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Antifreeeze won't go in, Part 2 Deadline at 1:22pm 12.07.11 Mid-Size Boats 18/2835 Monday I posted my lament below and got several responses. On my Yanmar 2GM20F I couldn't get the
Aft Lifelines Replaced By S/S Tube (4) Rick D at 12:06pm 12.07.11 Ask All Sailors 5/1949 I want to add some additional (but removable) solar panel capacity to my Hunter 40.5. I had some sta
C27 Auto Pilot Choice toumaj at 12:05pm 12.07.11 Mid-Size Boats 9/5664 We have a 1979 Catalina tiller-based sailboat. We have the A4 inboard. I am trying to decide between
Weight of s2 8.0c mast Styx at 11:40am 12.07.11 S2 2/1548 Does anyone know the weight of a s2 8.0c mast? I would guess it is the same for a s2 8.0 a or b also
Mac 26 M Rudder speed restriction Doupirate at 10:32am 12.07.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/3108 There is a 6 miles per hour (5.2 knots) speed limit on the rudders use. It is quite easy to exceed
Moving to Hawaii Bill Roosa at 10:23am 12.07.11 Big Boats 23/3262 Hey
16.5 centerboard alibiartist at 10:14am 12.07.11 Smaller Boats 1/1573 It seems like my centerboard has too much play. When I pulled it out and took it apart, all the pie
P26 Refurb/ Rebuild Shep83 at 10:06am 12.07.11 Ask All Sailors 5/1877 Hi All, I have a 74 Pearson 26 in Cape Coral Florida. I'm looking for some partners to help be get
Racing a Hunter Legend 37 Dfharris02 at 8:28am 12.07.11 Big Boats 0/1230 I'm about to purchase a 1989 Legend 37 with a a wing keel. I've seen a few posts about racing the L
Hunter Legend 37 Wing Keel for Racing Dfharris02 at 7:33am 12.07.11 Big Boats 2/2552 Hi: I'm just about to purchase a 1989 Hunter Legend 37 with the shoal draft keel. We like to do
Reefing your boat Quoddy at 6:41am 12.07.11 Ask All Sailors 16/3453
O' Day 25 Bulkheads & Chainplates cb32863 at 6:28am 12.07.11 Day Sailers 13/4465 So who has actually removed and replaced the bulkheads ' chainplates on their O' Day 25? I have Don
FavIcon? (2) kpgraci at 6:19am 12.07.11 Forum Help (Site Talk) 4/3526 46222.vB Then once I open the site it reverts back. No big deal, just odd. (You'd think I'd ha
Southport, NC (4) Roger Long at 6:16am 12.07.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 7/3707
33.5 Cooler Capacity Paul and Judy at 4:59am 12.07.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/987 Does anyone know the capacity in cubic feet of the cooler on a 1993 hunter 33.5. I am planning to u
Yamaha 60 high thrust on 26M mldun at 4:13am 12.07.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1285 I am powering my 26M with a Yamaha 60hp high thrust, i have read that many are using the dual thrust
Frozen YSB8 Yamaha25 fireski at 10:34pm 12.06.11 Yamaha 1/1741 My engine has been down for about a year. It turned over about two monts ago. I changed the mixing e
Viagra Sailing Commercial philwsailz at 9:12pm 12.06.11 Sails Call Lounge 22/29487 We probably have all seen it several times, the guy whose main sheet breaks loose and he uses a life
Question joker460 at 7:08pm 12.06.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/898 To save me from breaking into my boat in the cold :) does any one know(off the top of their heads),
Reefing a Hanked on roller reefed head sail Dana Point Steve at 6:21pm 12.06.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2784 Anyone had any experience with reefing a head sail that is Hanked on to an old roller reefing system

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Space Forces First Christmas JamesG161 at 11:55am 09.21.22 Lyrics... "We're the mighty watchful eye, Guardians beyond the blue, The invisible front line, War
Space Forces First Christmas JamesG161 at 11:50am 09.21.22 Now the Official Space Force Song has been released. It is so new that YouTube does not have it yet.
25 vs 26S, who's best to windward? stickinthemud57 at 11:45am 09.21.22 Yeah, I came very close to getting a 25, but between the maintenance difficulties some have experien
1977 Hunter 27 Rudder Bushing/Bearing info sail sfbay at 11:42am 09.21.22 Congratulations on your new sailboat!! Suggest getting a marine and/or boatyard mechanic inspection
05 H36 Non-technical question on B&R rig jssailem at 11:26am 09.21.22 turnbuckle also seems a little pushed in by the lifeline. Does this seem normal for a Hunter, or sh
Persistent Fresh Water Leak Johnb at 11:12am 09.21.22 Never used it myself, but a buddy has employed the food dye method a bunch. It could also be a slow
Persistent Fresh Water Leak rgranger at 11:01am 09.21.22 If you have more than one tank or water source, you can try putting different food color in each and
Jacking Hunter 20 off trailer rgranger at 10:58am 09.21.22 If you have a stout Oak tree, you can suspend the bow from a tow strap.... been there done that mor
Persistent Fresh Water Leak dlochner at 10:54am 09.21.22 We have spent the past year tracking down similar leaks and have found multiple leaks. Some things w
Hunter 280 mid boom traveller Jstonge at 10:00am 09.21.22 The dodger was on the boat when I purchased it. No marking about who might have made it.
Cuttyhunk Sailing video NYSail at 9:28am 09.21.22 Show your GPS track going in...... looks great
Can't raise the tiller because the traveler is in the way AaronD at 9:27am 09.21.22 Will a new traveler bar that is 6" higher help? If anyone has done this, I'd be interested to see
Aftermarket Chinese Impellers capta at 9:21am 09.21.22 Outside of the country, parts are either very difficult to find or you take what you can get. What m
Westerbeke idle adjustment sail sfbay at 8:56am 09.21.22 I think you are are on the right track.........owners manual page 34 43440_rev2_4cylinder_tech_man.p
Catalina 30 Needing Dinette Table or Dimensions TaylorG. at 8:20am 09.21.22 Thanks for the feedback so far! It would be nice to have basic measurements from a similar year, I'm
Jacking Hunter 20 off trailer twalker H260 at 8:00am 09.21.22 You can go here to calculate the size of beam you need with the span you are going to do. Include a
Aftermarket Chinese Impellers ggrizzard at 7:59am 09.21.22 Yanmar 2QM15 water impeller can be purchased for $28.60 Where from?
Hunter 33, 2015 jssailem at 7:57am 09.21.22 the backlighting on the DC panel. Those lights are LED Diodes. They sometimes die. They are separa
Refrigerators used by Hunter tkwhalen at 7:51am 09.21.22 Ok I am to the point where I have decided to replace at least the larger refrigerator and maybe the
hunter 49 washing machine retro fit tkwhalen at 7:45am 09.21.22 I'd be interested in pictures as well.

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