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Abacos Bahama Charter Questions breweraz at 1:10pm 10.23.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1928 We are sertting up a 2 week, bareboat, charter out of Abaco Bahamas. There will 4 adults My resu
Unstepping Mast for Winter "on-Hard" Storage Barry7363 at 12:54pm 10.23.09 Ask All Sailors 16/4203 While unstepping the mast when on the hard for "off-season" is optional at our club in Dartmouth Nov
Pearson 26 rusted keel bolts sailorjack707 at 12:51pm 10.23.09 Pearson 5/6985 I just purchased a 1976 Pearson 26 and noticed that the nuts and bolts that hold the keel in place a
Engine Vent Jez-A-Belle at 12:49pm 10.23.09 Big Boats 4/1328 I'm interested in installing a vent to remove heat from the engine on my 2000 Hunter 460. Does anyo
Raising/moving the Mast wufibugs at 10:48am 10.23.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2451 I have a 1986 Hunter 31 and recently flushed some termites from under the mast step. The mast is dec
Raw Water Pump Seal green98tj at 10:15am 10.23.09 Big Boats 3/1643 I need to replace the shaft seal in the raw water pump on my 1986 Yanmar 3GM30F. I have the non-Euro
dutchman wjs at 8:10am 10.23.09 S2 5/1699 I do quiet a bit of sailing on my 9.2A alone....I love the serenity. However bringing down the mai
A Very Versatile Table.... (6) Sumner at 7:17pm 10.22.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2466 I've tried not to post all of the mods I've done as I assume if people are interested they will look
Advice on a PSS dripless. Its leaking! jack boats at 6:40pm 10.22.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/3147 I have a 2001 420CC with a PSS dripless packless stuffing box. The weekend before last I was out o
77' 25 tall rig inspection visit today (1) stx203 at 6:18pm 10.22.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1470 Just viewed the boat I'm considering. She appears in great shape and is really clean and dry. Gelcoa
26X or 26M Edwynn at 5:04pm 10.22.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/3397 I hope this doesn't start a battle, but I'm looking for some input about the pros ' cons of a 26x or
Allan Knighten Allan Knighten at 4:15pm 10.22.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/2002 My stock trailer for a 1994 MacGregor 26S was damaged, and I must find a replacement trailer. Natu
Looking at the macgreor 65 djcoul at 4:00pm 10.22.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/11536 We are looking at buying a boat for living aboard(during summer)and doing some sailing and diving ch
Still needing imput on or new boat purchase djcoul at 3:57pm 10.22.09 Ask All Sailors 3/2211 We are looking at buying a boat for living aboard(during summer)and doing some sailing and diving ch
Repowering. Good or bad idea? MKirk51 at 1:23pm 10.22.09 Ask All Sailors 32/7311
trailer is old Adrian Morris at 12:37pm 10.22.09 Smaller Boats 5/1369 Hunter 19 1995 is in good shape but the original trailer is aging should i look for a new one ? Whe
New Boat bffatcat at 12:28pm 10.22.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1872 Ive been thinking about buying a new boat: Anyone know anything about a Colgate 26
What is the Line exiting from the Side of my boom for? (1) RonRelyea at 12:26pm 10.22.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1516 I've got a 1990 Vision 32 with the jiffy-reef boom .... I believe I have the internal boom lines rig
Which folding prop is the best? Balwin60 at 11:41am 10.22.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/1771 I am keenly interested in installing a 3 blade folding prop on my 1991 Vision 32. I see Gori, Maxi
Islander 44 Plans BillMerr at 10:46am 10.22.09 Islander 4/3495 Hi, I'm new to the web site. I am in the process of buying an Islander 44 that needs a total ref

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What are these... mikeracca at 5:44pm 03.10.22
LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 5:41pm 03.10.22 I've been very active with our C34 forum since 1999. Almost all of our boats came with M25 series
1984 Catalina 30 MK II Tall Rig Kingjim91 at 5:32pm 03.10.22
LiFePo4 Refresh Stu Jackson at 5:26pm 03.10.22 I think I still have one of those Hitachi alternators, the original, gold-painted one that came wit
What are these... Kingjim91 at 4:55pm 03.10.22 Ok in the pics there is some beading made out of a vinyl material and foam or sponge Inside. I have
Haitian refugee boat runs aground in FL Ward H at 4:46pm 03.10.22 Why is this in the Ask All Sailors forum?
Roller Furler - Prep Kingjim91 at 4:46pm 03.10.22 I always drop my sails for winter storage, even though I usually store the boat mast up. In Wiscons
Roller Furler - Prep dlochner at 4:42pm 03.10.22 I might be wrong, it has happened on a few occasion, but I think the original poster means to load
LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 4:36pm 03.10.22 With the old Hitachi alternators the thermistors could only back off the voltage so much. If the LF
3m 4000 Kingjim91 at 4:26pm 03.10.22 Practical Sailor is reporting 3m 4000 is failing after several years. 3m say the product was refor
Roller Furler - Prep fred1diver at 4:15pm 03.10.22 I might be wrong, it has happened on a few occasion, but I think the original poster means to load t
Roller Furler - Prep dlochner at 3:52pm 03.10.22 There is no need in most cases to put the sail on before stepping the mast. In fact, the extra weigh
3m 4000 Hayden Watson at 3:44pm 03.10.22 I used 4000UV last year to bed my new seacock thru-hulls. :banghead::banghead::banghead: I figured
In hull transducer and wax Hayden Watson at 3:22pm 03.10.22
In hull transducer and wax Tally Ho at 3:06pm 03.10.22 I am in the process of installing my third "In the hull" transducer. I have been using the techniq
Roller Furler - Prep Tally Ho at 2:50pm 03.10.22
Houston, we have a Problem - H36 Compression Post (4) chichiflys at 2:50pm 03.10.22 More progress. Was able to cut out the "stump" that was adhered to the keel. Still some cleaning r
Roller Furler - Prep garymalmgren at 2:49pm 03.10.22 Hi Mark. RE: My question: do I need to load the furling jib pre-launch/crane up? The answer is, No
Haitian refugee boat runs aground in FL rgranger at 2:39pm 03.10.22 Prob has more to do with Cold War politics than ethnicity
Winch Maintenance Tally Ho at 2:36pm 03.10.22 @JRT, what winches do you have on your boat? I have found that they are not all the same. I did a v

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