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Best time to cruise the Chesapeake?? captron at 6:42pm 09.26.13 Destinations 7/6254 I'm retiring at the end of this year, and have always wanted to cruise the Chesapeake (more than 2 w
Butyl Tape ncbyrdman at 6:09pm 09.26.13 Ask All Sailors 16/3203 I have posted on here before and I notice that everyone that rebeds their Stanchions and other thru
Raising 340 table stevestk at 5:33pm 09.26.13 Big Boats 6/1825 I looked at a Hunter 340 today and the table was in the down position for making a bed. I never saw
Mounting MOB Pole Brian147 at 4:10pm 09.26.13 Big Boats 2/1115 Any idea on how to mount a Forespar MOB pole on the stern of H-380 with B'R rig. The base is no pro
Stop swinging while at anchor Akapeterc at 3:48pm 09.26.13 Big Boats 32/14075 Hi have you got any suggestions to help stop my boat swinging so much when at anchor currently sitti
fuel vacum guage redhead78 at 2:38pm 09.26.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1086 I am thinkin of installing a vacum guage on my fuel system. I should put after raycor , but b-4 eng
What size Genoa jwwrma at 2:27pm 09.26.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/2922 I purchased a 1988 Hunter 23 this year and sailed and raced her all season. The jib I currently hav
Garmin Charts Rick Webb at 11:47am 09.26.13 Ask All Sailors 5/2176 I just got around to buying the HomePort software for my GPS charts. When trying to plot a route I n
Electrical panel question Brian S at 11:25am 09.26.13 Day Sailers 2/1134 I've got the original electrical panel in my 192. There are 2 or 3 more slots that don't have a circ
What is this (1) Fabiandelete at 10:54am 09.26.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1144 Hi, I bougth this boat almost a month ago not knowing what type or brand it was. My search in the
Strengthened Bimini for Getting off Cabin Top (1) jimfrankelly at 8:51am 09.26.13 Smaller Boats 2/937 We bought a bimini with 1" stainless tubing, then added stainless steel tube "struts" to the sides (
Folding Tiller & Rail Mounted Outboard Shifter/Throttle (1) jimfrankelly at 8:44am 09.26.13 Smaller Boats 1/1997 On our 2002 Hunter 270 the pushpit mounted remote unit of our Tohatsu 9.8 makes for easier entry ' e
Cockpit Sun Shade for Back of Bimini (1) jimfrankelly at 8:33am 09.26.13 Smaller Boats 1/1130 We used 2 inch wide strips of Sunbrella to frame "pet screen" material from Home Depot, to create a
pulpits roypaul2 at 8:30am 09.26.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1053 Where can I find the bow and port side stern pulpits for a 2002-36'. Thanks
Has anyone installed limit switches on their ST1000 Tiller P caguy at 8:28am 09.26.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1906 I replaced the plastic gears and belts on my ST1000 and I noticed that installing limit switches wou
"Tenting" of Sliding Hatch Cover (1) jimfrankelly at 8:23am 09.26.13 Smaller Boats 7/1667 We added 2 "D" rings using strips of Sunbrella, which we use to "tent" the hatch cover using a bunge
Cutless Bearing Length on 1981 H-33 ? Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 8:18am 09.26.13 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1316 Would anyone know the length of the cutlass bearing? We know it's 1x1.25", but not sure if length i
Hunter 260/270 Small Traveler Mod & Sliding Hatch Mod (1) jimfrankelly at 8:16am 09.26.13 Smaller Boats 3/2583 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 11/3430 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 2/888 Hello all, I am new to the forum, and searched first and didn't see much on the topic. Forgive me if

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Hunter 26 almost sunk in wind JBP-PA at 6:14am 05.25.23 There are four basic ways to reduce "hunting" (pun intended). 1. Reduce windage forward and increase
Seacock Mystery Scott T-Bird at 5:57am 05.25.23 The fact that the p.o. sealed the holes from the outside and didn't remove the valves is pretty soli
Hunter 26 almost sunk in wind Crazy Dave Condon at 5:37am 05.25.23 Water in the boat. Was the water ballast tank full? Do you have a lot of gear in the rear berth ?
Seacock Mystery Ward H at 5:11am 05.25.23 "Ok the good news is the former owner got back to me and reports both holes are sealed from the outs
Failed hour meter on Bavaria 41,2004 Jeff Tirey at 4:43am 05.25.23 I finally got the new lcd display installed in the tach, re-installed on the boat, and the engine tu
CCFL 6" Diameter upgrade. Very cool!! jviss at 4:11am 05.25.23 Very cool project and result. I would like to have the same setup. In thinking about doing this,
Engine Alinement jviss at 4:04am 05.25.23 I consider this project successfully completed. Thank you for following up and congrats on a figur
CCFL 6" Diameter upgrade. Very cool!! CYQK at 3:44am 05.25.23 that is an example, few in todays world, of greatness!!!!
Yanmar 3GM30F not starting after fuel filter change NYSail at 3:34am 05.25.23 When changing the on engine filter (secondary) always fill the bowl before you screw back on. Assume
Hunter 26 almost sunk in wind Ralph Johnstone at 9:54pm 05.24.23 My question would be - would adding a fresh water tank in the bow (say 26 gallons/110 Litres) help
Yanmar 3GM30F not starting after fuel filter change (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:43pm 05.24.23 Changing the filter seems should be a simple job, but somehow I have a way of complicating it. Yo
Hunter 26 almost sunk in wind graeme000 at 8:55pm 05.24.23 What about one of those anchor sails? They help keep the boat pointed into the wind at anchor. T
Hunter 26 almost sunk in wind SycloneDriver at 8:40pm 05.24.23 What about one of those anchor sails? They help keep the boat pointed into the wind at anchor.
Engine Alinement Ralph Johnstone at 7:11pm 05.24.23 I consider this project successfully completed. Just goes to show that clean living and an in dep
Hunter replacement rudder assembly Tally Ho at 6:50pm 05.24.23
Engine Alinement MikeHoncho at 6:37pm 05.24.23 I just dealt with what I thought was going to be a bent shaft after hitting a small log. I had a so
PSA - Check your through hulls BEFORE launch Tally Ho at 5:46pm 05.24.23 You know, this has me thinking. I have "outlets" to the water, just above the waterline and that w
Yanmar 3GM30F not starting after fuel filter change Tally Ho at 5:31pm 05.24.23 I would re-bleed the system, and pay particular attention to cylinder #3. Once you are sure you have
Circuit panel wiring question. Wm. Gill at 5:23pm 05.24.23 Maybe you should start a little contest about what's under the Dymo label! My guess is VHF. Deci
Sleeping on 22 new design morbidfollower at 5:21pm 05.24.23 Please post your thoughts after you've used your v berth set-up. I'm interested to know how you l

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