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Foam Floatation Freedom77 at 11:40am 09.16.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 42/11142 I just read the article about the V-23 that sank on the lake. Sounds like there wasn't enough foam
Hunter Legend 40 Manual (1) Gruran at 11:37am 09.16.10 Big Boats 2/3862 When I was researching HL40's prior to my purchase of and 85 I noticed that several folks were looki
New Waterline Stripe foolproof at 11:05am 09.16.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/2915 I'm in a quandry, and need some help. I recently repainted the hull of my boat, and in the process
Water under the cabin sole. Olympia at 10:52am 09.16.10 S2 4/1732 Hi there, My boat is a S2 8.0 1979 that I bought in January 2010 which was dry stored by 15 years.
stern end of the boom dasboot at 10:49am 09.16.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1884 Hello, The pulleys that the main sheet runs thru are (or were) attached to the stern end of the bo
New wifi antenna and a happy Admiral (5) blowinganddrifting at 10:23am 09.16.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1619 Thank you all so much for all the input, if we would have had more time we would have done something
O'Day 25 CB cb32863 at 10:22am 09.16.10 Day Sailers 11/3286 I have seen a few O'Day 25's out there and actually looked at one that was at my marina for sale. Wh
What to see in Baltimore area? Jfelkins at 10:12am 09.16.10 Sails Call Lounge 2/6037 I'm going to have a few free hours tomorrow in the Baltimore area (mid day). What seafaring/sailing
Ronstan Ballslide Trackless Batten Car System alexco38 at 9:30am 09.16.10 Ask All Sailors 0/1828 I am considering a new main sail and would like it to be easily single handled. Has anyone use a bat
More info please SailArkansas at 9:16am 09.16.10 Ask All Sailors 12/3013 I almost never run downwind for fear of jibing. I do use controlled jibing when necessary but the i
Fischer Panda Generator VelaFella at 8:55am 09.16.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/6323 I am having serious doubts about the quality of this product, and I am curious about if others have
Cover the old hole dbecker68 at 7:24am 09.16.10 Ask All Sailors 10/4308 I had to replace my twenty-something year old Standard Horizon DS45 Depth Sounder and SL45 Speed Log
Hunter 212 keel line replacement vines at 7:01am 09.16.10 Smaller Boats 1/1236 Well, my keel line finally snapped. Have any of you replaced yours? I could sure use some guidance/i
Broken centerboard lifting line. Jim22687 at 6:08am 09.16.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/992 The centerboard (swing keel) lifting line on my 1984 Hunter 20 has broken. Can I access the connecti
Yanmar 2gm20-air infiltration capt2323 at 5:06am 09.16.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1817 This should be easy, but, it has been driving me nuts......engine runs perfectly as long as there i
Yanmar 2gm20-air infiltration capt2323 at 5:04am 09.16.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2411 This should be easy, but, it has been driving me nuts......engine runs perfectly as long as there is
Electric repower Marc Bergmueller at 4:59am 09.16.10 Ask All Sailors 45/13076 I am wondering if anyone has recent experience with a diesel to electric repower? I know past post
Baking Soda For Cleaning Fiberglass? Ducati at 3:43am 09.16.10 Ask All Sailors 7/7823 Was wondering if baking soda could be used for cleaning the topsides of our boat? No ugly chemica
Hunter 18 - new ladorry at 10:31pm 09.15.10 Smaller Boats 1/1274 Thinking about buying the new 18' Hunter Sailboat/daysailer. Wondering if anyone out there already
3qm dipstick guidera48 at 9:29pm 09.15.10 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1998 I have just started looking at my 3QM engine and checking the oil was my first job. I found the dips

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Bilge drain plug Tally Ho at 4:29pm 11.03.21
Anyone use a boat broker by name Knot10? Phil Herring at 4:27pm 11.03.21 Wait, Khot10 is his name?
Zinc anode life, use of hanging zinc? jssailem at 4:19pm 11.03.21
Hunter 23 reefing hook kappykaplan at 4:17pm 11.03.21 @Daryl V , the OP hasn't been seen since Nov 2020.
EV-100 Autopilot 4000Mk2 Wheel Drive Repair jaysweet at 4:10pm 11.03.21 Interesting question: how hard would it be to have this black plastic ring made for you (out of meta
Anyone thinking of selling their 275? Codybear at 4:04pm 11.03.21 Hi Peggy, welcome to the site. I think this is the only reasonable place for fellow C275'ers to tal
Single handing (3) Will Gilmore at 3:58pm 11.03.21 The winch I have is mast mounted, just above the entrance of the main halyard into the mast. I'm s
Saturated rudder dmax at 3:54pm 11.03.21 I agree, both times I've encountered water in the rudder I've elected to go with a new one from Foss
Saturated rudder shemandr at 3:44pm 11.03.21 As FastOlson said, the internal grid structure is either drilled or more likely welded to the rudde
Hunter 23 reefing hook Daryl V at 3:44pm 11.03.21 Hello, I have the same set up on my 23.5... did you find the right reefing hook... i am looking als
Second halyard stern hoisted dinghy dlochner at 3:42pm 11.03.21 A photo would help. Folks use halyards to hoist people, dinghies and all sorts of stuff. The quest
Second halyard stern hoisted dinghy smokey73 at 3:39pm 11.03.21 Picture?
Shaft Shark Experience and Opinions and Confirming Diameter of Catalina 310 prop shaft pk104 at 3:31pm 11.03.21 I installed a Shaft Shark after a season when we pickup fishing line and lost docking lines in our p
Saturated rudder dlochner at 3:20pm 11.03.21 Worked fine for me. Description of 5200 from the 3M site: This high-performance polyurethane adhesi
Has anyone used short vertical battens on a Doyle Sail on a Hunter with an in mast furling main? shemandr at 3:18pm 11.03.21 I had full length vertical battens on my H356. My sailmaker called them VB 1.0. They were round an
CE certificate for Hunter 466? Eleftherios G at 3:10pm 11.03.21 Welcome to the forum!! Page 38 of the 466 owner's manual manual Generic Section_Large Boats (sailb
Stern rail for 26S stickinthemud57 at 3:08pm 11.03.21 Sorry, but cody_cody did want it and it has been delivered. The folks at Railmakers are great, so go
Saturated rudder dmax at 3:07pm 11.03.21 This is correct, except for using 5200. The sealant needs to be flexible to accommodate the differe
Stern rail for 26S srimes at 3:01pm 11.03.21 I have a stern rail from my '94 26S that I have removed and have no plans to re-install. If you can
CE certificate for Hunter 466? sail sfbay at 3:01pm 11.03.21 Welcome to the forum!! Page 38 of the 466 owner's manual manual Generic Section_Large Boats (sailbo

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