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H37 Cutter Sails and Rigging Tha Gaol at 11:06am 03.04.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1574 I have a 1980 Hunter 37 Cutter I purchased about 6 weeks ago. When it arrived here in Seattle from
Small crack in the wing keel (2) Bob S at 10:02am 03.04.09 Ask All Sailors 10/2259 When i pulled the boat last fall I noticed a small crack along the wing of my keel. I'm not sure how
Measurement needed on H27 1982 or 1983 Frances at 10:02am 03.04.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1238 Can anyone please measure the distance from the cabin roof liner to the deck adjacent to the compres
Repainting A Mac JARHEADMAC at 9:52am 03.04.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2340 to Pain Or Not To Paint; That Is The Question. I'm About To Repaint My 2007 Mac. My Neighborhood
Taking a trip from Palm Beach to the Florida Keys Geri at 9:47am 03.04.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1349 We have a 260 Hunter with a swing up keel. Would like to take a trip to the Florida Keys and reques
Polyurethane Glue Murray16764 at 8:45am 03.04.09 Ask All Sailors 19/2517 I made an attempt to reseat a fixed port on the roof of cabin of my Ben352 last summer. I used sili
ETEC 90 shaft length, prop size and pitch gcarmich at 8:13am 03.04.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1200 I am seriously considering upgrading my '04 Honda 50 to an ETEC 90. Is the recommended shaft length
Hurth Reduction Gear Data jgonnerman at 7:51am 03.04.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1920 I have a 1984 Capital Yachts Newport 41 powered by its original Universal 5432 Diesal. The engine ma
ETEC 90 Prop size and pitch gcarmich at 7:46am 03.04.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/2 I am seriously considering upgrading my '04 Honda 50 to an ETEC 90. What prop size and pitch do you
Returning to the Hunter 36 Family...advice please . deacm at 6:49am 03.04.09 Big Boats 13/2241 Back in 2002, I bought a Hunter 356 and although I loved it, our sailing season is just too short he
Free NOAA Chart Booklets Robspan at 6:28am 03.04.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1278 The NOAA has come up with an experimental website that offers their charts free in booklet format. I
Should I race? yodaboda at 6:00am 03.04.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1500 I've just acquired a hunter 23 WK. I thought about racing it in our upcoming club race. We race on
Shower / washdown in the cockpit? Questions. BobM at 4:24am 03.04.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2373 So now that I am moving my Chartplotter from the port side coaming aft, it leaves me with a 4 x 6 ho
Can any one help me David Frick at 7:53pm 03.03.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1291 I am looking at a Hunter 46-2000 build, and now everyone is an expert, and they are putting the wind
Nav Pod Mod Ron20324 at 7:24pm 03.03.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2179 I installed a chartplotter on my NavPod, but things are too crowded inside and the top cover does no
Electrolysis II Eric on Selah at 7:14pm 03.03.09 Big Boats 4/1351 We put our 380 in the water in Port Charlotte, FL with a new zinc on the prop shaft. A month later,
Gel Coat Touch up question-need a solution alanwir at 6:51pm 03.03.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1519 On the cockpit floor, I have had some strictly cosmetic issues to deal with. There were some spots,
Do You Have Flares in Your Vest? Rick Webb at 6:38pm 03.03.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2100 Do You Have Flares in Your Vest? How about a whistle, mirror, marking light, PEPRB? May likely have
Transom Question MLM at 3:44pm 03.03.09 Day Sailers 0/1145 Does the 25' Oday have the same questionable o/b bracket weakness as the 23' and will a 7.5 four str
Winterizing fluke Deadline at 3:00pm 03.03.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1256 Yesterday I had to re-winterize my 2001 Yanmar 2GM because of a hard freeze. The engine must have a

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LiFePo4 Refresh Johann at 11:59pm 02.16.22 I'm doing some reading on LFPs, found a good DIY Solar Power forum. Yes, some cells are insensitiv
Yanmar 2GM20F blew black smoke stuendan at 10:41pm 02.16.22 My Hunter 326 is now out of the water and everything is pretty clean with only a little bit of crud
Yanmar coolant BigEasy at 9:53pm 02.16.22 Yanmar does not make coolant, call an authorized Yanmar Parts Distributor and find out what they r
Recommendation for a hatch or companionway air conditioner Ilanortho at 8:18pm 02.16.22 Thanks for your advice. There is an intriguing battery unit that can be run on plug-in power; the Ze
Recommendation for a hatch or companionway air conditioner Benny17441 at 8:13pm 02.16.22 I would stay away from battery operated units. The technology is not yet there at a reasonable cost
Yanmar coolant Benny17441 at 7:41pm 02.16.22 Yanmar does not make coolant, call an authorized Yanmar Parts Distributor and find out what they re
Hunter 49/50 alternator wiring Windpilot at 7:36pm 02.16.22 Are you're talking about the short wire with a receptacle attached thats on the alternater? I have t
Stuck Kick up Rudder Pintle Grotto at 7:35pm 02.16.22 Went with a new ruddercraft as well, i would try some heat on the aluminum not a torch but get it go
Retrofitting an arch Phil Herring at 7:29pm 02.16.22 Hi Ryan, welcome to the forums! I'll leave more detailed answers to our users who know more about i
help to identify this part shemandr at 7:23pm 02.16.22 There's at least 4 parts there. Which are you asking about? keeping your post on the front page...
Insurance dlochner at 7:02pm 02.16.22 Personally I have not had issues with insurance, however, there are many reports of folks having iss
Starter issues- 1982 Yanmar Cap'n Dave at 6:58pm 02.16.22 Thanks, all. Much good advice here. Fair winds to all of you. I'll post an update when fixed. Have f
Yanmar coolant Dale Haz at 6:53pm 02.16.22 I'll look into that product, like the price, Yanmar's product is $61.00/gal (Canadian dollars)
Best Schematic Drawing Tool for Boat Electrical Systems? (1) garymalmgren at 6:16pm 02.16.22 Hi Jviss Re your original question. What do you all think is the best tool for drawing boat schemati
Seamanship - World of Wave Craft (1) Will Gilmore at 5:59pm 02.16.22 The definition of a rogue wave is a wave that is more than twice the height of the surrounding waves
Best Schematic Drawing Tool for Boat Electrical Systems? Jaxn at 5:59pm 02.16.22 lucidchart is a flowchart/diagram tool that has circuit diagrams.
Securing Batteries on my H34 Capt Robbie at 5:43pm 02.16.22 WasabiRush, If you have not installed the boxes yet, now would be a great time to try to relocate t
Its funny Friday! BlowMeAway at 5:38pm 02.16.22 ps.com?
Sole Refinish Question Archangel123 at 5:21pm 02.16.22 Thank you to everyone for your assistance! Fair Winds to you all!
Sole Refinish Question arf145 at 5:06pm 02.16.22 I seem to remember reading that Beneteau used a pigmented varnish in their boats. That might have on

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