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Hunter 33, 2012 toured at the Atlantic City Boat Show abk at 7:43am 03.30.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/863 I was at the Atlantic Boat Show in February and shot a quick tour of the Hunter 33. It was an inside
Have Your Boat Phone Home... (2) Sumner at 7:29am 03.30.12 Ask All Sailors 8/2060 Have any of you seen the Jan 2012 Good Old Boat article where you can build a device that will sense
Ordered my new mainsail C Jones at 7:29am 03.30.12 Smaller Boats 8/1558 Ordered my new main sail yesterday from FX sails. It will be a full top batten with 3 partial batten
Broach-sail plan-CB Quoddy at 6:37am 03.30.12 Ask All Sailors 4/2192 When I find myself in a following sea with high wind, on the edge of motoring, how should I handle i
Installing a Halyard = C&C 32 Catch the Sun at 6:33am 03.30.12 C&C 3/2482 Last spring after I had raised the mast, one of the halyards was still lying on the deck. It had so
Assymetric spinnaker Piotr at 6:20am 03.30.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/891 Cannot find it anywhere, or rather I'm getting different answers. So, what is/are "proper": a) way t
Mercury 3.5hp Outboard Shift sailcapt340 at 3:31am 03.30.12 Big Boats 0/1177 I realize it's not a "Hunter" question, but it does get me to my boat. Has anyone ever removed the
Leakin portlight help Dantodd at 1:04am 03.30.12 Ask All Sailors 8/2562 Leaking portlight help I have a ~4' long portlight that is leaking. It is glued directly to the fib
Engine / Fuel problems???? Weasel at 9:05pm 03.29.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1503 Last fall I moved my boat about five miles away to a new marina. It was a very blustery day and the
Quick attach fittings c_witch at 8:52pm 03.29.12 Ask All Sailors 4/2938 Hiee all, I just came accross these today and am wondering if anyone on here has ever used them.
Bilg Pumps 1984 Hunter 27 SL Bigjer40 at 8:42pm 03.29.12 Mid-Size Boats 12/2612 Curious how many bilge pumps you all have on your H27 1975-1984 boats. Mine has several bilges (mot
main sail teacher63 at 8:22pm 03.29.12 Smaller Boats 9/3864 Does anyone have any pictures or anything that shows how to put the sail on a Zspar mast. I have it
Pictures teacher63 at 8:12pm 03.29.12 Smaller Boats 2/991 I have not been able to load pictures on the site. Can anyone lead me through the process. I have
Oil Extraction Pump (1) gpd955 at 7:53pm 03.29.12 Ask All Sailors 12/2592 Just need to be pointed in the right direction..... Have a Universal M25xpb with the sump drain ki
Replacing halyards, topping lift, and footers Blue Pearl Captain at 7:23pm 03.29.12 Mid-Size Boats 13/2873 Just bought a '93 Hunter 27 in great overall shape and am replacing lines. I've already replaced the
Maxwell 17 One speed wench help needed (3) Canonshooternb at 6:50pm 03.29.12 Smaller Boats 0/940 Help Needed I have recently purchased a 1985 Hunter 25.5 and in the process of getting her ready
Curtain rods maxxx at 6:37pm 03.29.12 Bigger Boats 3/1938 I want to replace the original metal track curtain holders and curtains in the main cabin of my O28
O28 Cockpit Drains maxxx at 6:16pm 03.29.12 Bigger Boats 2/1302 I have to replace the cockpit drain thru hulls on my ODay 28. Does anyone know the size of the hose
New prop on my Tohatsu merlinuxo at 5:52pm 03.29.12 Trailer Sailors 6/2401 Thank you to C Jones for the ordering info on the high thrust, 6 pitch prop. Ups dropped it off last
Spinaker Bill Jones at 3:14pm 03.29.12 Smaller Boats 5/1510 Has anyone added a spinaker to their 23.5? If so, since there are only two blocks at the top of the

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2 year old Diesel Stabilzer rgranger at 1:35pm 09.01.22 So you are asking if you need stabilizer for your fuel stabilizer :poop: I want in on that.. Know
How worried should I be about the Home Depot technique for crimping stainless wire? (1) rgranger at 1:33pm 09.01.22 Sounds like you will be going with dynema but if you decide to build your own in the future, the mos
Catalina 18 - Advice on mast raising? shemandr at 1:17pm 09.01.22 I hope this isn't insulting but scope out the site for overhead power cables. This has to be on you
Replacing standing rigging on a 22' trailer sailer (1) jssailem at 1:16pm 09.01.22 You may find some good information to support your efforts here.
2 year old Diesel Stabilzer sail sfbay at 1:13pm 09.01.22 If you have an unopened bottle of STA-BIL, it will be good for up to five years. Then once you open
2 year old Diesel Stabilzer jssailem at 1:09pm 09.01.22 All what I did expect to hear back. But never hurts to ask. A wise Captain knows when he hears goo
Back to the Moon, Sailing in a Vacuum rgranger at 12:56pm 09.01.22 I'd do it. Every one dies. Most live unexeptional lives before they do.
25 bulkheads jon hansen at 12:54pm 09.01.22 https://www.practical-sailor.com/sailboat-reviews/hunter-25
Propane pressure gauge Richard19068 at 12:52pm 09.01.22 We pay with metric dollars. And now Mr. JamesG161, for your final question worth $100,000.00, WHI
This could have Merit (or: look what followed me home) FaberNumber2 at 12:30pm 09.01.22 Your Merit is beautiful--I have a 22, also. I love the winch installation and am going to copy your
Propane pressure gauge Ralph Johnstone at 12:19pm 09.01.22 Exactly as you've said. Boiling liquid is cold but the gas is not cold or even if it was cold, poor
Replacing a Broken Stanchion - H41DS senang at 12:09pm 09.01.22 The hardest job is getting access from below. Once you have that it is an easy job. I replaced a sta
Contessa 26 retrieval Canada-USA Epic1969 at 12:03pm 09.01.22 Just checked France does not require vax as of August 1! Sorry for error.
Contessa 26 retrieval Canada-USA Epic1969 at 11:57am 09.01.22 You have time to get vaccinated (if you are willing to go this route). If you are planning on saili
Propane pressure gauge smokey73 at 11:52am 09.01.22 I may be totally wrong, but as I recall, the "amount of liquid propane" can be deduced from observin
Propane pressure gauge Ralph Johnstone at 11:40am 09.01.22 Ralph, I'm agreeing with you! I think that write up reinforces your point. It doesn't matter what t
Load on an on mast main halyard clutch? Richard19068 at 11:38am 09.01.22 Thanks Scott. The halyard is at the mast. The clutch was going to be used to temporarily hold the
Is this a common H34 sole problem? swshogren at 10:36am 09.01.22 Capt Robbie thanks for the heads up.... I'll look to see if that's were part of my problem lies.
2 year old Diesel Stabilzer sailcapt340 at 10:23am 09.01.22 Thank you all for your responses. All what I did expect to hear back. But never hurts to ask.
How worried should I be about the Home Depot technique for crimping stainless wire? tfox2069 at 9:47am 09.01.22 It sounds like a funny story, but the load seems to be so light that I probably wouldn't worry abou

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