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Looking 4 Surveyor-Fla Treasure Coast Mitch Witt at 5:38am 07.20.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/400 Looking for a surveyor located Fla East Coast > Treasure Coast area that is sympathetic to older pro
Losing Too Much Speed When Tacking DaveJ at 5:15am 07.20.16 Catalina 310 7/1779 I have been doing some recreational racing with my C310 and the results have not been very good. I w
Sail on Lake Michigan hewebb at 4:51am 07.20.16 Ask All Sailors 1/351 Hi I will be spending a week in the Waukegan IL area and would be interested in crewing for a sail o
Hunter 30-2 oil canning 19thol at 1:04am 07.20.16 Mid-Size Boats 8/2938 Hey all, we have a 1990 Hunter 30-2 with a weak spot in the hull under the head on the port side.
Fuel tank RonniePH26 at 11:32pm 07.19.16 Smaller Boats 17/1574 So does anyone have a fuel tank for their h26 that is larger than 6 gal? I've been trying to find so
What is acceptable voltage loss with no load RussC at 10:34pm 07.19.16 Musings With Maine Sail 3/1981 I recently purchased a Deka AGM deep cycle group 27 battery and it seems to loose a small amount of
Canvas in Annapolis Finally! at 8:32pm 07.19.16 Ask All Sailors 7/637 Looking for a reputable canvas person/company in Maryland (Baltimore to Deale). Need entire cockpit
Safety at Sea Seminar JTulls at 7:51pm 07.19.16 Racing 3/937 I'm working on bumping up my certifications and maybe getting a license before next year's TransPac
Bimini for Hunter 26.5 Dionysis at 7:23pm 07.19.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/2675 My wife and I have a Hunter 26.5 and we LOVE the boat especially when the wind is favorable; however
ice thread fred1diver at 6:47pm 07.19.16 Ask All Sailors 38/2053 hey everyone, I'm getting ready for my august trip and I'm concerned about ice longevity, I dont hav
New Instruments benkeeton at 2:23pm 07.19.16 Ask All Sailors 4/934 My '86 Hunter 28.5 has only basic instruments (speed and depth), both of which are long overdue for
Repairing a cracked centerboard? (1) Brett C at 12:05pm 07.19.16 Ask All Sailors 4/1183 I have been sanding my "new to me" Oday 19 and noticed that the centerboard has a crack in it. Looks
Securing the mast babylon9484 at 11:15am 07.19.16 C&C 2/1153 Hi all; So my mast for the C'C30 is back on the keel and a group have made several suggestion as to
IPad / Navionics holder (2) Fred at 9:16am 07.19.16 Smaller Boats 9/685 I'm very happy with the way my iPad holder is working out while navigating here in the North Channel
Portsmouth Tables Access Clark at 8:54am 07.19.16 Ask All Sailors 2/327 Is it now a requirement to be a USS member to see the handicap tables? I could swear that a few yea
Delamination???? Piotr at 8:12am 07.19.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1072 I recently noticed that my foredeck seems to be giving way more than normal. I also noted circular (
crazy to cast own fixed portlights? friends_w_beneteaus at 6:34am 07.19.16 Ask All Sailors 12/2505 Has anyone used clear, impact-resistant resin to cast their own replacement portlights? Really bumme
Anyone in South/East Texas??????? (1) Jerry Johnson at 1:50am 07.19.16 Ask All Sailors 13/650 I am trying to see if there is anyone in the Kemah Texas area that might be around home at the end o
Lifeline marine Radio PGIJon at 7:08pm 07.18.16 Ask All Sailors 9/561 Just saw what is touted to be a very capable "Marine Rescue radio. At first this appears to be a be
She's in the water!!! (1) Jammin jr at 6:55pm 07.18.16 The Cherubini Hunters 4/508 Finally got her launched. She sails great. She is quite the beautiful boat if I do say so myself. Sh

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made homemade bow fenders for h260, is there store version? Tally Ho at 4:49pm 10.30.23 Docking loop is genius, I always mean to do that with a rope. But tide here can vary 3 feet. But w
Leak repair: how to fix up cabin ceiling? Ranzo at 4:48pm 10.30.23 Hey LakeShark! No worries: keep it coming! There's no doubt she's been leaking the rain in, especia
Its funny Friday! Tally Ho at 4:42pm 10.30.23 I remember filling my motorcycle for about 40 cents! but I hauled Tally Ho out for the winter las
Hunter 290 stack pac main sail cover colin59 at 4:27pm 10.30.23 Thanks, where did you order it from, seems to be unavailable on hunter owners web site? thanks Colin
macerator doesn't have enough oumph TimFromLI at 4:26pm 10.30.23 As Ralph suggested earlier, is there an air leak at the deck fitting. In your first post you said t
Leak repair: how to fix up cabin ceiling? LakeShark at 3:57pm 10.30.23 I hate to be the be of bad news but it looks like you have a number of leaks. You likely have some r
Islander 28 - Antenna Cable location jssailem at 3:40pm 10.30.23
macerator doesn't have enough oumph jssailem at 3:36pm 10.30.23
Extending Table Leafs artboas at 3:25pm 10.30.23 Hi I know this sounds too simple, but you just pull the table top apart. The brown clips are just f
Extending Table Leafs artboas at 3:14pm 10.30.23 Just bought a hunter 49 and wondered if anyone could help explain how to extend the table. Mine has
Its funny Friday! Davidasailor26 at 3:04pm 10.30.23
Leak repair: how to fix up cabin ceiling? Ranzo at 2:57pm 10.30.23 Hey George! That does help: this boat is definitely a learning platform for me, both to improve my s
Leak repair: how to fix up cabin ceiling? ...3TacksontheWater at 2:47pm 10.30.23 Argh: I have made an ugly discovery. I thought I had a stripped out screw for the bottom fitting of
reason h260 bilge pump is NOT in lowest point? Crazy Dave Condon at 2:25pm 10.30.23 You have a dual switch. Manual should turn it on. Bilge is automatic. Otherwise it will need
macerator doesn't have enough oumph sabbatical88 at 1:40pm 10.30.23 @JamesG161 @Ralph Johnstone, the Jabsco pump in use is the 18590-0000, which is 12V. Agian, my bad f
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger George Braun at 1:32pm 10.30.23 we moved up from an Islander 32 to a Hunter 36 with the specific intent of NOT moving to a boat that
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 12:28pm 10.30.23 Ah, the good ol' days! :beer: I can remember $0.65/gal but... whooooo damn.... you must be old.:bi
reason h260 bilge pump is NOT in lowest point? (1) rgranger at 12:27pm 10.30.23 Keep a sponge on the boat to get the last little bit of water out of the bilge before you close up t
Islander 28 - Antenna Cable location yak4fish at 12:11pm 10.30.23 I finally found the antenna coax - it was under the headliner near the back wall of the head. I tes
reason h260 bilge pump is NOT in lowest point? dlochner at 12:11pm 10.30.23 Bilge pumps, like the one you have, are centrifugal vane pumps. They work well at pumping water, not

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