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Interior Sole Replacement Ulyses at 8:16am 06.16.08 Big Boats 5/1055 Dear Fellow Hunter OwnersThe interior floor of my 1983 Hunter 34 is rotting in the galley and bild
New Hunter model announced; aimed at Mac 26X/M (1) Phil Herring at 8:45am 06.16.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/2201 This just in from Hunter Marine -- literally. A new model called the theEdge, a 27' trailerable cle
Head vs. porta-potti John F at 12:26pm 06.16.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/2912 Any opinions out there on whether to replace my 20-yr old broken head with a porta potty?We usuall
I met a celebrity today! Mike G. at 11:08am 06.16.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1110 Well sort of. At least he is a SBO celebrity. Today, I had the pleasure of chatting with MaineSail
Proper long term dry storage for rebuild (2) JKelly at 1:13pm 06.16.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1030 What is the best method to properly support a small sailboat in order to restore it? I have a ~20 f
Lazy Jacks WallyQ2 at 2:19pm 06.16.08 Ask All Sailors 11/1684 I've never used lazy jacks before. First time I had a batton snag hoisting the main, luckly it fell
1976 irwin 37 bowsprit issue rhett at 5:13pm 06.16.08 Irwin 0/2629 I hear there have been issues with the bowsprit on some older irwins. I have noticed a small crack i
Trailer brakes replacement (1) Bob Millard at 7:58pm 06.16.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1188 Hi folkes ,I imported a 26 x to Fremantle Australia ,On the way to the port in Baltimore the axle
76' C-22 genoa tracks/cars - Can a harken 25mm fit? FixinHer-up at 5:29pm 06.16.08 Catalina 22 0/1229 these old tracks are said to be 15/16" wide - so could I use the harken 25mm cars on them ?
Would this work? John at 9:52pm 06.16.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1279 I have an opportunity to buy a roller furling jib that was made for a C34. I have a C36, also with r
Seaward 17 Owners Manual Jon6436 at 10:23pm 06.16.08 Ask All Sailors 0/2740 Fellow sailor 'Tom' is in need of Owners Manual for his vintage Seaward Slipper 17.Any help to dir
"ATTENTION NARRAGANSETT BAY SAILORS" BaySailerBill at 10:36pm 06.16.08 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1116 Greetings to all you Narragansett Bay sailors out there,The Admiral and I have been kicking around
1994 Hunter Mast needed Cheeky Monkey at 10:25pm 06.16.08 Smaller Boats 1/996 Ok, I have finally reached Charleston Spar and they are telling me July sometime for a mast. I take
Transmission oil level 3JH2E John Anderson at 10:38pm 06.16.08 Big Boats 2/1149 My transmission dip stick shows about a quarter of an inch of oil. Does anyone know how high on the
Leaks paulj at 12:36am 06.17.08 Catalina 310 3/2080 Now that you guys are talking about leaks now my engine has leaks.Kubota engine but Universal model
Mainsail battens H23.5 goodhands at 1:01am 06.17.08 Smaller Boats 5/1146 The battens for my Hunter 23.5 mainsail have gone missing. The Hunter manual gives no specs and se
Main switch: 1 or 1+2? Peter Busschbach at 12:11am 06.17.08 S2 1/1406 Greetings,I recently posted a question on DC power problems. Thanks for the responses. We have nar
yanmar 2GM 18hp charging light glow IgorC at 4:17am 06.17.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1614 On my Yanmar diesel the charging light come on. I have tightened the belt and it seems to fix the pr
Manny (Havre De Grace, MD) Don Guillette at 4:07am 06.17.08 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 13/3076 Manny has an interesting situation with his boat. He does not have a traveler, vang or Cunningham an
Looking for our past boats Jim Seamans at 3:26am 06.17.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1122 Joan and I were sitting on the deck last night with some wine in our hands reminiscing about our pre

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True Internet-worthy WiFi on board justsomeguy at 11:51am 12.29.21 this is the thing I am looking at. That one requires 120v AC, so, a little inverter time. Nice to
Bristol 38.8 Fresh Water Cooling System (2) sail sfbay at 11:18am 12.29.21 Might look at the cooling system diagram in the attached parts list and operator manual attached but
True Internet-worthy WiFi on board dLj at 11:11am 12.29.21 I just tested our Mobile Hotspot and it links up to 15 devices. Down 10 , Up 3.5 mbps. ______ Tha
Loose Leech Line on Jib Cause Halyard Wrap? thinwater at 11:07am 12.29.21 Thanks for the replies! I used a sort of wheel spacer that was supposed to help create a bit more a
Beached boat on oak island Ralph Johnstone at 11:01am 12.29.21 He would be safer on the beach. ............................................ permanently :facepa
The Proper PROP (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:51am 12.29.21 Found this one spring (but never again) and it almost stopped me from making the 1,000 yards to the
Beached boat on oak island (1) Will Gilmore at 10:47am 12.29.21
PacificNW weather update. RussC at 10:46am 12.29.21 I heard it was 67 in Alaska a couple days ago. maybe move north? :cool:*
Beached boat on oak island PaulK at 10:46am 12.29.21 No thief is going to spend hours on a beached stolen boat, trying to get it higher up out of the wat
Velociteck Prostart kappykaplan at 10:31am 12.29.21 There are a few mentions in this thread . . . https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/best-way-to-
Loose Leech Line on Jib Cause Halyard Wrap? DeeV007 at 10:28am 12.29.21 If there is room above the head of the jib, raise the jib as much as possible by placing a loop at
PacificNW weather update. shemandr at 10:20am 12.29.21 That is the drawback to the ice eaters. During storms power outages occur. :yikes:
Wire run through cabin deck to instrument panel bradm at 10:06am 12.29.21 Oops, my original post wasn't clear: I want to get to the electrical panel inside the cabin (not the
Beached boat on oak island shemandr at 10:04am 12.29.21 He would be safer on the beach. We've had these situations In New Suffolk Harbor due to storms. On
Windlass foot switch (1) nbender182 at 10:01am 12.29.21 kbgunn Did you ever come up with a solution? I'm having the same issue with a 45cc I recently bough
Single handing Will Gilmore at 10:01am 12.29.21 This article gives a good basic start. Tuning A Sailboat Rig the basic concept is to use enough ten
Loose Leech Line on Jib Cause Halyard Wrap? JoeWhite at 9:59am 12.29.21 If there is room above the head of the jib, raise the jib as much as possible by placing a loop at t
Wire run through cabin deck to instrument panel tahomathundr at 9:30am 12.29.21 The best way is to drill into the space inside the cabin liner then fish it back behind the the ste
Beached boat on oak island Calif. Ted at 9:09am 12.29.21 Careful, it took a chain of poor decisions to get him there and the chain seems likely to continue f
Beached boat on oak island BigEasy at 8:46am 12.29.21

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