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Prop Wash on 35.5 Ken at 3:43am 06.02.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/861 Hello Everyone!I have a 1990 Hunter 35.5 that has so much prop wash my Autohelm cannot handle it. I
custom pedestal guard Eric at 3:36am 06.02.03 Mid-Size Boats 8/1623 I have a 1991 hunter 28 that I want to mount a pedestal guard on. I have not been able to locate an
NOAA ENC chart progress newsletter Terry Arnold at 2:57am 06.02.03 Other Sailboats 0/944 Below is a newsletter giving the status of the ENC NOAA charting and updating efforts. Note that NO
lame questions...sailboat virgin lori at 2:54am 06.02.03 The Cherubini Hunters 13/1278 I have always dreamt of sailing ' Owning a small sailboat. And now I actually am going to do it! 197
Hot water heater. Peter Siemens at 2:40am 06.02.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/839 I am curious as to how the water heater works when the engine is running. We used to heat up the wat
12 volt outlet lori at 2:34am 06.02.03 The Cherubini Hunters 2/984 25' 1978 model:does it have an outlet? I have an inverter but am not sure where it goes...can't fi
Choosing the correct anchor windlass for a 34' Rick at 2:33am 06.02.03 Big Boats 5/995 Hello everyone,Exploring the options of installing an anchor windlass on my 1986 - 34' and would l
install lazy jacks Jim at 1:51am 06.02.03 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1240 I'm remote from my boat right now and doing some planning. I would like suggestions on making the m
Inverter placement John J at 1:34am 06.02.03 Mid-Size Boats 0/867 I am looking at adding a 1000W inverter to my C310. If anyone has done this, where did you place it
CLEANING JASON at 1:26am 06.02.03 Day Sailers 2/1030 HI, I JUST PURCHASED A 1977 O'DAY 25 (IMMACULATE CONDITION) HOWEVER THELINING ON THE INSIDE OF THE
changing headsails singlehanded Tom Monroe at 1:19am 06.02.03 Ask All Sailors 13/4313 This is a followup to my "solo and proud" post from friday. It's a couple days later, and the glow i
Fuel Leak Ron Vanderveer at 12:01am 06.02.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/870 FolksWe have a fuel leak somewhere in our 1982 Hunter 27. The fuel is pooling up under the engine
Autohelm 3000 calibration Matt Wolf at 11:53pm 06.01.03 Ask All Sailors 1/2009 Hi everyone. I recently bought a Hunter 28' equipped with an Autohelm 3000. It appears that calibr
Foredeck Hatch Replacement Philip at 11:45pm 06.01.03 Smaller Boats 1/1052 Hello-While stowing my headsail, the plexi on my foredeck hatch popped off - it has been repaired
Want to replace the galley sink faucet Nichole at 10:45pm 06.01.03 Big Boats 6/4120 I would like to replace the galley sink faucet in my 2000 340. Are the water connections the same a
Purchase of '78 C27 Mark Fitzgerald at 10:42pm 06.01.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/932 I am looking to purchase a '78 C27. The general condition appears OK and it carries a 9.9hp outboard
Sea Strainr? George Schneider at 7:50pm 06.01.03 Ask All Sailors 9/1168 We went out this Sunday and made it 1/4 mile from marina before the cooling water temp lite came on.
How did you do on this month's sailing skills quiz SailboatOwners.com at 4:09pm 06.01.03 Ask All Sailors 14/1180 Did you run the table and ace them all? Or were you shocked at how many you couldn't answer correctl
New to racing w/ an H290 Ali at 3:11pm 06.01.03 Racing 10/1646 I have a 2000 H290 that I have started to race, not too seriously. I'm not doing so good. My bigge
Squeaky pump Mary at 1:49pm 06.01.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 13/1572 I have a Hunter 356 that is not quite one year old, but the handpump on the head is squeaking and gr

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Catalina 25 sail question rgranger at 6:19am 08.18.20 And... you often see boats with a black stripe near the top of the mast. This is for racing and it
Tiller Boat Cockpit Table Ron20324 at 6:11am 08.18.20 Sorry I cannot find a pic of my ex-1992 B235, hull 430... First off, I raised my B235 rudder up o
H26 rounding up and old mainsail? Crazy Dave Condon at 6:08am 08.18.20 Listen to the suggestions about the sail being blown out. You said original sail making it 22-29 ye
Uni-Solar Panel Replacement for 456 2004 Hunter Bill Creadon at 5:56am 08.18.20 No, I am looking for the 10 watt panel in front of the companionway deck mounted. Thanks
Uni-Solar Panel Replacement for 456 2004 Hunter sesmith at 5:54am 08.18.20 Hopefully, that was a misprint and you meant 100 watt. If so, Renogy makes some reasonably priced f
Hunter 240 dry weigths Crazy Dave Condon at 5:51am 08.18.20 With the damage to the bow being that low warrants an inspection to the water ballast tank lid as th
Passage 42, 1997: windlass not working (1) RitSim at 5:49am 08.18.20 My windlass has a reversing relay so the switches don't handle the high current. 1) Check power at
Catalina 25 sail question Ben4195 at 5:44am 08.18.20 http://www.catalina-capri-25s.org/forum/default.asp I used to have a C25, and my gooseneck was NOT
Anchor bow roller jmce1587 at 5:42am 08.18.20 Glad to hear the good news on the install. Any chance you can send pics of in progress and/or compl
Backstay Failure Ron20324 at 5:41am 08.18.20 Huh? I used ring type cotter pins for decades and never saw any evidence of them working their way
Backstay Failure dlochner at 5:31am 08.18.20 Huh? I used ring type cotter pins for decades and never saw any evidence of them working their way
Backstay Failure shemandr at 5:25am 08.18.20 Huh? I used ring type cotter pins for decades and never saw any evidence of them working their way
Sails to live for. (3) TomY at 5:22am 08.18.20 On a hot day in light air last week, we were sailing through the Merchant Islands in eastern Penobsc
Sewage smell shemandr at 5:17am 08.18.20 It could be from the vent.
Backstay Failure RoyS at 5:05am 08.18.20 The only way you can have a clevis pin fall out is if it was secured with a ring type cotter pin. Th
Backstay Failure garymalmgren at 5:04am 08.18.20 Did the mast fall forwards ( a backstay failure) or did it fall aftwards (a forestay failure)? Gary
Backstay Failure dlochner at 5:02am 08.18.20 Like @Will Gilmore I"m a little confused about what happened. There is no main stay on a boat. The
Smoke detectors and Carbon Monoxide detectors kappykaplan at 5:00am 08.18.20 I purchased a home CO alarm for the boat in 2013 - too many false alarms, so I took it down. After
Winterizing batteries. Yeah, getting WAY ahead of myself here... dlochner at 4:47am 08.18.20 @Davidasailor26, it's in... super easy installation. I had almost no wiggle room for the DC lines
How do you store dlochner at 4:38am 08.18.20

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