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Hunter 260 Ballast Modifications John Marrone at 3:08pm 03.23.21 Smaller Boats 10/1665 There is a 2003 Hunter 260 w/ Trailer ( I am not a Trailer Sailor) available in our area for sale (
Bahamas Entry Forms Online ggrizzard at 10:40am 03.23.21 Ask All Sailors 0/304 The Association of the Bahamas has sent out a web page with forms, fee schedules and online payment
Buying a Hunter 45 DS 2010 Udi at 10:20am 03.23.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1139 Hi ! I am stating a process of buying that boat. going to sail first, than survey in and out of the
331 Swing Keel Zinc BayGirl at 10:00am 03.23.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/410 I have a 331 with a swing keel and I have been informed there is a zinc that needs to be replaced up
Replace Batteries on the Hard P12nash at 8:56am 03.23.21 Ask All Sailors 34/2482 Hey guys, I will be replacing my 2 4d lead acid house batteries (100 lbs each) with new while on th
Any problem with sanding antifouling paint to smooth it? LakeShark at 8:35am 03.23.21 Racing 15/4515 OK so I know this is an odd question but here is the deal. I have a boat with antifouling paint on
Boat graphics FuzzyBadger at 6:27am 03.23.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/812 Can anyone direct me to a place where I can get graphics made for applying a new name to my 26D? Thx
Random orbital buffer Hayden Watson at 8:40pm 03.22.21 Musings With Maine Sail 12/3354 I have been seeing a lot of adds for random orbital buffers. I have a 6" variable speed soft-start
H33 Direct Waste Discharge (1) LVGS at 8:02pm 03.22.21 Mid-Size Boats 1/520 Our '06 H33 is equipped with the standard waste system (please see attached.) We would like the opt
Aft Mounted Radar Pole on a Hunter 376 duck21 at 7:43pm 03.22.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1053 Hi! I've ordered a Raymarine Quantum radar and am trying to decide where it should be placed. Has
Replace Headliner Hunter 306 Peter Garver at 7:13pm 03.22.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2468 Hi - anyone have experience with doing this, how difficult is it?
Catalina 22 swing keel on mooring archimedes at 3:36pm 03.22.21 Catalina 22 6/1482 Hello, I have an opportunity to buy a C22 swing keel, but there is no trailer. I have a place to le
WHAT TINT FOR FIXED PORTS Castrilper55 at 2:49pm 03.22.21 Ask An Oday Owner 42/3681 I have decided to replace my fixed ports on my O'Day 26 with 3/8" acrylic rather than using the read
swing keel 1993 26s Jerry Parks at 2:08pm 03.22.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/551 my swing keel has play in it you can move it up and down while it's on the trailer if I drop it. wha
What do you do with your spin sheets on the upwind leg? markwbird at 11:28am 03.22.21 Ask All Sailors 3/409 I recently rigged my Hunter 34 with a spinnaker and it's great but I am still working out some of th
Hunter 34 Battery Relocation (4) Charlie98117 at 10:23am 03.22.21 Big Boats 4/1375 I've been kicking this idea around for a while and finally got around to doing it. Trying to solve
Yachtworld ?? Good or Bad? Prairie Virgin Sailor at 8:40am 03.22.21 Ask All Sailors 23/6205 Do serious boat buyers actually use Yachtworld.com for anything more than a "Sailor's Porn Magazine"
Shaft packing dehler25 at 6:46am 03.22.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1611 Looking for size information for the prop shaft packing. Boat is a 450 with 1 inch shaft in water so
Mast height Catalina Capri 22 Doug1349 at 5:56am 03.22.21 Smaller Boats 4/1987 Is there a simple way to know if my mast height is a standard or tall, or it there a way to measure
Range hood parts (5) Bogart at 5:42am 03.22.21 Big Boats 3/671 Bogart is a 2007 Hunter 45CC. A light in the range hood has failed, which we would like to replace.

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P42 Engine removal advice jssailem at 7:00am 05.27.24 The engine access is under the stairs. Looks like there is room through the companyion way to raise
Searching for Moody 46 / Moody 47 Joe at 6:58am 05.27.24 Moody, huh? That's a low production, high end vessel.. It is very likely you could benefit by conta
Mistral 16 sailboat engine mount (1) jssailem at 6:53am 05.27.24 First my rant... That looks like a real cool daysailor dingy. I'd put a paddle in it and sail it in
Cut rudder bottom? B41S5. Joe at 6:42am 05.27.24 I have a beneteau 1990 41S5. I want to cut 4 inches off the bottom. Is there metal in there? Any
P42 Engine removal advice (1) juznip at 6:38am 05.27.24 Above the engine is another engine (acting as a generator(Yanmar 1GM10). There is a metal frame that
Help with seized fresh water pump Afraal at 6:32am 05.27.24 Thank you @jssailem. I see the impeller size difference on the parts list. I found both options avai
Prospective Catalina 30 (1987, MkII tall rig) keel issue dmax at 6:22am 05.27.24 Yeah - it's not the usual Catalina smile which as you say affects the forward part of the keel joint
Swim step lanyard thinwater at 6:21am 05.27.24 I'm guessing the center section has to be lowered by hand to prevent large impact load on the lanya
Swim step lanyard (1) jssailem at 6:15am 05.27.24 Your challenge is with the dyneema line. It does not like to make sharp bends. C.S.Johnson makes a v
Help with seized fresh water pump jssailem at 5:57am 05.27.24 Am I missing something? As always the devil is in the details. Here is a copy of the parts manual.
Help with seized fresh water pump (1) Afraal at 5:34am 05.27.24 I found this one on Amazon and in a few sites for the Kubota D1005. It seems identical to the one fr
Cut rudder bottom? B41S5. kappykaplan at 5:24am 05.27.24 I want to cut 4 inches off the bottom. Why?
Help with seized fresh water pump kappykaplan at 4:40am 05.27.24 On our way back to the dock yesterday, the fresh water pump on my Universal M25xpb seized. It all h
NYC to Milwaukee on a 42' sailboat: how long? dlochner at 4:37am 05.27.24 All inland waters in the US use Statue miles which are shorter than NM, 5280 feet vs.6076 feet. To
CENTERBOARD WOES tgzzzz at 4:18am 05.27.24 Lucky you. I wanted a CB in new boat and it was stuck. I had zero luck getting "the mud" out. Finall
hunter 33 2004 bar indicator kappykaplan at 4:02am 05.27.24 Barometric pressure in millibars?
Throttle lever pressed against pedestal guard ... kappykaplan at 3:50am 05.27.24 Well done, Scott!! :beer:
hunter 33 2004 bar indicator Davidasailor26 at 3:49am 05.27.24
Swim step lanyard Davidasailor26 at 3:42am 05.27.24 You could get a thimble and splice around that. That would at least avoid any chafe from the bolt, t
Chain plates Hunter 49 justsomeguy at 3:38am 05.27.24 Just replace it.

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