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Hunter 26 water ballast tank toughness Island Girl at 6:11am 08.15.05 Smaller Boats 3/2026 I'm interested in taking my Hunter 26 to the the Bahamas and the Dry Tortugas on vacation next year.
Rudder condition Phil at 6:00am 08.15.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1097 I purchased my 1981 Hunter 30 last fall and have enjoyed sailing it all this season. The boat is in
Kinda of a trim question. Jim Seamans at 5:28am 08.15.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 8/1915 Don,We have a H356 with a asym sail. So far when we what to jibe we douse the sail with the sock,
New Depth Gauge with Other Mfr's Transducer Bill5763 at 5:17am 08.15.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1525 Hey all,Has anyone used another manufacturers depth gauge with a different mfr's transducer?Exam
portsmouth rating doug miller at 5:00am 08.15.05 Smaller Boats 2/2457 i've learned that the portsmouth rating is 92 for the Hunter 216.do the offer another rating if on
Bristol30 Patrick at 4:28am 08.15.05 Bristol 0/1566 I have purchased a bristol30 and will be putting it in the H2O next year. In the mean time I am doi
Farymann 1A30 Earl at 4:26am 08.15.05 Other Sailboats 1/1062 I just purchased the Gulfcoast 29 and the first thing I am looking at is the Farymann A30 Diesel. T
Vac u Flush Gregg Jordan at 4:24am 08.15.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1350 Has anyone changed to vacuflush heads and how do you like them. Our they worth the cost?
It never fails - almost got run over! Jim Seamans at 4:08am 08.15.05 Ask All Sailors 52/3217 Here I am a nice HOT (96) day to be sailing on the Potomac river, moving along a 5kts. Watching a la
Help replacing a sheave Bob at 3:39am 08.15.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1100 I need to replace the sheaves in my genoa track blocks (Merriman) and also the deck organizer for ma
Wind Tom Hamilton at 3:11am 08.15.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1124 Does anyone know of a site where I can find historical daily average wind speeds for the area betwee
Simrad WP30 - Otto drives drunk T J Furstenau at 3:09am 08.15.05 Ask All Sailors 12/3444 I got the Simrad WP30 over the winter to assist in some of the longer cruising that I did this summe
Awlgripped Hull aquaholic1 at 3:04am 08.15.05 Big Boats 2/9585 While reading sailboat listings on for sale sites, I keep seeing the term "awlgripped" usually refer
homemade split backstay radar mount George Kosta at 2:55am 08.15.05 Ask All Sailors 2/2089 Hi, I want to make a mount that will go on my split backstays to hold an 18 in radome facing aft. Ha
jib cars made adjustable Capt'n Steve at 2:43am 08.15.05 Other Sailboats 2/917 We would like to adjust our jib sheet traveler cars from thecockpit. Where can I get necessary hard
holding tank design Sherry at 2:32am 08.15.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/2620 I have Peggie's book on order that discusses all this I'm sure, and I'm probably getting the cart be
Placement of Jib Blocks on an E-25? Craig at 2:30am 08.15.05 Other Sailboats 1/833 A question for all you E-25 owners out there, where do you place the Jib blocks on the toerail for
Capsize Screen # Verismo at 2:26am 08.15.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1721 Can anyone explain capsize screen to me which is better a higher number or lower number? Thanks!
Chain Plate inspection Scott R21226 at 2:20am 08.15.05 Day Sailers 4/2127 Hello all. I recently purchased a 1977 O'Day 25. I did this after sailing a grand total of 3 times
Schaffer traveller car Briann at 2:18am 08.15.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1069 We have a 1985 Hunter 31. The main traveller car is worn so that it only drags instead of sliding. I

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Vented Loop for raw water exhaust. sail sfbay at 7:32am 05.03.21 ...........I'm not certain why this loop is necessary............ Vented loops are required to pre
There's a hole in my boat Don S/V ILLusion at 7:28am 05.03.21 hey guys and gals, quick question before I slap a coat of ablative paint on the hull, do I need to
How should a rebuilt Yanmar behave? Alan Gomes at 7:26am 05.03.21 You can get white smoke from water in your fuel. You will know soon after you replace the fuel in t
What happened here... Scott T-Bird at 7:25am 05.03.21 That boat is used for smuggling people into the country. You just don't see the 30 people stacked b
looking for electric winch switch sail sfbay at 7:24am 05.03.21 I saw the same diagram on your owner's manual but the parts list did not specify manufacturer, elect
SafeFS30 - installation on a Passage 42 - Location to install? DRhoads at 7:22am 05.03.21 2005 420 ISOs are located under the floorboards between electrical panel and cabinet/nav station. Ne
Cat Tails? CherylZZ at 7:14am 05.03.21 sailing season is upon us in West Michigan. I am working on her and will add some tell tales to the
There's a hole in my boat fred1diver at 7:13am 05.03.21 hey guys and gals, quick question before I slap a coat of ablative paint on the hull, do I need to a
looking for electric winch switch (1) Udi at 7:12am 05.03.21 Hi ! Many thanks. I believe I didn't explain my self right. The switch I am looking for is for size
Ceiling acess ramoore at 7:00am 05.03.21 I ran across a youtube video that shows how the vinyl is attached. Basically it is pressed into spe
Dead Simple way to attach light objects to cabin interior (1) sail sfbay at 7:00am 05.03.21 Self stick hooks with plenty of holing power as shown on this Hunter 216.
H216 optional porta-potty sail sfbay at 6:57am 05.03.21 Had a couple sailing yesterday with 6 and 8 year old girls and they visited the head 10 times each o
looking for electric winch switch (2) sail sfbay at 6:50am 05.03.21 I assume they are Lewmar as that is what I had on 2004 Hunter 386 and 2006 Huntrer 46. If they are,
Batteries Scott T-Bird at 6:44am 05.03.21 I know that the question was a simple request for a source for batteries, but there were also some v
O'Day 26 Sail Cover Timm R Oday25 at 6:40am 05.03.21 Nice! I would be very interested in knowing how that works out. Thanks. Chris I have an extra
New H260 owner marine head question and Zebra mussels. sail sfbay at 6:37am 05.03.21 ..............My question is this: Isn't my underwater thru-hull raw water intake for the marine hea
Moving mast winch to cabin top for easier solo sailing thinwater at 6:34am 05.03.21 Tiller pilot. The solo sailor's best friend. Moving the winch can make things worse if you don't ge
Durango tow vehicle questions rgranger at 6:22am 05.03.21 Backing up with surge brakes can be tricky. You are pushing against the brake master cylinder True
What happened here... rgranger at 6:19am 05.03.21 That's a Stealth 21, very low freeboard. Oh wait! You were being funny... my bad.:rolleyes: (m
240 HIN indentation number location? Terry Cox at 6:16am 05.03.21 The HIN will tell you the date is was made and the manufacturer.

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