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Phrf rating?? Cmp1110 at 4:13pm 04.27.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2282 What is this based on?? Does anyone know what my rating is ? Hunter 28.5 1985 deep draft 110 jib ??
Question On Battery Box Containment 2 Bob S at 3:02pm 04.27.12 Ask All Sailors 21/11285 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 13/3209 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 3/3543 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 0/2353 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 4/3213 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 7/1724 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 3/1404 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 1/1123 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 3/1508 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 16/4530 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 1/2471 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 7/2750 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 16/4706 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 9/1958 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 5/3122 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 6/1490 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 8/1858 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 4/1173 heading to siesta key beach this afternoon for a wedding. Spending the weekend there. Not looking fo

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Water heater, electrical enigma dlochner at 7:13am 01.22.23 Is the water heater on its own breaker? Is the main breaker an ELCI? If so the issue may be a small
Chart plotter choice overwhelm dlochner at 7:05am 01.22.23 Your budget will be tight. Some basics. There are primarily 3 manufacturers of recreational marine
Chart plotter choice overwhelm JBP-PA at 7:04am 01.22.23 Most paddle wheel knot meters will have some calibration abilities such as increasing/decreasing the
Chart plotter choice overwhelm JBP-PA at 7:00am 01.22.23 Hoo boy, lots of questions. Re the raymarine/autohelm tiller pilot, if it's the ST2000+, you can fee
Missing boom PRoberaon at 6:22am 01.22.23 Anybody know where some windows are? I can make some some. Like everyone else, original is what I wa
Corrosion On Engine Mclovin at 3:48am 01.22.23 The Heat Exchanger looks too corroded to repair. Try Niemiec Marine. I've found them to have the be
Hunter 280 mast Question jssailem at 3:40am 01.22.23
What is This, Anyone Need One? jssailem at 3:35am 01.22.23 It's a henway. And you call me sick, Groucho:facepalm:
What did he mean when he said this? jssailem at 3:29am 01.22.23 What kinda sick person are you ? One day buy me a :beer: and we can discuss the details. :yikes:
Gennaker (1) Joe at 1:07am 01.22.23 The size of your gennaker will be determined by maximum luff. Most ready made gennakers are built
What is This, Anyone Need One? Leeward Rail at 11:35pm 01.21.23 It's a henway.
What did he mean when he said this? Leeward Rail at 11:31pm 01.21.23 or forego the water and get a Harley What kinda sick person are you ? Bad idea on both counts. :yi
Really weird water tank sensor issue artboas at 11:11pm 01.21.23 Artboas is a genius. The Wema number 2 water tank sensor stopped working so I drilled a hole in the
Hunter 280 mast Question (1) RLynnRea at 10:38pm 01.21.23 212375 Here is my mast. Not sure if the doubler plate is from the factory.
Must keep the mast from coming down (fiberglass) Project_Mayhem at 10:14pm 01.21.23 There's slightly less than a half inch between the two skins. I was thinking about doing a 2ft radiu
Sailing to Bahamas, preparations dlochner at 8:28pm 01.21.23 CPT? Yep, that's the one I couldn't remember. Still, slim pickings.
Sailing to Bahamas, preparations Alan Gomes at 8:25pm 01.21.23 There aren't a lot of choices for wheel autopilots. Raymarine is pretty much the only choice. CPT?
What is This, Anyone Need One? rgranger at 7:33pm 01.21.23
Transom Drain Plug on a Hunter 23.5 rgranger at 7:31pm 01.21.23 Why? What problem are you trying to solve
Must keep the mast from coming down (fiberglass) dlochner at 7:31pm 01.21.23 I'd be inclined to dig out as much rotten wood as I could as deep as I could. Vacuum it out and let

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