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Balance point on Hunter 33.5 mast to enable unstepping operation John Irwin at 8:55am 09.09.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/839 Recently purchased a 1993 Hunter 33.5. At our yacht club I must unstep the mast for haul out and win
water in engine? gfroch at 8:51am 09.09.19 Catalina 30 5/1036
M25 loss of raw water suction after sailing and/or rough weather turn - Catalina 30, 1983 TSACAT at 8:26am 09.09.19 Engines and Propulsion 18/2483 Hello, Why does my engine loose raw water suction after a day of sailing and/or a fast turn in roug
Why 2 thermostats in Yanmar 3QM30H? (1) Brazil at 8:11am 09.09.19 Engines and Propulsion 1/899 I have a 1980 Hunter 37 cutter, with the Yanmar 3QM30H, designed for seawater cooling. The manual sh
Where to find folding winch handles? Project_Mayhem at 8:08am 09.09.19 Ask All Sailors 24/6998 I'm interested in a folding winch handle for my mast mounted winch. So far this is the only reasonab
looking to crew port charlotte Fl. richard9525 at 7:38am 09.09.19 Big Boats 1/382 Hey Hunter owners I use to own a H356 on the chesapeake.Sold it a few years ago. I miss sailing big
Hunter 37 Legend Marek Jadczyk at 7:28am 09.09.19 Ask All Sailors 4/569 I am looking for complete user manual. I have checked with Hunter, but they do have only partial and
Icebox Conversion...Which to Buy? Simon Sexton at 6:41am 09.09.19 Ask All Sailors 10/4523 Hey Everyone, By next August I'll be living aboard my Catalina 25 while attending A'M Galv
1985 legend 40 chp at 6:02am 09.09.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/738 Looking at a legend 40. Any advice on what to look at. Are the storage tanks aluminum and are they h
Accident statistics excerpt (1) Snorri Eriksen at 5:43am 09.09.19 Sails Call Lounge 9/1037 The attached image is from the coast guard 2018 accident statistics. Vessel activity at time of acci
Available Crew Forum Mike Oldak at 5:42am 09.09.19 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/535 I live in the DC area and keep my H34 on the Chesapeake Bay, but spend quite a bit of time in Marble
Lewmar portlight gaskets eianm at 11:22pm 09.08.19 Ask All Sailors 4/645 Does anyone have any clever tricks to installing new factory gaskets- it seems bloody near impossibl
HX870 VS HX890 DSC Question Ward H at 6:23pm 09.08.19 Ask All Sailors 26/11127 I've had a HX870 for about 5 years. For the past year or so I noticed corrosion on one of the chargi
H26, 1994, missing 3 bolts for stairway- how do I reach the nuts? bmorr at 6:13pm 09.08.19 Smaller Boats 4/423 The 3 bolts attaching the upper portion of the stairwell are missing. not sure how to access to inse
Steering Failure! (2) rukidn at 4:58pm 09.08.19 Catalina 310 21/2191 We were pointing hard yesterday on our way to anchor overnight at Kellys Island. When we tacked we h
Cradle pad location Steve S. at 3:48pm 09.08.19 Bigger Boats 1/502 Does anyone know now far forward of the transom are the rear cradle pads to be set? Also haulout sli
how to secure back of boat to the trailer ? ? ? curt in CO at 2:09pm 09.08.19 Trailer Sailors 13/3233 I bought a Hunter 22 - with open transom. In other words - no transom. How should i secure it to t
MH37 Aft A/C drain (1) Boomer54 at 1:11pm 09.08.19 Big Boats 3/731 I have a 2014 MH37. According to the Owners Manual, the aft unit (in the aft cabin) is supposed to d
Need help repairing/replacing hinged mast step (1) garybeck at 11:49am 09.08.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1529 Hello! I had a little "issue" with my mast. It came down a little faster than it was supposed to a
Lehr 9.9 propane outboard parts spadaforaj at 10:14am 09.08.19 Ask All Sailors 4/1468 Hi - I lost my cowling in a storm for this motor, and have been having a devil of a time finding one

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Rudder counterbalance? (1) THECUSCUS at 5:23am 09.28.23 do not over heel the boat with too much sail. Reef the main and have a 100% jib or less. When the
Anchor Locker Ward H at 5:18am 09.28.23 Welcome to SBO. I enjoyed sailing my O'Day 25 for 5 years. Great boat. As others said, look for
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter dLj at 4:34am 09.28.23 No mention of radar in this thread. I don't dispute the convenience (and safety) of AIS but don't g
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter Jim Legere at 3:10am 09.28.23 No mention of radar in this thread. I don't dispute the convenience (and safety) of AIS but don't ge
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter dLj at 1:17am 09.28.23 The lake we sail on is about 7 miles long. It is connected to Lake Michigan through a channel. F
Raymarine RL70C..... NYSail at 12:56am 09.28.23
Dickinson Newport P12000 install in 2004 Hunter 44DS jssailem at 11:59pm 09.27.23 The Dickerson is a nice unit. You indicate your desire to live aboard. This usually requires adequa
Just a bit too much heel and helm jssailem at 10:22pm 09.27.23 My observation of the two boats in the image. The forward boat has both sails drawing, powering the
The Sewing Machine Thread Hayden Watson at 10:19pm 09.27.23 The LS and LSZ machines have a 7" deep throat. I've been able to restitch the sun cover on 3 jibs,
Merit 22 owners RussC at 9:52pm 09.27.23
...and we whined about prices back in '75 jssailem at 9:41pm 09.27.23 I think the New England lobster fishermen were very adept at the RDF since they operated in fog and
Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks Hayden Watson at 8:59pm 09.27.23 I hope your rigging is less than 25 years old I did say that I have had the mast down twice in 25
Jib Furler Failure justsomeguy at 8:57pm 09.27.23 Yesterday It's happened before. Don't know if you've seen this one; https://www.sailnet.com/threa
The Sewing Machine Thread Ward H at 7:49pm 09.27.23 I'm seeing refurb units on ebay for $127. Is the small throat on this machine an issue when repairi
Dry bilge in H49/50 artboas at 7:27pm 09.27.23
The Sewing Machine Thread Tally Ho at 7:22pm 09.27.23 I'm seeing refurb units on ebay for $127. Is the small throat on this machine an issue when repairi
Dry bilge in H49/50 artboas at 7:21pm 09.27.23
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter dlochner at 6:43pm 09.27.23 The XB-8000 has a built in wifi, I have an XB-6000 which does not have a wifi. I think I need to
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter quadrille38 at 6:18pm 09.27.23 No idea where you got the 5 nm, perhaps it's the unit you are running, but my AIS with antenna moun
Where to run the solar panel cables on a Hunter 38 ? flightlead404 at 6:18pm 09.27.23 If I read your earlier post correctly the cable run from the solar panels to the controller sound m

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