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Hunter 260/270 Small Traveler Mod & Sliding Hatch Mod (1) jimfrankelly at 8:16am 09.26.13 Smaller Boats 3/2482 The small traveler made it difficult to center the boom when racing ..... even tightening the mainsh
Difference between 10 and 10P? Ward H at 7:47am 09.26.13 Ask All Sailors 11/2714 Anyone know the difference between the Barient #10 and Barient #10P winch?
Hampton Roads Marina Input VB Scott at 6:42am 09.26.13 Ask All Sailors 2/829 Hello all, I am new to the forum, and searched first and didn't see much on the topic. Forgive me if
Trailer boards, Keel support length kenkindy1 at 5:44am 09.26.13 Smaller Boats 12/2580 Hi Gang, Does anyone have the length of the trailer boards (under the swing keel) for a Hunter 240
leaking trany rzweig at 4:43am 09.26.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1006 Hi,..I'm a new owner of 1984 hunter 27.The issue is how do you remove the trany.Can it be done witho
Is Sailing In The USA Dead..? (2) Maine Sail at 4:36am 09.26.13 Ask All Sailors 54/6684 Yesterday after watching perhaps the most epic comeback in ALL OF SPORTS HISTORY in the America's Cu
Cal 33-2 not sailing to its rating Moonraker687 at 4:28am 09.26.13 Racing 2/9450 I have recently acquired a 1987 Cal 33-2 SD. The boat is scratch boat in the fleet giving the others
how big is your bank? willsnow at 12:05am 09.26.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/852 battery bank, that is... electrical system upgrade/completion is on my docket for this winter. im l
What's wrong with my fuel gauge theory? wufibugs at 10:32pm 09.25.13 Ask All Sailors 18/2536 I'd like to add a fuel gauge to my H31, but am on a shoestring budget. My experience with auto fuel
Fastening blocks to the deck. flyalot at 9:18pm 09.25.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 29/3620 I bought new sails for a Mac 26 c and have a very hard time fully extending the main sail to get the
Jib Sheets, Winches and Cleats (1) Ward H at 8:10pm 09.25.13 Ask An Oday Owner 13/4029 I chose the 135 genoa for my head sail for my first full season of sailing my O'day 25. We have had
new sails dziedzicmj at 8:04pm 09.25.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1727 Hi, I am about to order new sails. I have a Catalina 270 (1994). There is no local loft where i li
Trailering to Sausalito Ca. sfr at 7:29pm 09.25.13 Trailer Sailors 9/2359 I would like to tow my Hunter 260 to Sausalito,rent a slip and explore the bay for a couple of weeks
Viking life raft repair and repacking companies crewCarolyn at 7:05pm 09.25.13 Ask All Sailors 0/1075 Does anyone know of a repair/repacking business in the Great Lakes area that would service a Viking
Cabin Sole Replacement H45DS at 7:02pm 09.25.13 Ask All Sailors 11/6149 Okay, here we go... we had a leak from a hydronic heat exchanger that goes to our water heater. It w
Little black box - what is it?! (1) fastback at 6:18pm 09.25.13 Ask All Sailors 25/5387 I am trying to sort out my electrics on my '99 Hunter 340. The previous owner has done some questio
Stock/Best Battery Location on a Mac 22? Sock Puppet at 4:10pm 09.25.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1433 I'm about to re-wire my '84 Mac 22' and install a few things, and would like to re-locate the batter
Sounding concerns Bad Cat at 2:41pm 09.25.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/776 I have a surveyor looking at a 1989 Frist Beneteau and he is getting a strange sounding in the area
Refrigeration System Water Pumps Stargazer3 at 1:36pm 09.25.13 Big Boats 5/2801 Has anybody out there replaced their refrigeration system water pump? What did you buy? My dealer re
Mystery electronic box - help! (1) fastback at 1:17pm 09.25.13 Big Boats 1/996 I am trying to sort out my electrics on my '99 Hunter 340. The previous owner has done some question

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Raymarine Axiom vs. Axiom + capta at 9:30am 08.18.22 If you do a bit of research you might buy Garmin instead. For the extra money, they make much better
16A breakers capta at 9:25am 08.18.22 I also think it says 6 amp, which is much more likely than 16. It is possible Europeans have another
Raymarine Axiom vs. Axiom + MikeO53 at 9:21am 08.18.22 If you do a generic web search, you will get some detailed explanations but the top 2 differences ar
16A breakers dlochner at 9:19am 08.18.22 It looks like the boat was originally wired for 220v AC. Is this the main breaker?
16A breakers (1) roadkill1964 at 9:13am 08.18.22 Here is a another pic including label from one of the breakers, it shows 16A.
H37C Need to Replace Turning Blocks knappytime at 9:12am 08.18.22 Thank you everyone for the information. Just purchased this vessel and will be making several trips
H37C Need to Replace Turning Blocks knappytime at 9:09am 08.18.22 This may help you. The Lewmar Cheek Blocks were totally rebuildable. But it helps to be there in pe
H37C Need to Replace Turning Blocks sail sfbay at 8:46am 08.18.22 Allan12210........is onto something.......helps to be there in person and have access to some tools.
16A breakers Timm R Oday25 at 8:41am 08.18.22 From the photo it appears you want a 6 amp breaker made from E T A . several online sources have the
2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks robm at 8:22am 08.18.22 Hi Ralph and Dave, Thanks for your followup messages. Re: the information and photos you requested
Have a Mac 26M and moving it to Florida(Sept 2022), looking for a couple of partners to share use of the vessel and we can use also.... juggler at 8:09am 08.18.22 How much do you desire a partner? In monetary terms? Looking more for someone to share expenses wi
dock neighbour's shore power cord? Calif. Ted at 8:08am 08.18.22 In our marina built 1967 slips 30' and under have 15 amp, 35' has 30 amp and >40' has 50 amp.
Have a Mac 26M and moving it to Florida(Sept 2022), looking for a couple of partners to share use of the vessel and we can use also.... juggler at 8:03am 08.18.22 @juggler , Good morning! Trust me when I say that you don't ever want to "share" a boat with a "p
H37C Need to Replace Turning Blocks (1) Allan12210 at 8:01am 08.18.22 This may help you. The Lewmar Cheek Blocks were totally rebuildable. But it helps to be there in per
Hunter 430 Battery Layout sail sfbay at 7:46am 08.18.22 Agree with JamesG161.....on not locating batteries and because the manufacturer designed the boat's
Have a Mac 26M and moving it to Florida(Sept 2022), looking for a couple of partners to share use of the vessel and we can use also.... Simon Sexton at 7:43am 08.18.22 @juggler , Good morning! Trust me when I say that you don't ever want to "share" a boat with a "p
New method to wash boat Justin_NSA at 7:26am 08.18.22 Is the data rate disclosed in gallons per minute? Aka "data flow rate"
Dramatic Increase in Assessed Value of Watercraft sail sfbay at 7:23am 08.18.22 Good news story...........the local county property assessor just agreed there was no justification
Hunter 430 Battery Layout JamesG161 at 7:19am 08.18.22 Not me on AGM You should not relocate the House Batteries, because it is vented to prevent Hydrogen
Sailing around Outer Banks, Hunter 240 Scott T-Bird at 7:01am 08.18.22 I could be wrong, but I'm going to suggest that @DMERAJ has a beach vacation with family planned in

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