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What questions should you ask new offshore crew members H45DS at 9:06am 04.23.14 Ask All Sailors 14/2738 I'm planning a trip that requires about 24 hours of offshore in each direction, and I have not saile
Increased reliance on computers Stu Jackson at 8:49am 04.23.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1270 Just after another hard drive crash was reported...sorry about your loss. We recently had a windo
Stupied house battery question rlamb at 8:48am 04.23.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/631 On my 2005 Hunter 466 it came with 3 Lifeline 2D AGM house batteries. While I dont know for sure I
H260 Throttle Cable replacement Boydaclies at 8:48am 04.23.14 Smaller Boats 3/1271 Throttle cable broke and I don't see part number in the book. A few posts in the forums, but nothin
Parts manufacturer list dehler25 at 8:25am 04.23.14 Big Boats 2/567 About a year ago someone took the time to build a list of hunters original parts manufacturers, I do
Directions Reversed deaconwayne at 8:10am 04.23.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1102 On my Hunter 28, the forward and reverse lever works backwards. IE: in reverse the boat goes forward
Tabbing in my bulkhead question kito at 8:06am 04.23.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/578 Well I got my port upper shroud bulkhead tabbed in on my H30 finally. I didn't replace the whole bul
Riding Sail captainpat at 7:32am 04.23.14 Big Boats 4/1276 Hunter 426 ' 44 owners; Looking for riding sail recommendations only. My research suggests that a
New (to me) O'Day Widgeon. (5) Tyler R at 7:20am 04.23.14 Day Sailers 11/11249 What do you think? I'm new to sailing and just getting started and I figured a small sail boat would
Applying restorer cream ronald.hudson1 at 6:21am 04.23.14 Ask All Sailors 1/712 I used a cream restorer on the boat sides and rather than use a cloth to apply it I used one of thos
Hood 915 Seafurl mark6405 at 5:59am 04.23.14 Big Boats 0/1630 I have a Hood Seafurl 915 with a badly chafed continuous line reefing system. If I buy a pre-splice
Hooking up an electric start/charging outboard texaspike at 8:23pm 04.22.14 Smaller Boats 7/7336 Finally purchased a new 9.8 outboard for my Hunter 25.5 with electric start and charging.:dance: My
Replacing H34's Depth Transducer PGIJon at 8:04pm 04.22.14 Big Boats 4/1264 Well it seems as though I'm going to put the boat on the hard in order to repaint the bottom and whi
how to remove rudder? Jared1048 at 6:41pm 04.22.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/1046 replacing it soon and want to be able to do it quickly while its on travel lift... I see the beari
Pearson parts curtis shipp at 5:44pm 04.22.14 Pearson 3/2284 Hi all. This is my first post. I am restoring a 76' Pearson 30. I have come across a few items that
Marine diesel using propane.. newage1461 at 5:01pm 04.22.14 Engines and Propulsion 7/2367 Has anyone heard of any aftermarket company working on propane conversions for small diesel engines?
Aqua signal series 25 Deck/Steaming light (1) Db421 at 4:18pm 04.22.14 Ask All Sailors 27/8888 I'm re-wiring my mast lighting and am having trouble wiring a combo deck/steaming light. I pulled t
Fridge problems (1) IanJ at 3:49pm 04.22.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1786 Have a small refrigeration unit on my 1984 H31, which up to now has been outstanding, making ice and
New Stern Handles (2) FourPoints at 3:31pm 04.22.14 Ask All Sailors 0/827 At the Defender spring sale last month I picked up a couple new stainless handles for the stern to m
Abandoned Submarine in New York Harbor. (2) Roger Long at 1:53pm 04.22.14 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 5/7247 I woke up this morning, looked out, and there it was. Who knew? https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamai

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Hunter 386 Throttle/Shifter cable replacement dchipley at 3:07pm 07.27.23 My wife and I replaced cables on our 1999 - 380. In the direction we did the installation. They ro
Bow thruster and electric winch iestion NYSail at 2:04pm 07.27.23 We have a thruster, however wife and I seldom use it. Learn the feel of the boat and if you need a t
Newport anchorages jviss at 2:01pm 07.27.23
Zephyr: PrePurchase Phase on '76 C&C 30.1 Dnea at 1:54pm 07.27.23
Newport anchorages NYSail at 1:54pm 07.27.23 Last summer, we stayed on a mooring at TPG Conanicut marina in Jamestown, they have a ferry over to
Newport anchorages NYSail at 1:53pm 07.27.23 Greg How crazy is Block? Thinking of heading there Monday. The weather looks nasty Thursday gusting
Zephyr: PrePurchase Phase on '76 C&C 30.1 Sailfanatic at 1:48pm 07.27.23 I was fortunate enough to own a '76 C&C30 and consider that model a uniquely wonderful boat .... The
H41 inner forestay? jericks3 at 1:43pm 07.27.23 That is a bummer for sure, and a bit surprising. On my 410 there is a molded/indent spot clearly des
Wind sensor error fix needed kappykaplan at 1:38pm 07.27.23 It was TWD that was having this extreme shift when tacking. That is puzzling!
How do you prove you can sail a boat? Dr. D at 12:51pm 07.27.23 Do you have a copy of the bill of sale from the boats you owned? Seems that would be proof of knowle
Wind sensor error fix needed Dr. D at 12:45pm 07.27.23 My original post has an error. It was TWD that was having this extreme shift when tacking. There w
Battery Confusion.. (1) Tally Ho at 12:44pm 07.27.23 Hi. This is a simple ask...so please bare with this relatively new boat owner. For background, I
Battery Confusion.. jviss at 12:37pm 07.27.23 Would be helpful to know how you charge. It I was solving that I'd look for a single LiFePo4 batter
Unstepping mast in Chicago? duality at 12:34pm 07.27.23 https://www.skywayyachtworks.com https://crowleys.com
Unstepping mast in Chicago? duality at 12:26pm 07.27.23 either skyway yacht works, or crowleys, they are a couple blocks apart, last chance before bridges.
Battery Confusion.. JoeWhite at 11:22am 07.27.23 Installing a 100 watt flexible solar panel and charger is a good idea when shore power is not availa
Battery Confusion.. Richard19068 at 11:19am 07.27.23 +1 on Don S/V ILLusion's response Also, you will want to know how many amps your fan(s) and lights
H41 inner forestay? (2) Windpilot at 11:15am 07.27.23 The forestay spot did not have anything imbedded. I was disappointed. They used large washers. It se
Zephyr: PrePurchase Phase on '76 C&C 30.1 Dnea at 11:08am 07.27.23 the sails are toast. add $5,000.00 to your buy in price. just keeping it real! old IOR boats ne
How do you prove you can sail a boat? Thaniel at 11:02am 07.27.23 From the website: "Customers must show a valid sailboat operator's certificate or sail card to rent

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