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Saftey Harness Hitch? Anthony Bavuso at 6:12am 05.30.00 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/916 I am planning an accent to the top of my mast soon and need some help. I am going to climb up the m
Depth finder Tim Radigan at 6:06am 05.30.00 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/977 My 1988 Hunter 28.5 boat does not have a depth finder but does have a factory through hull fittings.
Miami to Marblehead Cruise Len Markir at 5:42am 05.30.00 Destinations 0/1701 We just returned from Dinner Key Marina in Coconut Grove, FL (Miami). The boat is a 1990 Oceanis 430
H290 Sean Coerse at 5:12am 05.30.00 Mid-Size Boats 3/1210 Hey how about one of you new H290 owners doing a review. Curious about the boat. I haven't seen it
Wheel Pilot Installation Tom LaRocco at 5:06am 05.30.00 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/984 Has anyone had experience with installing the Raytheon Wheel Pilot 4000 on a Hunter with the new (98
1979 YSM 12 Steve Miller at 3:50am 05.30.00 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1151 I have several quetions about the old YSM 12, (1979). Is there any way you can quiet this one bange
Update the battery system How Korsu at 3:45am 05.30.00 Big Boats 1/1160 I have found that we tend to drain our batteries on a two week or more cruise. I have carried a thi
Looking for an address B. Black at 3:38am 05.30.00 Smaller Boats 2/860 I've been reading information from the archives on head sails for the 240 and Doug King suggested th
Broken Skeg Jeff Arnett at 3:36am 05.30.00 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1627 This weekend sailing in 25kts of breeze, down wind in quartering seas, I had the misfortune of havin
New Main Sail Halyard Peter Milne at 3:22am 05.30.00 Big Boats 3/1480 I would like to replace my main sail halyard. The cuurent halyard is at least 1/2" possible 9/16",w
How do you burp that thing? Mark Johnson at 2:52am 05.30.00 Other Sailboats 3/864 The guy at the boat show just compressed the bellows from the end that would be closest to the engin
Alternator follow-up Jim Ewing at 2:31am 05.30.00 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/887 I talked with the alternator shop and they suggested it might be a bad battery or bad cell in one of
36 CC Steering Rob at 2:19am 05.30.00 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1256 Has anyone had problems with steering cable tension on the Oceanis 36CC? This is for boats circa 199
Cored or solid hull on 1980-1982 H-36 David Evans at 2:15am 05.30.00 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1749 Does any know if the 1980-82 Hunter 36 has a cored or solid hull? Also, does anyone have experience
Interior Finishing Rick Ward at 1:32am 05.30.00 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/928 Has anybody solved the riddle of how Hunter finishes the interior teak? I am doing some modernizati
Autopiot St400+ & Garmin 180 GPS Todd johnson at 1:10am 05.30.00 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1282 I'm looking at putting a Raytheon St4000 Plus Wheel Autopilot on my '85 C30.I'm also looking at a
STEERING PROBLEMS Claude Mullen at 12:43am 05.30.00 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/888 I HAVE A 1978 H-30 WHICH HAS A MERRIMAN-PEDISTAL STEERING SYSTEM. SS FITTING SWEDGED ONTO SS CABLES
Help - mast tuning for 26.5 Jeff Jernigan at 12:35am 05.30.00 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1138 I rescently reseated my mast and shrouds on my 87 26.5 and need to find a source for setting up the
Help please tuning mast rigging - 26.5 Jeff Jernigan at 12:29am 05.30.00 Racing 1/1431 I recently removed and reseated my mast shrouds. Can anyone tell me where I can find information to
Roller Furler for H34 James Lewis at 12:02am 05.30.00 Big Boats 4/1082 Hve just bought a 1983 34 Hunter. I want to add a roller furler. Any recommendations for boat this

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Filling thetone at 5:52am 02.16.20 The caulking between the keel and Hull needs to be replaced.
Internal halyards ? Gene Neill at 5:51am 02.16.20 FWIW, my internal halyards have never once made a sound.
Filling thetone at 5:50am 02.16.20 The boat hit bottom while under tow. The visable damage to the keel looks a little less severe than
THOUGHTS eherlihy at 5:39am 02.16.20 In the other thread I posted pictures of my installation on a bulkhead in the far aft of my quarterb
Filling PaulK at 5:38am 02.16.20
Known object jssailem at 5:35am 02.16.20 It can come in handy if you have to raise your jib onto the furler alone. It is attached to the bott
Known object Stratus3 at 5:27am 02.16.20 Thank you, now it moves up to the middle drawer.
THOUGHTS jssailem at 5:24am 02.16.20 The design and basic idea appear sound. More of a general question. Why the lazarette? Once you in
Filling jssailem at 5:09am 02.16.20 @thetone it helps to have pictures of the damage. Are we to assume you have the boat out of the wate
My Beneteau 44.7 Sank in Mexico Davidasailor26 at 5:09am 02.16.20 Sorry to hear you lost the boat. Hopefully everyone on board was safe? in addition to the thru hull
Filling (2) dlochner at 5:04am 02.16.20 How hard did you hit? What did you hit? There could be structural damage beyond the keel. The boat
Sailboat Owners Guide to Corrosion - Basic Theories (Collier 1-4) jssailem at 4:56am 02.16.20 Here is help to understanding the term mole for the non Chemistry student. TEl4jeETVmg
Anchor well question?? Nodak7 at 4:31am 02.16.20 eianm, ours is about 2" above the bottom as well. Not entirely sure why that is other that a mud & s
Filling Don S/V ILLusion at 3:56am 02.16.20 Assuming it is a Foss rudder which is foam filled with FPR cover, the repair would be similar to its
Sailboat Owners Guide to Corrosion - Basic Theories (Collier 1-4) JamesG161 at 3:53am 02.16.20 So here is the short guide A Corrosion key is also shown on the bottom as 5.5386. That is Ionizat
Electrolysis and Galvanic Action in Practice and Theory Will Gilmore at 3:08am 02.16.20 Here is the link to the book club page(s): Section 1: Sailboat Owner's Guide to Corrosion - Basic T
Flushing of Raw Water Cooled Engine Circuit Whatfiero1 at 2:57am 02.16.20 Yes if you want throughly flush might need remove lower drains
Strange Winter? JamesG161 at 1:33am 02.16.20 An area of high pressure at most levels of the atmosphere has persisted in the southwestern Atlanti
Low Power/RPM Universal M25XP jonelli at 11:25pm 02.15.20 During your trip to Catalina was fuel added to the tank? No. I filled up before leaving. Went to t
Sailboat Owners Guide to Corrosion - Basic Theories (Collier 1-4) (1) dLj at 11:02pm 02.15.20 So here is the short guide of what that table has for each element: f protons in the nucleus of the

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