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Comparison Re 26X ..26 M Aussie Johnny at 10:16am 03.11.06 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/990 HI Im new to post .......Im located in SYDNEY AUST Im 63 yrs old and always wanted to own a Mcgrego
Linking autopilot to Garmin GPS chartplotter Morris Covin at 10:27am 03.11.06 Ask All Sailors 4/9691 I installed a Garmin 2006C on my Hunter 30 today and it's operating great. My question is how do I
Circumnavigation - What brand/size boat? Paul at 11:28am 03.11.06 Mid-Size Boats 2/1200 Hi all:My plan is to circle the marble. I have done a lot of reading and have 3 years of sailing
H22 Standing Rigging gkretsch at 11:23am 03.11.06 Smaller Boats 2/888 I recently came in position of an 1981 H22 that lived through hurrican Charley when we took a direct
26D Table (how does it attach?) csobalvarro at 2:23pm 03.11.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1194 Getting around to making the 26D I bought last year a little more comfortable for the overnight stay
solar fan yeto at 3:40pm 03.11.06 Ask All Sailors 6/1607 The motor in my Nicro solar vent fan has quit working. Has anyone ever replaced the motor in one of
changing hot water heat exchanging hose matthew cosmas at 7:20am 03.11.06 Hunter Sailing Assoc. No. 1 1/1561 Wondering if anybody has changed heat exchanger hose going to hot water tank. Due to chafing these h
Relocating outboard bracket (240) eric at 8:19am 03.11.06 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1028 we noticed late in the season that our factory outboard mount (original equipment) was failing under
Anchor Locker Margaritaville at 9:50pm 03.09.06 Mid-Size Boats 5/957 Has anyone mounted a pad eye or cleat inside the anchor locker? also thinking about installing some
Looking for Doug Washburn Margaritaville at 9:43pm 03.09.06 Mid-Size Boats 0/840 I was trying to locate Doug Washburn he had some ideas about mounting an Air Conditioner in the star
Ericson 39 for sale Frank H�ller at 10:40pm 03.09.06 Other Sailboats 0/1399 Year 1972, 70300 USD, for more information please visit www.hollerboats.com
How do you keep your pet sailing with you? Doghouse at 10:05pm 03.09.06 Ask All Sailors 32/2192 I have a new little girl (see photo) I am looking to take on the sailboat with us. I have a safety
stem fitting gene at 11:58pm 03.09.06 Day Sailers 0/1156 I would like to rebed my stem fitting. I have not removed one before. looks a little intimidating on
Always Something to Learn John S at 12:20am 03.10.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/907 This post will probably show more about my ignorance of proper sail trim than I'd like...but here go
What's there under forward cabin seat? Spirit on Triana at 12:35am 03.10.06 Mid-Size Boats 4/851 I'd like to know what's there under the forward cabin seat in the H33 new model, for to use it if th
Battery isolator TomH at 12:45am 03.10.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/958 I am going to add a house battery and wonder if an isolator is required in addition to the battery s
Splicing 12 strand Richard19068 at 12:51am 03.10.06 Ask All Sailors 17/7468 I have been trying, with limited success, to splice eyes into some 3/8 12 strand single braid. The i
Balloon MOB device. (1) Jim G. at 11:37pm 03.09.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1511 A few months ago I threw out an idea, the original being from an old buddy in Canada, for an automat
Bruce anchor for H28? Steve at 1:22am 03.10.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/814 Has anyone tried to fit a Bruce anchor into their H28 anchor locker? It is obvious the locker was d
0 What size solar panel Andre K. 1991 Hunter 30 at 1:14am 03.10.06 Other Sailboats 6/818 I have heard many opinions and most articles give no definite answers. I can understand that, since*

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Looking at hunter 30 Ralph Johnstone at 9:02am 06.01.21 It is the same engine with ho ratings at different rpms Usually hear the 2GM20? referred to as an
Diagram of sail rigging for Hunter 26 Justin_NSA at 8:55am 06.01.21 Loose footed mains are reinforced appropriately to take the stress. If yours has the bolt rope to sl
Marking anchor rode Davidasailor26 at 8:50am 06.01.21 Those are waters that I'd never drop the hook in...the 10 depths have surrounding shoals that the
Diagram of sail rigging for Hunter 26 DeliriousSailor at 8:31am 06.01.21
Disappointed in Beneteau cb32863 at 8:26am 06.01.21 For the boat production, Beneteau is the prime contractor while Sparcraft is the subcontractor. The
Adding a circuit to dc side. JoeWhite at 8:25am 06.01.21 Phil, try digikey.com enter circuit breaker in the search bar. You may find one you can use. They do
AC Condensate Drain Oprion jeepbluetj at 8:23am 06.01.21 I have a venturi on my A/C outlet, and I'm not sure yet that it doesn't restrict the flow quite a bi
Shorten the transducer wire from the Garmin G-wind masthead sensor jeepbluetj at 8:18am 06.01.21 I even looked it up, from Garmin's instructions: "3. Leaving an appropriate amount of slack, cut t
Yanmar 4JH4AE Fuel Water Separator question JoeWhite at 8:15am 06.01.21 Excellent write-up with photos to explain the problems. On the second problem my solution would be t
AC Condensate Drain Oprion tfox2069 at 8:09am 06.01.21 +1 on the venturi system. I think I have the Marvair. Just don't forget to drain it in the winter.
Window Caulking tfox2069 at 8:05am 06.01.21 I'm working up the courage (and time) to pull out a leaking port and rebed properly. Great advice o
Diagram of sail rigging for Hunter 26 twistedskipper at 7:56am 06.01.21
Diesel shutoff question Wm. Gill at 7:55am 06.01.21 Fairly certain thread size is 10-32 consistent with Morse cables. Indications are it's a 6mm x 1 o
Full size porta potty? tfox2069 at 7:45am 06.01.21 Instead of converting to any marine toilet (all of the Raritan models #tfox mentioned are high end
C22 nav lights...? Gene Neill at 7:41am 06.01.21 They came with incandescent, if I recall. Definitely not LED unless specified.
Deck wash tfox2069 at 7:39am 06.01.21 My pump is installed under the forward bunk, on the starboard side. No opinion on whether to put it
2-stroke Nissan running away kloudie1 at 7:38am 06.01.21 I think you have the diagnosis correct, the engine is "running away" (2 stroke racing to higher RPM
Yanmar 4JH4AE Fuel Water Separator question kloudie1 at 7:33am 06.01.21 Next time ya change the filter, remove the filter top and drill the bracket holes 2 sizes larger.. t
Diagram of sail rigging for Hunter 26 DeliriousSailor at 7:11am 06.01.21 Great article! Thanks.. The clew needs some redoing so we were concerned with relying on it. Once
Catalina MKI 42 1989 listing to starboard? Scott T-Bird at 7:11am 06.01.21 I have a definite list to port side. Based on the scum line that I measured last fall, it is about

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