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Inverter shut down Bill at 1:32pm 06.24.02 Big Boats 4/1076 I have a 1995 430. Everytime I use the inverter to run my Grunert system (with the engine running) t
What is the recommended RPM? Bert at 1:22pm 06.24.02 Ask All Sailors 5/2069 Fellow Sailors,I reach my hull speed at about 2200 RPM with my 1982 Yanmar 3HM. The Yanmar specs d
ST4000+ wierdness Jeff Bacon at 1:07pm 06.24.02 Ask All Sailors 12/2249 I installed and calibrated an ST400+ this weekend, and an interesting thing occurred.After doing m
Great weekend of sailing! How was yours? Jamie Shreeves at 12:32pm 06.24.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1123 This weekend was spent up at the lake with 7 of my friends from college. We had a blast! 8 people an
waste tank maintenance John Trautman at 12:28pm 06.24.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/866 I have been blessed to have the opportunity to own a new Hunter 420. It is the first boat I have own
Ablative Bottom Paint Chips Dean at 12:23pm 06.24.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1014 I have some chipping of the bottom paint just at the water line. My Catalina 27 is on a mooring in
Can't Get the Main Up All the Way Marc P at 11:14am 06.24.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1054 I can't seem to get my main sail up the last 12 inches or so. She goes up pretty smoothly until the
Headed to the Caribean Bob at 10:37am 06.24.02 Big Boats 8/980 We are considering heading south for some extended cruising in the Caribean. I would appreciate som
Let's go sailing Ray Carl at 10:25am 06.24.02 Smaller Boats 3/850 First off,it's a temporary course that's set up the day of the race.The races are called Beer can ra
Jib Rigging Question (Roller Furled) Mark Malcolm at 9:21am 06.24.02 Smaller Boats 3/778 Hi all,My 212 came with the jib pre-rigged without the 2:1 blocks attatched to the sail "O" ring (p
mast step/o-day 23 jeff at 8:55am 06.24.02 Day Sailers 1/1163 Mast step sags on my o-day 23 tempest.Has anyone else experianced this problem?Can't fully tune rig,
6v batteries - another question Bob F at 8:17am 06.24.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/958 I too am thinking about replacing my 2 4D house batteries on my H376. Is the switchover to 6v in ser
Carpeting for a Catalina 30 TR Michael at 7:27am 06.24.02 Mid-Size Boats 6/4289 Any thoughts about carpeting the cabin sole? Good idea, bad idea? Is there anywhere to get a pre cu
Sheet Music Bill Arden at 7:24am 06.24.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1081 Hi - I just discovered this forum, and I have a question of personal nostalgia. In the early 80'
Are spreaders necessary on a n O'day Mariner? MGMurray at 7:09am 06.24.02 Smaller Boats 1/1258 I read an article in Sailing about retrofitting a Rhodes 19. It was stated that the mast is strong e
Ray Jefferson replacement parts? Al Pilliod at 6:52am 06.24.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1718 I have a '79 Hunter 30 with a Ray Jeffeson knot meter on the blink. The trouble appears be the padd
o'day 15 tom at 6:35am 06.24.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1007 I'm looking at a oday 15 with trailer for $950. Seems to be in very good condition.What's your op
H 23 Ventilation Dan Ulrich at 6:02am 06.24.02 Smaller Boats 8/883 Anyone mounted one of those Solar Powered vent fans on their v berth hatch on a 23? If so, what size
Adding Oil to Diesel Bruce at 5:58am 06.24.02 Mid-Size Boats 6/880 I am a new owner of the Hunter 30, 1990. I need to add oil. I can't see any way of doing this with
Steering the Damb thing backwards Bill D at 5:13am 06.24.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/1029 Any tips on backing? My C27 (inboard diesal) lets me be the show at my marina. Unfortunately I must

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What conditions can a water ballast boat sail in? Crazy Dave Condon at 9:06am 08.24.20 As for dropping ballast contrary to Kermit, once on the trailer with valves open allow water to drai
new dodger loose and floppy JoeWhite at 9:04am 08.24.20 Ask for refrances of previous work and contact those customers. Does he have photos of jobs that he
bunk lube finding41 at 8:57am 08.24.20 I use both the Bump and Shimmy. Mostly the Bump as I find it works best to get the boat tight into t
Installation of Raymarine EV-100 Wheel Pilot jibjunkie at 8:55am 08.24.20 There is a page on Facebook with just Hunter 336/ 340 owners. I suggest you join that page and ask y
Installation of Raymarine EV-100 Wheel Pilot stm11 at 8:45am 08.24.20 Thank you both MattieJo and Good Fortune for your responses. I have a short trip to Las Vegas tomorr
Simple head plumbing (1) markwbird at 8:44am 08.24.20 184115
New Clutches on H34 markwbird at 8:39am 08.24.20 I did it. In my case the holes did not match up so I had to drill new ones. There is an aluminum p
Windless anchor for Hunter 31 markwbird at 8:36am 08.24.20 No. But a couple of folks have installed a windlass. It appears to be quite an undertaking to do i
Windless anchor for Hunter 31 (1) sail sfbay at 8:23am 08.24.20 Welcome to the forum!! The 1985 Hunter anchor space is limited as Hunter probably did not envision
Sail Rigging Diagrams? isaksp00 at 8:11am 08.24.20 The stock method of attaching the topping lift (same as on my H23) by routing it through the boom up
Keel Winch operation in Sirius 21 LouiseS at 7:57am 08.24.20 Great advice! I have seen this happen before! So do you feel that the 'bolt out the front needs to b
new dodger loose and floppy Hayden Watson at 7:57am 08.24.20 Did you try adjusting the bows. Loosen the set-screws and pull the rear bow backwards and the front
Noisy sailboat Hayden Watson at 7:53am 08.24.20 One sure way to tell if it is wire or halyard is by pitch change with tension. the halyard slap wil
Installation of Raymarine EV-100 Wheel Pilot MattieJo at 7:51am 08.24.20 I owned a Hunter 310 with a similar pedestal and I installed a Raymarine wheel pilot myself. I agre
Ignition switch headache... LeslieTroyer at 7:47am 08.24.20 On new starter test tag. The initial current is high because the solenoid must pull/push the starte
ODay 272LE bimini fhujber at 7:40am 08.24.20 Did you ever get a picture of his bimini with zippers and how he handled storage? Thanks in advance
Installation of Raymarine EV-100 Wheel Pilot Good Fortune at 7:40am 08.24.20 There is a ton of documentation, manuals, diagrams, etc. on the Raymarine website. Also an "Ask Raym
new dodger loose and floppy (1) dmax at 7:39am 08.24.20 You want it tight - loose is an indication of poor workmanship - here's an exceptional one:
Ignition switch headache... weekendrken at 7:28am 08.24.20
Tank Sizes Hunter 49 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:14am 08.24.20 As long as you can get to each of the tanks to measure 'em, it's pretty easy to determine the capaci

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