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Anyone build their own hatch air conditioner? abk at 6:34pm 06.03.10 Ask All Sailors 12/11945 Have you built a hatch AC? Would love to know how it worked out... Any pictures, stories or plans wo
mast raising hunter 19 Adrian Morris at 5:48pm 06.03.10 Smaller Boats 2/1346 Have a problem the mast raising pole bent and I cant use it tried to lift the mast by hand and was
Access hole in Mast? Bob S at 5:29pm 06.03.10 Ask All Sailors 15/7738 Any cons in cutting an access hole in the bottom of the mast? I launched Friday. After tuning and ad
Intake valve leak PH2 allan at 5:22pm 06.03.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/2698 I have a leak, under certain circumstances, at the intake valve stem where it comes out of the intak
Sounding out possible suitors for Oh Joy... (1) CharlieCobra at 5:00pm 06.03.10 Ask All Sailors 12/2710 I put this here for maximum exposure. It's not an ad as if I have to do this, she will be free to a
Be nice to get back in boat...getting cold UncleGabby at 4:53pm 06.03.10 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1420 Anyone know where to start looking for an original style swim ladder for the Cherubini 33?
Whitllock steering needs repair in Bahamas/South Florida Persy at 4:29pm 06.03.10 Ask All Sailors 8/1986 I have a 2001 Hunter 420, pulled into West End Bahamas today, and one of the cables on my Whitlock s
A very difficult furling main Les at 4:22pm 06.03.10 Ask All Sailors 10/3218 I have a new (2009 model) Hunter 27 with a furling main and jib. Since delivery we have had a diffi
Nonskid color? John1534 at 4:02pm 06.03.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1360 Does anyone know what color Catalina (grey/blue) used on the nonskid? I think most Catalina from abo
Sail Technology kloudie1 at 3:10pm 06.03.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1671 Check this out..Sailing dead downwind at more than wind speed.. Interesting concept.. http://sailma
Beam+Broad Reach - Telltails Ducati at 2:53pm 06.03.10 Ask All Sailors 9/5995 Beam+Broad Reach - Telltails On The Genoa On a beam / broad reach and was having difficulty getting
Compass Repair Service... Dan Johnson at 2:20pm 06.03.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2908 Has anyone used Viking Optical's compass repair services? If so, what was your opinion of their ser
Replacing 12V 9W wedge base with LED PrincessoftheLake at 2:07pm 06.03.10 Big Boats 5/1597 Our 1995 Hunter 40.5 has a few fixtures left that have the Perko 12v 9w wedge base bulbs that I woul
Electrical Woes John Burns at 2:00pm 06.03.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2507 Went down to my 2002 - 356 today and found my A/C power was out My air conditioner, battery charge
Preventing anchor load on windlass Prime Time at 1:54pm 06.03.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2334 What do people use to prevent having the load of the anchor chain from being transmitted to the wind
shore power problem Ed A at 1:24pm 06.03.10 Ask All Sailors 6/1311 Plug in the shore power cord, all ok. turn on ac pannel switch. ok turn on air conditioner all ok.
Recommended cleaning procedures for oil contamination Don S/V ILLusion at 12:17pm 06.03.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2251 Hope nobody needs this but... Excerpted from Good Old Boat magazine: "Paint manufacturers Interlux
Dinghy Repair Tom Hoffman at 11:39am 06.03.10 Trailer Sailors 8/3391 Just a general interest post. My friend of the 26' power boat with the dog has a small dinghy that
Vibration manuevers at 11:38am 06.03.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1414 I have a 1986 Hunter 34 with a Yanmar 3GM30F. The engine vibrates what seems to be a normal amount.
Swing keel newbe pooh9137 at 11:21am 06.03.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1433 My swing keel is in the up position and I can't figure out how to lower it. It would appear that th

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Traveler line diameter and type on 2002 Beneteau Oceanis 331 CABixler at 11:02am 06.13.22 Welcome to to the group I have 2003 B331 for about 15 years and also love. I replaced these and so h
Vision 32 AC/DC panel re-work ggrizzard at 10:37am 06.13.22 Are you saying that there is no "number" on each of the circuit breakers in your current panel? All
Vision 32 AC/DC panel re-work Stu Jackson at 10:34am 06.13.22 The breakers in the panel are sized for the wires from the panel, not the load. Most panels have st
Hiring a skipper Stu Jackson at 10:29am 06.13.22 The trip you are contemplating is about 1600 miles, a daunting number. This is not the way to think
Mast bend Shaw_2112 at 10:28am 06.13.22 it's an '85 28.5, B & R rig
Davits Quag at 10:18am 06.13.22 I installed Martek davits on my 321 a few years ago. The installation was pretty straightforward in
Stray Current Corrosion Problem JamesG161 at 10:07am 06.13.22 Salinity level is 1.9ppt and water temp is 87 degrees. Although the marina can go almost fresh wat
Hunter legend 37.5 (1) Dave Groshong at 9:56am 06.13.22 Here you are.....
Plastimo 16274 air pump for engine room - how is it controlled? APP314 at 9:48am 06.13.22 Hi Renee, For whatever is worth the schematics of my First 38 '82 mention a fuse for this pump on th
Threshold/trigger to add main twist back in for very light conditions Eclectic at 9:44am 06.13.22 It is also possible to "choke the slot" with a traveler position that is too low especially in light
Yamaha 30 - prop shaft thrust bearing replacement Blue Horizon at 9:37am 06.13.22 I have not put eyes on a Yamaha driveline, but as Ralph says, you probably have a standard bearing
Threshold/trigger to add main twist back in for very light conditions Eclectic at 9:21am 06.13.22 Your question begs well .. questions. Wind speed is not the only consideration when deciding twist
Grounding two isolated battery banks cagreen75 at 9:00am 06.13.22 Although I am not an expert in this subject, combining two battery chemistries in the same circuit i
Mast bend walmsleyc at 8:56am 06.13.22 What is your boat? And what is your rig? (swept single spreaders? fractional?) 1.5 x (for/aft cro
COCKPIT LINE HOLDERS Ralph Johnstone at 8:56am 06.13.22 And typing in all caps like shouting and harder to read. It's for the hard of hearing :doh: .
Hiring a skipper dlochner at 8:39am 06.13.22 The trip you are contemplating is about 1600 miles, a daunting number. This is not the way to think
Commodore T26 IreiSailor at 8:29am 06.13.22 Hi ! I'm a bit late jumping on the thread, I own a Columbia T26 Pretty much same boat as the Commodo
VHF at helm (possibly hands free) patagoniadave at 8:21am 06.13.22 Keep in mind that hidden wiring done by semi-skilled owners can also have hidden splices or other s
35.5 seems to tick the boxes jonas (Sueco) at 8:20am 06.13.22 Check out the "Owner Resources" pages on this site, jonas.. Lots of great info. Welcome ! Hunter Ow
VHF at helm (possibly hands free) FastOlson at 8:14am 06.13.22 Keep in mind that hidden wiring done by semi-skilled owners can also have hidden splices or other sk

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