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hunter 23.5 to 26 jbreland at 10:34am 08.20.09 Smaller Boats 7/2282 I currently have a hunter 23.5 and am thinking I might want to move up to a 26 or 260. does anyone
O'Day 221 roadstarmedic at 8:14am 08.20.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1233 Can anyone tell me the draft of an O'Day 221 ? Also I very green with sailboats, could anyone offer
DS 45 depthsounder cover Roger Long at 7:02am 08.20.09 Ask All Sailors 5/4591 The cover for my Standard Communications DS45 depthsounder just broke and I learned that they are no
Outboard motor length David575 at 6:59am 08.20.09 Mid-Size Boats 5/3329 I recently acquired a Catalina 27, 1979 model. I need to purchase an outboard motor and don't know
West MI stainless weld shop DougM at 6:45am 08.20.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2053 Does anyone have recommendations for a weld shop that does stainless fabricarion in Northwestern Mic
Side Stay tomking at 6:25am 08.20.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1104 I own a 1985 192 Oday, one of the two bolts on my standing rigging that holds my side stay has broke
Racing tactics (1) Tim R. at 5:14am 08.20.09 Ask All Sailors 9/1957 How badly do you want to win? Risk boat and crew? These guys do. This is video clip is from the T
Can the arch be removed jagard at 2:17am 08.20.09 Mid-Size Boats 4/1473 I am purchasing an H340 and will need to ship it to my home. The transporter would like me to remove
mast lowering instruction on Schock 25 pmc005 at 8:46pm 08.19.09 Other Sailboats 0/1314 Does anyone knows how to properly lower the mast on a Schock 25 sailboat? any instructions would be
Points of sail for Hunter Vision Mike H. at 8:27pm 08.19.09 Big Boats 10/2014 We have a Hunter Vision 36. It's a fractional rig, free standing mast and the mast is so far forwar
Oday 222 or 23? raphski at 8:20pm 08.19.09 Day Sailers 10/4339 I recently sold my first boat a West Wight Potter 19 and am interested in a Oday 222 or 23. Our fami
Navigation lights. Incandescent to LED (2) Hermit Scott at 8:15pm 08.19.09 Ask All Sailors 30/6501 I have to get my navigation lights working. I only have 250 amp hours worth of batteries and a 35 am
New Owner of a Ranger 26 greasy_snipe at 7:52pm 08.19.09 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 1/3159 Hi I've just purchased a 1971 R-26. This forum was a huge help when I went to look at her and help
Need Health ins for cruisers fourtylove at 7:52pm 08.19.09 Big Boats 4/1210 My wife and I planned to retire and go crusing until I checked on health ins, I'm 60 and very health
Macgregor 25 trunk question iammp at 7:39pm 08.19.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1863 Hello all, I am looking at a 82 macgregor 25, and the trunk inside the cabin looked a little odd t
Older 1988 MacGregor parts dsedenka at 6:47pm 08.19.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/2624 I am looking for several parts, dagger board, forestay for roller furling, and a table for a 1988 26
broken forestay in furler help JimGeddes at 6:13pm 08.19.09 Ask All Sailors 9/7895 I have a tall rigged catalina 27 and wile i was unfurling my sail today my forestay broke. It looks
Novice Question keaveny at 5:42pm 08.19.09 Ask All Sailors 38/11213 So I have wanted to sail for some time, but know virtually nothing of it. I mean I have been on a sa
Genoa rigging poppy at 5:39pm 08.19.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1446 Does anyone have sketches or photos of 150 genoa rigging (ie, are folks using tracks or blocks, and
Forward hatch for Hunter 27 sean mcgrath at 5:31pm 08.19.09 The Cherubini Hunters 11/6581 Does anybody know where I can find a replacement forward hatch for a Cherubini Hunter 27. Thanks fo

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Hank on vs Furler Help/Information Wanted DeniseO30 at 12:15pm 04.16.22 I used to single hand my O'Day 30 for about 10 years gave up on having friends and family learn to s
Water intrusion at rudder stock. HalfAfloatDave at 12:14pm 04.16.22 Howdy, what model are we talking about, and where exactly is this? Looks/ sounds like the upper rud
Managing the water ballast in my Hunter 240 Crazy Dave Condon at 12:11pm 04.16.22 Never except for launch or retrieve onto trailer. Never heel more than 12-14 degrees max
Tahatsu 6hp Sailpro for my Hunter 240 Crazy Dave Condon at 12:07pm 04.16.22 Good choice for the boat
Hunter 240 Payload Capacity Crazy Dave Condon at 12:05pm 04.16.22 @Dolphin55 unsafe with 8 adults. I was involved with wedesign.the design
Managing the water ballast in my Hunter 240 Dolphin55 at 12:05pm 04.16.22 Makes sense. Perhaps that is why tacking was so difficult when I had a crew of 8 last time. We were
Managing the water ballast in my Hunter 240 Crazy Dave Condon at 11:57am 04.16.22 Second @rgranger the original plans came from me. The only time to open valve is putting boat in an
240 fender location when docking Crazy Dave Condon at 11:55am 04.16.22 Stores sell long dock fender material that ca be permanently installed. If in a marina, get permiss
Yet another LiFePo4 query Hayden Watson at 11:54am 04.16.22 in ACR is specifically designed for lead acid voltages, it cannot be put between a lithium iron pho
1994 Hunter 23.5 - Motor Mount replacement Crazy Dave Condon at 11:52am 04.16.22 Spoke with poster. Confirmed aluminum embedded plates in fiberglass. Suggested buying wood bracket
Perkins 4.107 or 4.108 fuel lines jon hansen at 11:35am 04.16.22 john, my 66, 107 has different lines than the early 80's 107 my bud gave me for a parts engine whe
Hank on vs Furler Help/Information Wanted jmczzz at 11:31am 04.16.22 that is a confirming comment, thanks. it also agrees with my thinking. a 26 is not too big for me to
What anchor and rode will physically fit the bow and anchor locker? fox9988 at 11:29am 04.16.22 Where do you plan to anchor? See post #7. I bought 100' of 5/16 HT chain. Rocna Vulcan 33lb orde
Anchor locker leaks Ralph Johnstone at 11:21am 04.16.22 Welcome to my world @jaysweet . I have never heard of anyone else with this problem until your post
Hank on vs Furler Help/Information Wanted jssailem at 11:03am 04.16.22 :plus: With @DArcy Hank on are still the simplest management tool for good sailing with a locker of
Hank on vs Furler Help/Information Wanted jmczzz at 10:57am 04.16.22 Putting the headsail back on the furler is pretty straight forward. Attach the halyard to the top o
Hank on vs Furler Help/Information Wanted DArcy at 10:47am 04.16.22 Putting the headsail back on the furler is pretty straight forward. Attach the halyard to the top of
Hank on vs Furler Help/Information Wanted Hello Below at 10:45am 04.16.22 but i keep seeing the visions of the tattered and ripped apart roller headsails in the aftermath of
Managing the water ballast in my Hunter 240 rgranger at 10:40am 04.16.22 Whoa !!! you absolutely need to close the valve. And be sure the valve gasket is not leaking. Wh
Perkins 4.107 or 4.108 fuel lines jssailem at 10:35am 04.16.22 I am thinking the same thing. 4107 and 4108 use same lines. Jay has moved on from Pacific Power. H

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