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Breaker panel wording jngotasail at 9:54am 06.09.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1329 Hi, Is it possible and if so how would I change the wording for the breakers on my panel? For exampl
Old Start Battery Solar Panel Joe Shipes at 6:57am 06.09.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/583 Owner of a 1998 Hunter and 450 CC looking to see what other owners have done with the Start Battery
Venture 23 - missing forestay? vdesmond at 6:08am 06.09.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/414 Hello! I am a new boat owner and new to the site. Thank you everyone for all the great info. I am
Legend 35.5 leaning to starboard. Michael-Louis at 1:29am 06.09.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/1557 I purchased a 1992 Legend 3 years ago in Holland. She is leaning to sb-side about 1-2 degree and can
Mainsail slugs for H26 Z-Spar? twistedskipper at 9:33pm 06.08.19 Smaller Boats 1/427 I have a 1998 Hunter 26 with the Z-Spar Z230 mast. The specs on rigrite.com say 8mm round slugs. T
mounting solar charge controller Greg_C. at 9:00pm 06.08.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1207 I'm preparing my Oceanis 50 for blue water cruising and am adding 4 160W solar panels and a Renogy 6
Red Fiber Washer (gasket) (1) helmfam at 6:30pm 06.08.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/736 Took apart my transom shower to fix a leak. There are red fiber washers where the steel shower contr
Push latches will not unlock Seraglio at 5:38pm 06.08.19 Ask All Sailors 3/552 I have a 2009 Hunter 36 with push locks on the lockers. One latch is "frozen?" closed. I have jigg
Engine control panel (1) Jon Elliott at 3:03pm 06.08.19 Engines and Propulsion 8/1047 I have a 1978 Hunter 27 with the old engine control panel with just the three dummy lights. Can some
Calling all ODay 28, 30, 31 club racers or sail trim fanactics dennisv at 2:14pm 06.08.19 Bigger Boats 11/1319 Gentlemen, "I have the need, the need for speed" (Top Gun quote). I have a ODay 28. I suck sailing
O'Day 322 core (4) Tally Ho at 2:10pm 06.08.19 Bigger Boats 5/679 I pulled my salon hatch today to rebed it (work day instead of sail day today :-(. Here is what the
ODay 20 Mast Tony Lajoie at 9:19am 06.08.19 Parts Search 1/432 Hi. I have a 1978 Oday 20. A tornado type storm came through VA and snapped my mast. I'm having t
Fuel Lift Pump sjsflyer at 9:07am 06.08.19 Catalina 310 16/1542 Fuel Lift Pump does not come on with ignition switch. It should come on prior to starting correct?
Forestay Mod gwduffield at 1:16am 06.08.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/774 Just out of curiosity, has anyone ever attempted to reposition the forestay such that a M26C becomes
Jib sizes Red_Dog at 5:17pm 06.07.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/460 When I purchased my 28.5, it came 3 jibs, a 150% on the installed roller, a 110% hank on and a third
Rigging question. Wisakedjack at 3:08pm 06.07.19 Catalina 30 16/2360 I have 1976 Catalina 30 (tall rig, bowsprit) that I bought few years ago. Its a great boat that I've
I Just Learned An Expensive Lesson DonRS at 3:03pm 06.07.19 Catalina 30 30/3692 So my wife and I just bought our first boat, that event I put on a thread from last Feb/March. We h
New reefing lines for H34 Mike Oldak at 2:15pm 06.07.19 Big Boats 8/566 I'm installing new reefing lines on my H34, any suggestions on diameter and type?
Unknown part found on H34 (1) Mike Oldak at 12:22pm 06.07.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/996 Does anyone know what this is and what it is used for?
Saving threads for later reference Big Rog at 12:09pm 06.07.19 Smaller Boats 5/479

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H260 flex in kitchen and bathroom floor? (1) twalker H260 at 7:57pm 09.11.23 Is it flexing when on the water with ballast tank full? There is some flex in both areas as it is es
Am I Making the Right Call? MikeHoncho at 7:53pm 09.11.23 The same broker that told you the engine is solid didn't tell you the decks were soft. You know the
Mast up winter storage Dalliance at 7:42pm 09.11.23 I store mast up on a six pad cradle routinely with no problems here in Chicago about a mile inland a
Fresh water system pump (2) Ralph Johnstone at 7:39pm 09.11.23 Is the any issue on our system with the higher psi? It seems hard to believe but Jabsco potable w
Oh my sweet rotten unicorn. Tally Ho at 7:34pm 09.11.23 hempel is a world-wide company. I use their railcar exterior paints and interior linings on the rai
bulge water Blitz at 7:26pm 09.11.23 looks for swollen hoses, especially the stuffing box shaft log hose if salt water. close all through
Mast up winter storage Tally Ho at 7:25pm 09.11.23
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? Tally Ho at 7:22pm 09.11.23
H260 flex in kitchen and bathroom floor? Ralph Johnstone at 7:09pm 09.11.23 Keel moves w no gouges. Can you explain what this means ? Are you saying the keel does move and
Halyards and Such Vincent Williams at 7:09pm 09.11.23 Thanks Usually hoist with sheet running free pretty hard to raise at least as st 1/2 up Looked at s
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? Ralph Johnstone at 7:05pm 09.11.23 But all I have to do is Polish or rubbing a little bit and it comes back more yellowish. As long
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? (1) RSHunter27 at 7:01pm 09.11.23 Pink usually indicates dezincification - a type of corrosion that leaves the metal quite weak. True
Winchbit driver Ward H at 7:01pm 09.11.23 I was looking at their 1/2" right angle drill and at $99, could get two spares and still be ahead.
Mast up winter storage duck21 at 6:59pm 09.11.23 Not Lake Erie, but south side of Lake Superior. Our marina has significant exposure to the lake and
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? Tally Ho at 6:24pm 09.11.23
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? Davidasailor26 at 5:57pm 09.11.23 What is the pink indicative of? Pink usually indicates dezincification - a type of corrosion that
Mast up winter storage Davidasailor26 at 5:51pm 09.11.23 Our sailing assoc stores mostly mast up on trailers. No stands here. Is there a way to interconnect
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 5:46pm 09.11.23 My old bronze shaft looked a lot like that (maybe worse). I show the shaft at about 2:28.. 4RlzgO
1990 C&C 30 MkII halyard replacement, ISSUES! (2) sheardc at 5:22pm 09.11.23 Considering keeping 10mm and fixing cage. Having the halyards under the cage instead of thru is not
Manufacturer's Sail LOGO stickinthemud57 at 5:02pm 09.11.23 On the subject, I have an insignia and numbers that I have self-applied to several sails I have owne

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