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Replacing Halyards jmce1587 at 9:13am 01.30.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/4682 I am in the process of ordering/replacing main, jib ' spinnaker halyards on my H31. this is the fir
Use of PEX fittings Steve Ord at 8:33am 01.30.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 23/24513 Whale and a few other manufactures make push on fittings for PEX type plumbing. Home depot sells Wh
flush-mounted angled brackets fiestaMojo at 8:04am 01.30.12 Musings With Maine Sail 4/3284 The post's title is a bit obtuse, but the question is simple - I have a flush-mount flag staff brack
PDF Manual for Sentry SM Series charger luken7 at 7:37am 01.30.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/7834 Good day all, I'm looking for the online or PDF manual for the Sentry SM series 20 amp battery charg
Fuel Polishing rbmcintire at 6:56am 01.30.12 Catalina 30 6/3091 I read an article in the Dec. Sail Magazine about diesel polishing. The Parker set up is nice, but s
Chartplotter goes dead when engine is cranked. Euphoria2011 at 6:17am 01.30.12 Bigger Boats 10/2198 I guess the DC load for the starter is so much that the voltage drops down below the minimum for the
Mast wiring problem newboatowner at 6:11am 01.30.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/4152 Good morning: I own a 1980 Catalina 30 that was purchased three years ago. The mast light and ancho
Cruisers say good by to swimming in Florida Keys (1) Shoaldrafter at 6:07am 01.30.12 Ask All Sailors 19/3547 Snow birds and cruisers can say good by to swimming in Florida Keys. See this post: http://for
Decommissioning and Moving a Passage 450? Bowedtoothdoc at 5:26am 01.30.12 Big Boats 3/1362 I am planning on decommissioning and moving my Passage 450 next month from the coast up to my local
Toilet Replacement JimLor at 5:21am 01.30.12 Pearson 21/5812 I'm back! The toilet on our new to us Pearson 28 (1986) is a Groco HF (upgraded I belive from an HC
Charger or inverter msailorsteve1 at 5:15am 01.30.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1634 Has anyone replaced the inverter with a charger. I havea Hunter 36 with a bad inverter. Don't ever
Re paint or Re gelcoat AtlanticAl at 1:39am 01.30.12 Ask All Sailors 11/6022 I have been stripping the paint off the hull of my boat. It had bad paint job, on top of a good one
Attn All Hunter 27 Owners FourPoints at 5:00pm 01.29.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/89 Since there really isn't any user groups out there for our boats, I setup a Hunter 27 Owners list on
New 22 gal Holding Tank Install (1) H33CRich at 8:43pm 01.29.12 The Cherubini Hunters 6/2454 There are a lot of lines in a proper holding tank install. I will have used about 19 feet of new hos
cracking on an H23 jkrug at 7:56pm 01.29.12 Smaller Boats 5/1995 I am looking at a possible purchase of a 1995 H23.5. Today, when looking at the boat I noticed a lo
H34 Shower Sump Bilge Pump Joe Mullee at 7:33pm 01.29.12 Big Boats 4/1885 Can someone familiar with the H34 shower bilge pump tell me where it's grounded. My pump wasn't work
I find myself... GEM555 at 6:35pm 01.29.12 Catalina 30 11/2648
RONSTAN Series 60 Gennaker Furler jimfrankelly at 6:24pm 01.29.12 Smaller Boats 5/7353 Does anyone have experience with this furling system? Good price just over $300. I am looking for a
"TheWirie" wifi setup Jared1048 at 5:40pm 01.29.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1874 Has anyone used this device to get a better wifi signal? There site is at http://www.thewirie.com
pictures teacher63 at 5:38pm 01.29.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/968 I would greatly appreciate it if someone would explain how to put pictures on a post. I have some p

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Keel crack dlochner at 8:11am 11.22.22 I certainly won't be attempting to apply any epoxy (or pounding) until temps warm up again for a fe
Do you like Pocket Yachts JBP-PA at 8:10am 11.22.22 mostly for people who cant afford anything else. Maybe for some, but certainly not everyone. I cou
De-powering water heater for winter Don S/V ILLusion at 8:09am 11.22.22 Thanks for the feedback. The breakers allow only a reset after being tripped. When an untripped but
Key issues with C275. (1) Mike8074 at 8:07am 11.22.22 The boat is in Michigan. I am in Washington State, so SeaTrial is not in the mix. I had a chance t
De-powering water heater for winter D. Inscho at 7:47am 11.22.22 Thanks for the feedback. The breakers allow only a reset after being tripped. When an untripped butt
Keel crack jdrutten at 7:43am 11.22.22 I seem to remember someone mentioned that paint stripper recipe a while back. Must've been you! Migh
Keel crack rgranger at 7:36am 11.22.22 A quick way to get the bottom paint off is to mix some lye or other strong base with some lime and m
Do you like Pocket Yachts rgranger at 7:32am 11.22.22 mostly for people who cant afford anything else. That is a perspective.... and maybe true if you
Keel crack jdrutten at 7:32am 11.22.22 Thanks for all the comments and suggestions. Jim, that repaired keel is looking pretty sexy. And Jay
Do you like Pocket Yachts Leeward Rail at 7:27am 11.22.22 Pocket cruisers, tiny homes, and van campers have always held a certain appeal. mostly for people
Furler recommendations for Sirius 21 sailboat rgranger at 7:22am 11.22.22 :plus: https://www.sailrite.com/CDI-Furler-Flexible-FF1?gclid=Cj0KCQiAg_KbBhDLARIsANx7wAzfJLwjtwptBZ
Do you like Pocket Yachts Leeward Rail at 7:16am 11.22.22 Is that what these are for? 92IbVkQcfxc
Outboard for Sirius 21? SiriusCanada at 6:58am 11.22.22 https://www.bridgeyachts.com/6hp-tohatsu-outboard-MFS6DSPROL
De-powering water heater for winter jssailem at 6:55am 11.22.22 Push button breakers. They pop out when tripped. You push it in to correct. You should be able to
Furler recommendations for Sirius 21 sailboat Leeward Rail at 6:52am 11.22.22 We had a CDI flexible.furler on our Catalina 22. Worked well. has its own internal halyard. No issu
Outboard for Sirius 21? SiriusCanada at 6:51am 11.22.22 Actually I bought a 6Hp Sail pro last week from Bridge Yachts in Port Dover...black Friday sail..19
Outboard for Sirius 21? Leeward Rail at 6:49am 11.22.22 https://www.onlineoutboards.ca Looks like their warehouse is in Oakville
Outboard for Sirius 21? Leeward Rail at 6:46am 11.22.22 If you haven't bought the 6hp motor yet. Onlineoutboards Canada is also a brick and mortar marine de
23.5 bottom paint question Crazy Dave Condon at 6:22am 11.22.22 I can answer that from many 23.5 sailboats I painted, usually I painted two inches above that scribe
260 roller jib removal Crazy Dave Condon at 6:17am 11.22.22 On the FF2 CDI furler the black top piece does wear ouy

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