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Battery Monitors Jeff Bacon at 1:59pm 07.21.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1021 Hi All:I have been looking at two Xantrex products.... the link (10 or 20), and, the Xantrex Batte
Anyone sailed Lake Almanor mbechelb at 1:42pm 07.21.05 Ask All Sailors 3/4918 in northern California? Thinking/planning on trailering our Mac26X up there and maybe spend a few da
Propellar and Clutch Transmission Adjustments Larry Boroviak at 12:47pm 07.21.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1160 I am owner of Beneteau 32S5(1992) with Volvo 18 HP engine. My folding prop (2 blades)has been troub
Carburator problem ?? Norm Gelbwaks at 12:25pm 07.21.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/922 My 5 year old Yamaha 50 hp outboard stalles at idle speed while in neutral. Has anyone had and fixe
How to identify an unknown gelcoat treatment? Dave at 12:19pm 07.21.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1217 I need to identify an unknown gelcoat treatment. I assume it's a product like Island Girl or somethi
Mast Raising Prob. w/ Roller Furler EWS at 12:00pm 07.21.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2522 Just Got a 26D w/ Roller Furler. The Mast raising system is definitely not meant for this configurat
The Commodore is going to wax the boat Bob at 11:42am 07.21.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/979 OK, all you Commodores and Admirals who fumed when you read my title and opened it to give me a bro
Spinnaker hank Dave at 10:55am 07.21.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1207 Just purchased a V21. This single hank is on the port side of my spinnaker. My thistle doesn't hav
SailNet is GOOB Mark at 9:09am 07.21.05 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/1122 Phil:Any gossip on SailNet going out of business?Markdb
refinishing teak cabin sole Steve at 8:21am 07.21.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1245 Hi all -- I finally have removed about 30 years of teak oil from my cabin sole using ZEP citrus degr
"measure twice, cut once" Steve at 7:36am 07.21.05 Other Sailboats 0/700 ...so I am trailering our Sunfish after a nice sail, when I keep hearing a "bump and a thump " from
84 Hunter 34-help! how to take out rotted sole? Iriss at 7:18am 07.21.05 Big Boats 2/1135
84 Hunter 34-help! how to take out rotted sole? Iriss at 7:11am 07.21.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/977
Tangier Island, MD Ozana Halik at 6:53am 07.21.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1325 Has anybody gone recently to Tangier Island? Is the channel deep enough for a 5' draft?Thanks.Oza
B Tim Warner at 5:02am 07.21.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1025 Is there a unique skill set required to tune up the B
windlass applications for 37" O'Day Kit Foyston at 5:01am 07.21.05 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1090 I am looking for an owner who has put an (electric)windlass on their boat. Specifically, I want to g
is a MacGregor 26' to big to learn with?? New to sailing guy at 3:47am 07.21.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 28/2121 I am not sure which 26 model it is...but here is a few picture linkshttp://b.im.craigslist.org/Hr/
Restoring a Daysailor Richard Mote at 3:35am 07.21.05 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2070 I am rebuilding a 1981 Daysailor using parts from an 1982 (hull damaged). Have replaced all of the r
Diesel Fuel Broke sailor SV Marcell at 3:33am 07.21.05 Ask All Sailors 14/1362 Is the diesel fuel at a Marina of a better "marine quality" than the fuel you can get at your neighb
4,000,000 hits coming soon - WOW Jim Seamans at 2:17am 07.21.05 Ask All Sailors 10/1217 Another milestone for HOW and related sites for sailboaters.comCongrats. 555JimS/V Java*

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Question - H38 Dockside Water Supply - How to Use? Terry Cox at 7:03pm 04.26.21 Now on to why the generator has hard start issues. Ok. So what Genset do you have? Brand, model, e
Catalina 22 to a Catalina 310 - the right move for us? Flying Jay at 7:00pm 04.26.21 I grew up on the South Shore, and still sail to Cape Cod every season (except for Covid season). I
Holding tank sender replacement jssailem at 7:00pm 04.26.21
My Hunter 456 Terry Cox at 6:56pm 04.26.21 You're welcome, Franklin. That would be my best guess. Not sure what else Hunter might have used. A
Swivel hoist rings for jacklines instead of pad eyes? jssailem at 6:45pm 04.26.21 @cristoslc One of our members is has contributed many articles about boat upkeep. MaineSail is the m
Hunter 170 Stemhead Crazy Dave Condon at 6:44pm 04.26.21 @sail sfbay is correct. Thank you sir. Boat came standard. With roller furling installed corr
26 classic tow vehicle stickinthemud57 at 6:38pm 04.26.21 Specs show the dry boat weight at 1650 lbs, centerboard 50 lbs. I was able to find a trailer weight
450 AP Drive? Rick D at 6:12pm 04.26.21
Imagin my surprise stickinthemud57 at 6:10pm 04.26.21 Interesting how you positioned the bimini top - sort of an extension to the pop-top.
Globe Run Dry Impellers Ken13559 at 5:40pm 04.26.21 Not sure now but Globe had some issues years back with their impellers. I just replaced mine. Yanma
Low "reefing" holes in main sail cas206 at 5:31pm 04.26.21 Thanks for asking this and for all the responses. I have a "new to me" Cal 27-3 and was just web se
Length of halyards Tally Ho at 5:21pm 04.26.21 I just replaced my main halyard and added 10 feet so I can use a primary winch for raising my butt u
Epoxy or grind and glass? (2) Tally Ho at 5:14pm 04.26.21 Mine looked a lot worse than that...I ground out a bit of the damaged glass, used some thickened epo
H23.5 trailer twistedskipper at 5:13pm 04.26.21 It really isn't unusual for a small boat on a single axle trailer to lift the tongue if you stand on
Hull Number Michael Davis at 5:06pm 04.26.21 Just to be clear, you mean where the manual bilge pump is, right? At least on mine. There is the o
Huner Vision Refrigeration Came Loose Undersail Tally Ho at 5:02pm 04.26.21 Yes lucky it did not snap the refrigeration line, It was a good 30 degrees or more to Port. We had
Is the head above the waterline on a Hunter 460? Terry Cox at 5:01pm 04.26.21 Peggie is spot on. Our 1991 boat came with dual electric Jabsco toilets. Both have vented loops conn
2007 H38 - What chain works with Simpson-Lawrence gypsy? flightlead404 at 4:55pm 04.26.21 ok picked up a couple feet of 5/16" G43 and ran it back and forth in the windlass a few times, tied
My Hunter 456 FBD at 4:55pm 04.26.21 Thank you Terry
2007 H38 - What chain works with Simpson-Lawrence gypsy? flightlead404 at 4:54pm 04.26.21 But my current chain measures out as 5/16" and is stamped BBB, that's the confusing part lol

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