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Portlight integral shades David Popken at 10:44pm 06.04.02 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1127 My 78 H30 has plastic framed portlights with integral shade extensions at the top of the frame. Ove
2 blade/3blade? Steve Stearns at 10:32pm 06.04.02 Other Sailboats 6/970 My boat calls for a 2 blade 15+12 prop.What are the advantages/disadvantages of a 2blade or 3 blade
Topping Lift Initial setting Bill D at 10:20pm 06.04.02 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/1638 Don anticipating delivery of your sail charts. In the mean time, when I rig my boat do I initially s
Attention Lake Ontario South Shore Ken Palmer at 9:26pm 06.04.02 Other Sailboats 3/881 American Boaters who expect to cruise to Canada this summer must have a valid I-68 form to reenter t
Brightening Halyards kevin at 9:20pm 06.04.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1359 What is the best way to clean sheets, lines, ' halyards? I am thinking of use a mild bleach, but am
Radar Installation on 1999 C34 Ian at 5:44pm 06.04.02 Big Boats 1/1253 I am installing Raytheon radar unit on my C34 using a radar post. Does anyone have recommendation o
Changing the outhaul on Hunter Legend 37 John Benz at 3:49pm 06.04.02 Big Boats 7/2149 Has anyone changed the outhaul on their Hunter Legend 37? I own a 1987 Hunter Legend 37 and need to
Over or Underloaded Ralph Johnstone at 3:26pm 06.04.02 Other Sailboats 10/1214 Recently we upgraded from a two bladed (15 X 12) to a three bladed (14 X 10) prop on our Hunter 310.
Damn bolts!! David Guthridge at 3:08pm 06.04.02 Ask All Sailors 0/1037 I want to know why the bolts that hold the pier together, reguardless of the tide, are always right
Winches on the Hunter 19 Cesar V at 2:08pm 06.04.02 Smaller Boats 7/1066 Hello,I've come across a very clean looking Hunter 19. I'm a bit confused because the pictures on t
warped furler Skip Nelson at 1:15pm 06.04.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1416 I purchased (rescued) a 26S last summer. The furler's plastic luff is wrinkled from being draped ove
smells... dennis at 12:53pm 06.04.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1068 I have an odor of ammonia in my bilge and cockpit lockers. Boat is 2 months old. Anyone have a clu
Yanmar 1GM ?? Lyn at 12:05pm 06.04.02 Mid-Size Boats 5/1283 Question for those sailors with a 1982 Hunter 27' with a 1gm yanmar- moving forward what's your usua
downhaul cleat art mccann at 12:03pm 06.04.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1288 i am trying to put together a 22foot oday.my latest problem is the downhaul cleat. the cleat is atta
Hunter 34 Compression Post Compressed Brent Lewis at 12:00pm 06.04.02 Big Boats 4/1925 Looking at purchasing 85 Hunter 34 and am aware of compression post problems. This boat has slight d
Poor reception??? Lyn at 11:56am 06.04.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/931 I replaced my fixed VHF with a brand new eclipse this year and the reception is terrible. I have a s
Hunter 34 Compresion Post Brent Lewis at 11:55am 06.04.02 Ask All Sailors 4/1481 Looking at purchasing 85 Hunter 34 and am aware of compression post problems. This boat has slight d
Snapped keel bolts Jerry Moran at 11:47am 06.04.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1142 One of the keel bolts that hold the keel hanger casting to the hull snapped with part of it still in
Head Intake David Popken at 11:38am 06.04.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/1485 I have a 78 H30 that came my way with a self contained all plastic head w/integral holding tank (3ga
first REALLY windy sail jeff #14640 at 11:36am 06.04.02 Smaller Boats 9/1137 we had our first really windy sail on sunday. when we arrived at the boat yard the owner, a life lo

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Coast guard boarding. Ron20324 at 9:47am 08.12.20 ...I will say, it was mighty impressive - read scary - watching a destroyer come up on you knowing t
Window/portlight replacement pilott at 9:41am 08.12.20 If you use screws to hold down the window, make sure the screw-holes are oversized, to allow for exp
Coast guard boarding. Serenity on Hudson at 9:41am 08.12.20 Was boarded once about 4 years ago. It was Labor Day and I was motoring my 23.5 Hunter into a south
Window/portlight replacement DArcy at 9:36am 08.12.20 A boat wright friend of mine has total faith in the 795 product. Equally important, or more so, is
Do more zincs last longer? jviss at 9:32am 08.12.20 p.s. I just ordered the reference electrode and a couple more Max-Prop zincs. They are only a coupl
Raymarine ST4000+ Autohelm head unit dead again jonelli at 9:28am 08.12.20 FYI Guys, the Dan in Colorado that has been "fixing" these for some time (and also fixed mine last
Raymarine ST4000+ Autohelm head unit dead again jonelli at 9:25am 08.12.20 I hear ya. That connector just pushes in and does a little lock maneuver, but you need the collar t
Hunter 290 with no arch Justin_NSA at 9:25am 08.12.20 I think so. If you just raise the boom you won't be able to hoist the main and have full extension.
Fuel Starvation and The Obscure Ball Check Valve Stu Jackson at 9:18am 08.12.20 Check out page 7, the exploded image of the fuel filter. Item #8 "Check Ball kit" John, that may n
Hunter 290 with no arch MattyShmatty at 9:08am 08.12.20 Yes, the bimini covers the boom which is another weird one... I would want to be able to sail with t
Hunter 290 with no arch Justin_NSA at 9:04am 08.12.20 Is it an optical illusion or does that bimini cover the end of the boom? I think you would have to c
Part Shout-Outs: What add-on do you love? NotCook at 8:50am 08.12.20 At some point we'd like to go from 110vac fridge to 12vdc, but we will need to increase our 12 batt
Hunter 290 with no arch MattyShmatty at 8:48am 08.12.20 Hey, thanks for replying! Yes I saw the other thread but it didn't seem as though there was a conclu
BULB REPLACEMENT Steve760 at 8:42am 08.12.20 JamesG161. SBO store? And if you can give me the part number for your boat it could point me in the
H-34 Manual Fuel Check markwbird at 8:41am 08.12.20 It sounds like you are trying to get pretty close to empty before refueling. That is probably not a
BULB REPLACEMENT Steve760 at 8:41am 08.12.20 jssailem. I cannot identify the manufacturer but it looks like the original one that came with the b
Harness tether came unclipped Kings Gambit at 8:38am 08.12.20 Now how do you deal with an emergency release? I am going with these on all of my PDF's... the teth
Beneteau 331 galley storage above fridge compressor arf145 at 8:36am 08.12.20 I think the vent under the nav desk is for air intake for the fan. It looks to me like they meant th
Do more zincs last longer? jviss at 8:33am 08.12.20 You can test each of your metal systems with the "electrode" to identify (if) you have an electrica
BULB REPLACEMENT jssailem at 8:29am 08.12.20 Sure. Can you identify the name of the light fixture manufacturer? Did the previous owner put in a L

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