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A flag question Rick at 9:06am 08.19.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/856 A new sailor with a question. Whats the proper way to attatch a flag to the flag rope that goes up t
Mainsail Size only Hunter 40.5 trivers at 8:48am 08.19.04 Big Boats 1/985 Any owners (or not) of Hunter 40.5 who know the size of just the mainsail alone--brochure specs give
yanmar sb8 a little slow in starting up pethia at 7:47am 08.19.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1696 Hello,I have a Yanmar sb8 tiny diesel engine in my sailboat. I recently noticed that it takes a li
Ice maker Chris at 6:35am 08.19.04 Big Boats 1/762 Hi everyone,Does anyone have any info concerning icemakers and relative costs.Sure would appreciat
O'Day 22 Centerboard Stapper at 5:38am 08.19.04 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1019
Full batten sail on H336 amir at 4:52am 08.19.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/839 Hello,I have a H 336 that has a full batten main sail. I was wondering if anyone has tried to adj
Mast Joe at 4:40am 08.19.04 Smaller Boats 8/942 Help!! I'm taking my mast down for the first time this weekend. I have NEVER done this before. Can s
Dodgers Tom at 4:39am 08.19.04 Ask All Sailors 7/2000 I am looking on having a dodger added to my boat and there seems to be two options. Some dodgers ar
New Hunter 25 HOLDFAST at 4:33am 08.19.04 Smaller Boats 0/759 Does anyone have specs. on the New Hunter 25 for 2005? I understand that the 260 will no longer be m
Water Pump Cycles - Legend 37.5 Steve Carpman11081 at 3:28am 08.19.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1006 Our water pump cycles on when no faucet is open. This may occur 2-3 times during the night, which ha
Steering with the rudder while under power Bill Rinckel at 2:44am 08.19.04 Smaller Boats 8/1632 When motoring out of my slip in the shipyard I have to make a very sharp turn to starboard to remain
Block Island -- Labor Day -- Going in Cold Paul McGhee at 2:44am 08.19.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/969 We're planning on going to Block Island for Labor Day weekend. I love Block, it's hard to let a seas
Sticky Seats Molly1034 at 2:29am 08.19.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1219 The interior seats in my 1997 h26 are a little sticky. This is even true on the back side which has
Bruce Anchor Roller Dick12150 at 2:24am 08.19.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/1024 Local conditions at our new home port make the recommended anchor for our 30 foot, 10,500 pound Hunt
216 Spinnaker sailconnie at 2:22am 08.19.04 Smaller Boats 2/1454 Is anyone presently sailing with a spinnaker on their 216? Is it Hunter issued?
size of rear bulkhead panel of Mac 25 jon at 2:03am 08.19.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1777 I recently bought a 1984 Mac 25 that needs a little work. The rear bulkhead panel, below the compani
ATF with additives for Hurth Gearbox ? Calif. Ted at 1:37am 08.19.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/951 While in local auto parts store, thought I'd pick up some ATF (type A) as specified for Hurth gearbo
crazy question Gregg D at 1:32am 08.19.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/862 How tight should the shrouds be? I tried to adjust them last weekend and when I went to raise my ma
Transmission dilemma... Elliot at 1:32am 08.19.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1173 We'll I seem to have gotten myself stuck in a pickle. The previous ownerinstalled a new Westerbeck
Sail Trim Book Or Chart Don Guillette at 1:30am 08.19.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 5/1250 Eric Graig asked me an interesting question. He asked "If I were going to buy only one of your produ

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Incandescent Nav. Bulb Watts (or 12V amps)? Hayden Watson at 6:47pm 12.22.20 I finally removed my oil lamp on Papillon after banging my head on it for 20 years and never once li
Wishing all my friends on this forum a happy and safe Christmas nightowle at 6:19pm 12.22.20 Merry Christmas, Charlie......and everyone else!!! :beer:
Sea Tow Refusal / Insurance question nightowle at 6:15pm 12.22.20 OK, say you're in a bad situation but not sinking anytime immediately. You need a tow but it's not
Incandescent Nav. Bulb Watts (or 12V amps)? dLj at 6:03pm 12.22.20 I personally love oil lamps. I love the light quality. I have oil lamps in my house also. dj p.s.
Can you repack the stuffing box in the water? Don S/V ILLusion at 6:02pm 12.22.20
NMEA Releases OneNet Standard---Goodbye 0183 and N2K jon hansen at 6:02pm 12.22.20 don't feel bad ted. i have always been obsolete. did not use 0183. did not use 2000. not buying i
Wishing all my friends on this forum a happy and safe Christmas jon hansen at 5:51pm 12.22.20 back at you charlie jones, merry chistmas to all you guys
Incandescent Nav. Bulb Watts (or 12V amps)? jon hansen at 5:42pm 12.22.20 i carry an oil lamp anchor light on aeolus. prolly not quite up to code if you want to get all tech
NMEA Releases OneNet Standard---Goodbye 0183 and N2K Calif. Ted at 5:41pm 12.22.20 Well of course they have, I just connected all my 0183 and seatalk crap up to nmea 2000 to get it al
Incandescent Nav. Bulb Watts (or 12V amps)? jon hansen at 5:36pm 12.22.20 aeolus has two original kerosene lamps. i had just serviced them. they both got smashed in one day.
Battery Wiring Stu Jackson at 5:29pm 12.22.20 Here's a longer answer so you can understand the whys & wherefores: OEM 1-2-B Switch Wiring History
Sea Tow Refusal / Insurance question jssailem at 5:23pm 12.22.20 Best to just stay out of trouble. :plus::biggrin:
Sea Tow Refusal / Insurance question Kings Gambit at 5:18pm 12.22.20 Yup. That fundamental point seemed to get lost in a debate about insurance. According to the threa
New Main Sail? rs1sensen at 5:18pm 12.22.20 Precision did a great job on my new main. I went with a tri-radial dacron as it was only slightly mo
Wishing all my friends on this forum a happy and safe Christmas jssailem at 4:33pm 12.22.20 Merry Christmas Charlie.
Columbia 28.. halyard wire or? jssailem at 4:33pm 12.22.20 I had wire rope halyards. Changed them out for rope halyards when I refit my Mast and rigging. Raisi
Wishing all my friends on this forum a happy and safe Christmas kappykaplan at 4:32pm 12.22.20 Tks, Charlie. Same to you! :beer:
Hunter 34 Vee Berth Void ggrizzard at 4:27pm 12.22.20 Let's assume that the area you describe is not a designated storage locker and that there is no acce
NMEA Releases OneNet Standard---Goodbye 0183 and N2K Hunter216 at 4:23pm 12.22.20 My boat came with a Marantz home stereo system. It was working just fine when I replaced it with an
Beneteau Oceanis 461 year 2000 QUADRANT WANTED! Top Crew at 4:20pm 12.22.20 Call the factory in France. They should have stock. Do you have a better contact with factory?

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