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Downsizing to a 260 rbyham at 6:25am 06.22.24 Smaller Boats 9/424 Is the 260 a good downsize move for me? Have owned numerous sailboats over the years and currently e
Hunter 29.5 / 1996 - Bilge water flood (1) Cricri546 at 11:02pm 06.21.24 Ask All Sailors 9/438 Hello everyone, Firstly I apologize for the English. here is my problem, water is arriving at the bo
mast attach points Fly4rfun at 9:00pm 06.21.24 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/311 I have a older Mac 25 the lower part of the sail has two holes about 3 in apart for about 4 or 5 .
Could use some help! tomthrasher at 7:24pm 06.21.24 Ask All Sailors 13/485
Strange alarm after installing a new battery?? David in Sandusky at 2:21pm 06.21.24 Engines and Propulsion 10/347 Arrived at our marina this morning to step our mast with a new Harken furler. Our battery was too lo
Legend 35.5 Seascapes at 12:50pm 06.21.24 Big Boats 0/266 Hello All I have a 1992 Legend 35.5 with the original Hood 810dl headsail furler mounted below deck
Torque settings for keel bolts on Hunter 41 Artoes at 9:17am 06.21.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/328 Can anyone tell me what the torque settings are for the keel bolts on a 2004 Hunter 41?
C&C 30Mkii Folding Prop true love at 7:08am 06.21.24 C&C 5/234 I would like to replace my prop with a folding prop. The c'c manual recommends a 10 pitch. Has any
Invest 92L (3) JamesG161 at 6:53am 06.21.24 Weather and Forecasting 12/353 NDBC - Station 41117 Recent Data 225554 New warnings soon! Jim...
Head treatment NYSail at 6:05am 06.21.24 Ask All Sailors 24/644
Is a whisker pole worth the cost chp at 4:24am 06.21.24 Mid-Size Boats 6/338 I've researched this to death. Looked through many threads here and would like to get a new opinion.
Anchor light bulb replacement OD 34 byeager at 7:51pm 06.20.24 Ask An Oday Owner 1/142 Hi all, I need to replace the anchor light bulb and figured it's time for LED. Any recommendations
Anchor light bulb. Hunter Legend 40.5 1993 Sdiring at 6:14pm 06.20.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/183 Does anyone know the light bulb model number for the anchor light? Would like to avoid two trips up
Hunter Legend 35.5 shower drain Rich 35.5 at 3:28pm 06.20.24 Big Boats 0/188 Hi folks, I just bought a 35.5, the bilge is clean and dry.... I want to use the shower at some p
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) Michael Davis at 2:23pm 06.20.24 Pacific North West Cruisers 24/440 We left our home on Saturna Island on June 1st planning to reach Klemtu, about 250 miles north by Ju
Life-Line Stanchions - Pulled Out - 2003 Hunter 326 (2) Breezy1 at 2:03pm 06.20.24 Mid-Size Boats 7/258 I guess my shrink wrap was catching too much wind this winter. Two stanchions have lifted off of the
Follow up on '77 h27 Furler Extrusion Issue David in Sandusky at 12:04pm 06.20.24 Mid-Size Boats 1/111 Thanks to your responses on my original post, I understood my 40 year old curler might be repairable
B331 Bilge Pump electrical Issues CABixler at 10:15am 06.20.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/306 My bilge pump worked great when I winterized it and then at the start of our season here in Chicago
Hunter 28.5 Sonar Keel Offset jeffmklein at 9:58am 06.20.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/139 On my Hunter 28.5, I recently installed a new Sonar Transducer right next to the original unit and K
Swing Keel clunking sound hitting boat buckwhidden1 at 8:58am 06.20.24 Ask All Sailors 5/164 Hello. I have an old Santana 21 and when I went to put the keel down in the water in pretty mellow l

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Beneteau Oceanis 34.1 Review danstanford at 7:18am 07.16.24 Up thread someone mentioned PHRF handicap and I am wondering if anyone knows what it is for this boa
I just don't get this DArcy at 7:17am 07.16.24 That is a very sad story. I was sailing before I could walk and so were all of my kids. Similar to
1984 Hunter 27 - Emergency Tiller System JamesG161 at 7:16am 07.16.24 For more information on how to make one, read this link. No emergency tiller... but then again... n
1984 Hunter 27 - Emergency Tiller System kloudie1 at 7:07am 07.16.24 Yup.. a piece of pipe or thick wall tubing that fits into the stock about 3-4 inches past the cross
I just don't get this (1) kloudie1 at 6:55am 07.16.24 Sad to hear.. As Thinwater.. my boys were out with us before they could walk.. They'd both been "dr
A technique for replacing lines thru line organizers and sheaves ChrisHunter at 6:39am 07.16.24 2nd that. Just had to be gentle pulling it over the top of the mast.
Looking for replacement turnbuckles ChrisHunter at 6:36am 07.16.24 I got my turnbuckles replaced on a Hunter 30 at Rigging Only. They were very responsive to my queri
I just don't get this thinwater at 6:32am 07.16.24 This will no doubt stir emotions. I took my daughter out when she was smaller than that. But with
Looking for replacement turnbuckles jssailem at 6:22am 07.16.24 Hello Wolffman. I am not clear as to the exact design you seek. I did find this list of a variety of
I just don't get this kappykaplan at 5:55am 07.16.24 Very sad.
What a day! Ward H at 5:29am 07.16.24 @Hayden Watson Are the Orcas tagged or identified by markings?
charging problem with new batterie richk at 5:17am 07.16.24 Correct. Replacement breaker being installed
charging problem with new batterie richk at 5:15am 07.16.24 Replacement charger is on my list. It's a question of boat $$$ vs real $$$ :-)
Stress cracks in Stainless Steel Arch on my Hunter 306 Brinky63 at 5:12am 07.16.24 There was a shop not far from one of my former houses that would make custom SS cargo racks for tru
Stress cracks in Stainless Steel Arch on my Hunter 306 rgranger at 4:59am 07.16.24 Sure. There was a shop not far from one of my former houses that would make custom SS cargo racks
Turnbuckle adjustments for trailer sailers? rgranger at 4:55am 07.16.24
Hunter 376 Water Leaking Through Salon Lights -- Solved? DSqr at 4:17am 07.16.24 Doug, Thank you. I have been struggling with the same leak for the last couple of years. Like you,
Considering Teak Cockpit Makeover (1) TomY at 3:24am 07.16.24 Teak isn't your only source for decking. Custom boat builders are using tropical alternatives like M
Does your 315 naturally list to port? BC Bernie at 10:46pm 07.15.24 It's common on the 310's as the batteries are on the port side.
Considering Teak Cockpit Makeover dLj at 9:20pm 07.15.24 I would have agreed with you before looking into current options. With many products, one of the o

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