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Surge arrestor caused AC main breaker to trip Tuyen at 9:19am 06.25.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1588 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 5/926 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 1/1142 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 1/1012 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 1/803 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 5/1125 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 2/1706 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 3/2046 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 11/1213 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 2/994 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 20/1937 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 1/1021 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 6/1341 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 3/2594 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 5/1352 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 2/1677 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 1/987 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 0/941 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 1/1255 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 8/854 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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Anyone around Fortman Marina, Alameda? HeatherE at 4:34pm 09.27.21 Do we get a trip report? Thursday has come and gone. If it went poorly it didn't go so badly as t
Anyone around Fortman Marina, Alameda? HeatherE at 4:26pm 09.27.21 Haha :) Mark, haven't joined anything yet! Great idea! Looking now, thanks!
Furling main replacement KZW at 4:18pm 09.27.21 My furling mast (sail 307 built in 2005) is Charleston Spar. I believe all the furling masts were CS
Yanmar 3jh3e Winterize Claude L.-Auger at 4:16pm 09.27.21 All good advice here and since you mention changing the antifreeze it means you only need to winteri
Winterizing the Head Holding Tank Don S/V ILLusion at 4:04pm 09.27.21 Peggy, I know how pumps work. My grandfather was an engineering, my father was an engineer, I'm an
Fresh water pump noise sail sfbay at 3:59pm 09.27.21 The pump noise is the pump cycling. The cycling is caused by the pump's built-in pressure switch th
Water system hoses and connectors sail sfbay at 3:37pm 09.27.21 Same 4 gpm pump, which I recently installed on my powerboat. My sailboat has a 4.3 gpm Jabsco Par-Ma
Difference between Tohatsu 6hp Sail Pro vs Non Sail Pro Gene Neill at 3:28pm 09.27.21 The right prop makes all the difference in the world.
Teak seats and trim. Hollyberry at 3:26pm 09.27.21
Teak seats and trim. Bluenose at 3:20pm 09.27.21 Looks good! I'd like to put some on the companionway steps to the saloon. Where did you buy it?
Water system hoses and connectors (1) Udi at 3:18pm 09.27.21 I wish I won't need one but I believe I do because the flow of the new pump is larger then the deman
Its funny Friday! WayneH at 3:08pm 09.27.21 Brain bleach!!!!! Please, more brain bleach!!!
Water system hoses and connectors sail sfbay at 2:46pm 09.27.21 Maybe you do not need an accumulator. I do not have one on my Hunter 46 and powerboat with a Jabsco
Hunter 212 ... I have some questions after getting her going .... and what should I know? timjneedham at 2:34pm 09.27.21 As a former Hunter dealer who introduced that boat for Hunter , I will be glad to assist but max he
Winterizing the Head Holding Tank dlochner at 2:23pm 09.27.21 Peggy, I know how pumps work. My grandfather was an engineering, my father was an engineer, I'm an
Furling main replacement (2) sail sfbay at 2:01pm 09.27.21 I would be very interested to see the details. Want to see various options and it helps to hear from
Winterizing the Head Holding Tank jviss at 1:58pm 09.27.21 Peggy, I know how pumps work. My grandfather was an engineer, my father was an engineer, I'm an eng
Hunter 356 cockpit cocktail table..HELP! briankoi at 1:56pm 09.27.21 My Hunter 386 and 46 had the same table. I will go down to my Hunter 46 and measure its table and
Simpson Lawrence Sprint 900 Windlass Issues (1) flightlead404 at 1:53pm 09.27.21 No the shaft is the same diameter from the bearing down. You can see the circlip that holds the bea
Inner Jib Tracks and Life Lines Any Sea at 1:49pm 09.27.21 Thanks LakeShark. Great videos. Especially the one with your son. Awesome. That's exactly what

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