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Best material for cushions colin at 2:11am 05.22.03 Ask All Sailors 5/1028 I am planning on having my cushions recovered and wondered what the best material would be. I like
Is this enough weight for a day anchor? craig at 1:40am 05.22.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/991 I was going out this morning to a garage sale looking for a used grill to take to our lake home. We
mast bracket and sidestay damage Tim at 1:01am 05.22.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1011 The bracket that holds the mast up and a sidestay broke while docked in a heavy wind. Any ideas reg
C27 PHRF Rating on Lake Huron Ed at 11:34pm 05.21.03 Mid-Size Boats 0/882 What is the PHRF rating for an older C27 in Lake Huron with a standard rig?Can I get some numbers
H23 Main Sail conection to the mast Tim H. at 10:17pm 05.21.03 Smaller Boats 6/1517 Just bought a 1989 Hunter 23 and I noticed that the main sail attaches to the mast via some plastic
mast rake adjustment. Rob j at 6:10pm 05.21.03 Smaller Boats 7/2131 does anyone have a simple way of adjusting the mast rake to improve performance?
Nice afternoon sailing Andrew Brayshaw at 5:44pm 05.21.03 Big Boats 4/769 I just thought you might like to know what I got up to yesterday afternoon - I am anchored just outs
Extra water tank for C310 Sue Innes at 5:04pm 05.21.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/1372 I am purchasing a new Catalina 31 but note that the one water tanks hold less water than my Catalina
You were right! Frank Ladd at 2:11pm 05.21.03 Day Sailers 1/1449 There is nobody here. I guess Hunter 170's rule! So much fun to sail and nothing to break so nothing
Glow plugs Universal M25XP Warren at 1:53pm 05.21.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/2595 Is it unusual to always have to make use of the glow plugs to start the Universal M25XP engine. I al
H30 Compression Post Support Problem (1) Steve Young at 12:17pm 05.21.03 Mid-Size Boats 6/1456 I'm about to purchase a 1982 Hunter 30. The surveyor recommended repairing or replacing the I-beam
fresh water hose location from f/w tank carol at 12:17pm 05.21.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/936 I was wondering if anyone knows where the hose leads out of the f/w tank. I have a little water that
Engine Helm??? Steve Fuller at 11:43am 05.21.03 Mid-Size Boats 6/923 I have a 1997 H-336 that has an annoying pull to port when motoring that is somehow caused by the pr
PSS stuffing box Ludy Vander Hoeven at 10:03am 05.21.03 Big Boats 3/953 Well, I just had to do it! I recently changed out the regular stuffing box on my 340. Despite some
Engine upgrade ciriaco at 9:23am 05.21.03 Mid-Size Boats 5/837 Has anyone with a hunter 27 (1978-80) replaced the one cylinder yanmar with a two cylinder? Is it t
Mainsheet travelers Randy P at 9:22am 05.21.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1459 I'm looking for a mainsheet traveler for my 1993 MacGregor 26. The 26M on display at the Pacific Sa
White smoke on cold start S. Hockey at 8:38am 05.21.03 Mid-Size Boats 5/881 I'm getting more white smoke on a cold start than I used to get, it clears up within a minute. I h
H36 Anchor Locker with no ring for bitter end Jim Boernge at 8:35am 05.21.03 The Cherubini Hunters 2/908 I was supprised that my H 36 does not have a place to secure the bitter end of my anchor line. I wo
75 year old sailer arnie at 7:25am 05.21.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/933 I last owned a sailboat 40 yers ago. It was a trailable boat called a Picnic. (Anyone remember tha
vinegar and KO richard at 6:49am 05.21.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1191 Does vinegar in the holding tank reduce the benefit of Raritan KO?

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What GPS unit fits this mount? SailingIsGood at 6:41am 08.16.20 Even if you could determine what it fit... it's obsolete. Why would you even want to mess with, m
Wiring Mast to Interior Don Tatarelli at 6:30am 08.16.20
Top it up and hope???? odaydokay at 6:12am 08.16.20 Don't know yet. Rarely use the motor and don't fuel it until I do. Will report when i do.
Installing an Electric Bilge Pump odaydokay at 6:10am 08.16.20 Separate discharge for sure is best. I set up the electric to pump relatively high reaching an inst
Full Batten Main Sail. Joe at 6:06am 08.16.20 The top batten is too tight. It's trapping the curve in the sail, even though you're releasing shee
Cabin Cushion Snaps seadaddler at 6:06am 08.16.20 Lub them and I have round Velcro disks that hold the cushions in place no snaps. Nick
Cruising RPM. smokey73 at 5:59am 08.16.20 One thing that I still don't know is whether loading an engine at 80% of output at a particular RP
Thru Hull Fittings dlochner at 5:56am 08.16.20 Depends on what the seller believes is high quality. If the valves are off the shelf valves from a b
Losing GPS fix when tacking: iPhone dlochner at 5:27am 08.16.20 iPads have their uses, but as a primary navigation device, I think 2 limitations work against it. Fi
Losing GPS fix when tacking: iPhone Davidasailor26 at 5:25am 08.16.20
Rod jssailem at 5:11am 08.16.20
Cruising RPM. jviss at 5:11am 08.16.20 Most of the time if I have to charge the batteries I use my Nextgen 5.5KW generator and run my AC p
Hunter 33.5 Passage from Pensacola to Keys Sailgunner at 2:49am 08.16.20 I would not recommend it. Not of enough fuel to motor so you are dependent on the wind. That time of
Dinghy on a small sailboat, Bilge pump, ocean sailing Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 11:24pm 08.15.20 You are supposed to carry wooden plugs sized for all the holes you have in your boat. Depth sounde
Hunter 240 dry weigths twalker H260 at 10:02pm 08.15.20 Looks like I included link to wrong vessel! Heres link to 240 https://www.marlow-hunter.com/wp-co
Hunter 42 passage Terry Cox at 9:27pm 08.15.20 The most forward starboard cabinet in the main cabin has a small panel on the forward side that can
Hunter 240 dry weigths Benny17441 at 9:25pm 08.15.20 In the UK the 2019 ( could not find 2020) Volvo XC60 2.0L T-5 is rated to tow braked/ 2,400 Kilogram
I just bought a new boat and the previous owner tossed the running rigging lines over board? DrJudyB at 8:40pm 08.15.20
I just bought a new boat and the previous owner tossed the running rigging lines over board? DrJudyB at 8:31pm 08.15.20 Genoa sheets with a length of LOA plus 3-4 feet might be too short on many boats, particularly if it
Cabin Cushion Snaps Ron20324 at 8:26pm 08.15.20 Velcro or magnets.

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