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Ah youth! (1) Kermit at 2:51pm 02.28.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2282 I'm pretty sure most of you old salts have seen this a million times, but this was new experience fo
The sail broke. gabriel.donnelly at 2:48pm 02.28.11 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1631 Five minutes out. I'm so dissapointed.
Wanting to run the ICW from Galveston Tx. doehunter at 1:06pm 02.28.11 Destinations 12/13730 Has anyone sailed the ICW out of Galveston? I just got my boat, and thinking ahead. In the spring
Boom rigging strat at 12:14pm 02.28.11 Other Sailboats 0/1599 Seeking HELP from all sailors and S2 7.3 owners,,,,I just bought this 7.3 sloop and I am having a ha
What are they for ? (1) Mike48 at 12:09pm 02.28.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1783 On a h23 does anyone know what the exposed rods are for that are on both sides of the stern. I have
mainsheet length daybreak94 at 12:02pm 02.28.11 Catalina 30 1/2138 I have a1994 C30 mkIII tall rig. I need the length of the mainsheet. My owners manual is covered in
mast-mounted optics and bridge clearance Snotter at 10:37am 02.28.11 Ask All Sailors 34/8988 Come April I will be dropping my mast for a couple of months to do maintenance. I have been conside
H260 Cockpit Table tgrass462 at 10:28am 02.28.11 Smaller Boats 8/5008 We have a 1999 H-260 w/ pedestal steering. At the Chicago Strictly Sail boat show I sought out the
Another sailboat hijacked. Roger Long at 9:34am 02.28.11 Ask All Sailors 21/5191 7 POB. Underway for the coast under control of the hijackers. No other details yet.
installation of propane tanks zeehag at 8:51am 02.28.11 Ask All Sailors 4/1569 if i install my propane tanks on their side, is there gonna be a problem with fluid passing thr
GENOA size limitations on the B & R rig Stargazer3 at 8:26am 02.28.11 Big Boats 7/2852 As a new owner of a H410 - I was a little surprised to be told that the Genoa is limited to 110% due
How is teak finished in mid-90's Hunters? robertsapp at 8:21am 02.28.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1246 I need to do some bulkhead replacement on my 1995 H336, and I want to be able to match the existing
Opinions on Sea Foam Use In Diesels robertsapp at 8:17am 02.28.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/3601 I asked this question in Ask All Sailors but didn't get much of a response, so I'm posting it here.
Pirates capture Danish Yacht in Indian Ocean RichH at 8:17am 02.28.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1643 http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/02/28/somali-pirates-capture-danish-ship-seven-board Danish Yacht
Gunwales on H31 IanJ at 8:06am 02.28.11 Mid-Size Boats 15/3486 I have a 1981 Hunter 31. I am stripping the worn caulking from the side base rail that the stanchio
Line Clutch.... NYSail at 6:33am 02.28.11 Ask All Sailors 19/4456 I am in the market to purchase a new 3 line, line clutch. I have a couple questions again that I ne
Practical-Sailor.com Bob 04 H260 at 6:06am 02.28.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/4165 I have subscribed to this publication on and off over the years and found some of the information in
How's the Gulf? Paul Brinkley at 5:19am 02.28.11 Ask All Sailors 11/2694 Since the oil spill is old news now, we don't hear anything about it. Gulf Coast sailors, how is th
Oceanis 350 manual catlotion at 3:58am 02.28.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/3643 Hi, does anyone have an electronic copy of the Beneteau Oceanis 350 user manual please? or if no
1990 Hunter 27 Mast Weight Steve Morris at 11:45pm 02.27.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/2469 I recently purchased a 1990 Hunter 27. At the end of March I am moving the boat from Kerr Lake, Hend

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Windy.com update JamesG161 at 6:43am 07.03.22
Windy.com update jssailem at 6:37am 07.03.22 How I use the app I find it valuable to get a more complete look at the patterns that influence the
Windy.com update BlowMeAway at 6:31am 07.03.22
10 guage to 16 guage? jssailem at 6:30am 07.03.22 Lots of information. Yes. While the basics of DC are not complex, the rules are pretty exacting. The
Hunter 240 rigging travorgeron at 6:27am 07.03.22 Rgranger thanks for the reply. I will be back at the boat taking it out on Tuesday so I will try to
10 guage to 16 guage? jviss at 6:25am 07.03.22 Really, did you read the whole post? Let me quote: Emphasis added. Ah, gotcha. Thanks!
10 guage to 16 guage? dlochner at 6:22am 07.03.22 I'm not sure, Dave, we are in agreement or not. I think perhaps not, on a small point. Circuit br
10 guage to 16 guage? jviss at 6:12am 07.03.22 By the way, bilge pumps are often (usually) a special case, in that they are often wired directly fo
HELP.. Rigging question Hunter 45DS Selden Furler Mast JamesG161 at 6:12am 07.03.22 The Boom LIFT line is used during In-Mast furling, to maintain boom angle for the cut of your main s
10 guage to 16 guage? (1) jviss at 6:07am 07.03.22 Fuses and circuit breakers protect the wire, not the device. I'm not sure, Dave, we are in agreeme
10 guage to 16 guage? dlochner at 5:59am 07.03.22 Lots of information, thank you. The original Bilge pump ran like that. Wether the batteries switch
10 guage to 16 guage? SailingFree44 at 5:50am 07.03.22 Lots of information, thank you. The original Bilge pump ran like that. Wether the batteries switch
10 guage to 16 guage? smokey73 at 5:45am 07.03.22 Since the PO did things you "don't understand" first thing is to make sure how the power gets to the
10 guage to 16 guage? dlochner at 5:44am 07.03.22 Fuses and circuit breakers protect the wire, not the device. Think about it, the fuse will blow if t
10 guage to 16 guage? jviss at 5:28am 07.03.22 I think it's odd that the red and black are different gauges. 16 seems small for the pump wires,
Galley Stove (Part 2) -2003 36MKII jviss at 5:17am 07.03.22 Now at the beginning of the season I just open the tank valve, energize the solenoid, and turn and p
Hunter 240 rigging rgranger at 5:05am 07.03.22
Galley Stove (Part 2) -2003 36MKII sailcapt340 at 4:47am 07.03.22
Any ideas, better A/C drainage? SailingFree44 at 4:45am 07.03.22 Thank you, I will look for this.
10 guage to 16 guage? SailingFree44 at 4:44am 07.03.22 The prior owner did all types of electrical things I do not understand. I know that I have two circu

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