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Viking Tri Lens Radar Reflector canuck at 10:11am 12.18.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2791 I am thinking of installing this radar reflector on the mast of my Hunter 39 but I am concerned that
Rigging Hunter 340 (4) Lahna at 9:59am 12.18.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/5373 Hello fellow Hunter owners! I bought a Hunter 340 (year 2000) last spring and have been wondering
Considering purchasing a 1985 Hunter 40' Capt JimF at 9:08am 12.18.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1226 Hi everyone, I am very interested in purchasing a local 1985 Hunter 40' wondering if any previous or
Painted the Mac (2) Right On! at 8:46am 12.18.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2247 If any one out there is considering giving thier boat a face lift...here is what I did. I only paint
What Generator might I have? therobesons at 8:44am 12.18.11 Big Boats 8/1699 We have a 1999 Hunter 420cc with a Northern lights Generator. The Generator does NOT work, and was
Hunter west coast reunion? therobesons at 8:37am 12.18.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/964 This is our first Hunter. We have had many Catalina's and one of the things we liked the most was t
Is Shackeling Rode Chain Together A Good Idea? Joe Mullee at 8:16am 12.18.11 Ask All Sailors 16/6243 I'm considering lengthening the chain part of my rode. Rather than buying an entirely new chain for
changing headboard fabric on a 42 passage davidandmoyia at 8:06am 12.18.11 Big Boats 5/1182 Has anyone out there changed the fabric on the headboard on a passage? Is it hard to do?
18.5 rubbing strake (1) gbatta at 5:59am 12.18.11 Smaller Boats 4/1679 Hi everybody. I am an italian sailor owner of a Hunter 18.5. I have a problem with rubbing srake (
1986 hunter 31 spreader brackets wawho1321 at 5:09am 12.18.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1312 hello everyone, I am looking for a spreader bracket for my 1986 hunter 31. The ear of the bracke
safety rail stanchion failure Catalina 28 jansan1 at 4:59am 12.18.11 Mid-Size Boats 9/4333 Thought it might be of interest to Catalina owners to describe recent events. Boat is on the hard
Clever Boatyard Roger Long at 4:32am 12.18.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 6/4211 Yesterday was to be an easy day so we slept late and planned a leisurely departure. Serendipity had
water tank material ?? MrBee at 9:30pm 12.17.11 Ask All Sailors 12/2259 Hello all, We have not used the water tank since we bought the boat 3 years ago do to constant sma
Link to winch covers bad. Ed Schenck at 4:49pm 12.17.11 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/3578 When selecting the link to the winch covers get this result: Oops That is an incomplete address.
Trailering jho11381 at 4:26pm 12.17.11 Catalina 30 16/4730 What are the legalities on Trailering a Catalina 30? Does anyone have experience in doing this and w
How to install drain plug Pizza at 4:21pm 12.17.11 Ask An Oday Owner 6/4089 I'm tired of hand pumping out my 1975 O'Day 20 which takes on rain water on the trailer. I want to i
Transmission installation (3) sfgary at 4:07pm 12.17.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1440 A few months ago I lost reverse docking in S.F. I now have all the parts to install the new trany. T
Eleven HP?? rippleeffect709 at 1:46pm 12.17.11 Catalina 30 9/2231 we have a Montego 25 at the moment. once ours sells, we are looking a couple of Catalina 30's right
Curved Helm Cockpit Seat bofus11 at 10:01am 12.17.11 Ask All Sailors 4/8253 I've got a 1972, 30 Pearson, and I'm looking for anyone who can guide me in the right direction to f
Hunter 36 Main Outhaul azdawgfan at 9:40am 12.17.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2126 I am a sailing rookie and just bought a 07 Hunter 36. I am having trouble outhauling my main with t

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Two Things Hunter 49 Georgedoyle at 10:19pm 08.07.22
Two Things Hunter 49 Georgedoyle at 10:18pm 08.07.22 That was it. The key was in the switch and turned to the right one click. We left it like that for a
Two Things Hunter 49 jssailem at 10:08pm 08.07.22 Usually you need the key on to provide power to excite the alternator. Sounds like you may have an
Rebuild Perkins Diesel Ralph Johnstone at 9:42pm 08.07.22 Engine runs fine however for long term will need to be rebuilt. Unusual statement. Why do you th
Have you seen a "Shelf Cloud"? ggrizzard at 9:22pm 08.07.22 Yes, several times. On one occasion, one messed up my dinner plans ! Scary stuff.
squeaking on mast connection Rich Stidger at 4:07pm 08.07.22 You need to pull the boom out of the gooseneck and lube with a good waterproof grease. I use winch
Main Engine Vented Loop Terry Cox at 4:06pm 08.07.22 I probably fell into the same situation of not being able to find just the vent top valve Defender
Raymarine Wind failure Tally Ho at 4:04pm 08.07.22 True Wind is relative to water, not ground. It's common for sailors to confuse the two, and simpli
Main Engine Vented Loop Terry Cox at 4:00pm 08.07.22 Thanks for mentioning Harbor Marine. I plan to try them sometime soon. They were recommended by a
Have you seen a "Shelf Cloud"? (1) Davidasailor26 at 3:51pm 08.07.22
Raymarine Wind failure kappykaplan at 3:41pm 08.07.22 True Wind is relative to water, not ground. Tks, @Marmalade . :beer:
Nonskid sail sfbay at 3:39pm 08.07.22 If you are considering Kiwigrip suggest apllying some on a piece of fiberglass off the boat to see h
Raymarine Wind failure Marmalade at 3:31pm 08.07.22 True Wind is relative to water, not ground. It's common for sailors to confuse the two, and simplis
ODay 34 refrigeratiom sail sfbay at 3:28pm 08.07.22 Do a search on this site and internet and you will find threads, articles and videos on this subject
Semco vs CETOL? sail sfbay at 3:22pm 08.07.22 Are you using awlwood as a primer for cetol? No sanding between coats? What do you do next time you
Stepping the mast for the first time - Scary!! and confusing brockangelo at 3:08pm 08.07.22 Yes, you can replace the wire halyards with lines yourself. I did, and it was one of my first projec
Semco vs CETOL? gettinthere at 3:07pm 08.07.22 I've just started with awlwood. from the awlgrip people. it has a primer to tie the varnish to the t
Styrofoam in the storage compartments?? Davidasailor26 at 2:56pm 08.07.22 You want to be careful adding helium to a boat to lighten it. Add too much, and you'll have to add
A jib and a genoa? Davidasailor26 at 2:55pm 08.07.22
Stepping the mast for the first time - Scary!! and confusing Jamesiv1 at 2:55pm 08.07.22 ahhh... the videos aren't too expensive. Three volumes at $30 bucks per volume.

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