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Where to put the DANG thing! Margaritaville at 8:22am 09.17.06 Mid-Size Boats 5/860 When I am out on the hook or in the marina with guests aboard I have a difficult time finding an ada
Drawer Hardware Marc14857 at 11:21am 09.17.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/979 Several of the drawer latch mechanisms on our 2003 356 have broken. Do I need to order these through
Replacing the "Dummy" window AndrewB at 11:18am 09.17.06 Big Boats 5/979 I have a 2000 Hunter 410 and the "Dummy" window needs replacing. Does anybody know how to remove the
Avoid a trip up my mast... (1) mamkt001 at 1:15pm 09.17.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1068 This summer I purchase my first sailboat; a 1984 Hunter 34. While in the process of documenting all
hydraulic ram Tom at 6:12pm 09.17.06 Smaller Boats 2/969 Today when I was puting my boat back on the trailer the hydraulic ram would not engage, after about
What would you do? ex-admin at 4:07pm 09.17.06 Ask All Sailors 65/3514 You and a sailing buddy are out for a day sail. A boat similar to yours crosses about 100 yards af
jib furler too hard to furl pwhite at 8:05pm 09.15.06 Smaller Boats 6/1819 this problem has kept me out of the water for most of the summer so I am desperate for help before t
A/C size and power John at 9:50pm 09.15.06 Ask All Sailors 9/3954 I am planning to install air conditioning on my Hunter 326 when the boat is hauled this winter. I'm
Trailer Poppop at 10:21pm 09.15.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/781 I own a '77 Venture 21 that has been mooored each sailing season. The trailer I got with the boat h
sewage smell in aft area Tony F at 10:55pm 09.15.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/891 I just bought a 1990 Hunter 27. Behind the head is an area where the toilet lines go through to the
HELP, Archives and year...how to.... abe at 2:23am 09.16.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1035 Sometimes when I do a search and there are over 100 articles in one year....it never searches beyond
S 37 Leaking Rudder Post Adrian Phillips at 2:42am 09.16.06 Seidelmann 6/2191 I have seen this subject listed twice now but have not seen any solutions to the problem. I have my
Status of waterways in Slidell/Rigoles area Jim Logan at 1:40am 09.16.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1040 Could some of you in the Slidell area post something about the current condition of the waterways in
hunter 340 wheel ratio rami at 6:09am 09.16.06 Big Boats 8/1054 I have a Hunter 340 year 1999 and I use st4000 autopilot . In a situation of wheater helm the force
Hunter 26 seaworthiness Jack at 5:27am 09.16.06 Smaller Boats 14/5580 I am looking at a 1997 Hunter 26 with swing keel, 6' draft, and water balast. Can anyone comment on
CDI Furler nking at 4:20am 09.16.06 Smaller Boats 8/1348 I'm hoping to install a CDI Flexible Furler. Does anyone know if the FF2 will work on the 1994 H26
Trailer swaying O'Day 25? sPk at 10:22am 09.16.06 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1018 I was reading the previous posts on the weight of the O'Day 25 ' trailer and that reminded me of a s
Prevailing Pacific Coast wind direction - degrees Rich18836 at 11:26am 09.16.06 Ask All Sailors 5/7720 I need some advice on the on the general direction of the prevailing winds down the west cost. I rea
Chesapeake Bay Sailing Mike8243 at 11:24am 09.16.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/897 Can anyone relate their exp0eriance and/or adivce on sailing a C25 for several weeks on the Chesapea
Centerboard position Arturo DeVitalis at 11:23am 09.16.06 Smaller Boats 3/1054 How much centerboard do you use when pointing (close hauled) in light wind; in 5-10 knt wind; and in

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Mod to H-34 V-Berth bed ggrizzard at 5:18pm 07.14.21 I trying to envision how Hunter made the insert originally. My 79H30C was made the way you did your
UPS must hate sailors (1) SoSound at 5:14pm 07.14.21 Shappens... sometimes things get damaged in shipping. We received a shipment the other day, a 92#
Stiff Wheel - Autopilot not fully disengaging? shemandr at 4:58pm 07.14.21 I haven't read this very carefully but if you hit something and the steering is stiff I think the ru
Lively harbors: Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard MA shemandr at 4:35pm 07.14.21 Block Island doesn't really get going until the 4th. June is pretty quiet. When the Off Soundings
GFCI trouble shooting captcoho at 4:33pm 07.14.21 Need more info; like how long have you been using the 15a outlet?
Stiff Wheel - Autopilot not fully disengaging? mike311 at 4:32pm 07.14.21 Another thing to try is connect your emergency tiller and see how that feels. It turns the rudder p
GFCI trouble shooting captcoho at 4:30pm 07.14.21 Do you have a galvanic isolator onboard?
1995 37.5 Hunter Legend companionway replacement bugsboat at 4:29pm 07.14.21 I assume you mean the Lexan part of the hatch is crazing. I took my hatches to a local glass compan
Stiff Wheel - Autopilot not fully disengaging? mike311 at 4:28pm 07.14.21 We did hit a partially sunken log or stump (I think?) on the ICW in Virginia. We were in autopilot
Stiff Wheel - Autopilot not fully disengaging? Rick486 at 4:22pm 07.14.21 Another thing to try is connect your emergency tiller and see how that feels. It turns the rudder po
GFCI trouble shooting sloughsailer at 4:19pm 07.14.21 This was a common problem when GFCI's were new. Current inrush would cause the GFCI to trip. Later m
Hunter 41 main sail outhaul line Valerio at 3:41pm 07.14.21 3/8 or 10 mm dynema , the lenght mast be= twice the boom, plus the lengh on the deck (another boom l
Autopilot control upgrade Claude L.-Auger at 3:04pm 07.14.21 Ditto for me Dan repaired my ST-60 Windmeter a few years back and it has been working flawlessly sin
Hunter 41 main sail outhaul line ice breaker at 2:49pm 07.14.21 Perfect the chart is exactly what I am looking for 3/8 or 10 m @ 82 feet and I fully agree 1% stre
Shore Power Light Bulb JoeWhite at 2:39pm 07.14.21 That is a good choice, Scott. You will not have to replace it again. You may consider replacing rema
Lively harbors: Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard MA (2) Scott T-Bird at 2:34pm 07.14.21 Cuttyhunk and Block Island were decidedly quiet last year the weekend before July 4th!
GFCI trouble shooting Tim22 at 2:32pm 07.14.21 We in the great white North have to haul our boats every fall and launch in the spring. In fact we o
Lively harbors: Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard MA shemandr at 2:24pm 07.14.21 Greenport bar owners think too many boaters drink on their boats... I'd have to nominate Paynes (Bes
Dark Days jssailem at 2:23pm 07.14.21 That looks like something from Star Trek or one of the many SiFi movies.
Mac 25 upper shrouds & spreader positioning whudatt at 2:14pm 07.14.21 Thanks for the info Andy, I have a 85 Mac 25 & set my end caps at 11ft like it says in the 88 26 man

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