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Jib halyard block. JHarwood at 5:31am 06.04.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1151 I need to replace a block at the base of my Hunter 28 Mast. It's one of several that screws into a n
cunningham jao1972 at 6:04am 06.04.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/916 Should a 1994 H26 have a cunningham? I recently purchased a used 1994 H26 and the local Hunter deal
Are cable covers for standing rigging good? muised at 6:24am 06.04.07 Ask All Sailors 11/5246 I just removed the cable covers from my new to me boat. They were very brittle, in very bad conditi
Mast head light for 27 ft Catalina 1980 27 foot Peter Gale at 6:50am 06.04.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1213 I am needing to go up the mast to replace a mast head light and need to get a replacement bulb befor
Newport 33 owners gpsherrow@sbcglobal.net at 7:18am 06.04.07 Newport 1/1960 Would like to exchange info with other Newport 30 and up owners
H26 Centerboard Uphaul jao1972 at 8:01am 06.04.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1375 I realize this issue has been discussed fairly frequently in the past, but wanted to toss it out the
Steve Dion Douglas Washburn at 8:21am 06.04.07 Mid-Size Boats 4/947 Steve:You have commented in the past about filling a pail with hot water, detergent and bleach to p
Really dumb boom vang question, H23.5 ConchyJoe at 8:50am 06.04.07 Smaller Boats 4/1113 Laurie and I put the Hunter in the water this weekend, and took it out for a short sail.For some r
Maxi-prop and correct pitch rsorbo at 8:46am 06.04.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1629 I recently installed a new Max prop. I have a Oceanius 381 with a Westerbeke 42B engine. The old pro
Depth Gauge Offset Dan Wagner at 9:07am 06.04.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1483 I just bought a 2005 shoal-draft Hunter 306. I want to calibrate the depth gauge to read water unde
Stern Arch for dingy davits for Passage 456 Fourty Love at 12:19pm 06.04.07 Big Boats 7/1310 Just bought a 2002 Passage 456 hope someone has had a arch for the stern built to mount davits for
Pirate Master william24424 at 12:38pm 06.04.07 Ask All Sailors 10/1147 New reality show, like survivor, except this one is using the Picton Castle as the home of 16 actors
too much water to dripless bearings??? Denise at 12:31pm 06.04.07 Ask All Sailors 0/1012 My Oday 30 has a "strongseal" dripless shaft seal by tides marine. the water tube that feeds the se
Electric head paulj at 12:59pm 06.04.07 Catalina 310 1/1519 BobHere is a picture of the WC installed and the dimension you wanted.paulj
Port Shade/Coverings Greg W at 12:53pm 06.04.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1239 All of my ports on my 1983 H31 have four buttons around the outside. There are two above the port an
HELP - How to Pump Out a 1983 H31 Greg W at 1:06pm 06.04.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1017 Ok, here is a real dumb question, but one I must ask! I am the new owner of a 1983 H31 and I need to
I need lead letterman at 10:50am 06.04.07 Ask All Sailors 13/1271 Anyone ever cut up a battery for the lead? My guess is the better solution for lead would be car ti
Bolt rope / slugs bill earnhardt at 10:21am 06.04.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1042 Can my main sail on my M26 be changed from a bolt rope attachment to to main, to a slug type attachm
Auto Pilot ST4000 Mike G. at 10:11am 06.04.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1408 I am in the processing of purchasing a boat and would like to add auto pilot. My previous boat had
New bunks Mac at 11:33am 06.04.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1083 Sunday I took my 25 out on the lake. When I parked the trailer I did some repair work. Instead of

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Reverse Polarity and Inverter Damage JoeWhite at 8:35am 07.02.21 I would think that the AC is connected to a stepdown transformer, then used. Therefore the reversal
Reconnecting cut transducer cable on Standard Horizon DS35 JoeWhite at 8:30am 07.02.21 Yes, just solder, use shrinkable tubing. Be sure to connect the bare wire aswell. Make the wires as
Missing plate on mast ManicFarmer at 8:29am 07.02.21 If you know the mast manufacturer you might contact them for the part. I did not see a specific re
Reverse Polarity and Inverter Damage Davidasailor26 at 8:21am 07.02.21 Well technically AC reverses polarity 60 times per second so I would have to say his claim has no m
Missing plate on mast sail sfbay at 8:20am 07.02.21 If you know the mast manufacturer you might contact them for the part. I did not see a specific ref
By the power of the sun... dlochner at 8:05am 07.02.21 1) Which option would gather more power across all weather conditions? The panel which gets the m
Reconnecting cut transducer cable on Standard Horizon DS35 dlochner at 8:00am 07.02.21 Years ago I had the same problem. If I recall correctly, the cable is a shielded cable, if that is c
Refinishing Teak Hand Rails Project_Mayhem at 7:59am 07.02.21 :plus:
Reverse Polarity and Inverter Damage Project_Mayhem at 7:57am 07.02.21 Well technically AC reverses polarity 60 times per second so I would have to say his claim has no me
Missing plate on mast ManicFarmer at 7:56am 07.02.21 @sail sfbay Thanks so much, I will look into these and see which one will work best. Terminology is
Missing plate on mast sail sfbay at 7:53am 07.02.21 Sounds like you are referring to a Mainsail Gates & Slide Stops. Masts that use a track for mainsail
Refinishing Teak Hand Rails sail sfbay at 7:27am 07.02.21 Same question came up on this thread (see post #2): Sealing Teak Toe Rail \| Sailboat Owners Forums a
Speaker volume control Project_Mayhem at 6:25am 07.02.21 I found that they may not function well when not operated for a long period. Simple fix is to work
Faulty ST 60 Depth instrument or faulty transducer? (1) Ward H at 6:23am 07.02.21 Raymarine locked down its tech forum but it is still there for viewing. I found this about your issu
Running DC circuits while charging battery? Maine Sail at 6:20am 07.02.21 If the charger is properly sized the answer is yes, absolutely. The complete answer is slightly di
Forward hatch hinges broken on Hunter P 42 JamesG161 at 6:14am 07.02.21 It is a Bomar hatch. My bad, I clicked too quickly since mine are Lewmar. Bomar 2000 Series Rectan
Faulty ST 60 Depth instrument or faulty transducer? Ward H at 6:10am 07.02.21 new to me ST 60 depth sounder and a new transducer. Are you sure the transducer is a model that wo
Running DC circuits while charging battery? jssailem at 6:09am 07.02.21 Not a problem. Go for it.
Speaker volume control JamesG161 at 6:04am 07.02.21 The L-Pad is the best volume control method. Why? Two rheostats work together. One attenuates the Vo
Just can't get no release! (1) Project_Mayhem at 6:00am 07.02.21 I checked last night. I have a double block on the boom and this same ratcheting fiddle block on the

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