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Hunter 340 Furling Gerald Davies at 1:17pm 07.19.04 Big Boats 5/3863 I am considering moving up from a 1988 Hunter 30' to a 2001 Hunter 340.I notice some of the 2001 34
Manual Head Jim at 12:33pm 07.19.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1323 I'm having a problem finding a replacement manual pump for a mansfield/sealand pump. Do you have any
Need a new Dodger/Bimimi Paul (Affinity C320) at 12:31pm 07.19.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/1033 Need a recommendation for canvas work on a Catalina 320 in the Annapolis area.
forestay sag Larry Jackel at 11:53am 07.19.04 Big Boats 6/1018 How much forestay sag us reasonable on a 340 (no backstay)? In 20Kts apparent wind I have about 4-6
Marine Refrigeration Evaluation tarheel at 10:43am 07.19.04 Other Sailboats 1/1216 I'm considering the following two mfgrs of 12V refrigeration. Sea Frost Model BD 12/24 with evaporat
rig tuning billoak at 10:14am 07.19.04 Smaller Boats 11/1742 Just bought a 1987 26.5. Sailing on a trial in a fresh breeze main only, I notice that the stays to
Screens on the 356 (Revisited a year later) deacm at 10:14am 07.19.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/946 Last summer (or was it the summer before?) we were all moaning about the crappy screens that came st
Installing a thru hull marine toilet Dave at 9:24am 07.19.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1055 I have read that for the new 26 there is the potential of adding a thru-hull marine toilet with hold
Johnson 9.9 outboard question Mark R. at 9:03am 07.19.04 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1786 HI, I have a 1986 Johnson SeaHorse 9.9 HP outboard on my 1972 Oday 23. I've noticed that after I
2GM20F Running Hot with White Smoke Mark at 8:49am 07.19.04 Mid-Size Boats 5/1344 My engine has been running hot lately normally it runs at about 179 to 183 degrees. This weekend it
raw water or freshwater aeb at 7:19am 07.19.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/2100 Looking for a recommendation on whether to go with the freshwater model or raw water model of the Ra
Tuning Issue... Drew13440 at 6:52am 07.19.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1012 OK, the shrouds are all set at about 15% of breaking strength, a little light, but I, too, am "afrai
Reducing Sail Mark M26D at 8:00am 04.27.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1398 Do you have a stock rudder Kerr Lake is my favorite place to sail. If you have the stock rudder you
Looking for wax recommendation Allan J. at 6:40am 07.19.04 Ask All Sailors 10/1335 I have a 2000 Hunter 340 and I keep it clean and waxed. I have been using Nu-Finish on the gelcoat.
Spinnaker Rigging Meredith at 6:29am 07.19.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1182 I have a 1972 Widgeon I am just learning to sail on. ;D It didn't come with any manuals on how to ri
Painting the Bottom of My Boat dstancil6729 at 6:21am 07.19.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/982 At one time my boat stayed in the water (saltwater), however, now it is trailered.I have completely
Instructional video for older gelcoat JIM WILLIS23139 at 5:56am 07.19.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/734 I took all your suggestions to heart on this one and used larger lettering and new footage,When you
Rig vibration with partially furled jib gball at 5:38am 07.19.04 Day Sailers 0/1020 Hello fellow 170ers,With severe storms forecast for later in the day, I set out early Saturday mor
Handling characteristics of 26M under power Kirk Magee at 4:57am 07.19.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2422 I have a 2003 26M and most of my time is spent sailing. However, I have a question about motoring.
leaking propeller shaft steven clevenger at 4:44am 07.19.04 Big Boats 0/925 I just posted a question about my leaking rubber saft seal on the mid-sized boats page. I don't kno

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ANNOUNCEMENT: One-to-one Support for your Hunter Sailboat JamesG161 at 9:04am 01.13.21 I have been using this service a LOT, since the damage to my boat. Repairing boat after Hurricane Ze
Salon Table Finish BigEasy at 9:04am 01.13.21 Hi all, Would anyone happen to know what finish Beneteau used on the salon table? . Thanks, Rob
Beneteau 373 Single Handing BigEasy at 9:00am 01.13.21 I have a B373 that I sail solo quite often. Does anyone have any ideas for better access to the tra
Funny Friday!!! (1) Justin_NSA at 8:59am 01.13.21 One of my daughters gave that to my son for Christmas. It is just simply wrong in so many ways.
Mast Climbing Steps for a Vision 32 MikeHoncho at 8:53am 01.13.21
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12 volt charging at marina dlochner at 8:32am 01.13.21 If you are going to invest in solar, be sure to read this article first. It is one of the best I hav
Funny Friday!!! (1) Justin_NSA at 8:30am 01.13.21 Ran across this calendar on Amazon. It has an average 5 star rating from over 5100 people! Save us!
12 volt charging at marina Captain Larry-DH at 8:14am 01.13.21 The 20w size panel with basic charge controller seems like what I will want to wire into the system
My Penobscot Archipelago. (1) TomY at 8:08am 01.13.21 Not to worry. They will be back the waterways in large numbers.......... I keep telling you guys,
Removing Vinyl Decals from Hypalon Inflatable Dinghy sail sfbay at 8:07am 01.13.21 ..........Rather than use an assortment of chemicals, I instead used a large pair of pliers, grabbed
Evaluating feathering Prop on 37 ft. Hunter Parsons at 7:57am 01.13.21 I've not had weed or line fouls (but then again I'm incredibly lucky). I know that folding props ab
12 volt charging at marina ricksoth at 7:55am 01.13.21 The cold-plate system will be off on the mooring. I can bring a cooler with me from the house for d
12 volt charging at marina Captain Larry-DH at 7:51am 01.13.21 @dlochner I agree 100% if he uses the boat daily or cruises, sleeping aboard, using lights etc. But
Evaluating feathering Prop on 37 ft. Hunter Justin_NSA at 7:40am 01.13.21 Feathering blades can snag weeds. Folding do not. Is that a concern?
Evaluating feathering Prop on 37 ft. Hunter Rick D at 7:35am 01.13.21 Boats point better with a folding or feathering prop My 40.5 sure did! Big light air difference to
Arched helm seat AlastairLC at 7:29am 01.13.21 Those are good for crew in the side seats too.
Beneteau 373 Single Handing JHorr at 7:25am 01.13.21 Sounds like you have jam cleats where I have too clutches. I will most likely have to convert them
Beneteau 373 Single Handing JHorr at 7:23am 01.13.21 My 323 is not that different from the 373. I have a Lewmar traveller on the cabin top forward of th
My Penobscot Archipelago. Rick486 at 7:10am 01.13.21 Depends....some are on the wharfs others under water......:p Not to worry. They will be back the w

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