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Across Lake Michigan tgrass462 at 10:12am 01.11.13 Smaller Boats 9/7353 This summer (mid-July) we hope to join a couple of other boats (a 27' and a 24') in our Hunter 260 a
Hunter 26 kitxu at 9:12am 01.11.13 Mid-Size Boats 0/834 Hi, im looking for a new Hunter Boat and the 26 looks great!, shall i buy it?
bent I beam chuck stas at 7:29am 01.11.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1685 I'm looking at buying a 1980 hunter 30' The surrveyer found a I beam that the compression post sets
Fuel Tank Demolition Advice Needed jibes138 at 7:11am 01.11.13 Bigger Boats 14/1819 I emptied my diesel tank last year and because it can't be removed intact I left it in place and ins
New to me Oday 22 pics added (1) Hydro Therapy at 6:49am 01.11.13 Day Sailers 3/1220 I couldn't figure out how to add the pics to my previous post. The woodwork is ongoing but this is w
Going to Tampa FL next week... BrokeNotBroken at 6:16am 01.11.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1007 Anyone know if there is a marine surplus store similar to Minney's in CA? Take a look at their blog
FYI - Suitcase Generators & ELCI's Maine Sail at 5:20am 01.11.13 Musings With Maine Sail 7/4847 Lately I have been researching issues with suitcase generators, such as the Honda EU inverter type a
anti-foul bottom karlos263 at 4:37am 01.11.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1625 I mostly will be keeping my Mac26D in the water at the marina and want to paint the bottom this spri
Reefing lines Bertus at 12:13am 01.11.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1175 I struggle to get my reefing lines to run free through the boom. Is it an option to reduce the lines
Beneteau Oceanis 50 sailing in Finnish arhipelago Kimmo at 12:13am 01.11.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1162 Watch out how it is to sail in Scandinavia :dance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETibrOkzccI
Saildrive removal on a 28' Chris Patterson at 7:13pm 01.10.13 Ask An Oday Owner 1/884 Hello Oday dudes. I've got a project, (among several), on this Oday 28, that has a saildrive/OMC eng
Wiring Suggestions Please (1) primetime at 5:22pm 01.10.13 Engines and Propulsion 18/7651 Hi, This is the current battery configuration I inherited when recently purchasing a Catalina 30 (1
Water tank in galley hunter 450 rtmccue at 4:46pm 01.10.13 Big Boats 5/1420 The floor pop in the galley , too access the water tank sensor has drop out. I'm thinking of cutting
Where's My Sawzall Tom Potter at 4:32pm 01.10.13 Bigger Boats 7/1810 I've been keeping an eye on the shaft log hose since I bought my O28, its looking kinda old and swol
Pros and Cons of 1985 H31 Impulse 2 at 2:39pm 01.10.13 Mid-Size Boats 5/3851 We plan to use our H31 to cruise the Great Lakes. We have little experience and are looking for opin
I'll Never go to Florida Again Roger Long at 1:26pm 01.10.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 132/43686 Note and update Jan 2015: I recently learned that I have been misinformed multiple times by people
Should New Batteries be Equalized? Bowedtoothdoc at 12:36pm 01.10.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1563 I just purchased new house batteries that consist of six 6 volt batteries wired into two separate ba
Engine not shutting off Zman18 at 11:45am 01.10.13 Engines and Propulsion 6/4417 I have a yanmar 2gm20f which has a push button on the control panel to turn off the engine. Recentl
bearings on 705 LD hood furler MORNING LIGHT at 11:29am 01.10.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1033 Hi I have an old Hood 705 LD furler wich the bearings need to be changed and i woulk like to know if
Whit Lock Rotary Drive for Autohelm mjbusher at 11:09am 01.10.13 Ask All Sailors 0/977 I have a Hunter 420 with a Whit Lock Steering System. The drive for the Autohelm is a Model DU 145 W

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BeneteauOwners.com to close this month Slider at 2:39pm 01.18.23 Why not just change the name of our site to B boats? How could the jerks win that case?
Main Sheet Swivel/Block/ cleat- 1981 Sirius 21 (3) SailSK at 2:34pm 01.18.23 Thanks Joe, Attached pics to add to my 1981 Sirius 21 Mainsheet assembly
Hunter 260 Trailer Mods Crazy Dave Condon at 2:14pm 01.18.23 To answer a a 260 on a roller trailer. Hell no! You will indent the hull to the point you could bre
Busted Mast (1) sbrogden at 2:03pm 01.18.23 The 1-1/2 inch platform under the mast base plate is in place. Two coats of epoxy sealer and varnish
Busted Mast sbrogden at 2:01pm 01.18.23 If the tape is in the track I would remove it. It's likely to come off as the sail goes up and down
VHF Cabling and Connectors Brian D at 1:46pm 01.18.23 Hey @Project_Mayhem, I'm sure you would love to make your own cables, but for now, may I recommend f
Hunter 260 Trailer Mods rgranger at 1:27pm 01.18.23 Also, there was a guy on here a few years ago who used an electric air matress pump to push air into
Hunter 260 Trailer Mods (1) rgranger at 1:26pm 01.18.23 Sounds like you are not getting deep enough with the trailer but.. Have you tried spraying the skid
Funny Friday!!! (1) rgranger at 1:22pm 01.18.23 212289
Replacing Boat windows rgranger at 1:17pm 01.18.23 :plus:
BeneteauOwners.com to close this month Stu Jackson at 12:26pm 01.18.23 Regardless of their lawyer's reasoning, it is truly a stupid move on their part. Whenever I see que
Hunter 460 Keel Terry Cox at 11:36am 01.18.23 Hello, We are looking at a Hunter 460 with wing keel 5'6 draft. Can anyone please tell me the dept
Missing boom PRoberaon at 11:10am 01.18.23 I agree with cost. 4 stroke is quiet. Just got it home, tire issues for a day or two, washing and in
Spider Cracks in gel coat Andiamo 34 at 10:49am 01.18.23 This is a sound strategy An alternative, dig out and vacuum out all of the core you can access fro
Spider Cracks in gel coat Andiamo 34 at 10:48am 01.18.23 All good ideas above about exploring the area and possible ways to repair the core. If the deck sur
Spider Cracks in gel coat Andiamo 34 at 10:44am 01.18.23
A good 31' +/- for a 77 year young JohnShannon at 10:23am 01.18.23 Nonsuch is an excellent idea. There are only about 5 ropes on the whole boat and no standing riggin
Single handing bmorr at 9:53am 01.18.23 My way was a little different. I purchased a fish finder and attached sender to a sealed piece of w
BeneteauOwners.com to close this month BigEasy at 9:50am 01.18.23 Phil, Thanks for the heads up regarding the closure of Beneteau owners. Perhaps with everything
Single handing bmorr at 9:47am 01.18.23 Hi, I am just turning 81 and my wife and I do well on our Hunter 26 water ballast on a mountain lake

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