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Manson Anchor Sizing heart of gold at 9:44am 12.28.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1470 I am in the process of buying a Manson Supreme and am wondering about the sizing. The change from a
davits? Call Back at 8:27am 12.28.10 Catalina 30 8/2382 is there a good davit for the 30--I have an avon redcrest and would like to hang it instead of dragg
Passage to Chile Sequitur at 7:32am 12.28.10 Destinations 1/2977 We have recently arrived in Iquique, Chile after an eleven-day passage from Callao, Peru. Some of th
Painting The Ashton Jack for the first time palmetto pirate at 7:30am 12.28.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1233 I just got my first Hunter, a 25.5 a few weeks ago and have been going over a budget to get her read
Big Alternator aduffE37 at 5:31am 12.28.10 Ask All Sailors 20/4408 Yea I need one. The perkins 4-108 came with an anemic 60 amp at best? Its time to build a better c
Ondeck - Antigua Regatta Ducati at 4:32am 12.28.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1482 I recently viewed an Extreme or Outdoor Television show about a sailing charter company called Ondec
Windlass Roddie at 9:21pm 12.27.10 Mid-Size Boats 0/1153 New boat owner (2004 Hunter 306) looking to acquire a Windlass with preference on Lewmar. Looking f
Espar Install 88 33.5 WestCoastMike at 8:33pm 12.27.10 Mid-Size Boats 3/1604 Hi again everyone, I have an Espar D5 forced hot air furnace that I am going to install in the ne
S2 Stantions cory parker at 6:26pm 12.27.10 S2 1/1458 Happy Holidays! Does anyone have a lead on where one can purchase stantions for an S2 11.0? Than
Sydney / Hobart Race Update Rick D at 4:17pm 12.27.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1493 http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20101227/wl_asia_afp/yachtingaussydneyhobart http://www.3news.co.nz/Syd
Roller furling or jib down haul Freebird at 3:29pm 12.27.10 Smaller Boats 3/2881 I have been toying with the idea of adding a roller furling on my 87 Hunter 23. We are on a small la
321 bilge pump access jailor Steve at 1:49pm 12.27.10 Morgan 4/4280 I need to get at the electric bilge pump. It is under the cockpit aft of the engine out of reach.
replacement forward hatch for an O'Day 34 chrisbare at 1:25pm 12.27.10 Bigger Boats 0/1526 Has anyone replaced the forward hatch on their 34/35 with something more modern? I noticed mine is l
135 genoa vs. standard 110 jib? Gene at 1:16pm 12.27.10 Precision 0/2776 I'm setting up my 1990 Precision 23 with a new roller furler. Will a 135 genoa give me much better
Bow thruster for a 26X humanfish at 12:52pm 12.27.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1919 The finger for my slip is at right angles to the normal flow of tidal current. Normal tidal current
A New Fuel Tank & Polishing System (26) Maine Sail at 11:40am 12.27.10 Musings With Maine Sail 4/11535 This tank bottom is vee-shaped thus any debris or crud winds up in the vee. The tank bed was very we
Rayovac Bill1565 at 11:15am 12.27.10 Ask All Sailors 6/1816 Anybody out there have experience with Rayovac Golf Cart Batteries?? . Local dealers quote me $86
Rig a 17' Daysailer mast while on the water? Duanedeb at 8:29am 12.27.10 Day Sailers 5/9881 I'm new to sailing (only a few lessons on Lake Union in Seattle). I'm looking to buy a small daysail
Refitting the Helm Pedestall texasprinter at 8:23am 12.27.10 Mid-Size Boats 1/1261 I recently removed the pedestal from my 28' S 2 due to the pulley base plate being totally rusted ou
meter maybetuezday at 7:24am 12.27.10 Big Boats 6/1599 There is a half moon gadget that sits somewhere in the cockpit that shows you how far over (keel) yo

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Hunter 19-2 rigging diameter? sail sfbay at 5:38pm 05.03.22 Look at the manual which shows the standing rigging specs. You can download it from this site.
Solar Charge Controller Question Hello Below at 5:20pm 05.03.22
Solar Charge Controller Question heritage at 5:14pm 05.03.22 I agree with what DArcy said. I think you will find it difficult to manually switch from bank to ba
shroud tension Walton Stanley at 4:59pm 05.03.22
Hunter 19-2 rigging diameter? jssailem at 4:48pm 05.03.22 Hi David, Congrats on your new to you sailboat. The Hunter 19 is a lightweight boat. Not seeing you
Ammeter replacement questions Davidasailor26 at 4:47pm 05.03.22
Looking for a roller I can use when using the trailer winch to raise the mast pclarksurf at 4:41pm 05.03.22 https://youtube.com/shorts/UB-_nUnTIvM?feature=share Horrible video attempt but it does show the co
Looking for a roller I can use when using the trailer winch to raise the mast (3) pclarksurf at 4:21pm 05.03.22 I"m in the @LakeShark camp: needs to be efficient and I only raise solo. Certainly as you raise wi
shroud tension rgranger at 4:18pm 05.03.22 It looks a though the only recourse is to simply pull down on the shroud by hand and try to get the
Hunter 340 Head Faucet Replacement joelm100 at 4:15pm 05.03.22 Heads up: I did a swap with the galley on my H380 and had trouble matching European thread and PEX
Two sides to 3jh3e engine coolant pump? JoeWhite at 4:06pm 05.03.22 Normally the engine coolant also runs through the water heater coil to heat the drinking water.
Cherubini was a genius. At least he had good sources. Captainfrankii at 4:01pm 05.03.22 Hardware, especially rigging, should NEVER be attached directly to the holes in the anodized-aluminu
Stuffing box- Uh Oh! (H310) Tim22 at 3:55pm 05.03.22 For my H 310 4 rings 3/16 inch Teflon. Tim
Misc Issues kappykaplan at 3:54pm 05.03.22 fuel injectors are fouled from the soot and carbon Get a bottle of Sea Foam and put it in the tank
Ammeter replacement questions (1) jonelli at 3:52pm 05.03.22 I'm not familiar with DC circuits that can measure current via the wires through the "donut". Thoug
Misc Issues jssailem at 3:42pm 05.03.22 On my boat I had the same black soot line. The engine was exhausting some un-burnt fuel. It could co
Misc Issues mjsb at 3:25pm 05.03.22 My biggest concern with all that the engine has been thru, especially with the backfiring and heavy
Painting fiberglass boxes around steering wheel, O'Day 28 1985 Ralph Johnstone at 3:04pm 05.03.22 I do have someone who offered to go with me time permitting and captain my boat that has close to 4
Misc Issues kappykaplan at 3:02pm 05.03.22 That doesn't look too bad. When I spent an extended time motoring in following seas, I got soot on
Effects of disconnecting hydronic heater baycloud at 2:29pm 05.03.22 I have rebuilt old, really old, car engines that overheat when you fire them up with plugged heater

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