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Modifying the Forward Storage Cheeky Monkey at 3:54am 02.22.08 Smaller Boats 3/945 I am getting ready to start the spring work on my Hunter 26 and was wondering if anyone had a useful
Flushing out the Yanmar Connie at 4:09am 02.22.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/918 I was curious to know how often any of you would reccomend flushing out the Yanmar. 3cyl. Have any o
Oceanis 321 porthole maintance Rick Royston at 4:01am 02.22.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/4146 I have several leaking Lewmar portholes on this boat. I ordered and tried to replace the seals, but
Marine Insurance Providers jaydog5000 at 5:00am 02.22.08 Ask All Sailors 19/1840 I am researching different insurance providers and was wondering who you all consider the best? I a
where to buy bedding, sheets,quilts,etc. for a 45CC mcj at 5:07am 02.22.08 Big Boats 2/1377 I need to know where I can buy sheets and quilts for the cabins? This will be for a queen and a v-be
Where do you get replacement cabin floor boards? Bob17289 at 5:23am 02.22.08 Catalina 30 1/1742 I have a 1983 Catalina 30 which needs it's cabin bilge cover floor boards replaced.Where do you g
Pole track on mast Syversens at 7:18am 02.22.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1110 Hello All, I'm still planning my whisker pole setup and its getting close to final. I have all piece
Location of electrical connections for mast sailingdude at 6:06am 02.22.08 Catalina 30 3/1525 I have a 1980 Catalina 30. I am considering unstepping the mast to replace the spreaders, the standi
Chicken Chute Boat n Bus at 6:00am 02.22.08 Ask All Sailors 4/2947 I have what has been described to me as a 'chicken chute'. It is pretty much a pint size spinnaker.
Mirage 26 inspection questions Brian Scott at 5:54am 02.22.08 Ask All Sailors 13/14900 I've got a '77 and '78 Mirage 26 on my shortlist. I'm inspecting the '77 on Saturday afternoon and
Looking for Ramp near Rock Hall Brian M H23 at 8:32am 02.22.08 Ask All Sailors 15/2067 Hi all - looking for a boat ramp near Rock Hall, MD, to launch a trailer sailor with ~ 30" draft, so
Gulf Coast Sailors sailaway78 at 9:20am 02.22.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1017 For the gulf coast sailors who don't already know. The Nina is going to be a LULU's this weekend.
Towing an H-25 Midlander at 11:52am 02.22.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1618 Hey folks! I'm new to the forum and am just getting into a new H-25. Any suggestions for a towing
New Jabsco 'Twist n' Lock' Head pump BobW at 2:10pm 02.22.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1634 It seems that Jabsco has re-designed its el-cheapo head so that the pump locks in the down position,
Sailboat rentals in the West Palm Beach, FL area? Kadima at 10:33pm 02.20.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1906 Hello allI will be visiting family in the West Palm Beach area from the 22nd through the 29th and
To Dunedin / Port Richey Sailors. Ed Schenck at 10:21pm 02.20.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1467 A search in the Owner's Directory brought up six New Port Richey entries. That is where I presently
varnish or teak oil Mike16400 at 9:37pm 02.20.08 Ask All Sailors 11/3274 Every year I teak oil the small amount of teak on my boat. However it seems that after a few rain s
Mainsheet to Boom lehighsail at 9:31pm 02.20.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/926 On a Hunter 290, what is the proper way to connect the mainsheet to the bottom of the boom. Is it j
Mounting a cheek block Chuck Turner3968 at 11:10pm 02.20.08 Ask All Sailors 14/3100 I want to mount a schaefer series 300 cheek block on the top of my C22 sport in order to run my main
Halyard wrap on Roller furling Kenny C. at 1:52am 02.21.08 Ask All Sailors 11/7275 After replacing the jib halyard my roller furling became very stiff and hard to un-roll/roll up. Not

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Hunter 23 gets a little water around the keel bolts. Crazy Dave Condon at 1:32pm 08.18.21 I came on board when 23 wing keel version came out. The traditional swing keel was fine but the w
Catalina 25 trailer help. Crazy Dave Condon at 1:26pm 08.18.21 I note @SailingLoto is going to help. Thank you sir I would suggest four supports for each side w
Newbie here with 1977 Hunter 27 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 1:21pm 08.18.21 197321
Hunter 41 DS Power Consumption On The Hook DayDreamer41 at 1:19pm 08.18.21 Day, was it a difficult install? How long does it take to charge your batteries? What is your batte
Newbie here with 1977 Hunter 27 (2) sailermania at 1:11pm 08.18.21 Yippee, Found the raw water intake!!!! I've been looking in all the cabinets and under all the berth
Beneteau 361 new owner Swoon at 12:44pm 08.18.21 Does the inmast furler look like the one in the photo below? If it is it is a US Spar (part of Z-Sp
Dish Soap Rinsing sesmith at 12:32pm 08.18.21 We wash with water we bring in with a bucket, then rinse with fresh water. If you rinse with bucket
Hunter 41 DS Power Consumption On The Hook Nodak7 at 12:27pm 08.18.21 Installed a 150 amp Balmar and serpentine belt last year with a MC614 Balmar programmable regulator
Raymarine st4000+ autopilot problems Rjm st.petersburg at 12:27pm 08.18.21 I have an ST7001 and have the same problem with it. Raymarine needs to know which ACU is installed.
Hunter 41 DS Power Consumption On The Hook (1) DayDreamer41 at 12:10pm 08.18.21 Sail, keep us posted on the Balmar alternator. I have considered them but really have not seen a ne
Hunter 41 DS Power Consumption On The Hook Nodak7 at 12:03pm 08.18.21 Sail, keep us posted on the Balmar alternator. I have considered them but really have not seen a nee
Hunter 41 DS Power Consumption On The Hook sailtheworld79 at 11:54am 08.18.21 Nodak, your energy budget is very close to what I figured for mine. There are few gadgets that you h
Victron Solar Controller 150/60 Placement Hello Below at 11:37am 08.18.21 That is obviously not the case with the 150/60. A quick check of your old, probably BlueSolar, 100
Hunter 23.5 swing keel sheave replacement HunterKid at 11:35am 08.18.21 Thanks Rgranger. I am hoping it is easy to figure out how to change the sheave once I remove the bas
Victron Solar Controller 150/60 Placement sailtheworld79 at 11:33am 08.18.21 Ok this is kind of a funny (and stupid on my part) story but I thought I would share this with you
Dish Soap Rinsing rbringle at 11:32am 08.18.21 We are in Lake Huron (freshwater). We often rinse dirty dishes/pans in the lake before washing. We s
Moisture readings from survey Don S/V ILLusion at 11:25am 08.18.21 If you ask the surveyor those questions, what you hear in response should demonstrate if or how well
Victron Solar Controller 150/60 Placement Nodak7 at 11:25am 08.18.21
How to rig outhaul on O'Day 272? The manual doesn't show the outhaul. shemandr at 11:20am 08.18.21
Need source for boat plumbing parts Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 11:19am 08.18.21 After examining all the plumbing again, I'm going the simpler route. The sink drain hose is too shor

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