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Hunter 216 in light air   (1)
rgranger at 1:55pm 10.23.23
What @shemandr said... plus give this a try and see what it does... o senter line.
Square top main on water ballast?
rgranger at 1:50pm 10.23.23
Two sets of reef points.... very nice! :clap:
Lantern Advice
dLj at 1:49pm 10.23.23
OK, I don't know the models being discussed, but having grown up with kerosene lamps, it doesn't loo
Hunter 216 in light air
shemandr at 1:47pm 10.23.23
It sounds like lee helm. Have you tried changing the mast rake? A longer forestay will increase th
Plugged Waste Vent Line
Hayden Watson at 1:46pm 10.23.23
I rinse my vent line every time I pump out. I get the pump running and then hold the rinse hose so
Racor filter size
jssailem at 1:03pm 10.23.23
You can always check with Universal. recommended filter #298854 is a 10 micron filter not a 2 micro
Hunter 216 in light air
Alan Backus at 12:38pm 10.23.23
A traveler will help but... try this. Just before you come about, fall off a few degrees... pick
Hunter 216 in light air
Alan Backus at 12:32pm 10.23.23
It can be frustrating trying to get used to a different boat. I had an 18 foot sloop that I built
Plugged Waste Vent Line
Nodak7 at 12:25pm 10.23.23
Yup. Happened to us when we first purchased her. Wrote an article about that experience awhile ago.
Serial numbers/year built.
dlochner at 12:18pm 10.23.23
Ya, hard to tell for sure. I found some stuff online for how to interpret old serial numbers, but
Serial numbers/year built.
CliffA at 12:07pm 10.23.23
Ya, hard to tell for sure. I found some stuff online for how to interpret old serial numbers, but i
Plugged Waste Vent Line
dmax at 11:57am 10.23.23
I disconnected the vent hose at the tank and hooked up the inflatable dinghy foot pump - cleared it
Plugged Waste Vent Line
Terry Cox at 11:51am 10.23.23
but I thought maybe someone has had this happen before and came up with a better way! Yup. Happene
Lantern Advice
Terry Cox at 11:39am 10.23.23
Can anyone tell me if the Weems and Plath yacht lanterns (link below) give off enough light to read
Square top main on water ballast?   (2)
SkookumZac at 11:37am 10.23.23
I'm happy to report that my square top sail has arrived and it is spectacular.
Lantern Advice
dlochner at 11:31am 10.23.23
Lantern Advice
rgranger at 11:29am 10.23.23
Uh, that photo was taken just out side Elizabeth City, NC. :biggrin: Nice... :thumbup: The Albem
Hunter 216 in light air
rgranger at 11:27am 10.23.23
A traveler will help but... try this. Just before you come about, fall off a few degrees... pick
Lantern Advice
dlochner at 11:27am 10.23.23
@dlochner is in NY. You are on the border of NC and SC... Uh, that photo was taken just out side

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