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Water Tank Repair David Popken at 2:48am 08.28.02 Ask All Sailors 12/1709 My original 1978 aluminum water tank has been corroded at one end by a long neglected (not by me) ch
Can anyone Help Martin Grant at 2:44am 08.28.02 Mid-Size Boats 5/1054 Can anyone help ? I am looking to replace the trim along the outside of the hull which contains the
Looking for a spinnaker and a spinnaker pole Christos Athanitis at 2:19am 08.28.02 Smaller Boats 2/977 I am very much interested in purchasing a spinnaker and a spinnaker pole. I would prefer to buy the
Spreaders and spreader tips Philippe at 2:09am 08.28.02 Day Sailers 1/1145 Hello.I have just bought my Oday 192 and have discovered that the spreaders have been bent. Not sur
Lazy Jack Idea: Would it work? Andy Howard at 1:54am 08.28.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1067 I currently have a standard Lazy Jack system on board which stows along the mast and boom, that I de
Compass reading Bill M at 1:53am 08.28.02 Smaller Boats 11/1005 I upgraded from a 23.5 to a 1995 Hunter 26. There have been some gear failures but these items have
To Steve Dion (1) Geoff in Ann Arbor at 1:00am 08.28.02 Ask All Sailors 0/898 Steve,I didn't see your Arachnaphobia post until today. Hilarious. I have printed it and will sh
Battery charging Mike at 12:04am 08.28.02 Ask All Sailors 5/1341 Went to start my outboard yesterday (electric start); no juice. I took the battery home and hooked
New Design dennis at 11:53pm 08.27.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1081 I read on one of the other sites that there is a new model (26M) scheduled for release in Oct/Nov.
Dinghy Shopping Tony at 11:31pm 08.27.02 Big Boats 11/1190 Shopping for a dinkFour people without getting soaked or two and two labs. light enough for me to
Asametrical Cruising Spinnaker Set-up C27 Bill D at 11:27pm 08.27.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1919 Looking for information on what type of blocks are being used for sheets and downhaul etc. How are t
Motor dragging... Jack Kelly at 10:41pm 08.27.02 Smaller Boats 5/1038 Anyone else out there who has a "23" with a Johnson 9.9 Sailmaster motor?When we have 3-4 in the co
Sailing to Put-in-Bay Todd Taylor at 10:35pm 08.27.02 Destinations 5/1699 I am looking for a good place to launch my Hunter 260 to sail to Put-in-Bay Labor day weekend. I am
8.5 with H27 (78) Don And David Olivier van Mierlo at 5:47pm 08.27.02 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1075 Thanks for your comment on this issue.In reply I can tell you that the knotmeter is calibrated on
new issue on asymmetrical chute dan geltmacher at 4:11pm 08.27.02 Mid-Size Boats 8/980 Upon further review I think I'll run my spinnaker halyard inside the mast. I have an extra slot top
Anyone add a Masthead light to their 212? Mark Malcolm at 4:07pm 08.27.02 Smaller Boats 2/794 I'm looking to hook up my battery tester (on the supplied panel) add an additional battery, and add
Vision-32 Rub Rail matt at 3:11pm 08.27.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1012 I'm looking for a source for a replacement rub rail for a Vision-32. Any suggestions? I would pref
Bow Pulpit needed for H37L Joris Hitt at 12:40pm 08.27.02 Big Boats 4/999 Where is the best place to source a new bow pulpit? Mine was recently damaged to the point I need a
Fixed vs. retractable keel John Perri at 11:23am 08.27.02 Ask All Sailors 3/13725 My wife and i recently completed basic sailing lessons and we're hooked. We're going to be looking a
What I did last summer, Part 2 Mike Kinney at 11:13am 08.27.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1136 In part I of this post, I described some of the basic preparations made to my H340, Cut I, to ready

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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.
Hunter 26.5 Dave Groshong at 7:50pm 08.15.20 Halyards should be 5/16=8mm, sheets should be 3/8=10mm, that's my recommendation, but it's hard t

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