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Boom/Mast Bushings gweisheipl at 9:08pm 01.06.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1231 The bushings which help connect the boom to the mast on my boat occasionally come lose and drop to t
location for propane control switch & bilge switch MAC915 at 9:01pm 01.06.09 Ask All Sailors 10/1986 1.installing both a propane control switch and an auto bilge switch. Any recommendations for cabin l
Hard starting when cold-3GM diesel Yanmar catawbarod at 7:04pm 01.06.09 Big Boats 11/7150 I have a 35.5 legend 1993 with a 3 GM diesel engine 28 horse. I have trouble starting it in weather
Engine alexander at 4:56pm 01.06.09 Ericson 2/2137 Several first I have a 1970 33 ft Ericson that I love I had for five years and everyone else loves i
AUTOMAC Output Low infamous-bob19215 at 12:48pm 01.06.09 Catalina 30 7/2046 I have an 84 Catalina 30 which came with an Automac that was not connected to the Alternator. I obta
California trailer sailors ! Glenn B. at 12:14pm 01.06.09 Trailer Sailors 12/3946 With the holidays, rain and cold weather I have not had my boat out since September of last year, ha
Cherub. 25 Distance sailing Ameribritalia at 10:29am 01.06.09 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1710 Curious to know if anyone has done distance sailing on a small boat particularly a Hunter 25. I h
Demopolis Yacht Basin MoonSailer at 7:57am 01.06.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1828 Does anyone have any experience at the Demopolis Yacht Basin???? I plan to move my boat to the coast
Anyone want to sail on Huron and Michigan in January? Rob Hessenius at 7:26am 01.06.09 Sails Call Lounge 0/2315 Sailors, There is a great site www.sailonline.org that offers online sailing to help you cope with t
Spinnaker questions Geo16639 at 7:14am 01.06.09 Seidelmann 2/3187 Hello All Hope everyone had a safe and joyful holiday season. I got a kite for Christmas for the S
How much does your gimbaled stove/oven swing Calypso at 4:32am 01.06.09 Ask All Sailors 18/7412 I am installing a gimbaled Origo 6000 in my S2 9.2C. How far back should the unit swing? Right now I
Cleaning plastic port frames... reserche at 1:42am 01.06.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1209 Hey there! Well, this restoration/ rejuvenation of the 1980's Hunter 31 I acquired this past summer
Built quality sonny at 8:01pm 01.05.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 23/3423 :confused:Hello All Hunters' owner, Recently I purchased a new Hunter 33, 2008 model and ordered w
Intra coastal waterway Mac at 6:59pm 01.05.09 Ask All Sailors 17/2601 I'm planning on retiring in a few years and would like to travel down the ICW. Our plan is to stop
Dripless Shaft Seal chris sturrock at 5:22pm 01.05.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1244 I just had a dripless shaft seal installed on my 2002 Hunter 340. However there is some leakage dur
ST60 Wind Instrument Installation in H29.5 GmanSeaman at 3:05pm 01.05.09 Mid-Size Boats 0/1139 Recently received a new Raymarine ST60 wind system. Am looking for "best practices" and hints re: in
Hunter 28.5 1985- First boat- Opinions? 2sail4ever at 3:02pm 01.05.09 Ask All Sailors 21/21564 We are seriously considering, (finally) our first boat, a 1985 Hunter 28.5, previously owned by one
Cockpit drain repair - Help! (1) sinnettc at 1:30pm 01.05.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1496 I went down to check on the boat (on it's trailer) on Friday and found two unpleasant and potentiall
Sail passage Miami-Bahamas and back Marc Robic at 12:58pm 01.05.09 Destinations 20/33190 I've recently added to my "Before I die" bucket list, to do a Florida to Bahamas passage and was won
Fresh water in bilge and rear compartment sailacat34 at 12:35pm 01.05.09 Big Boats 0/1338 Upon my mid-winter check up on the SaLin, on the hard, I noticed a good amount of water and slushy i

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Flawed Logic? JRacer at 9:27am 12.21.21 First day of winter is whatever day I pull the boat! :biggrin:
Flawed Logic? Leeward Rail at 9:20am 12.21.21 Arbitrary' is the word that comes to mind. Sorta. The time of a solstice is easy calculated.
Flawed Logic? Will Gilmore at 9:16am 12.21.21 Is my logic flawed? Yes! Your logic is perfect if your premise is true. However, just cyclical
Flawed Logic? Leeward Rail at 9:02am 12.21.21 Meh. The 1st day of winter is the first time I shovel snow after all the leaves have fallen. For
Heave To Question Kings Gambit at 8:46am 12.21.21
Anyone thinking of selling their 275? drewlamparello at 8:36am 12.21.21
Chart Plotter Location drewlamparello at 8:30am 12.21.21 On my boat you reach the unit from the tiller, but on your boat, the long cockpit and relatively s
Heave To Question Kings Gambit at 8:21am 12.21.21
Replacing a rudder - H35 - is bigger better? sail sfbay at 7:34am 12.21.21 Your Hunter Legend 35 came with a large spade rudder. Suggest replacing with original size to reduce
'07 H38: How to remove fridge and freezer? (1) tfox2069 at 7:23am 12.21.21 What kind of fridge/freezer is on your 2007 H38? My assumption is its the "dorm" style front openin
Single handing Crazy Dave Condon at 7:04am 12.21.21 Had a lot on my plate. Brother passed away , refrigerator out on the blink waiting on new refrigera
Heave To Question justsomeguy at 6:34am 12.21.21 Can you heave to centerboard boats? Yes, but as stated upthread, each boat's a bit different. You
Universal transmission failure while sailing captcoho at 6:30am 12.21.21 Thank you! Pan is missing. Old owner just had absorbant towels. I'll install a pan. Went swimmi
P42 1991 Hot water heater recommendations? RoyS at 6:28am 12.21.21 Water heater: Be sure to install a mixing valve on the output. That will extend your usage by adding
Heave To Question Sailfanatic at 6:13am 12.21.21 @Sailfanatic how many times have you hove-to your boat. This is not a rhetorical question. I genui
Yanmar Stalling on Citation 35 sail sfbay at 6:05am 12.21.21 Same question came up on this thread Yanmar stalls at low rpm after running \| Sailboat Owners Forums
12v system rewire including Balmar SG200, ACR, Solar, 1/2/B Switch and On/Off Switch Bristol35-5sailboat at 5:13am 12.21.21 So good to see your posting! The ability to heal is amazing - keep up with your therapy. Marilyn
Heave To Question kappykaplan at 5:10am 12.21.21 I have a fin keel and have done this maneuver several times.
Etiquette pet peeves sailme88 at 4:55am 12.21.21 If it were not for being in my dotage, I'd have made specific notes on the responses and issues a po
Heave To Question shemandr at 4:34am 12.21.21 I have hove to exactly 0 times. I went out one day on my Ranger 29 and attempted to heave to. My t

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