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Macerator question pumpkinpie at 7:51am 07.21.19 Ask All Sailors 8/982 On our 38 Hunter, on the control panel there is the Macerator switch. Is this to be turned on at all
A1 pumpkinpie at 7:47am 07.21.19 Ask All Sailors 19/913 .
1997 420 Passage geek_guy at 6:50am 07.21.19 Big Boats 6/635 We viewed a boat yesterday. One of the items that we'd like if we upgrade would be a fuel gauge. I
Risky venture - Bridges and Hunter 41 down the ICW ? spadaforaj at 5:31am 07.21.19 Ask All Sailors 17/2139 Running form Delaware city, DE to Oriental NC. Don't know exactly how high my windex and whip anten
C-22 tech guide armondo at 7:36pm 07.20.19 Catalina 22 15/1513 looking for a good source of documentation, tips, tricks for the C-22. I see Catalina Direct and Th
Jib Furlex dfendley at 2:31pm 07.20.19 Day Sailers 2/465 My jib Furlex 20S has lost it's rewind ability. How do I get it to recoil the jib in?
Bow rail replacement DWK at 12:18pm 07.20.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/581 I damaged the bow rail on my 2001 26X. I can't get at the nuts holding the rail on. They are between
Beat the Heat JamesG161 at 11:14am 07.20.19 Weather and Forecasting 28/2679 The key to win is simple... WATER _______ After living most of my life South of Interstate 10, we h
Names for Thing Anchoring thinwater at 9:58am 07.20.19 Ask All Sailors 40/2960 There were several long threads on a UK forum the other day about a few things we couldn't decide wh
I need a slower boat. Red_Dog at 8:12am 07.20.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 36/2175 I will say I was warned. Cliff Ruckstuhl told me how fast this boat could go. Yesterday, I was out i
Long distance mooring CLaPierre at 7:50am 07.20.19 Ask All Sailors 35/2391 I live inland and am considering purchasing a sailboat on the coast. I know there is technology to h
423 AC Strainer KeelMePlz at 7:12am 07.20.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/519 Anyone know where these are located?
Hunter 420 factory location for generator David Hock at 4:07am 07.20.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/558 I want to install a diesel generator in my 420, I would like pictures and information on the locatio
Poll: How do you pronounce it? (Clevis) Captain Larry-DH at 4:05am 07.20.19 Ask All Sailors 35/5421
Holding tank replacement for Hunter 37.5 aybabtme at 3:43am 07.20.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/583 Hey folks. I haven't seen a recent thread on this topic, but I went through the old ones (one with t
Bimini for Hunter 28.5 wgshaw at 3:31am 07.20.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/770 I have recently bought a 1987 Hunter 28.5 which came with a dodger, but no bimini. Does anyone know
Mast height? RNC725 at 5:51pm 07.19.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/662 The specs on our 2002 Hunter 326 state the mast height is 46.75 feet. I'm "assuming" that the measur
Mast Base Rivet Holes Sheared (2) GGordonWoody at 3:28pm 07.19.19 Smaller Boats 65/6981 167376 I resisted the philistine impulse to just blast away with more rivets, I mean, it would defy
Interior Bulkhead Question on O'Day 20 def at 12:23pm 07.19.19 Day Sailers 6/1486
Chainplate issue on S2 9.2A Jon Price at 8:56am 07.19.19 S2 8/2058 When shroud is tensioned (loaded) during rig tuning, issue of deck heaving (tenting) at point where

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Gelcoat flaking off - how to fix GMS.Homer at 6:16am 09.19.23 Thanks for the Welcome! When I get a chance, I'll see if I can get a better picture of that first on
Where to run the solar panel cables on a Hunter 38 ? firebird13 at 6:08am 09.19.23 Thank you for the clarification. Where did you connect the controller cables? directly on the servic
Difficulty raising the main Sinnerman at 5:59am 09.19.23
Raritan PHII long term review Ward H at 5:22am 09.19.23 @jssailem Here you go. Household size seat with slow close. We have one on our Raritan Sea Era QC el
Difficulty raising the main jssailem at 5:07am 09.19.23 Ward, I suspect your idea would be helpful. I sense the builders looked at running lines back to the
Boomvang mast fitting, Hunter 23.5 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:00am 09.19.23 It does not bend the pin but there are some tricks to make it easier. Send me your phone number v
Raritan PHII long term review jssailem at 4:59am 09.19.23 As I have aged, I find seating perched over that tiny round bowl feels unfriendly. I wonder if Rari
Difficulty raising the main Ward H at 4:59am 09.19.23 I helped @PepperW get their main set up for reefing last week and on their '79 with external halyar
05 hunter 41ds cabin lighting (2) senang at 4:45am 09.19.23 Better with the diffuser.
05 hunter 41ds cabin lighting (3) senang at 4:41am 09.19.23 A big part of the unsufficient light output is that the PO installed only one Led strip to replace 2
Sewing Cushions and Bimini Ward H at 4:23am 09.19.23 What has been really puzzling to me is that Sailrite offers a bimini kit for over $600. Yet you can
New vang to Beneteau Oceanis 50 (2009) elvio at 4:02am 09.19.23 Thanks a lot Tally. I'll check the Seldon one.
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Hayden Watson at 11:38pm 09.18.23 ...After looking at your description, it finally dawns on me to install a small computer fan (aka.
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Ralph Johnstone at 9:52pm 09.18.23 Talk about thread drift Take a look in "Miriam's Book of Words" for thread drift and you'd probab
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Mark Maulden at 9:15pm 09.18.23
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Ralph Johnstone at 9:09pm 09.18.23 I now have a 0.5A PWM and I run it at about 40% which cuts down the Ah used by the fridge and makes
Boomvang mast fitting, Hunter 23.5 massnspace at 8:14pm 09.18.23
Gelcoat flaking off - how to fix Ralph Johnstone at 8:02pm 09.18.23 I neglected to say "Welcome to the site in my previous post". I've got to admit, I can't get your p
C&C 30' MK II - Do you have a cage over the forward halyards on your mast head? Apex at 7:39pm 09.18.23 I;ll have pictures of my arrangement after 29th (haulout) cage is there, as is 10mm halyard. No ja
Catalina Capri Forum? dlochner at 7:25pm 09.18.23 The forums on SBO are sliced and diced several ways. As you note they are divided by use and they ar

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