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Rigging a Hunter 240 plane4uegg at 6:30am 06.19.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/645 Good morning, I recently purchased a Hunter 240 after not owning a sailboat for about 12 years.
sailing with CB up? avenger79 at 6:28am 06.19.13 Ask An Oday Owner 12/4675 well my first day on the water should be fast approaching. I'm hoping to get out this weekend for th
Saildrive Manual Jeanbelleville at 5:37am 06.19.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/735 Hello, I'am a new owner of a Hunter 31 2008 and I don't have any manual. is somebody knows the links
wet suit cleaning rickk31 at 5:19am 06.19.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/2651 Anyone know a good way to clean a wet suit.I bought a used one at a yard sale and don't feel real co
Looking for Batt Lug crimper to borrow or rent Solstice at 4:46am 06.19.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1402 Anyone in the greater Boston area have a proper Battery Lug crimping tool (FTZ or similar) with Dies
Chart Plotter installation Birchy at 4:29am 06.19.13 Catalina 310 4/1409 Just purchased a Garmin GPSMAP 541. Need to install and wire for power. Suggestions or guidance appr
Purchasing 45CC Gatch30 at 4:16am 06.19.13 Big Boats 6/1419 I am coming very close to purchasing a 2008 45CC that has never been commissioned. The dealer has be
MaGregor 25 Towing Question salexander at 2:17am 06.19.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1723 I recently purchased a MaGregor 25 and was wondering if I would be able to tow it with a 4 cylinder
Heavy Wind Sailing on Oday 25 geehaw at 10:52pm 06.18.13 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1545 I was wondering what other Oday 25 owners use for sail configuration in winds over 25 MPH? Last week
Questions about side to side play in my swing keel tkiss13 at 8:42pm 06.18.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1216 I have a 1981 McGregor 25 and I'm curious to see if anyone else has any play in the swing keel movin
lake tahoe pt 2 jimmac99 at 8:12pm 06.18.13 Destinations 0/1957 Launched our 26m in lake tahoe. Experiencing some rigging problems especially with furler. Should a
Looking for a Yanmar 120 key billmind at 7:51pm 06.18.13 Engines and Propulsion 3/2420 I just acquired a 1978 S2-9.2A with a 1978 vintage Yanmar YSB12 deisel. I have only one key for it.
8 hp long shaft motor CCrane2299 at 7:42pm 06.18.13 Catalina 22 4/803 I have put my 2.5 Suzuki on my boat. It is more than adequate for what I use it for. I now have the
door hardware raye at 7:01pm 06.18.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1774 We have just purchased a 1991 Beneteau 38M, a few questions. Do I leave the batteries switched on al
Hunter 22 or 216 Owner Chuck_Linda at 6:53pm 06.18.13 Smaller Boats 5/924 I'm looking for a Hunter 22 (2011 or newer) or a Hunter 216 owner in the Northern Michigan area. We
max pro prop install e swartz at 6:32pm 06.18.13 Engines and Propulsion 0/1164 i have a 35 hp yanmar in an 88 hunter 37.5 legend where do i set the x mark on a max prop 3 blade pl
Just a little braggin' (3) Team118 at 5:45pm 06.18.13 Catalina 30 4/1056 On my first cruise this spring, I stupidly took the boat out in 25+ kt winds and 4-6' seas. Certainl
O'Day 35 cabin cushions Ron10215 at 5:28pm 06.18.13 Bigger Boats 1/806 Need a couple replacement buttons for the setee cushions. They are original in great shape and are N
Battery Box Scott B at 5:19pm 06.18.13 Musings With Maine Sail 25/13143 When are battery boxes required vs. installing a tray and hold-down straps. I'm looking to install
H260 cockpit table Gypsea Kids at 4:29pm 06.18.13 Smaller Boats 1/791 Any H260 owners have the plans or photos of the previous models (H26) cockpit table? We'd like to i

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End Boom Sheeting Joe at 4:48am 01.24.23 Hello All, I have an '84 Cat 27 that has mid boom sheeting with the curved traveler. I am racing t
Gennaker (1) dLj at 4:39am 01.24.23 The size of your gennaker will be determined by maximum luff. Most ready made gennakers are built
best 'dual purpose' AGMs , max Group 27, for start and house use ? Captain Larry-DH at 4:03am 01.24.23
BeneteauOwners.com to close this month Gerard56 at 1:43am 01.24.23 It is totally stupid. We have in France, not a site but a huge forum for the oceanis and we never ha
Winches H26 Joe at 11:52pm 01.23.23 Your question is not clear. The self tailing feature has little to do with power comparisons betwee
best 'dual purpose' AGMs , max Group 27, for start and house use ? Ralph Johnstone at 10:34pm 01.23.23 (same dimension as other group 27 's but a lot heavier.. . ) You seem to be under the mistaken im
Installing a Selden or Trogear Adjustable Bowsprit? mermike at 9:55pm 01.23.23 The Trogear looks like nice kit. Definitely not low cost. I'd go with the Selden but I don't have en
Swing Keel Fittings (2) pclarksurf at 9:33pm 01.23.23
Teak Rub Rail pclarksurf at 9:27pm 01.23.23
Hunter 280 mast Question (1) Tally Ho at 9:05pm 01.23.23 Okay, sorry about posting later than I intended. I swear it is just an "exit block" (@Crazy Dave Co
Mast cleat Tally Ho at 9:04pm 01.23.23 Identical means they look the same in shape, color, hole spacing and design...i.e. squared off horn
Water heater, electrical enigma Tally Ho at 8:57pm 01.23.23 No, water heaters don't have plugs on them to insert into an outlet. It is hard wired into the AC
Need ideas to renovate galley in Pearson 30 (1) Tally Ho at 8:48pm 01.23.23
Swing Keel Fittings pcharn01 at 8:40pm 01.23.23
Teak Rub Rail pcharn01 at 8:19pm 01.23.23 Thin tea strip above windows below the grab rails.
Teak Rub Rail (3) pcharn01 at 8:18pm 01.23.23 212413212411212412
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best 'dual purpose' AGMs , max Group 27, for start and house use ? dlochner at 6:52pm 01.23.23 There is a direct relationship between battery weight and amphour capacity in lead acid batteries. T
Transom Drain Plug on a Hunter 23.5 Orbweaver at 6:46pm 01.23.23 I would highly recommend you look at my thread about rain leaks, and CDC's method of finding leaks.
Single handing Davidasailor26 at 6:37pm 01.23.23

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