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Windlass on a 40' Hunter Sailboat Anthony1365 at 5:23pm 03.06.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1491 I have a 1985 40' Hunter Sailboat and I am contemplating installing a windlass. I am interested in h
buss bar wman88 at 5:20pm 03.06.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1685 can anyone tell me where dc bus bar is located on a cat capri 30.much appreciated.
Volvo Penta or Yanmar rafasail at 4:36pm 03.06.11 Bavaria 3/6394 Hi, I`have a Bavaria 50, and I'd like to replace the engine a Volvo Penta 110 hp, wich one is a bett
worst seas in you macgregor thomasgoodmaniii at 3:27pm 03.06.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 21/5292 was wondering what everybodies experience with rough weather and heavy swells has been. i'm sure the
Radar Compatablility Dave602 at 3:10pm 03.06.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2560 We just purchased a 1995 Hunter 29.5. It had a Raytheon RL9 Radar and Raychart 600XX Chart Plotter.
Need Help With Finishing 3M 5200 seadoggie at 1:40pm 03.06.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1487 I recently added 3M 5200 to a few defects at the keel/fiberglass interface, and need some ideas on g
What size spinnker fpr a c22 Coxie at 12:56pm 03.06.11 Catalina 22 3/2179 What size spinnker for a c22 I bought my C-22 in oct. 09. Sailed three times that fall. Put Wild Wi
H22 rudder LDM at 11:39am 03.06.11 Smaller Boats 7/2161 I have the kick-up rudder on my H22. The last sail last season I hit something that caused the rudde
Refrigerator Lid Strut sailrj at 11:35am 03.06.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/4140 We bought a 1996 Oceanis 351 in the late fall and being doing minor repairs getting it ready for the
Why Did You Buy Your Boat? (1) Warren Milberg at 11:32am 03.06.11 Ask All Sailors 132/28911 I note that there are lots of posts on this site asking for help in selecting this or that boat. I l
Cockpit shower Cldmd at 10:58am 03.06.11 Big Boats 7/2710 The hose detatched from the outdoor cockpit shower (located behind the helm, starboard) on my Hunter
Compass calabration thaeni at 10:34am 03.06.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1855 Should regular ship compass agree with fluxgate compass used with auto pilot?. Both are magnetic an
Simple rigging help for routing Main Halyard to Cockpit (4) JonnyQuest at 9:13am 03.06.11 Ask All Sailors 7/12921 I am interested in re-routing the main halyard back to the cockpit as my crew is a bit inexperienced
Hatch boards/ wash boards??????? woodster at 9:00am 03.06.11 Ask All Sailors 26/15861 theses are the most annoying things i have ever encountered...what do you do with them when in port.
Baltimore All U Get at 8:36am 03.06.11 Ask All Sailors 13/3961 Hi gang, We're heading to Baltimore this week to visit the family and I was wondering if the marinas
Selecting a Pearson? Tim Banjo at 7:07am 03.06.11 Ask All Sailors 15/4623 Hi everyone, I am new to the site today and am in the process of gathering information to upgrade
Toe Rail Leak on a 9.2A BobM at 6:45am 03.06.11 S2 4/1682 Well, there is no doubt about it. I have a toe rail leak starboard side in the vee berth just forwa
Spring is coming higgs at 6:23am 03.06.11 Ask All Sailors 4/1795 The Welland Canal and the St Lawrence open up in just over two weeks on the 22nd!
Compass Replacement MLampner at 6:19am 03.06.11 The Cherubini Hunters 6/2266 My existing pedestal mount compass on my 77 Hunter 30 has yellowed to the point that it is hard to r
Mainsheet Cleat (2) truckman at 9:44pm 03.05.11 Catalina 310 59/15308 Hello all, Just back from the Maimi show which got got me thinking about finally fixing the pathetic

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Dyneema Splice Load Test PaulK at 6:39pm 08.15.22 72x diameter for the bury is the guideline I came across. Less than that seems to not perform as w
2005 Hunter 38 - accessing Quiet Flush electric toilet solenoid valve Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:29pm 08.15.22 If the bowl is "household" size, a seat and lid--and prob'ly even just the hinges-- from a big box s
universal m18 alternator recomendations adamv at 6:23pm 08.15.22 Thanks @Stu Jackson and yes I have been following your recomendations and thats why i find myself st
Turnbuckle "locks"? PaulK at 6:17pm 08.15.22 I made my own. Used double sided velcro and put a ss rivet about midways in the 5" x 1" velcro.
universal m18 alternator recomendations Stu Jackson at 5:59pm 08.15.22 and the unattached purple wire always concerned me! What is this wire? Had assumed it was the tach
universal m18 alternator recomendations Stu Jackson at 5:45pm 08.15.22 1. The problem is @jssailem is that the alternator that is in my boat isnt correct- at least i can
Start battery Ralph Johnstone at 5:38pm 08.15.22
Folding Steering Wheel upgrade sesmith at 5:12pm 08.15.22 Check the drawings on the Edson website for your pedestal. It's probably going to be either a 1" ta
Bomar Portlight Parts Steve_Catalina at 4:47pm 08.15.22 Pompanette.com
19-2 Center board question rgranger at 4:46pm 08.15.22 Here is a profile schematic https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/hunter-19-2
Turnbuckle "locks"? heritage at 4:41pm 08.15.22 I made my own. Used double sided velcro and put a ss rivet about midways in the 5" x 1" velcro.
Sailing around Outer Banks, Hunter 240 rgranger at 4:36pm 08.15.22
universal m18 alternator recomendations jssailem at 4:26pm 08.15.22 Pictures will help the shop help you. Use a tape to help the image. Configure the new bracket upgrad
universal m18 alternator recomendations adamv at 4:14pm 08.15.22 thanks both - actually looking more closely I think my current alternator is not a Delco as someone
Start battery twalker H260 at 4:12pm 08.15.22 If it is a group 54 battery it may or may not have an issue. Cca for a group 54 looks to vary from
universal m18 alternator recomendations jssailem at 4:07pm 08.15.22 Take the alternator out of the boat and into town to an Automotive Electrical shop. They are likely
universal m18 alternator recomendations SycloneDriver at 3:58pm 08.15.22 I think that alternator should work fine, you don't have a lot load and you have solar. How much so
universal m18 alternator recomendations adamv at 3:52pm 08.15.22 Looks like this is the most 'official' replacement: ARCO NEW Original Equipment Quality Replacement
universal m18 alternator recomendations SycloneDriver at 3:48pm 08.15.22 I'm really surprised that no one has offered a suggestion. Bump.
Mast spreaders... The_Sailing_Pelican at 3:44pm 08.15.22 If airfoil design try Dwyer on the east coast. https://www.dwyermast.com/items.asp?cat1ID=40&cat1Na

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