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Rudder position sensor Michel at 12:06am 01.21.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/846 This picture display the current installation on my Hunter 430. As you can see the rod is connected
Topping lift chafes against batten pockets Flan at 11:55pm 01.20.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 4/1159 The topping lift on my H26 sometimes chafes against the batten pockets of my mainsail (full roach ma
Spinnaker sheet length Tony at 11:21pm 01.20.05 Big Boats 6/1685 Hi does anyone have their H41 manual handy ? Mine is wrapped up for the winter on my boat.Can anyo
Mainsail Luff Curve David Desforges at 11:11pm 01.20.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/1824 Bill,I have a 1989 Hunter 30 and am in desperate need of a new main. I am considering ordering one
Motor on a 170 Geo at 11:10pm 01.20.05 Day Sailers 6/1259 I am hesitant to add a motor to my 170. I'm looking for opinions on this issue from those who have o
Blue Water Sailing School in Fr. Lauderdale Michael Mangione at 10:21pm 01.20.05 Ask All Sailors 0/933 My wife and I just completed a 7 day 6 night school with Blue Water Sailing School in Fort Lauderdal
Thru-hull tapered wood plugs John Arvidson at 2:00pm 01.20.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1707 Could anyone tell me the sizes and quantity of thru-hull tapered wood plugs I need for my Hunter 31?
Air Head Rodney Sheaffer at 1:32pm 01.20.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1235 I have a 28 O-day am thinking of replacing the Head with an Air Head toilet. Any Pros or Coms.
Locating a depth finder transducer on Wing Keel Ole RB at 1:08pm 01.20.05 Smaller Boats 5/1292 I'll be installing a depth finder relatively soon and would like to know the best location for the t
Feathering Prop Installed John Richard at 11:28am 01.20.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1112 I had Jack's Place hauled today to install a new Max-Prop three blade feathering propeller. After g
Leather Steering Wrap for Catalina 310 David Harcourt at 9:46am 01.20.05 Mid-Size Boats 6/1358 I am looking to purchase a leather steering wrap for a 32 inch Destroyer wheel. Any advice as where
B Gary at 9:14am 01.20.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/1214 84' H31Trying to learn more about the advantages/disadvantages of the B
Help......OT new2sail23 at 9:09am 01.20.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1191 I need something that has to do with a boat that rhymes with "name"......Long storyThanx!
prop shaft replacement Bob at 8:45am 01.20.05 Mid-Size Boats 6/1143 I have a '88 30T with a Yanmar 18HP diesel. I had a noise during motoring when I purchased the boat.
why rev. the engine? Al9586 at 7:52am 01.20.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1153 My Yanmar diesel owner's manual says to rev the engine before shutting it down. Why? Does anybody
Any B343 Owners? George Liu at 7:38am 01.20.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/898 This year Beneteau introduced B343, replacing B331. And there is very little information about this
Rigging Requirements for an APC Roberto20012 at 6:18am 01.20.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/1021 Hi,I have a 1988 Catalina 27 standard rig and am considering an APC. I looked on the Doyle site bu
Carpeting interior Dave at 5:41am 01.20.05 The Cherubini Hunters 4/948 We are toying around with the idea of carpeting over the interior teak. The teak is pretty shot, a
loose footed main ??? ...and other sails Mac666 at 5:03am 01.20.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/894 Hey, ALL!Since it's still cold outside, all I can do is sail the internet :)So, I came upon a term
Northern California PHRF Roby Hyde at 4:50am 01.20.05 Racing 0/1897 The local Yacht Racing Association didn't have a PHRF rating for the 356 on file so I asked them to

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lifehack for budget bluewater boats for a family of 4 Will Gilmore at 4:52pm 02.15.21 Sailing is a wonderful activity, and one in which not knowing what it is that you don't know can ha
2005 Hunter 36 Bilge drm1 at 4:47pm 02.15.21 Thanks Ralph. Will do. It's shrink wrapped now so its dry, but once the shrink wrap comes off it wil
Question about replacing one of the Marinco 30A shore power inlets jssailem at 4:45pm 02.15.21 :plus: The Smart plug is one of the best upgrades. It will make your boat a safer boat.
H 30 cockpit portlights. Terry Cox at 4:45pm 02.15.21 Hi Mike, our boat has the same Bomar port lights as yours. Before replacing the gaskets, consider cl
C30 1982 need manual sail sfbay at 4:43pm 02.15.21 Here you go. https://sbo.sailboatowners.com/downloads/Catalina_gen_25168855.pdf http://anacortesyac
Question about replacing one of the Marinco 30A shore power inlets Hello Below at 4:35pm 02.15.21 I'm trying to plan the job without access to the boat, so I'm hoping someone has done it and can co
Inverters and induction cooktop capta at 4:33pm 02.15.21 I can't imagine why anybody would go to electric cooking. Our boat was built that way and we couldn'
Adding shore power outlet RickS at 4:24pm 02.15.21 Stern in would be easier for shore power but privacy would be sacrificed with all the people walking
H 30 cockpit portlights. ggrizzard at 4:20pm 02.15.21 One caution... Test your 'tightening' gingerly before you engage the cam. If you over tighten, then
Inverters and induction cooktop Johnb at 4:11pm 02.15.21 Hi Dave The truth about my decision to go Lithium is that my FLA batteries are due for replacemen
soft area starboard fore deck cb32863 at 4:01pm 02.15.21 If your referring to my post, could you provide details? Injecting is not going to displace moistu
Question about replacing one of the Marinco 30A shore power inlets ggrizzard at 3:57pm 02.15.21 Well the 'bonding' material may be a less than permanent sealant like silicone or similar. You mig
2005 Hunter 36 Bilge Ralph Johnstone at 3:56pm 02.15.21 Keep an eye on the bilge now that the boat's on the hard. This will tell whether the leak is above o
2005 Hunter 36 Bilge drm1 at 3:52pm 02.15.21 Thanks Mike. Appreciate your response. I'll try those out.
Inverters and induction cooktop Tim22 at 3:51pm 02.15.21 Hi Dave The truth about my decision to go Lithium is that my FLA batteries are due for replacement
2005 Hunter 36 Bilge Mike Oldak at 3:36pm 02.15.21 You have a leak. Not to be flip but you need to have a friend with a hose spray different areas whi
Pulls to port under power sailme88 at 3:35pm 02.15.21 Can we assume that when under sail your boat tracks well without and drift? When holding a course,
Inverters and induction cooktop Tim22 at 3:33pm 02.15.21
Inverters and induction cooktop dlochner at 3:21pm 02.15.21 Hi Dave I am upgrading to Lithium so will end up at 200 or 300ah. We mostly use the boat for day sa
Hello from a new Catalina 30 owner heidi at 3:04pm 02.15.21 Does anyone have a link or a pdf of a C30 1982 owners manual or blueprints? Having a hard time findi

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