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H26 Mast not sitting flush (2) dinosound at 6:31pm 10.27.25 Smaller Boats 13/586 I noticed my mast was nit sitting flush on my new to me H26. After the Season was over, I took a ver
Rigging Quote jaysweet at 2:27pm 10.27.25 Ask All Sailors 34/1519
Where can I buy a bumper section for a Hunter 23.5 ? (1) FWBpilot at 10:59am 10.27.25 Smaller Boats 8/491 Last night a storm did some damage to the Hunter 23.5. It was tied to a dock with 4 large inflatabl
OLYC Online Yacht Club members roll call... Leeward Rail at 3:35am 10.27.25 Sails Call Lounge 4/453 How many of you were members of the "Online Yacht Club" ? Hint.. it wasn't on the typical website o
Yanmar 2YM15 anode replacement Doug on Long Island Sound at 6:23pm 10.26.25 Catalina 275 10/794 I don't have the maintenace history on the 275 (hull #18) I recently purchased, so I changed the imp
Older Z SPARS UK Genoa Furler parts (2) therealbrianf at 6:07pm 10.26.25 Ask All Sailors 2/209 Hi, Need some advice please. The Foil End Cap (21 in the diagram) has come loose on the water and
Possibly wrong boat, but dreaming. sv_regulus at 2:51pm 10.26.25 Ask All Sailors 65/3169 I'm sure this is going to unleash a flurry of comments about me being foolish, but nonetheless, I ne
Cupboard door latches sandpiper10471 at 2:19pm 10.26.25 The Cherubini Hunters 0/152 Latches is an incorrect word here. Most of the opening cupboard doors on my H30 are held closed by p
Spin-Tech Furler cokomo at 1:14pm 10.26.25 Ask All Sailors 14/583 I purchased a Hunter Legend 35 that had a Spin-Tech Triumph 2000 roller furler already installed. We
Rudder packing gland (1) bob45 at 2:06pm 10.25.25 Ask All Sailors 9/703
Advice on selling our 1994 Hunter Passage 42 Wanderwind at 11:10am 10.25.25 Big Boats 9/846 Hello Hunter Owners! First of all, this is NOT a for sale ad! We are looking for advice... Please
12V Plug at helm Scott Duncan at 2:04pm 10.24.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/595
More Woes for Catalina and Tartan Yachts dlochner at 9:15am 10.24.25 Sails Call Lounge 20/1632 It's not looking good for Catalina and Tartan. https://open.substack.com/pub/loosecannon/p/catalina
Shaefer 1-inch traveler car HELP! (1) sidw at 9:04am 10.24.25 Parts Search 2/282 If you have or had any boat from 1985-89 and replaced your Shaefer traveler (or even if you replaced
new head brad minda at 7:47pm 10.23.25 Catalina 30 7/544 just received a new marine head but ordered the marine size rather than the home size. Anyone use t
Statue of limitations on DPO ? (3) Timm R Oday25 at 4:00pm 10.23.25 Ask All Sailors 14/1161 We've owned our 25 Oday 20 years by now . Perhaps a bit petty of me , I've driven myself close to t
Testers Needed: Boat Management Platform (7) paultech at 2:33pm 10.23.25 Ask All Sailors 9/659 TL;DR: I've built a free web app to help organize all the chaos of boat ownership - projects, mainte
basic battery connections question George Braun at 2:05pm 10.23.25 Ask All Sailors 11/709 2008 Hunter 36 here. Not interested in the expense and work of converting to lithium batteries. Cu
Need to fix or rewire bow light on a 1986 RKenSailor at 12:16pm 10.23.25 Catalina 22 1/342 So far all my lights are working except for the bow light. I have 3 wires that go to the bow; white
S2 8.5 or 8.6 information sproption at 5:25am 10.23.25 Ask All Sailors 1/210 Good morning to all Are there any owners groups or forums for S2 sailboats? I am looking into purc

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UN-glorious end? jmczzz at 3:03pm 12.08.25 300K seems awfully low for liability in a marina packed with 100K and up boats. Liability is meant
UN-glorious end? jmczzz at 2:58pm 12.08.25 Great replies, thanks to all. I will follow the suggestions and report back. (The ex-wife got the ho
Question: replacing the 26 or 260 centerboard with a stainless steel one for more ballast? MikeH at 2:28pm 12.08.25 Check the bottom of the water ballast water inlet to see if the neoprene gasket is still working.
Leak through deck into cabin azambella at 2:28pm 12.08.25 I can also vouch for the 'pressurized cabin method". It absolutely works. I used a powerful leave bl
Question: replacing the 26 or 260 centerboard with a stainless steel one for more ballast? Crazy Dave Condon at 1:47pm 12.08.25 Check the bottom of the water ballast water inlet to see if the neoprene gasket is still working.
UN-glorious end? (2) Ralph Johnstone at 1:14pm 12.08.25 1973 Pearson 26 I just bought, requires $300,000. liability. 300K seems awfully low for liability
Hunter 50 rudder shaft keyway size Gianni65 at 12:49pm 12.08.25 Sure. I've 4 arms (draglinks), 2 from manual steering (port and starboard) and two from to autopilo
Whisker pole questions Davidasailor26 at 11:24am 12.08.25
Hunter 50 rudder shaft keyway size artboas at 11:20am 12.08.25 Hello. Anyone can tell me what the size of the keyway installed on the rudder shaft of an Hunter 4
WP10 Simrad autopilot parts Richard19068 at 10:39am 12.08.25 Gluing it back together is likely to create a weak point. My printer has a max printing areas of 10
Leak through deck into cabin PJL at 10:21am 12.08.25 Another place to check is the mast step. Use a thin rod to make sure its weep holes are cleaned out
Question: replacing the 26 or 260 centerboard with a stainless steel one for more ballast? MikeH at 10:07am 12.08.25 Thank you both! I was thinking a SS centerboard (not a keel) would allow me to eliminate the water b
What causes color variation varnished teak? PJL at 9:59am 12.08.25 I have had good luck with Silkens Cetol. They have a couple teak colors as well as clear. Also, it
Question: replacing the 26 or 260 centerboard with a stainless steel one for more ballast? Crazy Dave Condon at 9:57am 12.08.25 The dry weight of the Hunter 26/260 is 3,000 pounds. Add a 1,000 pounds of water ballast, the displ
AI and the SBO Forums Davidasailor26 at 9:25am 12.08.25 The NY Times ran an article on AI and writing today. Thought some might find it interesting and inf
Whisker pole questions Kings Gambit at 9:21am 12.08.25 I once had a telescoping whisker pole with an endless line that I could stop to. a cleat at the inb
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