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Design considerations of the 49 wing keel Brezzin at 12:49pm 04.03.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1759 Glenn- Thanks for taking the time. I'd like to know your thoughts on the design of the wing keel f
Boat vibrations selkge at 12:38pm 04.03.09 Catalina 30 2/1651 When idling and slow speeds I have a noisy vibration. This is most evident when idling in the slip.
Top Climber TexasLakeSailor at 12:37pm 04.03.09 Ask All Sailors 18/4843 Has anyone used an ATN Top Climber? Did you find it easy to use? Is it worth the money or is it easi
The Henderson Bow Sequitur at 12:09pm 04.03.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 5/3319 Hi Glenn, It is easy to watch the evolution of the Hunter designs under your hand; your very disti
Running Spinnaker Halyard inside Selden Mast Dmac336 at 11:32am 04.03.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1941 I have an In-mast Furling mast from Selden....there is a Halyard chamber on fore side of mast...also
Warpage in the pop deck jkincannon at 11:09am 04.03.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1194 I am replacing the wooden part for the horizontal sliding hatch on my V22 and noticed the pop top de
Alternator for Mercury 6 Scubajeep at 11:07am 04.03.09 Smaller Boats 6/1526 I would like to put a alternator on my mercury 6 but I have not had any luck in finding out if this
looking for a room mate/ sailing mate. blownaway at 10:27am 04.03.09 Ask All Sailors 16/3039 I know this may sound strange and I will gladly accept feed back. I'm looking for some one male or f
Some questions for an older H33 Cherubini inquiztr at 10:13am 04.03.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/2767 I have bought an 78 Cherubini 33' sailboat last august that I have been living on. I am getting it r
Mast Wiring Witzend at 10:09am 04.03.09 Ask All Sailors 10/1670 Anyone ever added wiring down a furler mast for a wind transducer on a 2001 Cat 310? There appears t
Plum-fun weekend planned KandD at 9:54am 04.03.09 Big Boats 4/1236 Here is my overly-ambitious weekend to do list; if anyone has any words of wisdoms, don't do this, d
two questions accroy at 9:35am 04.03.09 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1269 one is what is the best way to seal the through-hull where my drive shaft used to go? The shaft's st
Hunter/Legend Keel Attachment Story Al - s/v Persephone at 9:00am 04.03.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 6/3996 Glenn - I don't like to pass-on urban legends, but Jack Tyler, who seems well regarded on Seven Se
Trip Report and Photos BVI March 2009 PrincessoftheLake at 7:05am 04.03.09 Ask All Sailors 10/2121 Captain Grumpy and I spent 9 days in the BVI's in early March while we celebrated our 25 year annive
Beneteau 40cc Dodger Help Dave19853 at 6:34am 04.03.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2134 Hi, bought a sailrite sewing machine and I'm trying to make a dodger. My boat is on the hard without
Wanting to add a stereo to my 222. Where? 48dodge at 6:25am 04.03.09 Ask An Oday Owner 13/1757 I'm thinking about putting it in the cockpit right above the step to the left and right below the se
Electrical Question - Grounding The Auto Pilot Joe Mullee at 5:40am 04.03.09 Ask All Sailors 27/4740 I'm almost done installing my auto pilot and have two questions right now. The instructions state th
Rudder design Quoddy at 5:16am 04.03.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 8/4433 How important is the rudder design and position in obtaining good windward performance?
spinnaker hardware placement ken durbin at 4:54am 04.03.09 Cal 0/1428 Wanting to fly a spinnaker can anyone tell me on a fractional rig how far above the forstay to attac
B & R Quoddy at 4:42am 04.03.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/2502 On a B 'R rig should shroud tension be near the upper limits rather than the lower limits to reduce

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New to me C42; need autopilot and new Radar Ward H at 2:40pm 01.13.22 @2:16pm today2pm today Just purchased a used Raymarine RD424HD 4KW 24" digital radome from MaxMarine
Tired Winches Ward H at 2:31pm 01.13.22 I agree with all points Dave. IF I was doing winches I'd hope to not do the rope drums, just the to
Throttle Position while Sailing Ward H at 2:29pm 01.13.22 And then you get on the boat that had an engine or tranny change and pushing forward on shifter puts
Throttle Position while Sailing Hello Below at 2:04pm 01.13.22 The answer to your question depends on the drivetrain being used, who manufactured it and what type
What is this? Parsons at 1:58pm 01.13.22 Could it possibly be a high water sensor? Johnson controls makes one like that that is flat and abo
PEX and chlorine Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:12pm 01.13.22 Uh-oh... it'srarely if ever bacteria that causes the "rotten egg" odor in hot water....and the last
Throttle Position while Sailing Tom J at 1:08pm 01.13.22 Thre OP has a forty one foot boat! Most likely with a binnacle. Most likely not controls for an o
New to me C42; need autopilot and new Radar Wippy at 12:52pm 01.13.22 Just purchased a used Raymarine RD424HD 4KW 24" digital radome from MaxMarineElectronics, compatible
Rudder Post on 1983 C&C32 dlochner at 12:44pm 01.13.22 Use plain old Mineral Spirits. It does wonders for removing old grease and is a pretty benign solven
Throttle Position while Sailing (1) Ted at 12:34pm 01.13.22 The answer to your question depends on the drivetrain being used, who manufactured it and what type
Throttle Position while Sailing Stu Jackson at 12:33pm 01.13.22 Thre OP has a forty one foot boat! Most likely with a binnacle. Most likely not controls for an ou
Unknown Part and function rgranger at 12:27pm 01.13.22 Since you are going to replace it anyway, you could just cut the post and then see how it is secured
Tired Winches dLj at 12:21pm 01.13.22 I've always thought if I had boat parts that needed to be cleaned up I'd look into powder coating b
Throttle Position while Sailing tfox2069 at 12:19pm 01.13.22 I think this statement has created some conclusion in the thread. Most sailboats have separate thr
PEX and chlorine JoeWhite at 12:17pm 01.13.22 However, adding a little bleach to each fill is not recommended if you have a metal water tank or
376 hunter tank level sensor Nicolas at 12:06pm 01.13.22 I looked at the "TM1 Tank Monitor with External Sensor" technology, it's very expensive. I prefer to
Which Battery is better? Richard19068 at 11:36am 01.13.22 There is a difference between denominated Marine Deep Cycle Batteries and what are True Deep Cycle
New to me C42; need autopilot and new Radar Wippy at 11:16am 01.13.22 Fantastic!! Excellent. Will return to this the minute I can get my head out of the dumb work thing!
New to me C42; need autopilot and new Radar sail sfbay at 11:07am 01.13.22 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! My Hunter 46 has all Raymarine elec
2 digit Hobbs Meter Catalina 27 oceanside27 at 10:47am 01.13.22 Ted, got it right. Remove the cover (four screws), read the tach, clean the cover, screw it back i

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