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TIMING - What are you waiting for? (6) jssailem at 9:38am 06.28.20 Ask All Sailors 5/1291 Timing: the ability to select the precise moment for doing something for optimum effect, On your bo
Electrical Gremlin - strange faint noise smokey73 at 8:58am 06.28.20 Ask All Sailors 13/1851 While doing some cleaning of contacts to correct some voltage drop in my DC system I was about to le
H240 ballast tank familyrapp at 7:58am 06.28.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/745 I bought an H240 las year and had no problems all season. This year I put it in the water, and the b
The Perfect Hat SV_GALATEIA at 7:47am 06.28.20 Catalina 22 23/4315 In search of the perfect hat....for my wife. My wife has Albinism and therefore sunburns incredibly
Power to GPS..... cut and splice?? (1) NYSail at 7:15am 06.28.20 Ask All Sailors 3/458 So I am swapping my raymarine RC530 (2005) with a new Garmin 7607xsv. I want the same panel switch t
Hard to raise mainsail billybee41 at 5:43am 06.28.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/5668 I have a 1994 Hunter 29.5 and the mainsail is extremely hard (I mean really hard)to raise even using
A/C Water Pump Recommendations? mnmpizza at 5:03am 06.28.20 Ask All Sailors 10/5551
Cleaning off old 5200 FastOlson at 9:51pm 06.27.20 Ask All Sailors 4/764 I am removing my deck fittings for a repaint. Before putting some parts back and re-bedding with ne
Marinco Day/Night vent with battery (2) Sandalo at 7:29pm 06.27.20 The Cherubini Hunters 4/716 I would like to install this vent in a 2006 33 ft in an existing cut out which is located mid ship.
Mast step for O'Day 272LE Bob BBush at 6:55pm 06.27.20 Parts Search 13/3528 I just purchased an 87 O'Day 272LE and the part where the mast plate hinges into the step is broken.
chain plates blunt at 6:27pm 06.27.20 The Cherubini Hunters 4/936 2-3 days ago i was reading old threads on the chain plates for the hunter 33.i came across an old th
Balancing The Helm SV_GALATEIA at 5:26pm 06.27.20 Catalina 22 18/3212 Wing Keel, full main, full 110? jib close hauled on a port tac with a good 15 knots of wind. Boat wa
Spectra install on a Hunter 410 Don Lucas at 4:02pm 06.27.20 Big Boats 9/1790 Any 410 owners here who have installed a Spectra Watermaker. If so where did you mount it and how mu
Hunter 50 / 49 oil change pump Laid-back at 3:17pm 06.27.20 Big Boats 6/935 My new to me 2011 Hunter 50 has an installed electric pump that drains the oil from the engine and g
Dinette Table for a 2008 H27 Capt Doug at 3:14pm 06.27.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/455 Could someone provide dimensions and pictures of the dinette table on the Hunter 27? Previous owner
Anyone identify this raw water strainer? (1) edguy3 at 2:45pm 06.27.20 Big Boats 6/2250 I have a '95 hunter 40.5 and need a new sea water strainer basket for the AC. Can anyone identify
Blue Sea P12 Battery Charger with Xantrex Echo Chargers RitSim at 2:05pm 06.27.20 Ask All Sailors 5/475 After 3 years, I am working my way down the project list and have a question about my battery chargi
Water Distribution Manifold (1) tkwhalen at 1:28pm 06.27.20 Big Boats 12/3701 My boat has the wine frig option which has a low temperature designed for wine and not near cold eno
Jin sheet size Avi at 11:21am 06.27.20 S2 9/1893 Hello everyone. I have a 1979 s2 9.2c, with 140% genoa. I am replacing the jib sheet . The owner man
Charging gel batteries Captain W at 10:58am 06.27.20 Ask All Sailors 9/705 New to the forum. Relatively new to boat ownership (about two years). Just bought a boat from an o

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VHF SWR results... colemj at 4:46am 03.10.25 To the best of my knowledge, the antenna itself needs to be tuned. There is a set screw at the base
VHF SWR results... colemj at 4:36am 03.10.25 No, no dummy load. I should probably get one but dont really understand how they work yet. They
Loose footed main with Stack Pack vs non-loose footed main garymalmgren at 1:09am 03.10.25 Gary doesn't like zippers. RE: Note that you should never try to use brute strength to get the zip
Any advice on removing sun protection on genoa Project_Mayhem at 8:12pm 03.09.25 To have my whole sunbrella stitching removed and redone cost $300 and that included maintenance to t
Stuffing Box Leak - 2QM15 Moondawg at 7:06pm 03.09.25 How do I determine what size packing to buy?
Any advice on removing sun protection on genoa Tally Ho at 6:31pm 03.09.25
Any advice on removing sun protection on genoa Davidasailor26 at 6:11pm 03.09.25 As a data point - I had UV cover stitching start to come undone on a jib that was only 4 season old.
Hunter 23 - Furling jib setup, stanchion replacement, ipad mount in companionway Crazy Dave Condon at 5:25pm 03.09.25 I thought that was the case. Can you measure the tangs
Any advice on removing sun protection on genoa jssailem at 4:44pm 03.09.25 The boat is a 1985. Is the "heavy" sail original? Get a new sail made with the new lightweight mate
Loose footed main with Stack Pack vs non-loose footed main jssailem at 4:33pm 03.09.25 Hi Smokie... Here are my 2 cents. If you had a non-loose footed main before does the loose footed p
Know When to Hold 'em, Know When to Fold 'em ............. (3) Charles Erwin at 4:29pm 03.09.25 Ralph Those screws are Posidrive - not Phillips. The Posi bit looks like Phillips but the end of a
Loose footed main with Stack Pack vs non-loose footed main kappykaplan at 4:22pm 03.09.25 **Note that you should never try to use brute strength to get the zipper to "force" the halves toge
Loose footed main with Stack Pack vs non-loose footed main FastOlson at 4:20pm 03.09.25 1. If you had a non-loose footed main before does the loose footed perform better or not as well. 2
Newport 30 Mark III 1984 Changing Transmission Fluid (2) jssailem at 4:13pm 03.09.25 This is not impossible...:biggrin: Can anyone with the same engine give me advice on changing the t
Loose footed main with Stack Pack vs non-loose footed main kappykaplan at 3:51pm 03.09.25 Smokey, I went to a loose-footed main when I replaced it several years ago. It works just fine with
Did you wake up early or sleep in? kappykaplan at 3:45pm 03.09.25 Your :beer: was earned an hour earlier. :)
Did you wake up early or sleep in? jssailem at 3:34pm 03.09.25 an hour earlier. :beer: Your :beer: was earned an hour earlier.
Any advice on removing sun protection on genoa Captain Larry-DH at 3:24pm 03.09.25
Any advice on removing sun protection on genoa Davidasailor26 at 3:23pm 03.09.25 RE: Our light winds and the weight of the extra material don't mix well. Removing the UV protecti
Toilet Issue kappykaplan at 3:21pm 03.09.25 Thank you! I appreciate the assistance De nada . . .

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