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Wierd electronics Tom Hultberg at 10:44am 05.27.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1004 I have NAVCO speed and depth an a Navco wind indicator on my 97 Hunter 26. I finally got everything
Hunter 23 pintle slop Dan Ulrich at 10:34am 05.27.02 Smaller Boats 0/790 Has anyone purchased/or made bushings to slip over the pintles and inside the rudder gudgeons to tak
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Inverter Efficiency? Bob Camarena at 10:08am 05.27.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/808 How efficient are inverters in terms of power consumed vs. usable output? Do they vary much by manu
autohelm 4000 David at 10:05am 05.27.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/835 I started to install my new autohelm this weekend and had to stop when it came to running the wires
cowl vents David at 9:57am 05.27.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1014 The transom of my 90 Cat 30 has two cowl vents for the blowers. I beleive they were manufactured by
Need to buy a new outboard Paul Denning at 9:44am 05.27.02 Smaller Boats 8/1007 My 8HP Tohatsu was badly damaged in a storm and must be replaced. I need any and all suggestions ab
Mysterious Broken Snap Ring Vinny Moriarty at 9:08am 05.27.02 The Cherubini Hunters 3/933 My wife and I had our 1983 Hunter 30 out for a great sail this past Saturday. After about 3 hours o
warning buzzer? Del Wiese at 8:56am 05.27.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/871 What is the purpose of the warning buzzer/horn that comes on when you turn on the engine key and goe
430 Spinnaker Photo (1) Peter Milne at 8:28am 05.27.02 Big Boats 1/881 I finally got a chance to fly my spinnaker. Works like a charm!Peter MilneS/V Blue Heron
EasyPoxy Fading Michael Allen at 8:27am 05.27.02 Smaller Boats 0/879 I have recently painted the deck using EasyPoxy. It came out great put now I have noticed that some
Rigging tension on shrouds Dan Roberts at 7:50am 05.27.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/883 I have recently purchased an O'Day 19 (by using this site) and have a few safety-before-sailing ques
DIESEL OIL/ TRANSMISSION CHANGING jim c at 7:39am 05.27.02 Ask All Sailors 5/1047 HOW DIFFICULT IS IT TO TO CHANGE THE OIL AND TRANSMISSION ON THE YANMAR 18 HP ENGINE? SEEMS LIKE I
Does anyone sleep in the aft quarterberth, Pete Albright at 7:35am 05.27.02 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1705 or is it just a dry storage area?s/v Nancy RossH30, 1977
REAR CENTER AFT SEAT WALDO EMERSON at 5:11am 05.27.02 Big Boats 3/983 REAR CENTER AFT SEAT SECTION IS HELD IN PLACEWITH TWO OVER CENTER RUBBER LATCHES. NEED HELPTO LOCA
Transient Marina Bill at 5:04am 05.27.02 Destinations 0/1106 Our Hunter and a few other boats will be travelling from the Barnegat to Atlantic City for a few day
mast step replacement Yan at 4:54am 05.27.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1071 I just bought a cat22 and wanted to check the through decks. I removed the mast step (bolt was bent
more water roger marshutz at 4:14am 05.27.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1055 I would like to increase the water tankage from 35 gallons (20 in the hotwater tank). Is there an in
Tow a 2000# boat with a strong minivan? Rusty at 4:03am 05.27.02 Trailer Sailors 4/1630 Hello;I am looking for a 22'-25' sloop with water ballast -- that would put the towing weight at 2
Sea Holes Clay Heinz at 2:51am 05.27.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1025 Well, I have found my leak- I have water comming in from the 2 holes that have been cut for the can.

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Installing an Inspection Plate on a Plastic Fuel Tank artboas at 9:55pm 04.05.20 Hi Nodak7, Here's the link to how I did mine. Pretty easy job. https://hunter.sailboatowners.com/
Raymarine Evolution Wheel Pilot Set Up and Commissioning Head Sail at 9:50pm 04.05.20 So, you don't have a horizontal graph at the top of the P70 that shows the rudder position, even w
Hunter 410 refrigerator Don Lucas at 9:38pm 04.05.20 I did it several years ago. Installed a small air cooled unit under the stove for the frig. Works g
Ceiling Cover to Hide Motor Rich Stidger at 9:35pm 04.05.20 It is available in a variety of sizes. The smallest I've seen is a grid of 1/8" and it goes up to a
Plastic Hunter Crack Repair BobbyFunn at 8:37pm 04.05.20 My first order of business would be to peel up the anti skid and that glass around the bow. This wi
Raymarine Evolution Wheel Pilot Set Up and Commissioning Mark Maulden at 8:33pm 04.05.20 I think this would be normal as the boat is not physically turning and no new compass heading info i
Sailboat Owners Guide to Corrosion - Protection (Collier 13 - 15, 18) (2) Will Gilmore at 8:26pm 04.05.20 Collier's section on Rust Preventatives was kinda fun to read. He wrote about what the old timers u
Ericson 25+ hull 655 Alan Gomes at 8:19pm 04.05.20
How can people continue working during a lock down? Ralph Johnstone at 7:34pm 04.05.20 How about the satisfaction that you correctly answered a question that many people get wrong? I'm
Sanitation hose layout diagram Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:32pm 04.05.20 The statement above is conflicting in itself - if you put the y-valve after the toilet - ahead of t
Holding tank access njlarry at 7:22pm 04.05.20 The tank was boat27w, 19 gal, 32x12x12. Also if I remember correctly there was a big problem using
Bock Buccaneer 22 Will Gilmore at 7:19pm 04.05.20 I am so excited to bring her back to life and sail her again. I am 88, not getting any younger - so
Replacing Jabsco with Raritan Kevy at 7:15pm 04.05.20 Just throwing out a thanks for the tips. New head and lines installed and working well. Couldn't g
How can people continue working during a lock down? Will Gilmore at 7:08pm 04.05.20 A quick quiz. The number of virus infections doubles every day for 60 days at which time everyone
Rebedding Chainplates and Painting Suggestions Team118 at 7:07pm 04.05.20 I too am in the Tampa Bay Area and have a 1977 Catalina 30 that I'm trying to restore to orginal be
Bock Buccaneer 22 (1) Whoopie at 7:05pm 04.05.20 I want to thank both of you for your responses. Project Mayhem, your suggestion to contact the DN
Rebedding Chainplates and Painting Suggestions (1) Team118 at 7:02pm 04.05.20 So I did a test run on the forward anchor hatch. I only have a small Porter Cable compressor, so th
Rebedding Chainplates and Painting Suggestions Team118 at 6:55pm 04.05.20 i redid my chainplates last spring. Fixed some minor issues by filling the holes with epoxy and dri
How can people continue working during a lock down? JamesG161 at 6:51pm 04.05.20 My Graduate School course was called Gaming Theory. That book referred to Gambler's Ruin betting the
The Lighter Side of Social Distancing Will Gilmore at 6:50pm 04.05.20

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