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Fire Extinguishers - What's in your galley? Parsons at 10:34am 01.30.23 Ask All Sailors 49/5768 What fire extinguisher do you have mounted next to your galley as the "first to grab" when the fried
Quality Deck electrical connectors (3) Rltgold at 9:48am 01.30.23 Catalina 22 9/2056 When I first bought my boat it had some pretty sketchy mast connections. It started with an old blac
Beneteau First 24 Question JohnK Austin TX at 8:05am 01.30.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2733 Good day, I am in the market to buy a day sailor/overnight camper for competitive lake sailing. (I
Day sails and anchorages around Tampa Bay JohnnyMac at 7:26am 01.30.23 Ask All Sailors 4/1043 In early March we have out of state friends coming to sail. Our boat is berthed up the Anclote River
Seattle area surveyors. allanb at 7:17am 01.30.23 Ask All Sailors 7/2345 Anyone care to recommend a surveyor for a 1978 34ft sailboat?
Holding tank discharge hose question ScottRPh at 7:56pm 01.29.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 12/2220 Is it possible/advisable to put a valve near the holding tank on the overboard discharge hose. The d
When to do Clean up - SPRING? (1) jssailem at 12:39pm 01.29.23 Ask All Sailors 12/992 Marty Loken, over at Small Craft Advisors posted a few images of boats challenged by nature. https:
Stale Forum Terry Cox at 11:11am 01.29.23 Pacific North West Cruisers 32/3984 Activity on this forum has been a bit stale lately, likely due to the time of year. So, to liven thi
Beneteau part needed (2) new323owner at 10:26am 01.29.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1335 I own a 2004 Beneteau 323. I need a source for a Genoa track end stop. I attach a pic of the part. T
Anyone following the Golden Globe RTW race? PaulK at 9:50am 01.29.23 Racing 9/1998 Looks like the boats are having trouble with various breakdowns. Lots of problems with self-steerin
Embrace the freeze. (4) jssailem at 7:44am 01.29.23 Weather and Forecasting 45/6314
Hunter 380 waste tank CAVU at 4:45pm 01.28.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1298 Reviving an old topic that had no solutions at the time it was posted. I was wondering if anyone has
Hunter 41ac Keel question davespud at 4:30pm 01.28.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/1650
Cabinet vs Marine Plywood: A showdown! (2) dlochner at 2:26pm 01.28.23 Ask All Sailors 13/2740 A couple of weeks ago there was a discussion in another thread about using marine grade plywood vs c
I'm changing out my batteries sailcapt340 at 1:27pm 01.28.23 Ask All Sailors 15/1313
Waste tank location Presbrou1 at 12:04pm 01.28.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1357 I have a 340 Hunter year 2000 sailboat and I am trying to locate the waste holding tank. I want to
National Documetation Portal Rick486 at 11:30am 01.28.23 Ask All Sailors 15/1862 So I receive this official looking letter from the NDP warning me my vessel documentation will soon
And this is? (1) Zom-B-Land at 7:47am 01.28.23 Ask All Sailors 47/4764 At the risk of sounding like a newbie, which of course I am. I would like to know what the toilet br
Question depth transducer analog rca type cable to digital conversion (1) mforum at 4:16am 01.28.23 Ask All Sailors 8/1826 I have an old standard horizon DS-1 analog 207 kHz thru hull depth transducer. The display LCD beca
Flexible Tank Search SailMaster at 3:23pm 01.27.23 Ask All Sailors 10/713 Good evening all, im looking for a replacement fresh water tank that will fit in a spac that has tw

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Any good Hunter 260 dinghy options to mount dinghy, davits, bar, frame?? Maybe have bimini frame behind OUTBOARD and have hanging ropes for dinghy? (9) Davenport at 8:28am 07.03.25 Yeah I know a rear suspended dinghy on 26 footer is bit silly. I use to put a bass raider lil boa
Any good Hunter 260 dinghy options to mount dinghy, davits, bar, frame?? Maybe have bimini frame behind OUTBOARD and have hanging ropes for dinghy? dmax at 7:15am 07.03.25 A 26 foot boat just isn't big enough to hang a decent sized dinghy off of the stern, the foredeck is
Lines leading aft kit from Cat Direct or piece together DrSpike at 7:11am 07.03.25 I dont know what that kit includes, but it your sheaves can handle all rope, it would be cheaper to
Lines leading aft kit from Cat Direct or piece together DrSpike at 7:07am 07.03.25 As has been said, it depends on what you need. But, I have never been disappointed with the value r
Lines leading aft kit from Cat Direct or piece together Foswick at 6:59am 07.03.25 As has been said, it depends on what you need. But, I have never been disappointed with the value re
H310 Shoal Keel Bent KenK13623 at 6:50am 07.03.25 Thanks for all the replies. The consensus is leave it alone and that's exactly what i am going to d
Lines leading aft kit from Cat Direct or piece together dlochner at 6:24am 07.03.25 If the sheaves need replacing because they are damaged and will chew up non-metal halyards then they
Lines leading aft kit from Cat Direct or piece together fred1diver at 5:38am 07.03.25 I dont know what that kit includes, but it your sheaves can handle all rope, it would be cheaper to
The Rusty Compression Post Problem Intrepid-II at 5:31am 07.03.25 Hunter used the infamous I-beam in the H30 bilge through 1980. In 1981 they switched to the rig yo
Wheel Bearings for original trailers? Rick Webb at 5:05am 07.03.25 You cannot load up grease in your bearing using bearing buddies. Hand packing bearing is an easy pr
Wheel Bearings for original trailers? (1) Joe at 4:17am 07.03.25 My experience with those lightweight 2 wheel sailboat trailers is they pretty much all use the same
Sailing Instruments rpwillia at 2:47am 07.03.25 I have heard good things about these guys, where they repair your old instruments: Home - GaugeSave
Any good Hunter 260 dinghy options to mount dinghy, davits, bar, frame?? Maybe have bimini frame behind OUTBOARD and have hanging ropes for dinghy? Project_Mayhem at 9:46pm 07.02.25 Have you considered towing your dinghy or kayaks?
Spreader Tip C&C 25 Project_Mayhem at 9:39pm 07.02.25 1.5" Rigid aluminum conduit has an outer diameter of 1.9ish inches
Spreader Tip C&C 25 jssailem at 9:06pm 07.02.25 Here is what Catalina does for there spreader ends. Suspect it could work for you. Wood dowel to fit
Urgent Hood furler question Project_Mayhem at 9:01pm 07.02.25 My past experience with Hood furlers made me question whether it was possible to do this without rem
The Rusty Compression Post Problem Dalliance at 8:08pm 07.02.25 Hunter used the infamous I-beam in the H30 bilge through 1980. In 1981 they switched to the rig you
Sailing Instruments Calif. Ted at 7:49pm 07.02.25 I've replaced the screen om my ST4000 AP but my ST60's are starting to display screen burn and the w
H49/50 Boom Preventer Rigging jssailem at 6:42pm 07.02.25 Daze, Cruising with a preventer at mid-boom can cause the boom to fail at the point where you attach
Fuel tank removal? rpwillia at 5:48pm 07.02.25 Nice creativity on the workaround. Curiously, my tank on hull 185 is metal and not aluminum. From wh

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