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Atkins Hoyle Davits bugsboat at 6:56pm 10.27.11 Big Boats 0/1286 Has anyone tried the Atkins Hoyle Davits for their Hunter 37.5? I looked at the davits at the Annapo
Is a P35 1969 a good buy? SammyDPR at 6:36pm 10.27.11 Pearson 4/9723 Hi everyone! We are a couple getting into sailing, and looking in the local market, there is a P35 '
fixer 11.0A on yw BobM at 5:54pm 10.27.11 S2 4/1535 There is a fixer upper on yachtworld for 10000! Needs TLC plus, but still a great deal as long as t
Waterford Tall Ships Aug 2011 (6) WhiteDown at 5:31pm 10.27.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/914 Bought that some may be interested in seeing a little of the Tall Ships Race finish in Waterford Ire
asymmetrical spinnaker cscott at 5:31pm 10.27.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/5290 Could also pertain to any Mac 26. How many of you have a asymmetrical spinnaker? Do you also have
Best replacement steering JasonC at 4:59pm 10.27.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1653 I am going to replace the factory steering, on my M, it can't turn left. Any recommendation?
Did.........Going Sailing This Weekend... Maine Sail at 4:51pm 10.27.11 Ask All Sailors 43/6186 Weather for Sat.. "Saturday Night: A chance of rain before midnight, then a chance of snow. Mostl
Parallel holes RichB at 3:08pm 10.27.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1226 To finish this project, I must drill parallel holes by eye. It seems only by luck that I have ever
Ethanol IS bad for your engines KD3PC at 2:47pm 10.27.11 Ask All Sailors 110/19266 DOE releases the report on E15 and the reality is that ethanol is bad for your engines and fuel syst
Cat Island trip (5) Sandy Stone at 2:42pm 10.27.11 Destinations 5/5032 The First Mate and I managed to get to Cat Island, MS and return to our home in Slidell, LA without
Silicone Caulking vs 3m 4200 Hollyweirdos at 2:20pm 10.27.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/10725 Hey all, I need to replace all the thru-deck fittings and want them to be watertight. I have a bunc
RichH. Got a question for you... (1) Kermit at 1:33pm 10.27.11 Ask All Sailors 11/3014 Rich, Sorry for snooping, but I saw you reading this closed thread. http://forums.hunter.sailboato
Looking for Richard Silver on "Mysterion" btyrrel1 at 1:04pm 10.27.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1224 Richard (72) has lived on the boat "Mysterion" in the Scotland Bay, Trinidad area for ~10 years or s
Old battery cable. (1) Ed Schenck at 1:03pm 10.27.11 Ask All Sailors 32/6535 I have several short sections of battery cable as seen in the photo. Purchased these from West Mari
Paint removal without damaging gelcoat Greg17955 at 12:39pm 10.27.11 Ask All Sailors 8/12215 Hi everyone, my first post but I've used this site for gathering knowledge for the last four year
CHEAP solar ventilators DianaOfBurlington at 12:39pm 10.27.11 Ask All Sailors 15/4841 I have a need for several smallish solar-powered exhaust ventilators, preferably with reversing swit
Marine ply AtlanticAl at 12:06pm 10.27.11 Ask All Sailors 14/3655 I want to replace a couple of bulkheads on my boat. Some of the ones that are in it, are rotten, wh
Can We Have A Better Survey Question? RobertLangdirect at 11:49am 10.27.11 Ask All Sailors 0/894 I ask, can we get a better survey question? I believe the current, "what gift would you want, a fe
O'Day 25 Sailing on New England waters Southcoasting at 11:00am 10.27.11 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1871 Wife and I are both young with 3 dogs and no kids...I asked this in another forum but wanted to get
It is official.....the 2001 310 is ours! (3) iSailor at 7:58am 10.27.11 Catalina 310 22/5844 Sea trial and survey was completed yesterday and we did not have any deal killers show up. Just som

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Replacing My Own Standing Rigging rgranger at 8:37pm 10.08.22 I used to keep my boat ant a marina at lake Martin AL. There were a couple of old salts there who
Installing a Spinnaker jssailem at 8:31pm 10.08.22 Tedd. Lets distinguish between Asymmetrical and Spinnaker. Basics The Asymmetrical attaches the Ta
For the Canadians: Licensed or unlicensed MMSI? jssailem at 8:14pm 10.08.22 In the US when a US boat travels to foreign waters they need a licensed Boat station for their VHF t
For the Canadians: Licensed or unlicensed MMSI? Hello Below at 8:13pm 10.08.22 So, as I understand it, when entering the U.S. a licensed boat from Canada needs to carry proof of
For the Canadians: Licensed or unlicensed MMSI? Tedd at 7:33pm 10.08.22 The licensed/unlicensed Transport Canada is referring to is for your VHF radio rather than the boat.
For the Canadians: Licensed or unlicensed MMSI? Tedd at 7:25pm 10.08.22 Yes, sorry, I assumed familiarity with the Canadian regs. So, the boat is licensed which, as the ter
For the Canadians: Licensed or unlicensed MMSI? Hello Below at 7:23pm 10.08.22 Posting in PNW Cruisers on the assumption that there are greater proportion of Canadians on this fo
Broken Outhaul ? pdxjohnny at 6:19pm 10.08.22 Hey all, following up on my micro-adventure here. Instead of replacing the wire I simply cut it wher
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida shemandr at 6:01pm 10.08.22 Well I'm late for that but we need an adrenaline check from Guy. You go thru the East river like "
For the Canadians: Licensed or unlicensed MMSI? Richard19068 at 5:37pm 10.08.22 Should I apply for a Licensed or Not Licensed MMSI? Sorry for responding when I don't really have
For the Canadians: Licensed or unlicensed MMSI? Mark Maulden at 5:15pm 10.08.22
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust priopel at 4:44pm 10.08.22 I looked at after-market parts. Some are not quite a match and some are almost the same price.
Installing a Spinnaker justsomeguy at 4:40pm 10.08.22 the spinnaker halyard block is about a meter above the top of the forestay. That's a fair bit abov
Installing a Spinnaker Tedd at 4:34pm 10.08.22 How far above the forestay is your swiveling halyard block? This is critical. Just for clarificati
Installing a Spinnaker justsomeguy at 4:29pm 10.08.22 Is that because the block for the spinnaker halyard is so far above the forestay? How far above th
Hunter 456 12v Dc Separating Solenoid for House Battery (1) Windpilot at 3:47pm 10.08.22 It looks like this on my 410, it's behind the wall under my nav table next to the windlass breaker.
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. kappykaplan at 2:37pm 10.08.22 Welcome to the forum! @rgranger and @Crazy Dave Condon can point you in the right direction.
Installing a Spinnaker PaulK at 1:59pm 10.08.22 never heard of such, why the need? Spin halyard can get wrapped up in the head of the jib if they'
Berth headroom 36 vs 38 flightlead404 at 1:34pm 10.08.22 I suspect the Hunter 356/36 and 38 aft cabin beds are similar to the Hunter 386. The bed was large,
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida dlochner at 12:43pm 10.08.22 Guy has passed through Hell Gate and headed toward Sandy Hook. Any suggestions for safe anchorage /

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