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Sail battens wisey2 at 3:34pm 01.05.19 NSHSA (Hunter Assoc. Upper Chesapeake Bay) 4/7111 Where is the best place to get replacement battens for my Hunter 240? I live in Nazareth, PA and sa
Aft Cabin Cushions on a 380 Tucsonsailor at 3:25pm 01.05.19 Big Boats 2/673 I am looking to replace the outdated fabrics in the V berth and Aft Cabin. One question is how to g
Need your opinion. Help me spend my money dennisv at 2:45pm 01.05.19 Bigger Boats 63/7331 OK, Status I own a 1984 Oday 28. Beautiful boat in very good shape. Truly use it for family day sa
Standing Rigging Cost: DYI vs. Rigger Doctor Dolittle at 1:23pm 01.05.19 Catalina 30 14/18783
Beneteau Solent stay (1) Jbv at 9:48am 01.05.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2528
Garbage Patch 1, Clean Up < 1 dlochner at 5:46am 01.05.19 Sails Call Lounge 25/2161 Just saw this from the Ocean Clean Up project. https://gcaptain.com/structural-issue-forces-u-shap
Heating system in Catalina 470 Joaleb at 5:44am 01.05.19 Big Boats 17/3533 Good morning. We would like to install a Webasto heating system in our Catalina 470 and are wonderin
Featherstream Folding Prop Repair/Recondition spadaforaj at 4:58am 01.05.19 Ask All Sailors 4/928 Have a really nice Garlow Featherstream prop that took a beating this season - one of the blades pre
Issue with engine power after replacing mixing elbow Brinky63 at 4:38am 01.05.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 27/2726 I had an issue with my mixing elbow on my yanmar 2GM20F recently which i was able to remedy with the
Remote controls for outboard motor MaryEllaRose at 7:23pm 01.04.19 Mid-Size Boats 3/2364 I've posted this in the motors/propulsion forum but am hoping that a C25 owner can add some input...
We finally made it to the Dry Tortugas! (5) Gene Neill at 6:53pm 01.04.19 Catalina 22 64/6435 Share my joy!! :beer: It only took five years of me whining about wanting to go, and weather window
Portable fuel polisher (1) Sefuller at 6:11pm 01.04.19 Ask All Sailors 4/497 I have finally gotten around to making a fuel polisher using an old Racor I got on Ebay a few years
Aft Cabin Ceiling Leak aaronaxvig at 4:13pm 01.04.19 Big Boats 11/1812 I have this leak that is coming from the ceiling in my aft cabin above the bed on my 1996 376. It is
Finally a leak RNC725 at 2:52pm 01.04.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/986 We bought our 2002 Hunter 326 in August of 2018. Opened her up today after a ton of rain days over
VHF with built in AIS class B transceiver Ken Cross at 11:42am 01.04.19 Ask All Sailors 11/2561 I'm wondering why we haven't seen anyone manufacture a VHF with built-in AIS class B transceiver. It
Hunter 49 keels Laid-back at 10:46am 01.04.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1872 I understand that some, but not all Hunter 49 models have lead keels. Does anyone know what year/dra
Any idea how to address anchor light problem? Perhaps LED? (1) Sailingbum at 6:40am 01.04.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1648 I could use some help. I have a Hunter 42 Passage and had to send one of my buddies up the mast rec
Jib size on a Hunter 23.5 Bob Fry at 5:19pm 01.03.19 Smaller Boats 4/663 I am getting new sails for my 1996 hunter 23.5. The sailmaker quoted me on a 115 jib.My boat runs a
Hoses in the wall Sailgunner at 2:50pm 01.03.19 Big Boats 20/2312 Replacing head hoses on my 410 and while the boat was partially torn apart I found two 3/4" hoses be
V-belt for Yanmar 3GM30F fresh water pump Summatime at 1:32pm 01.03.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/4183 Hi all, I recently bought a Hunter 336 with a Yanmar 3GM30F Diesel engine, I'm getting ready for th

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C30 start battery recommendation Project_Mayhem at 7:23am 10.15.24 That does appear to be true, at least in my case. My start battery is a Group 31 Excide FLA that su
New sailor, new boat, new concerns Crazy Dave Condon at 7:14am 10.15.24 @SteveHughessails I cannot help you without the request of the photos. Do you know if there was
Lazy Jacks ? (1) Hayden Watson at 7:12am 10.15.24 Before I built my Pap-Pac, I used a set of EZJax that were on my boat when I got her. With them, th
Location of keel bolts 2006 Hunter 25 Crazy Dave Condon at 7:07am 10.15.24 I am looking into this and will advise. Your boat is not a water ballast but a shoal draft keel.
C30 start battery recommendation Ward H at 6:52am 10.15.24 Because of this a start battery may still start an engine, even while it has lost a significant amo
Mix Axiom and C80? kblodorn at 6:38am 10.15.24
C30 start battery recommendation dlochner at 5:40am 10.15.24 I bought the most expensive FLA battery they had at Autozone. It had higher capacity than all other
2024 Honda 2.3 HP outboard winterizing (3) sailcapt340 at 5:32am 10.15.24 Update. The adapter works well and with the added length of tubing attached the job is clean. Bu
C30 start battery recommendation Project_Mayhem at 5:26am 10.15.24 I bought the most expensive FLA battery they had at Autozone. It had higher capacity than all others
Spin-Tec furlers Joe at 5:21am 10.15.24 Here's a vid that will answer your question. It appears you need a special tool, that would of cour
Leaking around Mast Jim Legere at 4:32am 10.15.24 Dan is not talking about water entering at the masthead sheaves and travelling down the keel-stepped
Leaking around Mast east coaster at 4:25am 10.15.24 2002 310 with in mast furling stepped on deck. After every rain fall the forward bilge area receives
Happy Thanksgiving to all our Canadian friends! CYQK at 4:03am 10.15.24 Visiting Calgary .....WOW warm temps Happy All
Leaking around Mast kappykaplan at 3:46am 10.15.24 Wind driven rain will find it's way in through sheave openings and down. :plus:
Leaking around Mast sailme88 at 3:35am 10.15.24 Wind driven rain will find it's way in through sheave openings and down. There is no way to stop thi
Mix Axiom and C80? Screen Saver at 3:04am 10.15.24 As a sort of transition and but not exactly a great fully functional solution, you could put the Axi
Mix Axiom and C80? marcham at 2:06am 10.15.24 I'm afraid the only way to make it work and keep everything networked is 2x new screens, 1x new rada
Keel bulge Jim Legere at 1:58am 10.15.24 As Dave mentioned above, it may be due to some 'inclusion' in the lead that happened during casting.
Leaking around Mast Jim Legere at 1:33am 10.15.24 The Dorade boxes are a known source of leaks if they are still in original 'factory' condition. The
Lazy Jacks ? KCofKC at 10:58pm 10.14.24 Personally I am one of those that do not like the lazy jacks for the reasons cited. . I don't like

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