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tightening the inmast main sail fullsails at 5:30pm 09.09.09 Mid-Size Boats 6/2236 My wife and I are very new to the sailing game. Purchased a 2005 Hunter 27 this summer. We noticed
Oday 23 - plywood panel in bilge behind compression post rtrimmer at 4:39pm 09.09.09 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1523 Looking forward in the bilge, there is/was a small piece of plywood fiberglassed in the bottom of th
Black Soot On Transom kloudie1 at 4:24pm 09.09.09 Ask All Sailors 8/3168 We were sailing last spring on South River around Thomas Point Light on the Chesapeake and noticed a
Pop up top restraints Ron Q at 4:12pm 09.09.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2025 After 50 years my wife and I have decided to sail again and have purchased a 1985 Mac 25. The boat i
Looking for a 260 Gregg9020 at 3:23pm 09.09.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1203 In California. Am I living a pipe dream?? I ccan't find one in Cali anywhere. I am deciding wet
Legend 37.5 Water Tank Replacement Steve Carpman22174 at 1:10pm 09.09.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1003 Has anyone replaced the water tank on a Legend 37.5? If yes, where was the replacement tank purcha
Engine Fails to Turn Over Sometimes Steve Carpman22174 at 1:00pm 09.09.09 Big Boats 14/2364 We are having a problem starting the engine in our Legend 37.5. The problem we are experiencing is i
White Smoke from 1995-3GM30F James Dugan at 12:37pm 09.09.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1358 While comming in this weekend, we were at 2800 RPM's heading directly into 8 knot wind pulling my 8'
Cabin Floor renom2 at 12:12pm 09.09.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1331 I have an ODay 25 and just noticed that when I step belowdecks it sometimes flexs a little. Being m
finally ready to tackle the hoses Shooter II at 11:41am 09.09.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/2556 Peggie, I am finally about to act to change out the hoses on the boat, an '83 H31. I am following yo
Fiberglass Repair-Vancouver Area morris at 11:34am 09.09.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1516 Anyone know the best craftspeople for fiberglass hull repair in the general Vancouver, BC area?
Search for Cat 27 to buy delandz at 11:06am 09.09.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1453 I am looking for a Catalina 27, mid late 80's or early 90's model w/ wheel steering, inboard eng. s
small Blue Water boat cedarpoint at 10:34am 09.09.09 Ask All Sailors 43/9677 So, sailing the ocean blue in a Mac25 is uncomfortable at best and life threatening at worst, and th
Installing AC on Hunter 33.5 bugsboat at 10:27am 09.09.09 Mid-Size Boats 5/3853 Has anyone installed air conditioning on a 1988 Hunter 33.5? I am considering doing this myself and
Macgregor rudders CPCLIPPER at 10:18am 09.09.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/3955 Looking for someone that has an orginial rudder for a 1974 25' venture / macgregor and the true meas
Macerating head packman at 10:13am 09.09.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/2467 Hi Peggy, I'm shopping for a new head, Can you recommend a good electric macerating head for my L27?
Vision 32 Side Window, NEW T. Allen at 9:58am 09.09.09 Mid-Size Boats 0/1014 I found a new starboard side window for a 1989 Hunter Vision-32. It is available at http://www.bound
Compass Pedestal The Baber Family at 4:56am 09.09.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1257 Looking for a replacement pedestal mounted compass for a 32' Morgan... Some one stole the compass th
Clam Shell Ventilator Kerbs at 9:27am 09.09.09 Big Boats 1/1174 Looking for a clam shell vent cover for the diesel fuel tank vent port for my 2009 Hunter 36...thank
Help a fellow sailor with a dream JimGeddes at 8:33am 09.09.09 Ask All Sailors 38/6240

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Hank on vs Furler Help/Information Wanted stickinthemud57 at 4:51pm 04.19.22 Tally, I did just that with my Hunter 170. That furler did not have a foil, so partial deployment o
How much does your slip cost per foot and what is included dLj at 4:36pm 04.19.22 Interested to see fred1diver's response. There's a coop marina in Baltimore, MD near us - Anchorag
Fresh water flush Tally Ho at 4:31pm 04.19.22
Newbie questions Tally Ho at 4:26pm 04.19.22 Do you have a Hunter (noted in your avatar) or a Beneteau (you posted this in the Beneteau forum)?
Hank on vs Furler Help/Information Wanted Tally Ho at 4:23pm 04.19.22 Right now, I am mostly a day sailor, so a furler is easy and convenient. At some point, I hope to S
Need to install gates in lifelines.. Crimper suggestions ? dlochner at 4:03pm 04.19.22 Hi Dave On my life lines the spliced eye at each end is a larger diameter than the eye (that it is
Hank on vs Furler Help/Information Wanted stickinthemud57 at 4:03pm 04.19.22 Something that I do to more closely approach the ease of roller furling is to stow my foresail in a
Need to install gates in lifelines.. Crimper suggestions ? garymalmgren at 4:00pm 04.19.22 Hi Dave On my life lines the spliced eye at each end is a larger diameter than the eye (that it is l
Need to install gates in lifelines.. Crimper suggestions ? dlochner at 3:56pm 04.19.22 Barnicle Bill has hit the nail. The trouble with the remote rigger suggestion is that you cannot ju
Need to install gates in lifelines.. Crimper suggestions ? garymalmgren at 3:52pm 04.19.22 Barnicle Bill has hit the nail. The trouble with the remote rigger suggestion is that you cannot jus
Hank on vs Furler Help/Information Wanted Barnacle Bill at 3:33pm 04.19.22 Comments about furling the sail to the point that you wrap the sheet around the headstay a few wraps
C310 anchor light ( Top of mast ) light specification valcour at 3:33pm 04.19.22 Some of the early ones were not visible at the required distance based on vessel length. Most of th
Need to install gates in lifelines.. Crimper suggestions ? Barnacle Bill at 3:15pm 04.19.22 I do this for a living and there are 4 basic ways of attaching ends on to cables. For lifelines, C
Low oil indicator fading in and out jviss at 2:53pm 04.19.22 The oil pressure switch stops the electric pump in case there is no oil circulation to save the eng
Tahatsu 6hp Sailpro for my Hunter 240 (1) patbratton at 2:36pm 04.19.22 It takes a long arm. I dial up he resistance knob so that is will hold a straight heading and then s
Low oil indicator fading in and out JoeWhite at 2:33pm 04.19.22 There is a 1000 ohm resistor in series with the soanalert that is located near the electric fuel pum
C310 anchor light ( Top of mast ) light specification bulbcreekfarm at 2:21pm 04.19.22 The biggest draw on my batteries overnight, besides the fridge, is the filament anchor light. An L
Need to install gates in lifelines.. Crimper suggestions ? dlochner at 2:16pm 04.19.22 He put an Amazon link in the original post. Here is a link to the manufacturer's description: ht
Need to install gates in lifelines.. Crimper suggestions ? Maine Sail at 2:13pm 04.19.22 He put an Amazon link in the original post. Here is a link to the manufacturer's description: ht
Need to install gates in lifelines.. Crimper suggestions ? Richard19068 at 2:05pm 04.19.22 He put an Amazon link in the original post. Here is a link to the manufacturer's description: ht

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