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Propane Tank Size Salty at 8:24pm 12.02.08 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1045 I am having difficulties finding a propane tank small enough to fit the tank storage compartment of
Plane clips H37C, see... Ed Schenck at 7:29pm 12.02.08 The Cherubini Hunters 14/1898 video: http://www.tbo.com/video/xml/MGBRB7LB3OF.html Ed called me on Saturday( I was getting marrie
Blake Parts westrong at 5:44pm 12.02.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/5504 Hi Guys, I'm having no luck at all trying to find parts for a couple Baby Blake heads. One head is
Hunter 1999 Model 260 Geri at 5:40pm 12.02.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1336 I recently purchased a 1999 Hunter 260. I noticed that the line that raises and lowers the centerbo
THANKS PHIL and SBO sailormanbigd at 5:34pm 12.02.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1583 Thanks for your help Phil. I am so glad i asked for suggestions on this forum. I recieved an email t
St. Petersburg Boat Show and Strictly Sail Coyote at 4:28pm 12.02.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1434 Greetings All,,, Was curious to see if any of my fellow Hunter Owners will be attending the St. Pe
Bimini for Catalina 270 kczach at 2:09pm 12.02.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/5103 Hi all, I have a 2002 Catalina 270. I am looking for an aft bimini. Is there anything that is p
Owners Manual kristi at 1:44pm 12.02.08 Newport 1/3272 I am looking for an owners manual for a 1974 Newport 28 that I just aquirred. Please respond with an
Sad sign of the times as Hunter dealer closes (1) Scott B at 1:29pm 12.02.08 Sails Call Lounge 16/5519 Angus Yachts of Toronto, a large Hunter dealer in Ontario, has closed its doors. Angus represented
Companionway opinions wanted Roger Long at 10:48am 12.02.08 Ask All Sailors 21/2864 Help me make up my mind. I'm stuck on the fence and looking for some ideas to get me to go one way
Stickies Warren Milberg at 6:57am 12.02.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 5/2017 Phil: I note that we now have about 7 "Stickies" in the "Ask All Sailors" Forum. While this informat
26C, S, D... what's the difference? Cappn Mark at 5:19am 12.02.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 69/62407 Can someone please let me know what the different letters for the 26s mean. I have a 26d. I know tha
Best for anchoring? HAL at 5:17am 12.02.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1520 Which is best, fishfinder, sounder or lead line? Does a fishfinder help in anchoring by showing bott
Redneck Yacht Club - Denver area Cappn Mark at 5:09am 12.02.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/3079 Local chapter of the RYC sails areas lakes May (sometime March) thru Nov. Send message if you want t
More small forum modifications Phil Herring at 12:02am 12.02.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/1861 Based on survey input, we have added text links in each reply of the forum threads so you have easie
Want to add bowsprit (plank) w/roller Jim J at 8:25pm 12.01.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/2374 I am thinking of adding an anchor roller on a plank type bowsprit and a rope (chain)locker to my 199
Roller Furling Fairwind at 7:59pm 12.01.08 Ask All Sailors 9/3803 I just installed an "Alado" headsail roller furling system on a Lancer 28 and the installation went
Kiwi Prop first year (1) Jim Seamans at 6:05pm 12.01.08 Ask All Sailors 0/1334 I've just finished my first season with the Kiwi Prop. I'm impressed. Feathers well, very good power
Motor mounts for SB 8 Hunter 27? spflyer at 5:53pm 12.01.08 The Cherubini Hunters 2/2032 Anyone have any suggestions for motor mount replacement for my Yanmar SB 8; Cherub 27? Leo
Replace bulkhead? John at 5:46pm 12.01.08 Big Boats 1/1863 I have a bit of dry rot in the port bulkhead - the one right behind the head - in my C36 MK II. I ha

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Fairleads Stu Jackson at 10:33am 01.20.22 To add to Joe's and Roy's answers: moving the leads in & out are used for both going upwind to get
Frozen Fiberglass - Survey Issue? AlastairLC at 10:07am 01.20.22 My surveyor took extensive meter readings on Mirage with a Tramex moisture meter. Temperatures appea
1997 Hunter 336 Keel Question AgentGordy at 10:07am 01.20.22 How do you know it is leaking from a keel bolt? My boat sits on the hard every winter here on the G
1997 Hunter 336 Keel Question AgentGordy at 10:05am 01.20.22 like others have eluded to - check every through hull for leakage, around the engine in the raw wat
1997 Hunter 336 Keel Question AgentGordy at 10:02am 01.20.22 There are a significant number of owners of sailboats over 20 or 25 years old who believe that thei
1997 Hunter 336 Keel Question AgentGordy at 9:57am 01.20.22 I can only speak from my own personal view, but being a maintenance freak on my own H-310, I would
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered Capt Robbie at 9:50am 01.20.22 as Sail sfbay had indicated reasons for coast guard documentation of a vessel is also another agency
1997 Hunter 336 Keel Question PaulK at 9:24am 01.20.22 (Big Sigh.... anyone else recall those glossy ads from the 60's for "maintenance free fiberglass bo
Frozen Fiberglass - Survey Issue? thinwater at 8:25am 01.20.22 A friend of mine is considering purchasing a Catalina 42 on the hard in Hull, MA. The surveyor says
Hunter 356 Aft Cabin water infiltration sailcapt340 at 8:10am 01.20.22 Can you get into the boat during a rain storm? And remove all the overhead access panels in the cab
Starter or battery jeepbluetj at 8:02am 01.20.22 Sounds like low voltage at the starter to me. That could be a bad battery, bad connections to the ba
Gelcoat Cracks near skylights on Hunter 356 dmax at 7:54am 01.20.22 You're going to want the surveyor to do a moisture check but most likely those are stress cracks in
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? billder99 at 7:51am 01.20.22 I think I am paying something like $38/mo. And that includes towing. Boat US is another place to
How wide is the wing on the keel of a Hunter 26.5?? Crazy Dave Condon at 7:49am 01.20.22 The bottom of the Hunter keels are not flat like Catalina keels. If a large amount of weight rests
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? billder99 at 7:43am 01.20.22 You can get insurance on older boats...... I'd be rather reluctant to run locks with all the inhere
Hunter 356 Aft Cabin water infiltration smokey73 at 7:39am 01.20.22 you'll see a wire bundle coming from the pedestal that runs aft and enters the hull. Add-on instru
Support for Rod Collins' Recovery njlarry at 7:07am 01.20.22 God bless. Hope you recover soon. We all owe RC our support. His advice has saved much time and cost
Head Always Full Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:06am 01.20.22 Is it possible that the tank vent is plugged, preventing the pump out from really pumping the tank
Hunter 356 Aft Cabin water infiltration BrianH at 6:55am 01.20.22 ditto on above, but two other possibilities are the sealing of the arch base and , IMHO, one that's
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? Bob J. at 6:42am 01.20.22 I've sailed several boats that could put up and down their masts on their own. This is not a big de

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