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What to look for in a 460 or 466 rlamb at 8:42am 10.14.13 Big Boats 7/1949 My wife and I are interested in buying a Hunter 460 or 466 and are going to San Diego this weekend t
Bedding Pedestal Guard Flanges wufibugs at 8:41am 10.14.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1307 I am changing the pedestal guard flanges from a single center bolt to a flange that will take 3 thru
San Diego Surveyors rlamb at 8:39am 10.14.13 Big Boats 1/699 My wife and I are going to San Diego to look at a few Hunter 460 and 466 sailboats this weekend. We
Diagonal crease in mainsail haddad126 at 8:18am 10.14.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 5/7144 I was sailing on another person's boat. After raising the loosefooted main in sub 10 knot wind, and
Mississippi Coast Islands TFrere at 7:59am 10.14.13 Ask All Sailors 10/1235 Can anyone tell me if they have closed off all access to the Mississippi Coast Islands because of th
Columbus Day All U Get at 7:58am 10.14.13 Ask All Sailors 20/2199 Hi all, What are you doing sailing-wise for Columbus Day. I changed a joker valve while sitting i
Installing Spin Halyard Genkigary at 7:40am 10.14.13 Big Boats 7/1460 I want to install a spin halyard on my '87 34. Can any give me an idea as to how complicated this m
Starter jackfcarney at 7:12am 10.14.13 Big Boats 2/873 I have a 1998 Hunter 450 CC. I have a loose electrical connection on the starter. I can touch it w
leak into stuffing box newboatowner at 6:41am 10.14.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1218 Hope every had a safe and enjoyable summer. I have confronted a problem that I cannot, for the life
Fresh water tank vent (1) MickP at 6:01am 10.14.13 The Cherubini Hunters 3/978 Hello, I am after more advice i am afraid. Being a newcomer to the pleasures of boat ownership, this
How to change portlight acrylic? (1) Ritdog at 5:50am 10.14.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/694 Has anybody successfully changed the acrylic in a portlight? I can manage to get them out of the hu
Mast track mounting in cabin? gundaddy at 5:01am 10.14.13 Ask All Sailors 12/1872
Is the table removable? Knot Flying at 4:08am 10.14.13 Smaller Boats 8/2054 Does anyone know if the dining table in the Hunter 26 is removable? The table is very large, but the
Storage Sailing Poodles at 12:33am 10.14.13 Big Boats 0/730 I am sailing the "pond" next year and am trying to work out the storage issue, food etc. and bits an
San Diego C-22 Fleet CaptDon01 at 11:00pm 10.13.13 Catalina 22 0/696 We'll be appling to the National Catalina-22 Association for a C-22 Fleet here in San Diego. If you
New Sail Recommondations for Islander 28 revir92 at 8:10pm 10.13.13 Islander 0/2406 Z
Cockpit locker water in O'Day 22 Pianobob at 8:00pm 10.13.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/959 Hi, I'm a new and novice sailboat owner. I just bought a 1978 O'Day 22. The boat seems to be in g
Peason Hawk 16 rebuild (2) abramoff at 7:47pm 10.13.13 Pearson 15/3242 Pearson Hawk 16 rebuild I have recently been rebuilding a Pearson Hawk 16, serial # 201. I plan on
Water system Dave Fran at 7:43pm 10.13.13 Lancer 2/1283 Can someone tell us where the water heater is located on a Lancer 36? Only thing we see is a small
Deck paint Lost Parent at 5:55pm 10.13.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1436 Anybody ever use Krylon or automotive spray paint in a can for deck paint

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Help me... I don't have time to search, and I have some questions !!!! rgranger at 12:11pm 08.22.22 Man this blew right by me. There are some really terrible questions/posts that I, in my earlier yea
Vagabond 17 Keel winch "hole" looks to street. rgranger at 12:07pm 08.22.22 No laughter at your question.. that was aimed at @rgranger. :biggrin:
Vagabond 17 Keel winch "hole" looks to street. rgranger at 12:04pm 08.22.22
identify this boat if you will (please) rgranger at 12:01pm 08.22.22 Looks like a fun ride .... go for it.
Furling jib sail sfbay at 12:00pm 08.22.22 It took quite a bit of cranking with the winch to complete the process.......that is typical of my e
Fuel Vacuum Gauge Stu Jackson at 11:35am 08.22.22 And there's always this little gem: Fuel Starvation and The Obscure Check Ball Valve Fuel Starvati
Any woodworkers about? DeniseO30 at 11:09am 08.22.22 @DeniseO30 It's not just how expensive the pre-made ones are - I bet if you click on the "order" b
Any woodworkers about? john6206 at 11:07am 08.22.22 I learned from the boatbuilding course at Mystic Seaport that it is the heat that allows the wood t
Any woodworkers about? john6206 at 11:03am 08.22.22 @DeniseO30 It's not just how expensive the pre-made ones are - I bet if you click on the "order" b
Any woodworkers about? (1) john6206 at 11:01am 08.22.22 @DeniseO30 I appreciate your advice on species, but I think I'm going to stick with teak for thre
Any woodworkers about? shemandr at 10:41am 08.22.22
Fuel Vacuum Gauge Ralph Johnstone at 10:28am 08.22.22 I vote for Ralph. Your appreciation of cheapness is to be commended :biggrin:.
Fuel Vacuum Gauge Hello Below at 10:25am 08.22.22 I vote for Ralph.
Fuel Vacuum Gauge (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:15am 08.22.22 There you have it. 500 hours. Not quite. These clowns are actually looking for : ed these filte
Replace grunert 110v with 12v system testimonies JamesG161 at 10:10am 08.22.22 No help to you on your request but... I am putting back my Grunert with new 404r refrigerant, becau
Replace grunert 110v with 12v system testimonies nxavierm at 9:58am 08.22.22 Nick, about 5 years ago we also replaced our Grunert 110V refrigeration with a Sea Frost 12V system
Fuel Vacuum Gauge JamesG161 at 9:51am 08.22.22 "high-grade cellulose and synthetic nanofibers" filter media I doubt fiber breakdown is ever a pro
AIS question JoeWhite at 9:13am 08.22.22 There are 2 types of antennas. If you remove the coax that is connected to your antenna on the mast
Fuel Vacuum Gauge (1) jssailem at 9:03am 08.22.22 You post a good question. I have always used the vaccum guage as a guide to contamination. If you ha
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 8:57am 08.22.22 Good point. Many sailors put on larger halyards figuring that it will reduce streatch but the mast

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