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German Wiring and American Rewiring (1) cbsura at 8:32pm 04.15.12 Bavaria 7/5578
Season Prep costs GeorgiaBII at 7:58pm 04.15.12 Ask All Sailors 30/3633 Do you ever start adding up all the receipts for the "minor" projects before the season starts and f
Netflix movie "Deep Water" Benny17441 at 7:49pm 04.15.12 Ask All Sailors 14/4600 This is a documentary of the story of Donald Crowhurst and the race around the world non-stop. It
Electrical Issues on H306 2003 ADG at 6:44pm 04.15.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1402 I recently purchased a 2003 H306 and I have questions about the electrical system. I can plug into
430 sodablast......paint Navicula at 6:34pm 04.15.12 Big Boats 7/1609 Hi........I need some info please...............I am getting the bottom of my boat sodablasted this
spinnaker plainssailor at 6:33pm 04.15.12 Day Sailers 6/2619 I have a new to me 25 oday. I have a spinnaker, which is labeled head, tack and clew. I just pulle
Converting CNG to propane dwp at 6:31pm 04.15.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1136 Hi, I have a 1991 legend 35.5 with a compressed natural gas system and wanted to covert the stove to
Voltage Meter... GEM555 at 5:15pm 04.15.12 Catalina 30 7/1909 I've got an '84 MK1 catalina 30 and it doesn't have a voltage meter. Should I get one of those volta
Swaging Question hubbardo at 4:58pm 04.15.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1079 One of are shrouds has a bent swage stud that screws into the turnbuckle on one side and is swaged t
What to bond to what? Dantodd at 4:24pm 04.15.12 Ask All Sailors 3/2832 Ok. My AC and DC run on independent ground circuits connected at the engine block. AC neutral is
blue water paint ironhors42 at 3:48pm 04.15.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1208 We live in central gulf coast in Florida. We would like to know if anyone has use brand of Blue Wat
C&C Photo AirborneSF at 3:38pm 04.15.12 C&C 2/1713 Hi, has anyone else had trouble logging onto the forum on the site? I was told I can't view the foru
19 centerboard 93lkn at 2:48pm 04.15.12 Smaller Boats 2/1422 I'm looking at a 1993 hunter,water ballast boat. The centerboard is broken off. Where can I buy one
Helm VS Tiller & Other Questions? (4) Sail123 at 2:26pm 04.15.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2592 Not new to sailing, but I am new to a helm. Purchased a Clipper Marine 32 Aft Cabin ketch sailboat
Cover for 40.5 bow pulpit seat tvangrove at 2:00pm 04.15.12 Big Boats 5/1190 Our 40.5 (like many Hunters) has a bow pulpit seat with wood slats that requires varnishing on a reg
How many ports do I need? FredV at 1:34pm 04.15.12 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1776 There are a LOT of ports and hatches on the 37C and, as numerous posts here suggest, they're all pro
Need info on steaming and anchor light for 1984 H31 bobmorning at 1:25pm 04.15.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/2093 Does anyone know what type of anchor and steaming light was equipped on 1984 Hunter 31? One bulb ne
Keel Leak?? H30inDC at 1:15pm 04.15.12 The Cherubini Hunters 6/2511 We own a 1980 Hunter 30 which has persistent water in the bilge. After haul out last fall we notice
ODay 28 - Stuffing Box Packing skisil at 12:01pm 04.15.12 Bigger Boats 7/2514 I have an )28 and need to repack my stuffing box. I wasnt to order the packing in advance and have
1 dead, 4 missing after yacht runs aground off San Francisco Lost Parent at 11:19am 04.15.12 Ask All Sailors 17/3396 So sad to hear of this bad news

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Boat Smells! Scott NIelsen at 7:24am 12.12.22 My experience is if the water used for flushing the toilet is salt or lake water it is loaded with n
Evergreen Will Gilmore at 7:22am 12.12.22 The Korean example of cockpit culture has made it to Healthcare. My wife attended numerous seminars
Now for something super exciting... Sheave bushings dlochner at 7:21am 12.12.22 One drawback to using the ball bearing sheaves is it will necessary and an OSHA requirement that cre
Single handing WI Rigger at 7:17am 12.12.22
Evergreen Tin Kicker at 7:02am 12.12.22 Malcolm Gladwell wrote a piece about this in The Atlantic.... I think it also appeared in one of h
Now for something super exciting... Sheave bushings Hayden Watson at 6:58am 12.12.22 I switched to the Garhauer ball bearing sheaves years ago and they are a great improvement over the
Sleeping in the Walmart Parking Lot rgranger at 6:49am 12.12.22 Broadly speaking, what you all are referring to is the practice of "boondocking", or "stealth campi
Sleeping in the Walmart Parking Lot Hayden Watson at 6:47am 12.12.22 ... There's actually a spot in the South Dakota badlands I's love to go back to with my Mac, just t
Seized Halyard Deck Sheave Bolt rgranger at 6:45am 12.12.22 GUILTY ! that's right... I'M guilty of NOT reading all of the previous posts...:eek: BTDT:cool:
It counts, right?! (1) rgranger at 6:42am 12.12.22 I drove my stink pot to work last week. :dancing::poke:
Now for something super exciting... Sheave bushings Justin_NSA at 6:40am 12.12.22 Sigh. That was the one thing I did not do when my mast was down a few years back.
Wacky Wednesday comes early.... Justin_NSA at 6:35am 12.12.22 LOL. It's a classic. I had it posted at work for years. Made a great conversation piece.
Evergreen rgranger at 6:32am 12.12.22 The seaman in this incident brings to mind the cultural deference we ran into during a couple of ma
Now for something super exciting... Sheave bushings Project_Mayhem at 6:10am 12.12.22 It's been about three years since I opened up the masthead. The bushings were shot then but worked s
Hunter 376 Halyard Sheaves Alan K at 6:10am 12.12.22 I own a 2000 Hunter 380 with a B & R rig. This was the same hull as the 376 as I recall. The mast
Sleeping in the Walmart Parking Lot HeelBoy at 5:29am 12.12.22 Broadly speaking, what you all are referring to is the practice of "boondocking", or "stealth campin
Single handing Will Gilmore at 5:29am 12.12.22
Water Jug on sail? HeelBoy at 5:15am 12.12.22 There are purpose made balls if you don't like the look of a plastic jug Most ships are named for
Painting inside the keel locker, antifouling? HeelBoy at 5:12am 12.12.22 Here you are... And it is your thread @HeelBoy ..:biggrin: This is my first time owning this much
Hunter 376 Halyard Sheaves (2) Marmalade at 4:38am 12.12.22 Agree... best to get someone more experienced! But that doesn't stop me making a guess! Based on t

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