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Vision 32 Reefing lines matt at 6:20am 07.24.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1091 Quick question. The previous owner had pulled the 2 reefing lines completely off the boat. I have
what's the capsize screen of a J24 Steve at 5:26am 07.24.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1209 what's the capsize screen of a J24. thinking about getting one.
Thinking of buying, 1988 26.5 Scott Grenlund at 4:34am 07.24.02 Smaller Boats 2/777 I am thinking about purchasing a 1988 26.5. I have a dinghy sailing background, but am looking to m
Motor while Trailering? Michael at 3:22am 07.24.02 Smaller Boats 9/786 Thanks for all the great responses on the boom while trailering. What about the motor? Does ever
Peggie, I followed your advice.... Les Blackwell at 2:45am 07.24.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1267 As one of your fans, I have followed your advice on heads, holding tanks, etc. and have done pretty
sailing school in chesapeake are for ocean sailing Steve at 1:42am 07.24.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/951 i'm looking for some kind of school or sailing opportunity to go on a real sail for a few days or a
Electric head periodic maintenance Bruce Hill at 1:33am 07.24.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1377 Peggy-While familiar with the manual heads I have had on other boats, the electric heads on my '97
Changing thermostat on M-35 Walt at 12:57am 07.24.02 Big Boats 5/1108 My M-35 has always run a little hot. If I run over 2000 rpm, I'll top 200 degrees. Manual says top
Bow sprit or NOT ? james rohr at 12:45am 07.24.02 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/2211 Don;First a few specs. I have an, early vintage, 1979 O'Day 30 center board. One of the ones that h
Wash DC sailors Question Steve at 11:58pm 07.23.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/937 Have any of you sailed from the Washington DC area to Colonial Beach? if so, how long should i expe
Trailer Sailor Caribbean Cruise Ben Allen at 11:34pm 07.23.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1328 I would like to make this group aware of an event that will be taking place in the future. Many owne
would an H23 right herself??? Steve at 11:33pm 07.23.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1002 Would an H23 right herself after a knock down if all hatches were battened shut?
Riding turns on Jib Winches Bill D at 10:35pm 07.23.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/1195 Seem to be having problem with riding turns on my winches, Always put 2 wraps to start. Could it be
Jib furler Bob F. at 10:08pm 07.23.02 Smaller Boats 1/1061 We have just rented a wet slip for the next year and will not be trailering our Catalina 22 after th
Propeller Sizing legend 33.5 Norman Wroblewski at 6:22pm 07.23.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1221 Anyone have recommendations for the correct propeller sizing for 33.5 LegendYanmar 2GM20FProp w
manual for an18ft hunter Jamie at 4:28pm 07.23.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/775 thanks
Propane Converson Bill Sheehy at 3:01pm 07.23.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/905 I am getting ready to get rid of my CNG and replace it with propane. I have a couple questions of an
New 34 owner - with some questions Rusty at 2:17pm 07.23.02 Big Boats 11/1211 Hello all,I recently bought an '83 Hunter 34 that was a bit crippledfrom the keel's nasty encounte
oday 23 rigging tension James at 1:26pm 07.23.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/967 i could use some help about how tight is too tight when it says hand tight. i read a topic about thi
broken handle on thru hull Barry at 1:07pm 07.23.02 The Cherubini Hunters 8/2973 I just opened the thru hull on the head sink and the handle broke off in mmy hand. Luckily, it is s

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Main sheet cleat location Joe at 4:26am 08.31.20 Talk about your rube goldberg solution. But as long as it works for you, why change it? You can ea
Backstay Failure Apex at 4:18am 08.31.20 Good point. I follow up on a lot of stuff I read in here. I haven't looked for a maintenance book
37C fuel tank size Manny at 4:14am 08.31.20 Thanks to everyone. I have a feeling 45 +/- is about right. While I have no idea if the fuel gauge i
hull speed, what it means. Will Gilmore at 4:07am 08.31.20 So far, this is the simplest explanation of the Froude Number, that I can find. Froude number \| phys
Wire size from Battery ON/Off switch to Electrical Panel Davidasailor26 at 3:51am 08.31.20 OP Here: I did some digging and measuring and came up with some surprising information. Here are t
Funny Friday!!! rpludwig at 3:41am 08.31.20 we guys have a simple choice.....to either be right or happy....I have chosen the latter....
Starting a B331 Bluenose at 3:38am 08.31.20 Yes, Yanmar 3GM30F
Problems with my 2003 Beneteau 411 Refrig and Freezer NYSail at 3:26am 08.31.20 For the door latch go onto the beneteau Parts web site.... they may have it. Good luck
Main sheet cleat location (1) jonelli at 11:57pm 08.30.20
hull speed, what it means. Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 11:23pm 08.30.20 It still most definitely applies It's 1.34 times the square root of the waterline length in feet .
Main sheet cleat location weekendrken at 11:12pm 08.30.20
hull speed, what it means. jon hansen at 11:04pm 08.30.20 what i understand about hull speed i read in frank bethwaite's book, high performance sailing. mayb
Stray Current? jonelli at 10:21pm 08.30.20
When and Where is the Sale, Sale, Sale MikeHoncho at 10:19pm 08.30.20
1978 Hunter 27 Shroud Tension MikeHoncho at 10:18pm 08.30.20 You need to get the mast in column first and equal tensions on the shrouds (groups)
Yanmar 1GM10 fuel injector pump issue. Krageth at 10:03pm 08.30.20 Here is the link to the 1GM & 2GM Manual. https://sbo.sailboatowners.com/downloads/Yanmar_1GM-10
Windward sheeting cars (1) Drinky Crow at 9:54pm 08.30.20 Yeah... https://image.fisheriessupply.com/f_jpg/f_auto/t_Legacy-250x250/v1/static-images/192687-hark
Finish on interior Hunter 356? (2) Jerry Clark H356 SV Persi at 9:37pm 08.30.20 Chucks correct - Here is a picture of the product Hunter used. Get this, spray on and walk away for
O' Day 20 outboard size Benny17441 at 9:21pm 08.30.20 You made very definitive statements in your posts, I made some that had a different opinion. I th
thoughts on Columbia 24 Sean Lowe at 9:01pm 08.30.20 We have a friend who, in addition to owning sailboats in the past, he's a captain for Catalina Expre

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