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Is my new keel winch broken (1) newsailor72 at 9:05am 07.08.25 Ask All Sailors 12/770 Just got this brake winch on Amazon for my Mac 22 swing keel, tried it without any load on it, it tu
Survey before insurance will renew? Justin_NSA at 5:05pm 07.07.25 Ask All Sailors 56/3542 Has this happened to anyone else? We've had BoatUS insurance for 20+ years. Never filed any claims.
Hunter 340 window 'frames' question please. (2) markymac1961 at 2:41pm 07.07.25 Big Boats 8/675 Hi Folks, My 1999 build Hunter 340 has what appears to be 'optional extra' very well fitted internal
Repair of Fiberglass Centerboard Trunk (5) Davey Gee at 2:23pm 07.07.25 Ask All Sailors 3/382
Bimini top replacement for a Hunter 23.5? FWBpilot at 2:07pm 07.07.25 Smaller Boats 2/533 Does anybody know where can I order a Bimini top replacement for a Hunter 23.5? I've search online
s 2 6.9 trailer bgabow at 1:05pm 07.07.25 Trailer Sailors 1/416 I'm trying to find the vin number of my trailer for a 1984 s 2 6.9 sail 035 or just the manufacture
Round "sail slugs" VS flat "sail slides" PaulDaniel at 6:58am 07.07.25 Ask All Sailors 14/952
Bird Poop Prevention THAT WORKS (6) dhandzy at 5:36am 07.07.25 Catalina 310 11/1256 My harbor (Mamaroneck, NY) is inundated with cormorants. While they're graceful and beautiful, they
How to re-attach small wires to ComNav autopilot compass cable plug (1) toomanyirons at 7:45pm 07.06.25 Ask All Sailors 4/378 I have a secondhand ComNav 1001 autopilot, and I believe I need to switch the sine and cosine wires
Hunter 146 motor mount bolt locations hawkroxx at 6:59pm 07.06.25 Day Sailers 5/1716 Hi. I'm new tonthis forum, and a fresh owner of a second hand Hunter 146. I need to fabricate a moto
Hunter Legend 40 exhaust system 1 clubmech at 6:47pm 07.06.25 Big Boats 8/722 Is anyone else familiar with the oddities of a Hunter Legend 40 exhaust system? It has a lift muffl
h260 mast on deck options, weight bearing options (2) Davenport at 4:57pm 07.06.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/209 Am new to h260 with mast down particular issues. I just had to quickly take mast down when jib tbal
Anchor Swivel thetone at 12:57pm 07.06.25 Ask All Sailors 14/999 Hello I just purchased a 1985 C'C 32,I have a 25 pound plow anchor. What size anchor swivel should I
How to tell if 2001 H260 has mast from Z-spar Corp or Isomat Corp, to pick right gin pole to raise mast? See pics. (10) Davenport at 4:40am 07.06.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/233 How can a person tell if 2001 H260 has Z-spar Corp or Isomat Corp mast, to pick right gin pole to ra
Fitting New Mast (MacGregor 21) Listening Wind at 8:39pm 07.05.25 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/444 Greetings Sailors. My name is Dan. I live in Albuquerque and am new to sailing. My 1983 MacGregor
1977 Macgregor Venture 25 - Is there a bilge pump from factory? TakeItEasy25 at 6:02pm 07.05.25 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/556 We just purchased a '77 Venture 25, for $700. It's in pretty alright shape, especially considering t
Water under engine while motoring -- shaft seal leak? [Photos attached] (6) testingthewaters91 at 5:10pm 07.05.25 Ask All Sailors 42/2333
Improving airflow at charger/inverter compartment (1) Rafael8008 at 5:06pm 07.05.25 Big Boats 6/541 My 1998 Hunter 376 original inverter/charger gave up 2 summers ago. I have replaced it with a mode
Fill your water tanks easily artboas at 11:31am 07.05.25 Big Boats 7/991 On my 49, there are 3 water tank fill inlets. I decided it was too much work for me to open 3 caps,
3 of us lowered mast H260, that mast is heavy, I admit gin pole is needed Davenport at 8:20am 07.05.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/511 Long ago I foolishly wondered why people use gin pole for h260. My old Macgregor26c skipped it. Bu

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Timing for the perfect tack RussC at 7:41am 09.28.25 My boat is hard to tack. I've found how I tack depends greatly on wind speed. Below a certain wind
Help identify this rgranger at 7:41am 09.28.25 Also, did the trailer come with it? If so, you might be able to track some information down using th
Help identify this (2) rgranger at 7:38am 09.28.25 <p>
Timing for the perfect tack thinwater at 7:17am 09.28.25 I'm a proponent of a short delay before releasing the jib. In addition to the reasons above, the w
Goosneck corrosion - how bad is this? PaulK at 7:10am 09.28.25 The problem looks like it is mostly with the boom's end fitting, which has cracked. The other corros
Alternator Temperature Sensors colemj at 5:04am 09.28.25 You are up in my old hometown neighborhood. Your alternator may be dropping its output due to being
Timing for the perfect tack dLj at 4:40am 09.28.25 I know I asked a couple questions earlier but you've gotten lots of responses since I last logged in
Invest 93L kappykaplan at 4:36am 09.28.25 Looks like we may get a blocking cold front.
Lithium Batteries dLj at 4:16am 09.28.25 For those of you that have, or are considering Battleborn 100Ah batteries have a look at these vide
Alternator Temperature Sensors Tribologist at 10:32pm 09.27.25 Just wanted to follow up on this because I now have the 618 and a handful of LM235's. The LM235's
Seal tiny leak portlight caulk Project_Mayhem at 9:54pm 09.27.25 Plus the residue from tape can be cleaned up with Goo Gone. I'm iffy on the butyl. I have rebed o
Electronics marcham at 8:48pm 09.27.25 VHF antenna and coax cable can usually be replaced with the mast in-place and the boat in the water,
1978 H30 Shaft Removal/Rudder ggrizzard at 6:55pm 09.27.25 Heritage has it right. I've owned my H30C for 43 years and have done the job that way 5 times. Be a
Hatch gaskets dlochner at 5:50pm 09.27.25 The hatch gaskets on my C&C 32 are perished. Looks like Atkins and Hoyle are the source for these,
Holes in the cockpit coaming (1) coldaddy at 3:16pm 09.27.25 They aren't drain or weep holes for the coaming boxes ? Yes I see now they allow draining from the
Holes in the cockpit coaming Calif. Ted at 3:01pm 09.27.25 They aren't drain or weep holes for the coaming boxes ?
s2 6.9 drop keel bgabow at 2:46pm 09.27.25 Thanks! I pulled the plate and saw the blocks . Everything looked ok but the keel is definitely a ti
Timing for the perfect tack RussC at 2:32pm 09.27.25 I still don't understand what the quoted statement above means, but that's fine. I think Russ got
Invest 93L (1) JamesG161 at 1:55pm 09.27.25 Hurricane Hunter's recent flight.
Timing for the perfect tack Foswick at 11:18am 09.27.25 Well ya really didn't have to make it personal, did you? ALL I have said is: sail on one tack and

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