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Batteries don't hold a charge Chris Mead at 3:10am 09.15.03 Mid-Size Boats 4/907 My 2 batteries are charged at the slip using a West Marine smart charger. Both batteries are in ser
Anchor wash Gene at 2:27am 09.15.03 Big Boats 1/977 I have a 1995 Hunter 35.5 legend, I would like to add a water hose inside the anchor locker, does an
No Pumpout Rich Lamond at 2:08am 09.15.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1126 I have been reading past articles in this forum and I think I've tried just about everything previou
Hunter 260 Water System Hand Pump Tom Burke at 2:04am 09.15.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1069 This is the first time I have used this forum, so I may not be doing it correctly. I need to replac
Wind Indicator is 180 degrees Off Most of the Time Michael Angier at 2:01am 09.15.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1386 I have a DataMarine wind indicator. I'm guessing it's 10 years old or more. Last season, oftentime
Battery discharging too quickly R. S. Weiser at 1:52am 09.15.03 Smaller Boats 7/822 My battery will be completely discharged after leaving the mast and running lights on when I am on t
Wheel Pilots Pat Taylor at 1:20am 09.15.03 Mid-Size Boats 4/847 I have recently purchased a 1989 H33.5 and am planning to install a wheel pilot. The 2 that seem to
Update to the project photos Darren Mayes at 1:15am 09.15.03 Smaller Boats 3/756 Added pics and details regarding EZ-Steer install and steroe install.
Outboard for Catalina 27 Bob Shafer at 11:36pm 09.14.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1006 What 9.9 outboard will fit into the well of a Catalina 27 ('75) without altering the well and its ha
New Battens? Dave Crowley at 11:16pm 09.14.03 Smaller Boats 9/989 It appears that my new (new to me - it's a '97) Hunter has some strange agreement with the sea gods
A good book John at 11:03pm 09.14.03 Big Boats 3/773 Okay, I know I'm not the only person here new to sailing. We just purchased our first sailboat, a 3
356 scrapped Bob at 6:33pm 09.14.03 Big Boats 8/814 News just to hand.Production of 356 scrapped!Details of new 355 soon!
Life on the water SailboatOwners.com at 5:10pm 09.14.03 Ask All Sailors 41/1975 What life events would you most like to have -- or wish you'd had -- on a boat?Have you ever imagi
Common electrical (negative) ground Keith Redfield at 4:45pm 09.14.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1276 In a recent attempt to install a macerator, the run-length of wire and amp-draw require #8 wire. Thi
Wind and Kenyon George D. Bush at 3:54pm 09.14.03 Big Boats 0/683 My Legend 375 has older Kenyon log and depth instruments (Navigator 2) that work fine but I would li
Isomat Internal Reefing George D. Bush at 3:48pm 09.14.03 Big Boats 2/1031 I have an Legend 375 with internal, single line reefing but only for the first reef! Is it possible
Sheet Stoppers George D. Bush at 3:42pm 09.14.03 Big Boats 0/1048 I have an 89 Hunter legend375 with 6 Rutgerson sheet stoppers. I want to know where I can get more
Hurricane Isabel Bob F at 3:15pm 09.14.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/851 As I watch the news and hope this storm misses the U.S., I'm wondering how you folks on the east coa
Chronological order? Dale Wile at 3:01pm 09.14.03 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/811 Why don't the postings in the Hunter-specific forums appear in chronological order? I just discover
hunter 26 - 260 mast raising shawn at 2:14pm 09.14.03 Trailer Sailors 4/3374 Is the easy mast raising system only on the 260? or is it on the 94, etc 26?I have a dock but a 12

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Drilling hole to run lines through cabintop mounted traveller Paleolithic at 1:12pm 09.10.20 For clarification, this is a 28. It's not moulded in, it's bolted through and caulked on. Any hole
Merit 22 cockpit drain. Hunter216 at 1:07pm 09.10.20 I just bought a Merit 22 and have been sorting it out and fixing problems. One problem is the cockp
Drilling hole to run lines through cabintop mounted traveller eherlihy at 12:59pm 09.10.20 On a 34/35 this riser is molded into the deck. Drilling a hole through it would be like drilling two
Sail hull trawler conversion questions LloydB at 12:38pm 09.10.20 In reading your original post it looks like you may really want a catamaran. So far as I know all bo
How to work my inverter/charger Stu Jackson at 12:29pm 09.10.20 I have a Freedom 15, but no generator. Those units came with a very good installation manual with d
Battery Planning Time dlochner at 12:28pm 09.10.20 In terms of bang for your buck in FLA batteries, going with golf cart batteries wins. They are robus
Battery Planning Time Monterey385 at 12:04pm 09.10.20 Wow, thank you both. As a long time member of this group, I revere Maine Sail's material and comple
Unknown Sailboat Type tosudbury at 12:01pm 09.10.20 exactly Thanks for all your great suggestions, I can see I require more investigating. will let y
Unknown Sailboat Type Justin_NSA at 11:59am 09.10.20 It sure is a unique boat, but are you sure you want to spend the time and money to get it sailworthy
Unknown Sailboat Type tosudbury at 11:51am 09.10.20 And I should add, the only way to know where the manufacturer hid the second HIN is to know the man
Installing new clutch on the deck of a Catalina 30 sail sfbay at 11:49am 09.10.20 Refer to posts #2 and 4 in the thread below on the same subject and installing a spinlock XAS on a C
Sail hull trawler conversion questions PaulK at 11:44am 09.10.20 Here's a good motorsailer: 63? William Hand Motorsailer Definitely not just a pilothouse sailboat.
Eternal Father - Navy Hymn JamesG161 at 11:40am 09.10.20 did we forget something? Yes, sorry and I just added the 5th verse to my post above. USNavy loves
Installing new clutch on the deck of a Catalina 30 dlochner at 11:40am 09.10.20 This is probably overkill because I could likely get away with just securing the halyard to a cleat
Eternal Father - Navy Hymn kappykaplan at 11:29am 09.10.20 Thank you for your service... You are welcome! :beer:
Fuel tank repairs on 2004 Hunter 33 ice breaker at 11:28am 09.10.20 If I understand your question correctly, the tank leaked out under the fuel sender? Looks like a sn
What is the best swim ladder for a Hunter 170? H shemandr at 11:24am 09.10.20 I think it has to be on the transom.. Anything on the sides might be too tippy to actually climb.
What is the best swim ladder for a Hunter 170? H Hunter216 at 11:23am 09.10.20 Hi Folks Looking to put a swim ladder on my Hunter 170. Does any one have any suggestions? Here i
Eternal Father - Navy Hymn Brian D at 11:22am 09.10.20 @JamesG161, did we forget something? :beer: Eternal Father, grant, we pray, To all Marines, both n
Unknown Sailboat Type dlochner at 11:19am 09.10.20 And I should add, the only way to know where the manufacturer hid the second HIN is to know the manu

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