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Positioning of Tell tails on RF Main Brezzin at 12:39pm 02.23.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 5/3702 I've been sailing my Hunter 49 with Roller Furled Main now for two seasons and I am finding it prett
Outboard motor mount H33 BruceK at 12:19pm 02.23.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/2597 I put this HELP messge also on the Midsize Boats blog....but if others have a problem with all the n
need info on Freedom Ultra Valentina at 11:53am 02.23.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1731 Hey, All! Has anybody heard of a 24 ft FREEDOM ULTRA 1979 ??? I can't seem to find any info. All I
Adler Barbour 4 Pin Control Module dna at 11:20am 02.23.09 Ask All Sailors 5/3212 Does anyone have any experience replacing an old Adler Barbour 4 Pin Control Module with the 4 Pin C
Sailing with a Dodger jibes138 at 10:19am 02.23.09 Ask All Sailors 56/13740 After several years of sailing with a dodger I decided to try sailing with it folded down. What a d
Another Anchoring Question Bob S at 9:59am 02.23.09 Ask All Sailors 32/5619 Sorry I wrote this in the wrong place and it got posted in Bad O's "Withdrawal post" Sorry I'll try
Engine Woes Looking for Advice CaptainJB at 9:51am 02.23.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/2120 I had a startling discovery this morning on my 2002-"356." I opened the engine compartment just to c
Boomkicker experience captaincurt at 7:03am 02.23.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1243 Greetings all. This post is actually for my Dad. He has a 25' Catalina and is considering adding the
Steering Wheel Lock hgeller at 9:27am 02.23.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/6188 Has anyone rigged up a steering wheel lock that works so that you can stay on course when you have t
Rank for resell - Hood, North, Doyle, FX javaprog at 9:13am 02.23.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1162 If you were looking to buy a boat and it came equipped with sails by one of these manufacturers whic
Replaced cushion foam in Passage 456 Discoveryboat at 9:03am 02.23.09 Big Boats 1/1206 Recently decided to upgrade the foam in our cushions in the 2002 Passage 456 we bought last April.Th
seeking any info on FREEDOM ULTRA Valentina at 7:54am 02.23.09 Ask All Sailors 3/2659 Hey, All! Has anybody heard of a 24 ft FREEDOM ULTRA 1979 ??? I can't seem to find any info. All I
Installing a GPS antenna rpriggs at 7:11am 02.23.09 Big Boats 1/1171 ref: Hunter 456. Where is the best place to install the GPS antenna. How and where do you route the
Outboard motor mount H33 BruceK at 6:36am 02.23.09 Mid-Size Boats 10/4680 Have a 2008 ready to commission in a few months...need your help re where the outboard can be mounte
Aftermarket Alternators for Yanmar Engines Gordon Taylor at 6:34am 02.23.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1638 I wonder if anyone has any experience with aftermarket replacement alternators from API or MES? I am
Emergency steering (1) Roger Long at 4:00am 02.23.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1723 I just read this which come over the wires just as I have been thinking about emergency steering:
I want your broken electronics! luvitt at 3:51am 02.23.09 Ask All Sailors 23/2822 Im on a tight budget and I am trying to outfit my boat--40' hunter legend. It came with full electr
2009 Haulout Completed (2) Johnb at 9:13pm 02.22.09 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1318 About 2 weeks ago we completed a haul out, the first since 2005. We had the following work done: C
Expenses Rick D at 8:56pm 02.22.09 Ask All Sailors 35/4221 I took my log book home and put it into Excel for no good reason. Anyhow, I couldn't help but add up
A reminder and a thank you Rick at 8:50pm 02.22.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1312 To Ed Schenk, et al. Put the starter relay in as per Ed's diagram, Ross's input and of course Stu's

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Profurl Spinex 5.0 & Hunter 460 (1) sail sfbay at 12:28pm 11.10.21 Lots of clearance for a top-down furler under the jib roller furler and attached to the end of the b
TV/VCP Breaker Justin_NSA at 12:27pm 11.10.21 I've always wanted to get one of those to map all the switches and outlets in my home to my circuit
TV/VCP Breaker Orbweaver at 12:20pm 11.10.21 You could use a cable tracker to find where it goes. Might be the same thing as 'fox and hound', but
Aft Cabin Quarter Panel Door removal Jose Nunez at 12:14pm 11.10.21 This is a photo of my starboard 16" wide x 24" high access panel with locks on each side.
Aft Cabin Quarter Panel Door removal (1) sail sfbay at 12:12pm 11.10.21 This is a photo of my starboard 16" wide x 24" high access panel with locks on each side.
Single handing Justin_NSA at 11:54am 11.10.21 Yep. It gives excellent results and it can be removed easily for whatever reason Publication2 (stowe
Single handing Ralph Johnstone at 11:46am 11.10.21 It's not a comparison of an external mount. The OP wants one inside But aren't you agreeing that
Wrapping topsides PaulK at 11:34am 11.10.21 A boat moored in the line next to us got wrapped about three years ago. He "unwrapped" it this seaso
Old cedar lightning restoration PaulK at 11:03am 11.10.21 Have built several cedar-strip boats with fiberglass/epoxy layers both inside and out, but they were
Single handing Justin_NSA at 11:00am 11.10.21 How did you compare this method to an external depth transducer ? It's not a comparison of an ext
SEIZED Fasteners Ralph Johnstone at 10:57am 11.10.21 The idea in applying heat is to get the surrounding metal (aluminum) to heat up faster than the inte
Aft Cabin Quarter Panel Door removal Jose Nunez at 10:38am 11.10.21 I have removed the aft cabin door/bulkhead and all the wood around the engine in my similar 320 to
Single handing Ralph Johnstone at 10:31am 11.10.21 Filled the coupling to the top with mineral oil and fitted the transducer coated with plumbers putt
Old cedar lightning restoration (3) DeniseO30 at 10:25am 11.10.21 <p>
Jib sheet track/car? Orbweaver at 10:10am 11.10.21 Only one headsail, now on a furler. Currently there is a stationary stand-up block (not sure the cor
Aft Cabin Quarter Panel Door removal (1) Calif. Ted at 10:08am 11.10.21 I have removed the aft cabin door/bulkhead and all the wood around the engine in my similar 320 to r
Jib sheet track/car? shemandr at 9:52am 11.10.21
SEIZED Fasteners Justin_NSA at 9:47am 11.10.21 Hey, it sounds like you need a deep 6 pt socket that is thinner. They make them and you need one.
SEIZED Fasteners BigEasy at 9:32am 11.10.21 Well, this has been discussed many times before, but what is YOUR favorite recipe for removing seiz
SEIZED Fasteners dmax at 8:57am 11.10.21 In case you haven't thought about this, when applying heat try to heat up the aluminum more than the

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