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Companion Way Doors Carla at 11:08am 11.24.07 Pearson 10/6382 We have a 1979 Pearson 30 we've owned for a couple years. It came with 2 sets of hatchboard doors (
cabin top slider strips, under teak strips Dean5735 at 9:29pm 11.22.07 Catalina 30 0/1118 Has anyone changed the plastic slider strips on the sides of the cabin top. It looks like a big job
Yachtfinders Global in New Zealand Andrew J Reid at 9:28pm 11.22.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1218 Has anyone bought a Beneteau (or any other boat) from Yachtfinders Global in Auckland, New Zealand?
Largest trailerable boat???????? jackhartjr at 11:25pm 11.22.07 Ask All Sailors 41/11538 Hi folks, another thread has me wondering...what is the largest boat that you know of that could be
Plexiglass cover Michael Little at 12:28am 11.23.07 S2 1/1646 My plexiglass cover fr the cabin is damaged and I am wondering what others have done to replace the
Coasting?????? Popeye18296 at 2:54am 11.23.07 Ask All Sailors 28/2387 Have been pondering sailing the coastline from Delaware around the tip of Florida and north along th
kudos to Chandlery Don S/V ILLusion at 2:59am 11.23.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1235 To give credit where it is due, I ordered some custom engraved merchandise from the chandlery here o
Information on a Ranger 26-2 or MKII ranger26 at 4:34am 11.23.07 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 14/8372 Help!I bought a 1980 Ranger Yacht 26-2 or maybe a MKII this summer to replace my boat that I lost
OMC Saildrive parts m-n-m at 4:51am 11.23.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1235 Hi AllI have recently accuired an O'day 28 but am in the processing of rebuilding the OMC Saildriv
Legend 37 Icebox insulation Icetug at 5:56am 11.23.07 Big Boats 1/1012 OK, so the old 20 year old Adler Barbor icebox conversion has finally died. My question is this, do
South Florida Charter Don at 7:12am 11.23.07 Ask All Sailors 3/940 We are thinking of a 1 week sail charter in South Florida around the beginning of March. Is it real
Spinnaker for 146??? Brian19545 at 8:06am 11.23.07 Day Sailers 4/1969 Has anyone added a spinnaker to a Hunter 146 yet? We've got one on a fairly large lake in Michigan a
planning a Keys cruise Bob 04 H260 at 1:26am 11.23.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/1490 I am planning a cruise in February in and around the central Keys. The tentative plan at this point
216 Centerboard Fix Paul Wash at 9:15am 11.23.07 Smaller Boats 3/1018 My 216 centerboard fix is complete with the field fix. The guys at Norton Yachts in Deltaville did a
Swim platform grab handle Dan Jean at 6:11am 11.23.07 Big Boats 5/1922 Anybody knows where you can get those handles. they are half roundand about 7" diameter with a stud
Reliance 44 Boat Pics Voyager at 11:29am 11.23.07 Other Sailboats 4/977 Place your Reliance 44 boat pics on this thread.
furling line replacement Syversens at 10:56am 11.23.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1715 Hello all,sigh... i'm still working on my in mast furling line replacement and I'm regretting ever
Generator for a 410 AndrewB at 7:47pm 11.21.07 Big Boats 19/1857 I have a 2000 410 with factory installed generator and looking through the manuals it appears that t
boom position stuart22320 at 9:36pm 11.21.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1536 hi, my 85 mac 25 is set up to position the boom below the wide opening for inserting the sail slugs.
interior construction stuart22320 at 11:03pm 11.21.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/954 hi, i have a mac 25 that is in need of some interior re work. i want to install shelves but do not k

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Hunter 280 named Prometheus Ralph Johnstone at 8:03pm 10.10.21 Congratulations on the new purchase. ything right, right from the get go.
Insight on sail condition Joe at 7:41pm 10.10.21 picture. First: The connection should be to the second hank from top, not the top one/headboard
Diesel Fueling Question sail sfbay at 6:41pm 10.10.21 Ditto Tom J.......have absorbent pad at the vent outlet and deck fill. Fill slowly to avoid the risk
Can't find the intake water strainer Davidasailor26 at 5:35pm 10.10.21 I usually put just a little soapy water in the pump housing after installing the impeller, just to g
Non-working Adler Barbour Cold Box Unit Jaxn at 5:27pm 10.10.21 Do you still have this? And are you willing to box it and ship to Tennessee?
Can't find the intake water strainer (6) nbraasch at 4:53pm 10.10.21 It was the impeller - what I thought was the pump was the exchanger, which explains the rubber on th
Insight on sail condition (2) rgranger at 4:17pm 10.10.21 Pay the little bit extra for the second set of reef points. It looks like you have a hanked on head
Is using 3M 5200 selant too strong to water proof cockpit? rgranger at 4:02pm 10.10.21 :plus:
Diesel Fueling Question RoyS at 3:28pm 10.10.21 Should not be fuel in the vent line. Vent hose should raise up immediately after exiting the tank. F
Insight on sail condition Kingjim91 at 3:01pm 10.10.21 Welcome to the world of sailing! Having new sails made isn't as easy as it may seem! You will fin
Is using 3M 5200 selant too strong to water proof cockpit? Siamese at 3:01pm 10.10.21 Agree that 4000/4200 would be the right choice. Also agree that removing all the old caulk, and rem
Insight on sail condition Siamese at 2:56pm 10.10.21 They're shot. Replace them.
Insight on sail condition Scott T-Bird at 2:45pm 10.10.21 Welcome to the world of sailing! Having new sails made isn't as easy as it may seem! You will find
New bilge pump Davidasailor26 at 2:30pm 10.10.21 Below is the old bilge pump. Barely enough room for a Q-Tip between the sides of the bilge and the
Hunter plumbing (H33.5 1994) Fred at 2:09pm 10.10.21 There appears to be a check valve at the exit of the hot water tank. Is that only there to make the
Diesel Fueling Question Tom J at 2:06pm 10.10.21 We find it best to fill the diesel tank slowly. One of us will monitor the vent, with an absorbent
Inner Jib Tracks and Life Lines LakeShark at 2:03pm 10.10.21 @ Lakeshark: Regarding the rudder spacer, did you need to add anything behind the lower gudgeon? I
Inner Jib Tracks and Life Lines LakeShark at 1:57pm 10.10.21 @LakeShark from your video it looks like you left the outboard rails in place. Did you add the in-
Hunter 41DS vs 41AC JamesG161 at 1:48pm 10.10.21 not certain that I completely agree with your rule of thumb. Just an observation for Hunter design
Diesel Fueling Question justsomeguy at 1:45pm 10.10.21 AFf8vTkski0

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