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Quick/Lewmar windlass on H36? Andreas7699 at 11:01pm 08.20.11 Big Boats 8/2880 Do anyone have a windlass from any of these produsers (Quick or Lewmar) on their Hunter 36 (2008.) I
Venture 222 rudder/tiller voltzwgn at 10:12pm 08.20.11 Parts Search 1/3461 Hi, I just picked up my first sailboat today a Venture 222 1973 for $300. It needs some work but a
25 II Spinnaker winch size harryjak at 9:45pm 08.20.11 Yamaha 3/2206 My 25 has the halyard winches and jib winches. The Halyard winches are Barlow 15's and the Jib winch
Leaks in cabin (3) paulj at 9:39pm 08.20.11 Catalina 310 8/2937 After a big storm in 2007 I had some leaks in the areas shown in the attached pictures. There were
Manual wanted for Oday 20 jljl at 9:38pm 08.20.11 Day Sailers 1/1788 I don't know if anyone has one scanned, but it would be nice to have one for my new (to me) O'Day 20
Leach flapping Sailfast41 at 9:19pm 08.20.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2265 I have a Hunter 410 with in mast furling. I have tried all the usual trimming techniques with no he
Water Water Everywhere MLampner at 7:53pm 08.20.11 The Cherubini Hunters 7/2412 Well for those who followed the water in the engine pan and the bilge saga, yet another tale of whoa
Threading a depth finder cable ljcraigie at 7:13pm 08.20.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1165 I am installing a shoot through the hull depth finder in my Hunter 280. What is the best path to th
Hunter 212 jib info Yves09 at 6:56pm 08.20.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1042 Hello, Last week I bought a hunter 212 2002. There was no jib with it. I thought that it was easy to
Unexpected water, multiple failures shipwreck66 at 6:31pm 08.20.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1939 Finally got my C27 back in the water Thursday afternoon. Spent the past month in the boat yard getti
Wanted 26X Trailer ikipupule at 4:26pm 08.20.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1467 I am looking for a used trailer fro my MacGregor 26X on Long Island. Any suggestions?
Help! What are we doing wrong? ikipupule at 4:22pm 08.20.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2147 I sometimes find myself having to dock my 26X in very low tide and have to raise the swing keel. If
Sailing Upstream on the California Coast ??? pkdailey4 at 4:00pm 08.20.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2240 Any body know how long it takes to motor sail up from Long Beach to SF ? I'm looking at a 30 ft Isla
wireing solar panel, controller, batt switch. Leftfield at 3:14pm 08.20.11 Ask All Sailors 11/7373 I put a 100w solar panel on our Mac 26S. My intention was to have enough juice to run an LED anchor
Bridging a heat pump across circuits prroots at 2:58pm 08.20.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1567 We recently purchased a Beneteau 411 which came with two 30 amp shore connections. Connection 1 powe
285 First Bimini Andreas.M at 2:11pm 08.20.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/2092 To Any First 285 owner: Any recommendations for a bimini which will fit the 285 first? My boat d
Missing fitting on mast?? (1) guidera48 at 1:14pm 08.20.11 The Cherubini Hunters 10/2253 Getting ready to spray the mast. Prepping and sanding the mast I found a location about 3ft above t
sailing on the southern chesapeake bay for labor day weekend thomasgoodmaniii at 12:52pm 08.20.11 Destinations 0/2743 If anybody is up for some buddy sailing or group rendezvous on the lower bay Sept 2-5. I normally pu
Slipping Line Raising the Main rachelmackenzie at 11:01am 08.20.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2259 We are getting the hang of sailing our 336 and are also figuring out the 'nuances' of the boat. Spe
lost my tohatsu lanyard newsailor72 at 10:51am 08.20.11 Engines and Propulsion 8/5795 the mac 22 sailboat I bought recently came with a 6 hp 4 stroke tohatsu outboard, but I lost the red

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Refilling CNG Tank Richard19068 at 3:18pm 10.30.22 Same here, maybe even 1 1/2 a season. Is any answer really relevant unless someone can say how man
Epoxy for plywood Hollyberry at 3:05pm 10.30.22 If you are going to end up with any exposed epoxy areas that you wish to paint I'd recommend Silvert
First time sailboat owner Ralph Johnstone at 2:59pm 10.30.22 May I suggest a full stop here. As @Davidasailor26 and @Kings Gambit have said, you most likely hav
Bottom in great shape arf145 at 2:58pm 10.30.22 Thanks!
Refilling CNG Tank smokey73 at 2:49pm 10.30.22 Same here, maybe even 1 1/2 seasons on one tank.
Sharing Hull ID Number with a potential buyer. Do or Don't? BigEasy at 2:43pm 10.30.22 There is a BoatFax. Looked up my boat's HIN before purchasing. :beer: Same here, I used the h
First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 2:40pm 10.30.22 Maybe have a look at this. If this is what you have, might as well restart this entire discussion!!
Sharing Hull ID Number with a potential buyer. Do or Don't? kappykaplan at 2:26pm 10.30.22
Stuck new genoa on Harken furler Captain Larry-DH at 2:25pm 10.30.22 Another possibility is that you have a halyard wrap above the upper furling swivel. That happens if
Stuck new genoa on Harken furler dlochner at 1:54pm 10.30.22 If there is the least bit of wind the sail can bind in the track. As @jssailem said, it may need to
First time sailboat owner Kings Gambit at 1:53pm 10.30.22 Maybe have a look at this. If this is what you have, might as well restart this entire discussion!!!
First time sailboat owner Davidasailor26 at 1:47pm 10.30.22 remove the bellows; loosen 2 set screws on each side and tighten nut a half turn and retest. I thi
Epoxy for plywood Cederholm at 1:45pm 10.30.22 Thickened epoxy will work. West System, TotalBoat. Coat the plywood with neat expoxy and then spre
First time sailboat owner Kings Gambit at 1:43pm 10.30.22 I contacted the surveyor again and he recommended tightening the nut first. Thank you all for the r
Replace head faucet on 1995 Hunter 336 (1) SVAngelina at 1:43pm 10.30.22 Final product
First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 1:39pm 10.30.22 I contacted the surveyor again and he recommended tightening the nut first. Thank you all for the re
Replace head faucet on 1995 Hunter 336 (3) SVAngelina at 1:37pm 10.30.22 Happy to report that the hammering worked. It broke it loose then it was just a mater of prying it
First time sailboat owner Kings Gambit at 1:35pm 10.30.22 The surveyor told me that it needs attention. It did not look like an urgent issue. If you have an
First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 1:14pm 10.30.22 Please elaborate. Were you told this needs attention in the survey/ by previous owner (PO)/ your br
Sharing Hull ID Number with a potential buyer. Do or Don't? dLj at 1:02pm 10.30.22 As a buyer if the seller did not want to give me the HIN - I would be suspect that there were things

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