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How fast is your H26/260? rgranger at 7:51am 06.28.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 29/2250 Hey All Just got back yesterday from a sailing trip in the Neuse River (Pamlico Sound). This was my
Peggy- What do you know about Un-chloric? Rich Stidger at 7:49am 06.28.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/2775 I just saw this product within the last month or two and I am wondering if it really works to dissol
Expanded water aft water tank on a 473? Paul Williams at 7:20am 06.28.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/719 We filled the aft water tank last week and it seems to have expanded upwards, making the floor panel
Changing the Belt on the M25XPB DaveJ at 4:40am 06.28.16 Catalina 310 20/3183 Tried to change the belt on my engine and was unsuccessful. Shouldn't be hard....what am I doing wro
Air Conditioner won't turn on aw6686 at 4:06am 06.28.16 Mid-Size Boats 8/2383 Turned off a/c, switched breaker to off, turned off main power and went sailing for a couple of hour
Battery charging question Carter Mac 26 at 11:14pm 06.27.16 Ask All Sailors 9/1177 I recently bought a 1993 MacGregor 26S. The previous owner had installed two new batteries (automot
sailboat registration melw at 8:11pm 06.27.16 Ask All Sailors 31/1974 I need info on how to buy boat in DR..it is registered in the USA...I would like to register it in C
Leave Well Enough Alone? Marc14857 at 6:16pm 06.27.16 Ask All Sailors 17/1158 The alternator belt on my Yanmar 4JH4AE is going on its 8th season ~600 hours. The belt looks virtua
Birth of a new mainsail (2) Jackdaw at 4:19pm 06.27.16 Racing 44/7383 BlueJ gets a new carbon main... 225 sqr feet worth. The current sail is still in very good shape/con
beneteau oceanis 40 (2008) transmission question Captpete12 at 3:44pm 06.27.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1245 I cannot seem to find the literature for the transmission on my Oceanis 40 so do not know what trans
Upgrading Raymarine e80--do I have STng or ST? Tips? tmatzzie at 3:10pm 06.27.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2282 Hello, I have a 2008 Beneteau 40 with Raymarine 80 chartplotter and instruments. I am planning an up
Delorme Inreach SE altairishgirl at 3:04pm 06.27.16 Ask All Sailors 1/420 Does anyone have first hand knowledge of the marine weather forecasting from this product, specifica
Coolant Ronald Roman at 2:38pm 06.27.16 Ask All Sailors 7/994 I need the add coolant to my motor and I have read on this site not mix colors of different coolants
Silva Nexus (1) Boomvang at 12:39pm 06.27.16 Parts Search 1/2051 125181 One of the blades on my very old Silva Nexus wind transducer broke off. Does anyone out ther
Water System Installation (4) Scott T-Bird at 12:20pm 06.27.16 Ask All Sailors 8/844 Well, I'm finally getting "A Round Tuit" ... pressurized hot ' cold water system install. Instructi
Flying pigs MattObjects at 11:28am 06.27.16 Ask All Sailors 18/3666 We keep our boat on a mooring in the Upper Chesapeake. The osprey and bald eagle populations here a
Rudder pin hook at 10:59am 06.27.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2367 I've never sailed in my life, and this is probably a real stupid question, but I just bought an 86 M
Canadian Charts SUCK!!! druid at 10:46am 06.27.16 Ask All Sailors 35/6264 OK, RANT time! Getting Digital Charts for Canadian waters SUCK!!!! There's ONE company (basically Go
Speed of a Hunter 25 Plymouth Sailor at 9:31am 06.27.16 The Cherubini Hunters 7/960 Given wind of 10 knts sailing close haul of beam reach, can anyone tell me the average speed of a 25
Hunter 140 - Boom "bumper"? usererror at 8:10am 06.27.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/499 Was there supposed to be a plastic cap or other protector at the end of the boom for the Hunter 140?

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Not perfect launch day... dLj at 10:36am 04.25.24 Still hoping global warming extends the season in the Great Lakes :yikes: Greg Yeah, don't hold y
Not perfect launch day... Tally Ho at 10:32am 04.25.24 Yeah, i always said if the Great Lakes were about 25 degrees latitude further south, I'd spent the
Air Conditioner Vents danm1 at 10:22am 04.25.24 My 356 did not come with AC originally, but the aft ducting was already ran in mine. It comes out o
Air Conditioner Vents (3) SEMPERAVANTI41 at 10:10am 04.25.24 224379 224377224378 I have attached some pictures of the salon a/c with the floor opened up ready fo
Replacing Prop Shaft for 84 Hunter 31 anelso29 at 10:01am 04.25.24 I watched a YT video where someone replaced their prop shaft (while the boat was in the water!) by
Hunter Combination Steaming/Anchor Masthead Light Replacement Bill19233 at 10:01am 04.25.24 Found this, but $282! This light is different, 225 degrees shines for the steaming light, then an ex
Self tacking jib KayakUpgrade at 9:58am 04.25.24
Access to windlass JoeWhite at 9:57am 04.25.24 Thanks for pointing out the orientation. I could not tell which way the photo was, as I though the d
Access to windlass marchem at 9:52am 04.25.24 There is salt water intrusion from the deck. Remove the vertical portion and replace the seals on t
Access to windlass JoeWhite at 9:40am 04.25.24 There is salt water intrusion from the deck. Remove the vertical portion and replace the seals on th
Replacing Prop Shaft for 84 Hunter 31 anelso29 at 9:28am 04.25.24 You want to be careful not to break or move the P bracket. Having someone to lend a hand working
OEM Shroud Turnbuckles and Replacement Caps Fred at 9:00am 04.25.24 Recently replaced mine for open turnbuckles, I could never get anything but pins to fit in them. I'
Not perfect launch day... dLj at 8:40am 04.25.24
hull port (windows) leaking Joe at 8:29am 04.25.24 Ted...thank you so much for your response. Aren't they recommending silicone tho? Why don't you l
Help calculating hardware loads! detailed hardware plan for hunter23 lakesurfsailor at 8:26am 04.25.24 If you have any questions afterwards, feel free to send a private message to me former Hunter deal
Access to windlass (1) marchem at 8:23am 04.25.24 Switch/breaker is fine. Opened small access port and found a lot of corrosion. Removed the front p
Boom Vang Part Vision 32 Joe at 8:17am 04.25.24 ...... So now the quest is to find marine grade aluminum rivets I'd be surprised if rig rite didn't
Not perfect launch day... FastOlson at 7:31am 04.25.24
O'Day 23-2 triangle plate pgandw at 7:28am 04.25.24 Thank you very much for the additional information and history. I like the Crosby rig, but the mid
Correct size packing for stuffing box? dkinzer at 7:17am 04.25.24 3/16" or 1/4". How do you know? You can calculate the size by taking two measurements: the diamete

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