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Hunter OEM Solar panel set up (1) Captain Mateo at 7:36am 01.20.21 Big Boats 11/2332 I am curious of the wiring routing/setup for the deck mounted solar panel on the Hunter 460 (and oth
Beneteau 411 Rives at 8:29pm 01.19.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2875 I have recently bought a beneteau 411. I measured the rig with a loose gage and the measurements are
Why different charge voltages? BAD ORCA at 7:43pm 01.19.21 Musings With Maine Sail 4/1208 i'm trying to understand why do different brands of lead acid batteries require/ or suggest a differ
First 25.7 richard18966 at 6:55pm 01.19.21 Ask All Sailors 0/13 Looking for first 25
Need Sailboat Trailer Edwindo at 6:40pm 01.19.21 Ask All Sailors 25/2567 I purchased an Ericson 29' in Waukegan IL and I need to tow it to Portland OR. I need to buy or rent
Setup for mounting dinghy to stern? LukeAvanti at 5:42pm 01.19.21 Catalina 30 15/3342
Just brought a 1986 Hunter 23 home - The rebuild! (1) Roughsawn at 4:14pm 01.19.21 Smaller Boats 46/10020 Howdy ya'll! Just wanted to say thank you for the best sailboat site on the 'net! Literally, I've r
Winter sailing SailingLoto at 3:39pm 01.19.21 Trailer Sailors 16/1613 Anyone else out braving the winter weather to go for a quick sail? We took then kids out for an
2 inch split clamps for the Hunter 49 factory davits Zencra at 2:22pm 01.19.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1098 Could any of the helpful contributors on here help me with where I could buy the 2 inch split clamps
Why is America so disinterested in racing? LakeShark at 1:03pm 01.19.21 Racing 49/7190 In the US we used to be excited about competition. Auto racing, drag racing, speed, winning, losing
Hunter 356, 2003 mod,- cockpit table John Lyng at 12:17pm 01.19.21 Parts Search 6/730 I have tried several times to contact Hunterowners trying to get a new cockpit replacement table. No
How repair nicks (1) Dr. D at 12:03pm 01.19.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1365 I have repeatedly made the mistake of leaning something up against the interior to find out afterwar
RAL gradation for First 375 Sailorpa at 12:24am 01.19.21 Ask All Sailors 1/336 Hello, I have to touch up the cockpit of my Beneteau First 375 with gelcoat and I have to know the R
Cracks around jib track (2) dleckenby at 8:47pm 01.18.21 Catalina 275 2/1039 Has anyone else noticed cracks in the gelcoat around the self-tacking jib track? They are quite bad
Please delete JT Burkard at 8:05pm 01.18.21 Day Sailers 0/6
New O'Day 20 owner with no sailing experience and a project boat I didn't need (6) JT Burkard at 7:02pm 01.18.21 Day Sailers 29/4977 Hello everyone. I recently picked up a free 20 off a guy on Craigslist. I dont know what made me wan
Coming soon - Automated Docking Assistance Davidasailor26 at 6:37pm 01.18.21 Ask All Sailors 21/1906
anchor chain tomdempsey at 6:08pm 01.18.21 Ask All Sailors 11/1160
Capri 22 mast needed! WDS at 5:11pm 01.18.21 Parts Search 3/874 89 Capri 22 tall rig, any helpful leads appreciated!
Legend 40.5 Removing the Traveler (1) SandyFrank at 4:25pm 01.18.21 Big Boats 39/5192 Hello all! Got a relatively new to me 40.5 and am working through some of the problems of a 25 year

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What kind of propane regulator to use? (1) Tally Ho at 3:22pm 08.29.24 [QUOTE="Rich Stidger, post: The input pressure read 0 psi and I could feel a slight supply of gas fr
Treadmill alternative for the boat. Rick Webb at 2:10pm 08.29.24 Exercise bands work great. They are wonderful But don't leave the drummer alone with the women
What kind of propane regulator to use? Ralph Johnstone at 1:59pm 08.29.24 Regarding the new regulator that I have purchased, I performed a water column test per @Ralph Johnst
What kind of propane regulator to use? American_Mainsail at 1:39pm 08.29.24 Sorry to hear you're pulling your hair out on this one, Rich. It is wild that you have a leak in bot
Boom is twisting, advice please? (1) LakeShark at 1:35pm 08.29.24 @pdxjohnny I would inspect the areas circled in red for broken rivets, casting, etc. based on the d
Boom is twisting, advice please? pdxjohnny at 1:13pm 08.29.24 I definitely agree something is amiss. According the both the linked documents, my boom is rigged as
lifeline DaveJ at 1:03pm 08.29.24 Also, there are left hand and right hand threads. As mentioned, take one to the store to compare. C
Battery Location 2000 Hunter 290 FastOlson at 12:55pm 08.29.24 Quite an unusual mystery! I would, as suggested, follow the big cable from the master switch. Also,
Battery Location 2000 Hunter 290 Ralph Johnstone at 12:25pm 08.29.24 One of those cables will lead him to a battery. You couldn't ask for a better lead to the batteri
What kind of propane regulator to use? (2) Rich Stidger at 12:15pm 08.29.24 Comments/answers are in the quoted text- ak down test on just the boat tank, gauge, regulator, and
Catalina 16.5 mast support pgandw at 12:10pm 08.29.24 Make sure when you do travel that you lash the mast into the support(s). Twice in 2 years, I have h
Boom is twisting, advice please? JRacer at 11:59am 08.29.24 Found this in an old post on this forum. CAPRI 22 manual (8/2001 version) \| Sailboat Owners Forums
Wheel to tiller David in Sandusky at 11:46am 08.29.24 I think a tiller is better up to somewhere around 30 feet. So I agree with your concept. But our ti
Treadmill alternative for the boat. JBP-PA at 11:23am 08.29.24 mermike 'Exercise bands work great.' Maybe so but with all the electronics they drag around with th
Battery Location 2000 Hunter 290 Tally Ho at 11:18am 08.29.24
lifeline Johnb at 10:10am 08.29.24 :plus: Boat is 30 years old Or 40 if you are living in 2024.
Boom is twisting, advice please? LakeShark at 10:08am 08.29.24 @pdxjohnny the Capri 22 is a bit of a different animal than a Catalina 22 I am afraid. You may try
Battery Location 2000 Hunter 290 LloydB at 9:47am 08.29.24 From your post I am wondering if the PO decided to abandoned a separate start battery so they could
lifeline jssailem at 8:46am 08.29.24 measuring them would be the only way to confirm. :plus: Boat is 30 years old. Take pelican hook to
lifeline Davidasailor26 at 8:35am 08.29.24

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