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Electric Trailer Winches Thomas Dynneson at 4:35am 04.27.11 Mid-Size Boats 0/1228 Has anyone had experience with using an electric winch such as Powerwinch RC30 to launch or retrieve
Electric propulsion thumbs up or down? caguy at 12:22am 04.27.11 Ask All Sailors 28/7890 Has anyone installed one of thes electric motors? What is the cost? How is the performance and range
Hunter 2004 33 Water pump / electrical issue lbd at 11:21pm 04.26.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/1731 12v water pressure pump on my 2004 Hunter 33 decided to stop without warning. Alll other 12v functi
Polars La Scandell at 11:19pm 04.26.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1893 Has any one a polar for a Hunter 42 and if so are they willing to share it. Mark
Looking for a Ardic 041-D heater manual hansladd70 at 9:44pm 04.26.11 Ask All Sailors 1/5838 Hi, I have an Ardic 041-D heater and have never used it before. Have been sailing the South Pacific
Tripping Windlass Ken13559 at 9:34pm 04.26.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/4885 My stock Simpson-Lawrence Windlass works great for past 8 years until last weekend. It keeps trippin
Jiffy Reef on Hunter 280 Tally Ho at 9:09pm 04.26.11 Mid-Size Boats 7/5426 I just bought a 1996 H 280 that has a Jiffy Reef system. The PO does not have the 2nd reef point rig
I Found It I Found It sailaway78 at 8:33pm 04.26.11 Ask All Sailors 18/4676 Finally figured this thing out. Went with some help today, determined to find the damn electrical g
Hunter 54 refit. All in a month... CharlieCobra at 8:30pm 04.26.11 Ask All Sailors 20/5033 This boat just got off of a truck from FL. It's a mess and we've been tasked to replace the sole, r
Before I take the leap ... eliems at 7:53pm 04.26.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/3993 Hi All, thanks for the great forum and immense volumes of information (all of which I am going to ne
Removing sludge from holding tanks georgek at 6:54pm 04.26.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/8845 Hi Peggie. What suggestions do you have for removing built-up sludge from the inside of holding t
How to Anchor (1) arknoah at 6:54pm 04.26.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 21/9252
Look for the little blue dot Marc Bergmueller at 6:37pm 04.26.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2099 Hi all. I will be sailing down the Chesepeake from Rock Hall, MD to my harbor at Bivalve, MD on the
Converting stove from gas to propane neilandsam at 6:23pm 04.26.11 S2 12/3818 We have are ready to launch our newly purchased S2 11 centre cockpit and it has a natural gas cookin
Beached Oday 23 kdnichols at 5:47pm 04.26.11 Ask An Oday Owner 15/4032 OK...so my Oday 23 broke it's mooring and has been beached for 2 months in Columbia, SC. I've been
Cat urine...ewww!! Union36 at 5:24pm 04.26.11 Ask All Sailors 11/6121 Does anyone have a solution (sic) for getting cat pee out of sails? Washed it 3 times laid it in the
Pesty Cabin Light Leak Finally Stopped Tom Potter at 5:00pm 04.26.11 Bigger Boats 2/1729 After a rain the Port cabin light would fill and over flow with rain water then drip on the cushions
ericson 23 mitch9993 at 3:57pm 04.26.11 Smaller Boats 0/1087 I need to build a trailer for this boat all help will be apreciated
Best Method to Secure 3 Galley Draws - 42 Hunter Passage Ted Hartman at 3:43pm 04.26.11 Big Boats 1/1376 The 3 galley draws on my 42 Hunter Passage always find a way to open during rough sailing. I know t
9.2A in Good Old Boat BobM at 3:06pm 04.26.11 S2 0/1494 Just got my issue. There is a review of an older 9.2A with an A-bomb. Decent review, but I hate it

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Is this a common H34 sole problem? Andiamo 34 at 4:42am 08.31.22 I have a leak on the Starboard side deck plate when it rains heavy. It runs down the false ceiling
Convert Ice to Fridge Andiamo 34 at 4:31am 08.31.22 Thank you all for your suggestions and recommendations. I appreciate the support I get from this com
Replacing Wiring Harness rpwillia at 3:22am 08.31.22 Thanks Benny and SFBay, I did get a look at his boat the other day. Looks like he needs both the eng
Hunter Europa transom bung (1) martx007 at 11:37pm 08.30.22 Thanks guys, its definitely bilge pump hole as there was one there before purchase but broke and i h
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 10:28pm 08.30.22 Ummmmm ? Do you have any homeless guys living at the end of your block ? They may be a better cho
Wet core from dodger snaps? Ralph Johnstone at 9:44pm 08.30.22 The original poster in Deck hardware screw sealer ? may be due for a checkup when he says: "When I
windless (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:27pm 08.30.22 I thought a windless is what you use when you want less wind. Enough already with the puny puns. I'
Wet core from dodger snaps? sail sfbay at 9:19pm 08.30.22 While I have never had an issue with water infiltration on my dodger snap screws I get your concern.
Wet core from dodger snaps? Ralph Johnstone at 9:16pm 08.30.22 I've also wondered if one could "screw" into an epoxy plug without shattering it regardless of how c
Cal 36 - 9 foot draft?? sail sfbay at 9:14pm 08.30.22 I am in that also camp..........ask the owner for his survey, which should have photos of the survey
New Catalina 30 Owner Ralph Johnstone at 8:55pm 08.30.22 I was never able to reach the Holy Grail of packing with no drips at rest and 4-5 drips per minute
Hunter Europa transom bung (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:29pm 08.30.22 Are we 100% sure that is not the cockpit drain hole? YIPES :yikes: :yikes: :yikes: ! Good point.
Any woodworkers about? mermike at 8:06pm 08.30.22 I did the exact thing on my C-22. There was both camber and curve, but the slot had to be straight.
windless Siamese at 7:06pm 08.30.22 Not me, but a windlass is what you can use when it's windless.
Tips for top down furler? flightlead404 at 6:57pm 08.30.22 Key to the operation of the TD furler is shock cord tension, as tight as you can get it. Why can't
Tiller for hunter 23 rgranger at 6:49pm 08.30.22 Wow, that looks great! Nice work Thanks It was fun. When I had my H26 I considered making one f
Is island hopping on Lake Michigan too much for O'Day Daysailer or Spindrift Daysailer john6206 at 6:09pm 08.30.22
2005 Hunter 38 - accessing Quiet Flush electric toilet solenoid valve Nachismo at 5:52pm 08.30.22 Did anybody find a source for the rubber valve seat thingy without having to buy a whole new solenoi
Mercury 6 HP is made by Tohatsu? john6206 at 5:52pm 08.30.22 I bought mine two years ago. Mercury 5 hp sail pro: long shaft, high thrust prop, little alternator-
On Hunter 36, where have you installed your solar charge controller? Johnb at 5:49pm 08.30.22 The charge controller provides information that is useful to have readily viewable. This includes: B

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