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H37C Bow Roller Installation (1) Bob Miller at 8:44am 06.25.02 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1343 See Photo Forum for additional photos. Total cost about $200.00.
Dingy Cover Jeff Bacon at 8:15am 06.25.02 Ask All Sailors 8/1056 Hi All:I ran across a web site that showed sunbrella covers for the tubes on a dingy, but cannot f
BEP Marine DC Control Panel Troy Mutter at 7:29am 06.25.02 Ask All Sailors 0/1134 I recently posted a question regarding BEP Marine's control panel as I was considering buying and in
cooler drain for 78 Catalina 30 Paul at 7:10am 06.25.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1184 Where does the cooler drain lead to and how can I access the hoses to check for potential blockage.
Ignition Buzzer that wont shut off Gary Vasdev at 7:06am 06.25.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1011 My buzzer and fuel pump do not switch off when I remove the ignition key. The oil and water tempera
Boom Lines on a 25 Hunter Gerald Stewart at 6:23am 06.25.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1195 I just got myself a 25 Hunter 1982 and It didnot come with instructions. I can't figure out the boom
Simrad wp30 autopilot install tips?? Bill Murray at 6:20am 06.25.02 Mid-Size Boats 5/1381 I just ordered a new Simrad WP30 autoplilot to replace my problematic and failing (AGAIN!) ST4000.
Stains in sails Ozana Halik at 6:17am 06.25.02 Ask All Sailors 4/1152 What chemicals or soaps can I use to remove rust stains, dirt stains, etc. on sails that would be sa
Just bought a 1975 c-22 Rick H at 5:52am 06.25.02 Smaller Boats 8/1075 I am a new owner of a 75 C-22. Any suggestions that would help in learning her?
Autopilot Hunter 27 Mike Zylka at 5:26am 06.25.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1085 I recently purchased a Raymarine ST4000+, and I'm currently planning -out my installation. Where is
spinnaker size for an H23??? Steven de Filippis at 5:25am 06.25.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/978 can someone give me the min and the max luff and foot for an H23' i am not experienced yet with a s
Water in the Bilge? Rick Ellis at 4:39am 06.25.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/1016 I seem to take on water when underawy and none while at the dock. I just have an outboard. Any ideas
Charter Boat (1) Walt Remele at 4:21am 06.25.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1031 For those of you following Practical Sailor and their article on owning a Caribbean charter boat I c
Grounding mlf@storm.ca at 2:48am 06.25.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/967 Anyone know if the Hunter 30 - 1990 is grounded for lightening protection ?
Reefed main sail shape Michael Stephens at 2:42am 06.25.02 Smaller Boats 5/926 I sailed this weekend with my main sail reefed and had trouble getting any real pull out of the sail
Campbell Sailor Propeller JoeO at 2:29am 06.25.02 Big Boats 5/3465 Anyone out there have experience with a Campbell Sailor fixed pitch 3 blade prop? I'm thinking of b
Marine Toilet Paper Bud Cook at 2:07am 06.25.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/5941 This may be an age old question, but I understand septic tank tolerant toilet paper is safe for mari
Smells like low tide! Rich at 2:07am 06.25.02 Smaller Boats 5/1243 Purchased a '98 240 water ballast on trailer and no trail sail.Shame on me!All Ok until I filled bal
hunter 280 asymetrical spinnaker sets Ryan at 1:50am 06.25.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1215 I crew on a hunter 280 and I'm looking for tips in running an asymetrical spinnaker on broad and bea
Backstay Adjuster Randy Williamson at 1:34am 06.25.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1152 I am looking for a backstay adjuster system for my Beneteau 445. The boat has two backstays that go

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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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