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Hunter 260 port window D Renard at 10:09am 05.21.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1467 I have a 2001 hunter 260 and I need to replace the port window in the lav compartment. Can someone g
Great White deep in LI Sound! Justin_NSA at 8:42am 05.21.19 Ask All Sailors 56/2279 These scientists drive me nuts sometimes. This beast is cruising the LI shoreline and they say "That
H240 B&R rig diagonal contacts lower shroud question? 2bysea at 7:29am 05.21.19 Smaller Boats 10/846 On my recently purchased 1999 H240,,, the lower diagonal actually 'was rigged' to lay against the lo
Cal2-29 Boom Macmanjams at 6:41am 05.21.19 Cal 1/867 Boom broke on the SF Bay, Looking for a used boom, general info or info on getting a new one. 3 yea
Is Halyard Latch Adjustable? (1) SirMichael at 5:56am 05.21.19 Ask All Sailors 16/1127 I have an 88 Hunter 28.5 and yesterday I replaced the main halyard with a 7/16 line, replacing the o
Sacrificial Anode Plymouth Sailor at 5:43am 05.21.19 Ask All Sailors 3/698 Dear Fellow Sailors: I've never had an anode on my 25' sailboat (lead keel). I don't believe I've
1987 Hunter 31 B&R rig cost thelilnauti at 10:13pm 05.20.19 Ask All Sailors 10/993 Hi all, I'm just trying to get a ballpark cost for replacing all the standing rigging on a 1987 Hunt
Venture 222 keel lock bolt (1) MaxWell905 at 7:12pm 05.20.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/997
What type of keel is this? (1) pumpkinpie at 6:35pm 05.20.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/383 I noticed this keel on a 38 hunter and was wondering if anyone knew what type of keel this was? And
Question about prop (1) Will423 at 6:12pm 05.20.19 S2 8/1153
Where to buy spreaders? LadyHawk at 5:36pm 05.20.19 Catalina 22 7/584 We are getting very close to launch on our Cat 22 project boat. This past weekend we tackled the ma
H26: Hatchboards/washboard dimensions (1) rgranger at 3:58pm 05.20.19 Smaller Boats 42/2662 By chance? Anyone have the measurements of the bottom most hatchboard on an H26? My boat is an ho
Newer Models (1) JudgeFudge at 3:32pm 05.20.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/1048 Is it worth it to upgrade to a newer model? I have a 2004 Catalina but for a while now I've had my e
INTERIOR PLASTIC CAPS (2) twodzusfittings at 2:52pm 05.20.19 Bigger Boats 3/797 As I slowly remove rotted shelves, old faux wall panels and nasty crud from this new to me boat, thi
Rustoleum Plymouth Sailor at 2:31pm 05.20.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/880 This post is more of a review than an ask for feedback however feel free to do so. I just painted m
Info needed on 2001 Catalina/Capri 16 wing keel SoCalAngler at 2:09pm 05.20.19 Smaller Boats 1/702 Looking to get back into a trailer sailing. As far as trailer sailors go, I've owned.... M17, Marin
Alden 44 tthanrahan at 2:07pm 05.20.19 Alden General Chat 1/4609 I am seriously considering making an offer on a 44 from 1977. I am being told it is hull number one.
Lower Gudgeon Access pastormb at 2:01pm 05.20.19 Catalina 22 21/1854 I've been able to gleam a lot of helpful information from the forum, and appreciate the wealth of kn
The Black hulls at work! (1) Jackdaw at 12:52pm 05.20.19 Ask All Sailors 14/839
How to make your stairs look great!!! (1) artboas at 12:16pm 05.20.19 Big Boats 18/1713 So, Hunter did something with their wooden stairs which has been a pain for just about everyone. For

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Adding second reef to main sail? Tally Ho at 3:11pm 09.08.23 Mine's relatively new, but I know a lot of guys put blocks on there. Then, the blocks need mainten
Adding second reef to main sail? jviss at 3:06pm 09.08.23
Hunter 320 Steering Issue Tally Ho at 3:06pm 09.08.23
Winter Cover - Midwest Steve L22188 at 3:01pm 09.08.23 Yes...Shipshape is the answer. They already have the patterns for many boats. I've had mine for a
Adding second reef to main sail? Tally Ho at 2:52pm 09.08.23 I haven't detected a friction problem with mine. Maybe it's related to line size? And I am probab
Adding second reef to main sail? Tally Ho at 2:46pm 09.08.23 An old Garmin GPSMap740. PO installed it sometime before I bought the boat. But I wired in the wi
Adding second reef to main sail? jviss at 2:19pm 09.08.23 Ever use one?:doh: Duh! Uh, have used since maybe about 1976 with Stephen Colgate on City Island,
3GM30F raw water pump missing impeller vanes kappykaplan at 1:59pm 09.08.23 Since this has always been a fresh water vessel I was not concerned about build up barnacles on the
Adding second reef to main sail? Kings Gambit at 1:33pm 09.08.23 The Cunnigham is an invention of Briggs Cunningham, skipper of Columbia and winner of the 1956 Amer
H49/50 Boom Preventer Rigging tkwhalen at 1:04pm 09.08.23 I rig my preventer from the mid ship cleat using a dyneema soft shackle to where the boom vang (atta
H49/H50 Anchor Snubber/Bridle Setup tkwhalen at 12:59pm 09.08.23 I use a bridle and I pass it through the chocks up front as you are suggesting
Winter Cover - Midwest plenny7 at 12:31pm 09.08.23 Shipshape Canvas, based in Duluth. https://www.shipshapecanvas.com I couldn't tell you the cost n
Anyone know if this Mercury 9.9 is 2 stroke or is 4 stroke? I seems too old to be 4. Its on a Hunter 260. -- ALEX jviss at 12:28pm 09.08.23 Darn, I was thinking I could ask seller of sailboat to drop it 2500 for not being 4 stroke, ha. If
Adding second reef to main sail? jviss at 12:20pm 09.08.23 Ditto with reducing friction on the reef line. I lashed my blocks to the dog bones. I haven't dete
Adding second reef to main sail? Ward H at 12:17pm 09.08.23
Anyone know if this Mercury 9.9 is 2 stroke or is 4 stroke? I seems too old to be 4. Its on a Hunter 260. -- ALEX jviss at 12:15pm 09.08.23 BTW, I really did make popcorn! Ha, ha. Working on my recipe. Orville Redenbaker's, in my 2 qt. s
Adding second reef to main sail? jviss at 12:11pm 09.08.23 it looks like the luff of the main is a little slack. This is the functional equivalent of tighteni
Adding second reef to main sail? Tally Ho at 12:06pm 09.08.23 Greg, I'm not really following what you're doing here, and why. Why all the hardware? Why not jus
3GM30F raw water pump missing impeller vanes kloudie1 at 11:59am 09.08.23 If no overheat problems, no need to play further.. Good job!
Adding second reef to main sail? Kings Gambit at 11:39am 09.08.23 Yes, but those measures are not gust responses. If sustained winds are increasing, flatten the sail

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