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H34 Insurance Company is Totalling the boat PGIJon at 12:21pm 01.19.23 Big Boats 37/4526 Well my H34 days are over. Hurricane Irma caused Progressive Insurance to total the boat. They sen
What did he mean when he said this? Sail22Capri22 at 6:48am 01.19.23 Ask All Sailors 29/2746 I purchased a Capri 22 (wing keel) this past summer. I found a Sailing Magazine article on the boat
AGM Winter Self-Discharge Data (1) Davidasailor26 at 6:45pm 01.18.23 Ask All Sailors 4/669
Lifeline Replacement dkinzer at 5:42pm 01.18.23 Ask All Sailors 15/2686 I'm in the process of gathering data to perform lifeline replacement on our 2007 H41AC. It currently
Hunter Coach Top Mast Cable Port (3) Upwind at 4:41pm 01.18.23 Big Boats 2/919 After saying goodbye to my 1996 376, I am in the market for a new Hunter...this time looking for a s
Hunter 260 Trailer Mods Philthy at 1:07pm 01.18.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1030 Hi Guys I am new to the forum and so far love the insights shared. I have recently acquired a Hunt
Hunter 356 windlass csairlie at 11:47am 01.18.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1040
Hunter 460 Keel pelagic4005 at 10:22am 01.18.23 Big Boats 3/1010 Hello, We are looking at a Hunter 460 with wing keel 5'6 draft. Can anyone please tell me the depth
Replacing Boat windows Salvonight at 7:58am 01.18.23 Ask All Sailors 16/3807 I'm trying to replace the windows on my 1976 Columbia. The windows are mounted from the inside and u
B361 Sail Inventory GDanko at 5:07am 01.18.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1381 As the 2022 season closed on the Great Lakes, we acquired a 2001 B361 in Michigan. She's always been
BeneteauOwners.com to close this month Phil Herring at 10:03pm 01.17.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 29/12446 It is with great sadness that we will be closing BeneteauOwners.com later this month. We have been
A good 31' +/- for a 77 year young warren5421 at 4:24pm 01.17.23 Ask All Sailors 7/1332 Have had boats on Lake Michigan for years. Wife has a bad knee, motor cycle accident, from sliding
Main Sheet Swivel/Block/ cleat- 1981 Sirius 21 SailSK at 9:47am 01.17.23 Sirius 21/22 7/1766 After many years of service the springs on the mainsheet cleat expired. Can new springs for this Sch
Catalina 250 mast info and questions jhall82 at 8:44am 01.17.23 Smaller Boats 1/1554 Hello everybody. New Catalina owner here. I have 250wb with a damaged mast. A new mast is not an opt
Yamaha 30 / Scampi 30 IORHalfTunner at 7:06am 01.17.23 Yamaha 13/3552 Hello Cousins. I'm looking for some historical background on the Yamaha 30. I'm a very happy owner
Anyone selling Hunter 38? csairlie at 4:23am 01.17.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/929 Hi everyone! My partner and I are in Fort Lauderdale desperately looking to buy a boat and get saili
Hunter 326 - Yanmar Engine Vibration - New mounts and maybe more?? Breezy1 at 2:08pm 01.16.23 Engines and Propulsion 45/6930 Just purchased a 2003 Hunter 326 and I noticed at about 1800 RPM there is alot of banging and vibrat
Mantus 35lb too big for Hunter 34 in the Chesapeake? stevefisher99 at 9:01am 01.16.23 Big Boats 8/1060 I seem to be between the 25lb and 35lb. "Assuming" either fits on my bow roller (i'll change it if
I Know Age is just a number but at 75 am I just dreaming ? GrandPaw at 8:23am 01.16.23 Ask All Sailors 48/7090 First post , At 75- Health is good Wife 72 not so much , Physically cant assist, joins me too
Iron in saildrive oil Egovos at 7:33am 01.16.23 Ask All Sailors 19/2188 Buying a boat with a Yanmar engine, had saildrive oil analyzed, everything was fine except the Fe w

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New technology : Lightening Protection System colemj at 7:21am 05.12.25 There is an odd 5 paragraph blurb about weather forecasting permanently at the top of this thread th
New technology : Lightening Protection System colemj at 7:13am 05.12.25 Over the past 16yrs cruising in lands of lightning, we have taken one direct strike, and at least 4
New technology : Lightening Protection System walt at 7:04am 05.12.25 Similar to the fuzzy ball thing.. These might dissipate some charge in high electric fields but its
New technology : Lightening Protection System colemj at 6:26am 05.12.25 Has it proven to be successful? I would guess it is an expensive option. We have been in Panama
Looking for ideas sailme88 at 4:01am 05.12.25 using a search engine, type in " fiberglass steps". see if any of those hollow stairs would work for
Looking for ideas BigEasy at 3:03am 05.12.25 I know a boat with a metal jesus medallion that pivots on a pin like wood stove vent. Pivot jesus u
Looking for ideas BigEasy at 2:55am 05.12.25 A better solution IMO is an automatic clean agent fire extinguisher, sized for the engine/equipment
Looking for ideas Leeward Rail at 10:34pm 05.11.25 Those fire ports are 45$ on Amazon.ca Maybe in the future It doesn't need to be that fancy. A disc
Looking for ideas Leeward Rail at 10:25pm 05.11.25 push/pull cable remotely located to a convenient & readily accessible location, but not in the engi
Anode/Prop Proximity Blitz at 7:49pm 05.11.25 For what it's worth: I always kept the anode about one finger with from the strut, but after last ye
Keel bolt torque values. Blitz at 7:39pm 05.11.25 For what it's worth, my boat has 5,500 lbs of lead for its bolt on keel. The manufacturer over 40 y
Hunter 376 Hatch Gaskets-Hatch Part Numbers jmarty32 at 7:25pm 05.11.25 Thanks, I checked them, and they sell what i feel is exactly what i need by the foot.
Looking for ideas on galley remodel (5) fred1diver at 7:03pm 05.11.25 Another busy day, albeit a short one, but got a lot done
New technology : Lightening Protection System Davidasailor26 at 5:40pm 05.11.25
New technology : Lightening Protection System Don S/V ILLusion at 4:34pm 05.11.25 Has it proven to be successful? I would guess it is an expensive option. If your question is dire
New technology : Lightening Protection System jssailem at 3:06pm 05.11.25 Has it proven to be successful? I would guess it is an expensive option.
1999 Hunter 310 cradle dimensions Crazy Dave Condon at 3:04pm 05.11.25 Talk to A Fooks at the forum store and he might be able to help you on it but there are no publishe
New technology : Lightening Protection System Don S/V ILLusion at 2:47pm 05.11.25 Been on the market for a couple of years. The news article they reference is from 2023.
Hunter Legend 35.5 Stuffing Box Rich Stidger at 2:35pm 05.11.25 You probably know this already, but when you replace the packing rings, position the cut at 120 degr
Hunter Legend 35.5 Stuffing Box Zoom767 at 2:24pm 05.11.25 I'm probably over-thinking the whole process. From what you are telling me and from what I've manag

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