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Owner's Manual for a 29.5 Hunter Sailboat Barbara Rogers at 1:28pm 03.22.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1928 My husband and I purchased a 1994 Hunter Sailboat. There is no Owner's Manual with it. There are s
Fiberglass crack Rick at 2:13pm 03.22.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1151 Hey gangI was doing some spring cleaning in swimbridge locker and noticed a small leak. It is wher
Fresh water leak Levin at 4:08pm 03.22.07 Ask All Sailors 34/3218 Hello everyone, So I'm just back from a seven month deployment to Iraq and now I'm deep in the p
windlass?? sailboatlover at 1:16am 03.21.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1688 Just bought a QUICK GENIUS 600 WINDLASS on Ebay, I have a CAL34...will this type od windlass do or
Stereo Selection and Power Requirements Jim22199 at 1:07am 03.21.07 Ask All Sailors 21/4060 I am new to sailing and I am looking to put a new Stereo in my Sailboat. I have been shopping some
Nor California Hunter Owners Planning Rendezvous Stephen Dale at 12:56am 03.21.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/925 There are 30 Hunter owners in Nothern California currently discussing a 2007 Rendezvous. To join the
seeking advice from the chain gang Ernie at 12:17am 03.21.07 Ask All Sailors 13/1122 Hi all,I'm in the process of changing over to an all chain (or at least mostly chain) anchor rode.
Lifting the Cabin top KevinMc at 10:49pm 03.20.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1709 OK, let's begin by confessing my lack of knowledge of the proper names of various parts of a sailboa
Adding a generator Steve11027 at 10:49pm 03.20.07 Big Boats 9/1230 I am planning on adding a generator to my 426DS under the nav seat in the salon. I am interested in
Liberty Cup DVD Hugh4753 at 10:33pm 03.20.07 Big Boats 8/1265 Alan, any update on the Liberty Cup DVD's?
Keel woble Dave Teegardin at 2:40am 03.21.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1354 I recently purchased a 1984 25' macGregor and the keel has approximately 2" of movement at the lower
Painting the Deck - Rasmus ddewolfe at 2:45am 03.21.07 Hallberg-Rassy 0/7233 I'm thinking of painting the patterned fibreglass deck of my Rasmus.Has anyone done that with succ
Can we put a 115 VAC generator on our Yanmar 2GM? Tony Z at 2:41am 03.21.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/2984 A thought,Can we put a 115 VAC generator on our inboard motors and make plenty of power under way
Gel Battery Charging Sea Biscuit at 5:05am 03.21.07 Smaller Boats 8/1143 Can I use an automotive charger to charge gel batteries or do I need to use something special.
222 bilge ignorance 48dodge at 3:04am 03.21.07 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1430 Well, I've had my 222 for a few months and have just started working on getting it cleaned up and re
Boom clearance on cabin top on a Mac 25 caguy at 3:36am 03.21.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1047 I've noticed that the roof doesn't clear when raised while under sail all of the time. Sometimes it
replacement stove for 1980 C27 Jed Hartings at 5:06am 03.21.07 Mid-Size Boats 1/1170 Does anyone know where I can buy a 2-burner stove to replace the original Princess Optimus stove on
3/8" anchor chain...is it big enough for Cal 34??? JB at 6:48am 03.21.07 Cal 5/658 I've only been sailing for a couple of years and have never anchored, always gone back to a slip. I'
Gas or Electric feejer at 7:35am 03.21.07 Day Sailers 4/1221 Looking at a Hunter 170. I'm on the fence about a 2hp 4 stroke Honda or some type of 12 volt trollin
slide-out sink Keith Jones at 7:46am 03.21.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1357 I just bought a 1984 MacGregor 25. Missing from the inventory is the slide-out sink and an owner's m

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wing on wing sailing Udi at 8:58pm 08.24.21 I'm not sure about the H45DS, but on our H27-3 -- and the H23.5 we had prior -- I installed a whisk
Sometimes you get lucky - a Meges M-20 that hasn't seen the light of day since 1998 and only light use before Captain Ron 18 at 8:39pm 08.24.21
1987 Catalina 22 Outboard Battery Charging Gene Neill at 8:10pm 08.24.21 Makes total sense. Do you ever have to charge with a 120vac charger to supplement solar power ? H
Raw water cooling system question Benny17441 at 8:03pm 08.24.21 Bronze.
1987 Catalina 22 Outboard Battery Charging Gene Neill at 7:52pm 08.24.21 Many opt for adding additional batteries. In my humble opinion, this is a mistake. Batteries are
1987 Catalina 22 Outboard Battery Charging Leeward Rail at 7:46pm 08.24.21 Our autopilot is our #1 power hog. And the worse the conditions, the more it uses. Makes total sen
Near Miss in Port Huron DayDreamer41 at 7:43pm 08.24.21
1987 Catalina 22 Outboard Battery Charging Gene Neill at 7:28pm 08.24.21 The VHF, wifi NMEA repeater, Lowrance depth/GPS unit and waterproof Android tablet (running Navioni
wing on wing sailing sail sfbay at 7:13pm 08.24.21 Did you encountered any 45s or other hunter around those sizes with B&R rigs, using a whisker pole w
Near Miss in Port Huron Tally Ho at 7:13pm 08.24.21 @Tally Ho Yep been there done that to, the South end of Huron is nice, especially when the Canadian
Near Miss in Port Huron DayDreamer41 at 7:08pm 08.24.21 @Tally Ho Yep been there done that to, the South end of Huron is nice, especially when the Canadian
Near Miss in Port Huron JohnShannon at 7:01pm 08.24.21
Hunter 265 w/Nissan throttle/shifter problems Orbweaver at 7:01pm 08.24.21 I can't help with the Nissan (mine has a newer Yamaha) but wanted to say that it's nice to see anoth
Near Miss in Port Huron (1) Tally Ho at 7:00pm 08.24.21 @Tally Ho the river is a mile wide with most of that width being able to support navigation for lak
1987 Catalina 22 Outboard Battery Charging danooxnard at 6:30pm 08.24.21 I did hav teak laying around for the block. I dont start up to charge batteries, but I usually head
wing on wing sailing VT Fitz at 6:11pm 08.24.21 I guess the best solution is the preventer, because as far as I know till now, a whisker pole is no
Midship cleat on toe rail? VT Fitz at 5:46pm 08.24.21 I like midship cleats. Allows me to single hand my docking without any one needing to "Jump" to the
Help Identifying my Furler 31seahorse at 5:45pm 08.24.21 Just wondering.....I think the block on the forward stancion (probably the bow pulpit) seems too clo
O'Day 20 in Narragansett and Buzzard Bays HanksDad at 5:40pm 08.24.21 Great thanks, any ideas if that ramp has overnight parking? But yeah for sure will be trying a day s
How to remove rusted stut bolts ('81 33) Tally Ho at 5:19pm 08.24.21

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