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Bad jib sheet clutches on Hunter 350 gddill at 8:37am 11.24.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1582 I have a 1997 Hunter 340. The Spinlock manual clutches that hold the jib sheets are a poor design.
DS Centerboard removal SmoothSailVT at 7:34am 11.24.09 Day Sailers 6/10522 I inherited an O-Day Day Sailor (DS) that needs to have the centerboard assembly removed so that I
Univ. 12-2 Engine Removal from 1988 P27 JetStream at 7:32am 11.24.09 Pearson 1/1617 I'm about to remove the Universal 12-2 diesel from my '88 Pearson 27 because the boat has never been
H23 Outboard Question Pete from Long Island at 5:38am 11.24.09 Smaller Boats 10/2236 Hello Hunter Owners. I'm new to this forum and glad I found you all. Having owned a Hunter 22 swin
Jib sheet Quoddy at 4:29am 11.24.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 3/4094
Ocean Acidification Roger Long at 4:23am 11.24.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1628 Today's (Nov 24) Portland Press Herald has a front page story about the issue I did water sampling f
Rich B asked, " Is this ... Shoaldrafter at 4:19am 11.24.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1179 Rich B asked, "Is this the same stuff they use for decking?" I cannot answer your question in all
12 volt battery overcharged to 24 volts ryanmohr at 3:31am 11.24.09 Ask All Sailors 36/16834 I bought a new battery and on-board charger yesterday from West Marine. The charger is the ProSport
Catalina 30 Running Rigging 101 sean0965 at 1:52am 11.24.09 Catalina 30 1/6289 Hello All, I've just moved up from a Paceship P23 to a Catalina 30. Can anyone recommend a refer
Battery-thermal runaway Jerry Loomis 1 at 8:23pm 11.23.09 Pearson 0/1218 I believe I have just had a thermal run away in my generator battery. It got hot and smelled like su
PNW enclsures 1Goldie at 7:47pm 11.23.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1426 We are new to PNW. Already been laughed at about 'winterizing' but do have a question about enclosur
Advice Please Propnut30 at 7:11pm 11.23.09 Columbia 1/2048 I have a chance to buy a 1977 Columbia 8.2 but I have a few concerns. First I should say that I have
VHF DSC & GPS Interface (2) csdurand at 6:39pm 11.23.09 Big Boats 6/4730 I have searched the archives and found lots of good information on VHF DSC / GPS interface but I sti
Keel cable broke Jeffandme at 4:00pm 11.23.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1630 My wife and I thought we'd go out for one last sail this year before bad weather. After leaving the
Remove skeg? Missinglink at 3:43pm 11.23.09 Mid-Size Boats 12/3945 I am replacing my prop shaft, cutlass bearing and stuffing box on my 1984 Hunter 31. My problem is t
A4 engine removal jerrypaulson@mac.com at 1:45pm 11.23.09 Pearson 2/1644 My 1975 Peason 30 Which I just purchased, has been on the hard for more than three years. I am worki
Happy Thankgiving Oday20 at 1:13pm 11.23.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1237 I would like to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. And I would like to thank every one for their in
does anyone know how close i can get my boat to Kinston, NC? luvitt at 1:10pm 11.23.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2488 im thinking about taking a temp contract job building airplanes in Kinston, NC. it will quadruple m
gabriel donnelly's exterior teak Shoaldrafter at 12:52pm 11.23.09 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1672 gabriel, I had to replace all my exterior teak. Instead of teak, I used HDPE. Cheap and works li
Any ideas on how to improve conductivity? (1) caguy at 11:51am 11.23.09 Ask All Sailors 17/5232 I have a two prong connector from WM that only works if I wiggle it around. It will sometimes lose c

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Anchor locker leaks Ralph Johnstone at 5:37pm 04.20.22 it only leaks when I'm sailing hard and taking green water onto the deck. At least I can see one
41' sailboat dry storage for long term (months) DIY? Calif. Ted at 5:19pm 04.20.22 Ventura is probably closest that encourages (or allows) DIY, sometimes dry space next to the water c
Dimensions for a Catalina 28 Tall rig Justin_NSA at 4:43pm 04.20.22 @Justin_NSA , it is not a Hunter. It is a Catalina 28. Whoops! I thought I drilled down to the C2
Ship/Maintenance log book Sailfanatic at 4:32pm 04.20.22 The spreadsheet seems to be the best way for me. I will get my son to set them up, then I can updat
Fresh water flush Xstream at 4:16pm 04.20.22 I've never had a marine toilet and don't fully understand the procedure How does the toilet know wh
Add midship cleat to Vision 32? Tally Ho at 4:02pm 04.20.22 Here is a good video showing the technique. 110882884 Where you bring the line back to the boat (i.
Stainless steel washers in electrical circuits dLj at 3:59pm 04.20.22 This is one reason why I am glad I currently don't often deal with the public. If they know better
41' sailboat dry storage for long term (months) DIY? dLj at 3:43pm 04.20.22 I see no one has answered you. I don't have an answer either, I'm actually on the East Coast. I will
Advice on gelcoat delamination on keel rgranger at 3:42pm 04.20.22
Fresh water flush dlochner at 3:33pm 04.20.22 How does the toilet know whether the water at the supply is fresh or salt? What difference does it
Dimensions for a Catalina 28 Tall rig Stu Jackson at 3:31pm 04.20.22 @Justin_NSA , it is not a Hunter. It is a Catalina 28.
Fresh water flush Stu Jackson at 3:16pm 04.20.22 What difference does it make if the supply is pressurized? Wouldn't that just help the toilet pump
Anchor locker leaks jviss at 3:13pm 04.20.22 Wow, a very interesting thread, and well written, detailed posts from all afflicted. Thanks. I don
Ship/Maintenance log book Rjm st.petersburg at 3:11pm 04.20.22 The spreadsheet seems to be the best way for me. I will get my son to set them up, then I can update
Anchor woes (1) jviss at 2:47pm 04.20.22 That is goofy! Is the chain locker isolated from the cabin, and does it have a drain? Could be no,
Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor jviss at 2:41pm 04.20.22 Appears that the load on the alternator was stalling my engine. Where can I claim my prize? :) (
Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor Building a boat at 2:02pm 04.20.22 Back from vacation and spent a day chasing wiring. Alternator connects directly to House bank batte
Advice on gelcoat delamination on keel dmax at 1:53pm 04.20.22 Catalinas don't have gelcoat/fiberglass over their keels, just plain lead (alloy). It looks like may
Dimensions for a Catalina 28 Tall rig Justin_NSA at 1:45pm 04.20.22 More rigging data in the downloads section https://sbo.sailboatowners.com/downloads/Hunter_28_375150
Tahatsu 6hp Sailpro for my Hunter 240 Crazy Dave Condon at 1:43pm 04.20.22 To answer the question about motor hookups from the shift and throttle cables, Tohatsu had easy quic

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