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Swing Keel cable broken... no repair in town. Help!! Topfrog007 at 6:13am 06.23.08 Ask All Sailors 12/3300 Hi there everyone. I have a Spirit 6.5 ... it's a 21' sailboat with a swing keel. This last weekend
Aquos TVs --Analog to Digital VelaFella at 5:42am 06.23.08 Big Boats 10/1641 Is a converter box the solution when the switchover from analog to digital takes place next year? I
jib lines doug at 5:40am 06.23.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1001 I have a question about the lines from the jib. They seem to rub against the halyards. I would ass
Purifying Water Tanks Gary Wyngarden at 6:25am 06.23.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1697 Hi Peggie,I pick up my new to me Nauticat 52 in Victoria next Tuesday where it's being delivered o
Looking for a source of metric turnbuckles Jeff at 6:56am 06.23.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1513 I am looking for a source of life line turnbuckles for a Beneteau 36 CC built in France. Seems Bene
Over-land boat transport Ralph18414 at 7:20am 06.23.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1312 I just had my offer accepted for a Morgan 415 Out Island. I've posted a thread for help locating a
Insects Under Sail Cover Big Windy at 7:28am 06.23.08 Ask All Sailors 11/1717 We get lots of bugs crawling and flying around our docked boat. The biggest problem is mud daubers
Holding tank for 1969 Bristol 33 dsimon1044 at 8:25am 06.23.08 Bristol 1/2947 Does anyone have any experience replacing a holding tank for the head on a bristol 33? Thanks!!
34 Improvements Hunter voyager at 7:56am 06.23.08 Big Boats 8/1357 Probably not of interest to many but maybe to a few.see hunter 34 improvements on this site
Gary Wyngarden, cub reporter Seattle Scott at 8:56am 06.23.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1615 Is supposed to report these going ons in his home waters.
leaking fuel tank 1979 424 jeff savoy at 8:52am 06.23.08 Pearson 0/1158 the fuel tank is leaking on my 1979 424 pearson has anyone else had this problem.
Time to REMOVE the Old Name Coyote at 9:49am 06.23.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1191 what is the BEST way to REMOVE the Old Name ( someone suggested Oven Cleaner ??),,, Vinyl Letters on
Outhaul Setup Tin Cup at 9:42am 06.23.08 Seidelmann 0/1608 Hello AllI am getting ready to finish my boat and would like some pictures of how the outhaul is s
Hunter 22 Keel Blocking rockp2 at 10:02am 06.23.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1175 Hello,I am a new owner of a 1981 H22. This is my first sailboat of this size. So for all intents
1980 27' Hunter - Can you help with questions? Mark & Carol at 10:48am 06.23.08 Mid-Size Boats 8/3128
martec, gori or maxprop LENNY61 at 10:26am 06.23.08 Ask All Sailors 11/4187 feathering or folding, which works best ?? some racing, some cruising, 50/50,is a 2 blade sufficie
Fabric selection/hints hatch covers margbroz at 10:52am 06.23.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1166 Planning to make hatch and port covers for 2007 Hunter 45CC. Would appreciate suggestions as to grad
Stern Pulpit rails and seats motaman9 at 10:49am 06.23.08 Smaller Boats 5/2432 Has anyone ever added stern pulpit seats to a Hunter 23 or 23.5? I would like to add them but I can'
Starboard side Spreader drooping motaman9 at 11:09am 06.23.08 Smaller Boats 2/1333 I have a H23 and for the last two seasons when I step the mast my starboard side spreader seems to "
Synthetic Oil ? Ron D at 12:25pm 06.23.08 Mid-Size Boats 6/1814 I have a 1991 Hunter 28 with a 2GM20F Yanmar with approx. 600 hours. I have been using Delo 15-40 co

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New to the forum sail sfbay at 7:08am 12.31.21 Welcome to the forum!! Good boat.........my first sailboat was a Hunter 31, albeit 20 years older.
Switching my 1976, Hunter 30 diesel to electric dlochner at 7:04am 12.31.21 What happens if you go out for the day and an unexpected storm comes up and there is not enough bat
Switching my 1976, Hunter 30 diesel to electric lehighsail at 6:59am 12.31.21 What happens if you go out for the day and an unexpected storm comes up and there is not enough batt
New Roller Furler - Your pick? JRacer at 6:56am 12.31.21 I have a Selden Furlex and am happy with it.
Anyone know what caused these depo FLAPILOT at 6:32am 12.31.21 Yes. It happens when salt water gets on your hot engine. It is corrosive and should be removed. The
New Roller Furler - Your pick? jssailem at 6:31am 12.31.21 My boat came with a ProFurler. It worked. It was beyond its prime. When reworking the mast, I faced
Engine access RoyS at 5:53am 12.31.21 Good idea. The next time I have to work on the starboard side of my engine I will follow your lead a
New Roller Furler - Your pick? DougM at 5:49am 12.31.21 I have had both a Profurl and a Harken furler. I liked the Profurl for its wrap stop feature. The mo
Anyone know what caused these depo jssailem at 5:44am 12.31.21 Yes. It happens when salt water gets on your hot engine. It is corrosive and should be removed. The
Anyone know what caused these depo RoyS at 5:31am 12.31.21 Unusual in my experience.
Universal 25MXP low rpm issue RoyS at 5:27am 12.31.21 Following up on what Hayden suggested: prop could be fouled. Reach down to your prop shaft while in
PacificNW weather update. (1) All U Get at 5:25am 12.31.21
PacificNW weather update. jssailem at 5:22am 12.31.21 Your going to need a beefier bow if you plan to keep using the dinghy as an ice breaker.
Water tank RoyS at 5:15am 12.31.21 My boat is much older than yours with an aluminum water tank. Maybe yours is similar? Anyway I had t
Florida Day Sailing Crazy Dave Condon at 5:10am 12.31.21 As a former now retired sailboat dealer, many daysailors were built in Florida or nearby to include
NEED Hunter 25.5 Trailer, Central Texas. Crazy Dave Condon at 4:50am 12.31.21 I second what @sail sfbay says. Why? In my early days as a dealer, I loaned my trailer to my cust
Velociteck Prostart kappykaplan at 3:15am 12.31.21 Wasn't Jackdaw working with that company? He was.
Universal 25MXP low rpm issue FLAPILOT at 10:39pm 12.30.21
Farr 940 v. Farr 9.2 v. Noelex 30 Tedd at 10:05pm 12.30.21 If you are looking for a racing sailboat a J105 would be my choice: SailboatData.com - J/105 Sailbo
Universal 25MXP low rpm issue JoeWhite at 10:01pm 12.30.21 Sounds like fuel starvation. Is the fuel path to primary filter partially blocked?

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