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44DS and 45DS Capsize Screen Ratio rayjanine at 6:03pm 10.20.08 Big Boats 6/2799 I would like to know the reason Hunter has built two large cruising boats with a capsize screen rati
...anyone sailed a corsair? (see link) biorapper at 6:02pm 10.20.08 Trailer Sailors 8/4879 Reading the threads on the biggest/heaviest trailor sailor got me thinking again about the corsairs.
Oday Owners Forums Scott On Eagles Wings at 5:53pm 10.20.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/2771 Phill, Under the Oday owners forums tabs the bigger boats forum and the daysailers forum are revers
Stuck fuel gage mac1840 at 4:43pm 10.20.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1366 VDO Fuel guage on my 331 has just started to read "full" all the time. I'm quite sure after last wee
Yanmar 1GM10 Cooling Water Issue PaulH at 3:11pm 10.20.08 Ask All Sailors 12/8670 Hello folks...I have a question in regards to raw water cooling on my 2001 Yanmar 1GM10...there's ab
2002/356;Battery Charger Issue DanoDano at 2:43pm 10.20.08 Big Boats 7/1686 I have a 2002 Hunter 356. Last week when I checked my batteries, they were both down. I had the lo
Dishwasher detergent Deadline at 1:58pm 10.20.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/2196 Peggie, as a longtime disciple of yours, I know you frown on putting anything in the waste tank unne
Raymarine Rotary Drive Autopilot Franklin at 1:02pm 10.20.08 Ask All Sailors 7/7313 Anybody here have a Raymarine S1G autopilot with a Rotary drive (below deck type, not wheel pilot)?
Attn Daniel Lewis / H23 Cutter Brian M H23 at 11:57am 10.20.08 Smaller Boats 0/1167 Hey Daniel, I'm (And, I'm sure, others) really curious about that cutter rig of yours. How does th
Anyone Know Who Owns This Beached Boat ??? (2) Maine Sail at 11:28am 10.20.08 Musings With Maine Sail 12/6527 Hi All, I got a call last night from my mother who was concerned about a boat anchored off her hous
Raising Centerboard on a 170 GeorgeJ at 11:07am 10.20.08 Day Sailers 5/2314 Hello All, I have a 2008 Hunter 170 and find it takes what seems like a high effort to raise the cen
Looking at a cal21 for project need input. Gedagett at 10:30am 10.20.08 Cal 2/6249 Hello, I am looking at a Cal 21 for a project boat. The hull is complete and said to be in good
Head Problems David Howard at 9:43am 10.20.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/2910 As a new owner of a 1987 Hunter 31, I was shocked last weekend while out cruising to discover my hol
Closed cooling system leak Scott B at 9:05am 10.20.08 Ask All Sailors 0/1212 The drain plug on my Yanmar 3YM30 closed cooling system has developed a small leak. It appears to be
Trailering with a Roller Furler JohnH_V25 at 8:28am 10.20.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/5932 Does anyone regularly trailer their boat with a roller furler? I have been trailering my Venture 25
Hunter 33 Davits Jason1271 at 7:28am 10.20.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/4319 Have any 33 owners (newer) put Davits on their boats? I've searched the archives, found discussion,
100 Amp Alternator sailaway78 at 7:25am 10.20.08 Ask All Sailors 22/9656 For those of you who have the big 100 amp or so alternators installed on your boat I have a question
Contemplating a Ranger 26 purchase JWinHawaii at 2:23am 10.20.08 Ask All Sailors 7/13281 Hello all, I live in Honolulu and am looking at a 1973 Ranger 26 for $6500 as my first sailboat p
Like to see some trailer setups (1) bwingler at 8:16pm 10.19.08 Trailer Sailors 10/4035 Hi All, I would like to see some of you folks trailer rigs. I need to do some major rework on my tra
Hunter 376 ground tackle serenisea at 8:10pm 10.19.08 Big Boats 11/3682 We purchased a 1997 Hunter 376, which has a windlass and 200 feet of anchor rode that is 30 feet cha

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Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) YVRguy at 7:45am 02.07.22 Thanks all for a wealth of great info. As stated, I'll be diving into Waggoners and other sources o
Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) YVRguy at 7:42am 02.07.22 I think you are wrong. And I'm not being grumpy. You are the grumpy guy, because you didn't follow
Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) YVRguy at 7:34am 02.07.22 Considering the amount of territory you want to cover in a sail boat, recommend that you leave sout
Long way to check out trailer sailor SoCalAngler at 7:32am 02.07.22 In 2009, at age 66, my father drove from SoCal to Florida for a Drascombe Lugger. He wanted one oh
salon window leaks in a 2007 373 Jentine at 7:30am 02.07.22 I had a 393 and found after years of chasing the leak from the outside that the only solution is to
Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) YVRguy at 7:30am 02.07.22 Why not clear in at the first possible opportunity (if you are required to actually stop in person)
Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) YVRguy at 7:24am 02.07.22 As Stu has shared, the folks at Roche Harbor are very friendly of ran in person experience. The Wa
Replacement Generator for Beneteau 411 Jentine at 7:21am 02.07.22 8.5 kW seems a little large for your boat. I suggest you make a list of all the electrical devices
Modification Impact Expert Advice Requested Captain Fantastic at 7:16am 02.07.22 Thanks for the advice and it's an old guy thing. Top capability fads at a certain age, it's more jus
Cable tv? Growl at 7:16am 02.07.22
Aft head shower Growl at 7:14am 02.07.22 Hello. I have a Hunter 41 DS. Has anyone taken off the door to the aft head shower and replaced with
Shower drain Growl at 7:00am 02.07.22
Old transducer with new depth sounder? dirt rd at 6:39am 02.07.22 Airmar depth is 2 wire . I connected old transducer to new ray marine I-67/70 instrument . Just wir
Old transducer with new depth sounder? dirt rd at 6:33am 02.07.22 You sure can.
Modification Impact Expert Advice Requested shemandr at 6:26am 02.07.22 As far as the fishing chair goes I'd add that many sailers sit on the high side of the cockpit or de
Masthead assembly (pulley wheel) Parsons at 6:13am 02.07.22 With all that aluminum touching stainless, perhaps consider anti-seize grease (anti-gal) when re-ass
Old transducer with new depth sounder? dlochner at 4:20am 02.07.22 Probably not. Most, if not all of today's electronics use NMEA 2000 and NMEA 0183 protocols. Someone
Modification Impact Expert Advice Requested dlochner at 4:17am 02.07.22 It sounds like you want a large T-Top to provide shade while fishing. You are correct to be concerne
Catalina Smile and what bottom paint is the best value? Joe at 11:33pm 02.06.22 As I mentioned previously, Fiberglass Bottomkote Aqua leaches more copper than is allowed by the st
Modification Impact Expert Advice Requested Captain Fantastic at 11:12pm 02.06.22 Truth be told, I woke up from a nap today with the start of a solution that I questioned because of

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