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Polair diagram PdBruin at 12:45am 09.20.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/965 I have a bought a Hunter 310 and am curious if anybody has its polair diagram available for understa
Let the wife take the tiller yesterday... Lee14289 at 12:43am 09.20.04 Ask All Sailors 14/1750 I posted this on the Macgregor site but thought you might get a kick out of it also.She has sai
Let the wife take the tiller yesterday.... Lee14289 at 12:31am 09.20.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 49/2632 She has sailed just about as much as I have which isn't alot but I must have been paying attention m
Hunter 23.5 Jiffy Reefing David at 11:53pm 09.19.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2408 Help.......?!When I purchased my 23.5 a number of years ago the jiffy reefing lines were not set u
Ivan lessons RS20604 at 11:34pm 09.19.04 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1041 The eye of Ivan passed directly over Raven last Thursday morning. 130 mph clocking thru 180 degrees.
Hurricane Ivan Mike16177 at 11:11pm 09.19.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1040 This is my marina afterwards.
Gelcoat repair Ron2533 at 11:02pm 09.19.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1080 We were lucky to just get kissed by recent storms, but did get some minor abrasion damage that needs
Florida winter 2004/5 To go or not go? Sailadjuster at 10:40pm 09.19.04 Ask All Sailors 27/1652 --to Florida this year?Comments on wintering in Florida after all the hurricane damage and after IC
240 Rig tuning and mast foot/step Andrew K. at 6:15pm 09.19.04 Smaller Boats 2/1038 Hi guys,I have been searching through the archives and found some great stuff on tuning the B'R rig
limited dick roy at 3:27pm 09.19.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/764 i have a 78 30ft catalina that has a name in metal that say`s "limited" on both sides of the boat ne
h23.5 ventilation ed allen at 1:35pm 09.19.04 Smaller Boats 2/997 hi hunter sailors,lately i've been trying to figure out an effective way to improve ventilation on
Honda 8 Outboard tommyg at 1:28pm 09.19.04 Smaller Boats 5/1070 We are considering the purchase of a Honda 8 "Classic" 4 stroke outboard for our '89 Cat 22. It is
swaying autopilot Mict at 12:00pm 09.19.04 Big Boats 2/912 I have a 1984 H34 with a Raymarine St4000 autopilot without rudder feedback. Results with the autop
engine overheating jim22335 at 11:55am 09.19.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/811 I recently posted a description of my recent problems with my Yanmar 3gm30f overheating. I went to t
28.5 assymetrical tack Jim21895 at 11:43am 09.19.04 Mid-Size Boats 12/1086 I have been trying to figure out how to rig a asymetrical spinnaker tack on our boat. We have rolle
Racing the Hunter 260 Dan C. at 11:31am 09.19.04 Smaller Boats 6/1330 I purchased a Hunter 260 this past spring and on Saturday Sept 18th I had a chance to race it. The
closed cell or regular cockpit cushions Paul8821 at 11:20am 09.19.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/1656 We just put a deposit on a new 350 and are debating between the closed cell and standard cushions. W
How to drain antifreeze Ken Palmer at 11:08am 09.19.04 Mid-Size Boats 6/1044 This is my first full season with my 33.5 and a 2GM20F engine. I want to change the antifreeze, but
Temp Guage for Hunter 336 Yanmar 3gm30f Mickey Galper at 11:03am 09.19.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1825 I have a 1995 Hunter 336 with a Yanmar 3gm30f with the warning buzzer. I would like to add a temp ga
engine instruments fog up Ron at 10:54am 09.19.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/803 The engine instruments fog up, after the boat has been running for a few minutes. Also, every so of

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Keel Winch operation in Sirius 21 LouiseS at 7:57am 08.24.20 Great advice! I have seen this happen before! So do you feel that the 'bolt out the front needs to b
new dodger loose and floppy Hayden Watson at 7:57am 08.24.20 Did you try adjusting the bows. Loosen the set-screws and pull the rear bow backwards and the front
Noisy sailboat Hayden Watson at 7:53am 08.24.20 One sure way to tell if it is wire or halyard is by pitch change with tension. the halyard slap wil
Installation of Raymarine EV-100 Wheel Pilot MattieJo at 7:51am 08.24.20 I owned a Hunter 310 with a similar pedestal and I installed a Raymarine wheel pilot myself. I agre
Ignition switch headache... LeslieTroyer at 7:47am 08.24.20 On new starter test tag. The initial current is high because the solenoid must pull/push the starte
ODay 272LE bimini fhujber at 7:40am 08.24.20 Did you ever get a picture of his bimini with zippers and how he handled storage? Thanks in advance
Installation of Raymarine EV-100 Wheel Pilot Good Fortune at 7:40am 08.24.20 There is a ton of documentation, manuals, diagrams, etc. on the Raymarine website. Also an "Ask Raym
new dodger loose and floppy (1) dmax at 7:39am 08.24.20 You want it tight - loose is an indication of poor workmanship - here's an exceptional one:
Ignition switch headache... weekendrken at 7:28am 08.24.20
Tank Sizes Hunter 49 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:14am 08.24.20 As long as you can get to each of the tanks to measure 'em, it's pretty easy to determine the capaci
Tiller Pilot: Raytheon ST2000 - Repair or replacement unit sail sfbay at 7:08am 08.24.20 Have you contacted your local Raymarine service center or marine electronics technician?
Beneteau 321 In Mast Furling (1) sail sfbay at 7:04am 08.24.20 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! Take a look at the mast base and bo
Mast climber Choies smokey73 at 7:00am 08.24.20 The other method is with a climbing board. The board with clam cleats allows me to stand in the sea
Ignition switch headache... LeslieTroyer at 7:00am 08.24.20 JUST to be clear, M-25s and XPs that use the key switch start position to preheat as you do will ha
Lets talk tongue weight... Daveinet at 6:49am 08.24.20 Depending on how light your outboard is, it can be worthwhile to add a bracket to your tongue to mov
What conditions can a water ballast boat sail in? Daveinet at 6:43am 08.24.20 Probably more important than where the ballast is, is the overall performance of the boat. If the bo
Tank Sizes Hunter 49 (1) sail sfbay at 6:34am 08.24.20 Next time you fill your water and flush your holding tanks connect a $15 P3 turbine totalizing meter
What conditions can a water ballast boat sail in? Kermit at 6:33am 08.24.20 I have owned an H23 and an H260. The 23 goes through chop better than the 260 but they both take it
Mast climber Choies berner73 at 6:33am 08.24.20 We've had the ATN Mastclimber for several years. Does the job well, no complaints so far. I'm clos
Keel Winch operation in Sirius 21 rgranger at 6:20am 08.24.20 The first time you use it... make sure you have your and on the handle before you push the button.

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