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Maine Sail Gets A Write Up On Panbo paulj at 11:05am 01.05.12 Catalina 310 5/2135 Compass Marine / Maine Sail: Installing a battery monitor ' much, much more paulj :troll:
H-26 Cabin Sole Screw Hole Repair BrianW at 10:18am 01.05.12 Smaller Boats 2/1245 I am in the process of chasing down several leaks in my H-26. The boat is currently on a trailer on
Forepeak locker Doc Nixon at 8:07am 01.05.12 Catalina 22 12/3005 I have another newby question. There is a small locker in the forepeak above the V-berth of my 1972
Helpful suggestion for hunter 49 & 50's artboas at 7:51am 01.05.12 Big Boats 3/1611 One of the great things that Hunter did on this boat was implement the Nmea 2000 interface on the en
H26 Rebuild Info Needed tlauniere at 7:19am 01.05.12 Smaller Boats 1/1285 I have a 1993 H26 that I am rebuilding and am looking for some information. I would like to know the
Epoxy brand Ken Cross at 6:54am 01.05.12 Ask All Sailors 13/2216 I'm planning to start a new stitch ' glue drift-boat project. Yes I know it doesn't have a sail:cry:
Y - Valve replacement bornin59ca at 5:58am 01.05.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/6716 Hello I am replacing all the hoses for my head and was wondering what Y valve is the best. I have lo
2005 H33 galley sink drain Scott B at 5:38am 01.05.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1154 Boats couple hours away and I don't have the electronic copy of my manual, lost on last computer.
Reinforcing aft liner under cockpit Al Garrett at 9:37pm 01.04.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1305 I have a very thin liner under the aft berth that has a great deal of flex and has already cracked a
Propane Powered Outboards Ray Bowles at 9:19pm 01.04.12 Trailer Sailors 7/4858 I was reading a post on propane powered generators and they also mentioned propane powered outboards
Portable Anchor Alarms Nodak7 at 7:29pm 01.04.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/6643 I have searched and have found a number of older postings regarding portable anchor alarms. Nothing
Hunter 37.5 - Berth Cushions neilleparkerjr at 7:02pm 01.04.12 Big Boats 3/1241 Hello Hunter 37.5 owners, Thanks to help from several of you (Rick D, Oldjags, and others) I am b
mast Bog13 at 5:44pm 01.04.12 Mid-Size Boats 8/1640 Has anyone thought about a mast riasing system for a h30, Can it be done? Looking at a H30 this frid
Polishing the hull jim148 at 5:42pm 01.04.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1690 I've had my 1981 H22 for just over a year now and have put it away for the Michigan winter. When I f
boat ballance timothy_c at 5:10pm 01.04.12 Smaller Boats 1/1254 I'm thinking of moving my battery from the starboard compartment to the port side compartment just f
Quissett Harbor Boatyard Building Gutted in Blaze Soundbounder at 4:35pm 01.04.12 Ask All Sailors 6/2486 Cape Cod Times is reporting that a boat-storage building at the Quissett Harbor Boatyard in Falmouth
salvage boats (Hunters) like the 420 therobesons at 4:11pm 01.04.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1215 Due to the storms, hurricanes etc mostly around Florida, are there any boat salvage yards around? I
Stereo Wiring Help GorillaToast at 1:40pm 01.04.12 Catalina 22 18/2061 My son gave me WM gift card for Christmas, so I went out and bought a new stereo for the boat. Befor
Cloudy instrument covers...1986 hunter 25.5 sailorkoop at 12:47pm 01.04.12 Smaller Boats 8/1646 I recently purchased a 1986 hunter 25.5 and have some things that need to be fixed. The covers on th
Cloudy instrument covers...1986 hunter 25.5 sailorkoop at 12:42pm 01.04.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1406 I recently purchased a 1986 hunter 25.5 and have some things that need to be fixed. The covers on th

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Recycled rope (lines) ? (1) Justin_NSA at 10:03am 10.24.22 How much stretch does this line have? Less stretch is better for halyards. ?" or 10 mm would be big
Voltage Meter Issue Don S/V ILLusion at 10:00am 10.24.22 V =RI. Simplistic answer- as resistance (as in a bad connection) increases intermittently, that is
Removing old antifouling applying new gelcoat? dlochner at 9:50am 10.24.22 lol True, however it's supposed to ablate off over the course of years. Losing a few mils every tim
Recycled rope (lines) ? dlochner at 9:46am 10.24.22 How much stretch does this line have? Less stretch is better for halyards. ?" or 10 mm would be big
Removing old antifouling applying new gelcoat? Leeward Rail at 9:45am 10.24.22 it's supposed to ablate off over the course of years And it does. Do you realize that many antifo
Removing old antifouling applying new gelcoat? HeelBoy at 9:32am 10.24.22 The paint is likely ablative antifouling. It is supposed to rub off. Follow @dlochner advice and
Recycled rope (lines) ? Justin_NSA at 9:26am 10.24.22 I'm going to try the line for my jib halyard. But it will be years before I could give review on it
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection Hollyberry at 9:22am 10.24.22 One other possibility (and not a good one) is that somebody buried the keel bolts in some fiberglass
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection terry_buda at 9:11am 10.24.22 In pic 0420 (The last one) it looks like a piece of metal. The sharp edges would be hard to create
Recommendations on bottom paint requested fstbttms at 9:06am 10.24.22 ...you will need to hire a diver to clean your boat once a month during the hot months and about ev
Recommendations on bottom paint requested fstbttms at 8:57am 10.24.22 I would like the option of putting her on a trailer in Oct-2023 and keeping her at my house for the
Recycled rope (lines) ? higgs at 8:49am 10.24.22 For a halyard, I would stick to the tried and true, especially if it is internal. Should an interna
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) LloydB at 8:48am 10.24.22 Just as an experiment could you set your lathe up to make one more roller out of that rod and then c
ODay 22 cabin floor Project_Mayhem at 8:40am 10.24.22 It looks like the navigation desk/table is on top of your bilge cover preventing you from pulling it
Voltage Meter Issue jssailem at 8:38am 10.24.22 You're going to go bankrupt :plus: Some boat owners have a bigger boat budget than others. It seem
Voltage Meter Issue Ralph Johnstone at 8:17am 10.24.22 Next time it happens, check your batteries with a digital voltmeter and find out exactly what's goin
Wing Keel repair Scott T-Bird at 8:00am 10.24.22 Keep in mind that a proper modification includes lengthening the foot of the keel for a bulb keel op
Recommendations on bottom paint requested sail sfbay at 7:55am 10.24.22 Is there a antifouling bottom paint that can wear well if not taken out of saltwater but won't break
Wing Keel repair Scott T-Bird at 7:51am 10.24.22 The keel does not appear to have been shortened, or if it has by only a few inches. Remember, when
Removing old antifouling applying new gelcoat? NYSail at 7:49am 10.24.22 If you really want to get off the blue stuff... spray it with Easy Off oven cleaner, let it dry and

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