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buying trailer tires and wheels in Houston? doehunter at 6:10pm 03.20.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/4868 I just looked on line at trailer tires/wheels. Can anyone around the Houston area recommend a rea
Dinghy Davits jjholt at 6:02pm 03.20.11 Big Boats 9/5320 Looking for some advise on buying dinghy davits for my Hunter 356. We are looking to lift at least a
Water Ballast Pros/ Cons DAVA390 at 5:51pm 03.20.11 Trailer Sailors 28/47319 Ok. everyone we have time for one more pot stirring before everyone goes sailing.:) As a rookie who
What is this stuff? dscribner at 4:54pm 03.20.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2701 I was looking at my hull, considering what I'm going to to for bottom paint in the next few weeks. I
Dual Purpose Battery? Bad Obsession at 4:42pm 03.20.11 Ask All Sailors 26/20456 I had two deep cycle group 27 batteries in my boat for my house bank. I had to replace them so I we
Hunter 30 1988 spreaders boots (1) Aquarius at 3:43pm 03.20.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/1788 Hi I am a new owner of a Hunter30 1988 and need some information. How anchor light cable is install
Stuck oil filter Yanmar 3YM30 birnbaumr at 2:26pm 03.20.11 Mid-Size Boats 5/5814 Skinned knuckles today. Tried to remove the oil filter from a Yanmar 3YM30. Ending up bending the
Polars on a S2 27 path90 at 2:21pm 03.20.11 S2 1/1953 Do anyone have the polars on a S2 27'?
Anyone used a Mr. Heater (Portable Propane Heater) in there? rwblocker at 2:04pm 03.20.11 Ask All Sailors 10/6275 I just purchased a 9,000 BTU Mr Heater to use in my boat 43' Hunter. It is designed to be used in s
Halyard Question allantodd at 1:11pm 03.20.11 Catalina 22 1/1355 I have been told that 5/16" line is maximum size for internal halayards on stock catalina mast. I've
Is this dangerous? (3) davidb at 12:42pm 03.20.11 Smaller Boats 7/2308 I recently had to order a new jib, which led me to look closely at the top of the forestay as it com
1979 L25 Battery Hold Down (4) Steve22116 at 12:25pm 03.20.11 Lancer 0/1674 Good afternoon all. The last couple of weeks I've come up with two solutions for securing the batter
windows (2) Don Crowther at 12:08pm 03.20.11 Big Boats 7/1741 Well here's a couple of pictures of the finished product. Last fall when I pulled the boat for the
Dodger for a Legend 37 plharm at 12:06pm 03.20.11 Big Boats 4/2413 Has anyone added a dodger to their Legend 37? I have talked to several canvas shops who have told me
painting javelin at 11:58am 03.20.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1709 Has anyone painted the hull other than with " boat " paint ( interlux etc.) This type of paint is ex
Locker Latch Steve22116 at 11:42am 03.20.11 Lancer 0/1473 Good morning all. One of things the "experts" say is you need a way of securing your locker lids to
iPhone Apps gpd955 at 11:01am 03.20.11 Ask All Sailors 39/16094 I broke down the other day and switched from BlackBerry to iPhone and have been trying out sailing r
Need H26 mast TLovely at 10:22am 03.20.11 Parts Search 2/3400 I need a mast for a 1997 Hunter 26 Boat is located in south FL trlovely@gmail.com
Mercedez Benz OM-636 series diesel. Got one? McMikeJr at 10:06am 03.20.11 Engines and Propulsion 0/2806 I have several original manuals for MB OM-636 diesel engines. These are older (i.e. 1960-s) engines
anchor for a 9.2a Swampyankee at 8:53am 03.20.11 S2 5/1946 My 9.2A came with 2 anchors, both Danforth style, one is a Fortress, the other a common galvanized s

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Western Lake Erie SoSound at 9:06pm 08.18.22 @BrianH This post was from a year ago, and I still haven't tried Lake Erie, but I'm considering get
Sailors vs. Stinkpoters justsomeguy at 8:54pm 08.18.22 .... and what about librarians? Love librarians.
New Catalina 30 Owner (3) mikeracca at 8:50pm 08.18.22
New Catalina 30 Owner (1) mikeracca at 8:45pm 08.18.22 Well my fancy tear drop shaped leg was an absolute failure. 2 reasons it failed. First off the measu
Sailors vs. Stinkpoters sail sfbay at 8:44pm 08.18.22 Operated a 21 ft Sport Nautique ski boat for 20 years, in addition to a sailboat, and always respect
Sailors vs. Stinkpoters Ralph Johnstone at 8:38pm 08.18.22 So I have to admit something here... I bought a 19ft power boat about a year ago. You go wash yo'
dock neighbour's shore power cord? Ralph Johnstone at 8:24pm 08.18.22 My picture was an edit from the original post. You're right. Didn't look that closely at the ori
2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks Ralph Johnstone at 8:04pm 08.18.22 Re: pressurizing the cabin, I'm trying to figure out how I would seal it well enough to accomplish
2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks robm at 7:50pm 08.18.22 Hi @robm and welcome to the site. Your write up is excellent compared to the usual "my boat don't
Western Lake Erie sesmith at 7:43pm 08.18.22 Perry's Landing, Erie, Pa.
2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks robm at 7:37pm 08.18.22 @robm The boat had wheel steering as an option. I am inquiring if there is wood in the cockpit as
321 air conditioning install SycloneDriver at 7:36pm 08.18.22 There are better ways to handle the condensation. Pump or venturi extractor.
2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks robm at 7:33pm 08.18.22 Do you have a picture of the boat sittting on the trailers? I am looking for pictures of the hull
2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks robm at 7:26pm 08.18.22 First. Do you trailer your boat a lot? The boat sits rigged on its trailer about 50' from a launch
Sailors vs. Stinkpoters Leeward Rail at 7:24pm 08.18.22 ..... and what about librarians? Yay, especially when they have red hair and ride a motorcycle. :
Hood furler circa 1980 SycloneDriver at 7:21pm 08.18.22 Thanks
Rudder Stops JamesG161 at 7:19pm 08.18.22 Anyone know (such as 30 deg, 45 deg). It is set when Rudder/AP was commissioned by the dealer. Th
16A breakers dlochner at 6:54pm 08.18.22 mermike and Dave The picture shows breakers as they are at the back of my DC control panel, I use
16A breakers roadkill1964 at 6:41pm 08.18.22 mermike and Dave The picture shows breakers as they are at the back of my DC control panel, I use t
Raymarine Axiom vs. Axiom + jaysweet at 6:38pm 08.18.22 Seeking comments on wether the Axiom + has a better display and faster processor than the Axiom (or

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