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Parallel holes RichB at 3:08pm 10.27.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1199 To finish this project, I must drill parallel holes by eye. It seems only by luck that I have ever
Ethanol IS bad for your engines KD3PC at 2:47pm 10.27.11 Ask All Sailors 110/18522 DOE releases the report on E15 and the reality is that ethanol is bad for your engines and fuel syst
Cat Island trip (5) Sandy Stone at 2:42pm 10.27.11 Destinations 5/4803 The First Mate and I managed to get to Cat Island, MS and return to our home in Slidell, LA without
Silicone Caulking vs 3m 4200 Hollyweirdos at 2:20pm 10.27.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/10143 Hey all, I need to replace all the thru-deck fittings and want them to be watertight. I have a bunc
RichH. Got a question for you... (1) Kermit at 1:33pm 10.27.11 Ask All Sailors 11/2938 Rich, Sorry for snooping, but I saw you reading this closed thread. http://forums.hunter.sailboato
Looking for Richard Silver on "Mysterion" btyrrel1 at 1:04pm 10.27.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1212 Richard (72) has lived on the boat "Mysterion" in the Scotland Bay, Trinidad area for ~10 years or s
Old battery cable. (1) Ed Schenck at 1:03pm 10.27.11 Ask All Sailors 32/6233 I have several short sections of battery cable as seen in the photo. Purchased these from West Mari
Paint removal without damaging gelcoat Greg17955 at 12:39pm 10.27.11 Ask All Sailors 8/11515 Hi everyone, my first post but I've used this site for gathering knowledge for the last four year
CHEAP solar ventilators DianaOfBurlington at 12:39pm 10.27.11 Ask All Sailors 15/4685 I have a need for several smallish solar-powered exhaust ventilators, preferably with reversing swit
Marine ply AtlanticAl at 12:06pm 10.27.11 Ask All Sailors 14/3470 I want to replace a couple of bulkheads on my boat. Some of the ones that are in it, are rotten, wh
Can We Have A Better Survey Question? RobertLangdirect at 11:49am 10.27.11 Ask All Sailors 0/879 I ask, can we get a better survey question? I believe the current, "what gift would you want, a fe
O'Day 25 Sailing on New England waters Southcoasting at 11:00am 10.27.11 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1815 Wife and I are both young with 3 dogs and no kids...I asked this in another forum but wanted to get
It is official.....the 2001 310 is ours! (3) iSailor at 7:58am 10.27.11 Catalina 310 22/5597 Sea trial and survey was completed yesterday and we did not have any deal killers show up. Just som
Chainplates with a photo (1) higgs at 7:33am 10.27.11 Ask All Sailors 15/4181 This photo is not the clearest, but it shows the problem. There is no way to lift the cover up high
Hanging Out and Hooking On Roger Long at 7:22am 10.27.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 9/3996
Slip in Punta Gorda seadaddler at 7:18am 10.27.11 Big Boats 2/1258 I am thinking and only thinking about looking for a slip for my 2007 Hunter with draft 5' and water
Outboard Opinions/Advice? rgranger at 7:00am 10.27.11 Ask All Sailors 18/5707 Hey All I need some advice based upon actual first hand knowledge. I've decided to finally spend s
Fuel filter for "Facet" lift pump. weinie at 6:36am 10.27.11 Engines and Propulsion 3/2377 Hey all, I have a catalina 27 1987 with a small Facet brand diesel fuel lift pump. The filter de
IPE cabin sole Rich Barry at 2:51am 10.27.11 Ask An Oday Owner 9/2462 Has anyone had any experience using IPE on their boat?
Ultrasonic Speed Transducer Ted at 8:07pm 10.26.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1923 Has anybody installed an Ultrasonic speed transducer in their boat? I'm considering an Airmar CS4500

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Chainplates for Drogue jssailem at 10:13am 07.27.22 The loads from a properly sized drogue can be exceedingly high and there can be a lot shock loading
Chainplates for Drogue All U Get at 10:05am 07.27.22 It would be proper to ask this question to someone from Australia or New Zealand since they routinel
Connecting two lines (or blocks) to the same D-ring in a backstay adjuster system dlochner at 10:03am 07.27.22 Is the goal to achieve higher backstay tension or to make it easier to get backstay tension? With i
Seawater pump for A/C 4Winds at 10:02am 07.27.22 I had similar problems with my 5 year old air conditioner. It started with HPF Error occasionally
How tall? jssailem at 9:58am 07.27.22 That would depend a bit on the trailer. You would need to measure it on the trailer to safely judge
Chainplates for Drogue dlochner at 9:53am 07.27.22 It seems to me that the way he is describing it, the attachment of the chainplates is to the hull s
Connecting two lines (or blocks) to the same D-ring in a backstay adjuster system anastas at 9:44am 07.27.22 @JRacer: I hear you. Ours was completely shot: we couldn't even take it off of the D-ring; we had t
Connecting two lines (or blocks) to the same D-ring in a backstay adjuster system JRacer at 9:37am 07.27.22 FYI, on my 310, the backstay adjuster is the factory setup and provides sufficient leverage to apply
Crazy Chicago Mac Race Jumpstart at 9:37am 07.27.22 About 10 years ago I did one where we put the chute up at the start and took it down at the bridge.
Bow ladder for First 35 (3) jssailem at 9:35am 07.27.22 I carry a plastic 2 step that I set on the dock to aid in boarding our boat. Made by rubber made, i
Connecting two lines (or blocks) to the same D-ring in a backstay adjuster system (1) jssailem at 9:23am 07.27.22 It sounds like you feel you need a lot of backstay force. You feel the D Rings are able to handle th
Bow ladder for First 35 shemandr at 9:23am 07.27.22 I don't know of anything specifically for that application. Without going custom this is what I wou
Hunter 340 sea cock identity: jssailem at 9:11am 07.27.22 While not unusual on small boats to locate thru hulls in nearby locations, it is important for the h
Hunter 340 sea cock identity: (1) sail sfbay at 9:08am 07.27.22 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! Might post a photo of the sea cocks
Connecting two lines (or blocks) to the same D-ring in a backstay adjuster system anastas at 9:08am 07.27.22 @JRacer and @shemandr : Although these plates are designed for a different application (attach backs
Replace faucet in head tips Ed Caldwell at 9:07am 07.27.22 I eventually (and carefully) pried up the countertop after disconnecting all the hoses. Lifting it
Hunter 340 sea cock identity: Ed Caldwell at 9:02am 07.27.22 On my '99 H340, the two seacocks just aft of the sink are 1} sink drain and 2} inlet for head sea wa
Connecting two lines (or blocks) to the same D-ring in a backstay adjuster system shemandr at 9:00am 07.27.22 Continuing from JRacer, is this what you are describing? https://www.westmarine.com/search?q=Triangl
Hunter 340 sea cock identity: Rick D at 8:54am 07.27.22 Someone may offer a better explanation, but assuming the smaller seacock labeled macerator is open w
Seawater pump for A/C jerry at 8:52am 07.27.22 I had similar problems with my 5 year old air conditioner. It started with HPF Error occasionally a

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