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Gouge in gelcoat Tom Wootton at 10:06pm 05.29.02 Ask All Sailors 6/1848 We hit a rock at slow speed in my '95 Hunter 26 this weekend. Acquired a small gouge in the gelcoat
Battery selector switch Jim H SR at 10:05pm 05.29.02 Mid-Size Boats 7/1028 I have a Cat 27 and have a concern over selecting battery options while the engine is operating. T
Steering Wheel Lock Broken on an Edson Pedestal Gary Backway at 6:32pm 05.29.02 Big Boats 5/2814 Can anyone help. The steering wheel lock on our H410 has sheered off leaving threaded section in th
Trans replacement Chip at 3:53pm 05.29.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1177 A friend of mine fried the trans in his '82 C-30 with the 11HP Universal. Is it possible to remove t
outboard size fletchdoggie at 3:18pm 05.29.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/791 Here i go again. Recently I bought back my 23 after a 1 year absence from sailing(i bought a donzi-*
tiller handle and keel for 23 fletchdoggie at 3:11pm 05.29.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1021 where can I purchase a tiller handle for my 23? also,has anyone had trouble with the wing keel rusti
anchors Mel at 2:34pm 05.29.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1083 I have always used a bruce and love how it sets. unfortunately, they are unavailable. I am concider
HELLO TO WAECO ADLER/BARBOUR. Terry Cox at 2:10pm 05.29.02 Other Sailboats 0/727 Does anyone from your company monitor this forum?Thanks.TerryS/V Belle-Vie
Tachometer Jerry at 1:16pm 05.29.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/907 I have a 88 with a M18 Universal. My question is when I start the engine the tach does not register
Broken Strut Brian Johnson at 1:04pm 05.29.02 Big Boats 5/1168 Has anyone had problems with the strut on a 460 breaking?On a very recent trip back from Mexico I
Broken Strut Brian Johnson at 1:00pm 05.29.02 Other Sailboats 2/938 I have a 2002 Hunter 460 with an Autoprop installed. On a recent trip from Mexico I appear to have
Rigging Tension Robin at 12:59pm 05.29.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/836 Does anyone have the specs for the proper tension of the rigging on a H31?
powering a 26X in swells steven at 11:13am 05.29.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1285 Any hints on using the motor with lots of wakes and/or swells? It seems that the boat makes sudden
keel cracks tony wallas at 11:10am 05.29.02 Big Boats 4/976 we have 2 hunter legends 35.5 with wing keels on dry dock here in nassau.they both show a horizont
broken mast ground wire BOB D at 9:55am 05.29.02 Big Boats 0/935 i have a broken ground wire at base of mast on Hunter Legend 40.5. What and where does it connect to
Fuel tank leak Bob Pagan at 9:23am 05.29.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1044 I have a slow leak in my diesel fuel tank and wonder if anyone has ever removed a fuel tank from a 1
Maximum anchor size TomD at 8:56am 05.29.02 Smaller Boats 2/1473 I am currently outfitting my C-22 and elected to go with oversize anchors. The chainlocker of my Ma
It's Ours! Now come the real questions... Tom Boles at 8:17am 05.29.02 Mid-Size Boats 8/1061 OK, so we spent the week-end in San Diego, getting the pink slip and changing the watch on "Running
Funny sound from a 1990 ColdMachine... (1) Tom Boles at 7:54am 05.29.02 Other Sailboats 4/798 I have just purchased our first boat with refrigeration, a 1990 Hunter Vision 32. The system powers
Need Sail/Sails Jon at 6:55am 05.29.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1057 Hi, I am nearly finished restoring my '71 Venture21. I have a main sail, but need others. At least a

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Do more zincs last longer? jssailem at 5:59pm 08.11.20 Here is one idea that might address your question... https://www.boatzincs.com/corrosion-reference-e
Sea Flush for engine heat exchanger - does it work Tally Ho at 5:56pm 08.11.20
Marine Air CM16H - Suggested water pump SycloneDriver at 5:51pm 08.11.20 I think the March LC3CP-MD is the same as the Dometic PML500L. My boat came with the Dometic pump a
Do more zincs last longer? ontherocks83 at 5:49pm 08.11.20 Is there a way to test if the leak is from my boat or another boat, before I start tearing through m
Do more zincs last longer? Davidasailor26 at 5:46pm 08.11.20 Opinions vary but my understanding is simply that more anode can creates higher potential - the gre
What conditions can a water ballast boat sail in? Bdeller at 5:44pm 08.11.20 4k is reasonable for the left coast. An f150 wont do much more than that.
LITTLE TO NO WIND RussC at 5:42pm 08.11.20 My guess is that it won't heel enough to make much surface-area difference on a heavy boat, and the
What conditions can a water ballast boat sail in? Meriachee at 5:36pm 08.11.20 4k is reasonable for the left coast. An f150 wont do much more than that.
LITTLE TO NO WIND Davidasailor26 at 5:29pm 08.11.20 the main benefit is in helping to keep the sails full. :plus: Heeling the boat to leeward definit
Sad day, and no way to fix Revv up at 5:13pm 08.11.20 What a kick in the gut, sorry to hear.
LITTLE TO NO WIND srimes at 5:13pm 08.11.20 Yeah, that's kinda of a myth unless you can get appendages out or a really fat stern out. Thats li
LITTLE TO NO WIND Joe at 5:11pm 08.11.20 On a small boat, leave about two inches of center board down and get the mainsail tilted up higher
LITTLE TO NO WIND Hayden Watson at 4:52pm 08.11.20 Also remember that if you are racing you will get a DSQ for pumping your sails.
Marine Air CM16H - Suggested water pump MitchM at 4:45pm 08.11.20 both of my marine aiirs ran well w march pumps . i installed filters to keep the
Install Life raft bracket/cradle on bow of Hunter 41DS. (1) sail sfbay at 4:43pm 08.11.20 If it would fit on a Hunter 42 like shown n the left hand photo I would mount it on the stern of the
Trouble downloading pdf file to General Downloads Phil Herring at 4:29pm 08.11.20 Hi Jerry, do you mean uploading, as in sending a file to the server? If so, please send the pdf file
LITTLE TO NO WIND BobbyFunn at 4:19pm 08.11.20 @Don Guillette said " Some additional hull will be in the water (mostly topside) but because the h
Hunter 240 water ballast valve gasket adhesive Crazy Dave Condon at 4:10pm 08.11.20 5200
im trying to locate the pin that holds the keel on a 1969 mcgrager 21 ft i need to re due the keel any help would be great thanks rgranger at 3:47pm 08.11.20 The swing keel bolt is most likely on the side of the keel trunk. If you don't see the bolt head th
LITTLE TO NO WIND sailme88 at 3:40pm 08.11.20 I am hard pressed to think of a boat that when heeled doesn't increase it's water line. The wet wat

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