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Aft Cabin Hanging Locker Organizer (2) jsmac at 8:37am 07.02.13 Big Boats 0/1534 Hi All, I was wondering what everyone has done to gain as much storage possible in the aft cabin l
Atomic 4, Morse Engine Controls py26129 at 7:38am 07.02.13 Engines and Propulsion 5/8047 My friend has an early '70s C'C35 Mk1 with an A4 and the original dual lever Morse Engine Controls.
Vhf Noise Suppression emergpa1 at 6:33am 07.02.13 Ask All Sailors 15/7487 I have an MPPT 500 solar panel charge controller. I am getting noise over my VHF radio. I have resea
Ignition and fuel gauge wiring garethreeves at 6:23am 07.02.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1320 Hey Guys, I'm trying to wire in a new fuel gauge and am completely confused about how it should
290 Owners Manual kdlacey at 5:02am 07.02.13 Mid-Size Boats 5/3474 Does anybody have a electronic copy of an owners manual for a 2000 Hunter 290?
blue water yachts? anthony at 4:39am 07.02.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1689 Hi All Had a bad weekend, bit of a storm up here on the east coast of Canada. Damaged my spreader ti
Run halyards to cockpit Cuna Mara at 4:26am 07.02.13 Smaller Boats 7/2209 I have a 1979 Hunter 25 and would like to move the main halyard winch from the mast to cockpit and a
Pearson 530 Cloud lX at 2:47am 07.02.13 Pearson 0/2190 As the owner of a 530. I am wondering if anyone knows how many where built from 1981-1985.
Alternator wire sizes NYSail at 2:43am 07.02.13 Ask All Sailors 9/1519 Hello all.... I added a starer solenoid over the weekend and ended with just looking at all my wiri
Wiring GPS to steering pedestal on H34 lnikl at 10:53pm 07.01.13 Big Boats 4/1822 I have a small Garmin 276c GPS that I have mounted to my steering pedestal on a 1983 Hunter 34. A
Rudder pin weedstomper at 9:23pm 07.01.13 Smaller Boats 8/1601 New to a Hunter 260 swing keel. Does the rudder have to be secured into the down position with a th
Gauhauer EZ G2 Joe Mullee at 8:54pm 07.01.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 16/12187 Don, I recently purchased the EZ G2 jib cars for my Hunter 34 and have a question about adjusting
bilge pump inoperative today. ironhors42 at 7:27pm 07.01.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1278 Lucky me, today I went down to boat at 6pm to pick something up so I could do work on the boat parts
Oday 35 engine problems stowe18 at 7:16pm 07.01.13 Bigger Boats 11/2527 I can't get the marine diesel engine (3 cylinder Westerbeke/Universal 25 HP) on my sailboat to keep
system seems to be running slow today... centerline at 6:52pm 07.01.13 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/2649 just a general report.... I came on this morning at around 6:30am pacific time,and the system was s
Inverter DannyO at 6:32pm 07.01.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1237 I just put in an inverter for some small appliances. As I was reading through the "manual" they prov
How to use Hunter 23.5 centerboard uphaul blocks? Cape Charles at 6:16pm 07.01.13 Smaller Boats 5/3766 Anyone have a picture or diagram showing how to secure the centerboard uphaul on deck using the bloc
Want to learn MattyMattG. at 5:22pm 07.01.13 Smaller Boats 1/1325 I am trying to find information about an older Cataliona 23; probably early to mid 80's. This boat n
Gear shift linkage ChuckTurner at 5:05pm 07.01.13 Catalina 22 6/1232 Has anyone rigged a gear shift mechanism for a small outboard on a C22. I have a 4hp Merc with the
boat sway behind tow vehicle gutsgolf at 4:26pm 07.01.13 Smaller Boats 8/2225 Is it too little tongue weight the reason a boat wiil start to sway normally. I moved mine to storag

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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
G-Flex Question - Curing Time chholden58 at 7:31am 05.28.23 Thanks Dave! I spoke with somebody from my local West Marine who repaired boats for 15+ years - he
G-Flex Question - Curing Time thinwater at 7:29am 05.28.23 a. On any important job, mix a little in a small container (less than 1/2-ounce) before starting and
G-Flex Question - Curing Time dlochner at 7:24am 05.28.23 G-Flex is a flexible epoxy, hence the name. ;) I just used some in another application and found it
Mainsail up! Timm R Oday25 at 6:58am 05.28.23 I'm thinking this picture would be even better with some water under the boat !
Marine Toilet Question kappykaplan at 6:57am 05.28.23 while remembering that it's called MEMORIAL Day because all who served gave some, it's the day in w
Rudder for Blue Crab 11 dinghy dLj at 6:29am 05.28.23 How good are you at wood working? Wouldn't be too hard to build them. If you like that sort of work.
What speed makes you fire up your motor? john6206 at 6:16am 05.28.23 When I had my Hunter 170 I used to avoid packing the motor if possible. on the Great Lakes, or vent
What speed makes you fire up your motor? john6206 at 6:04am 05.28.23 If the boat is making less than 3 kt SOG toward destination if heading to one, then using the auxil
Marine Toilet Question Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:02am 05.28.23 Another way to test the TP is put some in a jar of water and shake it. TP that breaks up quickly is
What speed makes you fire up your motor? john6206 at 6:02am 05.28.23 I'll add to my post that if sailing in LI Sound upwind against the current you might not be going a
Question re Shore Power Circuit Breaker Summerof69 at 5:44am 05.28.23 Thanks all. I appreciate the input. I ordered a 30 amp breaker and my friend/boat yard manager is
Weeping keel dmax at 5:16am 05.28.23 No idea, I had the foam removed. Never saw it before either. Maybe they wanted to reduce the ballast
Marine Toilet Question (1) jviss at 5:07am 05.28.23 Or, you could always buy RV and Marine toilet paper!
Weeping keel shemandr at 5:03am 05.28.23 Why in the world would a builder put those foam pockets in a keel? :yikes: To save money on lead or
Early Music Instruments jviss at 4:54am 05.28.23 My kind of vintage! $$$ yikes https://images.reverb.com/image/upload/s--qlDkFRxi--/a_0/f_auto,t_la

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