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Bending masthead-rigged masts mm2347 at 10:04am 10.02.17 Ask All Sailors 16/1918 A past discussion asked if a masthead-rigged mast could be bent aft to trim a mainsail. I just have
O'Day 26 Forward Hatch Troubles - Help Needed Surfer997 at 9:38am 10.02.17 Ask An Oday Owner 6/870 I have a 1985 O'Day 26 that has not been modified. My forward hatch developed a leak and I ordered
H260 rudder MaxinCalgary at 9:10am 10.02.17 Smaller Boats 2/418 We all know that the rudder is a weak link on this boat. I have repaired my rudder several times an
S2 11 C Jarel Design at 7:24am 10.02.17 S2 8/4683 Hello to everyone here. I previously started a thread searching for an S2 9.2 Center Cockpit to tour
How far? flynhi4u at 3:14am 10.02.17 Smaller Boats 28/1854 Well our season on the slip ended yesterday as we had to be off by Oct 1st, which sucks. Our gps sho
How long to heat water Hayden Watson at 11:41pm 10.01.17 Ask All Sailors 60/6612
Seized fuel deck fitting dawniewilson at 10:17pm 10.01.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/2138 Busy weekend on the boat...one more problem. Anybody have any success opening the deck fittings for
Stuffing box dawniewilson at 10:05pm 10.01.17 Ask All Sailors 11/1509 Any advice on adjusting the stuffing box on a first 310? I have never done it myself- is it worth sa
The Curse of the Red Button (2) artboas at 8:31pm 10.01.17 Big Boats 6/1071 The curse of the red button. Like most Hunter owners of boats < 2011, the Seaward stove / oven has
Mod forthcoming - mast crutch front and rear, Mac 26s Macboy at 7:12pm 10.01.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/802 Heres the idea: lift the front of the mast (and rear as required) while trailering to a height that
Repairing Race Marks markwbird at 7:08pm 10.01.17 Ask All Sailors 2/249 My club uses the big inflatable marks that we all know and love for racing. We take them to a local
trailer or cradle plans chad72302 at 5:52pm 10.01.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/344 hello fellow hunter owners. I bought a 1985 hunter 25.5 fin keel a few months ago that did not come
Running large A/C units with EU2000i D&S Adventures at 3:48pm 10.01.17 Engines and Propulsion 2/830 In the past few weeks, we've encountered several posts that claim it's not possible to start or run
Running large A/C units with EU200i D&S Adventures at 3:46pm 10.01.17 Engines and Propulsion 0/341 In the past few weeks, we've encountered several posts that claim it's not possible to start or run
Rub Rail (1) SqPeg at 11:41am 10.01.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/764 Where can I get a piece of rail to replace the damaged stuff on this Hunter Vi
News flash: cool fast boats sell. (1) Jackdaw at 11:03am 10.01.17 Ask All Sailors 511/33643
Looking for a Cal 35, possibly a Cal 39 in New England for sale ddines at 9:07am 10.01.17 Cal 3/855 Hi, I currently own a 2-29 and am looking to move up in size for creature comforts. I have been con
Hunter 50 AC watermaker mcconkd at 8:48am 10.01.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/1017 I have a 50 Hunter and am looking to install a water maker. I am curious to anyone that has one inst
Fall can have great days on the lake also ya' know. (4) RussC at 8:41am 10.01.17 Ask All Sailors 14/592 Just back from three days on Lost Creek Lake here in S Or. there was a bit of everything, as Thursd
Locking thru dams Mirwin at 8:06am 10.01.17 Catalina 310 8/794 i know many of your are following our journey from Cape Coral to Chattanooga...I thought the hard pa

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Hunter 310 listed on this site. JoeWhite at 8:39am 06.22.23 I estimate $5000.00/year including slip cost. In your case 30ft will require separate insurance. Hom
Oceangate Titan Kings Gambit at 8:25am 06.22.23 It is scary. It disturbs me, thinking of the passengers. Agreed. The company clearly didn't care
Some KIB well spent kloudie1 at 8:21am 06.22.23 Ooooooo Fancy (as the gum commercial says) .. Nnice looking
New (to me) 37 Legend owner with simple question? (1) Marmalade at 8:20am 06.22.23 As a side note, the threaded portion at the bottom of my toggle/gooseneck pin broke last year. In f
Fresh water "Pressure Capacity Tank" - Keep or Toss ? Scott T-Bird at 8:16am 06.22.23 Hi Scott, My intuition is that your analysis of a tank without a bladder is wrong. When it's fill
New (to me) 37 Legend owner with simple question? Marmalade at 8:15am 06.22.23 Oops.. "Reefing"! darn auto-correct!
Beneteau Grey Water system Captedward at 8:06am 06.22.23 Hello, There is a good Jeanneau forum site here https://jeanneau.proboards.com Both power and sail
Beneteau Grey Water system Captedward at 8:06am 06.22.23 I agree with Peggy. In the short term, I would see about why the system isn't pumping. First, I'd
Beneteau Grey Water system Captedward at 8:04am 06.22.23 Gray water tanks are a lot harder to maintain than black water tanks because the only thing that go
1975 C&C 33 - Mk 1: Compromised Deck Needs Help - Suggestions Please? Hollyberry at 8:02am 06.22.23 Pretty sure a '75 C&C 33 will be a solid glass hull, in that size range I believe the 34 was the fir
Fresh water "Pressure Capacity Tank" - Keep or Toss ? jviss at 8:01am 06.22.23 Think about it this way ... The offline tube is going to be installed into the system filled with t
Port Townsend, WA Anchorages MikeHoncho at 7:48am 06.22.23
Fresh water "Pressure Capacity Tank" - Keep or Toss ? Scott T-Bird at 7:34am 06.22.23 Wow, I can't even figure out what that means! Why would there be air in that tank? What does it m
Beneteau Grey Water system BarryL at 7:28am 06.22.23 Hello, There is a good Jeanneau forum site here https://jeanneau.proboards.com Both power and sail
Oceangate Titan Kings Gambit at 7:26am 06.22.23 My claustrophobia meter pegged when a previous sightseer mentioned that even if they were able to s
Oceangate Titan Kings Gambit at 7:15am 06.22.23
Engine vibration universal m3-20 kloudie1 at 7:09am 06.22.23 That high idle may cause gearbox problems because of the shock of going into gear (initial shift ) T
Oceangate Titan kloudie1 at 6:59am 06.22.23 Pressure vessel Injun-Ear types will know how touchy/tricky external pressure design is.. some art,
Engine vibration universal m3-20 dlochner at 6:51am 06.22.23 The idle seems high but the vibration does not seem all that bad. It sounds like a 3 cylinder diesel
Oceangate Titan Kings Gambit at 6:46am 06.22.23

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