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Genoa advice Scott K at 11:01pm 06.05.02 Smaller Boats 4/922 When I bought my '79 Cat 22 last year, it came with two jibs. One of the jibs, the original, was un
Still Floating Scott K at 10:54pm 06.05.02 Smaller Boats 0/856 Last winter...-Dropped the keel, faired it, put it back in. -Completely rebuilt the winch system
What lines to run aft to the cockpit? Allen at 10:43pm 06.05.02 Ask All Sailors 8/1663 I recently installed a mast wing plate that will allow me to install various blocks so I can run lin
Rudderpost too much play Alex at 10:39pm 06.05.02 Big Boats 2/959 The Rudderpost on my Hunter 340 has quite some play. How much play is OK? Has anyone replaced the ru
Water Pressure John Young at 10:36pm 06.05.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/1483 I'm not sure if you answer non-head questions but I have one about my freshwater system. I have an
What to do with line from new vang? Wynn Ferrel at 10:10pm 06.05.02 Ask All Sailors 9/1694 I just installed a new Garhauer vang, which by the way I highly recommend. Mark, at Garhauer, has b
Anyone using Hella fans? Wynn Ferrel at 9:53pm 06.05.02 Ask All Sailors 9/2519 I need to replace one of my cabin fans. It is a one-speed Guest oscillating fan --- at the one spee
Chlorine damage to rubber in water system Jim WIllis at 9:40pm 06.05.02 Ask All Sailors 4/3649 I've had a problem with water leaking out of the fresh water tank. Worse case scenario was a leak in
Yanmar Help! Steve Dion at 3:41pm 06.05.02 Ask All Sailors 3/2495 Here is something that you may or may not be interested in. http://www.yanmarhelp.com/index.htm
STRINGING COAX OVER THE SALON HEADLINER Don Clapper at 2:02pm 06.05.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/932 I'm currently in the process of trying to fish a coax (RG 8U) from the top of the compression pole t
h170 - is there a heavier keel? Doug at 1:59pm 06.05.02 Smaller Boats 4/1024 Does anyone know if hunter (or JY) offers a heavier keel for the 170? As many have already found ou
Weak spot in Sealand heads? Tom Boles at 1:41pm 06.05.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1103 Has anyone had a problem with Sealand heads where a 3/8" diameter black plastic rod that connects th
Battens BART FORD at 1:21pm 06.05.02 Smaller Boats 3/926 i have a 240 and have managed to break several battens. Are they important? How do they affect saili
Boom Tent - got one - but how do you put it up ? Bob Anderson at 1:18pm 06.05.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1074 I purchase my '74 Catalina two years ago. It came with a new boom tent, which the previous owner ne
Marina GFI outlet tripping Michel Sanscartier at 1:14pm 06.05.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1666 I bought a hunter 34 with shore power. Our Marina has GFI outlets. When connecting shore power, the
Head Leak Stephen Dawes at 1:13pm 06.05.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/2204 Okay folks, I need a little advise here. Last weekend, on a family sailing trip we managed to prod
Replacement furling drum Kurt Syer at 1:13pm 06.05.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1422 I broke my furling drum on my Isomat furling sytem. Does anyone know where I might find a replaceme
Hatch cover for Mac19 Nancy Cochran at 12:56pm 06.05.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1039 Hello All,I'm looking for a new or used hatch for a Mac 19. We had an upper shroud part on us and
Refrigeration Spill-over Fan Pete Loewenstein at 12:44pm 06.05.02 Other Sailboats 1/949 I have factory installed refridgeration on our new H356, and think there is a problem with the spill
Over-Stuffed Cushions Pete Loewenstein at 12:31pm 06.05.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1030 One of the few things I have to complain about with our new 356 is the excessive amount of stuffing

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Uni-Solar Panel Replacement for 456 2004 Hunter Johnb at 8:39am 08.18.20 There is nothing inherently wrong with the concept of a small solar panel to balance out self discha
Toe rail removal SailingaS2 at 8:35am 08.18.20
Two banks, three batteries and new charger capable of charging three battery banks captcoho at 8:27am 08.18.20 Thanks to everyone who responded. Thanks Bobalong... that was some of the immediate thinking if each
Uni-Solar Panel Replacement for 456 2004 Hunter dlochner at 8:26am 08.18.20 The price is high because of the custom mounting. A Genusun or Victron controller can also be had fo
Prep week and dress up day: Gene Neill at 8:25am 08.18.20 The weather looks great up there! Sunny, with warm days and cool nights. The air looks kinda light,
Sewage smell Kings Gambit at 8:24am 08.18.20 My solution would be to pump out and flush your tank with several rinses of fresh water at a pump-ou
Toe rail removal Mark Maulden at 8:21am 08.18.20
Prep week and dress up day: Lazy1 at 8:14am 08.18.20 I agree. I won't go out now if it can't be at least an overnight. I came to that conclusion rather
Winterizing batteries. Yeah, getting WAY ahead of myself here... SoSound at 8:13am 08.18.20 The charger cables run to the battery switches, just like on the 37, probably only about 2 feet for
Uni-Solar Panel Replacement for 456 2004 Hunter Bill Creadon at 7:53am 08.18.20 Yes, the price is ridiculous.
Uni-Solar Panel Replacement for 456 2004 Hunter joker460 at 7:52am 08.18.20 I assume this is what he's talking about. Looks like they increased the wattage. https://shop.hunte
Uni-Solar Panel Replacement for 456 2004 Hunter JohnShannon at 7:50am 08.18.20 Sunpower makes a flexible 50 watt panel about 2"x2". I think the trickle charger is a good idea, my
Backstay Failure Don S/V ILLusion at 7:39am 08.18.20 Not actually a bad idea, but there ARE dozens of books on the subject... and Christmas is coming !
Hunter 240 dry weigths Caption James T at 7:29am 08.18.20 Rick Webb - It is starting to appear that the community's consensus is that the trailer is at least
Hunter 240 dry weigths Caption James T at 7:25am 08.18.20 Crazy Dave Condon - I see it the water ballast tank the needs inspection. I was thinking that you wh
Passage 42, 1997: windlass not working Kings Gambit at 7:25am 08.18.20 My Sprint 1000 once showed the same behavior (click) that persisted intermittently for several years
What GPS unit fits this mount? SailingIsGood at 7:24am 08.18.20 If you insist, it's either a GPS 50 (Garmin's 1st handheld GPS) or GPS75 the 2nd model. GPS50 Ebay
HukilauMike at 7:07am 08.18.20 RKA: sorry for the late response; I don't look at this site much since I sold that boat last year.
Backstay Failure Ron20324 at 7:05am 08.18.20
Smoke detectors and Carbon Monoxide detectors (1) sail sfbay at 7:03am 08.18.20 ........"Marine Use" CO detectors must meet ABYC standard A-24.............. American Boat & Yacht

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