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A pretty good mini-tutorial re GPS Warren Milberg at 9:17am 04.15.08 Ask All Sailors 1/980 This is a pretty good tutorial about GPS and paper charts by Chuck Husick as posted on the BoatUS we
Weird rope clutch overhaul (2) Taylor at 8:55am 04.15.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1178 Has anyone seen a rope clutch like this before? This is under the forward end of my boom and contro
2008 Newport to Ensenada Race? Rick D at 8:20am 04.15.08 Destinations 4/2608 Who among you is in the race? I'm in non-spinnaker A, Attitude Adjustment 2. 288 boats to date enter
Mast head sheaves rad at 2:22pm 04.15.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1027 I am in the process of rigging and rewiring my '77 Hunter 30' mast. My question is about the sheaves
bilge pump and float switch letterman at 11:08am 04.15.08 Ask All Sailors 15/2533 I need to install one on each side of my bilge. The problem is getting them to stay put, and uprigh
What is the minimum tow vehicle for a 26D? Wayneoh at 11:04am 04.15.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1819 Hello, new to the macgregor community and was wondering if I could get by for this season with my '0
ocean passage david at 10:55am 04.15.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1036 has anybody out there sailed a hunter 33 on any ocean passage is this boat up to a trip to say hawai
Painting under the bunks (part2) (1) Lee Y at 9:58am 04.15.08 Smaller Boats 0/677 Here is another photo.
Painting under the bunks (1) Lee Y at 9:54am 04.15.08 Smaller Boats 4/843 After reading about all the different ideas on how to support the boat when the bunks are lowered, I
New York To Great Lakes - Can you help? Capt Andy at 9:50am 04.15.08 Ask All Sailors 10/2056 I live in Mi. I have purchased a new Catalina-Morgan 440, in Ct, and am considering bringing the boa
Lost and Found paulj at 5:13pm 04.15.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1204 paulj
Need replacement chainplate eyebolts - 4 to 6 weeks from CD!! tegwilym at 2:44pm 04.15.08 Catalina 22 15/2946 I've spent most of the winter restoring my 1971 Catalina 22 and nearly finished so I can start saili
unbolting keel cat 28 Duncan Ritchie at 6:36pm 04.15.08 Mid-Size Boats 4/1283 Is it easily possible to unbolt the keel of a cat 28 for transport to Australia . Is their a stub be
Coppercoat anyone? Andreas7699 at 8:27pm 04.13.08 Ask All Sailors 6/2628 Hi.Does anyone use coppercoat antifouling. Please add comments.Andreas
I have the rudder blues (1) Ken Palmer at 10:14pm 04.13.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1231 I found cracks on both sides of the rudder when returning to my Hunter 33.5 after being away for a m
A STRANGE WHITE CRUST ON ONLY PART OF WATERLINE.??? (1) Chuck R at 10:32pm 04.13.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1621 Having a difficult time getting / removing a white scum that is the result of something the has floa
Accident w/Coast Guard higgs at 10:49pm 04.13.08 Ask All Sailors 28/2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vLErvNBf1YIt looks to me like the CG is at fault in this one.
egmont key anchorage jdgrnt66 at 11:21pm 04.13.08 Ask All Sailors 7/7221 hey gang! Hopefully doing a overnight cruise to egmont key this weekend. Does anyone have any info
Tow vehicle Nicky17000 at 11:00pm 04.13.08 Trailer Sailors 19/3150 I have a tiny car so whenever I need to tow my Legend23.5 I have to hire somebody else. Fortunately
chain plate and other hull problems bob thacker at 11:33pm 04.13.08 Ericson 0/1780 1979 ericson 29, chain plates embedded in fiberglass hull are rusting through. any suggestions for

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331 Oceanis wiring diagram arf145 at 11:28am 11.08.21 My French made 331 did not come with any devices to separate batteries--beyond switches. I've since
CE certificate for Hunter 466? (1) twalker H260 at 10:51am 11.08.21 What you are looking for is a plate that will be attached directly to the boat somewhere and looks l
Freaky voltage reading Roland5048 at 10:40am 11.08.21 Just had this same issue with my Blue Sea panel. Volt meter for both house and start would start ac
Beneteau 473 with low maximum speed Davidasailor26 at 10:14am 11.08.21
ALLWAYS A MESS!!! MIGuy at 9:47am 11.08.21 I have used a gallon plastic jug cut out with a razor knife so I could slowly work it under the oil
Single handing Justin_NSA at 9:23am 11.08.21 I am looking at installing a depth gauge. One that does not require putting a hole in the hull. Are
NEED EYEBROW FOR FONTAINE PAJOT ORANA 44 sail sfbay at 9:20am 11.08.21 Welcome to the forum!! If you cannot find then suggest sourcing them from a company that fabricates
Running Rigging Line Type Phil Herring at 9:10am 11.08.21 Hunter used Samson XLS (now XLS3) for the sheets and MLX (now MLX3) for furling sail halyards. At ti
Its funny Friday! dLj at 9:06am 11.08.21 https://www.inc.com/jeff-haden/how-1-missing-comma-just-cost-this-company-5-million-but-did-make-its
Wiring for electric winch - 2002 386 flightlead404 at 9:03am 11.08.21 @Hamish_s I was just fishing around in that area for my solar installation. On my boat ('07 38) the
Running Rigging Line Type (1) sail sfbay at 8:50am 11.08.21 Congratulations on your new sailboat!! My Hunter 386 manual showed the same line type which also co
Wiring for electric winch - 2002 386 sail sfbay at 8:39am 11.08.21 I had a 2004 Hunter 386 and thought about installing an electric winch for the main sheet as I now h
Adding a 115V outlet Bob J. at 8:29am 11.08.21 This isn't complicated. If your battery charger comes with a plug, plug it in. Just be sure the rec
ALLWAYS A MESS!!! sail sfbay at 8:28am 11.08.21 FastOlson........that's the way I do it!!
ALLWAYS A MESS!!! FastOlson at 8:23am 11.08.21 I have adopted some old advice about wrapping a heavy wall 'zip lock' baggy around the horizontal oi
Finally went for a sail DeniseO30 at 8:20am 11.08.21 Well wrapping this up and guess until spring (except for winterization) I also guess I won't know if
Hunter 50 AC - Spare Rudder System Gianni65 at 8:18am 11.08.21 Thanks. Let's see if anyone has ever had the chance to see what Spare Rudder System is for Hunter M
Beneteau 473 with low maximum speed PEDRO MENDES PINTO at 8:03am 11.08.21 I'll check it. Thanks
Its funny Friday! (1) DArcy at 8:00am 11.08.21 Punctuation saves lives
ALLWAYS A MESS!!! Claude L.-Auger at 7:51am 11.08.21 Agree with Shermandr about an upline fuel filter. I have a Racor 2 micron fuel filter in an accessi

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