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Transducer Query Earendil at 3:19pm 12.15.14 Ask An Oday Owner 0/784 Just finished my first season with my first boat -- an O'Day 23. Considering adding a transducer fo
autopilot on a /Hunter 40? jumpphx at 2:14pm 12.15.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/747 Has anyone installed a wind vane auto pilot on a Hunter 40, if so what kind, how$$, and performance.
Alternator sizing marchem at 1:48pm 12.15.14 Musings With Maine Sail 13/4555 Kind of a funny story: '82 Catalina 27 with a 5411 diesel. I was removing the alternator to get at
Main Halyard rstan2001 at 12:40pm 12.15.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/940 I have a Hunter Vision 32 Can someone give me the size and length of the main halyard ? Thanks in
Water Leaks on Beneteau tby at 12:20pm 12.15.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1362 Any experience with water leaking near toe rails?
Dynaplate, KISS-SSB, Copper? Brian D at 12:06pm 12.15.14 SSB and Ham Operators 10/5723 What is your RF grounding composed of? Do you have a Dynaplate installed? KISS-SSB installed? 100 sq
Recutting a Jib for better visibility donvanv at 11:51am 12.15.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1246 I thought I saw posts on this topic in the past, but was unable to find anything using the search to
Barbecue Grills redhead78 at 11:06am 12.15.14 Ask All Sailors 47/8223 Hi all Merry- xmas, i asked santa fro a grill for the boat and was looking for some input, the Magma
Ground Fault popping on Charger PGIJon at 10:34am 12.15.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 24/6505 I have a Xantex 20A TrueCharge charger that is causing the Ground Fault to pop when the batteries ar
Advice on installing a solar panel RECESS at 8:14am 12.15.14 Ask All Sailors 25/4243 I have a Grape 100w panel. I need to know what I really need to install this to charge batteries. It
12v dehumidifier med2463 at 5:31am 12.15.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/5322 Looking for 12v dehumidifier for when we store boat next summer. It must have a drain.
Sym spinaker with B & R rig? IH82BL8 at 2:29am 12.15.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/873 Has anyone here done this? I've seen a few Hunters with this rig and a spin pole on deck. To me, i
H31 Head Seat wufibugs at 10:19pm 12.14.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1167 My boat has a seat attached to the aft wall of the head that folds down over the toilet. I assume
Best Adjustable Motor Bracket for Mac 25 dwsayers at 8:42pm 12.14.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/987 Hello All, I'm shopping for an adjustable motor bracket for my 1983 Mac 25. This is primarily so
Looking for a Charter in Cape Coral Area Sailavie1 at 8:38pm 12.14.14 Destinations 3/1880 We are planning to visit Cape Coral Florida this winter and would like to go day sailing in a 22-26
My new to me Catalina 27 (2) Jdaniel343 at 6:40pm 12.14.14 Mid-Size Boats 7/3898 We purchased a nice used Catalina 27 this past weekend. Needs a bottom job pretty badly and a good
Steering wheel vinyl cover (3) Peck at 6:35pm 12.14.14 The Cherubini Hunters 0/705 I start this today after couple hours looking good. Now I need to cover all that green with vinyl an
Boom Kicker Jdaniel343 at 6:26pm 12.14.14 Mid-Size Boats 6/1919 Whick model boom kicker do Ineed for my Catalina 27? Should I up size or stick with the one recommen
Steering wheel wriping (4) Peck at 6:16pm 12.14.14 The Cherubini Hunters 8/2041 I start and finish today one nice project. Just want to share with my Hunter family ;)
Help with Lazy Jacks (2) Fred at 5:51pm 12.14.14 Smaller Boats 18/5904 The lazy jacks on my boat (H26) are set up as shown in the diagram and picture attached. I invariabl

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Winter Cover - Midwest Steve L22188 at 3:01pm 09.08.23 Yes...Shipshape is the answer. They already have the patterns for many boats. I've had mine for a
Adding second reef to main sail? Tally Ho at 2:52pm 09.08.23 I haven't detected a friction problem with mine. Maybe it's related to line size? And I am probab
Adding second reef to main sail? Tally Ho at 2:46pm 09.08.23 An old Garmin GPSMap740. PO installed it sometime before I bought the boat. But I wired in the wi
Adding second reef to main sail? jviss at 2:19pm 09.08.23 Ever use one?:doh: Duh! Uh, have used since maybe about 1976 with Stephen Colgate on City Island,
3GM30F raw water pump missing impeller vanes kappykaplan at 1:59pm 09.08.23 Since this has always been a fresh water vessel I was not concerned about build up barnacles on the
Adding second reef to main sail? Kings Gambit at 1:33pm 09.08.23 The Cunnigham is an invention of Briggs Cunningham, skipper of Columbia and winner of the 1956 Amer
H49/50 Boom Preventer Rigging tkwhalen at 1:04pm 09.08.23 I rig my preventer from the mid ship cleat using a dyneema soft shackle to where the boom vang (atta
H49/H50 Anchor Snubber/Bridle Setup tkwhalen at 12:59pm 09.08.23 I use a bridle and I pass it through the chocks up front as you are suggesting
Winter Cover - Midwest plenny7 at 12:31pm 09.08.23 Shipshape Canvas, based in Duluth. https://www.shipshapecanvas.com I couldn't tell you the cost n
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 jviss at 12:28pm 09.08.23 Darn, I was thinking I could ask seller of sailboat to drop it 2500 for not being 4 stroke, ha. If
Adding second reef to main sail? jviss at 12:20pm 09.08.23 Ditto with reducing friction on the reef line. I lashed my blocks to the dog bones. I haven't dete
Adding second reef to main sail? Ward H at 12:17pm 09.08.23
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 jviss at 12:15pm 09.08.23 BTW, I really did make popcorn! Ha, ha. Working on my recipe. Orville Redenbaker's, in my 2 qt. s
Adding second reef to main sail? jviss at 12:11pm 09.08.23 it looks like the luff of the main is a little slack. This is the functional equivalent of tighteni
Adding second reef to main sail? Tally Ho at 12:06pm 09.08.23 Greg, I'm not really following what you're doing here, and why. Why all the hardware? Why not jus
3GM30F raw water pump missing impeller vanes kloudie1 at 11:59am 09.08.23 If no overheat problems, no need to play further.. Good job!
Adding second reef to main sail? Kings Gambit at 11:39am 09.08.23 Yes, but those measures are not gust responses. If sustained winds are increasing, flatten the sail
3GM30F raw water pump missing impeller vanes Jimongee at 11:32am 09.08.23 Thanks to all who responded. Update: just put the tools away. Got lucky. Removed the inlet hose o
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 jviss at 11:10am 09.08.23 making popcorn....
H42P - new thru hull and seacocks Ralph Johnstone at 11:03am 09.08.23 Speaking for myself, I have no idea in hell what you are asking of us. First you say : appeared to

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