gel coat, it will not dry exposed to air. There is an additive that you can add t
Elk Grass focus group discussions (2) jssailem at 9:45am 11.02.23 221110 Her owner shared the story of her running a ground on an uncharted rock in Westcott Bay. She
Replacing main sail halyard dlochner at 9:35am 11.02.23 The answer should be in the manual. It is likely an eye splice attached to upper swivel with a shac
Bronze rudder part dlochner at 9:33am 11.02.23 I doubt any of it is bronze. Do you have a photo of the area you are concerned about? It could be as
Replacing main sail halyard (1) jssailem at 9:01am 11.02.23 Various methods are used. The eye splice, a knotted halyard to shackle, the use of D or twisted shac
Rewiring masthead and forward steaming light jssailem at 8:19am 11.02.23
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? jssailem at 8:07am 11.02.23 I will never go back to flooded batteries. Mike. An AGM battery is a type of lead-acid battery th
Rewiring masthead and forward steaming light JBP-PA at 8:03am 11.02.23 Changing from, say, an AquaSignal incandescent bulb to an AquaSignal LED bulb is hardly likely to ch
Rewiring masthead and forward steaming light RitSim at 8:02am 11.02.23 if running in conduit, get Wire Lube from Home Depot. This is a water based lubricant made for thi
Its funny Friday! (1) jssailem at 7:52am 11.02.23 What kind of parents would stuff me into a pumpkin?
Rewiring masthead and forward steaming light dlochner at 7:35am 11.02.23 Definitely go with LED. All you need to do is switch the bulb. Many people do this, however, the
Rewiring masthead and forward steaming light JBP-PA at 7:30am 11.02.23 Definitely go with LED. All you need to do is switch the bulb. They only need a fraction of an amp s
Rewiring masthead and forward steaming light dlochner at 7:18am 11.02.23 Thanks Dave - Theres quite a voltage drop on the cable run which will be 120ft (30ft up the mast +
Its funny Friday! stickinthemud57 at 7:17am 11.02.23 Keeping with a marine theme: A lady of the evening sees a man walking up from the fuel dock, approa
Rewiring masthead and forward steaming light (1) PK123 at 7:13am 11.02.23 Use a minimum of 16ga wire, not so much for the current carrying capacity, but for the strength. T
MaxProp prop dlochner at 7:13am 11.02.23 In my experience, beneficial claims of improved handling and reduced prop walk were greatly exagger
Elk Grass focus group discussions jssailem at 7:04am 11.02.23

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