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Second sail... CharlieCobra at 1:52am 06.19.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1078 For those of you that remember the first sail where I found a hole, broke the rudder and generally h
New 2006 25 huner Michael Laub at 1:38am 06.19.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/850 I am in the process of purchasing a new 2006 25foot Hunter and looking for any current reviews on th
Creaking sheets Alistair23473 at 12:58am 06.19.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1532 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 7/1276 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 8/853 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 6/1254 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 11/4929 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 0/1056 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 5/882 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 0/5086 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 19/1386 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 4/1004 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 55/3961 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 0/1096 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 2/862 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 11/1394 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 3/888 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 1/950 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 3/995 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 2/941 I'm considering cutting an access panel in the head to access the port side of my engine. I gotta th

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Standing Rigging (1) jjweiss56 at 3:59pm 07.05.21 At 5:15 on the video you can see how to get the T Hook in and out of the mast. Hey, John, thanks f
Shower drain clogged Mike M. at 3:54pm 07.05.21 Thanks for that advice.
My dockmate's makin' me look bad! (1) sail sfbay at 3:49pm 07.05.21 Came across this 3/4"" Split Wire Loom Tubing cover for 30 amp power cord at our marina $18 for 25 f
Battery troubles jssailem at 3:47pm 07.05.21 If you have a Digital Volt Meter you can test it to see if it is outputting 12 or more volts. If no
Battery troubles Captain W at 3:40pm 07.05.21 How would I test my alternator?
Inflatable RIB Captain Larry-DH at 3:35pm 07.05.21 There are many ways, but for me the simplest is to attach the spinnaker halyard to the dinghy. I a
origo 2000 knobs sail sfbay at 3:34pm 07.05.21 Another long shot.........buy a plastic or wood knob without a hole and drill a hole center backside
Universal Diesel 5411 overheats with recirc line open, never gets warm with recirc line pinched closed fox9988 at 3:14pm 07.05.21 It's a new 143F thermostat. I pulled it out when the engine temp was 180F. The thermostat was open u
Shower drain clogged Tally Ho at 3:04pm 07.05.21
Safety procedure after melted impeller on 2GM? DArcy at 3:01pm 07.05.21 @RoyS I've been thinking about doing this. I had an overheat a week ago due to the water pump belt b
1987 C22 SK Fuel to Outboard (1) Jacktar at 2:50pm 07.05.21 mine goes out the rear vent from the fuel compartment
H34 galley Jim szczublewski at 2:45pm 07.05.21 holy! it's huge.
Battery troubles Head Sail at 2:36pm 07.05.21 motor sailed for about two hours, but noted no amps were going to the battery. Your alternator i
Standing Rigging jssailem at 2:20pm 07.05.21 At 5:15 on the video you can see how to get the T Hook in and out of the mast.
Battery troubles dLj at 2:13pm 07.05.21 The only AGM's that I'm aware of that list equalization are Lifelines. But I might be tempted to try
Standing Rigging jssailem at 2:03pm 07.05.21 Hello and welcome to the SBO Forum. Rigging is an interesting project. Essential to a safe boat. H
Arguing with insurance company MikeHoncho at 2:02pm 07.05.21 too bad we dont know why the OP's shaft seal was leaking. (NB- there have been r
Inflatable RIB capseaquel at 1:57pm 07.05.21 Thanks for the prompt detailed response. Think we can work that on our boat. Much appreciated neig
Battery troubles Don S/V ILLusion at 1:55pm 07.05.21 I borrowed a battery jumper from yard and was able to get the engine running when connected to ba
Battery troubles Stu Jackson at 1:48pm 07.05.21 In addition to Maine Sail's linked website, this may help you, too: Electrical Systems 101 Electr

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