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Cruise Maine This Summer Paul Akers at 6:47am 04.07.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/814 Hello Fellow Hunter Owners,I have received permission from the management of this site, Hunter Own
refinishing teak cockpit seats- H40 John O'Donald at 6:20am 04.07.02 Big Boats 6/1222 My H 40 has solid teak cockpit seats. I am sanding off whatever the old finish was, and wondering wh
Catalina Rigging Standard? vs Tall? Sandy at 6:03am 04.07.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/954 My husband and I are considering buying a 30' Std rigged boat, what is the difference between the st
LOOKING FOR A CRADLE OR TRAILER Bob Todd at 3:57am 04.07.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/831 For my 272LE. Will pick up. Any help would be appreciated. I would settle for plans for a trailer or
Additional Battery Power Mike at 3:39am 04.07.02 Big Boats 2/945 Has anybody installed an additional battery bank on a H460? I was thinking of increasing my house ca
keel fairing jim at 3:27am 04.07.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/789 Han anyone ever fair their keel? I race my C-30 and would like to hear from other racers. The cost
leaking when boat heals mike alexander at 3:16am 04.07.02 Big Boats 8/1205 I RECENTLY BOUGHT A HUNTER 1983 34 ...AND THERE WAS NO COMPRESSION POST PROBLEM KNOCK ON WOOD ...BUT
tension on standing rigging joyce & bob at 1:38am 04.07.02 Smaller Boats 15/977 we will be re-assembling our mast and are looking for information on how to set the tension on the s
Helm Compass Guards on 400 Tim Leighton at 7:58pm 04.06.02 Big Boats 0/1025 During sea trials on our new 400 (twin helms for those of you unfamiliar), I found myself constantly
REEFER Terry Cox at 1:32pm 04.06.02 Big Boats 3/1060 I've read the literature on our new 1991 P42, but I'm still unclear which of the two units is the fr
SALON A/C Terry Cox at 1:25pm 04.06.02 Big Boats 22/1708 The previous owner of Belle-Vie had just repaired the salon heat pump. The broker never told us why,
Dieting perhaps Michael Bell at 1:05pm 04.06.02 Smaller Boats 0/784 Just KIDDING
What piping to use? Dave Busby at 10:51am 04.06.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1198 Peggie, I just aquired my 1986 Hunter 25.5, and it has been setting in the marina for about a year,(
Old Versus New Tim Falk at 10:02am 04.06.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1004 What is the difference between the 1996 model and the newer ones? Is the concept different and is t
Old versus New Tim Falk at 9:45am 04.06.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/820 The question I have is; Is the basic structure and safety the same in the 1996 model and the later m
Who is the author? Mark Major at 9:10am 04.06.02 Ask All Sailors 0/850 This is something my mother gave me, from her childhood memory...perhaps prior generations knew a sa
Dock Rope George Berrier at 8:22am 04.06.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/907 What would the Oday 23 owners recomendon size of three strand nylon rope for tying boat to slip?
4 x 4 or 4 x 2 for launch # retreival Don at 7:00am 04.06.02 Smaller Boats 8/984 I used to trailer a 1500# boat with a 2 wheel drive v-8 pick-up truck and never had a problem puttin
Holding Tank for a 1980-27 Bob at 4:37am 04.06.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1033 We are looking to purchase a 1980 Hunter 27. We noted that there is not a holding tank. Has anyon
Fish finder ..wreck finder Colin Cheetham at 4:11am 04.06.02 Smaller Boats 7/1036 Does anyone have any thoughts on where to site a fishfinder in the new 356 ? I want to locate wrecks

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Please help me identify these parts ! Justin_NSA at 7:12am 06.10.20 Kids today, they don't know nothing. Adapters for 45 RPM singles. Never used them as I always boug
Battery Management Maine Sail at 7:09am 06.10.20 I'm still learning this, and perhaps I was not clear in my language. The manual for JViss's battery
Battery Management jviss at 6:58am 06.10.20
Battery Management Maine Sail at 6:55am 06.10.20 Ugh! I bought this (I actually have two, an AA500 and and AA300) based on your recommendation! :)
Battery Management jviss at 6:49am 06.10.20 Hello, neighbor. Just noticed you back on the mooring yesterday. Best Times has a similar, though m
Battery Management dlochner at 6:49am 06.10.20 No such thing... Constant current is........ current There are numerous brands of AGM batteries
Tale of the tape: Let the rigging begin: AaronD at 6:48am 06.10.20 Wow! I did one of them, and must have blocked the memories. I do know that I wasn't about to try to
Battery Management jviss at 6:42am 06.10.20 As we discovered, the Argus (who were basically sued out of business for stealing proprietary Midtr
venture 17 sail Hunter216 at 6:28am 06.10.20 need a venture 17 main sail Have you checked with the SBO store to see if they can supply? @Dave G
Battery Management Maine Sail at 6:27am 06.10.20 Properly named, there are 3 stages to charging, constant current, constant voltage, and float. The
Topping Lift Justin_NSA at 6:26am 06.10.20 Or a boomkicker.
Battery Management MightyMike at 6:23am 06.10.20 Hello, neighbor. Just noticed you back on the mooring yesterday. Best Times has a similar, though m
Battery Management Maine Sail at 6:22am 06.10.20 It is not. It's a fairly sophisticated (and expensive) tester that measures the internal resistanc
Battery Management Maine Sail at 6:17am 06.10.20 The charging profiles are, remarkably, the same, at least WRT to voltages. I would not put a lot
Tale of the tape: Let the rigging begin: Hunter216 at 6:14am 06.10.20 Rigging is cut and now it's time to work the microscopic fittings-- you would like to think that y
Battery Management jviss at 6:13am 06.10.20 That analyzer appears to be a capacitive tester. It is not. It's a fairly sophisticated (and expe
Battery Management jviss at 6:09am 06.10.20 Dave, perhaps you misspoke. There is no such things as "pplying constant current at 14.7 v" or "con
venture 17 sail tgrayson at 6:06am 06.10.20 thanks for information
Battery Management dlochner at 6:02am 06.10.20 The AGMs are from 2016, were only used one season, and have been maintained. They test nearly new
Battery Management jviss at 5:52am 06.10.20 The AGMs are from 2016, were only used one season, and have been maintained. They test nearly new w

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