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Defender Warehouse Sale Allan12210 at 10:02am 03.28.15 Ask All Sailors 9/2639 This weekend is Defender's big Warehouse Sale. Seem's like everything is marked down. I just went
Hunter Windlass dilemma bornin59ca at 9:48am 03.28.15 Big Boats 6/3257
Insultation. ibDoug at 9:47am 03.28.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/778 Hello all, I am wondering if anyone can tell me if the Hunter sailboats, specifically the 356 and th
Jimmy Fallon YVRguy at 9:01am 03.28.15 Sails Call Lounge 22/5788 Ok, I'm really feeling like a voice in the wilderness with this opinion amongst my local pals so I'm
Replacing rigging C22BC at 8:50am 03.28.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1004 I need to replace the fore , aft , and upper shrouds this spring on my '74 C22. I am ordering them f
Bottom painting a 21' Slogfish at 8:35am 03.28.15 Ask All Sailors 19/2223 I am planning to put my 1985 21' Sirius in a brackish wet slip for 6-8 month. It has an old flaky bo
Why change oil twice? Biobob Catalina 27 at 7:49am 03.28.15 Engines and Propulsion 36/6770 Hi All, Kinda new both to sailing and deisel engines, I have seen recomendations to change the oil w
Universal Motorola Alternator colinhulse at 7:18am 03.28.15 Bigger Boats 3/1264 Anyone changed or repaired the original Motorola alternator on the Universal engine? Mine is a 1983.
Hunter 33 cabin blinds menumaster at 6:08am 03.28.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/1021 Hi everyone...just bought a 2005 Hunter 33. Quick question....the main cabin has rather nice fabric
Balmar Alternator for Yanmar 1GM10? GorillaToast at 5:21pm 03.27.15 Musings With Maine Sail 15/6782 Is it worth spending 1k? I have 4 GC golf car batteries, plus a group 27 for starter bank. 140w sol
Dogs LakeOntario270 at 3:55pm 03.27.15 Ask All Sailors 10/1903 For all you sailors with dogs, how does the dog do his business while on board for several days?
A 30 watt solar panel for my 22 lpolliard at 3:35pm 03.27.15 Catalina 22 18/7913 I want to add a solar panel to charge up my battery. Below is a question I asked of a local solar p
Louis c k dlewis812 at 3:27pm 03.27.15 Ask All Sailors 8/1575 http://youtu.be/7MU1ME4LhhU
owners manual for H336 1996 gabor at 3:26pm 03.27.15 Mid-Size Boats 7/2832 I Am Looking For A Manual For My Hunter 336 1996 Model .would Anyone Share It With Me?
Macgregor 26s TOMMY M at 1:41pm 03.27.15 Ask All Sailors 7/1412 To all you Macgregor owners. I am intreasted in adding a "mainsheet traveler" to my boat. Is there a
Sliding coambing box doors Brian D at 1:40pm 03.27.15 Ask All Sailors 7/1240 I have a cockpit coambing box that has sliding doors. One of the doors cracked in three places. I fi
What is appropriate for insurance? ibincuft at 1:11pm 03.27.15 Ask All Sailors 25/3248 I own an older Ranger 26, and I am completely new to sailing. I want to take some friends out, and
Hunter 40.5 location in bilge of manual bilge pump hose smokey73 at 12:29pm 03.27.15 Big Boats 7/1774 For some reason my Whale manual pump does not seem to be pumping. Does any 40.5 owner know where I
Radiator overflow Bill1565 at 11:55am 03.27.15 The Cherubini Hunters 13/1769 Just discovered that the antifreeze overflow container and hose is not working. The hole into the r
Oceanis 321 Lifeline Replacement Stu T at 11:32am 03.27.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2637 I have a 1996 Oceanis 321 and need to replace the lifelines. I'm running into issues finding the cor

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Disturbance off Florida (1) JamesG161 at 8:47am 09.21.23 Forecasting this... S: Fast moving North at 9 mph:clap:
2010 Honda 9.9 with new impeller doesn't "pee". Timm R Oday25 at 8:23am 09.21.23 On most of the otboards I've owned ,there is a short rubber hose from the block to a clip on the fra
Gelcoat flaking off - how to fix GMS.Homer at 8:12am 09.21.23 @Any Sea I've done a small repair to my rudder - it had a crack and wet, rotted wood. But that has
Swing Keel locking bolt glassed over. (3) rgranger at 8:09am 09.21.23 You cannot turtle a sailboat with wind alone. It has to be hit by a wave to turtle. So the lock-do
Rudder counterbalance? rgranger at 7:53am 09.21.23 Hey, I'll go you one better. I actually captured it on video. Stand by while I find it and post it.
Gelcoat flaking off - how to fix Any Sea at 7:39am 09.21.23 GMS Homer- It sounds like you have some comfort level working with resins etc. Its been my experienc
Sewing Cushions and Bimini jviss at 6:55am 09.21.23
Rudder counterbalance? stickinthemud57 at 6:33am 09.21.23 :worthless: Hey, I'll go you one better. I actually captured it on video. Stand by while I find it
I've raised Macgregor 26c mast just by hand, why need gin pole for smaller Hunter 23 or 26? Justin_NSA at 6:32am 09.21.23 The 26 mast gets very "heavy" from about 60 degrees or so until the side shrouds come into play. I r
I've raised Macgregor 26c mast just by hand, why need gin pole for smaller Hunter 23 or 26? rgranger at 6:22am 09.21.23 I've owned both Macs and Hunters. Everything about the Mac is a lighter build.
Rudder counterbalance? rgranger at 6:20am 09.21.23 With only one exception, every time I capsized a boat it was with the mainsheet cleated off. I lost
2010 Honda 9.9 with new impeller doesn't "pee". Justin_NSA at 6:19am 09.21.23 spiders
Alternator output to..... Justin_NSA at 6:18am 09.21.23 Don't waste your time looking for a copy of the charging system of a Hunter. This is mine from my 1
Disturbance off Florida kappykaplan at 5:32am 09.21.23 No sailing for me this weekend.
I've raised Macgregor 26c mast just by hand, why need gin pole for smaller Hunter 23 or 26? isaksp00 at 5:10am 09.21.23 The 23 mast is actually kind of heavy and long. There's no way I think any one person (well, maybe T
Raymarine ST60 Wind Instrument P12nash at 4:49am 09.21.23 I had a similar issue and it turned out to be a poorly terminated connection on a wire that connecte
HELP.....Steering System Maintenance H 29.5 (1) Bentsailor at 4:44am 09.21.23 Thanks for the reply to my question re Edson steering System Maintenance. I have been checking all
260 Autopilot via Emergency Steering Bracket? sailme88 at 4:44am 09.21.23 Before we had an autopilot I'd use the wheel lock. It worked well.. Would hold the base course long
260 Autopilot via Emergency Steering Bracket? (1) Ward H at 4:27am 09.21.23 I'm often finding myself sailing solo and trying to multitask, hoist sails, install fenders etc. M
Raymarine ST60 Wind Instrument John6212 at 3:17am 09.21.23 Does the display indicate the wind speed? If so the display is most likely putting out the 8v need

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