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Hunter 26 Jib Dimensions Rick Engel at 2:14am 12.17.01 Smaller Boats 5/1743 A number of poeple have referred to the Hunter 26 headsail as a 110% jib. My headsail (Doyle sail t
Florida to NJ spring cruise advice? Matt Picaro at 4:23am 12.23.01 Ask All Sailors 8/1661 Recently I purchased my first crusing sailboat, a Vision 32, which was and is in Florida.My intent
An addendum to my survey responses... Jon Bastien at 4:48pm 12.22.01 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1059 Hey Phil (and the rest of the gang at SailboatOwners.com), I just thought of another idea for add
Furling Systems Noah at 6:31am 12.22.01 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1247 I would like to add a furling system to my Mac over the winter. The biggest problems is I know nothi
Replacing Bimini Ron Searcy at 7:43am 12.21.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/966 To save a few bucks , I'm having a highly recommended awning maker , make a new bimini from my old p
Holding tank and plumbing material Randy S. at 2:33am 12.21.01 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/1469 I am working on my plans to install "the last holding tank I'm ever going to install". Material choi
Bilge Kobi Maru at 8:23am 12.20.01 Ask All Sailors 9/1094 I am a new owner of a 1999 Hunter 340. The bilge of the boat (where the keel bolts are) had a littl
Passage 42 "Reversed Polarity" indicator problem Paul Cossman at 12:10am 12.20.01 Big Boats 9/1754 I have a 1991 Passage 42, and when my boat is plugged into shore power the reversed polarity indicat
"Sail confusion" clearing up... Brad at 1:25pm 12.19.01 Ask All Sailors 1/1246 Thank you all for your opinions...knew I could count on you guys. I know I wasn't clear on this, so
Replacing stanchion - 1979 O'Day 23 Nate at 2:32am 12.19.01 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1302 broke a 20" one-piece Schaefer stanchion. All I can find are the two-piece Schaefer(base plus post),
Cutter vs. Sloop Josh at 9:36pm 12.18.01 Ask An Oday Owner 4/7002 What advantages does a cutter have over a sloop? To look at the setup, I would think any sloop could
Sail cleaning Bill Burch at 9:46am 12.18.01 Ask All Sailors 6/1544 I want to send three sails off to see if they can have life breathed back into them.Please share e
Installing cables in your mast. Josh at 5:36am 12.18.01 Ask An Oday Owner 0/850 I just thought I'd bring something to the attention of everyone. I read a lot on here about people w
Do I need an external regulator? Chuck Fort at 7:59am 12.17.01 Ask All Sailors 9/1407 I recently received a pair of 8D gel deep cycle batteries from someone who changed to AGM. I have be
VHF antenna installation Rick Appling at 11:57pm 12.17.01 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1630 I have a 23' O'Day and primarily a trailer sailor. I'm in the process of installing a METZ VHF ante
Cruising Spinniker Marc Potkin at 7:32am 12.23.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/941 We just purchased a 1985 30 foot tall rig. On of the sails is a Neil Pride cruising spinniker. We ha
Dorade boxes Bob Howie at 12:07pm 12.22.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1559 Ok...I'm always offering opinions and giving advice on this thing; maybe time now to seek some.Wan
The worlds' BEST fruitcake recipe Peggie Hall/Head Mistress at 3:39am 12.21.01 Ask All Sailors 4/1379 Some day I'll save this recipe to my harddrive...but for now I'll just have to upload it onto my lap
290-mast stepping system nick at 1:45am 12.20.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1176 I've been told that hunter makes a self mast stepping system for the 290 has anybody used one and ho
POCKET MAIL Ken Wescoat at 8:13am 12.19.01 Catalina 30 6/1946 We just complete a trip from New Jersey to Florida. We met alot of cruisers with pocket mail and nee

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Help with cooling system Davidasailor26 at 3:21am 07.04.20
Hunter 146 cockpit bailer detached from hose pringlmm at 2:54am 07.04.20
Slow turning Yanmar ysm 12 on 1978 Hunter 30. Woodrowbr at 2:20am 07.04.20 Never bought one, but there are only 7 left, so you better hurry and get yours ordered! :huh: Good
digital engine senders for old yanmars?? eianm at 12:40am 07.04.20 found it- How to convert analogue engine data and battery levels to show on your chartplotter - Page
Solar installation NYSail at 12:02am 07.04.20 Thanks... did some reading and got the fuses / breaker. Looking forward to getting hooked up!
The WTF Thread SoSound at 11:34pm 07.03.20 Preface; I'm just about a "Green" as you could possible ask for. Cruising through the San Juans, hea
Summer in the Salish Sea SoSound at 11:10pm 07.03.20 This year with the border remaining closed, we plan to leave Everett around July 22nd and head sout
Happy Canada Day 2020 SoSound at 10:17pm 07.03.20 @Hunter216, would you mind wishing a little harder ? Raining and cold over here in Vancouver, B.C:
Solar installation (1) SoSound at 10:03pm 07.03.20 Not only is it ALIVE, but it worked fabulously over the last four days! Yeah, I know, just replacin
Portable Generator SycloneDriver at 9:38pm 07.03.20 I haven't read all to posts so forgive me if I missed something. I'll be using my Honda 2200 this w
Will this go boom? srimes at 9:34pm 07.03.20 Mine's in the laz. Was set up that way from previous owner. Has a pair of vents facing fore/aft, and
Solar installation SoSound at 9:34pm 07.03.20 @NYSail, I am NOT going to be able to offer an education as to how to calculate proper capacity for
Will this go boom? Project_Mayhem at 8:53pm 07.03.20 The answers is no, but would love to hear your friend's reasoning behind his recommendation. Gas
Will this go boom? Benny17441 at 8:38pm 07.03.20 The answers is no, but would love to hear your friend's reasoning behind his recommendation. Gaso
Wheel pulling to port under power Stu Jackson at 8:35pm 07.03.20 Is this normal? Of course it is. Is this a new-to-you boat? Is it your first inboard engine boat
Help with cooling system Benny17441 at 8:16pm 07.03.20 When you replaced the impeller what was the condition of the old one? Sometimes vanes and pieces b
Propane outboard?? sesmith at 8:09pm 07.03.20 The Lehr has a purge at the carb for this that you activate by pushing a pin or paperclip through a
Wheel pulling to port under power Benny17441 at 8:01pm 07.03.20 How about under sail? How about if you shift to neutral? If it is only under engine power what i
The WTF Thread sesmith at 7:51pm 07.03.20 We got dismasted while sailing our first sailboat (a hunter 23.5) on Lake Champlain. Does that coun
Hunter 260 Bilge Question twistedskipper at 7:46pm 07.03.20 On my Hunter 26, the 260 predecessor, that is definitely the bilge, with a bulge pump and float swit

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