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Outbacker Perth Plus Capn D at 11:19pm 05.07.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/2055 Just acquired a used Outbacker Perth Plus antenna for my H380 SSB setup...but, no installation manua
Merriman Pedestal Parts or Repair Greig18131 at 10:41pm 05.07.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/988 Fellow Sailors,My new-to-me 1985 Hunter 31 has a Merriman Pedestal. The portion of the pedestal "sh
Merriman Pedestal Parts/Repair Greig18131 at 10:32pm 05.07.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1187 Fellow Sailors, My new-to-me 1985 Hunter 31 has a Merriman Pedestal. The portion of the pedestal
Wtaer infiltation of keel Donald Chapman at 9:29pm 05.07.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/852 I have a 1984 Hunter 25.5 with a cast iron keel. On haul-out I noticed water seeping out of a samll
Suggestions for topping lift cleat dlemisch at 8:48pm 05.07.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1093 I recently purchased my first boat, a Catalina 27. Both the topping lift and the outhaul lines exit
Fixed Keel Hunter 22 Chris14566 at 5:24pm 05.07.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1201 Regarding the fixed keel hunter 22 (1984). On the cabin sole directly below the campionway steps th
Sloppy tiller/rudder Doug J at 2:27pm 05.07.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1066 I just bought a 1991 26S last night. Have not had it in the water yet, just going over the boat, ch
sink pump not working capnron at 11:57am 05.07.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/2505 i recently bought a 1983 catalina 25 and filled the water supply but i can't seem to get either of t
Water heater bypass on newer Hunters Jay at 11:34am 05.07.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1614 I guess this isn't "ask a Hunter owner", since I'm not asking anything, but here's some info others
furler rigging bruce at 11:31am 05.07.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/802 Just rigged my new to me 1997 H26. It has a CDI roller furler and it seems slack. All shrouds are pr
Compression Test David at 11:00am 05.07.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/759 In an attempt to track down the cause of the white smoke coming from our 3HM35F, we were asked to te
Why A Foot Pump For the Cooler Drain -Cat 30 Bob at 9:52am 05.07.05 Mid-Size Boats 7/1115 I always wondered what that foot pump was for just below the drawers on the port side near the compa
No fuel gauge! any ideas? anybody added one? mgrawls at 9:52am 05.07.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/825 our 1984 34 hunter doesn't have a fuel gauge. there doesn't seem to be anyway to check fuel quantity
Alberg 22 to Hawaii Calico_Jack at 9:37am 05.07.05 Ask All Sailors 8/7095 Hey guys,I just bought an alberg 22 and was going to take the little beauty to Hawaii from Victoria
Alberg 22 to Hawaii Calico_Jack at 9:34am 05.07.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/3344 Hey guys,I just bought an alberg 22 and was going to take the little beauty to Hawaii from Victoria
BATTSLIDE dealer?? Jose at 9:29am 05.07.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/850 I learned another new lesson today about sailboat maintenance (Im up to about 500 now)...I dropped t
Jib tack Shackle dmelroy at 9:22am 05.07.05 Smaller Boats 6/2193 HI, I have an 87 hunter 23 and have a question about attaching the tack of the jib. I could not find
Keelbolt Torque Les at 8:29am 05.07.05 Grampian 1/1568 My Grampian 30 is now 30 years old, and in better shape than 15 years ago when I bought it. I plant
1 year old baby jamie snodgrass at 8:21am 05.07.05 Mid-Size Boats 4/970 hello everyone.I have a 1 year old beutiful baby girl and was wondering if anyone has any suggestio
looking for reviews scuba01 at 7:53am 05.07.05 Ask All Sailors 15/1137

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Hunter 29.5 , offshore capacity ? Seasong at 9:49pm 09.29.20 Sailm8, thank you for your feedback. For cruising offshore /long distance, this is no way for you, b
New sailer jssailem at 9:33pm 09.29.20
WEBASTO HEATING SYSTEM Ron20324 at 8:53pm 09.29.20 Can you put a stopper in the exhaust when not used for some time?
Anchor locker drainage sailboatracer at 8:50pm 09.29.20 I'm not excited about drilling another hole below the existing one. Any ideas? Have someone else d
High winds higgs at 8:48pm 09.29.20 I'm always surprised at boats that will sail on jib alone. Typically the keel is behind the main, s
Access to behind the cooler box? sailingrock at 8:45pm 09.29.20 The two plugs turn out to be removable by hand. They cover holes that seem to end on the microwave s
Diesel Oil Change higgs at 8:37pm 09.29.20 I think we get a bit hung up about this sort of thing. Of course most of do not get all the oil out
20 or 25hp for a WM 350 tender higgs at 8:28pm 09.29.20 I agree with capta. i had a 9.9 on a ten footer that easily put it up on plane. How fast do you ne
CE Certicication Benny17441 at 8:23pm 09.29.20 When I said I was not familiar with the CE certification, I meant the guidelines used to measure and
New Solar Panel and MC4 Connectors Hello Below at 8:20pm 09.29.20 And just a note, I got a 10 AWG extension cable from Amazon. It's a good cable but it doesn't fit i
Back-up Depth Sounders? Michael Davis at 8:15pm 09.29.20 Normal tide range here, failing wind driven, is usually around a foot- Todays shows .3 foot- 3 or
Winter covers - full cover vs. cockpit cover dlochner at 8:15pm 09.29.20 As one of those old guys I have to point out that you don't have temperature cycles when there is s
Anchor locker drainage thwilson at 8:11pm 09.29.20 Trim seems to be OK. Have a spare anchor in aft locker and Avon raft in aft locker. I'm going to bu
Anchor locker drainage Mikem at 8:05pm 09.29.20 The anchor locker on my C30 does not drain completely. The small hole is located about a inch above
New Furler FastOlson at 8:03pm 09.29.20 The old furler may simply be at the less-reliable end point of its design life. When our '94 Harken
Back-up Depth Sounders? smokey73 at 7:51pm 09.29.20 Looking at 8 to 10 foot tidal range here in southern South Carolina. Most of the shallow water arou
Back-up Depth Sounders? Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 7:33pm 09.29.20 That can be a little scary Charlie. We have tides here up to 25 feet. 12/15 feet would be OK at low
Hunter 49 Solar Panel Installation Advice (1) Laid-back at 7:13pm 09.29.20 I have four 130 w panels mounted above the bimini on my Hunter 50. The four controlers are mounted u
Back-up Depth Sounders? Michael Davis at 6:58pm 09.29.20 A foot or so. It does make a difference
Back-up Depth Sounders? shemandr at 6:44pm 09.29.20 A foot or so.

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