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Battery set up texastom at 12:57am 05.13.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1014 I just installed a new battery in our Hunter 37.5 and notice that the way the three batteries are se
Perkins 30 anti-freeze sludge Ron at 12:37am 05.13.05 Mid-Size Boats 5/1097 I have a Perkins 30 engine in my 1994 Cataline 320. I noticed some sludge in the bottom of the anti-
Plastic Sail Cars (Slides) On Main Sail Mark at 11:36pm 05.12.05 Smaller Boats 4/1135 On the Main Sail of my 1998 Hunter 26, the plastic sail cars are directly attached by webbing to the
FM Antena Tony5898 at 11:07pm 05.12.05 Ask All Sailors 11/1594 First of all, I appologize for all the recent questions, but I want to thank all of the members of t
Outboard Mounting - Use Bolts? BrianW at 9:40pm 05.12.05 Smaller Boats 5/1288 Hi All. I'm a new owner of a 1994 H26. I have a Johnson 9.9 outboard mounted directly on the H26 ori
Wheel Pilots, opinions needed Dave Amspacher at 4:07pm 05.12.05 Big Boats 7/830 I am thinking about buying an auto pilot for our Hunter 34. Either the Raymarine ST4000 or the Simra
Hunter 35.5 replumb Honeyman at 2:24pm 05.12.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1151 Several questions, please Peggie: 1) Do I need a y-valve with lockout feature to be "legal" in Gulf
latest projects kingprawn at 1:04pm 05.12.05 Trailer Sailors 14/2088 I replaced my whole trailer electrical system today. It's nice to know that my lights will work now
Converting blue water keel to shoal keel jeff23clayton at 11:35am 05.12.05 Smaller Boats 4/2181 I have recently purchased a Hunter 25 with a long keel (3'11"draft plus) - I want to convert it to a
Shower in Hunter 25 (1977) marcin at 11:27am 05.12.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/996 Hey,I was wondering if anybody installed shower on their Hunter 25?
Propane Stoves... Rick A at 11:07am 05.12.05 Ask All Sailors 11/6828 A few months ago, I bought another boat after being boat-less for about 10 years. I'm going to put a
battery combiner hook-up kenny at 10:48am 05.12.05 Ask All Sailors 8/1718 I am in the process of installing a solar charge system. To link the 2- battery banks i purchased a
110% or 125% for a racing head sail in Bay Area Russell Houlston at 10:48am 05.12.05 Mid-Size Boats 1/1198 I am replacing a 140% furling dacron head sail. I am not sure whether to go 110% or 125%. Does anybo
Crazy Dave says not on the stern pulpit Rich L at 10:23am 05.12.05 Smaller Boats 10/1165 A while back, someone suggested installing their remote control on a piece of star board mounted on
Climbing to top of mast on C27's and smaller boats Brian Stipak at 8:23am 05.12.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/2868 I climbed the mast on my Catalina 27 to the spreader level. I now need to climb the mast to the ver
Running new mast lines and antenna line Bob at 8:19am 05.12.05 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1034 Has anyone ran new lines in your mast for your lites and antenna? Is it easlier with the mast up run
New crew member added Jim Seamans at 7:36am 05.12.05 Ask All Sailors 7/1077 Not to pound my chest to much, but have added a new crew member to the family. Fourth granddaughter
SSB Receiver and Weather information for Baja Alex 2740 at 7:06am 05.12.05 Ask All Sailors 3/2313 We are intending to sail to the Sea of Cortez from Long Beach Ca. in November and are in need of som
In-mast furling Broke sailor SV Marcell at 6:58am 05.12.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/783 When I bought my boat during sea trails my exposure to in mast furling was very slight, there was ba
selective amnesia? newly anonymous at 6:55am 05.12.05 Big Boats 11/1265 I recall a thread a few weeks ago about 380 owners having trouble with inadequate barrier coats on t

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i got carried away... Will Gilmore at 6:28am 03.30.21 How satisfying to see this all come together at your own hands. Beatiful work. It will be a differ
i got carried away... Jim26m at 6:14am 03.30.21 Good progress!
Mystery Mastic Kings Gambit at 6:09am 03.30.21 And apart from slicing through the floor of the v-berth (of which there is a 0% chance of me attemp
H310 outhaul rigging jssailem at 6:07am 03.30.21 That makes me suspicious That is a healthy way to consider the issue. It is more likely that a pr
2004 Hunter 33 with Yanmar 3YM30 won't start....occasionally dlochner at 6:00am 03.30.21 The problem with the undersized wire is compounded by a weak battery. Part of the issue with the whi
Tips on replacing rub rail - O'day 23 dexterbuell at 5:58am 03.30.21 I've been concerned about the memory in the material as well. I'm not sure how long it's been in the
Install Wallas heater in a Hunter 41 ac Kings Gambit at 5:57am 03.30.21 Hi, thank you all for your ideas and suggestions. I am going to go with a Wallas Spartan mounted in
Columbia 28 Rudder sail sfbay at 5:55am 03.30.21 Welcome to the forum!! While I cannot answer your specific question, below is a 2003 thread on Colu
Recommendation on Tablet to use for Navionics App? jssailem at 5:53am 03.30.21
H310 outhaul rigging (1) wdonovan at 5:48am 03.30.21 I wish I had a window like that in my boom. But I don't. The only possible access point would be ben
2004 Hunter 33 with Yanmar 3YM30 won't start....occasionally shemandr at 5:40am 03.30.21 My Yanmar used to do the same thing. DougM is right. The problem often is the undersized wire from
Hunter 26 - Routing wire from engine to battery - where to drill hole (2) sail sfbay at 5:36am 03.30.21 Welcome to the forum!! From the Hunter 26 owner's manual attached the original wiring was routed in
Beneteau Spare Parts Website bmiley at 5:32am 03.30.21 Bought a 30mm,proper length bearing from a company in baltimore Cant remember the name at the momen
Beneteau Spare Parts Website bmiley at 5:30am 03.30.21 People should make a habit of putting the OEM part # in their owner's manual. Same goes for jokers
Might be buying a Catalina 36 sailme88 at 5:16am 03.30.21 Tides in the islands are pretty minimal, only about a foot or two. The real issue is trade winds fu
Shields Multiflex Justin_NSA at 5:13am 03.30.21 Good reminder for everyone! I just finished replacing all PVC connections below the waterline and h
2004 Hunter 33 with Yanmar 3YM30 won't start....occasionally DougM at 5:04am 03.30.21 This seems to be a common problem. While it could be the batteries, the culprit often turns out to b
Beneteau Spare Parts Website CYQK at 4:54am 03.30.21 Bought a 30mm,proper length bearing from a company in baltimore Cant remember the name at the moment
Tips on replacing rub rail - O'day 23 Ward H at 4:51am 03.30.21 It's quite rigid I think (purchased from DRMarine last year). I did this job on my O'day 25. The
Best Wind/Wave Predicting App? (1) Bob S at 4:46am 03.30.21 I use Windy and Tides Near Me along with the Navionics app. Redundancy is always good Especially whe

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