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Cutting Board Tony at 11:45pm 08.05.02 Big Boats 6/1075 We use our galley extensively and the cutting board which fits over the sink is showing wear and sta
Keel up? Keel down? Hunter 23.5 Hayden Jones at 11:34pm 08.05.02 Smaller Boats 3/1669 I find the Hunter 23.5 quick to heel and it goes to 25 degrees pretty quickly. Scares land lubbers
Eisinglass and plastic portholes Joni at 11:30pm 08.05.02 Mid-Size Boats 5/1656 We have a new Catalina 320 and are trying to keep it looking new - does anyone have any tips on how
Oday 25 headstay sag Tim Fletcher at 10:50pm 08.05.02 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1872 I have been sailing my "new" 1982 25 for a couple of months now and have a few questions. This is m
Engine temperature John at 10:50pm 08.05.02 Mid-Size Boats 7/1222 Engine temperature is 185F. I've changed the impeller, temp gauge, cleaned the heat exchanger, chang
Rudder problem Lee at 9:41pm 08.05.02 Smaller Boats 3/871 Like on an earlier post, my rudder twists and wobbles too. I drilled out the sleeve that the bolt g
Cenit yachts - comment from owner appreciated Ben at 7:32pm 08.05.02 Ask All Sailors 0/1298 I've seen a banner advertising a Scandinavian yacht named Cenit. They seem to have a website www.cen
AC/DC Dan at 5:02pm 08.05.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/1154 For some reason I have it in my head not to run both AC/DC power at the same time. Is this corect o
Non skid deck? Leighton at 4:20pm 08.05.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1100 Does anyone know if the colored non skid areas of the deck is just paint or really a non-skid textur
bimini top Bob Griffin at 4:15pm 08.05.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1208 Want to install a bimini on my 26d. Looking for suggestion on what size and where to get. I would al
channel crossing chris at 4:10pm 08.05.02 Smaller Boats 2/996 To all southern Californians: I'm finally making the crossing. I'm sailing to Catalina Island and w
More Vision 32 questions.. (storage, cleats & etc) Tom Boles at 2:14pm 08.05.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/923 So, my son (almost age 12, 5'8"!) and I went for a sail on Sunday and had a great time. I had him ch
H23 Rudder Jim Maroldo at 2:04pm 08.05.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/851 I've been reading this forum for some time now, and I've noticed that more than a few sailors have m
Raised Deck 426 Chuck at 1:53pm 08.05.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/805 The local Hunter dealer has some interesting photos of the new Raised Deck 426.Go to rcryachts.com.
Electric Start Question VEGA at 12:39pm 08.05.02 Smaller Boats 4/759 I have a 2001 Nissan 9.9 4-stroke outboard for the H-260. It has an electric start and has worked gr
Moving a 25 Catalina [Robert at 12:20pm 08.05.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/913 Can anyone suggest a transport company to mave this boat from Columbia SC to AR, it does not have a
Block Island MarcP at 12:19pm 08.05.02 Ask All Sailors 12/2307 My wife and I are planning our first real trip from Noank to Block Island in our 1985 Catalina 30 TR
Keel Designs for O22? Ed Hebert at 12:16pm 08.05.02 Ask An Oday Owner 3/977 Hi - I'm a beginning sailor investigating the purchase of an OD22. In discussions with the boat's c
Pending purchase of 1974 Cat22 Richard Olsen at 11:51am 08.05.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/877 I am considering purchasing 1974 Catalina 22. It has been moored in water for ten months and has 1 i
Bimini on a 240 with stern rail seats Gary at 11:35am 08.05.02 Smaller Boats 16/1161 I purchased a new 2002 240 with the stern rail seats and the optional bimini from Hunter in May. Th

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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
Dufour 35 Classic 1998 sail sfbay at 2:49pm 08.25.20 Can you check the underside of the boom and base of the mast to obtain the manufacturer and serial n

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