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Stay tightness mandm at 8:59pm 07.08.13 S2 1/1334 Does anyone know the proper tension needed for a S2 7.3 - I do have a Loos gauge - my side (downwind
Micanti Thorn-D antifouling Old Sailor 2 at 8:04pm 07.08.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2824 I am doing my research to prepare for bottom painting. antifouling bottom paint around San Diego is
Mast pin.............Hunter 23.5. hercguy at 7:55pm 07.08.13 Smaller Boats 2/905 I misplaced the mast pin for my 23.5. Does anyone know the dimensions and where I can get a replacem
Anchor locker for 'old style' C22 ? Milton.Audas at 6:56pm 07.08.13 Catalina 22 2/1599 Hi guys - I have a 1981 'old style' boat. One of the pet 'annoyances' that I have with the older sty
Steaming/Anchoring combo light Ken Honeycutt at 6:41pm 07.08.13 Ask All Sailors 13/2690 Last weekend I had a courtesy inspection by the coast guard auxiliary. Long story short is they woul
Hunter 356 Fouling Jib Sheets on Shroud fittings sailpablo at 5:54pm 07.08.13 Big Boats 5/2390 Hello. I am the newest owner of a 2003 Hunter 356. We are finding that in light winds, when we hav
Depth Gauge on a 1987 23' carboman at 5:32pm 07.08.13 Smaller Boats 4/1115 I bought one of those Humming Bird units for 50-60 bucks and mounted the transducer inside the hull
Building race marks higgs at 5:22pm 07.08.13 Racing 11/11576 I am looking for ideas for making course marks that stay out all season. Any out there with some go
turbo wash gordhodgson at 4:48pm 07.08.13 Big Boats 1/3241 I have a 4jh3-te yanmar turbo diesel and was told by the yanmar people at the Annapolis boat show to
Replacing Seal on 3YM30 Seawater Pump sea_casper at 4:18pm 07.08.13 Engines and Propulsion 8/9903 My Yanmar seawater pump started leaking, I removed it to disassemble to replace seal. however I cann
Weight of mast bigsick at 2:22pm 07.08.13 Mid-Size Boats 6/2342 I have looked everywhere and I can not find the weight of my furling main mast. I have a Selden 46'
Columbia 26 Mkii Under Sail THECUSCUS at 2:03pm 07.08.13 Columbia 3/11694 I was out sailing in my Macgregor 25 along with a friend in his 26 mkII. I thought you Columbia guy
NM364 rig tuning Valkyrie364 at 1:12pm 07.08.13 Morgan 0/4369 Hi all. Does anyone have any info on factory rig tuning specs for an '83 364 with rod rigging?
Accessing water level sensor on H376 reraft at 12:22pm 07.08.13 Big Boats 2/1138 My water level sensor seems to be sticking in the tank. The water level gauge sticks ' bumps up erra
Marlow Hunter Renndezvous, Port Ludlow, July 26-28 Mikem at 11:56am 07.08.13 HAPS (Hunter Assoc. of Puget Sound) 0/3057 Another reminder about our Hunter Rendezvous at Port Ludlow the end of this month. Marine Service C
Macerator Mike Mc at 11:02am 07.08.13 Catalina 310 2/2146 Macerator won't pump today possibly due to operator error in attempting to pump out with the through
Centerboard blocks configuration needed... (4) abk at 10:40am 07.08.13 Smaller Boats 7/1408 Well this forum has been so very valuable and I am close to actually sailing this H26... Not close e
Plans & drawings TEWK-too at 10:03am 07.08.13 Catalina 22 8/1660 I have a 1980 Catalina 22. I have a hum with the centerboard down if I am above 2 knots. I am think
Marine Technologies propane gas detector nestorph at 9:43am 07.08.13 Ask All Sailors 0/855 Does anyone have any experience or views on the MTI propane/gas detector? I'm am looking at the mod
Add inverter to boat w/ shorepower, no shorepower available? Kermit at 9:11am 07.08.13 Musings With Maine Sail 21/19380 I know just enough about wiring to make myself look stupid. (Boats in general, really.) Can we add a

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Need details about this boat tsuchenek at 11:27am 05.28.23 I measured it from the ground. It looks like 20 feet long, depending on where the measurements are t
Electrical upgrades Steve_Catalina at 11:25am 05.28.23 Here's some electrical upgrades I did last summer, finally got around to taking some pictures of wh
Marine Toilet Question (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:09am 05.28.23 Or, you could always buy RV and Marine toilet paper! Isn't that just about the same as using thes
What speed makes you fire up your motor? Kings Gambit at 11:05am 05.28.23 The basic stimulation to go to power is the wish or need to arrive at destination before dark especi
What is at the top of my mast. capta at 10:37am 05.28.23 The shielding should be tinned copper, so being exposed is not a problem for the radio signal. I'd p
What speed makes you fire up your motor? capta at 10:22am 05.28.23 That question was completely dependent on the circumstances. As a charter boat with a schedule to ke
What speed makes you fire up your motor? Captain Larry-DH at 9:48am 05.28.23 I use 6 knots as planning speed. Our flat water sailing speed is 0-10 knots depending in conditions,
Center Board problem bwilldoit2 at 9:34am 05.28.23 The way I understand how the center board works there is one ( the cable ) as you described that rai
Shipping a boat question (2) Sailm8 at 9:06am 05.28.23 Actually that was the total price after being gauged by the storage lot and the crane company.. Th
Hunter 23.5 anchor locker size (1) JamesG161 at 9:01am 05.28.23 You may get your answers here... HunterOwners.com downloads or scale this drawing.
Memorial Day -- Redux kappykaplan at 9:00am 05.28.23 Tks for the research, Jim. :beer:
Electrical upgrades morbidfollower at 8:54am 05.28.23 Wow, impressive work! Your panels are 50W each, right? You're making me itch for an upgrade. :biggr
Rudder for Blue Crab 11 dinghy LloydB at 8:54am 05.28.23 I bought a new lifting rudder and tiller from the SBO store that supports this website and it was be
What speed makes you fire up your motor? WayneH at 8:35am 05.28.23 Short story: We were on Lake Texoma one summer and doing the bake and bob. I put on a life jacket an
What is at the top of my mast. dlochner at 8:31am 05.28.23 The cable in the mast needs to be replaced. The bare shield wire should not be exposed. If you deci
What is at the top of my mast. Jacktar at 8:18am 05.28.23 Yep cable goes to radio, that is a pl 259 connector for base of vhf antenna.
Weeping keel JamesG161 at 7:44am 05.28.23 I'm having trouble understanding what the possible reason would be Hydro Dynamics Designer neede
What speed makes you fire up your motor? LloydB at 7:41am 05.28.23 Motor due to time, wind or weather and to avoid congestion such as when coming to the ramp otherwise
G-Flex Question - Curing Time chholden58 at 7:38am 05.28.23 It could very well be amine blush - I had never heard of this before. I sure hope this is what I am
G-Flex Question - Curing Time dlochner at 7:34am 05.28.23 The slightly greasy feeling is, as @thinwater suggests, likely some amine blush. Try washing it off

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