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anyone have experience with the sunbird 16? Zu13 at 9:21pm 09.10.15 AMF 0/3395 I am looking at buying my first sail boat and this seems to be a great option with my limited budget
extension ladder for 37 Hunter e Bryan Rucinski at 8:29pm 09.10.15 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1470 just purchased a 1984 Hunter 37 cutter rig. I hope I can get some wisdom from other owners for sever
Whale Gusher in bilge--anybody? (1) Windtherapy at 5:52pm 09.10.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/725 So has anybody installed a Whale Gusher Supersub in their bilge on their O'Day? I am just curious w
Hunter 23 Carling Toggle Switches dhaberman at 3:37pm 09.10.15 Smaller Boats 19/2013 Can anyone recommend where I can get replacement carling toggle switches for my Hunter 23 distributi
We did it JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 2:54pm 09.10.15 Catalina 310 17/2302 Yesterday at 3am we became full time cruisers on our C310. We cut the lines and headed south. We a
Anyone have experience with a sunbird 16? Zu13 at 2:32pm 09.10.15 Trailer Sailors 13/17072 I am looking at buying my first sail boat and this seems to be a great option with my limited budget
Question about replacing bent turnbuckle jaws davidmhull at 2:17pm 09.10.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1377 Good morning . I have a question about shroud turnbuckles. On the port side I have two turnbuckle j
Beaching a 23.5 SFKjeld at 1:46pm 09.10.15 Smaller Boats 12/2216 Planning a sail to Clipper Cove at Treasure Island this weekend with a bunch of West Wight Potters.
Trailer - Aluminum vs Galvanized VT Fitz at 1:45pm 09.10.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/4779 I am looking at purchasing an H260 that has no trailer, so I have to purchase one separately. I ass
What size is your hole (4) paulj at 1:24pm 09.10.15 Catalina 310 17/2619 What size is your hole and does it go thru to the neck of your manifold. It appears mine does
Winch cleaning Veit at 12:46pm 09.10.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 16/4335 Hi, I am just starting to clean the whole winches of my First 38. There are different opinions about
Lifeline Gate for mac 25 tj15830 at 12:06pm 09.10.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/999 Did the mac 25 use pelican clips for lifeline gates? I have the link tangs/chain plates on either si
Re-bed cat 30 windows (10) Anonymous member 131 at 11:57am 09.10.15 Catalina 30 3/2519 Well I bought myself a Cat 30. I Was really bumming after haveing a Cal 25 sold out from under me b
How do I find if my boat is wired for Radar BladeRunner at 11:07am 09.10.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1442 We own an 2007 Hunter 33. It has a Raymarine C70 and we're trying to find if it's wired for radar.
Serpentine belts NYSail at 10:34am 09.10.15 Engines and Propulsion 6/1590 Hello all Yanmar 3HM35F and a balmar 70 amp alt. I have a standard belt however was wondering about
222 Bilge DJ MKE at 9:42am 09.10.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1575 I'm looking to purchase a 1984 O day 222. Is it a good idea to install a bilge pump. I do plan on h
in light winds should I still be flattening slightly? danstanford at 9:17am 09.10.15 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 9/5472 My question is related to the use of my outhaul and Cunningham in light airs. My tendency is to like
Ouch Meriachee at 9:03am 09.10.15 Ask All Sailors 3/794 Ouch. That's gonna leave a mark Large Hunter goes up on English Bay. http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/
Portable Navigation Lights Bob S at 8:50am 09.10.15 Ask All Sailors 20/2867 I have been using a LED lantern as a stern light on my dinghy. I want to buy a good light I can perm
To Toggle or not to Toggle KenG at 7:37am 09.10.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2287 Was having my morning Hunterowners fix this morning when I read CHSN WND's post about buying a CDI f

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Hunter 49 - Windows - Top of Saloon Slawomir at 3:19am 01.04.24 Can anyone tell me what type of material, thickness and light transparency should be used when repla
Windshield H430 Leaking marcham at 12:46am 01.04.24 Windshield ???? You'll need to give us a bit more details...... do you have a photo? which window?
2GM20F engine issue Ken13559 at 11:01pm 01.03.24 Now I'm back to square one!:banghead: The repaired gearbox didn't solve my reversing problem. Now I'
2GM20F engine issue (2) Ken13559 at 10:53pm 01.03.24 Had to chisel off the ridge to move the shaft flange back so that gearbox could be be removed. I sho
Water lock broke Ken13559 at 10:34pm 01.03.24 Be sure to protect your muffler against freezing during the winter. Either drain it or fill it with
Water lock broke (1) Ken13559 at 10:32pm 01.03.24 Ken, if that muffler has perforated through the body once, you KNOW it's just getting ready to perf
Sea-Fire system artboas at 7:21pm 01.03.24
Looking for a practical trailer sailer. CaptainStan at 6:12pm 01.03.24 The first boat I bought had 9 stays and took a lot of time to rig. You want a boat with three stays.
Propeller shaft seal does not seem right. JohnnyP at 6:00pm 01.03.24 Thanks for all the great thoughts. I will follow up and let you know how it turns out. Scott T-bird,
Seaward Fox 19 bilge information CaptainStan at 5:31pm 01.03.24 I went to look at a Seaward Fox catboat yesterday that is for sale. The boat that I have just now is
Towing options Crusty Ol Salt at 5:22pm 01.03.24 If your bilge pump is keeping up with the leakage pier side or at anchor, why would it not keep up u
Water tank level gauge circuit board KiwiYachtie at 4:48pm 01.03.24 Can you post a close up picture of both sides of the circuit board? Chances are an electronic compon
Classic wooden boat owners (1) Will Gilmore at 4:30pm 01.03.24 I love wooden boats for a number of reasons. I grew up around them They usually have the sublime be
C25 new mainsail MaryEllaRose at 3:40pm 01.03.24 North sails did me right. They came out (during covid no less) and measured for a custom main sail w
Classic wooden boat owners garymalmgren at 3:05pm 01.03.24 Yes, I am a wooden boat lover, but at arms length. All respect to those who, sail and maintain those
Towing options NYSail at 2:40pm 01.03.24
Towing options PaulK at 1:00pm 01.03.24 As dlochner suggests, could this be a problem with the rudder's stuffing box? We had a leak there i
Leaking Heat Exchanger Gasket - Maybe? (2) colb218 at 12:54pm 01.03.24 Sorry to keep bumping this, just trying to determine how far down the a rabbit hole I want to go. I
Hunter Legend 35.5 Spinnaker? PaulK at 12:51pm 01.03.24 Don't forget that you need to declare your spinnaker and its dimensions on your handicap certificate
Hunter Legend 35.5 Spinnaker? acboudrMN at 11:57am 01.03.24 Thanks folks! Great resources!! Very much appreciated.

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