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Voltage Drop - Analog versus Link 1000 wgkenney at 6:49am 08.01.12 Ask All Sailors 7/1884 Hi all, I have a question around voltage readings. I have a Freedom 20 charger / inverter that is
Hunter 240 Boom Kicker installation kenkindy1 at 6:00am 08.01.12 Smaller Boats 5/2033 Hi All, I just received delivery of a boomkicker solid boom support. The boom kicker attaches to
Hunter 37ft Cherubini Prop mjmercer19248 at 5:28am 08.01.12 The Cherubini Hunters 18/5435 Hi All, I am new to sailing and this website. I just bought a 1980 37ft Cherubini. Needs work but
Raymarine X5 issues Jimm at 5:04am 08.01.12 Ask All Sailors 14/2700 Looking for anyone who has had issues with X5 calibration. Installed the wheel pilot 2yrs ago. This
Adler Barbour DMC-12 Parts Needed El_Marinero at 5:03am 08.01.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1791 Recently purchased a DMC-12 Alder Barbour cool machine. Looks decent, but was curious as to if anyon
Impellor pabraam at 3:14am 08.01.12 Engines and Propulsion 6/2918 Removed the original Johnson (not Yanmar!) impeller from my 3JH4E Yanmar engine. However lubrificati
Ran Into a Bridge Today... JoelHoover at 8:19pm 07.31.12 Ask All Sailors 9/3087 Sooo, currently my boat is in the Port of Los Angeles. There's 2 ways out of the port, the long way
anchor windlass causing breaker to pop karenhodgson at 7:38pm 07.31.12 Big Boats 11/5382 we have a 2000 hunter 450 passage and are recently experiencing a problem with our windlass. the cir
Cabin wood finish Chet Knights at 7:12pm 07.31.12 Big Boats 3/1509 My '86,34' needs some restoration of the wood finish in the cabin. Does anyone know how the wood w
Simple Traveler Upgrade (2) primetime at 7:08pm 07.31.12 Catalina 30 35/8030 Hi- I'm in the process of slowly and modestly improving a 1980 C-30 tall rig which is currently in
hunter 28 coastal vs offshore sail2011 at 6:50pm 07.31.12 Mid-Size Boats 23/7753 i'm planning a cruise from nyc to va beach about 30mi off coast. at the end of AUG'12. 2 sailors a
Foul Smell ad meliora at 6:11pm 07.31.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 21/3723 Hi good evening, I have (family has) a hunter 49 and it sits more than she sails :( - I just recentl
chain plate deck covers - 11.0A and others? Mark Maulden at 5:33pm 07.31.12 S2 8/1760 I had to pull the chain plate deck covers off to reseal the chain plates. I found washers under the
Sell it or scrap it (1) All U Get at 5:25pm 07.31.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1522 Hi all, I just replaced the Wilcox Critenden head and wondered if I should scrap it or sell it. The
Reverse steering Fairhaven at 4:33pm 07.31.12 Bristol 6/9011 I am totally frustrated with my inability to steer to starboard in my Beneteau. Bought a new three B
Tying up at new dock (1) Marc Bergmueller at 4:13pm 07.31.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2156 Hi all, I have a question about docking. I have a hunter 310, and an L shaped dock at the end of my
Whit Lock Steering (1) pdnervo at 1:25pm 07.31.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1415 We have a 2000 Beneteau 361 and a Whitlock steering unit on ... we would like to stow the wheel when
Wanted, map card, N.C./S.C.-Garmin 182C Chris Patterson at 1:13pm 07.31.12 Parts Search 0/3063 The title about says it all. Some scoundrel liberated my map card from my 182C. So I could use anoth
Rope Repair Slow Mo^cean at 1:10pm 07.31.12 Ask All Sailors 15/2641 My jib halyard's outer braid seperated from the inner strand, and is now about a foot shorter than t
Gas Strut/Pop Top mod RonRock at 12:30pm 07.31.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2089 I am ready to do the mod to my 79 Venture 25. I have read many of the previous threads on the forum,

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Hunter 140 - gunwale stay attachment compromise shemandr at 10:06am 12.13.22 I met the owner of JY at the New York Boat Show. He had just bought the business and I think he tol
Evergreen (1) rgranger at 9:53am 12.13.22 ...the last guy that did that got a big write-up ...
Soccer, World Cup, France beats England Leeward Rail at 9:35am 12.13.22 In light of the fact that much of the UK is on strike this month, I am not surprised... Maybe the pl
Single handing shemandr at 9:25am 12.13.22 Yes! Or both. I'd say more or less evenly. Adjustable can be annoying because the tail hangs dow
Evergreen LloydB at 9:21am 12.13.22 Pedestirans... ??? Well yes just thought I'd throw that out as a data point since the last guy that
Where is the fuse? Calif. Ted at 9:20am 12.13.22 Most builders use a GFI outlet first on the circuit to provide GFI protection to all the outlets dow
Single handing WI Rigger at 9:09am 12.13.22 Do most of you sailors have adjustable topping lifts or are they fixed and are disconnected after th
Day Sailer Cabin Modifications for Comfort thinwater at 9:04am 12.13.22 People don't cook in 17' boats while underway. They are not making passages. Not that you can't get
Soccer, World Cup, France beats England rgranger at 8:59am 12.13.22 A German tourist thought it would be nice to watch the French/English match with some fine French wi
Soccer, World Cup, France beats England rgranger at 8:56am 12.13.22 An Englishman, a Frenchman, a ravishing blonde and an old lady are sharing a compartment on a train
Leach Telltales on the Jib thinwater at 8:37am 12.13.22 Unusual discussion, at least to me.... :) That is why I started it! I don't pretend to know the a
Hunter 140 - gunwale stay attachment compromise jssailem at 8:27am 12.13.22 There were times Hunter came to me for advice regarding repairs. Did you remind Hunter if it was a
Leach Telltales on the Jib FastOlson at 7:47am 12.13.22 Unusual discussion, at least to me. The jib tell tails have always been vital to trimming when on th
Hunter 140 - gunwale stay attachment compromise Crazy Dave Condon at 7:35am 12.13.22 I know the boat well as I sold and serviced the 170. It is a molded plastic boat. I told Hunter to
CDI FF2 (1) Crazy Dave Condon at 7:26am 12.13.22 For what it is worth! Note at bottom what is said
CDI FF2 (2) Crazy Dave Condon at 7:20am 12.13.22 211633211640 The photos are from a 23.5 hunter and the foredeck is the same as The 240 with a singl
Hunter 140 - gunwale stay attachment compromise Joe at 6:28am 12.13.22 The best way to insure this won't happen is to install proper "chainplates" that will attach the "sh
Leach Telltales on the Jib thinwater at 5:38am 12.13.22 Interesting. Do you find that they stall sooner than the leeward luff tales? Slightly after. The b
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 4:24am 12.13.22
Leach Telltales on the Jib Marmalade at 4:15am 12.13.22 From Quantum "Telltales can be used on the leech to indicate flow on a non-overlapping jib. As usual

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