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Hunter Vision 32 or Hunter 30 dylanfan71 at 4:33pm 08.28.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1962 First time poster but long time lurker. I'm going to take the plunge with one of these two Hunters.
I hate small pics. Mac Bentley at 4:32pm 08.28.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1318 Especially of sailboats. I've been off the board for a year or two while sailing took a back seat in
O'Day 30 Rigging CapeTyphooner at 4:24pm 08.28.11 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2322 I just purchased an O'Day 30. The previous owner is unavailable to assist with any knowledge transf
Main halyard sheaves under deck bustedrudder at 4:09pm 08.28.11 Big Boats 10/3192 If you have a 40.5 you have or have had bad sheaves under the cover that conceals the deck organizer
Disappearing dipstick! knothead at 4:07pm 08.28.11 Engines and Propulsion 4/2866 I've got a Universal M3-20B with about 1,100 hours running time that has developed the unfortunate c
Irene Observations Bad Obsession at 3:02pm 08.28.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2331 I have heard a lot of talk about this storm not being as bad as Isabelle. I believe that this storm
iPad with Navionics or other Nav software realkoalat at 2:22pm 08.28.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1951 I currently use my Droid phone with Navionics software as back-up navigation. It's more accurate tha
What a difference 10 days can make Ted at 1:56pm 08.28.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1415 Here are some before and after videos of the Great South Bay, Long Island, New York. The first one
Battens Bill Jones at 1:47pm 08.28.11 Smaller Boats 7/1929 Yesterday, my wife and I took our H23.5 for a wonderful sail. Wind was constant at 10 -12 mph. Unu
Used main Cuna Mara at 1:40pm 08.28.11 Parts Search 1/2854 I'm loooking for a used mainsail for my 1997 Hunter 25
Where can I find a new inner port hole lining edbulmer at 1:32pm 08.28.11 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1722 One of the clips on my 32 Oday port holes broke. I need the whole inner window and 2 clips that hol
Bilge pump on macgregor 26x Flyinlo at 1:28pm 08.28.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/8187 Just purchased a 2000 26x and truly enjoy it. I keep it on the water down in key largo. Is there a b
Sea Tow Automated Radio Checks Kings Gambit at 1:21pm 08.28.11 Ask All Sailors 13/6149 VHF channels previously used by marine operators for ship-to-shore communication are now being used
LAVAC a different approach HermanD at 1:18pm 08.28.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 12/8117 I have a Lavac toilet and want to change the outlet to a holding tank. To get permanent rid off the
cutlass bearing Slipin Away at 1:17pm 08.28.11 Big Boats 1/1324 Has anyone changed the cutlass bearing on a Hunter 45cc or equivlant and do you need to drop the rud
Would a different prop help? fokker416 at 12:55pm 08.28.11 Engines and Propulsion 2/2203 Hello all, I own a Hunter 23.5 with a Mercury 9.9 long shaft. I'm pretty sure the hull is rated fo
Waiting to hear, with crossed fingers sailaway78 at 12:41pm 08.28.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1378 Hopefully the power and internet services will be back on soon, and we will begin to hear from those
Replacement mast for H216 lostboy at 12:28pm 08.28.11 Smaller Boats 7/2158 Hey guys, I'm looking at a h216 hull only on a trailer for about $3000. The guy said the mast and bo
Cave Run Lake - Kentucky (1) Fly_H23 at 11:10am 08.28.11 Destinations 0/2916 Great sailing this weekend courtesy of Hurricane Irene. We had a steady 10-15 mph wind and sailed th
Question for those who race C30 tall rigs Bob M. at 10:29am 08.28.11 Catalina 30 0/1362 Gang, Like others with Catalina 30 tall rigs, I have found that when the apparent wind goes over a

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Older Car 27: any ideas on how to open up the space? Davidasailor26 at 6:36am 11.02.22
First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 6:03am 11.02.22 I would like to hear your assessment, John. When you get a chance. I still do not have a definite cl
First time sailboat owner shemandr at 5:55am 11.02.22 I wouldn't go outside in those conditions. Looking at TWC forecast there are number of days with
First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 4:53am 11.02.22 From the information that I saw this morning; an open sea trip is going to be rough. 8-9 ft. waves a
Rope to Wire - O-Day 25 CShev at 10:02pm 11.01.22 Thank you all! I had not considered ( or knew) a lot of options that have been suggested here - I r
What do you have at the top of your mast? Windpilot at 9:51pm 11.01.22
Leaving canvas up in northeast winter Captain Larry-DH at 8:06pm 11.01.22 @jssailem if you buy the 3M Preservation Tape, choose your supplier carefully so you don't end up wi
Saltwater hose to engine jssailem at 7:51pm 11.01.22 I understand the hose comes from the thru hull. You have the filter located on the thru hull. This m
What do you have at the top of your mast? Project_Mayhem at 7:42pm 11.01.22 I suspect there's a village of spiders living at the top of my mast
Saltwater hose to engine TimFromLI at 7:40pm 11.01.22 What hose was there originally? Is that a new pump? Is it oriented correctly? Seems odd that the raw
Leaving canvas up in northeast winter jssailem at 7:27pm 11.01.22
Leaving canvas up in northeast winter Captain Larry-DH at 7:09pm 11.01.22 I assume you made a conscious decision to leave the boat uncovered. Cats compared with mono hulls h
Keel sag Mechone at 6:13pm 11.01.22 If the boat had a hard grounding, you should be able to see delamination, cracks, & fractures wher
What do you have at the top of your mast? SycloneDriver at 6:12pm 11.01.22 A non functional anchor light, doesn't seem to matter which boat. A non functional windex 75% of the
Saltwater hose to engine Terry Cox at 5:38pm 11.01.22 I will report back my success or folly here in probably a week .... I so appreciate all the advice
What do you have at the top of your mast? Justin_NSA at 5:22pm 11.01.22 Add in spider webs :banghead:
Fender covers- Yes or No? Justin_NSA at 5:21pm 11.01.22 The people of Wal-Mart. It's a thing. :yikes:
Cockpit enclosure panels sail sfbay at 5:13pm 11.01.22 Go on Craigslist and find a flexible marine canvas contractor who will add them. That is what I have
deck hardware: what is this called? JoeWhite at 5:05pm 11.01.22 Remove the pin from another guy wire and take to store and get one. You may be able to take the cabl
What is this hole on the side of the engine cover for? BigEasy at 4:57pm 11.01.22 no label on the extinguisher port on my '06 Beneteau 343.

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