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Hunter 30T Bilge/Sump questions Ron at 5:52am 06.22.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/1317 I am considering buying a 1991 Hunter 30T and would appreciate any information on how how easy it wo
How do you put the Venture 15 cat together? Liz Ramirez at 5:50am 06.22.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1929 I have taken my old, reliable Venture 15' catamaran apart to sand, gel coat and repaint the hulls.
Tachometer Trouble Brent Headberg at 5:37am 06.22.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/906 The tachometer on my 1990 Hunter 335 just started jumping around...not reading right. Anybody ever
Sail Caddy Anyone? Carmen Daccurso at 4:20am 06.22.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1861 Am condidering the purchase of a mainsail containment system which is stored flat along the boom whi
Simrad or Nexus Instruments? Ken at 3:23am 06.22.02 Ask All Sailors 0/1027 My 36MKII is equiped with Raytheon ST-60 wind, depth and speed instruments as well as an ST5000 sail
Rudder Bearings Tom Pfleeger at 2:55am 06.22.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/986 I have a 1999 H310 that I purchased new in July 2000. Recently I have noticed play in the steering.
Crew Placement Don Guillette at 2:55am 06.22.02 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 0/1495 Mates: If you are a beginner to intermediate sailor, who wants to try his hand at racing, you might
Sail slides Jack Larkin at 2:20am 06.22.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/1052 We bought a 1985 Hunter 28.5 this year. When we put on the mainsail it had various sail slug attachm
Hunter 37-cutter bunk length? Bob Padlowski at 2:01am 06.22.02 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1044 Does anyone know how long the bunks are in the V-berth on the 37 cutter? I am 6'1" and I seem to rec
Oday 22 manual now online Phil Herring at 12:55am 06.22.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/1638 Kudos to George Chamberlain for scanning and emailing the meaningful parts of the Oday 22 manual so
Problems with the lower spreader on a 94 hunter30T Lee Diamond at 12:18am 06.22.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/935 I have just recently purchase a 94 hunter 30T. After adjusting the lower spreaders (which are not ri
Jiffy Reefing?? Butch Beard at 11:44pm 06.21.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/870 I am interesting in jiffy reefing. I read the last posts and wonder if anyone has photos or diagrams
Tiller Master Tom at 10:30pm 06.21.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1274 When I bought my 27 a couple of years ago, it came with the old "Tiller Master" - the gray brick of
Fuel Problem Irv at 3:33pm 06.21.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/1088 Got a diesel fuel problem that is intermitent. I have the M25XP 25HP Universal diesel. The engine ca
42s7 Safety Jacklines John Mangan at 2:59pm 06.21.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/995 I have purchased a First 42s7 in French Polynesia and will be sailing her back to New Zealand.For
Your help on choising an autopilot and a roller furler Jack Bollinger at 1:59pm 06.21.02 Ask All Sailors 7/1245 Hello Everyone,I have a 1983 30' Catalina that my wife and I enjoy tremendously. I am looking int
Is There a LoJack For Sailboats??? Clyde at 12:34pm 06.21.02 Other Sailboats 0/1068 I saw this story about a sailboat that was stolen in Washington and sailed through both American and
306 cabin step Richard at 10:13am 06.21.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/951 The step on the engin compartment is supported by a wood trim 2x1. It is not strong enough to suppo
My First Race Carl at 8:34am 06.21.02 Smaller Boats 2/811 We sailed in our first race with our 240 Wendsday night.Winds were 15 to 20 with gusts near 30.The c
Should I assume??? Ron at 6:39am 06.21.02 Other Sailboats 2/778 I'm going for a degree in Refrigeration/AC and am about to attack my AB refrigerator DCM-12 as a fir

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Rod jssailem at 5:11am 08.16.20
Cruising RPM. jviss at 5:11am 08.16.20 Most of the time if I have to charge the batteries I use my Nextgen 5.5KW generator and run my AC p
Hunter 33.5 Passage from Pensacola to Keys Sailgunner at 2:49am 08.16.20 I would not recommend it. Not of enough fuel to motor so you are dependent on the wind. That time of
Dinghy on a small sailboat, Bilge pump, ocean sailing Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 11:24pm 08.15.20 You are supposed to carry wooden plugs sized for all the holes you have in your boat. Depth sounde
Hunter 240 dry weigths twalker H260 at 10:02pm 08.15.20 Looks like I included link to wrong vessel! Heres link to 240 https://www.marlow-hunter.com/wp-co
Hunter 42 passage Terry Cox at 9:27pm 08.15.20 The most forward starboard cabinet in the main cabin has a small panel on the forward side that can
Hunter 240 dry weigths Benny17441 at 9:25pm 08.15.20 In the UK the 2019 ( could not find 2020) Volvo XC60 2.0L T-5 is rated to tow braked/ 2,400 Kilogram
I just bought a new boat and the previous owner tossed the running rigging lines over board? DrJudyB at 8:40pm 08.15.20
I just bought a new boat and the previous owner tossed the running rigging lines over board? DrJudyB at 8:31pm 08.15.20 Genoa sheets with a length of LOA plus 3-4 feet might be too short on many boats, particularly if it
Cabin Cushion Snaps Ron20324 at 8:26pm 08.15.20 Velcro or magnets.
Hunter 26.5 Dave Groshong at 7:50pm 08.15.20 Halyards should be 5/16=8mm, sheets should be 3/8=10mm, that's my recommendation, but it's hard t
Hunter 240 dry weigths sail sfbay at 7:39pm 08.15.20 Ouch!!.......you can check with a moisture meter.
Cruising RPM. smokey73 at 7:32pm 08.15.20 So you don't cruise unless you get a slip and plug in? We are on a mooring and anchor out when we
Waypoints not showing on Zeus3 (1) SoSound at 7:29pm 08.15.20 On my system, there are options in Waypoints to display name and icon for each individual waypoint (
Hunter 33.5 Passage from Pensacola to Keys MarkSails21 at 7:28pm 08.15.20 As was previously mentioned the distance is more like 450 miles which translates to 5 days at sea. T
Cabin Cushion Snaps Revv up at 7:00pm 08.15.20 Try some lip balm or bees wax on both side of the snaps to lubricate them, there is a commercial pro
Cruising RPM. jviss at 6:59pm 08.15.20 I've never run the diesel just to charge the batteries. So you don't cruise unless you get a slip
Cruising RPM. smokey73 at 6:52pm 08.15.20 Charging batteries, in neutral. :facepalm: got me! Certainly the only way - I should have thought
Cruising RPM. jviss at 6:44pm 08.15.20 how can you be at 80% RPM and "no or low power output?" Charging batteries, in neutral.
Full Batten Main Sail. Dave Groshong at 6:38pm 08.15.20 Don Guillete is the expert, him and JackDaw, we offer Don's knowledge here, and he does have a sp

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