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Hunter 25.5 My first boat pvwarren at 2:05pm 07.28.07 Smaller Boats 3/1180 Hi,I just bought a 1984 Hunter 25.5. It is still in the yard getting the bottom painted. I should
size of clew reefing line pvwarren at 5:58pm 07.28.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/959 Hi,I have a 1984 Hunter 25.5 that I just bought...it is missing the reefing line for the clew. An
EPA Discharge Permit Requirement for Recreational Ken Palmer at 9:28pm 07.26.07 Ask All Sailors 28/2201 Take a look at this Boat US link. Help is needed from pleasure boaters.
Advice on stuff for my cruise Kyle at 12:03am 07.27.07 Ask All Sailors 67/4894 Hi,I have recently come into a small amount of inheritance, may grand mother passed away, and want
Flag Etiquette higgs at 1:13am 07.27.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1402 When flying a couresty flag of another country, should it be flown above or under one's club burgee?
Dufour 32 Classic Marko at 1:52am 07.27.07 Other Sailboats 0/1435 Next friday I am going to Sukosan marina in Croatia to see a Dufour 32 Classic.What should I look i
Jib Fairleads Ken Prichard at 2:23am 07.27.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 6/2804 I have a 19' Hunter with a 110% jib. The jib fairleads are fixed in position so I assume Hunter didn
Real Question on Cruising(as opposed to Kyle's ) MoonSailer at 2:21am 07.27.07 Ask All Sailors 15/1577 Kyle mentioned Robin Lee Grahams Dove a Lapworth 24. I looked it up and compared it to my Pearson 3
Advice for a new owner Robert19742 at 2:48am 07.27.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/990 Are there any Hunter 146 owners out there that have found a way to correct for how tipsy this boat i
Deck Thickness Allan R at 3:21am 07.27.07 Big Boats 1/1467 I am considering installing a set of mid-ship cleats on my 36 MKII, does anyone know the thickness o
pb with Declaration of Conformity CE nono13500 at 4:04am 07.27.07 Bigger Boats 1/1588 I just buy a Oday 37 and i want to have a belgium flag. They want a Declaration of Conformity CE for
macgregor-boats.com is DEAD! Kevin C 26S at 4:51am 07.27.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1041 Just went to go look at mods for the Mac on macgregor-boats.com and it is gone! Some scumbag has pu
H34 1984 Yanmar 3GMF Oil / Lube color justice at 6:27am 07.27.07 Big Boats 6/1049 what color should the diesel engine oil/lube be when checking the dipstick for recently replaced oil
H34 1984 Manual..... where to find one? justice at 6:33am 07.27.07 Big Boats 6/1161 HiNo, I don't want to buy one from Hunter.... any ideas on where to find one otherwise?Marc
Stuffing Box George Saoulli at 7:09am 07.27.07 Catalina 310 2/1676 Does any one know how often the stuffing in the shaft stuffing box has to be repacked? And any tips
Brake specs Pierre at 7:53am 07.27.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/922 What are the specifications for ordering an axle, bearings and brake parts for a 26X trailer? How m
H26 Knowledgebase Updated Pat Adam at 8:51am 07.27.07 Smaller Boats 0/720 I finally posted the relevant procedures and pics for the replacements of Compression Post and Botto
water tank covers Morgan Lucid at 9:06am 07.27.07 Other Sailboats 1/905 Tank cover leaking and delaminating. Soaked forepeak cushions. Any suggestions for replacing covers
Repainting the engine bay Daves299 at 5:05am 07.27.07 Seidelmann 6/2004 Well I have finally had the old 2qm15 pulled to make room for a brand new Yanmar YM15, I would like
US Customs clearance mpaxman at 4:56am 07.27.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1738 I haven't taken my sailboat into the US yet, but we are planning on doing a week in the San Juans la

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Best caulk for deadlight? SailingLoto at 4:45am 10.07.21 Dow 795
Hi, I'm from NB Canada, any of you sailors on this forum would know where to buy a complete/overall rebuilt kit for a Yanmar 2GM20 engine? Jim Legere at 3:41am 10.07.21 The Yanmar dealer locator shows five dealers under "Marine Recreational" in NB. I have found this pa
Water Heater hoses Gary Ryan at 3:30am 10.07.21 Thanks all, appreciate it!
B 311 bilge pump float switch Mechone at 2:34am 10.07.21 No, you are not correct. This boat only has a hose pickup for the pump in the shallow bilge. The
B 311 bilge pump float switch CliffM at 2:14am 10.07.21 If there is a bilge pump installed in the boat, you already have the wiring necessary to either ins
New J/9 Sailboat danstanford at 1:58am 10.07.21 I own a J/88 and if I was to buy another boat it would almost certainly be another J. They are well
Hi, I'm from NB Canada, any of you sailors on this forum would know where to buy a complete/overall rebuilt kit for a Yanmar 2GM20 engine? Acadian_53 at 1:09am 10.07.21 I have built several of the GM series. In fact - have a fully machined (factory specs) 2GM20 in t
Hi, I'm from NB Canada, any of you sailors on this forum would know where to buy a complete/overall rebuilt kit for a Yanmar 2GM20 engine? Acadian_53 at 12:50am 10.07.21 First of all, It would have to be a Yanmar dealer as Yanmar is obsessive about territory. Secondly
What do You know about Rudders? JohnShannon at 11:30pm 10.06.21 Phils foils might have one already made up in Ottawa, but I think they changed their name. Longer
Hunter 33 - separation of floor pan from hull (1) woofetc at 9:50pm 10.06.21 Suggest watching the videos that I recommended on You Tube. I think you will have a better underst
B 311 bilge pump float switch Benny17441 at 9:30pm 10.06.21 If there is a bilge pump installed in the boat, you already have the wiring necessary to either inst
Companionway Hatch Storage RussC at 8:38pm 10.06.21 I leave mine by my garage when I go sailing, but if you want to take it with you it does actually "f
Hunter 33 - separation of floor pan from hull BigEasy at 7:50pm 10.06.21 I had some discussions with Brett Leary at Hunter and he seemed to indicate the same - that the str
More on Maine Sail Phil Herring at 7:43pm 10.06.21 I'll try to contact someone tomorrow to see if they need help with that. My hunch is that between Ro
Hi, I'm from NB Canada, any of you sailors on this forum would know where to buy a complete/overall rebuilt kit for a Yanmar 2GM20 engine? Charles Erwin at 6:04pm 10.06.21 I have built several of the GM series. In fact - have a fully machined (factory specs) 2GM20 in th
More on Maine Sail Captain W at 5:54pm 10.06.21
170 Under Main Only Clark at 5:46pm 10.06.21 Thanks guys, I appreciate your input. It made for some good discussion. As it turns out, I passed on
New Airmar Technology TimFromLI at 5:21pm 10.06.21 Of course they come out with that right after I upgraded to the previous model Airmar DST.
New Airmar Technology shemandr at 5:20pm 10.06.21 Well that's why I posted it. We'll see.
Porthole Question (2) sail sfbay at 5:08pm 10.06.21 Thanks! Will you have a guy install them for you, or are you planning to do it yourself? What was th

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