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Sliding hatch on H23.5: driling new holes Rick Macdonald at 2:30pm 08.16.14 Smaller Boats 5/1799 I've been searching through the forum and found mentions of this issue, but not enough to give me th
masthead whyknot2 at 2:02pm 08.16.14 C&C 2/1152 I have a 1976 25' C ' C, and need a new masthead. does anyone know where one can be found? I reall
Fridge Running off engine Jacksonboat at 1:50pm 08.16.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/995 My fridge or ice-box or whatever it would be called is a large aluminum block that is cooled only wh
Fuel Gauge and Sending unit Jacksonboat at 1:44pm 08.16.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/2178 Confused about this. I want to replace my fuel gauge and sending unit from the original which is si
Hood Profurl 810 Jacksonboat at 1:39pm 08.16.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1186 Hi, I have a continuous line furler below-deck on my boat and it is incredibly stiff. (I imagine I
North Shore Lake Superior (17) srust58 at 1:23pm 08.16.14 Destinations 3/2931 Just returned from our two week trip to Lake Superior. We launched in the tiny village of Rossport
primer coat Bob J. at 1:17pm 08.16.14 Ask All Sailors 2/920 Just finished rolling out a primer coat this morning. Although I have uniform coverage I can still s
mast trailering question gitpicker2007 at 12:06pm 08.16.14 Catalina 22 8/1733 I currently have a small post, used to help support the mast during trailering, and it sits on the m
Dorade me (1) rblevens at 9:55am 08.16.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/779 On Drifter 1980 37' which I have been restoring. .. This is what I have. Either Dorade box I feel s
1987 hunter 40 midship cleat crazy frenchman at 9:10am 08.16.14 Big Boats 5/1147 We are in final stages of buying a 1987 hunter 40. I want to add midship cleats for a spring line m
H34 propeller ramon orton at 8:59am 08.16.14 Big Boats 7/1338 I'd like to change my H34 propeller from 2 to 3 blades. Any suggestions re: diameter and pitch. I'
Another question....mixing elbow exhaust hose kito at 8:40am 08.16.14 Ask All Sailors 28/7019 I am replacing my vertical manifold, nipple and mixing elbow on my ysm12. The exhaust hose is toast
hunter 44ds pilotschneider at 8:13am 08.16.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/797 I recently purchased a Hunter 2007, 44ds. It is well equipped electronically with radar, gps, ais,
A Word of Warning if you intend major repairs/purchases on M hoges in wa at 5:55am 08.16.14 Destinations 2/1660 We did some major updates on Malta last April/May. Assuming like all the EU you could get your VAT
Jib Halyard Question entmejia at 5:54am 08.16.14 Smaller Boats 10/2404 A PO completely removed the jib halyard on my 240. The manual doesn't show the halyard routing, and
new jib halyard bffatcat at 5:49am 08.16.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1175 Its been a while since I bought one. In the past I have used New England ropes stay set X Is there
Wind speed/direction gauges...do you use them? kito at 5:32am 08.16.14 Ask All Sailors 102/19947 My H30 project boat came with old wind speed and wind direction gauges. The problem is the wiring fr
Dufour 425 Grand Annoying Leak Peoplevalue at 3:42am 08.16.14 Ask All Sailors 7/2682 Hi All, Me again. On a roll given your advice on the last topic on the twin wheel helm. The o
weld repair at base of mast? jessrads at 10:51pm 08.15.14 Catalina 22 4/1876 Speaking with this c-22 owner who is selling a nice looking '75 in my area, he mentions that the bas
340 - adding a winch or cam cleat for mainsheet? Wallrat at 9:59pm 08.15.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/4938 I'll start with admitting that this is my first real boat having only owned small multihulls prior t

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H38: What is this Xantrax device under my main DC panel dlochner at 3:18pm 08.20.23 You used incorrect numbers to prove you are right... What is needed is to use correct numbers to s
Advice for a Solo Sailor? jviss at 3:04pm 08.20.23
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Kings Gambit at 3:01pm 08.20.23 Well, first leg of a solo cruise a big success. Admittedly it was a short leg - my home port of We
Musings On Boat Electrical Panels jviss at 3:00pm 08.20.23 No, just remove the mounting screws on the front of the panel and the breaker should tip out the ba
H38: What is this Xantrax device under my main DC panel Johnb at 2:57pm 08.20.23 Yep, an oversight, while the numbers I used ended up being incorrect the basic premise is the same.
Hunter 23 Keel Davidasailor26 at 2:44pm 08.20.23 Seems like the kind of thing @Crazy Dave Condon would know.
Wema tank level sender ggrizzard at 2:43pm 08.20.23 Oooh, good question. Hope someone has.
Finding a trailer in California Kings Gambit at 2:07pm 08.20.23 You might be able to transport the boat there from SF for near enough the cost of buying/building a
Finding a trailer in California Kings Gambit at 2:01pm 08.20.23 It's to move a boat from San Francisco to Washington. I tried to even find a trailer for rent, and
Musings On Boat Electrical Panels dlochner at 1:54pm 08.20.23 No, just remove the mounting screws on the front of the panel and the breaker should tip out the bac
H38: What is this Xantrax device under my main DC panel dlochner at 1:52pm 08.20.23 That formula is not correct. For parallel circuits 1/Rt=1/R1+1/R2+.......... Yep, an oversight, w
H49/50 battery replacement Terry Cox at 1:51pm 08.20.23 Last Friday I finished replacing our two twelve year old 8D AGM deep cycle batteries with new sealed
Can't figure out how to use the inverter/refrigerator on new to me '36 MK II. Mutara Nebula II at 1:47pm 08.20.23 I figured the fridge out - the broker had disconnected the power line to the fridge by shoving a cus
Can't figure out how to use the inverter/refrigerator on new to me '36 MK II. Don S/V ILLusion at 1:37pm 08.20.23 Sorry for the confusion - it's not - it's on the DC panel, but even with the breaker on for it, it
Musings On Boat Electrical Panels Tally Ho at 1:37pm 08.20.23
Finding a trailer in California Davey J at 1:19pm 08.20.23 Is the trailer for permanent use to keep the boat on, or temporary transport? If the former, you mi
Legend 40.5 windlass chain jumping fix baycloud at 1:13pm 08.20.23 There is about 0.5" of drop. You're looking at it in my picture. Then the chain slides down at about
Tropical Storm Emily kappykaplan at 1:12pm 08.20.23 Aka Fish Storm :plus:
Prop Recommendations for '91 Hunter 30T? Hello Below at 12:36pm 08.20.23 It would help if the OP narrowed down his prop requirements/wishes. Currently it is open to many ma
Finding a trailer in California Kings Gambit at 12:36pm 08.20.23 Is the trailer for permanent use to keep the boat on, or temporary transport? If the former, you mig

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