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your recommendations peggie keystroker at 2:03am 01.07.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/941 please give me your recommendation as to the best manual and the best electric head for a 1982 hunte
outboard or inboard?? ron at 2:00am 01.07.05 Ask All Sailors 11/1486 what are the pros and cons of using an outboard or an inboard? I find if difficult to back up with
Predicament Gary Wyngarden at 1:47am 01.07.05 Ask All Sailors 15/1441 I read an article in the January issue of the Seattle sailing magazine 48 North that reminded me of
Bimini Rick at 1:47am 01.07.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/762 I am looking to get a new bimini and dodger for my 86 C30. I see the 'custom' ones at the catalina
Refil compressed gas tanks George4201 at 1:30am 01.07.05 Mid-Size Boats 1/1018 Anyone know where I can get refil or exchange compressed gas tank off my catalina 30 in the long bea
Hunter 30T "pointing" Bruce Z at 1:29am 01.07.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/912 Hello out there,I'm looking for general experiences from other sailors on this. Seems I can only
Porta-Bote Kevin13821 at 12:51am 01.07.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1829 Has there been any experience with a folding dingy? How do you put them together while on the water
Hunter26 rectorb at 11:57pm 01.06.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/807 SO stepped on the front window (hatch) and it cracked right down the middle. Hunter will special or
Boat Transport RED at 9:22am 01.06.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1144 Looking for a rough price to have a Hunter 31 hauled from RI (New England) to Central Florida. Look
Replacing Keel Bolts? BlueAce at 8:59am 01.06.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1660 Anyone have experience replacing Keel bolts?I have a 1990, First 285, and at least one bolt does no
Asymmetric/Cruising Spinnaker Smaller boats George H260 at 5:45am 01.06.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1030 This question relates to the H260 but probably applies to most boats in this size catagory.The dis
Rudder bearing on 1981 Hunter 25 KennyH at 5:43am 01.06.05 Smaller Boats 4/1018 I am replacing the white bearing under the tiller on my 25. I am not sure how it was attached to th
Ginnaker for a 31' Brent at 4:50am 01.06.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1221 We have a Hunter 31 and have enjoyed for the past five years. Moved up from the 23 trailer sailor an
LESSHSA Annual Meeting 1/15 at Cleveland Boatshow Harmers at 4:49am 01.06.05 Other Sailboats 0/811 The Lake Erie South Shore Hunter Sailing Association (LESSHSA) welcomes all Hunter owners to the ann
O'day 40 John at 4:06am 01.06.05 Bigger Boats 1/1184 I am currently looking at moving up to a 40. I understand that they were built under license from J
New Outboard Motor Doug6533 at 3:29am 01.06.05 Smaller Boats 9/991 Well I finally decided to replace my old 2 stroke outboard with a new 4 stroke. I've used a 4hp for
Numbers for Coast Guard Documented Vessels Gary Wyngarden at 3:28am 01.06.05 Ask All Sailors 15/1505 I need to get Coast Guard Documentation numbers on my boat ASAP. I've been having trouble finding a
Safety lines King at 2:42am 01.06.05 Ask An Oday Owner 8/924 My '76 O'day 25 apparently never had a Bow Pulpit, so the safety lines from the last set of forward
Rub Rail Repair Tom Schonrhorst at 2:28am 01.06.05 Smaller Boats 3/1467 My 2002 Catalina Capri 22 survived Hurricane Ivan, but the rub rail on the port side was torn from i
Stern Rail Seats - One More Time tgrass462 at 2:11am 01.06.05 Smaller Boats 10/850 I appreciate all of the replies to my recently posted question(s) concerning the addition of Stern R

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180W Constant Current Electronic Load 200V/20A Battery Tester Discharge Capacity jviss at 2:41pm 08.31.20 Nifty tester but testing one battery at a time can be time consuming and testing just the whole ban
Mac 26S replacement mast too heavy? Mickyfin at 2:33pm 08.31.20 Thank you both. That's the kind of input that I was hoping to find. I probably have focused so much
Hunter 170 furling Jib problem Hunter216 at 2:18pm 08.31.20 Last week a strong NW wind blew open my furling jib and shredded the sail. Am thinking of replacing
First Weekend as a Widgeon Owner shemandr at 2:15pm 08.31.20 Oh, and sailing off a lee shore. Not easy! Until you get the foils down it's ridiculous. Did you
Apollo Ball Valve Failure jssailem at 2:13pm 08.31.20
Advice needed for head paint. Capt jgw at 2:10pm 08.31.20 Getting so the old glue off is the hard part. The vinyl is peeling because the glue failed, and if y
First Weekend as a Widgeon Owner shemandr at 2:09pm 08.31.20 My first day on my Bandit 15 I lost the halyard tail up the mast, launched with the plug out hence n
Chartplotter Connector jssailem at 2:09pm 08.31.20 Thetone. It can be done, with care! I would start at the Chartplotter end with a diagram showing th
First Weekend as a Widgeon Owner MaritimeOliver at 1:54pm 08.31.20 Some days are like that. Get back out there and have some fun.
1/4" Halyard comfortable? Jumpstart at 1:29pm 08.31.20 8mm is easy to handle with winches and sheet clutches. We hand jump halyards all the time on our 38.
Advice needed for head paint. markwbird at 1:13pm 08.31.20 You could look into laminate like what is used for countertops. Not so easy to install thouigh
Hunter 170 furling Jib problem (1) rgranger at 1:09pm 08.31.20 A hanked on jib only requires that you take the roller furler off of your forestay. If you go that
1/4" Halyard comfortable? Stu Jackson at 1:06pm 08.31.20 I have 3/8" line installed on my Catalina 22. CatalinaDirect is suggesting 1/4" for both my halyar
Guidance Hunter216 at 1:05pm 08.31.20 I consider myself a good swimmer and have no fears over being on the water I actually really enjoy
Chartplotter Connector thetone at 12:59pm 08.31.20 I assume that should read PIN 1 is +12dc and PIN 2 is gnd, otherwise we have a 24VDC potential dif
Admiral loves Hove To and other musings after a week on the water: Lazy1 at 12:29pm 08.31.20 Looks like you had some fun Speaking of watertight tests, I have only spent one night at a time on
Main sheet cleat location (1) jonelli at 12:11pm 08.31.20 This is my basic setup:
6HP outboard engine sputtering Serenity on Hudson at 12:06pm 08.31.20 I have a whole different problem with my suzuki 6 HP. It starts on the first pull and idles fine if
Racing solo in a crewed fleet race (AKA busy day) Ben4195 at 12:01pm 08.31.20 Thanks for sharing, JD. I love your videos and racing posts!
Chartplotter Connector thetone at 11:53am 08.31.20 Can you give me detailed instructions on how to spilce the wires?

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