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Question On Battery Box Containment 2 Bob S at 3:02pm 04.27.12 Ask All Sailors 21/11254 I am searching this forum for advise on containing a potential spill. The C30 has a molded battery b
slowing noel32129 at 2:56pm 04.27.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1863 Got a bit of a problem that I would love to through out for some others experiences We are new to
Two-toned decks jfrench at 2:48pm 04.27.12 Catalina 22 13/3187 Does anybody know what the deal is with the two-tone deck paint job on our boats? Was the colored ar
Charging 2 12V batteries with one panel & controller Southcoasting at 12:59pm 04.27.12 Musings With Maine Sail 3/3542 Hi Mainesail! I always follow your DIY as they're easy and straightforward to follow for all especi
San Juan 24's in Sheboygan WI scallywag at 12:39pm 04.27.12 San Juan Sailboats 0/2350 There's a few San Juan 24's for sale in Sheboygan Wisconsin. The ones I know of have trailers and a
Solar Charging Batteries in Parallel Captain Dighton at 12:35pm 04.27.12 Ask All Sailors 4/3212 I have 2 12 volt marine batteries in parallel and I am looking for a solar charger to charge them. B
One hand behind my back (1) All U Get at 11:33am 04.27.12 Ask All Sailors 7/1721 Have you ever been out in the dingy and need to balance the load? Sitting at the seat or on the tube
Painting Non slip anthony at 11:24am 04.27.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1401 Hello All Can anyone tell me how to paint my non slip areas I have on my V25. My question is that it
Antislip coverage? Costy at 10:30am 04.27.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1120 Wondering what is the best "antislip" paint? Got two options so far Kiwi anti slip coverage and Pett
Rigging Tape Over Thimbles/Nicopress? GorillaToast at 10:20am 04.27.12 Catalina 22 3/1503 The forestay I just replaced on my C22 had rigging tape wrapped around the nicopress fittings and lo
The Engine- Cleanliness is next to Godliness gpd955 at 8:47am 04.27.12 Ask All Sailors 16/4526 So......Been spending some time with my engine recently and find that when a lot of people on the fo
How do I drop my swing keel? Ward H at 8:46am 04.27.12 Ask All Sailors 1/2469 Sounds simple but not so sure. Can I support it with a hydraulic floor jack, take out the swing bol
Weather Stripping Cockpit lockers on 25 KennyH at 8:40am 04.27.12 The Cherubini Hunters 7/2749 The only leaks I have had in my 1981 25 is the Cockpit Lockers. Not sure if they came with weather
Paint problems. (1) Ed Schenck at 8:24am 04.27.12 The Cherubini Hunters 16/4690 I have my lazarette seats home for repair and painting. After several sandings and finishing with 6
Treasures of the Chesapeake Bay Bad Obsession at 8:17am 04.27.12 Ask All Sailors 9/1955 During my years cruising the Chesapeake Bay I have been to a lot of places. Two of the more unique
Prop Report Roger Long at 8:04am 04.27.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 5/3120 Kastel Brothers had the prop ready in half the time promised and it was on the boat the next morning
Rigging instructions RDS2012 at 6:37am 04.27.12 Smaller Boats 6/1481 Is there any place I can get rigging instructions for an '88 Hunter 18.5? I'm a newbie and I need
Outboard and freeze warnings oliversdad at 4:48am 04.27.12 Ask All Sailors 8/1857 I've been lucky enough to launch my boat and get in a great sail last weekend.The weather was beauti
siesta key beach info sailormanbigd at 4:35am 04.27.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1169 heading to siesta key beach this afternoon for a wedding. Spending the weekend there. Not looking fo
Hunter 240 Crazy Dave Condon at 3:47am 04.27.12 Smaller Boats 2/1523 I was contacted by a new owner of a used Hunter 240 in georgia as he was taking on water. I sugges

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Question about main panel breakers AndyL at 4:21pm 01.14.23 FYI, Mike from the Hunter Owners Shop also confirmed that they have some.
Corrosion On Engine heritage at 4:20pm 01.14.23 That can probably be repaired by brazing. The rim can be built up and then honed down to be even wi
Single handing WI Rigger at 3:32pm 01.14.23 Thank you so much! I will give the book a look.
Rain water leaking in V berth jonelli at 3:30pm 01.14.23 I just visited my boat during the rains today. My anchor locker isn't as bad as I thought, very lit
Corrosion On Engine jssailem at 2:22pm 01.14.23 Opps. That is an issue. Looks like an Aluminum heat exchanger body. You may get lucky and the brass/
VHF Cabling and Connectors jssailem at 2:19pm 01.14.23 :plus: PL235 fittings are a 1 and done. Loss in a poor fitting is to be avoided.
Single handing shemandr at 2:12pm 01.14.23 It's really easy to find a complicated book on the subject. Simplified - not as much. I would look
Copper Antifouling/ablative coatings - how to? dlochner at 1:44pm 01.14.23 Well, Thank you all 3 for input. I was hoping to hear back from the fellow we bought 86' Hunter 28.
Corrosion On Engine dlochner at 1:37pm 01.14.23 Removing the heat exchanger should not be too difficult, so long as you have cooperative bolts. The
Corrosion On Engine (2) Mclovin at 1:30pm 01.14.23 Ah.. Houston we might ha a problem. Started removing parts a found this! :banghead: I'm guessing i
Single handing jon hansen at 12:43pm 01.14.23 love sailing with gloves
Copper Antifouling/ablative coatings - how to? RussellBeckner at 12:40pm 01.14.23 Well, Thank you all 3 for input. I was hoping to hear back from the fellow we bought 86' Hunter 28.5
Exhaust hose vs radiator hose? dlochner at 12:12pm 01.14.23 A little late to this discussion, I suspect the main difference between exhaust house and radiator h
The keel... is done HeelBoy at 10:57am 01.14.23 This is the picture I was referring to is battery powered, which helps because there no cord tuggi
Single handing WI Rigger at 10:53am 01.14.23 Does anyone know of an easy reading entry level book on Celestial navigation? Thank Ric
Rain water leaking in V berth Ward H at 10:52am 01.14.23 On my 93 C30 there is a limber hole just aft of the v berth water tank. I never get water inside the
Replaced Motor Mounts Hayden Watson at 10:47am 01.14.23 I did them on my C30 with about the same procedure except that one of the old bolts was seized into
The keel... is done (1) Project_Mayhem at 10:46am 01.14.23 Shirt answer is, I didn't. Long answer is, I got close with the grinder, which I do have a lot of e
Rain water leaking in V berth RitSim at 10:38am 01.14.23 Stanchion bases? try using the baby powder trick to determine the route.
VHF Cabling and Connectors dlochner at 10:14am 01.14.23 Then you could use the same fittings that you've got if they have not been water damaged. It is n

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