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Hunter 23' Boom Height/Location carboman at 6:03pm 04.21.13 Smaller Boats 18/3070 seems like when i took my boom off a year ago during my reapair project, it was set so that when I d
Splash... Kh3412 at 6:02pm 04.21.13 Mid-Size Boats 6/1059 Well in a week the boat goes in for the first time for us. Getting nervous hope I did everything rig
How to fill permanent head through hull Monheganlover at 5:36pm 04.21.13 Catalina 22 3/2316 I recently bought a 1976 Catalina 22 that, much to my surprise, came with a permanent head. The hea
Furling system problem DStegs49 at 5:10pm 04.21.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/725 My furling system on my Legend 37 is REALLY difficult to work. Both setting sail and furling it in.
bildge pump power (2) Navicula at 4:28pm 04.21.13 Big Boats 4/836 today I moved my boat....the first time this year.... all went well and I put the boat back on the d
Yam 25MkII Newbie-Bilge Pump Question alturaam at 3:46pm 04.21.13 Yamaha 9/2088 I acquired my 25 MkII from Michigan and it now resides in the Annapolis, MD, area. I have a fairly
Macerator catealley at 3:34pm 04.21.13 Mid-Size Boats 0/1054 Macerator - Electrical Panel I am having difficulty finding new fuse and spring for my macerator. A
Taking my O'day to L.A. AWalker at 2:47pm 04.21.13 Ask All Sailors 11/1819 Coming up toward the end of June I am going to be near Anaheim Ca as my wife and daughters have a co
Installing Seidelmann 295 Centerboard jdrinker1 at 1:59pm 04.21.13 Seidelmann 2/3353 Can anyone tell me how to install the centerboard in my 1984 Seidelmann 295? I bought the boat 3 ye
Hatch Rails for O'day 222 treeman at 1:51pm 04.21.13 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1192 I purchased a new set of hatch rails (roof) from Rudy. I want to do this job this Spring. Can anyo
photos or diagrams of a 1990 Hunter rudder post set up nautikal at 9:33am 04.21.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/766 A few years ago someone dropped their rudder so they could reglue the lower bearing back in. If the
Whole lotta shakin' goin' on, revisited - Part 2... Skip Gundlach at 9:30am 04.21.13 Ask All Sailors 10/2313 Whole lotta shakin' goin' on, revisited - Part 2... When we left you, a little more than 2 months
batterycharger pabraam at 9:26am 04.21.13 Musings With Maine Sail 3/3575 Just bought a CTEK batterycharger , not for the boat, but my motorbike, and it has a multi charging
A big step down - updated mdsdurango at 9:07am 04.21.13 Trailer Sailors 46/35619 Update; All day at the computer yesterday digging deep into pocket cruisers. First - I want a boat
Beneteau Oceanis 44CC Owners in CT/NY/NJ realst at 8:35am 04.21.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1105 Hi All, I'm considering a mid to late 90's model Beneteau Oceanis 44 CC for purchase. I'll be li
tiller extensions & bimini question catndahats at 8:07am 04.21.13 Catalina 22 9/1795 Not to take away from the many other bimini questions: Solved my last problem easy enough....now
Blue water cruising with an outboard? rtmmurray at 6:53am 04.21.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/2887 I have not heard either way. Is it recommended to stay away from the open waters with an outboard? I
Oil Pressure Switch vs Oil Pressure Sender geoffschultz at 4:57am 04.21.13 Engines and Propulsion 28/11566 Last night we were on a 190 nm passage from Manzanillo, Mexico to Ixtapa. Just as I was about to co
2002 hunter 466 forward cabin Fully Detached at 2:36am 04.21.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/993 Hi there , can anybody tell me if the forward cabin on a 4 cabin version of hunter 466 can be conver
Replacing rotten core deck via inner skin removal pearsoncommander251 at 12:38am 04.21.13 Ask All Sailors 8/3453 Does anyone have expereicne removing rotten core wood from the deck by accessing and Removing Inner

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Garmin GPSMAP 942 MFD Routing to Raymarine Auto Pilot? jviss at 1:04pm 07.08.22 It's a shame, with all the work on standards, that these systems don't work together well. My syste
Victron Super Cycle AGMs - anyone own them and/or can comment? Davidasailor26 at 1:04pm 07.08.22 @tfox2069 did you go with the Super Cycle, or did you find any useful reviews elsewhere? Our Deka A
Single Handing vs apparent wind and trim dlochner at 1:03pm 07.08.22 Going to play Karnac here, holding an envelop to my forehead, and the message says "We don't support
Sailing from Potts Harbor to Ports Harbor (approx. 160 nm) on the 1975 30 ' Albin Ballad Samura Sailer at 1:00pm 07.08.22 Thanks so much! I'll definitely get some of those muffins!
