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Which Maxwell winches were used on Hunters? Mickey84H34 at 3:24am 01.08.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1357 Allen Hutton at Australia Yacht Winch Co. has offered to provide diagrams for any Maxwell winches th
rant - had to bail Justin_NSA at 3:14am 01.08.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 21/1580 A lot of this is just ranting, but if you have suggestions I'm all ears: I went out to the boat Sa
I bought Peggy Halls book PrincessoftheLake at 2:48am 01.08.08 Ask All Sailors 45/2970 and it just came yesterday. I sat down and read most of it last night. GREAT book. It is an excel
Liberty Cup DVD T J Furstenau at 12:49am 01.08.08 Big Boats 16/1623 My sincere apologies to those who I have made wait for the Racing Video for the Liberty Cup boats.
oday 22 - masts Ed3498 at 12:36am 01.08.08 Day Sailers 3/1628 I have an 1980 oday 22 with a 3/4 fractional rig that has some mast issues. a friend gave me a 1972-
Polishing My Hull Paul H at 11:17pm 01.07.08 Smaller Boats 15/948 Ok, I'm finally going to polish the hull on my H26. The problem I have is how do you get around taki
Sail Ties Joe11688 at 11:05pm 01.07.08 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1042 Someone else posted this web site a while back and I checked it out and sent it to my friends. One
Adding Spinnaker halyard Hunter 240/260 kenkindy1 at 10:56pm 01.07.08 Smaller Boats 5/2055 Hi Gang,I'm hoping someone has been there and done that and can offer some help.I recently purch
mast storage and the Erie Canal kathy.frederick@yahoo.com at 11:11am 01.08.08 Destinations 3/2463 My husband and I are considering doing the great loop, but we wonder what sailors are doing about th
Bow thruster mpiffmx at 10:28am 01.08.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1631 I had a problem with the bow thruster getting stuck on and it caused a fire in the fore cabin, thank
Emergency food Ross at 10:28am 01.08.08 Ask All Sailors 49/2269 What do you carry for food should you not be able to return to port as you had planned? How long cou
towing mac 26s with chevy astro CobraEarl MAC26s at 9:06am 01.08.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 32/2901 any experience towing with an astro ???????????????earl
Bow Eye Backing Block Later97 at 8:40am 01.08.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2379 The bow eye backing block on my 1984 MacGregor 25 has crumbled. Anyone know a source for a replacem
Hunter recommended lines sizes jd at 8:23am 01.08.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1784 I am having new lines put on my boat (Legend 35.5). I figured the manufactured recommended diameters
wierd old winch Roger (Ninette, Manitoba) at 8:12am 01.08.08 Ask All Sailors 27/2265 I have seen this style before on older boats like mine. The handle fits in a slot in the top rim, ra
Dry sail the Choctawhatchee Bay Chuck Turner3968 at 8:06am 01.08.08 Catalina 22 2/1335 Dry sail the Choctawhatchee Bay I spend the winter in Santa Rosa Beach near Destin, FL. I bring my
Dry sail the Choctawhatchee Bay Chuck Turner3968 at 7:59am 01.08.08 Ask All Sailors 28/5372 I spend the winter in Santa Rosa Beach near Destin, FL. I bring my C22 sport with me and sail on th
PHII head in cat 30 emalsyd at 6:11am 01.08.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/1366 will a PHII with a household size bowl fit in a '78 cat 30? also, can the holding tank vent and the
Other Kind of Stuffing Box, Maine Sail, J Cherubini, and others Stevep at 5:52am 01.08.08 Ask All Sailors 15/1482 Enclosed, i hope is a picture of my stuffing box. As far as I can determine, 1/4" is the correct si
Recommended books Brian D at 4:56am 01.08.08 Ask All Sailors 17/1246 If you were to have, say, 6 books on your boat dealing with boat maintenance or operations, what wou

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Use of bimini CaptainRan at 11:41am 04.10.21 @sailme88 The original boat came with a topping lift which was my suggestion. Apparently a boom
battery replacement Stu Jackson at 11:11am 04.10.21 Gary, sailsf is right, plenty of earlier discussions. www.cruisersforum.com is also good for search
battery replacement sail sfbay at 10:52am 04.10.21 There have been many threads on this subject, like the ones below, and I recall Firefly Oasis were h
S2 8.6 Parts Needed (1) sail sfbay at 10:29am 04.10.21 Welcome to the forum!! Ouch!! Looks like you have some firberglass work to reapir first. You may
Hunter 260 Mast Stepping System John Marrone at 9:55am 04.10.21 Read the Manual and it mentioned Mast Struts, assume these are the answer to my needing two people t
Thru hull Ralph Johnstone at 9:51am 04.10.21 I used to be very active here. Yes I remember you well. Hope you haven't done anything impetuous
Where is the electrical panel in your O'Day 20? Noodat Lady at 9:22am 04.10.21 Thanks for the photos! They are very helpful. I had seen your earlier post about the hatch installa
Dinghy engine lifting davit (3) jssailem at 9:22am 04.10.21 As far as engine hoists go you have the hoist and how it functions. Then you have how it looks while
Dinghy engine lifting davit sail sfbay at 9:21am 04.10.21 I did not install a Grahauer engine davit but did install Garhauer dinghy davits on my Hunter 386.
Where is the electrical panel in your O'Day 20? tkyoung04 at 9:05am 04.10.21 Thanks for the photos! They are very helpful. I had seen your earlier post about the hatch installat
Dynaplate (1) Davidasailor26 at 9:03am 04.10.21 If you disconnect the bonding wires, each bit is on its own and may start disintegrating. It depen
Looking for dinghy suggestions. Kings Gambit at 8:25am 04.10.21 Same situation for me so I purchased a low cost ($650 on sale), light weight (53 lb), compact (8'4"
Motor mount size question Crazy Dave Condon at 8:23am 04.10.21 Forum store. Call them. Owner is a former Hunter employee
37C keel attachment ? Crazy Dave Condon at 8:18am 04.10.21 Manufacturer of the keel was Mars Metals in Canada.
Dimensions FastOlson at 8:17am 04.10.21 while our YC does have a nicely maintained H-25 in it, they have no bimini. There must be some stron
Universal M25-XP Broken Engine Mount L Bracket Stu Jackson at 8:16am 04.10.21
Use of bimini Crazy Dave Condon at 8:12am 04.10.21 @sailme88 The original boat came with a topping lift which was my suggestion. Apparently a boom
Hunter 260 Mast Stepping System Crazy Dave Condon at 8:03am 04.10.21 First take a picture to show any side bars from deck upward six feet on mast. Secondly look under
first trip to Catalina Kings Gambit at 7:34am 04.10.21 The OP did not report his experience level. After I shipped my Pearson 30 to Long Beach from FL wher
Looking for dinghy suggestions. sail sfbay at 7:24am 04.10.21 Same situation for me so I purchased a low cost ($650 on sale), light weight (53 lb), compact (8'4")

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