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Boat transport higgs at 8:19pm 03.04.24 Ask All Sailors 3/273 I am considering buying a Mystic 20 in FL that has no trailer. Asking price is very attractive. I
water maker: taking the fresh water line to the main water pump? xavpil at 3:51pm 03.04.24 Ask All Sailors 6/293 instead to taking the newly made fresh water line to the water tank, my installer recommended to tak
9.2C relocation Chris Cockcroft at 10:24am 03.04.24 S2 4/426 I am currently in very early stages of relocating my 1984 9.2C. I am looking at a company that will
Hunter Propeller Anode FShab at 8:56am 03.04.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 33/1231 Hi all, I have a 1994 Hunter 29.5 and I am told my propeller is missing an anode. but when I look at
Electrifying my small sailboat? Clause8897 at 6:55am 03.04.24 Ask All Sailors 12/610 Grateful for thoughts on the idea of using this as a "house battery" for my 19' West Wight Potter. I
Linings cleaning (2) Yann85 at 1:44am 03.04.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/414 How do you clean the linings on your Hunters? Our Hunter is from 1991, the linings are made of a ma
Hunter 170 quiggers at 6:26pm 03.03.24 Trailer Sailors 15/981 Hello, I have been looking for quite some time for a daysailer to get my avid youngsters more time
sadly disappointed in Weems and Plath . . MitchM at 2:48pm 03.03.24 Ask All Sailors 4/888 over the past 48 years since 1976, each one of my sailboats has been equipped with 'life
Replace keel Bolts on B 41S5 1990 georgetheleo at 2:31pm 03.03.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/472 Im thinking of replacing the keel bolts on my 1990 Beneteau 41S5 wing Iron Keel. ANY info here on si
Old AC compressor used for Refrigerator? (3) Anchor Lady at 10:53am 03.03.24 Ask All Sailors 2/212 Hello all- I may have one for you: My old 1980 Oday 30 once had a compressor hooked up the the frid
Why NOT Take a Hunter Sailboat on an Ocean Crossing Prairie Virgin Sailor at 10:51am 03.03.24 Ask All Sailors 26/1386 I am very new to sailing and am very seriously considering buying a Hunter sailboat. For my MOST LI
How to convert to tiller steering from wheel steering for Catalina 250... johnv4 at 10:09am 03.03.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/314
Safety Debrief tailboom at 6:28am 03.03.24 Catalina 22 2/459 As many of us are preparing for a new season of sailing (my second) here is another good safety vide
Beneteau 423 Mast height measurement Riverdaze at 4:01pm 03.02.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/521 I want to be sure of the mast height on my 2007 423 before I venture out on an ICW route. Anyone hav
NEW POST AS OF MARCH 2, 2024--Line for "boom topping lift" measured length and material required for 1989 Hunter 30 ? steveebryant at 11:47am 03.02.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/701 I need to replace my boom topping lift line. What would you recommend for such a line and at what l
Sourcing Diesel Fuel Line dkinzer at 11:40am 03.02.24 Ask All Sailors 5/268 I am planning for a project to replace all of the fuel lines on the Yanmar 4JH4E on our Hunter 41AC.
NEW PORT LIGHTS twodzusfittings at 10:40am 03.02.24 Ask All Sailors 16/622 30 O'day 1983. Having searched online for replacement port lights, I need to find alternatives due t
Room for VHF wire under compression post (3) andrewbredow at 10:02am 03.02.24 Catalina 310 3/478 I'm in the process of running a new coaxial cable for a masthead VHF antenna. The issue I'm running
SOLAR Activity. Largest Sunspots this cycle could be seen using eclipse glasses (3) jssailem at 7:09am 03.02.24 Weather and Forecasting 0/152 CAUTION: LOOKING AT THE SUN CAN BLIND YOU IF YOUR EYES ARE NOT PROTECTED. The news from the STCE i
Battery combiner, is this best? (3) bob45 at 4:20am 03.02.24 Ask All Sailors 23/926

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What are these tracks used for? (1) sailcapt340 at 5:09am 07.07.24
What are these tracks used for? thinwater at 4:49am 07.07.24 Tracks for a smaller jib that you don't have. If the sheet leads through the a block on the rail-mou
What are these tracks used for? sailme88 at 4:37am 07.07.24 Might be tracks for a self tending jib..
What are these tracks used for? (1) Will Gilmore at 4:18am 07.07.24 They appear, from the tight photo angle, to be in a very bad location for a headsail sheet. Where wo
Trident propane sensor fail CYQK at 3:32am 07.07.24 dlochner thks for the reply you do have skills will phone trident on monday
Looking at an s2 7.9 kappykaplan at 3:21am 07.07.24 Such is boat life . . . At least her parts are going somewhere useful. :beer:
Water Tank Replacement or Removal Jim Legere at 3:20am 07.07.24 Water Tank Fix
Looking at an s2 7.9 (1) SailingLoto at 3:15am 07.07.24 Well, years later now and it has been given to me. Unfortunately, she's well beyond saving. The h
What are these tracks used for? dlochner at 2:47am 07.07.24 Jib tracks for a very small headsail, such as a 90% jib or a storm jib. They would be rarely used.
What are these tracks used for? duck21 at 8:04pm 07.06.24 On my boat there is a little "car' with a block that slides along the track in order to tune the ang
What are these tracks used for? DArcy at 8:04pm 07.06.24 Those tracks could be for staysail or jib sheets. It looks like you sheet your genoa to the toe rail
Interior stain color for 1994 Hunter 40.5 JamesG161 at 6:28pm 07.06.24 For the walls and cabinets: Dalys Seafin Teak Oil :plus::plus: Jim...
Hunter 380 non-skid paint VanIslandGuy at 5:57pm 07.06.24 Interdeck gray. Works and looks great. Any special prep working with interdeck? Did it roll on
376 Courtesy light/ cockpit lighting billmc at 5:35pm 07.06.24 Thank you both, I will have a look tomorrow to see what I can find. I'd love to think the light work
376 Courtesy light/ cockpit lighting (1) duck21 at 5:19pm 07.06.24 Our 1996 376 has a switch on the crown of the instrument panel. Our external lamp has never worked p
Interior stain color for 1994 Hunter 40.5 Rich Stidger at 5:14pm 07.06.24 OK, @smokey73 , AKA Dan, I looked into my archives of random and often useless h40.5 notes, and I ha
CITRISTRIP to strip varnish? jviss at 4:42pm 07.06.24 I just want to do my toerails and taffrail. I was thinking I'd mask off, strip it with this stuff,
Interior stain color for 1994 Hunter 40.5 jssailem at 4:13pm 07.06.24 Smokey, you might also consider a bit of Fruitwood in the mix. Also leave a bit of room for the varn
Interior stain color for 1994 Hunter 40.5 jssailem at 4:10pm 07.06.24 Rich...I like the cut of your jib.:biggrin: :laugh::laugh::laugh::beer:
Bilge Keel on a hunter 22 Darwinless at 3:33pm 07.06.24 Thanks for all the words guys! The boat is currently on a trailer in Panacea Fl and I live an hour a

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