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boat pix.com DAVA390 at 1:18pm 10.13.12 Ask All Sailors 8/2963 Does anyone else feel like they have been had by boatpix.com? I have very sour taste now and didn`t
Leadenham Creek Roger Long at 1:01pm 10.13.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 4/2886 One month since leaving Portland and anchored here in Leadenham Creek. Working farm, no mega mansio
replacing 40.5 holding tank ritch at 12:37pm 10.13.12 Big Boats 8/2298 My wife and I bought a 1993 hunter 40.5 this past summer and are in need of a replacment holding tan
A Genset for the Hunter 41 jcockerline at 11:22am 10.13.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 26/6366 I have a 2009 Hunter 41 DS. Love the boat. I am currently located at Bronte Outer Harbour Marina on
Java ready to head south Jim Seamans at 11:15am 10.13.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1303 Monday Oct 15 we untie the dock lines and head south to the Bahamas. Will check in when I can. Will
Notical Spell Checker? Gudenuph at 11:05am 10.13.12 Ask All Sailors 10/1910 Would a Nautical Spell Checker be a practical/useful addition for these forums? Spell checkers I've
Sanibel 18 Center Board stuck...new sailor! :-) 1usavet at 9:50am 10.13.12 Smaller Boats 7/1527 I have a Sanibel 18 that now has a center board that won't drop. I want to fix (it's on the trailer
New S2 owner Starfishtexas at 8:48am 10.13.12 S2 4/1755 Just got a 84 30 ft S2 9A Need some cleaning and updating inside. Any photos, ideas or help please.
Yanmar Engine Panel Cover rboylan12 at 8:42am 10.13.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1734 I'm sure there's a simple solution that's eluding me, but how do I remove the plastic cover over the
slow fueling Oday 28 Boatsail1 at 8:04am 10.13.12 Bigger Boats 4/1228 :cussing:Anyone experience slow fueling of Oday 28? At fuel dock or hand pumping from Jerry can. B
Shower drain bbenkert at 6:24am 10.13.12 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1574 Hello everyone! I am slowly getting to know my 1980 H33 Cherubini! I just recently got the fresh wat
Depth Sounder problem JustDucky at 6:10am 10.13.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/897 I am currently sitting at Beaufort Town Dock with a problem Depth sounder. I am reluctant to continu
How do you remove shrouds lbyonkers at 4:03am 10.13.12 Smaller Boats 3/1425 How do remove the upper shrouds from the ends of the spreader? My thought was to unscrew the upper
Sailing wing keel to windward? adelboat at 8:33pm 10.12.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1513 Hi - We are interested in purchasing a 2001 Catalina 36 with a wing keel, and are hoping to learn ab
It started like any other haul out... (3) finding41 at 7:40pm 10.12.12 Ask All Sailors 12/2400 Daddy and daughter (4) going to get the boat out and wash the bottom off and get ready for winter.
How do you do it? gary at 7:21pm 10.12.12 Smaller Boats 6/1609 I pulled our Hunter 22 ten days ago and tonight I have a fire in the wood stove. Such is life in Ma
VHF Location (1) gpd955 at 6:32pm 10.12.12 Catalina 310 19/3735 Anyone have their VHF radios mounted at the pedestal. Just bought the SH 2150 and was considering m
Weights and Measures lostatsi at 5:27pm 10.12.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/879 I'm not sure where this question belongs but I'll start here. There is quite a bit of lead weight in
R&R steering radial (2) fox islander at 3:51pm 10.12.12 Catalina 30 5/1613 Has anyone ever removed and replaced the steering radial? How nasty a job is it? It looks a little d
Chirping sound when in gear at low RPM linz1 at 1:54pm 10.12.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2432 I have an Islander Bahama 30 with a Volvo Penta MD7 engine. I've noticed that I hear a chirping sou

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Wind generators, yay or nay? jssailem at 5:07pm 02.25.23 My thoughts lean toward Solar. On average I would think you get more solar generation than wind gene
Rudder Tube Hunter 36 jssailem at 4:58pm 02.25.23 @skipperclaud, That makes perfect sense to me. It is a nice act you are sharing. Your attached image
Rudder Tube Hunter 36 skipperclaud at 4:41pm 02.25.23 Important tip... The Rudder Tube keeps your boat from flooding. If you need more explanation, PM
Rudder Tube Hunter 36 (2) skipperclaud at 4:39pm 02.25.23 Here is the result!
1984 Hunter 31 - Cast Iron Keel Rust Davidasailor26 at 4:32pm 02.25.23 I don't think that should be happening. Just to be clear, the new spots I get always appear to act
Rudder Tube Hunter 36 skipperclaud at 4:29pm 02.25.23 :plus: Perhaps a flood victim boat. Raised up on the surge, shifted in place and dropped hard on th
Eliminate topping lift DaveJ at 4:20pm 02.25.23 Agree with both above posts. You can sail without it, many boats do not have one, but there are adva
Must a first generation B&R Rig be removed for spreader repair? artboas at 4:03pm 02.25.23 1992 Hunter 42 Passage Mast Situation: 2005 Selden Deck Stepped B&R 1st generation Mast - meaning i
Dockside water connection artboas at 3:59pm 02.25.23 I'm certain that it's been covered previously, but searching forums here is a bit of a non-starter.
advice on auto chart plotter Scott T-Bird at 3:00pm 02.25.23 one other question for you all. I am looking for a good charbook. One person reccomended Richards
1984 Hunter 31 - Cast Iron Keel Rust (1) Ralph Johnstone at 2:40pm 02.25.23 If you used this stuff or any product similar to it : . I've seen it in use and it turns rust (fe
advice on auto chart plotter Scott T-Bird at 2:35pm 02.25.23 Scott T-Bird, we went to the North Channel last summer and relief heavily on autoroute feature on n
Wind generators, yay or nay? Alan Gomes at 2:33pm 02.25.23 Hello everyone, another couple of questions for the hive mind. was looking at getting solar panels
Eliminate topping lift sail sfbay at 2:28pm 02.25.23 No........but I like having a topping lift available as a safety line when climbing the mast plus it
Wind generators, yay or nay? Rich Stidger at 2:27pm 02.25.23 Well, here is my 2 cents worth. And I think worth every penny too! 10-12 years ago I put a 400W Air
Wind generators, yay or nay? Ralph Johnstone at 2:25pm 02.25.23
1984 Hunter 31 - Cast Iron Keel Rust (3) Ralph Johnstone at 2:19pm 02.25.23 One thing I noticed is where you said you waited for each layer to be dry before applying the next,
Eliminate topping lift kappykaplan at 2:17pm 02.25.23 I have a rigid boom vang as well, but I find that taking tension on my topping lift (main halyard)
1984 Hunter 31 - Cast Iron Keel Rust Davidasailor26 at 1:09pm 02.25.23 The good news is there's still lots of iron left, so if you can't do anything about it this winter i
1984 Hunter 31 - Cast Iron Keel Rust (2) Ralph Johnstone at 12:43pm 02.25.23 213331 It's how they advertise. Check this same page for bonding as well: https://www.westsystem.

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