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One of 340 questions-the head. Andy at 1:29pm 07.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/815 Attn Peggy and other 340 owners. I have just bought a previously owned 340. The Jabsco head pumps
Spinnaker stevec22206 at 12:50pm 07.11.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/891 Have a spinnaker that came with my 23. Does anyone know how to rig this? Assume one would use the
where to store all those sails? dwayne13628 at 12:17pm 07.11.05 Ask All Sailors 4/826 I have two sail lockers in the cockpit, but will two sails fit in there, plus a storm jib??? I have
mainsail telltales in the CENTER Ms Hillary at 12:11pm 07.11.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 8/1619 I am going to add telltales to the center of the mainsail as suggested in The Sail Trim users Guide
Now have a post for every problem on my boat dwayne13628 at 12:10pm 07.11.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1019 Yes a sense of humour, but really I thought it would make it easier for people to reply to what they
depth transducer and knot meter dwayne13628 at 12:06pm 07.11.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1068 in the hull there are two holes that have been plugged with wood. I've been told by the surveyor tha
What is a chain plate? dwayne13628 at 12:01pm 07.11.05 Ask All Sailors 8/1331 Okay, I think it is used for the shrouds, but not sure. What would it look like?
Keel repair dwayne13628 at 11:56am 07.11.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1484 I need to re glass the bottom of the keel. In order to get the damaged fiber glass, damaged by mosi
CDI roller furlers hcmcs9340 at 11:54am 07.11.05 Bigger Boats 1/1032 Halfway through the preparations for installing a CDI roller furling system, I found that while the
Bulkheads repairing dwayne13628 at 11:54am 07.11.05 Ask All Sailors 0/868 Bulkheads in the Northern need to be replaced as they are rotting. I was thinking of using Aluminum
repairing Fglass dwayne13628 at 11:45am 07.11.05 Ask All Sailors 9/917 Okay, in 'my' cockpit, not yet my boat, there is a couple spongy spots, largest one about the size o
Charge Alarm Bryan at 11:33am 07.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/882 Hi everyone. My charge alarm started going off coming home this past weekend. We had been motoring
336 Hunter rub rail Don at 10:51am 07.11.05 Mid-Size Boats 0/872 I have been maintaining the color on the rub rail of my 336 with MEK. It is the only thing I have f
oday 20 bilge puump bob at 10:38am 07.11.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/977 HAS anyone put A BILGE puMP. .IN A 0DAy 20 How and WHERE, thanks ROB
digny lift sandra mills at 10:35am 07.11.05 Big Boats 9/980 What system works best with a Hunter 450. We have an Achillies 10'Inflatable and an eight horse po
Archive and Search Use Craig at 10:33am 07.11.05 Smaller Boats 2/763 Would someone please explain how the Search and Archive functions work on the forums? I posted a me
Gwynn's Island Marina suggestions Harvey at 10:15am 07.11.05 Ask All Sailors 1/917 Can anybody help make a recomedation as to slips in Gwynn's Island for one night. I need to get to
Leaky bilge/grid area? Leaky Waters at 9:43am 07.11.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1292 Hi there,Anyone experienced mysterious soapy/fresh water surfacing from under the grid area into t
House Battery on Hunter 33 Darryl at 9:03am 07.11.05 Mid-Size Boats 5/1657 I have a 2005 hunter 33. has anyone installed a house battery using 6 volt golf cart batteries as t
Trailer Hub grease cap Mike O16610 at 8:45am 07.11.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/964 Does anyone know the size of the grease cap on the macgregor trailers (1984)? I lost a cap on the w

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A Short Story About An Anchor Swivel jssailem at 8:22am 10.17.20 after finding a hidden crack You do what some of us do not. :facepalm: Inspect the hardware all th
Hunter 34 False Bildge - How can you tell if the modification was done? HMT2 at 8:17am 10.17.20 Lock them in a small space with an ozone machine and a fan for a few days. That should get the smell
Winterizing my 373 Yanmar 3JH4E. Tally Ho at 8:10am 10.17.20 I would run the pink stuff through the HX as you have done in the past. Greg
A Short Story About An Anchor Swivel thinwater at 8:01am 10.17.20 I ditched the swivel on my last boat after finding a hidden crack when switching anchors. I never ha
Stainless cleaner thinwater at 7:44am 10.17.20 Also Cit Also generaic citric acid (the above are gelled citric acid) if you can soak it. Citric ac
Got a Venture 21 should I move up to a MacGregor 26s Tedd at 7:30am 10.17.20 Not having sailed a Venture 21, I can't compare the two. But I concur with @George_NJ that the 26S i
Stuff coming out of potable water tank NYSail at 7:23am 10.17.20 Do you have a access port to see inside the tank? Looks nasty! My old boat had a black tank when I b
Duct Routing for Diesel Heater christian42north at 7:17am 10.17.20
Duct Routing for Diesel Heater FastOlson at 7:13am 10.17.20 Major Stress/Strength issues, from opening up 3" holes in a grid structure?? Best to check in with t
Winter Projects Michael Davis at 7:11am 10.17.20 Exciting. Looks like a full house generator. Your not thinking about putting that beast on your boa
A Short Story About An Anchor Swivel Terry Cox at 6:47am 10.17.20 Well, some might know the old adage, measure twice cut once. As a longtime cabinet maker, that lesso
Winterizing the C310 engine? njlarry at 6:37am 10.17.20 If I remember correctly the raw water cooling system is under 2 gal but I run 4 gal thru it and stil
Winterizing the C310 engine? sailme88 at 6:03am 10.17.20 All excellent advice! Thank you so much for sharing your experience and knowledge with me. I'll pro
A Short Story About An Anchor Swivel shemandr at 5:49am 10.17.20 Here is a link to a Passagmaker article on anchors, rodes, windage etc. and swivels. The out take i
Winterizing the C310 engine? sesmith at 5:46am 10.17.20 Don't forget to pump out the holding tank before haul-out! And depending on the tank drain conf
New Sails Gary Ryan at 5:43am 10.17.20 Just to follow up, we went with Al Declercq. He no longer is with Doyle sails, but now with Quantum
A Short Story About An Anchor Swivel shemandr at 5:22am 10.17.20 There you go again, adding empirical evidence to a perfectly good theoretical discussion! So, we c
Cockpit drain valve and replacement sheets for main and jib jssailem at 4:55am 10.17.20 i have a ball cock valve mounted to a through hull under the sink which is below waterline.if the c
Electronics Ugrades - best approach? dlochner at 4:52am 10.17.20 Older radars used proprietary communication protocols, the new digital radars use ethernet.
Got a Venture 21 should I move up to a MacGregor 26s George_NJ at 4:50am 10.17.20 I'm brand new to sailing. Spring 2019 I bought a little Sunfish on a whim and fell in love with sail

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