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Size of engine raw water thru-hull on 1990 Hunter 30 alfthesailor at 1:28pm 01.12.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1582 Does anyone know what is the size of engine raw water intake thru-hull on 1990 Hunter 30? I'm planni
Hunter 23.5 boom 00Tony00 at 12:50pm 01.12.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1902 Hi people, I'm looking the boom for my Hunter 23.5 1994. Any have an idea where I can get one?
Do you know the original sailmaker? buck_br at 12:11pm 01.12.11 Irwin 0/2149 I bought my Irwin 23 new in 1973, and have been using the same set of sails since. They're pretty t
Docking Under Sail Don Guillette at 11:56am 01.12.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 14/7682 Since a lot of our East coast mates are snowned in (it is 70 degrees in Tucson) and dreaming about t
Furler Toggle (1) r.oril at 11:17am 01.12.11 Ask All Sailors 8/2830 In talking to Rigging Only, I mention that I had a fuller and he asked if I had a toggle at the top.
bareboat in boca/ft lauderdale dlewis812 at 10:31am 01.12.11 Ask All Sailors 9/2214 anyone know of bareboat charter offering daily/weekends in the palm beach/ft lauderdale area? h
Hunter 23.5 Water Ballast jaynsc at 9:39am 01.12.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/3073 Does anyone know where I can find information about my water ballast for a 23.5? I don't completely
Mounting a genset Snotter at 9:32am 01.12.11 Ask All Sailors 10/3110 I managed to snag a 7.5 kw Onan diesel genset off of ebay. Installing it will take some time. The
exhaust in cabin, water in bilge far winds at 8:32am 01.12.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/1706 Stepped up from a catalina 22 to a catalina 27 1985 with a universal m-18 diesal, took it out for my
Catalina 22 fixed keel Nautical1974 at 8:21am 01.12.11 Catalina 22 16/10159 I have owned a Macgregor 26 w/trailer and a Buccaneer 24 w/o trailer, never took a sailing lesson (p
Joe of the Trinka (1) Shoaldrafter at 8:17am 01.12.11 Ask An Oday Owner 13/3269 Joe, Do you still have internet? Or is it a complete whiteout? Ed K
Switching from wire to rope main halyard dsturdy at 8:17am 01.12.11 Ask All Sailors 9/9141 I want to replace my existing main halyard on my Catalina 30. It is a wire/rope halyard. The yacht y
Kenyon kiss stove on 260 Hunter earlkeim at 8:07am 01.12.11 Smaller Boats 3/3779 Hi, I have a Kenyon Kiss butane, original on a 260 Hunter. It will not stay lite. I read that it
Mast Up Winter Storage - Be Careful (2) Maine Sail at 6:17am 01.12.11 Ask All Sailors 19/9908 Came across this last week. I never feel good about mast up winter storage when the wind begins to b
Hunter 410 Don Lucas at 6:02am 01.12.11 Big Boats 2/1793 Closing on a 2001 410 deep draft this week. Read all the owner reviews her as part of my buying rese
34 bilge pump hot wire Neil D at 11:26pm 01.11.11 Big Boats 1/1268 has anybody re-wired the hot wire for the main bilge pump on a 34, without tearing up the cabin sole
Sailing From Tortola To St. Marteen sirocovzla at 10:58pm 01.11.11 Destinations 3/5078 I am planning to sail from Tortola, BVI to St. Marteen on february 2011.. Any advise. Tks.
sextant thelocoman at 7:35pm 01.11.11 Ask All Sailors 10/3457 Here I am in central Nebraska and my wife wants a sextant! Well I said, but you don't know how to us
More Water Storage.... (3) Sumner at 3:07pm 01.11.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1202 I have a number of mods that we did before hauling our S down to Florida that I never had the chance
Leaking water lines mc2sail at 1:01pm 01.11.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/5230 I am the new owner of a '97 Beneteau 461.I suspect a leak in the hot and cold rubber water hoses. T

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Rub rail and deck hull joint. mikeracca at 7:52pm 05.06.22 The rub rail hides the seam of the upper deck and hull. The Boat is made with 3 main pieces. The fir
Motor decision for my Hunter 240 rgranger at 7:49pm 05.06.22
Sailing the Heel Two Sails at 7:43pm 05.06.22 Been there, done that. Actually, our boat, a mast head rig, under full sail has seen 30 plus degree
Macgregor 25 Main Sail Replacement mikeracca at 7:43pm 05.06.22 When I had my M25 I found the best deal on sails was Precision Sails in BC.
Catalina 34 mKII thinking of buying one? What to look for on this make boat? mikeracca at 7:42pm 05.06.22
Help replacing sheave divider on a Hunter 26 (1) rgranger at 7:39pm 05.06.22
Replace Volvo Penta Shaft log seal with a PSS from PYI shaft seal on my 1990 41S5? also retention collar? Tally Ho at 7:34pm 05.06.22 Thank you Greg! It is a stainless steel collar.Just looks like a zinc shaft donut What is leaking
H260 in Upper Potomac and Chesapeake Bay rgranger at 7:33pm 05.06.22
Sailing the Heel Terry Cox at 7:28pm 05.06.22 Been there, done that. Actually, our boat, a mast head rig, under full sail has seen 30 plus degree
Catalina 34 mKII thinking of buying one? What to look for on this make boat? Steve_Catalina at 7:16pm 05.06.22 I'm bias, enjoy our 88 MK1, check out c34.org
Replace Volvo Penta Shaft log seal with a PSS from PYI shaft seal on my 1990 41S5? also retention collar? georgetheleo at 7:04pm 05.06.22 Thank you Greg! It is a stainless steel collar.Just looks like a zinc shaft donut
Single-handing a Catalina 310? Monheganlover at 6:48pm 05.06.22 Thanks for all the great advice and suggestions!
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 6:10pm 05.06.22 Very nice. Are you planning some coating to help with UV exposure? My PLA prints have degraded outs
New Catalina 30 Owner jeepbluetj at 6:08pm 05.06.22 The part finished! 16 hours 25 minutes. If I had to print another one I would change the taper on
New Catalina 30 Owner (3) mikeracca at 6:08pm 05.06.22 Thanks for the compliments guys, and now to give you a bit of reference on how these 2 parts are to
New Catalina 30 Owner DArcy at 6:07pm 05.06.22 The name is a nice touch. Since you printed the part with solid fill you can easily drill the counte
For the record Ralph Johnstone at 6:03pm 05.06.22 I know in the past I might have said I have had good luck but this may be even more astounding. G
Tips on Finding a Deck Leak - 2007 Hunter 41DS danm1 at 5:59pm 05.06.22 I am embarrassed to admit I used wide waterproof tape `temporarily` in a similar situation. Successf
Is My Main Furled Backward Ralph Johnstone at 5:57pm 05.06.22 My Selden mast is also furled as per the picture.
Bowsprit seat? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 5:53pm 05.06.22 Even assuming that's 1" SS tubing we see, I wouldn't even trust a child sitting on the seat. The st

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