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1983 Hunter 31 what length Mast Mate?35 or 42 davejet at 7:33pm 06.25.13 Mid-Size Boats 0/921 I am looking to get a Mast Mate for my 1983 Hunter 31. Does anyone with the Hunter 31 have a Mast Ma
Question about fuel lines... rgranger at 6:33pm 06.25.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1211 Hey All I have a question about fuel lines for outboards. My new-2-me Balboa 26 has an internal ta
New owner - traveler rigging question (2) CDon at 6:33pm 06.25.13 Catalina 22 10/1550 Hi All, I just picked up a 1979 Catalina and I'm having some trouble rigging the traveler. The ma
WEMA Water tank sensor - 2000 era (1) John T1594 at 6:25pm 06.25.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/2729 I have the original and now defective WEMA water tank sensor on my 2000 H340. I could not find a su
Electromaxx H/0 Alternator and tach issues nautikaljeeper at 5:59pm 06.25.13 Ask All Sailors 13/3485 I have installed an Electromaxx 140 amp alternator and serpentine belt kit on a 2006 Hunter 36 with
distance from compass John R at 3:04pm 06.25.13 Ask All Sailors 19/4531 I was going to install a new chart plotter, but according to the instructions it has to be at least
Re-Wiring windcat at 2:56pm 06.25.13 Catalina 30 9/2647 We have a 1978 Catalina. I can't remember the hull number, but it was mfg. just before the model ch
where & how to mount DF transducer on O'day 23 JurassicTrex at 2:24pm 06.25.13 Day Sailers 7/2502 Need to mount depth finder on my 23. Would like info how and where others have done it ' if your ins
4 people in cockpit on C22? kito at 1:53pm 06.25.13 Catalina 22 8/1389 So far it's been just me and the Admiral out on our C22. We want to bring along another couple but s
Steering pedestal Oday 32 darnoldone at 1:49pm 06.25.13 Bigger Boats 3/1096 The pedestal on my newly acquired Oday 32 seems to have a bit more flexibility than I'd like. I've c
Raising the Stick (1) rickwarner at 1:29pm 06.25.13 Smaller Boats 2/951
Electromaxx H/0 Alternator and tach issues nautikaljeeper at 12:23pm 06.25.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/782 I have installed an Electromaxx 140amp alternator and serpentine belt kit on a 2006 Hunter 36 with a
Life is better with a Boat victorhoisington at 11:54am 06.25.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1657 Sorry, slightly off topic since this shows only motor boats but, anyone who enjoys the water and the
Defender's indifference to Canadians DinoKanuck at 11:54am 06.25.13 Ask All Sailors 46/7755 Defender.com 's indifference to Canadians I'm dealing with Defender Marine and finding they take Ca
At least my intentions were good Scott B at 11:49am 06.25.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1229 At the boat on Saturday and watched a fellow Hunter 33 putting on his sails after just launching a w
Head Odors fmitch1952 at 11:40am 06.25.13 Mid-Size Boats 5/1396 For the last two weekends, the first time we flush the head we are greeted with a terrible odor. At
reducing weather helm on stock rigs willsnow at 11:24am 06.25.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/4015 I saw on BWYs site that they suggest shortening the forestay as much as the straps allow to reduce o
Got Mast Pin? (1) rickwarner at 10:57am 06.25.13 Smaller Boats 9/3891 You know how it goes - you are two days from spring launch, you have gathered all of your equipment
Bag of regular service parts.... (1) Delawaredave at 9:11am 06.25.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/898 Newbie. Hunter 27. 1GM Yanmar. Found a bag in the boat with parts list - image below. Any ide
Dry Powder Fire Extinguishers John T1594 at 9:11am 06.25.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1719 I have a couple of those dry powder fire extinguishers on board and every year the Coast Guard inspe

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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
What speed makes you fire up your motor? shemandr at 4:49am 05.28.23 I'll add to my post that if sailing in LI Sound upwind against the current you might not be going an
Marine Toilet Question dlochner at 4:49am 05.28.23 We do not have macerator and have no issues. Use single ply TP not the fancy thick puffy stuff. Anot
Electrical upgrades Gene Neill at 4:38am 05.28.23 Wow, impressive work! Your panels are 50W each, right? You're making me itch for an upgrade. :biggri
Question re Shore Power Circuit Breaker CYQK at 4:37am 05.28.23 2x on the elci breaker code now says you should have one good time to upgrade
Nicopress CYQK at 4:32am 05.28.23 research the order in which you make a crimp with a nicopress tool Cant do that....take it to an air
What speed makes you fire up your motor? Kings Gambit at 4:10am 05.28.23 If the boat is making less than 3 kt SOG toward destination if heading to one, then using the auxili
Santana 21 design info needed Kings Gambit at 3:47am 05.28.23 You can find a lot of measurements information on sailboat models easily by visiting sailboatdata.co

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