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How I Added a Gas Spring to My Selden RodKicker Boom Vang (4) dkinzer at 1:06pm 03.26.22 Big Boats 10/5499 When we were looking at the Hunter 41DS that we eventually bought, I assumed that the rigid boom van
What years were Hulls solid Glass with no core material? Figuringitallout at 8:07pm 03.25.22 Big Boats 9/4004 I also posted this question in the mid size boat section but thought I would post it here since im a
What years were Hulls made of Solid Glass Figuringitallout at 8:02pm 03.25.22 Mid-Size Boats 1/965 Just sold my cruiser and looking to buy a sail boat next. With that said I learned alot on this las
String tail at clewof new main sail (1) SeaDogRun at 5:33pm 03.25.22 Mid-Size Boats 7/1882 I have a 1987 Catalina 27. I just replace the old sale. However the new sail has a string to near th
Identify for Prizes. (5) jdkusa at 4:27pm 03.25.22 Ask All Sailors 5/673 Please identify these vintage port lights.
Moving Catalina 38 from St Augustine to St Johns River (1) mosvov at 3:37pm 03.25.22 Ask All Sailors 1/449 Hello everyone, I recently bought a beautiful Catalina 38, located in St Augustine, Oasis Boat Yard
Looking at a 280 and a 27-2 (1) SeaRags at 2:15pm 03.25.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1274 Hey guys. I'm looking at buying either a Hunter 27-2 or a Hunter 280. Looking at both this weekend
Sailing Passage Weather Forecasting. (4) jssailem at 2:14pm 03.25.22 Weather and Forecasting 3/2858 The other day I got a request to help with weather forecasting by one of our fellow SBO sailors. He
Another Doc. Scam Roland5048 at 1:10pm 03.25.22 Sails Call Lounge 2/659 I know this topic has been posted several times over the years, but just thought it should be kept o
Topping lift setup, ODay 40 DonEvans at 11:03am 03.25.22 Bigger Boats 6/1795 have an oday 40, Ran our first season using the spinnaker halyard as the topping lift, topping lift
Hunter 260 clamcleat CL257 for rudder downhaul Vaughn at 8:35am 03.25.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/556 I have a Hunter 260 and would like to install a clamcleat CL257 auto release to hold the rudder down
Sealing Deck Fittings Plymouth Sailor at 7:06am 03.25.22 Ask All Sailors 21/6283 Dear Fellow Sailors: Just purchased a new-to-me boat that needs some tender loving care. I covered
1997 Hunter 336 crack in bottom of my hold (3) clapres at 7:41pm 03.24.22 Ask All Sailors 18/2180 Hello ! I discovered cracks in the bottom of my hold. Has anyone had this problem before? Does any
Problem Raising the Genoa on a Furlex 200S dkinzer at 7:06pm 03.24.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/2632 Today, I undertook to grease the bearings in the Furlex 200S headsail furler on our Hunter 41DS. To
Florida West Coast marinas The_Sailing_Pelican at 1:52pm 03.24.22 Ask All Sailors 7/2207 Looking for either a spot on the hard at a marina(so work can be done on the engine) or a slip close
Spring is in the air, getting to know my Pearson 30 (4) fred1diver at 1:25pm 03.24.22 Ask All Sailors 9/1480 Hello everyone, since the weather is getting better, I just spent the last 2 hours getting to know m
Florida East coast ... MARINAS The_Sailing_Pelican at 8:12am 03.24.22 Ask All Sailors 15/2438 Ok... Sooooooo I did get the 1985 Pearson 303.... NOW, what I need is a good marina(with a good mech
How to fix squeaky cabin sole panels? flightlead404 at 6:05am 03.24.22 Big Boats 1/1198 My absolute least favorite feature of Hunters is the horribly cheap and nasty way the cabin sole pan
Shower Sump Solution - 1993 Hunter Legend 35.5 skunther at 1:39am 03.24.22 Ask All Sailors 12/2101
Rudder veering on hunter 39 SVChristine at 12:24am 03.24.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/548 I get a thump every 20-30 seconds from the rudder area on my hunter 39. I had it checked out for wea

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Intermittent Aternator Light Project_Mayhem at 6:00am 07.24.25 Ive seen a couple of dying car alternators work fine in mid to high RPMs and then the generator ligh
Intermittent Aternator Light Tally Ho at 5:53am 07.24.25 For me, I am on a dock and the batteries were on a charger pretty much every day. However, my charg
Intermittent Aternator Light TimFromLI at 5:42am 07.24.25 I am on a mooring most of the time. One 165 watt solar panel keeps them topped off I add another 175
Its funny Friday! (1) Will Gilmore at 5:16am 07.24.25 233186 She really did want to be evil. -Will
Hunter 23 help Crazy Dave Condon at 4:39am 07.24.25 @D.Courtney I was a Hunter dealer who introduced the wing keel 23 Wing keel it forgot how that pic
Intermittent Aternator Light dLj at 4:11am 07.24.25 @TimFromLI and @Tally Ho - seems like awfully short time periods for your batteries to go south. Ho
Intermittent Aternator Light TimFromLI at 4:05am 07.24.25 I am going to replace them with LifPo. For the difference in price it's not worth going with fla aga
New to the forum ShawnL at 3:37am 07.24.25 I was actually thinking of making one of those for my boat.
Black some on start of my Hunter 28 (2GM20G Yanmar engine) garymalmgren at 11:49pm 07.23.25 Hi Seb I have a few points to clear up before coming to an answer to your questions. RE Black smoke
Mac 25 mainsail woes or ok SteveHughessails at 10:50pm 07.23.25 Thanks everyone, really appreciate the feedback. No downhaul, this is new to me. My reference to the
Weather forecast for the PNW jssailem at 9:16pm 07.23.25 Non permanent moorage boaters are considered transient visitors. You are able to stop and visit the
Mac 25 mainsail woes or ok rgranger at 9:05pm 07.23.25 You mentioned The, halyard and The out Hall. Do you have a downhaul? If not, you should attach som
Hunter 23 help D.Courtney at 8:22pm 07.23.25 Thank you!
Mac 25 mainsail woes or ok RussC at 8:14pm 07.23.25 The bolt rope had shrunk causing the wrinkles but fixing that that won't help the belly much. looks
Intermittent Aternator Light Tally Ho at 7:46pm 07.23.25 I can remove the alternator and have it bench tested but it is more likely than not that the batter
Intermittent Aternator Light TimFromLI at 7:38pm 07.23.25 I can remove the alternator and have it bench tested but it is more likely than not that the batteri
New LFP House Battery Tally Ho at 7:35pm 07.23.25 Greg, I would go through the pages of both battery apps and see if there are any settings that are
Trouble in the Aft Compartment - Cherubini 30 Access + Rudder Stuffing Work testingthewaters91 at 6:47pm 07.23.25 Keep the removable panel. It will help contain items stored in the starboard lazarette. That fuel
Current Predictions Several Weeks Out Michael Davis at 6:47pm 07.23.25
Current Predictions Several Weeks Out dLj at 6:45pm 07.23.25 Essentially, the computer models cover a short time frame. The are pretty good three days out, a bit

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