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H280 To Winch or Not To Winches (2) Crusty Ol Salt at 12:50pm 12.24.21 Mid-Size Boats 22/4069 So last night I was down on the boat tinkering, cleaning and, who I am kidding, I was basically doin
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year (1) Claude L.-Auger at 12:39pm 12.24.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1004 To all of you old and new participants on this forum. Very best of the Season. May 2022 see us out o
Self tailing winches grangehill at 11:02am 12.24.21 Smaller Boats 31/4186 Has anyone added self tailing winches to their H 260 and if so is it worth it ? Also has anyone adde
Merry Christmas Alansails at 10:43am 12.24.21 Catalina 310 2/559 Eileen and I wish everyone a Very Merry Christmas and A Great New Year, Hoping for Fair Winds and Fo
Doing bottom work on a trailer grangehill at 10:31am 12.24.21 Smaller Boats 11/1486 Hello all , we just purchased a 1999 H 260 , the previous owner has taken excellent care and attenti
Sailor skills. - KNOTS jssailem at 9:23am 12.24.21 Sails Call Lounge 6/1318 McDonald Brummel Splice McDonald's quick Brummel splice for hollow braid rope. Putting a quick but s
First Time in Gusts patbratton at 7:49am 12.24.21 Smaller Boats 22/2404 My son and I went out on our H240 Tuesday. The winds were 15 mph, gusting to 20. I reefed the main a
125 Genoa hollyclouse at 4:40am 12.24.21 Mid-Size Boats 7/1413 Am looking for a gently used 125 genoa for my 27 Tall. Anyone have one that they are willing to par
Cal 2-27 galley dish storage (1) ricksoth at 10:40pm 12.23.21 Cal 2/1332 Are there any 2-27 owners in this group that can share a photo or describe their boat's dish storage
Companion way slide (1) Ingram at 6:57pm 12.23.21 Smaller Boats 2/927 Question is their a use for these holes covering the track
WHAT'S IN YOUR STOCKING (WALLET)? twodzusfittings at 4:33pm 12.23.21 Bigger Boats 9/1406 It is that time of year when our babies are either sitting in the frigid waters of their docks, surr
Standing Rigging ivieto at 12:59pm 12.23.21 Ask All Sailors 6/717
"Dress" your T'giving or Christmas turkey for the beach (1) Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:42am 12.23.21 Sails Call Lounge 3/501 201166
Difficulty heaving to in a Hunter 45 Charlotte Ann at 3:34am 12.23.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/1545 Can anyone give me some advise on how to heave to in my 2006 Hunter 45? I'm having difficulty keepin
H 34 deck organizers Db421 at 7:26pm 12.22.21 Big Boats 4/833 The sheaves on my '86 h34 deck organizers are crumbling due to uv damage. I measured the sheaves an
Fumoto drain valve? Justin_NSA at 6:16am 12.22.21 Engines and Propulsion 8/1176 I saw an '07 post on this that is locked. Some members on my Subaru forum are installing them. I hav
Gelcoat cracks CharlieAnn at 7:04pm 12.21.21 Mid-Size Boats 7/2333 How do I fix 1997 hunter 310 gelcoat cracks?
Best to lift a Core Sound 17 with large Davits (2) videorov at 4:53pm 12.21.21 Day Sailers 8/1270 It doesn't have D ring lifting points so Im thinking large 3 inch wide heavy duty loop straps hook
H23 bilge weep/limber holes pale519 at 3:45pm 12.21.21 Smaller Boats 1/618
1987 Catalina 22 SK Cockpit Vinyl Cushions John Marrone at 12:55pm 12.21.21 Catalina 22 1/769 Time to update the Cockpit with comfortable Vinyl that is easy to clean, mildew and UV resistant, et

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Turnbuckle lubricant? dLj at 5:54pm 11.04.24 The best anti-galling compound for stainless on stainless threaded fasteners that I've ever used is:
Recommendations for LED steaming/deck light (1) Straycat22296 at 5:51pm 11.04.24 Hella Marine 8504 Masthead/Floodlight I replaced my original steaming / deck light with this. The de
Oday28 Clutch Cargo at 5:17pm 11.04.24 Unfortunately, I will not be heading up to my boat (she is on the hard) until Saturday. if you can
Hunter 26/260 trailers Crazy Dave Condon at 4:49pm 11.04.24 @Rick Webb thank you for the referral. The website lists only the h240 but did leave a message to
Chart plotter issues (Raymarine L1250) shemandr at 4:43pm 11.04.24 Just note that those of you who want the latest and the greatest that works for maybe five years. T
Dammit, Jim shemandr at 4:18pm 11.04.24 it would be nice if there were a fat lady to sing. 'Cause it gets late early out there and then no
Left over Cetol up for grabs TimFromLI at 3:56pm 11.04.24 You might want to pick up some bloxygen. That and some quart cans might allow you to store it a litt
Dammit, Jim kappykaplan at 3:46pm 11.04.24 Basically... both models indicate Dammit Jim... or just Jim... Just goes to show us that hurri
Chart plotter issues (Raymarine L1250) kappykaplan at 3:38pm 11.04.24 Assuming the unit is 14 years old, it doesn't owe you anything and is well past its planned support
Hunter 26/260 trailers Rick Webb at 3:23pm 11.04.24 Sail Trailers
GOB Gone? Blitz at 2:37pm 11.04.24 for those of you that downloaded GOB issues How many issues were there in 2024? I got issue 155 - M
Varnishing difficulties. Blitz at 2:27pm 11.04.24 Tack cloth... You can buy them or make them. They are a useful tool to improve the quality of your
Turnbuckle lubricant? thinwater at 1:43pm 11.04.24 We are talking about TWO DIFFERENT THINGS HERE. You do NOT use the same lubricant for both. Bronze/
Left over Cetol up for grabs Don S/V ILLusion at 1:33pm 11.04.24
Bowsprit damage repair on Catalina 30 marek416 at 1:26pm 11.04.24 Considering the forces on the standing rigging, can this damage cause a catastrophic failure in it
Stuffing box wrench size question yelkenli at 12:48pm 11.04.24 you can see the wear on the shaft (under the stuffing box flax) from years of service Probably 40
Left over Cetol up for grabs BigEasy at 12:15pm 11.04.24 That's A LOT of Cetol!!
Oday28 shemandr at 12:09pm 11.04.24 . Does anyone knows the transom angle of the oday28? You could take it off the line diagram here,
Left over Cetol up for grabs dLj at 11:49am 11.04.24 Having no prior experience refinishing teak and being someone who never fully grasped the concept o
Stuffing box wrench size question dLj at 11:18am 11.04.24 @dLj That is a great web page. :clap: Thanks for posting it. Most welcome It does present a deci

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