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mast height Hunter 376 ghsmindy at 6:17am 04.08.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1882 Does anyone know the height of the mast on a Hunter 376? I know that bridge clearance is supposed t
fort desoto jdgrnt66 at 5:44am 04.08.09 Destinations 4/4722 hello all. anyone have any thoughts or experience on anchoring (possibly overnigt) at fort desoto. i
Where credit is due DannyS at 5:29am 04.08.09 Ask All Sailors 12/1974 Practical Sailor magazine always has a section called "Where credit is due" that allows readers to g
Maintenance Help dennisv at 4:09am 04.08.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1235 Catalina 27 owners, I'm about to become a owner of my first Catalina, a 1986 C27. The survey noted s
Kuuma BBQ Rail Mount sinnettc at 10:35pm 04.07.09 Ask All Sailors 5/3528 So, I put the BBQ mount on the boat and it looks good. I'm a bit concerned about the knobs for atta
Anchor rode rusting FYoung at 8:25pm 04.07.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1303 I have a combination chain rode spliced to nylon line for my anchor rode. It is about six years old
Pitch adjustment of a Kiwi prop Pat T at 7:16pm 04.07.09 Ask All Sailors 4/2507 I am going to fine tune (adjust) the pitch on my Kiwi prior to launch this spring. I currently can a
Baking Soda jwieneck at 5:02pm 04.07.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/2365 Peggy each year I put a couple of boxes of baking soda (in small plastic bowls) in many of the low s
RayTech Planner Witzend at 4:25pm 04.07.09 Ask All Sailors 17/3843 Just purchased a C90W. It came with a demo copy of RayTech Planner. Anyone here have any experience
Rudder and shaft damage Cat 34 Prime Time at 4:24pm 04.07.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2876 Hi, I'm interested in hearing opinions on the proper way to go about assessing damage and repairing
Arch mounted davits som1335 at 3:57pm 04.07.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/6692 Has anyone installed davits attached to a Hunter factory Arch? If so did you buy it or make it? I'
Anchor light Winsome23 at 3:20pm 04.07.09 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2307 I am looking for a 6 volt battery operated anchor light that can be raised up the mast with a halya
GPS/Sonar combo???? TheGreatEscape at 2:18pm 04.07.09 Ask All Sailors 11/1839 I am looking for suggestions on a GPS/Sonar combo that will give me the best bang for the buck. Basi
I am getting there... rub rail question (5) RECESS at 1:39pm 04.07.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1930 I have been delayed, delayed, and delayed some more on my painting because of these storms in south
Didnt beat the front in. (1) sailormark45 at 1:20pm 04.07.09 Mid-Size Boats 5/1679 Well well what a great 2 days of sailing we had, camped out on boat Saturday night on Matagorda bay,
oil filter for a four stoke honda peterbud at 1:05pm 04.07.09 Ask All Sailors 10/3541 What is the difference between a Honda oil filter for my 9.9 at $20 vs a Fram oil filter for $6?:con
H30 stantions BruceK at 1:05pm 04.07.09 Mid-Size Boats 0/8 I have 4 slightly bent stantions for my '94 H30..bent a little from shrinkwrap fatigue. I replaced t
rerigging issues MrMikey64 at 12:39pm 04.07.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/2513 I'm finally to the point where I can redo the standing rigging on my 1981 Mac 25. The biggest proble
S2 6.8 rudder on ebay BobM at 12:31pm 04.07.09 S2 0/1699 Someone, not me, has just listed a rudder off a scrapped 1977 6.8. I don't know the person or wheth
Update on my 222 (4) 48dodge at 12:11pm 04.07.09 Ask An Oday Owner 9/2050 It feels so good to finally be putting stuff back onto the boat instead of just taking stuff off. P

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Hack Freedom 20/Link-2000R for LiFePo4? jviss at 6:04pm 03.08.22 so when you cut off the LFP charging How does this happen? The BMS disconnects the bank?
Outhaul car on Selden Boom ramoore at 5:54pm 03.08.22 Hello, on our H386 with in mast furling main I've noticed that the car seems to get a bit stuck som
Yanmar 3HM35F Transmission backlash sail sfbay at 5:36pm 03.08.22 Backlash.........sounds like you need a marine machinery engineer or discuss with your transmission
Extending Cable Throw on Transmission and Throttle Cables dlochner at 5:26pm 03.08.22 Without actually seeing the cable - any way you could cut a inch or so out of the middle of the cov
Extending Cable Throw on Transmission and Throttle Cables Sailor Sue at 5:19pm 03.08.22 Without actually seeing the cable - any way you could cut a inch or so out of the middle of the cove
Extending Cable Throw on Transmission and Throttle Cables dlochner at 5:03pm 03.08.22 When you replaced the transmission, is the lever on the transmission in the same location as the ol
Universal M3-20: Raw Water Exhaust out the Shaft Seal heritage at 5:03pm 03.08.22 I thought forcing water through the dripless seal was only for higher speed power boats. Sailboat t
Extending Cable Throw on Transmission and Throttle Cables heritage at 4:51pm 03.08.22 Cant you carefully cut away a couple of inches of the cable jacket?
H30 cutlass O.D Tally Ho at 4:47pm 03.08.22
Best anchor and chain heritage at 4:46pm 03.08.22 Too many unknowns. We need to know if you have a windlass and if so, what type of capstan it has.
Alternator question - is this AC? Stator pic included baycloud at 4:33pm 03.08.22 The green arrow is pointing to the stator tap. Who converted that alt to external regulation? I bo
Extending Cable Throw on Transmission and Throttle Cables jssailem at 4:28pm 03.08.22 When you replaced the transmission, is the lever on the transmission in the same location as the old
Haitian refugee boat runs aground in FL (1) garymalmgren at 4:27pm 03.08.22 203246
H30 cutlass O.D ggrizzard at 4:22pm 03.08.22 Is the boat in question a Hunter 30 or a Hunter 430???
Best anchor and chain ggrizzard at 4:17pm 03.08.22 Kloudie, your link to the Practical Sailor report is only valid to subscribers of their service,,,
Hack Freedom 20/Link-2000R for LiFePo4? Garbonzo at 4:07pm 03.08.22 How do you do that? Do you presently have an LFP bank ant the setup you describe? Yes and no. I
86 Hunter 25.5 RKMCCORKLE at 3:45pm 03.08.22 Thanks for all the help, duh me the hose that is pictured was connected to the icebox so I had conn
LiFePo4 Refresh Hayden Watson at 3:43pm 03.08.22 Every boat owner with a newish Yanmar... Until they wise up and replace it with external regulatio
Removing wall covering Clutch Cargo at 3:31pm 03.08.22 I've got to replace a piece on the inside of my hanging locker and would be curious to know about wh
Leaving old cables & wiring in inaccessible areas. DArcy at 3:29pm 03.08.22 Abandoned wires is a pet peeve of mine. I have pulled about 20 pounds of unused wire out of my boat.

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