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Any on-water reports yet on the 426.???? Frank Arndorfer at 10:52pm 11.21.02 Big Boats 1/840 Might be a little early to ask but I was wondering if anyone has had any actual sailing experiences
h-22 bob skipper at 9:44pm 11.21.02 Smaller Boats 4/779 new h-22 owner, question to lower the mast does it lower stern to bow or bow to stern?
What's the diff? dan geltmacher at 3:02pm 11.21.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/923 Thinking about getting a EPIRB. What's the difference between Cat I and II EPIRBs? I see some trans
H27_79-84 owner's manual Jason Johns at 12:14pm 11.21.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/902 Can someone give me a link for an owner's Manual for a 1981 H27. I just purchased this boat but it
Um, I Hate To Do This, Phil, But.. Rick D at 12:03pm 11.21.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/820 ... do you think the Forum Archives menu is buried a bit deep? I think there are a lot of new folks
oday 222 vs. precision 21 Clem at 11:33am 11.21.02 Ask An Oday Owner 4/4989 I currently have a precision 18 and am planning to move up to 21 or 22 foot boat. I am also conside
LED lights on accessory control panes not working John Horton at 10:55am 11.21.02 Big Boats 5/1203 I have a question about the LED lights on the accessory control panel on my Hunter 34. This is the p
Motoring with ballast Gord at 10:29am 11.21.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/998 I have just bought a Macgregor 26X and I'm wondering how fast does it motor with full Ballast?
Draining fuel tank Jim Bessinger at 10:18am 11.21.02 Mid-Size Boats 10/1082 I keep reading about draining the fuel tank every season, diesel, and I can't figure out how to do i
Swinging at anchor, excessively Molly P. at 9:16am 11.21.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/821 We've noticed that our Hunter 29.5 (1994) swings excessively when at anchor. The swinging has occur
Distance from rudder post to pedestal ciaran Storan at 8:20am 11.21.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1020 HI,Can someone help me. I am looking at converting a 280 from a tiller to a wheel. The vendor is lo
wiring help odat 25 jim at 7:46am 11.21.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/1199 Hello, I have numerous electical problems, the biggest being the mast head forward running light. T
Save the Waves! MArk at 4:39am 11.21.02 Ask All Sailors 18/2891 I was going to post this message to the "Wave Height" thread as "Objective Objection" but decided bo
Yanmar check-up Travis at 3:36am 11.21.02 Big Boats 11/1029 I have a 1983 H34 with a 3gm30f (20 horsepower) Yanmar. The engine seems to start and run flawlessl
Motorr Sailing Steve Carpman at 2:36am 11.21.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/748 Before purchasing my Legend 37.5, I chartered for many years. One of the rules that seemed to be co
Barrier Coat Questions Robert Wenhold at 1:53am 11.21.02 Big Boats 4/958 This is the season that I apply a barrier coat to my 1987 37 Hunter Legend. I am in the throws of g
Looking for Lessons in San Diego or Phoenix Buzz Biernacki at 12:46am 11.21.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/770 Last year I bought a new Mac 26X and took it out several times in the local lake. I would like to f
officially on the market for an H25 need help Steve de Filippis at 12:33am 11.21.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/760 i'm looking at boats between 77-84 i have seen quite a few in my price range. i have also seen 2 di
Oday 23 vs Oday 25 Bob VanderWaag at 12:21am 11.21.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/978 I have the option of purchasing either an Oday 25 or 23. I want a seasonable trailerable boat. Howe
In-mast furling systems Tom Arntson at 12:16am 11.21.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1035 Hi Guys,I'm in the process of purchasing a Hunter 386 with in-mast furling system. I wanted an in-

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Alternator issue bodaflack at 1:19pm 07.21.20 Thanks for the suggestions. Going to order a turnbuckle that is the right size for our set-up and c
Engine vibration garyskip30 at 1:10pm 07.21.20 Thank you for the reply. I will give that a try.
Busted for trying to sneak into Canada jviss at 1:02pm 07.21.20 I would add that only occasionally do US immigration officers rise to the level of courtesy of our
Busted for trying to sneak into Canada jviss at 1:01pm 07.21.20 Just learned the rest of the story: The were told they now have a lifetime prohibition on entering
V222 Keel Water Intrusion? (Fiberglass model) RustyVenture at 12:59pm 07.21.20 Yikes! That looks like it was a lot of work! Yeah, I'm hoping this will at least get me through this
Busted for trying to sneak into Canada David in Sandusky at 12:56pm 07.21.20 Just learned the rest of the story: The were told they now have a lifetime prohibition on entering C
Reefing tips capta at 12:54pm 07.21.20 I Heave to my C30 most times that I am out sailing, in all wind strengths. It is useful for eating
Another battery charger question Justin_NSA at 12:46pm 07.21.20 Sounds like maybe the cooling fan is messed up. Maybe something got stuck in the blades?
Mon Ark Sail Boat - 11 footer with 18 foot mast. (1) Hunter216 at 12:35pm 07.21.20 182690 I would suggest two pieces of line at a minimum. Starting from where the line is attached
Another battery charger question Doug Thrift at 12:34pm 07.21.20 Promariner ProTech 1220i I've attached videos where I captured the noise inside and outside the eng
Replacement Water Tanks Oday 34/35 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:23pm 07.21.20 Ronco has been the OEM water and waste tank supplier to a number of boat builders...You might want t
Trailer tongue weight Revv up at 12:04pm 07.21.20 So let's review; water weighs 10 lbs a gallon (or there about) and if we agree that "some" equals 5
All New Bottom: Redoing my T-26 Monohull in the Driveway rgranger at 11:59am 07.21.20 So the approach I suggested is a base not an acid. Depending on the type of paint one is better tha
Beneteau 331 engine room fan Ralph Johnstone at 11:53am 07.21.20 It has probably been like this for years but I will reverse it before I take her out again. Ya ju
All New Bottom: Redoing my T-26 Monohull in the Driveway withintheruins14 at 11:53am 07.21.20 First off, huge thanks to all three of you for you help. I hope you took my silence this far as an i
Mon Ark Sail Boat - 11 footer with 18 foot mast. rgranger at 11:43am 07.21.20 I think @DArcy is right. A boom vang attached to the pad eye seen on the boom and again seen on the
Mon Ark Sail Boat - 11 footer with 18 foot mast. DArcy at 11:39am 07.21.20 The two fittings on the deck by the mast appear to be for a boom vang and the cunningham (sail downh
Beneteau 331 engine room fan sf34dtw at 11:30am 07.21.20 I figured it was backwards. Definitely seems like a hazard to blow air into the engine room and disp
Mon Ark Sail Boat - 11 footer with 18 foot mast. (1) bufbooth at 11:21am 07.21.20 If you are able to post some pictures of the boom and mast it might help. I have a vague recollecti
Mon Ark Sail Boat - 11 footer with 18 foot mast. (3) bufbooth at 11:18am 07.21.20 I added the below three pictures, there is nothing on the mast to secure the yoke to. On the boom, t

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