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Transmission Repair Shop Recommendation - South Jersey, PA, DE, MD Ward H at 7:26pm 01.02.22 Ask All Sailors 11/2759 The Hurth HBW 50 tranny in my C30 started slipping badly near the end of the season. I checked the l
41DS GPS Antenna Location dkinzer at 6:13pm 01.02.22 Big Boats 7/1203 Our new-to-us 2007 41DS is outfitted with mostly Raymarine electronics: E80 Classic Chart Plotter
Hole in the cabin floor beside step? Does anyone know what it for? (1) ingramsail at 5:57pm 01.02.22 Smaller Boats 30/3518 201442
Florida members Charles Erwin at 5:45pm 01.02.22 Ask All Sailors 1/1048 Would like references for resort with sailing possible in the Keys Charles
Barbed hose fittings Shaw_2112 at 4:41pm 01.02.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1571 I'm replacing all the gate valves in my 28.5 with ball valves and several of the barbed hose fitting
H260 in the Classifieds Section Tedd at 3:37pm 01.02.22 Smaller Boats 3/1116 Does anybody know anything about the H260 currently advertised on this site? I've been trying to con
Hunter 34 chain plate inspection (3) Capt Robbie at 3:01pm 01.02.22 Big Boats 6/2173 I have a 1983 hunter 34 and Became a little concerned After reading other post about the potential c
Companionway step cracked due to weight of keel (3) IASailor at 11:49am 01.02.22 Catalina 22 19/3193 Well, Happy New Year everyone. I've been reading here and there but haven't been posting. This has b
WTB: Replacement control "puck" for Lewmar 2.2kW 12v TT Thruster (1) flightlead404 at 11:29am 01.02.22 Big Boats 2/854 Mine failed the other day entering slip at Marathon. Had to shade tree engineer a temporary replace
H34 roller furler Jim szczublewski at 10:41am 01.02.22 Big Boats 3/1624 happy new year everyone! looking for recommendations for a new roller furler for my H34? just a l
Pulling the trigger on a 1974 Alden Dolphin 47...... kj4fec at 10:23am 01.02.22 Ask All Sailors 12/4958 Getting ready to pull the trigger on a 74 alden dolphn 47. She has been stripped of all floors. A
Review of H260 RolfSail at 10:08am 01.02.22 Smaller Boats 2/1468 FYI: Good Old Boat Magazine has a review of the H260 in their Jan/Feb issue.. pg 8
Re-rigging a Flying Scot (halyards led aft) MNIAW at 9:10am 01.02.22 Trailer Sailors 5/1941 Anybody done it? I fly solo most days and it's a real pain to have to leave the tiller to move forwa
electric toilet for Beneteau 323 LynnM at 9:08am 01.02.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2450 Want a nice one hopefully elongated.
Tiller (vs) Outboard Magic (2) John Marrone at 7:37am 01.02.22 Catalina 22 13/2909 Well, an overnight New Year spent at our Caladesi Island State Park Marina was a wonderful experienc
Legacy New Posts not working shemandr at 5:05am 01.02.22 Forum Help (Site Talk) 15/2878 This AM Sunday I can't get my New Posts feature to work. All I get is a fast menu bar flash and the
Doesn't know where things are. Light air at 4:47am 01.02.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/4762 I just bought an 85 Hunter 25.5. The seller was the 2nd owner but had her for at least the last 10
Instrument issue / Chartplotter / GPS Fix (1) Fred Aloha at 6:29pm 01.01.22 Ask All Sailors 10/3513 I have a raymarine A75 chartplotter. Every time I start the engine (last year only, before, it was o
Beneteau 411 plans or CAD file ojaiBeneteau411 at 5:15pm 01.01.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1953
Just committed to a "new boat" Light air at 3:58pm 01.01.22 Trailer Sailors 3/1957 Just made the deal on a '84 25.5 Hunter. Needs some cleaning but nothing structural. She has a 9.9

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Winterising Project_Mayhem at 6:25am 11.06.24 I got a strong recommendation to use -100F antifreeze from a marine mechanic friend. WM and the yard
Dammit, Jim (1) JamesG161 at 6:22am 11.06.24 Models agree today. Hurricane Rafael dies in the Gulf as it turns Westward. :clap:
Hunter 26/260 trailers caverun at 3:52am 11.06.24 For those who might want to have a trailer built, the H260 trailer specs and measurements are listed
Turnbuckle lubricant? justsomeguy at 7:39pm 11.05.24 just when they are moved? I'd give 'em a drop or two a couple days before adjustments.
Steering cable Davidasailor26 at 7:03pm 11.05.24 Not much can go wrong with the cable. Run a lightly oiled tissue along it carefully to check for bro
Overturned Mac???? smokey73 at 6:35pm 11.05.24 I'm a little confused. Are you saying there were 6 people out sailing and the boat rolled over and
Steering cable Don S/V ILLusion at 5:57pm 11.05.24
Heat Pump Winterizing quadrille38 at 5:48pm 11.05.24 I have a Hunter Legend 40.5 with two heat pumps. They have a common intake and separate discharges
Turnbuckle lubricant? MFD at 5:45pm 11.05.24 Stainless certainly can gall. +1 on manufacturer directions all the way down just spit on it. ;) A
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Project_Mayhem at 4:59pm 11.05.24 I presume you mean a cutoff hose sucking from a bucket of antifreeze, not a pressurized hose from a
Dammit, Jim (1) JamesG161 at 4:39pm 11.05.24 Hurricane Hunters in storm now Report 75 kt winds. .
Overturned Mac???? stickinthemud57 at 4:19pm 11.05.24 It is a 26 and was towed to the mooring It is sad. But why would anyone take a McGregor 26 or sim
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Davidasailor26 at 2:40pm 11.05.24 Good point. Most of the water would drain away from the highest point. Or at least try to. I have a
Retrofit Generator Quasimotor at 2:20pm 11.05.24 Johann, I can't thank you enough for all that precious information! I will look into all these ite
Left over Cetol up for grabs kemsa51 at 1:18pm 11.05.24 Thanks! It was a mix of blind luck, the internet and maybe a bit of help from the gods of sailing.
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Project_Mayhem at 1:06pm 11.05.24 Yes, with it being above the waterline there are no spills at all. Some people also use it for easy
Removing M25-XP Exhaust Riser (1) Project_Mayhem at 12:54pm 11.05.24 Here's an actual pic
Overturned Mac???? Richard19068 at 12:54pm 11.05.24 Looks like a 26X. I assume it was towed to the mooring ball? I guess the positive flotation did
Varnishing difficulties. dlochner at 12:44pm 11.05.24 Good query, Neal. I have not experienced any problems. I am not rubbing the cloth on the surface. I
Varnishing difficulties. jssailem at 12:27pm 11.05.24 Good query, Neal. I have not experienced any problems. I am not rubbing the cloth on the surface. I

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