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Hunter 31 Mast compression post and balsa core deck (1) Mad Dog 3 at 3:10pm 07.27.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/9129 I noticed many post about this common problem on the Hunter 31. Does anyone have pictures of the
House batterys drawing down starter battery harleyman012358 at 1:56pm 07.27.10 Big Boats 3/1327 I live a board a 1997 42 passage. My starter battery is being drawn down with my house battery's. Ha
Ups and downs sailaway78 at 1:46pm 07.27.10 Ask All Sailors 10/2686 Will start with the ups first. The boat is done, finished, complete, and ready for splash. Looks pr
Starter battery drawing down with house batt harleyman012358 at 1:40pm 07.27.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1313 I live a board a 97 passage 42 and during an extended anchor my house batterys went down to 10 volts
216 centerboard dckids at 10:59am 07.27.10 Smaller Boats 2/1379 the cable on our 216 centerboard broke (again). we are in OBX NC. we tried raising it by getting it
Heat Exhaustion PotomacDaysailer at 10:12am 07.27.10 Trailer Sailors 15/4367 I am a bit reluctant to reveal my lack of good sense, but my experience may serve as a timely warnin
Jim Bohart returns to Hunter Phil Herring at 10:06am 07.27.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/3342 The old-timers here will remember the name well. Jim was a HUGE part of this site's early years and
Congradulation to Intuition - 2nd in the Mac jkcreagh at 9:55am 07.27.10 S2 0/1316 Congratulation to Intuition - 2nd in the Mac I just saw that Intuition, a 9.2A, got 2nd place in th
H260 Mast Bolt Deucer at 9:51am 07.27.10 Smaller Boats 5/1787 I'm about ready to replace the bolt that runs through the mast and holds the rigging and solid stays
seidelman vs bonnie restlessone at 9:19am 07.27.10 Ask All Sailors 1/1612 im back from freeport little bonnie tried to give us trouble but aquaholic had no problem as for me
Hunter 23 outboard motor bracket (mount) lsyrus at 6:51am 07.27.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2758 I own and love my Hunter 23 (1986). The White "U" shaped outboard motor bracket (mount) that is bol
Need cabinate latch info for circa 1997 models (3) Rich Stidger at 6:21am 07.27.10 Big Boats 11/1810 I need to order some more female latches for my 1997 h40.5. These latches will not tolerate any mis
Towing 23.5/240 Homespun at 6:08am 07.27.10 Trailer Sailors 21/9954 Back again with another newb question. I have gotten curious about towing either a Hunter 23.5 or
wiring for a foredeck light jtmccue at 5:30am 07.27.10 Mid-Size Boats 2/1859 Regarding the H28.5- Is it possible to do a mast up rewiring of the steaming light. I would like to
F****g roller furler John Boelte at 5:23am 07.27.10 Smaller Boats 6/2758 The Profurl roller furler on our 26.5 kicked our asses yesterday. At this point we've got the Genoa*
Wash Hand Basin Drain Beezneez at 2:16am 07.27.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1743 My boat is an Oceanis 473. I have a problem with both wash hand basins which drain very slowly. The
Removable Motor Mount.... (2) Sumner at 9:21pm 07.26.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1760 I got build pictures of the.... http://purplesagetradingpost.com/sumner/macgregor2/06-20-10-35-Out
venture 21 keel bruce gabow at 8:58pm 07.26.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1343 is there a locking pin for the venture 21 keel and if so, where is it located?
Chart question - dol? kpgraci at 8:20pm 07.26.10 Ask All Sailors 8/7446 I'm looking at chart 11369 - and there are several references to 'dol', which according to http://ma
Air Conditioning in V and aft berth SpongeRob at 7:23pm 07.26.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1780 My 2006 H33 is equipped with the standard 16,000 btu A/C. Granted this weekend was really HOT,howeve

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Soft Spot Repair - Lay New Glass Or Reuse Old Glass? jssailem at 4:05pm 07.12.22 You might want to check out the deck rebuild completed by Andy at Boatworks Today. Good YouTube vide
Spinnaker sheets jssailem at 3:55pm 07.12.22
Spinnaker sheets fred1diver at 3:44pm 07.12.22
Soft Spot Repair - Lay New Glass Or Reuse Old Glass? nautilus55 at 3:17pm 07.12.22 We used new glass, but we were sailing nearly daily in the eastern Caribbean. My bigger worry would
Battens on the jib shemandr at 3:14pm 07.12.22 I had a tape drive and it held its shape until it was Swiss cheese. It was a good sail until UV did
Soft Spot Repair - Lay New Glass Or Reuse Old Glass? capta at 3:10pm 07.12.22 We used new glass, but we were sailing nearly daily in the eastern Caribbean. My bigger worry would
Battens on the jib capta at 3:04pm 07.12.22 The pro's I can see are longer jib life and consistent shape. I think that might be more efficien
Outhaul car on Selden Boom sail sfbay at 2:40pm 07.12.22 Selden parts dealer. That is where I source Selden parts.
Prop Shaft Height mjsb at 2:31pm 07.12.22 While raising the mounts will "soften" them a little bit because of increased leverage on them. you
House Battery Recommendation DArcy at 2:11pm 07.12.22 If you are staying with lead acid, have a look at Main Sail's deep cycle battery page before selecti
Selden outhaul car Dave Groshong at 1:57pm 07.12.22 We're a Selden dealer, he ordered, thanks John.
Battens on the jib jon hansen at 1:27pm 07.12.22 i'd ask the sail designer. not the loft salesman. the designer. not in house? call him. not availa
throttle brake ggrizzard at 1:23pm 07.12.22 I'm with Ted. That's what I did. You can get a longer plastic or BRASS screw or a brass stud w/nuts
House Battery Recommendation Scott T-Bird at 12:57pm 07.12.22 Lithium batteries are a great solution, but you likely cannot just drop in lithiums in place of AGM
House Battery Recommendation Scott T-Bird at 12:55pm 07.12.22 I think LiPo's are too dangerous for boats. When I charge LiPos for R/C planes I do it outside in
Failed Bottom Paint - Puget Sound - Options MikeHoncho at 12:41pm 07.12.22
Soft Spot Repair - Lay New Glass Or Reuse Old Glass? nautilus55 at 12:25pm 07.12.22
Failed Bottom Paint - Puget Sound - Options mikeracca at 12:21pm 07.12.22 Maybe you should look at joining the Tacoma YC. My understanding from some racer friends it you al
H34 mid ship cleats location (1) jmce1587 at 12:20pm 07.12.22
Soft Spot Repair - Lay New Glass Or Reuse Old Glass? dmax at 12:20pm 07.12.22 Do a forum search on "deck core replacement" (or similar) - there's lots of information on how to do

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