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The gas bottles that comes standard on h41 are some kind of specials? Or I can buy for instance a ga
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GPS reception may be unavailable or unreliable over a large portion of the southeastern states and t
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Hello all.... So last weekend at the boat and I notice a good size puddle of coolant under front of
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Wanting to make some improvements to my sanitary system, I looked in all the nooks and crannies to t
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Hi, I have bought this boat recently, but there was no original user manual on board. Can anyone sen
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so, that is the quesquestion, which is better to have your sailboat on? I am about to have my boat
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Dave G, Do Hunter Store sells set of Steel wires Riggings (actual design lengths for V1, V2, D1, D2,
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I would like to remove my keel for repainting. How heavy is it? Removal and reinstall Process? Curr
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Hey everyone, Janet and I are driving to Florida for the month of February and would love if there w
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Hey everyone, wondering how you all make the mast electrical connections? what do you think of a wa
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I have a twist lock whisker pole. the last section is frozen. Im thinking some heat may solve the
Pompadi at 11:01pm 01.15.20
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Hi all, Happy new year..! We had a heart stopping moment when the steering made a loud clunk noise
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I am planning to buy a GPSMAP 742 and would like to know how far offline the screen can be viewed.
Will Gilmore at 7:03pm 01.15.20
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174110 I wanted to live the life of a pirate, as a kid. (I mean, besides all that killing and robbi
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Looking to insure a 1989 30' MORC-Maxi sailboat ($25,000 value). Survey gave it a "B+" rating. Insur
RussC at 5:20pm 01.15.20
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For the past few years I've been just mounting a little point and shoot camera on the rear railing f
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To remove the cockpit table are there plates and bolts underneath the fiberglass or are the screws j
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What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340
colemj at 4:41am 03.01.25
You don't need to heat shrink that connection, but it would be a belt and suspenders to do so. Or g
Aruba 2025
colemj at 4:33am 03.01.25
OK. Good luck. We enjoy Jamaica, and heading there and then down to Panama does route you around t
Chain splice
colemj at 4:16am 03.01.25
"BBB is unnecessarily heavy" It has always been my belief that weight over strength was the point o
Upgrading Inverter/charger
colemj at 4:09am 03.01.25
All true IF the BMS has an output function. Agreed, but ABYC states that the BMS must give an aud
Aruba 2025
LanoraB at 4:08am 03.01.25
We've travelled this path. Really consider stopping in Santa Marta and Cartagena Colombia. They a
Moving Lead Acid Batteries to inside the cabin
dLj at 10:22pm 02.28.25
I am not sure how those reports relate directly to the location of batteries. I don't see much in
Chain splice   (2)
capta at 9:32pm 02.28.25
I don't understand this comment. Are you saying that the weaker BBB chain is superior to G43? The
Moving Lead Acid Batteries to inside the cabin
smokey73 at 9:23pm 02.28.25
I'd highly recommend reading the top three reports from 2024 dj I am not sure how those reports
Chain splice
capta at 8:37pm 02.28.25
This isn't true. G4 (and even non-BBB G3) is specifically made to fit DIN or ISO dimensions for an
Moving Lead Acid Batteries to inside the cabin   (2)
jssailem at 6:34pm 02.28.25
Looking down into the area above my bilge, there is a board that holds two Group 30 batteries side b
Moving Lead Acid Batteries to inside the cabin
dLj at 6:30pm 02.28.25
I think putting in the bilge hollow would be possible but somewhat difficult. In fact, the starter
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340   (2)
jssailem at 6:23pm 02.28.25
This is a new idea for an antenna from Shakespeare. Share the light. A LED Lighted VHF Antenna. htt
Moving Lead Acid Batteries to inside the cabin   (2)
smokey73 at 6:18pm 02.28.25
I think putting the house bank in the bilge hollow would be possible but somewhat difficult. In fac
Chesapeake Bay weather - Spring Change
shemandr at 6:10pm 02.28.25
From my inexpert viewpoint it is the beginning of the warm moist air mast formed from the Gulf versu
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340
dlochner at 6:10pm 02.28.25
And what is this sealant? It seals the wiring harness to the fiberglass leading under my pedestal.
Moving Lead Acid Batteries to inside the cabin
dlochner at 6:04pm 02.28.25
The concern for battery venting is build up of hydrogen. So long as there is a good air path out of
Antifreeze Leak
buddybear at 4:56pm 02.28.25
I was losing AF from my Yanmar 2GM20F, but could only tell because the AF level in the HX would dro
Retrieving engine hours
Rich Stidger at 4:24pm 02.28.25
Yanmar, Volvo, and possibly others all have the problem you describe. On my Volvo the meter would pe
Chesapeake Bay weather - Spring Change
kappykaplan at 4:12pm 02.28.25
Quick update: The NOAA Weather Service confirms the schizophrenic weather outlook over the Chesapea

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