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Stuck on stuffing box (1) bawlmer at 3:35pm 03.08.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 23/6677 OK. So I decide to replace the packing material in my stuffing box as it has not been done yet since
Choosing a boat. Mike H. at 3:22pm 03.08.16 Ask All Sailors 29/3546 After selling our Hunter Vision 36 last year we are in the market for a new boat. Our budget is abou
Conch Horn (3) All U Get at 10:03am 03.08.16 Ask All Sailors 9/707 Hi all, We had a DIY make a conch horn today. Easy steps. All U Get
Repowering my Ontario 32 (1) druid at 7:36am 03.08.16 Engines and Propulsion 20/4218 (I've had a few posts on this in the past, but I thought I'd start one for the actual progress) The
Flux Compass Location? JamesG161 at 6:41am 03.08.16 Big Boats 19/6853 On my 1998 total Raymarine OEM package, I am trying to find the physical location of the electronic
Servicing Lewmar steering on newer Hunters Craig Cook at 6:00am 03.08.16 Mid-Size Boats 13/3870 As part of spring commissioning I was planning on servicing the Lewmar steering on our 2008 H27-3.
Has any Hunter 260 Owners seen this on their boat? (1) skip@morselakesailing.com at 5:14am 03.08.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1722 I purchased a hunter 260 a couple of years ago and i found this hot dipped galvanized pole about 30"
Need a rigging list fit 1979 25. Jammin jr at 3:19am 03.08.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/412 Can someone please foreword me or point me to a place where I can find the rigging specs for my 25?
Glorious day in the pac NW (1) Ericnorm at 9:10pm 03.07.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1088 120377
Cabin sole blunt at 8:00pm 03.07.16 Ask All Sailors 18/1655 We pulled up our teak and holly sole.what we found underneath looks like a silicone glue.no screws h
Mainsail Logo source Piper.wwp15 at 7:35pm 03.07.16 Ask All Sailors 8/2145 finished restoring wwp15 #1818, BUT its old Doyle mainsail has neither boat numbers (can get these
Boat name letter size for decal Richie50 at 5:23pm 03.07.16 Catalina 22 18/9869 What is the best size font for the boat name decal applied to the port and starboard rear. I was lo
Solar Panel Install on a Hunter 26 w/pics and part # (7) rgranger at 4:58pm 03.07.16 Ask All Sailors 25/7329 Hi All I wanted to share my experiences installing a solar panel on the mast crutch pole of my H26.
Xantrex 3012 Fan Capn D at 3:39pm 03.07.16 Big Boats 3/673 I've got a 1.5 yo Xantrex SW 3012 and the bearings on the fans are going out. Xantrex wants me to re
Xantrex 3012 Fan Capn D at 2:27pm 03.07.16 Parts Search 1/855 I've got a 1.5 yo Xantrex SW 3012 and the bearings on the fans are going out. Xantrex wants me to re
N00b Alert (2) Cap`n Mooke at 12:29pm 03.07.16 Mid-Size Boats 9/1035 http://i903.photobucket.com/albums/ac240/setup123456/image1_zpscvzydtrd.jpg Hi guys ' gals! :) I a
B&R rig stock headsail upgrade LSCalifornia at 10:52am 03.07.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/2307 Has anyone had good results in light to moderate air with a larger headsail than the stock 110% that
Bottom Paints for the Upper Chesapeake bawlmer at 8:52am 03.07.16 Ask All Sailors 5/791 Fellow Sailors. I am getting ready to paint the bottom of my boat. We sail on the upper Chesapeake.
Icom M412 dehler25 at 7:38am 03.07.16 Ask All Sailors 5/560 I can't seem to be able to program the MMSI code into the VHF. The book is clear that you hold down
Block Island / Nantucket Monterey385 at 7:27am 03.07.16 Ask All Sailors 6/1257 I was planning the summer cruise and noticed something interesting. The transit from Atlantic Highl

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Another Legend 40.5 holding tank replacement 3.26.24 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:26am 03.29.24 What is the make/model/approx age of your toilets? If not one of the high end all china "thrones,"
37c 3qm30 Kanzaki water house routing please help (4) Cocoa Beach Sailor at 7:24am 03.29.24 What you are calling the "transmission cooler" is actually the engine heat exchanger. The Yanmar 3Q
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . pgandw at 7:17am 03.29.24 Minimum steerage speed for such a ship is 6-7 kts, which is why she was doing 8kts. Even my huge Ru
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . Scott T-Bird at 7:05am 03.29.24 The magic number is the 8+ kts speed. I'm sure there is a minimum steerage speed for that ship, may
Table bases (3) twodzusfittings at 6:59am 03.29.24 Have you looked into one of these. I had one on my previous boat, a Hunter 25.5. I bought the table
How does a battery selector switch work? Scott T-Bird at 6:55am 03.29.24 If I were buying AGM batteries, I would get Odyssey, Northstar, or X2Power (exclusively sold by Batt
Another Legend 40.5 holding tank replacement 3.26.24 SV Maverick at 6:51am 03.29.24 Amazing resources! I will modify as described. Thank you so much. I will post pictures and update as
How does a battery selector switch work? Scott T-Bird at 6:46am 03.29.24 Well @Ted10028, you've just made the discovery about the 1+2+B switch that leads some of us to make
Stem Fitting (1) john2 at 6:35am 03.29.24 ours is a bit different. no cracks last time
Repowering with a Volvo D1-30 tomlix at 6:12am 03.29.24 Given the parts premium $ for Volvo, I would suggest you change to a new Betamarine. I did that cha
Water-ballast funny story Crazy Dave Condon at 6:10am 03.29.24 As a sailboat dealer, there were times I went into cold water becoming a member of the Polar Bear Cl
Table bases thinwater at 5:55am 03.29.24 I've always found cockpits tight anyway, even on my cruising cat. Better to go cocktail party style
Bent wing keels Crazy Dave Condon at 5:39am 03.29.24 Second on the photo
Hunter 23.5 in the Florida keys, are we crazy? Crazy Dave Condon at 5:35am 03.29.24 @MKennon I will be glad to talk with you about trailering and mast raising tips based on my involv
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . Jim Legere at 5:27am 03.29.24 ...To me, having monsters like this operating at 8+ knots speed in restricted waters is asking for
Anyone interested in refurbishing a classic schooner? mermike at 5:23am 03.29.24 You might add your specific location. Port Townsend has every skilled trade that you need for a woo
Fake teak deck glue..... Kings Gambit at 5:20am 03.29.24
Fake teak deck glue..... (2) twodzusfittings at 4:46am 03.29.24 Greg, what product did Highfield use. Highfield is a good quality dinghy, so I assume, right wrong o
Fake teak deck glue..... JRT at 4:45am 03.29.24 There is several gorilla glues, including marine rated by the label at least. There is a constructi
Stem Fitting JRT at 4:37am 03.29.24 I've never noticed anything like this. I'll look this weekend for sure. Also I'm not sure I'm read

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