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Leakage onto aft bed from starboard melandchesley at 7:11am 04.06.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1407 We have leakage from the starboard side somewhere that we notice after sailing and starboard heeling
One foil Quoddy at 6:53am 04.06.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 10/6017 We are going windward without a traveler or easily movable jib block. If you look at the main and
cleaning the hard white plastic Jack at 6:25am 04.06.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1995 Hi all... I am wondering if anyone has found a way to clean the stains off of the hard white plastic
12v Batteries prosmile at 5:27am 04.06.11 Musings With Maine Sail 8/4331 Can someone give a concise discussion of batteries? What is "deep cycle", group? Cranking amps? Dua
Mixing Tee Broke Offshore (1) Anonymous 121765 at 4:13am 04.06.11 Catalina 30 28/6145 I am posting this as a reminder to all to check the integrity of their systems to avoid this problem
Imron Paint Question rajhnsn at 3:00am 04.06.11 Ask All Sailors 8/9200 I have tracked down the previous owner of my Oday 35 and found that the boat was painted with automo
Westerly maintenance expert needed Haifa at 10:36pm 04.05.11 Other Sailboats 1/1648 Location Saudi Arabia Maintenance expert required to do complete survey and maintenance for wester
Simple question on wiring thenickboarder at 10:15pm 04.05.11 Catalina 22 3/1285 How would one secure a wire that is just sitting in the bottom of a locker. Is there any good way to
Spring Sailing.............. Almost (1) truckman at 10:12pm 04.05.11 Catalina 310 3/1694 Thought I would post this great pic of my beautiful wife at the helm on Saturday in 20 knots.
Sail Shackles and Slugs (4) awoody at 7:53pm 04.05.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2774 I need to replace shackles and slugs on the main sail for my Hunter 26. As you can see I have a var
Looking for replacement windows simpsoned at 7:37pm 04.05.11 Parts Search 1/2632 I have a 78 Newport 30...the windows on the cabin leaked...I was able to re-seat and make three of t
Deep boat ramp - Chesapeak Bay Bryantowski at 7:33pm 04.05.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2655 Hi, I bought a trailer for my O'Day 25 (w/centerboard) this winter so that I can work on it at home
Hunter Club ddecamara at 7:08pm 04.05.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1647 Hello, I own a Hunter Vision 32 and I am anchored at the Napa Valley Marina. I would like to join a
Sandpaper grit Rightsideup at 7:08pm 04.05.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2399 Ladies and Gents, Can anyone advise which grade/grit of sandpaper I should use to rub down the hull
Anybody use these handrails (1) paulj at 5:52pm 04.05.11 Catalina 310 8/2509 for anything? paulj :troll:
Reinforcing a boom (1) rpwillia at 5:50pm 04.05.11 Ask All Sailors 16/5221 A friend has a 49' Beneteau (really sweet boat) and he heard about some issues with the boom (some g
boat wiring on c22 thenickboarder at 5:43pm 04.05.11 Catalina 22 2/1522 These questions may sound dumb to someone who knows anything about electricity. Basically I am insta
Mainsail traveler car rbtpfe at 5:38pm 04.05.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/1930 Does anyone know who may have been original manufacturer of mainsail car traveler for a '78 30' not
Coastal sailing without a dodger hz293 at 4:36pm 04.05.11 Ask All Sailors 9/3286 I'm back to sailing after a quick hiatus with a power boat. The inboard part of the I/O blew up whi
catalina 250 135 genoa Bill Worth at 3:51pm 04.05.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1820 I am looking for a good used one or a new one in stock. I dont want to wait 4-5 weeks for it to be m

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Diesel Inboard RPMs (1) Ralph Johnstone at 2:04pm 08.03.22 My Universal's top recommended is 195. I also wonder where the 212 came from It came from the inte
Winch replacement FastOlson at 1:47pm 08.03.22 Egg smoker is also a game changer. Translation needed... ! :)
Transport or delivery question (Seattle to Portland, 24-27') FastOlson at 1:45pm 08.03.22 What is the budget? Initial vs expenditure by end of second season? Those two numbers can vary by a
Hunter 49 Instrument / Engine panel Don S/V ILLusion at 1:38pm 08.03.22
386 Miles per day? Planning a trip from NYC to Yorktown VA BroncoJohn at 1:16pm 08.03.22 Tim, I could use some pointers getting through the channel out of Yacht Haven. I came in at low tide
Yanmar 3GM30F light blue smoke when cruising Ralph Johnstone at 1:05pm 08.03.22 Have you mentioned the weight oil you're using here ? If oil is too light, a small amount will sne
What Brand and Size Battery Charger should I buy? Tin Kicker at 12:59pm 08.03.22 My AGM recommends a minimum charging amp which is 20 if I remember so chemistry might have a say in
386 Miles per day? Planning a trip from NYC to Yorktown VA Tim Mills at 12:52pm 08.03.22 Wooop. Welcome home.
Diesel Inboard RPMs odaydokay at 12:47pm 08.03.22 Where does the 212 running temperature come from? My Westerbeke, which is a Mitsubishi, runs at a
Transport or delivery question (Seattle to Portland, 24-27') MikeHoncho at 12:43pm 08.03.22 At that length you should have a ton of options all the way to two-cities.
What Brand and Size Battery Charger should I buy? MikeHoncho at 12:40pm 08.03.22 My AGM recommends a minimum charging amp which is 20 if I remember so chemistry might have a say in
Air conditioning thermostat issue (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:27pm 08.03.22 Do you have exterior window coverings for your ports and hatches. I emphasize exterior as if they i
rebuild Ample Power 105A Maine Sail at 12:21pm 08.03.22 Bearings are going to be standard parts, I think. The brushes are going to be tougher to find, but
Winch replacement (1) h2o_snow at 12:19pm 08.03.22 As noted - what are you winching? Its a small boat. We used our starboard Lewmar #6 to snug the m
rebuild Ample Power 105A kloudie1 at 12:04pm 08.03.22 Bearings are going to be standard parts, I think. The brushes are going to be tougher to find, but i
rebuild Ample Power 105A Maine Sail at 11:59am 08.03.22 I have an Ample Power 105A alternator that has given over a quarter of a century of faithful servic
Air conditioning thermostat issue stevec22206 at 11:38am 08.03.22 Two weeks ago 95 plus outside air temp. Our AC ran non stop, about 12 hours. Thermostat set at 84, l
What Brand and Size Battery Charger should I buy? Tin Kicker at 11:30am 08.03.22 Size of charger relates directly to how fast you want the batteries to charge. If you go out for wee
2005 Hunter 33 Shower Sump Pump Scott B at 11:17am 08.03.22 If you don't have all the manuals, check the downloads page. https://hunter.sailboatowners.com/reso
2005 Hunter 33 Shower Sump Pump Scott B at 11:16am 08.03.22 Thanks for that! I've cleared the filter on the shower pump, but water still does not drain from th

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