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Hunter 240 Furler sspan at 3:50pm 10.09.20 Smaller Boats 22/3021
Trailer alignment Tsam at 3:42pm 10.09.20 Trailer Sailors 5/810 Measuring from the ball socket back to the ends of the axel on a single axel trailer, I get a 3/8inc
Leisure Furl by Forspare BLUEBURD at 12:36pm 10.09.20 Ask All Sailors 1/418 I bought a 40.5 Hunter with a In-boom Leisure Furl System last year and I am trying to learn the sys
Did the U-Gotta Regatta (2) Jackdaw at 11:01am 10.09.20 Racing 5/1446 Or at least TRIED to. Last weekend. In the last 12 days, there have been 10 days with perfect breez
Hunter 410 rig tuning to get main to furl better? Scottotheforest at 7:40am 10.09.20 Big Boats 24/2713 My 2001 410 has a curve tuned into the Seldon furling mast (no backstay, swept spreaders), and the m
Charging system question Hydro Therapy at 4:46am 10.09.20 Ask All Sailors 29/1958 The Charger (unknown brand) on my boat has a internal float. When I plug into shore power the charge
Winterizing the C310 engine? CowboyWay at 8:33pm 10.08.20 Catalina 310 18/2141 First time winterizing my 310 with the Universal M-25XPBC and wanted to know how others handled the
Brands Berkay at 4:46pm 10.08.20 Ask All Sailors 13/1337 Hello, So from my previous post I got a lot of knowledge on how to go about getting into sailing. My
Dripless shaft seal forsterp at 2:09pm 10.08.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1559 I want to replace a conventional shaft seal with a dripless one. Can anyone tell me which size and m
Catalina Galley Cruxxxes at 12:32pm 10.08.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1158 Hi, I'm a new Catalina owner and am in search for a used Galley. My boat is a 1980 Catalina 22, most
Cleaning bird contributions off of canvas (warning: content may not be suitable for all audiences) (9) berner73 at 12:15pm 10.08.20 Ask All Sailors 23/5305 Hopefully this post will help others in the future. Miserable season relative to our feathered frie
Safety on deck Steve Gross at 10:37am 10.08.20 Smaller Boats 11/1452 I have a Hunter 260 that I typically race weekly on Chatfield Reservoir near Denver. This area is s
NY Winter Covering of 26d FuzzyBadger at 9:01am 10.08.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/1811
basic marine electrical system help Dil at 7:44am 10.08.20 Ask All Sailors 23/2119 so on my way back to dock the other day I got a low battery warning. I started the motor and continu
Oil loss through oil breather (2) ontherocks83 at 6:59pm 10.07.20 Engines and Propulsion 25/5124 I found oil in my bilge around early august. I was not able to find the source but over 20 hours of
Question about traveller on 2004 Hunter 36 (1) AndyL at 5:03pm 10.07.20 Big Boats 16/1628 Hi All, We have a "new to us" 2004 Hunter 36 and I'm working my way through the list of jobs, tryin
World record-- (3) pclarksurf at 4:51pm 10.07.20 Catalina 22 3/935 185795
Original sails Xstream at 2:52pm 10.07.20 Ask All Sailors 18/1357 Bought a 1988 Hunter 26.5. All sails seem to be original to the boat: Main plus 100, 125, 150% pl
Help identifying this furler and seeking parts for it. (1) Xstream at 2:25pm 10.07.20 Ask All Sailors 3/515 Came off Beneteau from the 1980's. Missing several parts. Reluctant to just throw it away. Six 76
Wood in cabin of Mac 25 jbrock at 1:23pm 10.07.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/770 Anyone know what type of wood the original table and bulkheads in the cabin are made of in the Mac 2

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TD 14 Will Gilmore at 6:19am 10.10.24 Bad luck on fishing boats, keeps the fish from biting according to some fishermen! Turns out bana
HELP! with outhaul line replacement Scott T-Bird at 5:51am 10.10.24 I can't imagine why anybody would settle for a static clew position - racing or not. Draft is a cri
Lifeline stanchion mounting hardware Ward H at 5:47am 10.10.24 I guess it's possible that the screws were threaded into a Helicoil insert in the deck, but I don't
Engine Start sailliny at 5:40am 10.10.24 The engine is a Universal 25x and it does turn over and runs fine. And yes, turning the key starts
Lifeline stanchion mounting hardware Joe at 4:57am 10.10.24 This suggestion might be a shot in the dark, but whaddya got to lose. That is to call Garhaurer Mar
Lazy Jacks ? Indysailor at 4:46am 10.10.24 I recommend practicing for a season before making the switch. There's a difference between wanting l
ASA 101 course Indysailor at 4:41am 10.10.24 I teach ASA 101 and my boat has a head. Some schools teach on boats without heads, so give them a ca
Engine Start sailme88 at 3:54am 10.10.24 That " Clicking" is most likely a solenoid..Now which one? Since the engine starts it isn't the star
TD 14 danooxnard at 3:52am 10.10.24 Bad luck on fishing boats, keeps the fish from biting according to some fishermen!
Hunter 310 Terry Cox at 3:42am 10.10.24 Displacement for a 310 is 8,500 pounds.
H&R rig spreader ends marcham at 9:22pm 10.09.24 A rigger would easily be able to make you a new fitting....
Digital Fridge/Freezer Thermostat on Hunter 376 marcham at 9:20pm 10.09.24 The fridge thermostat (and spillover fan) are only active when the freezer compressor is operating.
Hunter 310 marcham at 9:15pm 10.09.24 I haven't weighted a 310, but it's my experience that most boats are heavier than the OEM specs ....
Engine Start JoeWhite at 6:38pm 10.09.24 The engine turns over, but does it run? If so for how long? Your oil pressure switch may have failed
315 Question: What light wind Sail are you using to handle beam to broad reach? Furling Genneker, Doyle UPS, Code 0, whisker pole on the Genoa? (1) VFR750 at 6:32pm 10.09.24 I ended up choosing the "Easy Furling Gennaker" from North Sails with a top-down furler and the line
TD 14 shemandr at 6:31pm 10.09.24
TD 14 WayneH at 6:06pm 10.09.24 My son, and AF pilot, when he was training was having issues with barfing in the T-38, to the point
Engine Start Ralph Johnstone at 5:20pm 10.09.24
Oday 192 outboard bracket pgandw at 5:17pm 10.09.24 Whether or not an outboard is directly mounted on the transom does not change the fact that on the '
Insulation LouisMK at 5:14pm 10.09.24 If you want to get serious, spray foam which has generally relatively high R-values ranges from 5.5.

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