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Mast Hardware steved2 at 6:26pm 08.13.15 Smaller Boats 10/1478 Looking for vang bracket for my 1999 Hunter 260. Mast has two 1/4" nuts imbedded in mast track. Can'
Auto pilot computer location Shearwater 36 at 6:21pm 08.13.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/910 I have a Raymarine, ST6002 series auto pilot believe original unit on 05 Hunter 36. Can someone tell
21 Free Spirit rcnight at 6:21pm 08.13.15 Irwin 0/1315 Anyone know who supplied the mast sections for this boat? Also, what kind of mast stepping set-up wa
WiFi range extended (1) alexco38 at 6:11pm 08.13.15 Ask All Sailors 0/666 I solved a WiFi range problem un-intended: Playing with a micro router from TP-Link I configured it
1986 Hunter 31 Strut Replacement Dfisher at 4:08pm 08.13.15 Mid-Size Boats 13/1641 Hello All, I decided to got through with the purchase of a 1986 Hunter 31. The engine runs great a
Replacing Teleflex MV-2 on a H376 slazerow at 3:45pm 08.13.15 Big Boats 2/980 I purchased the replacement Teleflex MV2 unit from sailboatowners.com and ran into difficulty trying
Battery Question McIntoshUSA at 3:33pm 08.13.15 Ask All Sailors 4/819 I have a engine battery and a dinghy battery that Exactly alike. I have them connected in parallel s
Replacing fuel tank on Hunter 35.5 tjar at 2:30pm 08.13.15 Big Boats 5/2150 Has anybody tried to replace the fuel tank on a Hunter 35.5? The old tank has been professionally c
Hunter 260 Mast Light Wiring Connector? mgtomasic at 2:30pm 08.13.15 Smaller Boats 2/1483 Hunter 260 Mast Light Wiring Connector? My mast light connector broke off, as I did not disconn
WM 14 Wire on Sale 0.18ft PGIJon at 2:22pm 08.13.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/492 Not sure how long this will last, but it's a good deal. -Jon http://www.westmarine.com/buy/ancor--
Vagabond 17 Texsinbad at 1:19pm 08.13.15 Trailer Sailors 2/5870 Looking to buy my first daysailer and found a 1981 Vagabond 17 that seems nice. Looking for recom
WenchRite Failures Liberte at 1:13pm 08.13.15 Ask All Sailors 3/2918 just another WenchRite problem. After returning the unit twice under warranty, this time it quit in
vanguard 15 fattyz at 1:05pm 08.13.15 Day Sailers 1/1828 Hi I just bought a Vanguard 15 used and I am looking for some tips on sailing/rigging. The boat is
Rudder hitting bottom of Hull buddybear at 12:54pm 08.13.15 Catalina 310 6/1786 When I was in the Islands this year I checked the position of the rudder when I was underwater. I ha
Crazy mods (1) T_Cat at 12:49pm 08.13.15 Catalina 22 9/1694 So what do I do when I have to work and no sailing time is in sight? Dream about the craziest mods
Hull ID Numbers 1984 model.. HELP! jeffg47 at 11:45am 08.13.15 Catalina 30 2/1265 The HIN on the rear transom has been covered by awlgrip and I understand that there are two location
Amazing personal coincidence (1) Skipper at 11:12am 08.13.15 Ask All Sailors 10/1739 I'm the annoyingly proud owner of the last Bristol 29.9 built. Possibly the last sailboat under 30ft
When are you a "power driven vessel"? charliegrau at 10:39am 08.13.15 Ask All Sailors 93/17411 In other thread I saw a couple of sposts stating that a sailing vessel should be considered a power
Squeaky wheel needs grease? danstanford at 10:14am 08.13.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/684 Wheel is squeaking whenever I make a small movement. Checked to see that the autopilot and lock scre
Widgeon Mast - Storage (2) thewaxmania at 9:02am 08.13.15 Day Sailers 4/3391 Afternoon. This is my first post so far, so thank you in advance for your participation. I just bo

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60 best Boats 30' and under Steve L22188 at 8:40am 01.01.24 Asking which boats should be in a "best under 30'" list is just one step away from the dreaded "shou
60 best Boats 30' and under Alan Gomes at 8:17am 01.01.24 Eliminate any boats that were, as the sayings go, "built to price" Pretty much all the boats we ar
60 best Boats 30' and under Alan Gomes at 8:09am 01.01.24 Anything over 2-2.5' and less than 3 seconds apart is uncomfortable in an O'Day 25. Waves less tha
60 best Boats 30' and under mermike at 8:05am 01.01.24 I'm biased, but you could add the Yamaha 30 to your list. They're not common, but owners love them.
60 best Boats 30' and under DArcy at 8:02am 01.01.24 The best boat I ever went out bashing waves in is the C&C 27 Mark 1(Although I'm not sure it was ca
60 best Boats 30' and under Scott T-Bird at 7:53am 01.01.24 If your boat is for heavy weather on Lake Michigan, I would eliminate all boats on your list under 3
Simpson Lawrence Windlass Help Mike H. at 7:48am 01.01.24 Thanks. It is a Sprint Atlantic. It has one circuit breaker. When I press the reverse or forward bu
60 best Boats 30' and under shemandr at 7:41am 01.01.24 It's an interesting list for a couple of reasons. Foremost to me is that there is hardly a boat on
60 best Boats 30' and under Obsessiion at 7:00am 01.01.24 The Mariner 28 was well built and pretty comfortable.
60 best Boats 30' and under dlochner at 6:24am 01.01.24 How is it that a boat with a longer longer waterline (and more wetted surface) has better performan
Universal(Kubota) M35 electric fuel pump pzmaria at 6:16am 01.01.24 On my 1999 C36, the electric fuel pump runs when engine is running on the M35B. I used a voltmeter
60 best Boats 30' and under Project_Mayhem at 10:25pm 12.31.23 @DArcy Thanks for the tips on the different revisions of the C&C boats! This is exactly the insight
If H260 is suspended in air, or frozen, what happens? Crazy Dave Condon at 9:44pm 12.31.23 @Davenport If the hunter is out of the water, there should be no water in the tank. It only adds
Hunter 36 Fridge and Freezer Replacement marcham at 9:19pm 12.31.23 1) do you have a power monitor ? ie: Victron SmartShunt? 2) How's the insulation around the fridge a
Is this bushing still available? marcham at 9:07pm 12.31.23 Have it machined from a block of delrin...
60 best Boats 30' and under marcham at 9:05pm 12.31.23 Club racing? Cruising? Day sailing? Trailer or no trailer? Budget?? 30' waterline length or overal
Simpson Lawrence Windlass Help marcham at 8:52pm 12.31.23 And another... http://slspares.co.uk/pdf/Website%20Manuals/Instruction%20Manuals/Sprint%20Atlantic
Simpson Lawrence Windlass Help marcham at 8:49pm 12.31.23 I assume your mast and boom kicker are made by Selden? They also have manuals on their website for t
Simpson Lawrence Windlass Help marcham at 8:47pm 12.31.23 1) Was the engine running? Some models have a relay that requires the alternator to be running for t
60 best Boats 30' and under FastOlson at 8:41pm 12.31.23 As others point out, you need to ID your criteria better. Based on quality of design and build, I wo

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