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Hunter 34 racing ranchu56 at 8:27pm 07.23.12 Big Boats 31/7903 Hunter 34 owners, Seeking comments and or advice regarding racing. Have read Don's book and have
Battery charger vs alternator.... Tally Ho at 7:57pm 07.23.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/943 Have a Guest 2614 battery charger on my boat. If I start the engine before turning off the shore po
Cloudy compass glass (1) Goldfinger at 7:25pm 07.23.12 Ask All Sailors 7/5211 Anything I can do about this?
Chesapeake B&B's twistedline at 7:16pm 07.23.12 Destinations 6/13283 I spent a week earlier this year sailing around the upper Chesapeake with my girlfriend. She was uns
New 373 owner Peter M at 6:49pm 07.23.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2847 Just purchased a 2005 373 and sailed her home this weekend for the first time. Prior owner said all
difficulty searching a forum.. SamNelson at 6:30pm 07.23.12 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/36543 If I search for "h27" (in the Cherubini forum) nothing is found... even though a post on the page I'
The truth please Bog13 at 6:26pm 07.23.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2185 Ok someone please just tell me if you like your 26x, have you taken her to the great lakes? how did
272 hatch broken hinge repair... (2) nateinmaine at 5:16pm 07.23.12 Bigger Boats 5/2374 Has anyone had any experience fixing the forward hatch over the v-berth if the hinge is more or less
H260/270 Cabin Top Traveler jimfrankelly at 5:13pm 07.23.12 Smaller Boats 1/1033 I have a short traveler in the cockpit of my 270, just in front of the original padeye that the main
companionway hatch runswithsisors at 4:46pm 07.23.12 Cal 3/3959 Hi all I just aquired a 1982 CAL 9.2 with a broken companionway hatch. its made from plexiglass or
Backing Plates DannyO at 4:38pm 07.23.12 Day Sailers 5/2435 Hi all, This may be a dumb questions, but... Where can I find backing plates for blocks I'm m
Up the Stick Easily (1) doctorsail at 4:08pm 07.23.12 Catalina 310 3/1690 In order to change out the anchor light for an LED, I went up the mast a few times this summer. I c
2X4 Gin pole Kamanodental at 4:06pm 07.23.12 Smaller Boats 5/2867 Aloha I lost my gin pole in about 250' of ocean off the cost of Hawaii. (if you find it let me kno
What the heck is this? (1) Team118 at 4:03pm 07.23.12 Catalina 30 15/2783 We thought it was a jap sub getting ready to torpedo our ferris wheel!!! There is a NOAA Buoy 20 m
Water in engine sump GreenLight at 2:54pm 07.23.12 Catalina 30 15/4040 I am getting a significant amount if what seems to be fresh water in the sump under the engine on my
Need to set up a reefing line on O'27 JonnyQuest at 1:51pm 07.23.12 Ask An Oday Owner 16/2571 Need help setting up a reefing line on O'27 Let me describe what I assume is the standard reefing r
Fresh Water Pump? BBolster at 1:12pm 07.23.12 Big Boats 6/1775 I have a 06 Hunter 38 with Jabsco Sensor Max #31750-0000 Water pump for the fresh water system. Rec
120-Volt Distribution Panel Relay's (1) Jeff Jellick at 1:00pm 07.23.12 Big Boats 6/1892 Has anyone attempted to change out a relay inside of the Hunter / Ultra Marine 120-volt distribution
Does anyone know the GPH for a yamaha 6hp (4stroke) Scubajeep at 11:48am 07.23.12 Ask All Sailors 21/18689 We are planning for a quick trip to Grand Isle (about 80 miles) from the lake, and we need a little
What instruments really needed at inside nav station? FredV at 11:38am 07.23.12 The Cherubini Hunters 4/2031 I'm now finally living on Fred V, albeit on stands in the marina parking lot, and every night find m

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Solar panel question/Recommendations BigEasy at 12:13pm 01.26.23 . I will be adding Solar this year to accommodate planned multi-week cruising. Defender has a
Need a "double" block at the mast base capta at 12:08pm 01.26.23 I would suggest you use two single blocks as it would be most difficult to fairlead two different li
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source BigEasy at 12:06pm 01.26.23 I wouldn't leave a gas generator (or any generator) running in my abscence. Honda issued a recall
Need a "double" block at the mast base Justin_NSA at 11:56am 01.26.23 Those look like US Spars blocks, why a double to lead to the Dutchman block? Right now the line i
Solar panel question/Recommendations Leeward Rail at 11:55am 01.26.23 Leeward how did they attach them to the top? I was looking into those types of panels and considere
What is This, Anyone Need One? LloydB at 11:52am 01.26.23 Wherever you put it you should make a label for it that says something such as 'do not install after
Head Discharge Pump Terry Cox at 11:45am 01.26.23 No the pump does not empty the bowl full of water. Did you read my article in the earlier post? If
Need a "double" block at the mast base Dave Groshong at 11:44am 01.26.23 Those look like US Spars blocks, why a double to lead to the Dutchman line?
Head Discharge Pump Jeff Jellick at 11:36am 01.26.23 No the pump does not empty the bowl full of water.
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source Ralph Johnstone at 11:01am 01.26.23 Please be considerate of nearby boaters, and run it during limited daylight hours. The sound can ca
Solar panel question/Recommendations artleyt115 at 10:56am 01.26.23 Hi Scott! Long time no sea (haha see what I did there?) Thank you for the insight on those panels. I
Line routing to cockpit (3) Dalliance at 10:45am 01.26.23 I currently have everything except reef lines led back to the cockpit. Garhauer is the place to go
yanmar 4JH4-HTE dificult to start Ralph Johnstone at 10:43am 01.26.23 the starting motor is working very well (in fact it worries me water could come back from the exhau
Missing boom PRoberaon at 10:24am 01.26.23 Thanks
Solar panel question/Recommendations Scott T-Bird at 10:21am 01.26.23 I will be adding Solar this year to accommodate planned multi-week cruising. As yet not sure about
Missing boom stickinthemud57 at 9:53am 01.26.23 Thanks, I will look at that. Thinking of how I could fabricate an overhang maybe an inch out. Might
Yanmar engine console - yuck BigEasy at 9:48am 01.26.23 so it's just the white (yellow?) console. Any suggestions/advice? Sand it, repair crack at upp
Line routing to cockpit thinwater at 9:40am 01.26.23 I've had both. I like it as-is. Less friction. Grinding a sail up is a pain, but body weight makes i
Solar panel question/Recommendations jssailem at 9:39am 01.26.23 Conservatively, I can go about 48-72 hours at anchor before recharging. I plan for consuming about 7
Solar panel question/Recommendations TheBigDeal at 9:38am 01.26.23 Check out this site for ideas. https://seabits.com Consider a Raspberry PI system. https://seabits.

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