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In mast furling? ScottySailor at 8:42am 08.19.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 23/2913
Hunter 41 DS Electronics Install sailtheworld79 at 5:29am 08.19.21 Big Boats 5/1134 Hey again everyone! This time around I've decided to tackle new electronics on the boat to replace t
Bristol 24 Corsair sailingsoon at 10:20pm 08.18.21 Bristol 1/1107 Hello Would like to know tbe diameter of the backstay wire(factory stock size) Thx in advance C
Westerbeke 42b 4 cylinder engine manufacturer Biobob Catalina 27 at 6:34pm 08.18.21 Ask All Sailors 3/864 Does anybody know who makes the base engine for westerbeke, my previous sailboat had a universal m18
Removing 3M 4000 from aluminum window frames young_gray at 4:44pm 08.18.21 Catalina 30 9/1801
Replace Dorade with Solar Vent P12nash at 4:16pm 08.18.21 Big Boats 15/4183
RUNNING THROTTLE UP OUT OF GEAR SVEN MARTINEZ at 2:19pm 08.18.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/2929 Hi folks. H386. How do you run up the throttle while not in gear? I seem to have no detent button
Safe to mount screws in the bilge? FlyingSailor at 1:47pm 08.18.21 Mid-Size Boats 8/3471 What exactly is directly under the bilge? Is just straight into the keel? I have a 1983 Catalina 27.
Raymarine st4000+ autopilot problems Jimongee at 12:00pm 08.18.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/4056 my boat is a Hunter 2002 356. The auto pilot has been working pretty good in light wind and calmer
Moisture readings from survey Gaston1953 at 10:46am 08.18.21 Ask All Sailors 15/3935 I recently got a survey done last week and all was very good. The hull sounded good,no blistering...
Victron Solar Controller 150/60 Placement Nodak7 at 10:36am 08.18.21 Big Boats 4/776 Ok this is kind of a funny (and stupid on my part) story but I thought I would share this with you a
Running out of hair to pull out!! rpell1@msn.com at 6:32am 08.18.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1011 Hi all......again, After running this problem last week and receiving some good advice, I find mysel
Anemometer repair upper Barnagate bay Dil at 6:07am 08.18.21 Ask All Sailors 6/778 Any one known who I might be able to call to fix my anemometer. I'm in Brick on Metedeconk I think i
TS Henri --> Hurricane Henri JamesG161 at 4:37am 08.18.21 Weather and Forecasting 19/1717 TS Henri This storm looked like an Atlantic "Fish Storm" until this morning. The storm may graze t
AIS500 software Udi at 1:44am 08.18.21 Ask All Sailors 4/2945 Hi! In my boat a Raymarine AIS500 that was installed around 2011. That kind of AIS have now interfa
Border Crossing Into BC Terry Cox at 9:14pm 08.17.21 Pacific North West Cruisers 1/894 Just a note to let you know that my boating buddy crossed into Canada a week or so ago through Sydne
Wooden (7) All U Get at 5:59pm 08.17.21 Ask All Sailors 39/3418
Hunter 23.5 Al Minns at 5:07pm 08.17.21 Smaller Boats 5/1128 Trying to rig my new to me Hunter 23.5 . Witch u bolt dose the upper should go to, front or rear. Th
Catalina 27 mast issue (1) SeaDogRun at 4:19pm 08.17.21 Mid-Size Boats 9/1654 Just bought a 1987 Catalina 27 on the cheap. Hadn't been sailed in 4 years. Lots of work to be don
Alternator shutoff switch? ScottySailor at 3:43pm 08.17.21 Big Boats 22/3339 Hey fellow sailors unfortunately after an awesome trip to Catalina my first time, motoring back towa

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Can a mast be repaired? If no, where can I buy a mast for my Hunter 23.5? Crazy Dave Condon at 2:00pm 03.01.25 Everyone is correct that there is alot of tension at the speader base and some have suggested weldi
Observations of my New LiFePO4 batteries smokey73 at 1:50pm 03.01.25 What changes did you make to your charging equipment (generator, solar, charge profile, etc.) What
Chain splice Hayden Watson at 1:35pm 03.01.25 If discussing catenary in chain rode, yes, But kellets have another purpose: in reversing currents
Chain splice Hayden Watson at 1:32pm 03.01.25 Continuing this thought, Nautic Ed's recommendation for the amount of rode out is 2x depth plus 50'
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 Captain Larry-DH at 1:15pm 03.01.25 It was extremely Difficult running wires for this upgrade. I understand that the headliner is the
Chain splice sesmith at 11:38am 03.01.25 Agreed. The math in deep water and shallow water are completely different, with a continuum in the
Chain splice Stu Jackson at 11:26am 03.01.25 It is the reason kellets don't work. If discussing catenary in chain rode, yes, But kellets have a
Alignment after engine mount replacement sesmith at 10:28am 03.01.25 If I read and understand what @sesmith is saying, the cutlass bearing on the strut may be out of al
Observations of my New LiFePO4 batteries dlochner at 10:00am 03.01.25 What kind of load did you put on the batteries to cause them to discharge so deeply while in storage
deck organizer access - Vision 32 PAC3142 at 9:56am 03.01.25 Hi Belzoni, I have a 1994 Hunter 37.5, and my spray hood looks very similar to yours. It is held do
Antifreeze Leak buddybear at 9:21am 03.01.25 If I had to guess the source of leak from your description, it appears it is due to expansion and c
Moving Lead Acid Batteries to inside the cabin dLj at 9:12am 03.01.25 @DL thanks for the perspective. Always glad to hear different thoughts. I was looking at it only
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 colemj at 9:00am 03.01.25 Heat seal the coax to the connector and in a salt water environment wrap the connecter with self-am
Moving Lead Acid Batteries to inside the cabin Rick D at 8:53am 03.01.25 I think putting the house bank in the bilge hollow would be possible but somewhat difficult. In fa
Antifreeze Leak JoeWhite at 8:47am 03.01.25 If I had to guess the source of leak from your description, it appears it is due to expansion and co
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 sailcapt340 at 7:06am 03.01.25 You noted the difficulty of running a wire to the pedestal for the remote mic. Is there another con
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 jssailem at 6:25am 03.01.25 I have had outstanding customer experiences from Milltech Marine :plus:
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 Captain Larry-DH at 6:20am 03.01.25 Some good guidance above. A couple of points to add to the discussion: 1) Considering OP is out of
Assistance Finding a Stern Tube for a Beneteau 393 jssailem at 6:19am 03.01.25 Perhaps @SVBLU can section the damaged tube that he removed to obtain the internal diameter. That
Chain splice thinwater at 6:19am 03.01.25 If I anchor at high tide in a spot showing a depth of 10' on the sounder, the boat could be laying

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