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Design Factors Affecting Reverse Prop Walk (1) rardiH36 at 10:03am 04.04.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 5/3464 Dear Glenn: Thanks for your participation on the forum. I've been reading and learning! I tho
Hunter 310 (wheel brake rack and pinion) Alain at 9:46am 04.04.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1420 I would like to know from someone who change the wheel brake on a hunter 310 1997, if you had to re
Hunter 310 (windlass) Alain at 9:40am 04.04.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/3241 If you owned a hunter 310, can you tell me what kind of windlass is installed in your boat, and if
Tabernacle vs. Mast Hinge mpmurray527 at 9:21am 04.04.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/3754 I'd like to install a device to enable me to raise my mast solo (Venture 17) without using winches,
Jib Quoddy at 7:24am 04.04.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/2130 Is the design of the B'R rig substantial enough to sail on jib alone? Specifically theH260 with boom
Adding Jeanneau as a specific ..... sailing now at 6:50am 04.04.09 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/2167 Manufacturer... Is is possible?? Thanks
Testing Battery State of Charge / Volts Only (8) Maine Sail at 6:32am 04.04.09 Musings With Maine Sail 30/11317 I have seen the discussion many times here where folks say they monitor their batteries state of cha
Crew Wanted in Florida ggrizzard at 5:35am 04.04.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1727 It's prime sailing in Florida now and I would like to share the opportunity with local sailors befor
VPP & Ratings in Design 356_Steve at 5:29am 04.04.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1593 Glenn, When you do a design, do you normally do the VPP or polars as part of the process? I have c
Sounding stick Roger Long at 4:34am 04.04.09 Ask All Sailors 2/3392 The lady with the tape in the tank reminds me that I should mention my better sounding tube. This i
Self tacking jib Quoddy at 4:34am 04.04.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1882 Would a self tacking jib on a track be a design improvement for the H260 as far as ease of sailing?
Inmast furling Outhaul replacement on B321 cymeyer at 4:32am 04.04.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2166 Our boat is 10 years old and have not replaced any of the furling lines. I saw some time ago how to
26s height for shed Jansen at 8:19pm 04.03.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1647 I am away from my 1992 26s and my son asked me how much clearance he needs for a shed to put the boa
steering David21856 at 6:58pm 04.03.09 Morgan 1/2361 We have a 33 O/I with hydraulic steering . How do you bleed the system? I have noticed some noise li
Springs for a Drydock trailer for Mac25 Mack Toles at 5:59pm 04.03.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1221 Need to replace the springs on the trailer. Can't find the capacity of the trailer. Would like to
Polishing SS (2) Tim R. at 3:13pm 04.03.09 Ask All Sailors 15/2296 Why buy new when all it needs is a little polishing. Here are the 2 pedestal guard bases from my bo
Remote Security Cameras? NotCook at 2:48pm 04.03.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1647 Like the idea of being able to check on my boat at the marina while I am at home. When we were at Ba
replacing upper shroud Hunter 20 1983 DaveHunter20 at 2:29pm 04.03.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/1924 I live in N. Carolina and need a replacement upper shroud. Does anyone know the length or rigging s
Lake Coeur d' Alene? cptzeon at 12:54pm 04.03.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2506 We're thinking about doing two weeks on our 26x on Lake Couer d' Alene. Anyone been there? We'd lov
Design considerations of the 49 wing keel Brezzin at 12:49pm 04.03.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1815 Glenn- Thanks for taking the time. I'd like to know your thoughts on the design of the wing keel f

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General Handbook ambler at 7:21am 03.07.22 The owner's handbook fro Catalina Direct is mostly instructions and information related to their pro
Hack Freedom 20/Link-2000R for LiFePo4? Garbonzo at 7:13am 03.07.22 The Victron Monitors have an internal relay switch that can be told to do anything you want... Woul
310 Ahr 3.2V Li batteries; too good to be true? Garbonzo at 6:54am 03.07.22 70 pounds of battery here so that is about right, little light 7.5in by 8.14 by 12 seems prepostouro
310 Ahr 3.2V Li batteries; too good to be true? Garbonzo at 6:48am 03.07.22 I just realized, the 310 AHr rating is probably wired in parallel, not series. The listing does say
hunter 49 steering quadrant Zencra at 6:26am 03.07.22 Hi sorry Art, not my pic, just an internet pic to help explain what I was asking. I'll take a pic o
hunter 49 steering quadrant Zencra at 6:24am 03.07.22 ah yes just as I suspected. obviously never installed on my boat or gone missing with previous owne
hunter 49 steering quadrant Zencra at 6:21am 03.07.22 I think you may just need to tighten all the bolts & nuts on the "Mamba" steering system and secure
hunter 49 steering quadrant Zencra at 6:16am 03.07.22 Hello Craig. I'm not next to my H50 so I hope these pictures are of some help. I'm interested in y
Stern Rail Outboard Mount RoyS at 5:56am 03.07.22 As for lifting an 85 pound motor you can use your halyard with or without the boom. I have a lighter
Newbie here, Can someone help with a few questions please? RoyS at 5:39am 03.07.22 The reason I made the statement about not repairing the stuffing box myself is, the marina does not
Hunter legend 37 1990 interior patterns cushions BrianH at 5:37am 03.07.22 Any chance at getting the old cushions back? Those would be your best pattern!!
New to us Hunter 40.5 smokey73 at 5:02am 03.07.22 @SV Maverick don't give me too much credit. I'm still learning everyday. Most of what I know I lea
New to us Hunter 40.5 (1) SV Maverick at 5:02am 03.07.22 Also finally got the Saloon table to move. The PO stated he did not bother to move the table in 25 y
New to us Hunter 40.5 SV Maverick at 4:44am 03.07.22 Smokey really knows this boat. Also had access to the throttle/shift mixer. In neutral the throttle
New to us Hunter 40.5 smokey73 at 4:42am 03.07.22 I put my EV-1 Heading sensor as close to the centerline as I could under the cabin sole in the V-ber
New to us Hunter 40.5 smokey73 at 4:26am 03.07.22 I don't disagree with you at all @artboas. You learn something new everyday on this Forum. I didn't
New to us Hunter 40.5 (1) SV Maverick at 4:21am 03.07.22 I did not even realize the cooler lifts out. Once the cooler was removed I was pleasantly surprised
Newbie here, Can someone help with a few questions please? BigEasy at 3:54am 03.07.22 Ralph, It is my understanding that to replace the repair for this the boat should be out of the w
New O'day 28 Owner with lots of questions sailme88 at 3:30am 03.07.22 Thanks for all the responses!! I have a few images, but am headed back to the boat today and will
Newbie here, Can someone help with a few questions please? Md80max at 9:28pm 03.06.22 Ralph, It is my understanding that to replace the repair for this the boat should be out of the wa

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