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Boat Capacity Placard Walt L at 12:17am 10.09.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1718 I have come to understand that my old C27 hull #974 needs a boat capacity placard. This placard woul
Spare Parts List for 2GM20F Bruce at 11:32pm 10.08.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1008 I know there is one out there but can't remember where I saw it. Can anyone help?Thanks,Bruce Z
Interesting Inverter Source Jon at 10:14pm 10.08.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1058 I hope that this turns out to be an outstanding deal on inverters. On a recent Interstate highway t
Crossing an ocean! Dennis at 10:05pm 10.08.02 Ask All Sailors 4/1169 I guess with 19 footers making it to the Big Island, and someone in a 5 footer trying to circle the
Catalina MK 11 Mark at 6:27pm 10.08.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1172 Would like to hear from any owners of the above.Sea going capabilities etc etc.
Mainsheet System John Garibotte at 1:49pm 10.08.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1246 I purchased a 1979 Venture 25 back in March, and have gotten to sail it for a couple of months now.
Sandusky OH Marine Service Tom at 1:19pm 10.08.02 Ask All Sailors 5/1257 I recently purchased a Hunter 28.5. I need to find the best marine service for fiberglass and shrink
50 HP versus 70 HP Jack O'Brien at 12:41pm 10.08.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1078 I would appreciate comments, comparitive info, performance specifics, etcetera from those who have e
26X with Suzuki 50 HP 4 Stroke EFI Jack O'Brien at 12:32pm 10.08.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1464 I am considering purchase of a 2000 26X with the 50 HP Suzuki 4 stroke EFI. One Owner's review reco
Opinions Canadian Built - CS30 Jeff at 11:59am 10.08.02 Ask All Sailors 0/1220 Can anyone provide opinions of CS 30 sailboatbuilt in Ontario, Canada in mid - late 1980s... Lookin
Wing Keel Grounding situation Bruce Murphy at 11:55am 10.08.02 Mid-Size Boats 12/2665 A question Please?I am considering the purchase of a 1989 Catalina 30 with Wing Keel.Although I d
Oil Change Tom at 11:24am 10.08.02 Ask All Sailors 12/1316 I had the mechanic at my marina change the oil on my Yanmar engine and instead of putting in what I
Drawings for cradle anyone? John at 11:01am 10.08.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/968 Does any one out there happen to have any cradle specs. or maybe a simple cradle design for a Hunter
Mooring line question? Gary at 10:46am 10.08.02 Smaller Boats 16/1820 We keep our Hunter 22 on a mooring in a nearby cove. For the past three years we have put two moori
Coffee Maker! Tom Akin at 9:31am 10.08.02 Ask All Sailors 24/2279 Hi All, I did not do a search on the form, so pardon me if eveyone already knows where to get a c
Internal Halyards Lou Van Essendelft at 9:31am 10.08.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1070 I own a 1983 C30. This winter I am going to run my halyard internally. For anyone who has done thi
Main Sail Raising /Lowering Greg at 9:12am 10.08.02 Smaller Boats 4/1006 Looking for tips to make main sail raising and lowering a one person job. Specifically keeping it in
Spreaders WANTED 40 Legend PPence at 8:16am 10.08.02 Big Boats 6/844 I am rewriting this message from last march. I am looking for a set of spreaders for my "85" 40 Lege
Bilge keel boats - any tips and types? Mandy at 8:12am 10.08.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1911 Hi to all those who remeber me. Back to ask advice again. Gone off the idea of a full keel and on
Lead Keel repair Tony Wilcox at 7:47am 10.08.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1921 I have thanks to a piece of Canadian shield as I threaded my way into my winter quarters, a nice siz

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180W Constant Current Electronic Load 200V/20A Battery Tester Discharge Capacity jviss at 5:02pm 08.25.20 It's too bad you can't remotely control this, and log data, but that's asking a lot given the price.
Mailsail furling jon hansen at 5:00pm 08.25.20 The real trick to using in mast furling is that you have to know how to use it properly, maintain
Mailsail furling Tally Ho at 4:55pm 08.25.20 I always liked the idea of the SailTrack system and thought that coupling it with a stack pack woul
180W Constant Current Electronic Load 200V/20A Battery Tester Discharge Capacity heritage at 4:52pm 08.25.20 Here is a similar unit with video: ed9iEQlH5t4.
MacGregor 23 Reefing Ken Cross at 4:41pm 08.25.20 If I remember right ours was about 5 or 6 inches long. The bad part was the threads wore the goosene
What conditions can a water ballast boat sail in? Crazy Dave Condon at 4:29pm 08.25.20 Drop ballast at ramp
Removing a kink from a CDI FF2 Furler luff extrusion (Aluminum) Crazy Dave Condon at 4:27pm 08.25.20 Take a picture of the extrusion, fueling drum etc. I dealt with the cdi ff2 system for years and d
Water pump sucking air? kappykaplan at 4:26pm 08.25.20 Do you have a small water filter in the line? I have one on my boat that I have to invert so it doe
Hunter 34 Head Sail SFS at 3:55pm 08.25.20 Sending you a PM.
electri/butane stove ggray at 3:49pm 08.25.20 Here's a built-in one burner butane kenyon kiss butane stove
Lateen Sail Question, I'm Sure There's a Reason rgranger at 3:48pm 08.25.20 That's the name for the sail plan @rgranger mentioned. Thanks for finding the name. Yeah! That i
Mailsail furling BigEasy at 3:42pm 08.25.20 I have to say for me the worst part of this sailing thing is dropping the main. It goes up & comes
Invest 98L kappykaplan at 3:38pm 08.25.20 @JamesG161 and @jssailem , Laura is getting pretty scary! Lots of storm surge and very high winds.
Mailsail furling shemandr at 3:33pm 08.25.20 Sailing can sometimes be a bit or work. Maybe you need an autopilot to hold the boat into the wind
180W Constant Current Electronic Load 200V/20A Battery Tester Discharge Capacity (1) jviss at 3:28pm 08.25.20 I found the instructions online, it's a jpeg, i.e., not text searchable.
Removing a kink from a CDI FF2 Furler luff extrusion (Aluminum) Dave Groshong at 3:26pm 08.25.20 We offer the plastic extrusion replacement: https://shop.hunterowners.com/hp/part.php?m=23&c=6&p=551
Mailsail furling dlochner at 3:22pm 08.25.20 I have to say for me the worst part of this sailing thing is dropping the main. It goes up & comes
180W Constant Current Electronic Load 200V/20A Battery Tester Discharge Capacity smokey73 at 3:16pm 08.25.20 When I did my test with this 180Watt load, it tested out at 93.75% which I consider pretty good for
Mailsail furling Bob J. at 3:16pm 08.25.20 I have to say for me the worst part of this sailing thing is dropping the main. It goes up & comes d
180W Constant Current Electronic Load 200V/20A Battery Tester Discharge Capacity smokey73 at 3:09pm 08.25.20 On mine the discharge current is set via two potentiometers, a fine and a coarse adjustment. True

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