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Adler Barbour in 2000 Hunter 380 Capn D at 7:58am 11.14.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1135 The compressor on my Grunert reefer gave up the ghost after 7 years of very continuous use. Pricing
Lay Up Bummer. Sole rotted and buckled. Mergatroid at 9:03am 11.14.07 Smaller Boats 13/1332 After a month, found the sole of my h26 soaked and bowed.It had a bad patch in front of the galley
how well does a porta potty heel :( (1) sand sailor at 11:58am 11.14.07 Ask All Sailors 16/2456 I'm replacing this old thing and due to the age of my vintage boat (1968)i don't have a holding tank
4D Batteries Joe at 12:38pm 11.14.07 Mid-Size Boats 5/849 Hey - anyone install 2, 4d BATTERIES on a Hunter 320 or 326? I'm looking at the port and starboard
winches Eric at 12:54pm 11.14.07 Grampian 2/2975 Does anyone know where I can get a winch handle for one of the original winches on my Grampain 26.
Genset removal dbdaniel at 8:42pm 11.12.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1990 I just bought a 42 passage a couple months ago and have been working on her since. This is my first
27ft 1983 hunter scottish at 11:25pm 11.12.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1359 Sailors, Does anyone have a link or information on winterizing a 1gm yanmar engine.Thanks
Pointing with my Catalina 27 wing Keel Gary VanZee at 11:29pm 11.12.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/3633 A while back I requested some help with getting my Catalina 27 wing keel to point better and got som
The way to get a Head Bad Obsession at 10:34pm 11.12.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1187 I am seriously considering replacing the head in my 1990 Catalina 30. I have a jabsco in it now and
Hunter Vision Models r. gallagher at 10:01pm 11.12.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1032 I currently drive an H28.5 but always look at my next big boat. Plans are to keep this boat for abou
Downwind sailing Robbie19650 at 12:43am 11.13.07 Other Sailboats 0/824 Can we use our spinnaker pole to pole out the staysail boom as it tends to swing about madly when sa
Looking for Suggestions Paul R at 12:56am 11.13.07 Ask An Oday Owner 6/903 I have two winches on my mast, one on each side used for main and jib. I added a spinnaker halyard t
Help with mainsheet halyard ken at 12:56am 11.13.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1049 So my halyard for the main is at the top of the mast. Short of dropping the mast or going aloft in a
1980 C30; What to look for Fred at 1:23am 11.13.07 Catalina 30 2/1313 I have an accepted offer on a 1980 C30, subject to inspection. What should I look at particularly?
Exterior trim for the Catalina 30 Chesapeake Jeff at 1:36am 11.13.07 Catalina 30 2/1399 My thanks to the person who responded to my earlier request about finding exterior trim for the Cata
wow gold zzy at 1:41am 11.13.07 Smaller Boats 0/863 Welcome
Cal 33 Shift Cable Bracket DonDutton at 1:42am 11.13.07 Cal 4/2073 I have a 1986 Cal 33 with a Yanmar 3GM 22 hp diesel. The bracket that attaches to the port side of
Duffles for charter Alice A. at 2:50am 11.13.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1063 Hi, everyone. We need new duffles for our 10 day charter this winter. We need something in the 36inc
Non toxic anti freeze question Eric S565 at 2:55am 11.13.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1455 I'm slowly getting my A-4 winterized, and I noticed something on the jug of non toxic antifreeze tha
Need Dodger made for an O'Day 272 Capt Ron at 4:14am 11.13.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1752 Hello,I need to have a dodger made for my 272LE and was wondering if anyone knew of a manufacturer

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H38 Reefing - When, how much, in what order? sail sfbay at 10:52am 08.04.21 ..........First question, what's the optimum/max reasonable angle of heel with this boat? Second que
H38 Reefing - When, how much, in what order? flightlead404 at 10:40am 08.04.21 It really doesn't matter. I have a masthead rig, way different than yours, but the first thing to
NOT buying H34 BigEasy at 10:37am 08.04.21 Surveyor bless his heart is going back to try and confirm where the water is coming in. everybody
Windlass suddenly tripping main breaker skunther at 10:36am 08.04.21 The house battery needs a fuse regardless of the windlass stuff. You don't want to know what happen
New to the forum! Hello! Stu Jackson at 10:35am 08.04.21 Welcome. Buy Don Guilette's Sail Trim book, right here on this website. Get to know both this foru
Smoke detector mount wyctoronto at 10:34am 08.04.21 Thanks all. Done
HR43 mk1 - salt water entry into the aft cabin - help wanted Alan Gomes at 10:31am 08.04.21 Damn @Alan Gomes , I ALMOST wish I had a leak like this in which to apply your solution. This, I c
HR43 mk1 - salt water entry into the aft cabin - help wanted (1) Alan Gomes at 10:29am 08.04.21 Alan, Thanks for the description, surely the solution you adopted could be fine in my case too. My
H38 Reefing - When, how much, in what order? Stu Jackson at 10:27am 08.04.21 Thanks, good info. I'm pretty sure its greater than 100% job, I'll have to look it up, thought it
H38 Reefing - When, how much, in what order? flightlead404 at 10:24am 08.04.21 Your Hunter 38 is a Fractional rig. S.A. Fore: 281.89 ft2 / 26.19 m2 S.A. Main: 420.85 ft2 / 39.10
Having trouble feeding halyard through Selden mast, advice? ComoxSweetCaroline at 10:15am 08.04.21 I am replacing a line so I know the basic path should be ok. I spent a long time dangling stuff from
Drain/holding tank for small shower rickortega at 10:11am 08.04.21 Wow, very cool what he did. I don't see where he's going to run the drain hose from under the shower
Mary E (1) capta at 10:06am 08.04.21 Moving off the boat has its perks. I haven't seen it in years, but up it pops right when we are disc
Smoke detector mount JoeWhite at 10:06am 08.04.21 I would take a piece of 3/8" starboard slightly larger than your new device and drill holes to matc
It's Curtains! Crazy Dave Condon at 10:03am 08.04.21 Ron, shame tha t your ticket was pulled. You are in the class of wise old men who could help the yo
Chain snubbers sesmith at 10:02am 08.04.21 Curious if there is a rule of thumb on your snubber length? Here's the Practical Sailor take on
Looking for 260 in Canada Crazy Dave Condon at 9:58am 08.04.21 The genltman bought a Hunter 260 with heat and air, shore power,, roller furling, etc.. Found out
Mary E jssailem at 9:58am 08.04.21 I wish they would have actual sailors proof those stories Where is the fun in that? How can they p
HR43 mk1 - salt water entry into the aft cabin - help wanted Ralph Johnstone at 9:54am 08.04.21 Yes, the solution was indeed brilliant. However, as much as I'd like to bask in your adulation, the
Chain snubbers capta at 9:54am 08.04.21

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