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solar charging system during haulout Slipin Away at 8:55am 04.08.25 Ask All Sailors 7/440 I am going to haul my boat for 6 months. During that time, how should the solar charging system be
B&R rig tuning take 1 SteveHughessails at 8:54am 04.08.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 32/1840 After what some would call a mild winter for us, which included a lot of reading, I am going to atte
Does an '"e" in a Hunter model name indicate a primary electric engine? Bin Voyage at 9:05pm 04.07.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/758 Hi all...does an "e" in a Hunter sailboat model name specify a specific engine setup or other featur
1984 30-2 questions Naitaka2 at 8:32pm 04.07.25 Yamaha 3/664 Hi all! This is my first post as I just bought a 1984 Yamaha 30-2 and this forum is full of helpful
Deck Painting rodhuff at 7:05pm 04.07.25 Ask All Sailors 3/314 Considering painting the white top deck as well as the tan non-skid. Looking for recommendations and
WWP19 keel storage Triangulus at 5:57pm 04.07.25 Trailer Sailors 2/373
Wisps of blue smoke George V at 9:09am 04.07.25 Engines and Propulsion 0/18 I'm looking at buying a 1999 Hunter 430. While looking at the boat the owner started the engine for
Wisps of blue smoke George V at 9:08am 04.07.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/18 I'm looking at buying a 1999 Hunter 430. While looking at the boat the owner started the engine for
Wisps of blue smoke George V at 9:04am 04.07.25 Ask All Sailors 5/584 I'm looking at buying a 1999 Hunter 430. While looking at the boat the owner started the engine for
Mainsail Question vwjim70 at 8:06am 04.07.25 Ask All Sailors 21/1074 Hi all! I am just wondering if a Hunter 23 mainsail will work on an O'Day 25.?.? I know the size is
3GM30F Antifreze out of Injector Chamber (1) Berk at 4:46am 04.07.25 Engines and Propulsion 4/704 Hi everyone, I hope you'll be able to give me some ideas about my situation. Winterized the engine
Cockpit hatch slides? LouisMK at 6:06pm 04.06.25 Bigger Boats 8/750 Has anyone replace the plastic slides that the cockpit hatch slides on? They are currently held in w
Any Mac 19 Owners on Tx Coast? me262 at 4:02pm 04.06.25 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/341 I own a Mac 19 and would like to look at another that is/ has been sailed to see how a few things a
Kiwi Folding Prop- Already corroding after 6 months of use! What shall I do? (3) califun1 at 2:03pm 04.06.25 Ask All Sailors 15/914 Hello we bought a folding prop from Kiwi Prop (out of Marina Del Rey, but was shipped here from NZ)
Engine Start Key Seahawk345 at 11:39am 04.06.25 Mid-Size Boats 8/679 I have a 3YM20 Engine. Only one engine key which I almost lost this spring. On the research Ive bee
Wooden Boat Building Documentary Foswick at 11:02am 04.06.25 Ask All Sailors 2/252 If you are in Ireland or can somehow get TG4 content, I just ran across a cool documentary about woo
Maxwell 22 2 speed winch rebuild parts plealman5 at 6:59am 04.06.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/343 Where can I find rebuild parts for this jib sheet winch and my smaller halyard winches on my 1984 Hu
Alkalinity of bleach and problem with teak? BAD ORCA at 10:12pm 04.05.25 Ask All Sailors 19/917 I have to bleach the surface of my nonskid a couple times a year with a very heavy concentration of
Atlantis resort in Nassau Bahamas kbgunn at 2:54pm 04.05.25 Destinations 2/553 I'm going to Atlantis resort in Nassau at the end of May. I'd like to have a bareboat daysail charte
Selden in mast question (2) Believe H46 at 2:52pm 04.05.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1277 Rigger took mainsail out then ghosted. Went to put it back in (1st for this newbie), which appeared

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Survey of a 331 novodka44 at 4:32pm 07.24.25 The inspector said all is rather well with the boat, I get the written report tomorrow. The boat has
Survey of a 331 BigEasy at 3:40pm 07.24.25 Understood. I am very happy with my inspection. The surveyor will look at it tomorrow. I do b
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. testingthewaters91 at 3:38pm 07.24.25 I ended up ordering the thru hull wrench on Amazon. It should arrive next week. It was about 80 doll
Hunter 23 help D.Courtney at 3:15pm 07.24.25 Thank you. I'm not sure how big or small of a project it is. I think it will be manageable with so
Looking for a used / new mast for a 1991 MacGregor 26C rumfordmarston at 3:15pm 07.24.25
Looking for a used / new mast for a 1991 MacGregor 26C Tally Ho at 3:02pm 07.24.25 Can it be sleeved? Or did you really destroy it ? :banghead: Greg
Help! Idiot Cracked My Gelcoat Tally Ho at 2:55pm 07.24.25
Help! Idiot Cracked My Gelcoat Don S/V ILLusion at 2:54pm 07.24.25 Surprised no one suggested looking at the area from inside the anchor locker before simply assuming
Mac 25 mainsail woes or ok SteveHughessails at 2:46pm 07.24.25
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. Ward H at 2:37pm 07.24.25 I went with a poor man's step wrench when installing my thru hulls. Turns out a brake adjuster to
New to the forum ...3TacksontheWater at 2:10pm 07.24.25 That's a great boat you got, and rare! Congratulations, and welcome aboard! That boat has clearly b
Help! Idiot Cracked My Gelcoat Foswick at 2:05pm 07.24.25 Rich makes a fair suggestion about just covering it up and dealing with it later. However, I wouldn'
Mac 25 mainsail woes or ok Davidasailor26 at 1:31pm 07.24.25
From a Catalina 22 to a 310 (2) ToddL214 at 1:29pm 07.24.25 Here's the link to the "C34 Tech Wiki" I mentioned. Catalina 34 - c34.org Just in case you didn
Help! Idiot Cracked My Gelcoat Rich Stidger at 1:25pm 07.24.25 This doesn't look like a big deal. What I would do is this- It's the middle of the season, and I w
Help! Idiot Cracked My Gelcoat (1) dlochner at 1:19pm 07.24.25 This will be easier to work on when the boat is out of the water, in the meantime get one of these:
Mac 25 mainsail woes or ok (1) Davidasailor26 at 1:09pm 07.24.25
Help! Idiot Cracked My Gelcoat Foswick at 1:07pm 07.24.25 The good news is that I think you are correct that there is no structural damage. What I would do i
Help! Idiot Cracked My Gelcoat Davidasailor26 at 1:04pm 07.24.25
Mac 25 mainsail woes or ok SteveHughessails at 1:03pm 07.24.25 Hi Mark There are no battens, no batten pockets. That logo is black felt pen. :-)

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