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futuresailor at 3:06pm 04.14.15
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I've been sailing with friends and family for a while and now im wanting to buy a sailboat of my own
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I Am Looking To Add An Autopilot To My 1997 H376. My Other Electronics Is Raymarine. Any Suggestio
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Has anyone heard of using cayenne pepper as an additive before bottom painting their boat? I had som
sloanstavern at 12:59pm 04.14.15
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BelladonnaII at 11:07am 04.14.15
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This has been my first sailing season on my new to me boat. I have roller furling that currently has
fortunare at 10:34am 04.14.15
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I recently bought a 2005 Mac 26M. Great boat but my motor works on one battery but none of the othe
Syversens at 9:45am 04.14.15
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Hey all, I'm starting to fix some of the old holes and cracks that's been made over the year, su
John24475 at 9:25am 04.14.15
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I have a 2003 Hunter 326 and am in need of finding a supplier for the plastic fixed port trim ring f
MrBill_FLL at 8:15am 04.14.15
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Starting a new thread... I've though of building one of these stitch and glue boats. the nesting
PGIJon at 8:07am 04.14.15
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Good Morning... I am looking at replacing my engine's soundproofing with a material that is fire
TDudley at 7:57am 04.14.15
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I saw a gentleman post pictures of his compression post from a Hunter 36 and it had a channel runnin
Claude_Labrecque at 7:50am 04.14.15
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I need to remove the flexible hose on this fitting on top of my fuel tank. Unfortunately the tank w
mmsailor at 6:56am 04.14.15
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Last year I replaced the bulbs in my mast head light as well as the lenses . I just assumed (wrong )
mmsailor at 6:52am 04.14.15
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The wood motor mount on my 23.5 needs some attention . It appears to be secured with two bolts . I w
richny at 5:03am 04.14.15
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I'm looking at a 2003 Hunter 356. Am I close to replacement after 12 years since new of the water,
clarsen at 3:22am 04.14.15
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I need some sort of extension on my 381 to keep my Bruce anchor away from my bow. Any suggestions?
rajhnsn at 3:18am 04.14.15
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I needed to replace my crankcase pulley on my M25 21 horse power Universal Diesel motor. When the t
Hunter legend collabsa at 3:17am 04.14.15
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Hi, Going to have my 40.5 launched soon, first time since I bought it and first time in 15 years fo
Roger Long at 2:10am 04.14.15
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This old piggy in his little trawler yacht disguised as a sailboat is feeling pretty good. C ' D C
sailboss at 1:03am 04.14.15
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I'm in the process of buying a 2004 H36. The surveyor wanted to take pictures of the rudder head, s

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Kings Gambit at 6:04am 10.25.23
Hi, Can anyone tell me if the Weems and Plath yacht lanterns (link below) give off enough light to
Lantern Advice
Terry Cox at 4:24am 10.25.23
Kerosene burns brighter than lamp oil but does give off the kerosene odor. The Aladdin mantle lant
Its funny Friday!   (1)
Kermit at 2:31am 10.25.23
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Lantern Advice
dLj at 1:49am 10.25.23
Just a note - lamp oil, or what is being called paraffin, is a purified kerosene, also a paraffin. K
Will 1hp motor push h260 on calm day??
Stu Jackson at 9:32pm 10.24.23
Yes, it will - I had a Catalina 25, used a Johnson 1.2 hp, my "egg beater" air cooled engine to run
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger
rgranger at 6:53pm 10.24.23
You actually answered many of your own questions as already pointed out, but I will give you my 2 c
Nicro Solar Vent Malfunction
rgranger at 6:48pm 10.24.23
You probably can on that one but the 1995 vintage is a way different model. It looks like the moto
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rgranger at 6:46pm 10.24.23
If you look to the left of each post, it shows the poster's avatar (mine is a picture of our boat).
House Battery Condition
Terry Cox at 6:26pm 10.24.23
When I left on my cruise north into British Columbia the first part of July, the 12 year old dual 8D
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Terry Cox at 5:57pm 10.24.23
Do you buy the lamps at home Depot or the fuel? We purchase fuel at Home Depot. You can purchase t
Lantern Advice
Skipper J at 5:51pm 10.24.23
They also go through fuel much faster than wick based lamps - at least the gasoline ones do. I've n
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Skipper J at 5:43pm 10.24.23
No and no. We've had one for years. They look nice with a comfortable ambient light. If you want a
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Skipper J at 5:41pm 10.24.23
@dlochner is in NY. You are on the border of NC and SC... (much warmer) and your boat is smaller.
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Skipper J at 5:41pm 10.24.23
And the print - books and laptop.
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Skipper J at 5:40pm 10.24.23
How long do you want to read? And how small is the print? These lamps are more for use as general
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger
Tally Ho at 4:47pm 10.24.23
They are 26M's and 26X's, not 28 BTW. You are right! 26 footers.
House Battery Condition
Tally Ho at 4:44pm 10.24.23
If I had a separate start battery, I would just continue to use the house back until it got to a poi
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