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Mooring winch rad at 1:55pm 05.14.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1333 Can anyone recommend a winch to haul moorings onto a raft? I was led to understand that boat trailer
Stepping Mast - Taping Turnbuckles Greg W at 2:33pm 05.14.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1175 I am stepping my mast on Friday. I need to pull the cotter rings and tape the turnbuckles ahead of t
topping lift alans at 9:51pm 05.11.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/1173 hi, i have sailed my boat for three seasons. i have a roller furling main and a rod kicker. boat nev
shore power problem rob9799 at 9:11pm 05.11.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1113 my hunter 30 is finally in the water When I plug into shore power all is well until I turn anything
Universal M-18 Bob L at 10:14pm 05.11.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/1498 This is the first spring for my Catalina 27 with an inboard engine. In the fall I changed the oil,
Enigine RPM's up & down AXEL at 10:47pm 05.11.08 Ask All Sailors 31/2402 I launched my C30 yesterday. It's about a 45 minute run from the marina to my slip. About 1/2 hour i
Help with keel crack, starts aft, extents 12-15 inches Paul at 10:21pm 05.11.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1093 I'm looking at a Tartan 10. The one item I'm worried about is a crack that begins about 6 inches fr
Tides and Currents - Tips and Insights Bonnie Riser at 11:15pm 05.11.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1301 Hi All,I have been doing a lot of thinking about tides and currents this weekend. I went through a
caned expanding foam barney at 11:12pm 05.11.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1448 Has anyone used the canned expanded foam on their boat to hold things in place? ex water tanks, plas
M25 Trailer David at 12:11am 05.12.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1041 I purchased a Macgregor 25 a few years ago without a trailer. I am waiting to move the boat to a ne
Wheel lock Hunter 280 sailorgirl 500 at 12:23am 05.12.08 Mid-Size Boats 4/1376 I took a 1996 Hunter 280 for a test sail Saturday and loved it. This will be my first boat with a w
Is this normal behavior at the Marina? mike16498 at 12:39am 05.12.08 Ask All Sailors 24/2113 My Hunter 27 was put into the water 3 weeks ago and the Marina did a beautiful job installing a new
Raw water pump Magothy Boy at 12:57am 05.12.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1391 Hello:I have a Yanmar 3GM in my Morgan 32. I changed out the raw water pump impeller and reinstal
26 bilge pump AircooledPatriot at 12:51am 05.12.08 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1229 Poll: Where have you mounted your bilge pump? What type/s are you using? Thanks in advance. Ev
Phil, Would a Spell-check Help -out on This Posting Board? Paul Akers at 1:10am 05.12.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/1460 Or, does a site like this have too many mneumonics that we could use that would cause a spell-checke
Changing antifreeze John at 1:24am 05.12.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1211 After five seasons I am thinking of changing the Havoline extended antifreeze in my M25 on my 1983 C
alternator David Cadwallader at 1:40am 05.12.08 Newport 0/2138 Hello.I have been going over my wiring and have found a wire uhooked at alt .following wire diagram
alternator issues David Cadwallader at 1:47am 05.12.08 Ask All Sailors 13/1838 Hi,i have a Universal Diesel in my boat have been going over the wireing and have found wire off bac
Crib board for 22 Capri Ken B at 2:42am 05.12.08 Other Sailboats 0/1093 I have just refinished the exterior Teak trim on my 1994 Capri 22, The campanionway crib board which
Do I need a galvanic isolator? AircooledPatriot at 3:15am 05.12.08 Ask All Sailors 7/3632 Thanks in advance as always for any expert advice.Oday 26. I sail on weekends for up to 4 days at

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Switching my 1976, Hunter 30 diesel to electric Tom J at 10:55am 12.31.21 How pray tell? How does the propellor know that it is being turned by an electric motor instead of
Switching my 1976, Hunter 30 diesel to electric JohnShannon at 10:44am 12.31.21 If you go to an Oceanvolt saildrive system, goodbye prop walk.:D How pray tell? How does the prope
Switching my 1976, Hunter 30 diesel to electric chip veres at 10:41am 12.31.21 Cool project, range is the is the main issue, a secondary issue is range and once you have those tw
The Proper PROP Sailm8 at 10:29am 12.31.21 In my experience, there are so many variables with barnacles such as boats location, water temp, sal
Anyone know what caused these depo FLAPILOT at 9:39am 12.31.21 While prompt cleaning is necessary you need to find out where the salt water is coming from, is the
New to the forum BigEasy at 9:34am 12.31.21 If you want to widen your exposure and generate a greater resource of answers, then use the "Ask Al
The Proper PROP Barn-dog at 8:53am 12.31.21 My thanks again all, for your responses and comments. Based on what you've said, I going to stay wi
Water tank Terry Cox at 8:46am 12.31.21 Our side water tank has a hole in the pickup tube 1/2 way down. Ours remain in good condition, so
H33.5 V-Berth Length Fred at 8:38am 12.31.21 A pocket door, a dutch door, a curtain or reverse the opening direction, then you can fill the adde
Switching my 1976, Hunter 30 diesel to electric Rick Webb at 8:38am 12.31.21 Can't you get a "Mr Fusion" at your local Target?
Key West activities. (7) jssailem at 8:30am 12.31.21 Do the photo nt a bike on Duval street. 201355 Ride the island but Avoid hitting the chickens they a
Key West activities. Rjm st.petersburg at 8:28am 12.31.21 Robbie's at Islamorada, you can hand feed tarpon. From Key West you can take a seaplane to Ft. Jeffe
Switching my 1976, Hunter 30 diesel to electric jssailem at 8:23am 12.31.21 I think that a small reactor would be both fascinating, and a long life power "solar similar" source
Switching my 1976, Hunter 30 diesel to electric (1) jssailem at 8:21am 12.31.21 Perhaps they had a Melt Down. happened at Sea?
Switching my 1976, Hunter 30 diesel to electric Benny17441 at 8:18am 12.31.21 Heard years ago that the Russians were marketing a small nuclear reactor power plant for small marin
Water tank jssailem at 8:10am 12.31.21 Thoughts? Advice on repair? When I have a hose failure "Leak", rubber patch or Amalgam tape can te
Velociteck Prostart cb32863 at 8:05am 12.31.21 Wasn't Jackdaw working with that company? Racer's will spend big money if they think they can get
Anyone know what caused these depo Benny17441 at 7:58am 12.31.21 While prompt cleaning is necessary you need to find out where the salt water is coming from, is ther
New to the forum jssailem at 7:52am 12.31.21 Welcome to the SBO Forum. Congrats on the new boat. Having been on other folks boats you can now app
New to the forum Benny17441 at 7:46am 12.31.21 Welcome. You can refer to the boat as an H31-2007 and it is best to post "In Ask a Hunter Owner" a

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