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Barient 17 2-speed Self Tailing Tool Kevin Bladsacker at 1:23am 04.20.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1941 Need to service the winches, but the PO didn't have the tool to disassemble the thing. Anybody have
Putting in a marine head, need plumbing help. alan at 1:17am 04.20.05 Smaller Boats 1/831 Just bought the 5 gal Sea-Land porta-pottie that can be configured to "pump" or "dump". I need to k
H260 Stern Light Short BobSail at 1:15am 04.20.05 Smaller Boats 1/807 Has anyone experienced a short in the stern light wiring? I suspect it may be inside the stern stanc
Anchoring when single-handing Alex20529 at 1:05am 04.20.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1632 I like to single-hand my Catalina 30. One thing I haven't done yet when single-handing is anchoring
How much effort to adjust traveler? Ed Ryan7037 at 12:41am 04.20.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 4/1035 Brion - I have an O'Day 35 with a traveler that's curved to match the arc of the coach roof. With n
Towed my H-26 550 miles -- lessons learned Dave C20469 at 12:23am 04.20.05 Smaller Boats 11/1032 Decided to finally move the boat from MN to MI last weekend... One burnt bearing, one nearly shatter
Bobstay Wire Or Rod? worksucks at 12:08am 04.20.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1706 Currently the bobstay is rod, when replacement time comes should I go with wire or rod?
Stern tube wear Carl at 11:51pm 04.19.05 Big Boats 2/797 I pulled the hose that mounts the stuffing box to the stern tube on my 1987 h40 and discovered signi
Got my charts.....thanks Robert9885 at 11:48pm 04.19.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 1/1376 Don, I received my charts and wanted to say thanks. I put the book back in the mail. The charts wi
50 amp dock side connection BCUSTER at 11:24pm 04.19.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/846 I have a H410 with shore power electrical inlet for general AC (battery charger, hot water, refriger
Separate Shower Sump on a 30'...Is It Worth It? Bob at 11:05pm 04.19.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/2708 Now that we are spending more weekends aboard, I was giving careful consideration to installing a se
Transom construction Sine Nomine at 10:30pm 04.19.05 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1115 Does anyone have knowledge of the construction of older Hunter transoms. My inboard engine is no lo
standing rigging/when to replace Ken at 7:52pm 04.19.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/820 Brion, we sail a 1994 catalina 270 which was fresh water based for nine years and is now wet slipped
351 designed by whom? Stephen Mc Taggart at 6:26pm 04.19.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/972 Could someone please enlighten me as to the designer of the 351 ,was it Mr Farr?
Inexpensive tenders? Wanderer138 at 4:55pm 04.19.05 Ask All Sailors 19/2261 I think a small rowing tender (possibly with a simple sailing rig) would be the coolest thing for po
Inexpensive tenders? Wanderer138 at 4:55pm 04.19.05 Smaller Boats 0/639 I think a small rowing tender (possibly with a simple sailing rig) would be the coolest thing for po
Backing plates John Dawson at 4:33pm 04.19.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 0/821 We are replacing some thru-hulls in preparation for an ocean race, and a discussion came up of wheth
Owner's Manual for Hunter 29.5 cry Mario7470 at 1:34pm 04.19.05 Mid-Size Boats 5/3439 I just bought a hunter 29.5 1995. It needed a new mast and standing rigging. The owner ordered a new*
Loos tension gauge Alan Johnson at 1:27pm 04.19.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/881 The recent discussion about the Loos tension gauge prompted me to look into purchasing one. Not bei
Rudder '79 28' O'Day o Christopher at 1:26pm 04.19.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/848 Thank you guys for all replays. My boat is old and I believe that nobody was taking care greasing r*

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Roll that beautiful blue furler! Project_Mayhem at 11:53am 09.25.20 This may be the issue. When unfurling the jib, you should keep some tension on the furling line as
Hunter 49 Solar Panel Installation Advice Daze at 11:51am 09.25.20 I plan to keep mine out of any enclosed space as well. I believe I can locate it in the nav station
Beneteau 35 cockpit leaky cooler Stu Jackson at 11:44am 09.25.20 My wife used to tell me: "Put a cork in it!" Might work for you. :)
Hunter 49 Solar Panel Installation Advice HandsOnTech at 11:41am 09.25.20 I am thinking of mounting the charge controller just outside the engine compartment under the select
W21 NO POWER kappykaplan at 11:35am 09.25.20 Have you looked at the prop? Barnacle fouling has been very bad on the Chesapeake this year. What
Anyone in the Bahamas from here now? kappykaplan at 11:32am 09.25.20 @Sumner hasn't been seen since April; hope everything is okay.
Hunter 34 False Bildge - How can you tell if the modification was done? swshogren at 11:31am 09.25.20 I think this is the bildge "as built" and that it had not been opened up.... but I should would appr
Synthetic Oil ? btmarino at 11:24am 09.25.20 Thanks everyone for your comments - I might just as well NOT use the synthetic - oil seals leaks ?
Hunter 34 False Bildge - How can you tell if the modification was done? kloudie1 at 11:22am 09.25.20 I can see em now.
W21 NO POWER kloudie1 at 11:20am 09.25.20 That is the Westerbeke engine, I am thinking? you may have fuel starvation because of a plugged tan
Anyone in the Bahamas from here now? Dr. D at 11:17am 09.25.20 I also can not see the photos. From the text, I want to see the photos!
Hunter 34 False Bildge - How can you tell if the modification was done? ggrizzard at 11:02am 09.25.20 That looks like the real bilge to me.
Anyone in the Bahamas from here now? Ed Caldwell at 11:01am 09.25.20 Hi Sumner, hope all is well. I'm doing some advanced trip planning for an Exumas charter and rememb
110% Jib messes up jib sheet angle on my Hunter 26 twistedskipper at 10:34am 09.25.20
Boat mover SFS at 10:32am 09.25.20 I suspect it would be cheaper to hire a delivery captain and sail it across. Is it seaworthy enough
Hunter 34 False Bildge - How can you tell if the modification was done? rgranger at 10:18am 09.25.20 Yes they did. :beer: :plus:
EVA Foam Floors dasreboot at 10:18am 09.25.20 i liked it until it started getting little tears. also water seemed to stain it.
Hunter 49 Solar Panel Installation Advice (1) Daze at 10:17am 09.25.20 Index of /wp-content/export This link is in Ask A Hunter Owner Forum you may find docs for your m
West Wight Potter P19 rgranger at 10:14am 09.25.20 It's been reported that a Catalina 30 can make it from California (Dana Point) to the Hawaiian Isla
West Wight Potter P19 (1) Michael Davis at 10:13am 09.25.20 that a Catalina 30 can make it from California (Dana Point) to the Hawaiian Islands with no one abo

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