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Creaking sheets Alistair23473 at 12:58am 06.19.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1208 Anyone get a lot of rope creak while grinding in their main/jib sheets? Is this normal? I find heavi
Check List Richard at 2:59am 06.19.06 Ask All Sailors 7/1162 I realize that this has been discussed at length before but I could not find the thread in the archi
Engine Loosing RPM Mark Juetten at 3:01am 06.19.06 Big Boats 8/739 After an Hour or so of motoring in 3'to 4' seas at 2800 rpm, the rpms started to drop slowly as if e
Where to stow motor Kevin13821 at 5:55am 06.19.06 Smaller Boats 6/1059 To you Hunter 26/260 owners, where do you hang or stow a dinghy motor? Do you tow dinghy with motor
Cape Cod Bay anchorages Tim R. at 5:39am 06.19.06 Ask All Sailors 11/3775 I will be sailing my new Ericson north this weekend. I cannot enter the Canal(going East) until 1pm
Proper Jackline placement Jim at 4:51am 06.19.06 Other Sailboats 0/919 There is plenty of informaion on how to make jacklines to clip into when you are out at sea. But I
Annapolis Maryland clif at 4:45am 06.19.06 Ask All Sailors 5/817 Going to be in this area in a few weeks. What are the good places to look for used sails? Hardware
Monk ~ Skookum (1) dsiddens at 4:39am 06.19.06 Other Sailboats 0/4814 Hello, We are looking for contacts and information for Ed Monk designed sailboats. Our boat is
The last sailor! Ameribritalian at 4:39am 06.19.06 Ask All Sailors 19/1152 I must be the last sailor in the world w/o a roller furler. I've looked at them and they seem to ru
Injectors John12637 at 6:12am 06.19.06 Ask All Sailors 4/901 My M25 has 900 hours and runs very well. I have read that some people change or service there fuel
Do you fly the flag? NautiDuck at 6:28am 06.19.06 Ask All Sailors 55/3275 I thought I would dress up my C22 a bit by flying the US flag off the transom rail on a short pole.
Any tricks to lowering the mast? harvey gamage at 6:25am 06.19.06 Day Sailers 0/1021 I own a Rhodes 19 keel version, the mast is not deck stepped. One of the spreaders came loose last w
Hunter KNOTLINE Joyce at 6:54am 06.19.06 Other Sailboats 2/732 Hello all Hunter Owners..We are reinstating the Hunter KNOTLINE. It has been a while since our las
Do sailboats burn? (1) Don s/v Tellico at 8:05am 06.19.06 Ask All Sailors 11/1238 Boat went up in flames today off the Ches Bay. News reports that every was rescued safely. Quite a
Looking for Novelman Steve Paul at 8:04am 06.19.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/814 Novelman,We have wonderful friends who sail out of Newton Beach(?sp) and belong to the sailing club
Hunter 356 water tank straps theladyboat at 7:36am 06.19.06 Other Sailboats 1/814 I sail my Hunter rather hard but not off shore and the water tank straps broke. I tend to go out in
Tranmssion Failure on Renault Diesel Jim A. at 8:20am 06.19.06 Mid-Size Boats 3/908 I have a 1980 Hunter 27, with a Renault 8hp diesel. The transmission just failed (lost forward), an
H376 Engine Access Panel Bob F at 8:52am 06.19.06 Big Boats 2/877 I'm considering cutting an access panel in the head to access the port side of my engine. I gotta th
Deck caps Randy Church at 9:54am 06.19.06 Big Boats 3/875 Does anyone have a source for the original 1984 H34 deck water fill blue plastic caps and the black
Mast Height -Stuart to FT Myers Florida nick maggio at 10:04am 06.19.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1217 I would like to know the max mast height for going from stuart to ft myers,has anyone made this trip

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Rerouting instrument wiring - Hunter 34 Artey1 at 5:33pm 12.29.20 Claude Auger tried to help me with this, but I just couldn't make sense of the pictures for the fina
Hunter 38 Improvements jon hansen at 5:25pm 12.29.20 so a friend calls you up, just bought a porsche 911 S, invites you for a ride. you get in and he eas
Hunter 38 Improvements jon hansen at 5:16pm 12.29.20 if you love to sail, and you want to sail "well" read how by reading bethwaite
Hunter 38 Improvements jon hansen at 5:10pm 12.29.20 huge change in chasing those all night zephyrs. huge change in steering the boat while flying a spin
Hunter 38 Improvements jon hansen at 5:04pm 12.29.20 unlike most of you boys, I talk about the % change while sailing from A to B. some of you talked
How to prime house water pump Berkeley 30 at 4:48pm 12.29.20 I read that one but couldn't tell if his pump was running but not generating pressure, like mine, or
Got a new sailing dinghy (2) Davidasailor26 at 4:47pm 12.29.20
New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit (1) BrianJ at 4:46pm 12.29.20 Hey Thaniel - I too just purchased a 1997 Hunter 26. This pictures is from 2014. She's sat dry for t
Hunter 38 Improvements jon hansen at 4:45pm 12.29.20 the J 35 class on lake michigan was rocking back in the 80's and 90's. sailing the mac race, the we
Hunter 38 Improvements (2) jon hansen at 4:26pm 12.29.20 the OP asked about props. so lets talk props and how it can affect the sailing of a boat. just the
Oran Generator Terry Cox at 4:17pm 12.29.20 Hey guys it was the 30A in-line fuse at the gen itself. Thanks Ha! You beat me to it. Ours did the
What size outboard for 26c sail sfbay at 3:52pm 12.29.20 You are correct. Typical motor sizes are 6 - 9 hp with an extra long shaft (25") per these links.
Oran Generator New Gipsy at 3:42pm 12.29.20 Hey guys it was the 30A in-line fuse at the gen itself. Thanks
Hunter 38 Improvements SEMPERAVANTI41 at 3:36pm 12.29.20 I suggest reading what Mainesail has to say about folding props. Now my 2 cents. I do not have a fol
Victron Smart Shunt SycloneDriver at 3:33pm 12.29.20 Neat installation, thanks for posting. Don't know if you've ever seen this: Beneteau Wiring Diagr
How to prime house water pump Hunter216 at 3:32pm 12.29.20 I'm brand new to this forum. Just bought a 1985 Catalina 30. Ran the fresh water tanks dry. Filled
Adventures in reefing cstats at 3:13pm 12.29.20
How to prime house water pump Berkeley 30 at 3:12pm 12.29.20 Once I've located the pump I'll post the model number. Thanks.
How to prime house water pump JamesG161 at 3:11pm 12.29.20 Welcome to SBO... We can help solve many problems but pictures of your pump or model numbers help.
Adventures in reefing cstats at 3:09pm 12.29.20 @cstats Here is some info from the renowned @DrJudyB including a specific mast gate for a Catalina

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