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C36 Clew Outhaul "Car" - improve? jviss at 9:56am 09.16.13 Big Boats 12/7537 My 1984 C36 has an aluminum "car" of sorts that rides in the boltrope slot. It does not work well a
...bottom paint??? Peter Fridman at 9:52am 09.16.13 Ask All Sailors 12/2415 Imagine if we could use this product as bottom paint !!! Take a look. http://laughingsquid.com/ru
Clackity Clackity? Cutlass? Alignment? Help? rfrye1 at 9:52am 09.16.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1225 I've owned my '98 Hunter H376 for 12 yrs. I have a persistent issue with knocking/"Clackity Clackity
Bringin in the Sheaves Pat at 8:50am 09.16.13 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1224 Our boat is a O'Day 272 with a Z-Spar Mast. At the base of the mast of several sheaves for leading
Problems with login & posting Anonymous 121765 at 7:55am 09.16.13 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/8529 Guys, I've been having problems the past 1 1/2 months with this site. I've been working with Phil
Monitor Wind Vane wmcminn at 7:42am 09.16.13 Big Boats 2/2360 Does anyone have experience with the Monitor Wind Vane by Scanmar. I have a Catalina 400. Thanks. W
Can an anchor windlass be slowed down? Sailduffer at 7:35am 09.16.13 Ask All Sailors 9/4517 I have a Maxwell VC 500 anchor windlass on my Catalina 320. I need to slow it down by about half. Is
5 pin cable for wind/speed gauge stephanie at 7:32am 09.16.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1169 We have navigational instruments on our Hunter 23 for depth, speed ' wind direction that have 5 pin
What is this for ? It has started to rattle (1) PKFK at 7:25am 09.16.13 Big Boats 8/1420 68639.vB See center of photo - this is a Yanmar 3ym30. The silver colored screw has a metal sleev
Cutting my keel? DovetailNJ at 6:57am 09.16.13 Catalina 30 3/1504 I sail in Barnegat Bay NJ and am tiring of bouncing off of the shallow bottom. The 5' draft on my 19
Yanmar 2gmf over heating after 30 minutes Mark Nooney at 6:14am 09.16.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 24/5644 Hi all, I have a issue with overheating after running for 30 minutes to 45 minutes. Here are the ste
Hunter 18 full of water Ksail at 5:47am 09.16.13 Smaller Boats 6/1621 When I take my hunter 18 out of the water for the season, the boat has a lot of water in the hull.
Antifreeze SunCat at 5:47am 09.16.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1153 I discovered after hauling out my boat for the winter that the antifreeze reads at only 7 degree, my
Brought her home (2) agprice22 at 4:07am 09.16.13 Bigger Boats 6/1387 Picked up our new 272 yesterday. Lowered the mast with an A-Frame. That was not without event, as th
pintle replacement ancbob at 3:57am 09.16.13 Catalina 22 3/1390 This spring I replaced the lower 3/8 pintle on my kick up rudder. My boat is kept in a slip. In abou
Yamaha 37CK - Holding tanks Yamahasailor at 1:34am 09.16.13 Yamaha 1/1872 Hi Has anyone fitted a holding tank on this model? There is both a forward and aft head and both
Poulsbo HAPS Sept 6-8, 2013 Summary (2) Mikem at 10:10pm 09.15.13 HAPS (Hunter Assoc. of Puget Sound) 2/3590 Dave, terrific write up. Dave and Susie Bill and Jeannine, great work. Mike ---------- Forwarded
Oceanside, Ca. to Dana Point, Ca. Brian D at 8:41pm 09.15.13 Destinations 10/4861 Left Saturday morning in thick fog. Probably shouldn't have without radar, but there was maybe a 1/4
Bright Green Lights at San Diego Harbor rfrye1 at 8:34pm 09.15.13 Ask All Sailors 7/2640 A few nites ago I was leaving SD harbor about 4am headed for Catalina Is. I was about at buoy #7-5 l
Winterazation for a boat on the water MLampner at 8:33pm 09.15.13 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1566 As long as I have owned my Hunter, three years at this point she has spent the winter on the hard. I

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Seacock Mystery George Braun at 6:06am 05.26.23 as an alternate to wood bungs, hardish foam variable bungs are available online and WM, one of them
Seacock Mystery Scott T-Bird at 6:03am 05.26.23 If it was deleted, it must have been good. Let's see it again from what you remember. Never mind,
RF Ground JamesG161 at 5:59am 05.26.23 @Crusty Ol Salt is talking about his boat and, if the RF ground has a current load. My answer is y
RF Ground Don S/V ILLusion at 5:53am 05.26.23 People often conflate ground with counterpoise, the latter being essential to effective RF antenna b
Depth/shape of 2004 Hunter 36 diesel tank (1) JamesG161 at 5:51am 05.26.23 Check item L for the Level sender. the shop drawings for your Hunter Fuel tank. I forget where, so
RF Ground Davidasailor26 at 5:50am 05.26.23
RF Ground JamesG161 at 5:35am 05.26.23 I don't think VHF radios need a ground plane like HF radios do Sorry Dave, All RF's need a ground
RF Ground JamesG161 at 5:32am 05.26.23 If RF = Radio Frequency then check here SSB and Ham Operators Grounding does close a current loop.
Depth/shape of 2004 Hunter 36 diesel tank AndyL at 5:30am 05.26.23 We do monitor gph between fuel top-ups. But I still want to know the level in the tank.
RF Ground dlochner at 5:29am 05.26.23 I don't think VHF radios need a ground plane like HF radios do. If they did, handheld VHF radios wou
Hurricane Season 2023 JamesG161 at 5:23am 05.26.23 For more understanding about ENSO and its effects on the USA. The ENSO Climate affect on our Weathe
New Cat 22 Owner mbaker267 at 5:14am 05.26.23 Thank you for your help. Sounds like refurbishing the interior is definitely doable but will require
It followed me home (2) SailingLoto at 5:01am 05.26.23 Here it is after a pressure wash. Looks to be complete
Sidewall fabric upgrade LouisMK at 4:56am 05.26.23 On my Hunter the sidewall fabric was a dingy gray carpet that over the years got wet, held mold an
Hurricane Season 2023 (1) JamesG161 at 4:49am 05.26.23 ACE was developed at Colorado State University. Their forecast came out in April. I think they do
Mast raising ideas... LakeShark at 4:43am 05.26.23 The forestay is generally in the furler drum On most systems. Lower the sail using the small halyar
Hurricane Season 2023 (1) JamesG161 at 4:38am 05.26.23 Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) index
Hurricane Season 2023 JamesG161 at 4:34am 05.26.23 The press release leaves a lot to be desired. I bet you got to that link via the Press Release;)
Do rust converters work on rusted keels? dlochner at 4:27am 05.26.23 Maybe. The rust converters stop the rust and provide a paintable surface. I don't think they will pr
What size headsail for a Hunter 386? shemandr at 4:13am 05.26.23 With the Hunters that have a B & R rig (No Backstay, Swept back spreaders) the standard jib is a 105

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