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Electrical Panel Mark at 12:18pm 04.04.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 23/1486 Just bought an old Hunter. The electricity doesn't seemed to work other than the bilge pump. Can a
28.5 cruising spinnaker rigging (1) Bob at 12:13pm 04.04.04 Mid-Size Boats 9/1228 Since my mast was down this winter for some repairs and upgrades I decided to also install an additi
Boat stripes to strip... Mark at 11:57am 04.04.04 Ask All Sailors 16/1043 Can anyone suggest a solvent or effective method of removing taped boat stripes? My stripes are nea
Soft & cracked decks Dwight Wells at 11:39am 04.04.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/876 We own a 1993 Passage 42. Our boat has developed small cracks in the area just above the mail salon
Venture 24 questions Brian Just at 11:21am 04.04.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1026 I have recently acquired a trailerable sailboat. Its a little over 24 ft long and about 8 ft in beam
Can I use my existing hankon jib as a roller reefi Tom at 10:57am 04.04.04 Ask All Sailors 17/1465 OK, I have looked in the forum archives, and read all kinds of advice on what furling system to buy
Compression post jim22019 at 10:38am 04.04.04 Mid-Size Boats 0/856 Took apart my compression post today thought you all might like to see what I found, I posted more p
Fender sizes / shapes Bill18593 at 10:32am 04.04.04 Smaller Boats 2/799 I need to get new fenders. Any suggestions for a 25.5 in protected water?
Leak in aft locker Bruce at 10:32am 04.04.04 Big Boats 5/808 Our new boat has had a persistent leak in the middle aft locker in the aft cabin. Rain water finds
Plumbing problems seth at 9:45am 04.04.04 Smaller Boats 3/806 Friends;My H22 has no covers over the two aft cockpit drains (anyone know where I may get them?);
Catalina 350 Owner web site Brian Kelly at 8:24am 04.04.04 Big Boats 2/1208 I would appreciate information as to how I may access the Catalina 350 owners web site. I am intere
Questions about Asymetrical Spinnaker Jim Seamans at 6:50am 04.04.04 Ask All Sailors 0/820 Second Post - first time disappeared???Had the chance to fly my first aysmetrical spinnaker this w
Questions about Asymetrical Spinnaker Jim Seamans at 6:31am 04.04.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1009 Had the chance to fly my first aysmetrical spinnaker this weekend and have a few first timer questio
Need to attach a small cleat to the boom Jerry Moritz at 6:21am 04.04.04 Big Boats 2/1359 Well here I am again asking for advice. I need to attach a small plastic cleat to boom and I am bein
Compression post jim22019 at 6:00am 04.04.04 Mid-Size Boats 0/793 I removed my compression post today thought you all might want to see this! I posted more info and p
Rope Clutches R at 5:49am 04.04.04 Big Boats 12/2036 I want to replace the rope clutches on my 35.5these are "Easylock" by an outfit in Demark (Danmark)
Toe rail for 34 Hunter 1986 Gary Fryer at 5:14am 04.04.04 Big Boats 6/1157 My Port toe rail was damaged in last years hurricane. The repair shop has tried everything to find a
relocating 30 foot sailboat fred at 4:50am 04.04.04 Ask All Sailors 6/954 I am moving to florida from massachusetts and would like an idea of the cost to have my boat relocat
Replacement Rudder (?) Clark at 3:26am 04.04.04 Smaller Boats 4/759 There are cracks all along the seam produced when the two halves were assembled to form my rudder.
Profin Question Joe Mullee at 3:10am 04.04.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1015 Recently I was working on the sole in the cabin. I sanded, vacummed, and tacked. Put three coats of

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Seattle Yachts International Acquires Tartan Yachts And Legacy Yachts - April 02, 2020 jon hansen at 7:01am 07.13.20 read the article, not a fan of phil friedman, not even a little bit. was there when he was pres of P
Coolers - Objective Measure of Efficiency? dLj at 7:00am 07.13.20 Coolers and insulation, what works and what doesn't, is an ongoing interest of mine. I find getting
Sail Trim and Aeronautic Theories. (1) jssailem at 6:57am 07.13.20 Good question. Not to certain how one could designed an efficient wingtip model as the sail needs to
Raymarine Speed Transducer Blanking Plug sail sfbay at 6:53am 07.13.20 According to Airmar you will need a part number to determine what model you need. To locate the par
Wind Instruments Scott T-Bird at 6:50am 07.13.20 I agree with Joe. If you want instrumentation, plan for an integrated system. If you aren't that i
Sail Trim and Aeronautic Theories. Ken Cross at 6:41am 07.13.20 Okay, the wingtip (or sail) vortex makes me wonder if anyone has tried a small winglet at the top of
screw lose Bernie3 at 6:40am 07.13.20 what is the picture of? i see no halyard. that said, the screws in the picture can be secured by ta
screw lose jssailem at 6:34am 07.13.20 Hi Bernie3. Welcome. Congrats on your boat. Should be a fun boat to get out on the water. See you h
Hatch covers for hunter 34 (1) Tango59 at 6:33am 07.13.20 Guys, check out Outland hatch covers. They most likely already have a pattern on file for the H34
ELCI Failure Ken Cross at 6:18am 07.13.20 It seems a bit odd, but I wonder if the failure would re-appear with higher current (Ohm meters are
screw lose jon hansen at 6:07am 07.13.20 if it is a bolt, not a screw, the tighten the nut on the underside of the deck. can't reach the bolt
Winch servicing mistake (2) sailcapt340 at 5:45am 07.13.20 Karen, You have a small problem but it's not insurmountable. What you need is a couple of basic ite
Portlight in hunter 26 jbreland at 5:35am 07.13.20 Chrislee, is it obvious which way the pin needs to go. I can't seem to tell for sure. I haven't
screw lose (1) BlowMeAway at 5:33am 07.13.20 If the image below is representative of your Sea Gull, then the image that you have provided is the
Slab reefing jssailem at 5:33am 07.13.20 from the cringle vertically down to th boom to a cheek block What Joe is saying and illustrated in
NPS threads question RoyS at 5:30am 07.13.20 Well, mine do not leak. I would advise against a gasket because it will be difficult to have the gas
Hunter 36 Bimini zipper lost Earthcandys at 5:28am 07.13.20 Thanks all, yes we were hoping to purchase the zipper attachment ourselves but didn't find it. We e
Slab reefing wyctoronto at 5:21am 07.13.20
Slab reefing wyctoronto at 5:17am 07.13.20 The reef line should not be anchored to the cringle. It should be anchored to the boom, then run ve
screw lose jon hansen at 5:11am 07.13.20 what is the picture of? i see no halyard. that said, the screws in the picture can be secured by ta

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