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Connecting the boom to the mast (1) rmtrain at 7:04pm 10.10.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2827 I recently acquired a 1982 Hunter 22 (with the full cabin) that lost its mast. I have the boom, but
Mast Heighth scuba201 at 5:36pm 10.10.19 C&C 1/1099 Anyone one here know the mast height for a 1978 c ' c 26"?
The great loop (1) rgranger at 10:32am 10.10.19 Ask All Sailors 46/6595 I just started reading this book... "what boat to buy" and it is a very practical chapter. Specifi
Harvest Moon Regatta Bill19233 at 9:42am 10.10.19 Racing 16/3515 Harvest Moon Regatta 2019 - MAProgress Link to a good tracking site for the Harvest Moon Regatta fro
Considering an Ericson Independence 31 Todd Atchison at 9:18am 10.10.19 Ericson 8/7712 Greetings Ericson Owners - I'm considering an Ericson Independence 31as a potential cruising sailboa
Macgregor 26X Advice Canuck2112 at 8:14am 10.10.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 58/19457 Hello, I've been sailing a San Juan 21 for a few years, and now looking to upgrade to something big
New Lifelines for Smitty (6) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 8:13am 10.10.19 Catalina 310 1/1261 Today I finished our new lifelines. As a quick disclaimer, we haven't used side gates since the ICW,
Factory Installed Solar Panel on a 1999 380 tb_gb at 7:45am 10.10.19 Big Boats 10/1829 Question......My daughter just bought a 1999 Hunter 380. Is the factory installed solar panel on th
Headstay modification decktosser at 7:41am 10.10.19 Smaller Boats 7/903 Thinking about a roller furler for next season. The CDI FF2 furler instructions indicate that there
rudder range macwho at 7:34am 10.10.19 Catalina 30 5/1733 What is the correct or best range or travel from stop to stop in degrees. Mine has a range of 120 de
First time winterizing 2009 B37 Vegas at 7:28am 10.10.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1187 I think I know what to do to winterize the engine, but........for the first time, I will be winteriz
Staysail installation BlueHeronSailing at 6:32am 10.10.19 Ask All Sailors 8/1203 I am putting a staysail on my Hunter 457. I need to put a back plate on my padeye for a furler. Can
Help identifying my autopilot (1) hunta285 at 10:14pm 10.09.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1749 Dear Hunter-Owner, My autopilot has stopped working and I would like to source a replacement unit (
Diving to clean boat bottom Randall Schmidt at 4:38pm 10.09.19 Ask All Sailors 37/6280
Beneteau 373 aluminum toe rail (1) JHorr at 12:24pm 10.09.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/4411 I have a 2006 373 that sustained damage to my port side toe rail. I was hoping to be able to buy one
What happened to Yachtworld.com search functions? berner73 at 10:36am 10.09.19 Ask All Sailors 5/7399 I know, 1st World problem, but it's an annoyance. Has anyone tried the Advanced Search feature on Y
Did I once read that there is a Hunter engineer that looks at this site for engineering questions. tom.p.brown at 7:22am 10.09.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/995 Sir, can you tell me what could be the possible cause of a very small amount of water intrusion just
Looking for a 235 flynhi4u at 5:37am 10.09.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/1825 Looking for a 235 in the southern IN area or within a 4 hour drive, preferably for sale, but we woul
Hunter 29.5 New Upholstery (2) kdammen at 5:20am 10.09.19 Mid-Size Boats 1/1157 Since our boat upholstery was stained with mold and worn, we decided to upgrade was necessary. We
Pilothouse in the PNW Tedd at 9:48pm 10.08.19 Pacific North West Cruisers 34/11126 My wife and I have been been sailing a trailerable boat in the Vancouver area for a couple of years,

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Crazy Idea - or Great idea? dmdiehl64 at 9:43am 01.06.25 We purchased our Beneteau 321 under very similar circumstances to you, many people do. No experience
Estimate?? Rxwoman at 9:39am 01.06.25 Any semicompetent mechanic can do the bearings. Tires can be had at most any WalMart. My suggestio
Estimate?? Rxwoman at 9:36am 01.06.25 Check the axle carefully if its been in salt water... We once had one give out in the middle from
Estimate?? Rxwoman at 9:33am 01.06.25 May I guess? 2 tires installed on 2 rims under $400.00. 2 axcle bearing at $40.00 each. Installati
Part Identification Will Gilmore at 9:06am 01.06.25 It could be the cap end of a traveler track. Look for the same hole configuration on your deck hard
Crazy Idea - or Great idea? dLj at 8:59am 01.06.25 Reading your response, a few things come to mind. I would suggest to not be in a hurry, if you have
Crazy Idea - or Great idea? john6206 at 8:36am 01.06.25 Hey everyone, lots of great advice - thank you! also some questions that I can answer, and some that
Crazy Idea - or Great idea? dlochner at 8:06am 01.06.25 A competent broker who has experience with importing boats can be of immense value in guiding you to
Crazy Idea - or Great idea? colemj at 7:58am 01.06.25 You will also need to make sure the boat is deregistered with Transport Canada. I think, but do not
Rust inhibitor dLj at 7:55am 01.06.25 Ospo and the TotalBoat Rust Primer are probably similar products. Both are Phosphoric acid which bo
Bluetooth Radar colemj at 7:38am 01.06.25 I'm just not sure how the connection at the deck level works; our mast is deck stepped. I haven't f
Oceanis 42 CC Fridge JoeDP at 7:34am 01.06.25 Coastal climate control website has a very good section on troubleshooting your fridge/freezer prob
H340 'Wobbly Wheel' Belzoni at 7:31am 01.06.25 This video from Edson shows details of how the shaft and brake system on a cable based system come a
Crazy Idea - or Great idea? dLj at 7:30am 01.06.25 I bought my boat in the islands and imported it to the US. The import duty is only 1%. I used an i
Crazy Idea - or Great idea? shemandr at 7:20am 01.06.25 Lots of good advice here. All I'll add is that, yes your wife deserves a comfortable cabin. She's
Bluetooth Radar (1) jssailem at 7:18am 01.06.25 Danny. Take a picture of your mast at the deck. Include any wires that come out of the mast and plug
King Cnut the Great shemandr at 7:00am 01.06.25 I always read Jim's posts. They are always interesting. Cnut the great!
King Cnut the Great jssailem at 7:00am 01.06.25 That is a bit KNUTSE... The "K" is silent.
H340 'Wobbly Wheel' (1) JamesG161 at 6:57am 01.06.25 Your boat manual is here H340 From that Manual
Bluetooth Radar dlochner at 6:12am 01.06.25 I'm just not sure how the connection at the deck level works; our mast is deck stepped. I haven't f

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