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HX pumpkinpie at 1:05pm 09.01.19 Ask All Sailors 5/1130 .
Still Learning about Flying the Spinnaker (4) Cowpokee at 10:44am 09.01.19 Ask All Sailors 8/1667 When planning out our three day weekend, my wife asked about the possibility of sailing. I desponden
Refrigeration issue? (1) fero at 10:08am 09.01.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/540 Hi again, Last time I was on the boat ( before haul out for hurricane season ), I tried to run the f
Flying the Asymmetrical Direct Down Wind DayDreamer41 at 8:56am 09.01.19 Ask All Sailors 7/575 Yesterday during a race in light air <8 on the first down wind leg (wind at our starboard quarter) w
Rewiring Westerbeke 'Admiral' panel on ODay 272 cbourne200 at 7:30am 09.01.19 Ask All Sailors 12/1471 Ok. Need to replace water temp guage in panel. Unscrewed it and it fell into 2 pieces. Break is vert
Port sheet winch For Sail at 7:07am 09.01.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/328 My port sheet winch is locked up. It is a Maxwell 17c. I took it apart cleaned everything, regreas
ODay 19 Deck under Forestay chain plate damaged (3) ZeusRod at 6:23am 09.01.19 Trailer Sailors 5/947 Hello All, Taking off the forestay chain plate where there was some damage to the deck and the bolts
Main Sail Shape (1) LakeOntario270 at 1:30pm 08.31.19 Ask All Sailors 31/6043 This is the original 1996 Mainsail. Is the shape still good or is it time to shop for a new mainsai
Hunter 22 how to rig sheets for single-handing ? ? H216 H22 curt in CO at 11:24am 08.31.19 Smaller Boats 21/3175 I bought a H22, 2013 model that is completely stock - no mods. i want to rig the headsail sheets -
Pressure washer - max/min Brian D at 9:12am 08.31.19 Ask All Sailors 18/2153 I want to get a pressure washer. Of the things I will use it on, one is the boat. But I don't want t
Balmar Smart Guage problem Tim22 at 6:52am 08.31.19 Musings With Maine Sail 2/712 I installed a Balmar Smart Guage a couple of years ago and it worked fine until today. The primary b
Spinnaker sizes for Hunter 33 Jodoris314 at 3:54am 08.31.19 Mid-Size Boats 6/1297 Looking to expand our sails by addicting a spinnaker to our Hunter 33. Can anyone advise if this if
Stay safe Ken Cross at 9:40pm 08.30.19 Ask All Sailors 6/641 Tonight while tucked away in our boat came an abrupt noise like something hit our boat hard. I flew
ANYONE HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH THIS PRODUCT? (1) twodzusfittings at 8:58pm 08.30.19 Bigger Boats 8/2409 Foammaker Non-Slip Boat Flooring Decking Pad (35in x 94in x 0.24in), 6mm Thickness EVA Foam Faux Tea
Propane Tanks IJB Hunter 36 at 11:29am 08.30.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 44/5089 I recently purchased a 2005 Hunter 36 and went to have the two 11 lbs propane tanks filled. they tel
Gel cote issues on Hunter 380 arch tb_gb at 9:48am 08.30.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/536 I have a 1999 Hunter 380 that has gelcote issues on 4 places on the cockpit arch....2 above and 2 be
Anti freeze reserve tank heat cbourne200 at 7:16am 08.30.19 Engines and Propulsion 11/1247 I don't have an engine temp guage, so bought a digital temp gun - point it at anything and it reads
M Series - bumper boats begins! Jackdaw at 7:03am 08.30.19 Racing 2/707 Due to the shortening days, the WYC M-series is held in Wayzata Bay, and not in the main lake. This
Cradle for Hunter 44 DS Alain Larocque at 6:36am 08.30.19 Ask All Sailors 1/507 Bonjour, I just bough a Hunter 44 DS an I am looking to find a plan for a cradle in order to store t
Battery problem Sailnobroblem at 5:47am 08.30.19 Ask All Sailors 31/3446 Here's the problem I'm having. Last week sailing my engine wouldn't start because of a dead battery.

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Idle and throttle control help 716thomashall at 6:59am 05.31.24 Thanks everybody. I will go through the whole fuel system and make sure it is all in good shape and
Does anyone have a rudder they bought from Rudder Craft Rmalko at 6:41am 05.31.24 Thanks for the info
Idle and throttle control help kloudie1 at 6:38am 05.31.24 Check fuel supply very closely.. all filters, look for a collapsed fuel line, maybe check for a plug
Engine fire dlochner at 6:26am 05.31.24 Correct. I have 2/0 from the battery to the alternator which has an ampacity of 350A if memory ser
Spring refit done, time to go sailing ?? Gene Neill at 6:24am 05.31.24 photo dump I like that cooler! How many quarts is it? Does it fit as well as it appears?
Engine fire Hayden Watson at 6:22am 05.31.24 It really depends on the wire size from the positive bus bar to the alternator. If the ampacity of
Looking to upgrade from a C22 to?? JBP-PA at 6:10am 05.31.24 There are several shoal keel/centerboard trailer sailor boats in the 25ish range that can be launche
Chain plates Hunter 49 jssailem at 6:00am 05.31.24 As @isaksp00 suggests, once the internal nuts are released, can the plate be lifted at the stud area
Engine fire ice breaker at 5:55am 05.31.24 So if my engine started and ran without any issues, then the fire circuit to the pressure switch wa
Chain plates Hunter 49 jssailem at 5:52am 05.31.24 In my experience rub rails are attached to the hull. Where you see the chain plate behind the rub ra
Chain plates Hunter 49 jssailem at 5:48am 05.31.24 Sounds like a bad design. Cutting the rub rail would be my last and final choice. Does your rub rai
Looking to upgrade from a C22 to?? SailingLoto at 5:43am 05.31.24 I love my swing keel c25, but totally understand wanting something more modern.
Does anyone have a rudder they bought from Rudder Craft SailingLoto at 5:40am 05.31.24 I have their hdpe flip up rudder on my c25. It's all I've ever had on that boat so I can't tell yo
Idle and throttle control help dlochner at 5:26am 05.31.24 The answers to some of the questions may be here: http://www.downeasteryachts.com/wp-content/upload
Idle and throttle control help 716thomashall at 5:17am 05.31.24 I was worried I might be over propped. I have no idea what prop that is except that it is a 2 blade.
Love Hate relationship (1) Gene Neill at 5:11am 05.31.24 I need to come up with something clever on my Capri 22, the boom is too low to fit a Bimini under i
Bilge water question Ward H at 5:01am 05.31.24 I have a MKII, aa 93. I agree with the others, the corrugated hose coming in from the left in the pi
Are your PFD's ready? sailme88 at 4:49am 05.31.24 I keep the PFDs in a clear walled storage bin ( several actually). They stay dry and out of the mild
Are your PFD's ready? sailcapt340 at 4:25am 05.31.24 The flag bracket itself is cut in a half moon shape ( a tad too deep) to fit over the stainless pipe
Chain plates Hunter 49 isaksp00 at 4:19am 05.31.24 Would it be feasible to cut the old chainplate just below the rub rail, then slide the top half up a

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