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Combined boat and trailer weight? ODay 26' MSN-Oday at 7:10am 04.19.17 Ask An Oday Owner 3/746 Guys, have you ever weighed your O' Day 26' and trailer? I have not been able to take the boat and t
Air Conditioner Size for Hunter 260 bamabaxter at 6:47am 04.19.17 Smaller Boats 9/2024 Anybody recommend air conditioner size (BTU) for Hunter 260? Yes, I know there are calculations on
Hunter 23.5 launching Chris Flanagan at 2:57am 04.19.17 Smaller Boats 29/2132 I am launching my Hunter 23.5 for the first time. Do you recommend opening the ballast vents before
Replacing standing rigging without removing mast. Jack999000 at 6:44pm 04.18.17 Ask All Sailors 9/4897 Hi, I have a 41 foot yacht and the rigging is 11 years old. I have had 3 quotes for replacing the ri
Pearson 303 gets new Hot Water system (1) StargazerP303 at 6:22pm 04.18.17 Pearson 14/3582 135466 135465 Hi all! This season I've decided to change out my hotwater system a Seaward F600 6gal
O'Day Burgees ruidh at 6:04pm 04.18.17 Ask An Oday Owner 1/45 A few years back some of us on Facebook designed a burgee for O'Day Owners. They've been out of stoc
Hunter curved wooden steps into cabin (1) Gdindy at 5:39pm 04.18.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1723 I have a 2001 Hunter 410, when I purchased the boat it had a crack in the top step. The curved steps
Seacocks - to close after sailing or not? kupskius at 5:23pm 04.18.17 The Cherubini Hunters 34/7786 So, the Cherubini is my first boat with Seacocks. They were all replaced last fall (by the Marina),
Squeaky Hatch Michael Davis at 4:43pm 04.18.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/931 New to us First 38 has a squeaky hatch cover unless it's raining! Have tried silicone spray and soap
Locating Hull # on 06' 25 avi8torny at 4:40pm 04.18.17 Smaller Boats 3/464 I'm an idiot and cannot for the life of me find the Hull # stamping on my 06' 25. I looked all over
Window Leak on a 32.3 (1) jim7289 at 4:28pm 04.18.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/5720 I have a 2006 Beneteau 32.3. The fixed skylight window is leaking in the corner. It could be a typic
Aerial shots of my recent cruise through the Gulf Islands David Hopkins at 4:00pm 04.18.17 Catalina 30 21/2363 I finally worked up the courage to launch my drone of my boat while underway. Here are the results.
Another nav equipment post Ken Cross at 3:53pm 04.18.17 Ask All Sailors 31/2565 I'm trying to figure out how I want to continue to navigate. Our plotter is agonizingly slow and I t
March Pump- Refrigerator-new data DayDream2 at 2:28pm 04.18.17 Big Boats 36/5206 Hello Hunter Owners- I was on the phone with March Pumps today. Great folks--they hooked me up to t
Bleeding air through Yanmar (1) pmcrosta at 1:27pm 04.18.17 Big Boats 8/7560 My efforts at routine maintenance have gone awry and I need some guidance. I replaced 3 fuel filter
Interior Remodeling (3) Buddy Delacroix & The Bones at 12:06pm 04.18.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 27/2710 Hi All I just bought my first "big" sailboat--a 1982 Catalina '27. I am going to live aboard (marin
Hot water heater - preferences? Chris & Lenore at 10:56am 04.18.17 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 16/2465 It's time to replace our 25 year old Atwood 6 gal heater. The choices I have are Atwood EMH6 for
Sailing a Hunter 260, questions CaptMatt at 10:33am 04.18.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/3195 I had some questions for 260 owners on the sailing characteristics in unique situations that I could
Yellowed masttop light (1) Jackdaw at 10:04am 04.18.17 Ask All Sailors 12/669 Hey all, my mast-top light lens has yellowed; I suppose to UV, heat, and age. I'm replacing the bulb
Lewmar V2 Windlass on Hunter 376 mlpayne at 9:18am 04.18.17 Big Boats 8/3064 Three seasons ago, I bought a '98 Hunter 376. Not being the original owner, I could not attest to t

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Cutting mast down due to electrolysis... rgranger at 7:44pm 06.02.24
Chain plates Hunter 49 Screen Saver at 7:27pm 06.02.24 It's with a stainless steel company now and he asked me today what grade SS it is, whether it was st
Replacing broken forestay Sailor Sue at 7:25pm 06.02.24 I guess I should have mentioned, the mast is down, and I have already removed the bottom portion of
Catalina 22 mk-2 1996 is there wiring in the hull near the mast? ...3TacksontheWater at 7:23pm 06.02.24 Thanks for the tips! Solved it. Actually, my hole is in the right place, and no, there is no wirin
Need to replace sea cocks. Davidasailor26 at 7:21pm 06.02.24 If you do replace bronze with Marelon, you still have whatever electrical problem which caused you
Need to replace sea cocks. Don S/V ILLusion at 7:05pm 06.02.24 If you do replace bronze with Marelon, you still have whatever electrical problem which caused you t
Got a great grill? Mark Maulden at 7:04pm 06.02.24 I have a magma charcoal kettle. A little bit of charcoal, light it off, and ten minutes later you a
Need to replace sea cocks. jssailem at 6:49pm 06.02.24 Reading the Series 93 description, I find the following: (ISO 150/188) "Small craft-seacocks and th
Replacing broken forestay dlochner at 6:05pm 06.02.24 Has anyone ever cut the top mast fitting, in this case a T-ball, off the broken forestay and then u
Replacing broken forestay garymalmgren at 6:02pm 06.02.24 One thing that I will add to John's post "First, secure the mast with a halyard to the bow so that t
Got a great grill? shemandr at 5:56pm 06.02.24 We had more or less the same experience with out Magma Kettle. I replaced most of the internal com
Cutting mast down due to electrolysis... thinwater at 5:32pm 06.02.24 Aloha all, thank you everyone for the support. I got the mast down and into my shop where I could p
Replacing broken forestay jssailem at 5:25pm 06.02.24 Sue, that is not the standard approach to installing the forestay. First, secure the mast with a h
Wing Keel on a 1988 Hunter 335 jssailem at 5:16pm 06.02.24 If your keel has not found mud, you are not sailing enough.
Got a great grill? dLj at 4:58pm 06.02.24 I also had a Magma grill that died an early death. I'm also interested in what others use. dj
Yanmar 3GM30F exhaust water temp Tally Ho at 4:58pm 06.02.24 Is the water you refer to, coming from the heat exchanger discharge or from the mixing elbow discha
NYC to Milwaukee on a 42' sailboat: how long? xavpil at 4:52pm 06.02.24 You might find this thread helpful. https://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f121/trent-severn-waterwa
Portlight Polish Skipper J at 2:58pm 06.02.24 I used Novus Plastic Clean and Shine on my Gray Industries portlights. They have four grades of abra
Re-bedding Deck ports Don S/V ILLusion at 2:30pm 06.02.24 This might be the most often asked question here and about which the most information exists. Th sea
Yanmar 3GM30F exhaust water temp Ralph Johnstone at 2:25pm 06.02.24 I found the water exiting the exhaust not hot ??. Is the water you refer to, coming from the heat

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