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hunter 49 power in the UK? Zencra at 6:01am 07.17.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1498 Hi, were currently in the Azores and are soon to sail up to the UK where the shore power is 220v and
So we did it... NLPete at 5:20am 07.17.21 Tartan 20/4020 Accepted offer on a 1997 Tartan 3500! Our first boat and we are super excited. Sea trial and closi
Swim ladder (2) OdayAhoy at 3:12am 07.17.21 Ask All Sailors 9/2838 Good morning. Although I am very adverse to doing this, my wife and kids want a swim ladder attache
Bayview Mac Race? Jumpstart at 7:26pm 07.16.21 Racing 9/2398
Using Google Earth to Scope Out a Marina Fairway Clearance (1) sail sfbay at 4:17pm 07.16.21 Ask All Sailors 9/818 Ever use google earth to scope out a berthing spot for at a new marina? I frequently do for my 50 ft
H34 buy or not... DeniseO30 at 10:48am 07.16.21 Big Boats 8/1587 Looing at a H 34 on Monday 7/19 Discoverd they have a secret bilge! ( doesn't scare me I know how t
Hunter 260 Shore Power / Battery Not Charging sparkschris at 9:27am 07.16.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/782 Howdy All! Thanks for helping a rookie here. Just made the jump to a 26' Hunter and am learning as I
Hunter 30-2 Fuel Shutoff ChrisHunter at 7:36am 07.16.21 Mid-Size Boats 5/1134 It's time to replace by Racor and Yanmar fuel filters on my 1992 Hunter 30. Was looking through th
Correct way to secure main and jib sheets? (5) MikeTheHunter at 7:03am 07.16.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 24/7065 I'm just wondering about very basic best practices for securing the lines on a 2000 340. It has two
Throttle position while sailing? ldegagne at 6:26am 07.16.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 21/5123 My previous Hunter did not recommend placing the throttle lever in any position except neutral when
Sta-lok fittings patbratton at 3:50am 07.16.21 Ask All Sailors 5/1760 Does anyone know the actual strength difference between machine swaged and Sta-Loc connectors? I fin
Electric repower Guan at 10:42pm 07.15.21 Ask All Sailors 5/3881 Would like to hear from sailors that re powered with electric motor, experience and caveat s. As I'
A New Record! shemandr at 2:21pm 07.15.21 Ask All Sailors 10/1354 I just got my first Winter storage solicitation. July 15th. Granted it was from Soundings email bu
Determining Trailrite C22 1982 VIN mechjagger at 1:54pm 07.15.21 Catalina 22 8/1219 I'm trying to determine my trailers original VIN, it is a TrailRite 1982 model none galvanized/white
Hunter 212 Spinnaker's PHarmon1 at 1:24pm 07.15.21 Trailer Sailors 4/1002
Replacing water tank buddybear at 1:22pm 07.15.21 Catalina 310 7/1446 Has anyone replaced their water tank with the one from catalina direct and what are the difficulties
Reverse Steering Characteristics Fleet at 12:44pm 07.15.21 Catalina 310 6/1870 Flex fold prop on my 310. I was playing around last week, getting used to its handling. While prac
Hiding a Ham Radio antenna from view sailcapt340 at 12:44pm 07.15.21 SSB and Ham Operators 12/4009 I thought I would try this part of our forums for answers and some guidance. I am looking to hide a
1987 Cat 22 Lazy Jacks Rigging John Marrone at 10:52am 07.15.21 Catalina 22 2/948 Okay.............I'm learning as I go. U Tube is no help so I'm wondering if anyone can assist with
1984 Hunter 31 pedestal steve1366 at 10:45am 07.15.21 Parts Search 4/782 1984 Hunter 31. Does anyone know who made the Pedestal? Are there parts available? The bolt that

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Hunter 170 spinnaker install SteveHughessails at 8:22am 06.22.25 Welcome to the site. There is a complete break down for your Spinnaker here, follow the link then cl
Calculated Wind Speed Way Too High jssailem at 8:18am 06.22.25 And non-sailors wonder why we refer to our boats as She/Her (women).
Which is any are the diesel tank vent - 2004 Hunter 41 ice breaker at 8:11am 06.22.25 You need to get the mattress out of that cabin and remove all of the covers so you can see the plumb
Recommendations for outhaul/inhaul lines? Dr. D at 7:48am 06.22.25 Your use of the terms outhaul/inhaul sounds like an in mast furling sail. Yes.
Which is any are the diesel tank vent - 2004 Hunter 41 smokey73 at 7:07am 06.22.25 Is that an original tank for a Hunter 41? I would think the vent would be closer to the fill locati
Lithium Trolling Battery dlochner at 6:57am 06.22.25 You will need a solar controller that is programmed to handle LFP batteries and a shore power charge
Which is any are the diesel tank vent - 2004 Hunter 41 kloudie1 at 6:27am 06.22.25 Engine supply and return, Gen supply and return.... and tank vent.. A swag would be that the topmost
Broken Keel Bolts - Hunter (3) Intrepid-II at 6:17am 06.22.25 The #1 keel bolt, starting #s at the bow, had the copper grounding wire wrapped around the keel bolt
Anchor roller fred1diver at 6:12am 06.22.25
Diesel Fuel Additives... Necessary? CYQK at 6:10am 06.22.25 Power Services 1)Cetane Booster 2) Biocide Pay attention to the ratios recomended to add ,good f
Which is any are the diesel tank vent - 2004 Hunter 41 Don S/V ILLusion at 5:24am 06.22.25
Calculated Wind Speed Way Too High Foswick at 8:55pm 06.21.25 Well, we sailed or motored another 50 NM or so over the past few days, and the phenomenon never recu
Looking for inspection checklist for a Water Ballast C250 Stu Jackson at 5:14pm 06.21.25 https://www.catalina-capri-25s.org/forum/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=4
Fuel sender and gauge info Stu Jackson at 5:13pm 06.21.25 I read it as "full'ish, half'ish and I need to fuel up" Good points based on even purely rectangul
Adding roller furling. dLj at 5:02pm 06.21.25 My boat has two fore sails, the genoa and the staysail. Both furlers run clockwise to furl. The stay
Adding roller furling. Joe at 4:59pm 06.21.25 The question and solution are similar to your preference in how you like your bathroom tissue mount
Broken Keel Bolts - Hunter heritage at 4:57pm 06.21.25 No problems at all after 5 years. The nuts have stayed tight and there has never been any water ent
New outhaul line, Catalina 320 Calif. Ted at 4:07pm 06.21.25 I did this a couple years ago because the moving block had disintegrated. I was pleasantly surprised
Adding roller furling. Calif. Ted at 3:57pm 06.21.25 Doesn't matter in a mechanical sense, you simply furl the sail and load the line on the drum in the
New to the forum BigEasy at 3:53pm 06.21.25 Nice boat. Appears to be in great shape; well maintained!

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