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Auto Glass in Hatches ....................... Ralph Johnstone at 10:47pm 11.17.09 Ask All Sailors 6/2461 As an act of sheer boredom, I'm looking at replacing the cracked, crazed, and gawd awful looking len
Trailer winch Carolyn1964 at 10:02pm 11.17.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2358 Here in the Northwest the cold and wet have come and it is time to take care of some things on the t
18 hp Yanmar overheating after replacing domestic wate hoses steveebryant at 9:51pm 11.17.09 Ask All Sailors 10/2554 Anyone know anything at all about small diesel engines? I had to replace a hose that ran from the e
Yanmar 18hp over heating steveebryant at 9:47pm 11.17.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/2075 Anyone know anything at all about small diesel engines? I had to replace a hose that ran from the
Over heating on a Yanmar 18hp steveebryant at 9:45pm 11.17.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1915 Anyone know anything at all about small diesel engines? I had to replace a hose that ran from the e
Good Docks To Walk???? Harleyworker at 9:37pm 11.17.09 Ask All Sailors 14/2814 I'll be heading up to Sussex N.J. on Thursday to visit family and friends for the holiday.Unfortunat
offshore passages keithshunter at 9:32pm 11.17.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1531 Does any know of a 1977 Hunter 27 making extended offshore passages ? Pacific Northwest to Hawaii .
Pulling a Hunter 22 hellerjo at 8:07pm 11.17.09 Smaller Boats 4/1488 I have been keeping the boat at a boatyard for the winter. I have an opportunity to buy a trailer fo
Americas Cup higgs at 7:23pm 11.17.09 Ask All Sailors 35/4978 As I understand it: 1. The vessel type has not yet been established yet both teams have develope
Midship Cleats John & Georgie at 7:21pm 11.17.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1116 Hi John ' Georgie, I received an e-mail notification from you regarding midship cleats. How can I he
Will -60 pink RV antifreeze with alcohol hurt my 3gmf letsgo at 5:12pm 11.17.09 Big Boats 16/7133 I just winterized my Yanmar 3GMF with pink RV biodegradable -60 degree antifreeze. The bottle says i
interior finish johnweaver at 3:24pm 11.17.09 Pearson 4/2327 I need to touch-up some areas on the teak in the interior of my 1986 Pearson 36.2 and was hoping tha
Mast mount location for wisker pole jkittka at 3:13pm 11.17.09 Catalina 309 Group Forum 2/2755 Having aquired a wisker pole I would ask that if anyone already has one if they could provide me som
small mainsail Airlandsea at 3:09pm 11.17.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2787 I have a 25' hunter and the mainsail is slightly short on mast and boom....is it a bad idea to use t
hunter 19 Adrian Morris at 1:02pm 11.17.09 Smaller Boats 11/1689 have a hunter 19 and would like to get a power tilt electric start motor for next year have a honda
Oday fuel gauge sail2kn0m0r at 12:37pm 11.17.09 Day Sailers 2/1586 D'R marine mentioned that my Oday 26 fuel tank uses a Twin site fuel gauge and I just need to figure
Landlocked Newby w/a 26X DesertSailor87 at 12:20pm 11.17.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1299 I just purchased a 97' 26X which is in need of TLC, but I'm game. I need to replace the 12' steerin
propeller shaft rattle wflowe2 at 10:06am 11.17.09 Ask All Sailors 13/6737 I have a new to me, 2008 Catalina 320. It was very lightly used before I bought it and had it deliv
Silva Compass Bobbi Ullinger at 8:41am 11.17.09 Smaller Boats 4/1860 I was just finishing up getting Kinship ready for the winter, when I noticed that the compass card i
Sailling South Florida / Bahamas jkkfl at 8:21am 11.17.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1352 Hi name is John and I own a 41 DS 2007 Hunter Sailboat. My home port is Fort Lauderdale FL and I a

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Hunter 240 Payload Capacity Crazy Dave Condon at 12:05pm 04.16.22 @Dolphin55 unsafe with 8 adults. I was involved with wedesign.the design
Managing the water ballast in my Hunter 240 Dolphin55 at 12:05pm 04.16.22 Makes sense. Perhaps that is why tacking was so difficult when I had a crew of 8 last time. We were
Managing the water ballast in my Hunter 240 Crazy Dave Condon at 11:57am 04.16.22 Second @rgranger the original plans came from me. The only time to open valve is putting boat in an
240 fender location when docking Crazy Dave Condon at 11:55am 04.16.22 Stores sell long dock fender material that ca be permanently installed. If in a marina, get permiss
Yet another LiFePo4 query Hayden Watson at 11:54am 04.16.22 in ACR is specifically designed for lead acid voltages, it cannot be put between a lithium iron pho
1994 Hunter 23.5 - Motor Mount replacement Crazy Dave Condon at 11:52am 04.16.22 Spoke with poster. Confirmed aluminum embedded plates in fiberglass. Suggested buying wood bracket
Perkins 4.107 or 4.108 fuel lines jon hansen at 11:35am 04.16.22 john, my 66, 107 has different lines than the early 80's 107 my bud gave me for a parts engine whe
Hank on vs Furler Help/Information Wanted jmczzz at 11:31am 04.16.22 that is a confirming comment, thanks. it also agrees with my thinking. a 26 is not too big for me to
What anchor and rode will physically fit the bow and anchor locker? fox9988 at 11:29am 04.16.22 Where do you plan to anchor? See post #7. I bought 100' of 5/16 HT chain. Rocna Vulcan 33lb orde
Anchor locker leaks Ralph Johnstone at 11:21am 04.16.22 Welcome to my world @jaysweet . I have never heard of anyone else with this problem until your post
Hank on vs Furler Help/Information Wanted jssailem at 11:03am 04.16.22 :plus: With @DArcy Hank on are still the simplest management tool for good sailing with a locker of
Hank on vs Furler Help/Information Wanted jmczzz at 10:57am 04.16.22 Putting the headsail back on the furler is pretty straight forward. Attach the halyard to the top o
Hank on vs Furler Help/Information Wanted DArcy at 10:47am 04.16.22 Putting the headsail back on the furler is pretty straight forward. Attach the halyard to the top of
Hank on vs Furler Help/Information Wanted Hello Below at 10:45am 04.16.22 but i keep seeing the visions of the tattered and ripped apart roller headsails in the aftermath of
Managing the water ballast in my Hunter 240 rgranger at 10:40am 04.16.22 Whoa !!! you absolutely need to close the valve. And be sure the valve gasket is not leaking. Wh
Perkins 4.107 or 4.108 fuel lines jssailem at 10:35am 04.16.22 I am thinking the same thing. 4107 and 4108 use same lines. Jay has moved on from Pacific Power. H
KISS Wind Generator Problem kappykaplan at 10:34am 04.16.22 Just a guess . . .
Hank on vs Furler Help/Information Wanted jmczzz at 10:33am 04.16.22 Most people would never go back Hank on sails. thank you, but i am srange, not like most people.
KISS Wind Generator Problem geoffschultz at 10:29am 04.16.22 Bent shaft? I didn't see any deflection in the shaft when I spun it on it's own.
Hank on vs Furler Help/Information Wanted DeniseO30 at 10:29am 04.16.22 Most people would never go back Hank on sails.

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