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Surge arrestor caused AC main breaker to trip Tuyen at 9:19am 06.25.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1435 I have a couple of questions. If someone can help, I would appreciate it very much. My boat is a 1
Beating into the wind. Chris McCubbins at 9:25am 06.25.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/805 I was sailing in a mountian lake with winds over 20 mph and found it very hard to tack into the win
Anchoring stanchions wo nuts or bedded plate ghadrill at 9:53am 06.25.07 Big Boats 1/1085 Hunter 340 yr 2001On closer inspection of 2 of the loosest stanchions there does not appear to be
Is it possible to heal a H25 too much and capsize? busyengineer at 8:06am 06.25.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/949 I have a 1977 Cherubini Hunter 25 - full fixed keel. Is it possible to heel too much and take on wat
Water Intrusion Steve A. at 9:50am 06.25.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/765 This spring, I sailed my 1992 H28 from Newburyport, MA to Boothbay, ME. During the trip, we encount
Reanchoring stanchions /no nuts or tapped plate! ghadrill at 9:50am 06.25.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1065 The boat is a Hunter 340 yr 2001. On closer inspection of 2 of the loosest stanchions there does
Starboard Deck Water Pooling Tom at 9:43am 06.25.07 Bavaria 2/1498 Despite attempts to balance our 38 with both storage weight, water, fuel etc.........we maintain a c
Spinnaker Aft Block Location Tom at 9:39am 06.25.07 Bavaria 3/1730 With the solid toe rail and no aft blocks for spinnaker sheet......what is a good approach to an aft
Need a outboard/cargo hoist for my H 380 Jeffrey at 11:24am 06.25.07 Big Boats 11/1104 I have tried to find an outboard/cargo hoist (100 lbs load max) that will fit my 2001 380 without a
Painting Mast Flashman at 11:20am 06.25.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/939 Has anyone ever painted an aluminum mast and boom? Anything special one needs to do? Considering pa
Will not start Chief at 11:42am 06.25.07 Ask All Sailors 20/1621 I have been posting all day about a battery issue. Went down to the boat this evening and tried to s
bow light wire routing carl12574 at 11:35am 06.25.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/972 I have no power at the bow light. I know that the wire for it runs thru the bow rail but can't find
Surveyor Dan Johnson at 12:13pm 06.25.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1279 Does anyone in the northern Chesapeake Bay area have a surveyor that they have used and would share
Elvstrom batten parts Mike Hollingsworth at 1:08pm 06.25.07 Bavaria 3/2043 Happy summer sailing to all!I am in dire need of batten parts for my Elvstrom main sail. The part I
removal of swing keel pin Morley at 12:50pm 06.25.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1193 I have to replace the keel on my 1991 Macgregor 26CThere are two bolts with phillip heads that app
Advise on installing halyards aft kit Winn d at 12:20pm 06.25.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1545 I have just recieved a halyards aft kit along with a custom outhaul and single line reefing system.
Water Tank Greg W at 1:30pm 06.25.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/918 Here is my issue:I partially filled my water tank Saturday before an overnight cruise. I also hav
Respect Doug Burton at 2:56pm 06.25.07 Ask All Sailors 0/913 I have to give it to the forum moderators for shutting down bogus classifieds. Thank You. I called a
Identification help please palacegrand at 4:44pm 06.25.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1211 Hi Folks,Just got back from a nice 3 day water weekend in the Gulf Islands. Sigh ....Anyway, saw a
hot water question Roger F at 10:04pm 06.23.07 Mid-Size Boats 8/755 I have a 05 H306 that is new to me this season. My first inboard (Yanmar 18). From the manual, I c

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Getting a messenger through mast shemandr at 7:10am 03.14.21 If you can rotate the mast so that other halyards are on the high side, and tighten the halyards to
Vakaros Atlas Jackdaw at 6:45am 03.14.21 Great explanation on the method used for calculating TTL. it is easy to become overcomplicated. As
What is best way to rig this rigid boom vang? DArcy at 6:41am 03.14.21 What made me think that they might have had it rigged wrong is that the manual calls for 25' on the
H310 - Where does anchor locker drain? smokey73 at 6:29am 03.14.21 I do not know about the 310 specifically, but on my 40.5 there are two drains. One low in the locke
Defibrillation on the Yacht? Kings Gambit at 6:26am 03.14.21 You can't go wrong with a defib for sure. Most people think it is the answer to cardiac arrest. I
H310 - Where does anchor locker drain? Tim22 at 6:25am 03.14.21 My H310 has two drains in the anchor locker - one is low down and one about a foot up. They are on o
Getting a messenger through mast dlochner at 6:24am 03.14.21 The mast head should come off, usually a few bolts. If the bottom is not open, then the fittings the
Mac 25 bottom issue rgranger at 6:10am 03.14.21 Yes... it does look good
I made some custom rugs! 31seahorse at 6:01am 03.14.21 Hello VisionPNW Those are eye-catching in a good way! Were you able to put a nonskid backing on yo
Getting a messenger through mast 31seahorse at 5:54am 03.14.21 Hello wdonovan, Without pictures of your mast and its halyard arrangement here is what I think wil
Vakaros Atlas Apex at 5:53am 03.14.21 Great explanation on the method used for calculating TTL. it is easy to become overcomplicated. As
Florida Will Gilmore at 5:30am 03.14.21 Definitely need air conditioning on the boat, to hang out dockside or to cool off after doing any o
Flapper goes off for no reason swisssally at 5:27am 03.14.21 Yes, I meant the bilge pump float switch. (Sorry.. wrote late at night)... we did check for a short
I made some custom rugs! All U Get at 5:24am 03.14.21
What is best way to rig this rigid boom vang? Joe at 5:22am 03.14.21 I can see in the picture the control line leaves the top sheave and runs outside the unit, down to a
What is best way to rig this rigid boom vang? DougM at 5:21am 03.14.21 Agree with Davidasailor... that is the way mine is rigged. I disagree that the fat tube should be do
What is best way to rig this rigid boom vang? dlochner at 5:19am 03.14.21 I think it might be upside down. The fatter tube belongs on the bottom. Also the vang interferes wit
I made some custom rugs! cymeyer at 5:18am 03.14.21 for our boat/home. After looking into what was commercially available, I realized we could put our
New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit (1) Thaniel at 5:16am 03.14.21 Update for this week
Two questions - water pump and barnacle impact All U Get at 5:14am 03.14.21 Pettit came out with a new prop paint and bottom paint. Not cheap but claims to be better than thei

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