chainplates hunter 460 Captain Mateo at 12:57pm 07.08.22 Yep, they have them here. https://shop.hunterowners.com/hp/part.php?m=460-466&c=13&p=55597
Single Handing vs apparent wind and trim patagoniadave at 12:54pm 07.08.22 A super simple way to see if your current set up can steer to wind angle is to press the Standby an
Sailing from Potts Harbor to Ports Harbor (approx. 160 nm) on the 1975 30 ' Albin Ballad PaulK at 12:52pm 07.08.22 It makes a lot of sense to make short hops in a new-to-you boat. At about 25 miles, Boothbay seems l
Single Handing vs apparent wind and trim (2) Tally Ho at 12:46pm 07.08.22 I have Raymarine equipment including the autopilot. I have already emailed them asking about integr
Garmin GPSMAP 942 MFD Routing to Raymarine Auto Pilot? dlochner at 12:37pm 07.08.22 He's not trying to control the AP from the Garmin, he just wants it to steer to a waypoint. Accor
What Changes are happening in Your neighborhood? jviss at 12:36pm 07.08.22 I am moving to an old, old, seafaring city named New Bedford, MA - at one time the wealthiest city i
Wiring schematic Stu Jackson at 12:34pm 07.08.22 @Stu Jackson is also an excellent resource here on this site. Check out his electrical 101 post. It
Roll on Columbia -- like a lot! (1) pclarksurf at 12:34pm 07.08.22 I quantified a shat ton: I was out on the second biggest day of the month (just my luck) That's
I remove broken evaporator and find I need to replace the panel on which food rests kappykaplan at 12:26pm 07.08.22 Great news, @MikeTheHunter ! :beer:
I remove broken evaporator and find I need to replace the panel on which food rests (1) MikeTheHunter at 12:19pm 07.08.22 Thought I would complete the circle on this. I went to get the smallest piece of Starboard from Home
45DS mainsail furling sail sfbay at 12:16pm 07.08.22 seanmadian........what we do is after the mainsail is unfurled have someone go to the mast and move
Garmin GPSMAP 942 MFD Routing to Raymarine Auto Pilot? Calif. Ted at 12:11pm 07.08.22 He's not trying to control the AP from the Garmin, he just wants it to steer to a waypoint.
Single Handing vs apparent wind and trim patagoniadave at 12:00pm 07.08.22 Some days you just can't get a break with the wind. When the wind gets light and shifty we tend to
45DS mainsail furling (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:00pm 07.08.22 Does this sound right to anyone/everyone? Sounds wrong to me. Our Selden in mast furling alway
IT'S ALWAYS SOMETHING - AIN'T THAT THE TRUTH (HUGE QUESTION) (2) eherlihy at 11:58am 07.08.22 This is becoming an obsession with me... I BELIEVE that the fitting dimensions for the Westerbeake
What Changes are happening in Your neighborhood? Tedd at 11:57am 07.08.22 I hear you, @WayneH ! We searched for months to find a neighbourhood full of trees and with minimal

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