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Hunter 33 spreaders sinister_me at 6:32pm 05.02.17 The Cherubini Hunters 7/838 The spreaders on my boat are angled fwd. Anyone have a photo of the brackets? I'm thinking mine may
1994 35.5 legend hood furler question shavdog at 5:21pm 05.02.17 Big Boats 5/596 I received my hunter last week...masts down....I reassembled the spreader bars and did a few other t
Scottish surfer rescued 13 miles offshore - after 32 hours! marke14 at 2:48pm 05.02.17 Sails Call Lounge 3/516 http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-surfer-rescued-32-hours-20170502-story.html Scottish
Roberts Camera Photo Contest Brian D at 2:39pm 05.02.17 Sails Call Lounge 0/488 During SBO's photo contest I view what I would considered "calendar grade" photos. There were some r
HELP! -- Bent Rudder Post/Tube on my '78 Hunter 27 doc_cj at 2:13pm 05.02.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1839 Just over a week ago I ended up on a submerged rock pile (insert sad story, boo-hoo, etc.). Fortunat
Found some goodies under the forward section of sole! What are they? (7) wsmac at 1:05pm 05.02.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 22/1316 Okay... I can see that one is a P79 transducer (the boat came with a new one... guess he was going t
Teak Strip Availability AlastairLC at 9:39am 05.02.17 Ask An Oday Owner 7/559 Does anyone know where I can find the approx. 2mm x 1 1/4" teak strips used on O'day 322s as decorat
Hunter 27-2 lazarette access Sailing Blind at 9:37am 05.02.17 Mid-Size Boats 11/1968 Good afternoon all! New member of the forum and new owner of a 1991 Hunter 27. I was wondering if an
Mast Step Alignment LakeShark at 9:37am 05.02.17 Catalina 22 6/503 I am afraid I already know the answer but this spring I re-bedded my mast step as it was loose and w
D'oh! I have to add a mast inspection plate! (1) Justin_NSA at 8:55am 05.02.17 Ask All Sailors 13/1849 I missed pulling a cable thru when I stepped the mast. I am not taking it down again! I saw mention
Aft Berth Bulkhead Creak Don Lucas at 5:40am 05.02.17 Big Boats 0/406 The aft berth aft bulkhead on my 410 creaks when the boat is getting bounced. I've learned it is wor
C275 Problems Codybear at 4:52am 05.02.17 Catalina 275 51/8178 When we were given our own category under the Catalina forums, I had three threads that I had in min
Greetings from Greece ELMAX at 11:41pm 05.01.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/606 Hello friends, another summer is starting here in the Mediterranean, since I bought Calypso 5 years
Anacapa Island Report: Frenchy's Cove (3) Kings Gambit at 8:19pm 05.01.17 Destinations 7/1549 We finally saw one day in a month of NW gales and SCAs, NE Santa Ana winds and SCAs, overcast skies,
Mast bail for halyard shackles MattObjects at 7:53pm 05.01.17 Ask All Sailors 9/1392 I have 5 halyards on my mast (not counting flag halyards) and am looking for a way to organize the h
Macgregor 25 Parts Mac 25 at 5:19pm 05.01.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/833 Was on E-Bay today and am putting this out there in reply to posts made in the past, Someone is part
C387 cockpit hatches and watermaker Solace387 at 5:06pm 05.01.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/403
Desperately seeking Bombardier 4.8 manual Marty Schaap at 4:55pm 05.01.17 Ask All Sailors 17/6534 Hi group, I just picked up a Bombardier 4.8. Looking everywhere for a manual, rigging instructions o
Low tide All U Get at 3:23pm 05.01.17 Ask All Sailors 48/3838 Hi all, Just had something on my mind for a while and maybe someone could explain. When the tide i
Cabin Table for Hunter 29.5 (1) Elie at 3:20pm 05.01.17 Mid-Size Boats 0/557 Hi Guys, My boat came without a cabin table (must've been broken). I still have the metal mount that

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Good Winter Read jssailem at 11:25am 01.13.24 Agree Roy. Hit was a good read. Seemed the shipwrecked sailors were their worst enemies.
Baby Stay (2) jssailem at 11:23am 01.13.24 If you examine the shroud design symmetry it provides triangular support to maintain the mast in col
Wema replacement sending unit chp at 11:06am 01.13.24 The Globius pro looks like exactly what I want. I just needed something to tell me when my tank is g
Espar hydronic heating system (1) dkinzer at 9:54am 01.13.24 After thinking about this some more, I suspect that the valves work as follows: 1) with the valves
Espar hydronic heating system FastOlson at 9:49am 01.13.24 I would first check/change out the little fuel filter that feeds the heater burner. Make (really) su
Fuel pump filter-necessary? Deleted member 117556 at 9:47am 01.13.24 I'm not sure a lift pump is even needed for a 310. Replaced my mechanical lift pump about 3 years ag
Large Frame alternator in M25XP shemandr at 9:37am 01.13.24 In the current issue of SAIL Nigel Calder has a rather detailed article regarding charging of a LiFe
Replace Radar Kings Gambit at 9:32am 01.13.24
Inner metal structure on 28' Oday Question fourwhitesocks at 9:32am 01.13.24 @dmax Thank you for that! Agreed on not wanting to lose steering!
Espar hydronic heating system (1) dkinzer at 9:22am 01.13.24 there are 3 ball valves under the port settee I suspect that your installation has the valves to
60 best Boats 30' and under Kings Gambit at 8:55am 01.13.24
Seaward 25 taking on water. shemandr at 8:24am 01.13.24 I understand that the OP is green so I hope that this post will be taken as helpful. The salon bilge
1st Sailboat. 1983 Hunter 27 David in Sandusky at 8:03am 01.13.24 If you cannot take the mast down, then you can loosen all of your stays the same number of turns, un
60 best Boats 30' and under DArcy at 7:46am 01.13.24 When I was in the market for the boat I have now I pretty much did what dLj says above. I looked thr
Thesis survey for boaters! stickinthemud57 at 7:05am 01.13.24 Thank you SO much, everyone! This is by far the most traction I've gotten so far and I am beyond gr
Baby Stay Joe at 6:57am 01.13.24 I have recently purchased a Sirius 22. It's a nice little boat as far as I can see. However, being
Seaward 25 taking on water. Don S/V ILLusion at 6:38am 01.13.24 Don S/V Illusion, So my husband and I talked and now after what you said, I understand. I should b
60 best Boats 30' and under dLj at 6:32am 01.13.24 Now that we have that out of the way, what should I look for when researching boats? How can I figu
1982 sabre 30 air conditioning dlochner at 5:38am 01.13.24 The Sabre 30 is a nice sailing boat. I used to own #52. Sabres tend to have less volume than other b
1982 sabre 30 air conditioning domer94 at 5:05am 01.13.24 thanks , thats what i thought unfortunately. the split definitely looks like an option but i see th

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