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Help with a sailing game? Brian S at 10:54am 07.02.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1112 Guys, we are supposed to be running a tennis ball race game for our club cruising members this weeke
Mainsheet Rigging Configs? (1) HenryP at 10:34am 07.02.13 Day Sailers 3/3257 Last week I purchased a 1976 Widgeon. Today I joined the forum seeking your advice. The boat in it's
Pearson 27 porthole (1) Dave Groshong at 9:56am 07.02.13 Ask All Sailors 6/2076 Does anybody know the manufacturer of this combination fixed and opening port on a 1987 Pearson 27?
West Marine Handheld wufibugs at 9:23am 07.02.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1640 Anyone know who makes the WEST MARINE VHF160 Floating 6W Handheld that is on sale today for $99? I
Plastic curtain hooks twdevore at 9:18am 07.02.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1201 Just wanted to share, I was able to find replacement hooks for my First 38's curtains at Amazon. The
22ft MacGregor 1980 rigging question (5) bpalme at 9:02am 07.02.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1217 22ft 1980 Macgregor sailboat I do have on question about the rigging mounts, I do not know if one s
Charcoal Filters in Holding Tank Vent Rick486 at 8:44am 07.02.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1739 Hi All: I'm writing to ask if any Hunter owners, particularly 426/44DS/44AC owners have discovered a
Aft Cabin Hanging Locker Organizer (2) jsmac at 8:37am 07.02.13 Big Boats 0/1468 Hi All, I was wondering what everyone has done to gain as much storage possible in the aft cabin l
Atomic 4, Morse Engine Controls py26129 at 7:38am 07.02.13 Engines and Propulsion 5/7802 My friend has an early '70s C'C35 Mk1 with an A4 and the original dual lever Morse Engine Controls.
Vhf Noise Suppression emergpa1 at 6:33am 07.02.13 Ask All Sailors 15/7014 I have an MPPT 500 solar panel charge controller. I am getting noise over my VHF radio. I have resea
Ignition and fuel gauge wiring garethreeves at 6:23am 07.02.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1033 Hey Guys, I'm trying to wire in a new fuel gauge and am completely confused about how it should
290 Owners Manual kdlacey at 5:02am 07.02.13 Mid-Size Boats 5/3401 Does anybody have a electronic copy of an owners manual for a 2000 Hunter 290?
blue water yachts? anthony at 4:39am 07.02.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1563 Hi All Had a bad weekend, bit of a storm up here on the east coast of Canada. Damaged my spreader ti
Run halyards to cockpit Cuna Mara at 4:26am 07.02.13 Smaller Boats 7/2155 I have a 1979 Hunter 25 and would like to move the main halyard winch from the mast to cockpit and a
Pearson 530 Cloud lX at 2:47am 07.02.13 Pearson 0/2132 As the owner of a 530. I am wondering if anyone knows how many where built from 1981-1985.
Alternator wire sizes NYSail at 2:43am 07.02.13 Ask All Sailors 9/1440 Hello all.... I added a starer solenoid over the weekend and ended with just looking at all my wiri
Wiring GPS to steering pedestal on H34 lnikl at 10:53pm 07.01.13 Big Boats 4/1724 I have a small Garmin 276c GPS that I have mounted to my steering pedestal on a 1983 Hunter 34. A
Rudder pin weedstomper at 9:23pm 07.01.13 Smaller Boats 8/1484 New to a Hunter 260 swing keel. Does the rudder have to be secured into the down position with a th
Gauhauer EZ G2 Joe Mullee at 8:54pm 07.01.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 16/11871 Don, I recently purchased the EZ G2 jib cars for my Hunter 34 and have a question about adjusting
bilge pump inoperative today. ironhors42 at 7:27pm 07.01.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1240 Lucky me, today I went down to boat at 6pm to pick something up so I could do work on the boat parts

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thru-hull size needed for bilge Don S/V ILLusion at 2:36pm 02.16.23 Not really a problem with typical bilge pumps but the general rule is to size the thruhull to match
Hello to the community ggrizzard at 2:10pm 02.16.23 RSHunter27 Nicely done, and in a very short time. I own a 79 H30C here in Florida. So, welcome to th
DX Cup (1) Drinky Crow at 2:05pm 02.16.23 Attach both to clew w/one of these.... bout Vela.
Topping lift sheave size on Hunter 36 AndyL at 1:49pm 02.16.23 Curious. Why you want to change to 3/8's. I plan to use the topping lift as the second line when g
I have come to the conclusion MitchM at 1:44pm 02.16.23 What Op describes is a violation of the laws prohibiting age discrimination in most every
Water system leak Parsons at 1:42pm 02.16.23 Welcome to Sailboat Owners - hell of a way to start! Most probable places for freezing expansion le
Embrace the freeze. DaveJ at 1:40pm 02.16.23 The daffies and crocuses are popping up in the Niagara area, earlier than usual. The daffies usually
I have come to the conclusion MitchM at 1:39pm 02.16.23 I hope the time to Chuck it In is based on ability not a number. I just experienced age discrimina
Why??? MitchM at 1:33pm 02.16.23 "Stupid is as Stupid does"... Forrest Gump Did he survive? Jim... The guy had stolen the boat
Question on Teak Cederholm at 1:32pm 02.16.23 I use Cetol above deck and teak oil below.
Towing a pram MitchM at 1:28pm 02.16.23 I built a chesapeake light Craft Eastport pram. I found 2 bronze pad eyes which I posit
Question on Teak MitchM at 1:20pm 02.16.23 The pros in my marina recommend SEMCO over CETOL. Having just spent hours trying to sc
Water system leak MitchM at 1:18pm 02.16.23 A lot of leaks occur where the pipe or hose bends 90 degrees, because there is increased
Water system leak Claude L.-Auger at 1:12pm 02.16.23 You might want to fill the system with some food dye in the water. The now colored water will be eas
Yanmar 2GM Tune Up Kit Claude L.-Auger at 1:08pm 02.16.23 Be sure to crank the engine with the decompression lever held open until the oil pressure alarm sto
Embrace the freeze. All U Get at 1:05pm 02.16.23 Daffodils are blooming in the lower Chesapeake, the local weather station said about three weeks ear
Embrace the freeze. Sail22Capri22 at 12:39pm 02.16.23 Still have yet to have any snow to speak of here on Long Island NY. I have to admit I love snow and
Hello to the community (1) RSHunter27 at 12:17pm 02.16.23 Part of my current project updating her look, Resurfacing the non skid surfaces.
3jh5e impeller replacement Ralph Johnstone at 12:15pm 02.16.23 I've always installed the gasket as it comes out of the package and have never had a leak issue.
Hello to the community (1) RSHunter27 at 12:13pm 02.16.23 Some of my interior revamping

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