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9.5' Avon Rib: Short or long shaft? Jared1048 at 2:18pm 08.08.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1035 Hello, I'm not sure if I need the long or short shaft kicker for this. I see these dinks everywher
stern leakage through rudder support Waves 22 at 2:16pm 08.08.12 Day Sailers 4/1600 stern leakage through rudder gideon I bought a 1981 O'Day 22 this year and I have corrected most of
12 v pump for galley redhead78 at 2:05pm 08.08.12 Ask All Sailors 15/2567 hi all , I have a few ?? for a 12 v water system. I am soon ready to tackle the fresh water system
A New Project..Again (2) joker460 at 1:58pm 08.08.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1143 I've been looking around at the various bilge pump options for my boat (It has a manual switch pump)
A tale of pressure pumps Richard Bryer at 1:31pm 08.08.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1521 Actually mostly a tale of what happens when you combine a manufacturer and a distributor of a questi
Water pressure pump Richard Bryer at 12:57pm 08.08.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2399 I need some help here. I have just had the water pressure pump switch fail for the second time this
Our recent trip to Catalina Rick at 12:17pm 08.08.12 Ask All Sailors 10/2234 Decided to share our trip with all of you we recently made to Catalina Island off the coast of Calif
Electric dinghy pump (1) jviss at 12:00pm 08.08.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1241 Just for grins I bought a 12VDC air pump on eBay from China, to see if it will top off my hypalon RI
Looking for lazarette locks betzhunter at 11:59am 08.08.12 Big Boats 3/1634 Looking to add some lazarette locks for my 84 H34 any ideas what I should use or what you have used.
Holding Tank Fittings on a bene 381 Lee Hadjiosif at 11:57am 08.08.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1032 On my Bene381 there are two fittings on top of the holding tank that are not used and would like to
New LED cabin lighting project mjmercer19248 at 11:35am 08.08.12 The Cherubini Hunters 9/5545 Anyone have suggestions for LED lighting (12VDC) in the cabin area, berths, head? Not sure what lume
stanchion caps Don Lucas at 11:28am 08.08.12 Big Boats 2/1701 I'm missing a few stanchion caps and have been wanting to get some new ones before I end up with a b
Tiller Arm Replacement mac 25 ccraigmile at 10:12am 08.08.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/3357 i have a 1974 mac25 that came to me cheap... I finally have everything repaired, the mast and boom
O'day 20 lifeline Sastevenson at 9:38am 08.08.12 Day Sailers 0/1179 Hello all, I am thinking about putting lifeline on my oday 20. What are some pros and cons to thi
need size of refrigeration box Jim Seamans at 9:33am 08.08.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1214 Have also sent a email to Hunter. (as I was typing Eddie replied 14 cubic ft but was not documented)
High Pressure Inflatable Floor Achilles Dinghy DJW at 9:16am 08.08.12 Ask All Sailors 2/2391 Looking at a new Achilless Dinghy for our 42 foot Cascade in HI. I am looking at the LSI series wit
Swing keel maintenance Texas Sailor at 8:44am 08.08.12 Catalina 22 2/1248 On a 1982 Catalina 22, how often should I inspect the swing keel for wear , rust, etc. of the keel p
Pensacola input appreciated. taichi at 8:28am 08.08.12 Destinations 24/5785 I've been watching the Pensacola realestate listings for about a year now and found what looks on th
just the view from my morning coffee (2) Scott B at 7:58am 08.08.12 Ask All Sailors 18/3374 Couple of shots from this mornings coffee. Off for a couple of weeks floating around Georgian Bay.
Hunter 40.5 - Batttery Charger and Batteries smokey73 at 7:19am 08.08.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1499 I would like to replace the old charger on my "new to me" 1994 Hunter 40.5 and I would also like to

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First there was Marinco then SmartPlug and now VoltSafe??? I'm not totally convinced mikeracca at 9:31pm 05.09.22 When it comes to the Apple MagSafe we are talking of roughly 12v and maybe around 5 amps max. With R
PNW flooding, terrible.. mikeracca at 9:24pm 05.09.22 Well we get fires, floods (sometimes at the same time) and earthquakes. We usually get a big quake e
Transmission Cable mikeracca at 9:18pm 05.09.22 Mike, thanks for clarifying. Looks like you are right and new cables are needed. I wonder if there
New Dodger flightlead404 at 8:29pm 05.09.22 Installed a hard top dodger on my Hunter 386 in 2011 for $5000. Installed a dodger on my Hunter 46
Barnacle Buster jssailem at 8:18pm 05.09.22 try same thing with my Yanmar heat exchanger. Heat exchanger is better to be removed and serviced
Winch maintenance - how often do you? Tally Ho at 8:02pm 05.09.22
Jackline installation Hunter 45DS MikeHoncho at 7:57pm 05.09.22 I was contemplating this earlier this year when in 42.5kts! I had set up a spare jib sheet down t
Help replacing sheave divider on a Hunter 26 RBryn at 7:55pm 05.09.22 I know replacing the sheave would be best, but has anyone ever attempted just installing a double bl
Help replacing sheave divider on a Hunter 26 RBryn at 7:51pm 05.09.22 Same problem, but ... What the hell is that? https://forums.sailboatowners.com/attachments/205156
can't pump out waste tank flightlead404 at 7:42pm 05.09.22
can't pump out waste tank flightlead404 at 7:38pm 05.09.22 Your mechanic needs to stick to engine repair if he thinks the absence of device that's illegal to
Sailing the Heel Brian D at 7:33pm 05.09.22 For me, it is not so much the speed, but keeping the boat from turning up into the wind. Plus, keepi
Winch maintenance - how often do you? Justin_NSA at 7:33pm 05.09.22 I had to replace parts in all 3 winches. It wasn't cheap. I keep them covered now. I'll have to see
Loose shrouds? (8) El Pinguino at 7:30pm 05.09.22 Hi. Thanks for all these comments. Here are some pictures that will probably be useful. The firs
Jackline installation Hunter 45DS flightlead404 at 7:29pm 05.09.22 I was contemplating this earlier this year when in 42.5kts! I had set up a spare jib sheet down th
Mistake made when installing lines aft (fortunately it was an easy fix) stickinthemud57 at 7:20pm 05.09.22 +1 to buying bolts the proper size rather than sawing them off. That said, in order to get the trim
Sailing the Heel flightlead404 at 7:20pm 05.09.22 I did some quick and dirty tests close to beam reaching off fl coast a few months ago. In prob 20ish
Winch maintenance - how often do you? Davidasailor26 at 7:10pm 05.09.22
Winch maintenance - how often do you? dlochner at 7:09pm 05.09.22 My winch servicing is far less often than it probably should be. I've owned Second Star for 8 years
Transmission Cable JoeWhite at 7:03pm 05.09.22 Mike, thanks for clarifying. Looks like you are right and new cables are needed. I wonder if there i

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