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White Christmas in Florida (2) Gene Neill at 12:19pm 12.27.20 Catalina 22 6/690 White sandy beaches, that is! :biggrin: We finally broke our two-year bad luck streak, and got a 20
Bilge Pump and Float Switch in Frozen Water asalotto at 9:23am 12.27.20 Ask All Sailors 26/2661 Over the winter, if water accumulates in the bilge and then freezes around the bilge pump and/or flo
Military Sail Boat? (1) JamesG161 at 8:25am 12.27.20 Sails Call Lounge 24/1601 We saw this boat pulled up to the Restaurant Pier at our Marina.
Battery Switch Query ChrisHunter at 7:56am 12.27.20 Mid-Size Boats 8/1046 Several of the boaters on my dock were up a couple weeks back. A new boat owner moved to our dock a
Coax connections at the mast Gene Neill at 4:27am 12.27.20 Trailer Sailors 7/881 What do my fellow trailer sailors use? We have PL-259 connectors joined by a double female. It seems
Alternator belt tension Clydo at 10:25pm 12.26.20 Catalina 310 11/1923 Is 1/2" acceptable amount ie., press down on belt at longest point and if depress 1/2" ok for tight
Winter Sailing Cowpokee at 6:29pm 12.26.20 Other Sailboats 7/1300 So I went down to the marina this afternoon to pressure wash off the boat since the forecast was for
Windows - really? PGUTIERREZ at 3:47pm 12.26.20 Ask All Sailors 20/2663
Nordex Nord 12 (1) sdillonjr at 2:13pm 12.26.20 Ask All Sailors 2/749
Hunter 33 rudder split (4) Mike16211 at 10:59am 12.26.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/1442 I found a split in my rudder today while doing a winter bottom inspection. I need advise on repairin
New Self Tailing Winches LeeandRick at 9:31am 12.26.20 Ask All Sailors 22/2199 The arthritis is getting bad enough we've decided to put self tailing primary winches on the old (46
Drifter vs asymmetrical spinnaker (1) Voyager1 at 8:33am 12.26.20 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2890 Looking to add a light weight sail. Was thinking asymmetrical spinnaker (see previous post) but have
H26 Rudder CaptainRan at 8:17pm 12.25.20 Smaller Boats 8/729 Is the rudder on a 1998 H26 solid and can I drill into it? My boat is in a slip and I like to lift t
Partially malfunctioning fuel gauge panel \| help! (2) jdd01257 at 4:38pm 12.25.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/436
Cabin entrance cover leaks (1) sailnoproblem at 8:43am 12.25.20 Ask All Sailors 3/400 My cabin entrance cover leaks during heavy rain. It did once before but I traced it to the front of
Beneteau First 41s5 1991- Owner Manual HolaOla at 5:54am 12.25.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/601 I recently bought a beneteau First 41s5 1991 and I am looking for the owner manual, can you help me
halmatic / alden / hulls jon hansen at 8:00pm 12.24.20 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 7/1557 does anyone know what resins were used the build these boats. epoxy or polyester? i don't have a
Merry Christmas everyone... sailme88 at 6:00pm 12.24.20 Ask All Sailors 5/488 T'was the night before Christmas and all through the house.. There were empties and butts left
EZ Steer Hunter 260 rs1sensen at 1:24pm 12.24.20 Smaller Boats 4/1142
S2 22 Wing Keel Drawing (1) rs1sensen at 12:05pm 12.24.20 S2 2/581 Hi - I wanted to see if anyone had a line drawing of the S2 22 Wing Keel (similar to the attached)?

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1st Sailboat. 1983 Hunter 27 dmax at 9:09am 01.11.24 Congrats on the new boat, sailing is a lifestyle. Pictures of the missing bulkhead would help people
1st Sailboat. 1983 Hunter 27 Sgraves94 at 8:39am 01.11.24 Thank you very much!
1st Sailboat. 1983 Hunter 27 kloudie1 at 7:34am 01.11.24 Welcome aboard! Lots of good info on the site.. here is a link to your boats info: Hunter resources,
Acoustic guitar and boats. dLj at 7:20am 01.11.24 There is a new fully synthetic small body quitar - I don't recall the name. Has a classical neck. My
Windshield H430 Leaking Crazy Dave Condon at 6:53am 01.11.24 I plan to talk with someone who was a former Hunter employee. I repaired those leaks. The photo
Acoustic guitar and boats. LaDonaMina at 6:45am 01.11.24 Another option is an inexpensive Chinese guitar and just accept it will get damaged. I have a Cor
Discouraging article on older Jenneau Sun Odyssey fixed port replacements dlochner at 6:41am 01.11.24 Holy cow! "2005 onwards" is "older" and "ageing"? I'm am in big trouble then. Well, that was 19
New Electronics - Is this about right? BrianQ at 6:36am 01.11.24 While not the way I would do it the photo in the initial post will work fine as an unbalanced networ
Discouraging article on older Jenneau Sun Odyssey fixed port replacements JBP-PA at 6:31am 01.11.24 ...manufactured from 2005 onwards... Holy cow! "2005 onwards" is "older" and "ageing"? I'm am in bi
So long 2023... JBP-PA at 6:16am 01.11.24 I got to do a month long mini cruise on Lake Erie which was awesome! I hope to make it a regular ann
Acoustic guitar and boats. JBP-PA at 4:58am 01.11.24 At one point I thought about getting a Martin Backpacker. Another option is an inexpensive Chinese
Acoustic guitar and boats. (1) LaDonaMina at 4:17am 01.11.24
So long 2023... Baja bash at 9:42pm 01.10.24 Sorry that was suppose to be LaPaz Mexico. Boat is at CostaBaja Marina. Flying down tomorrow Jan. 1
Espar hydronic heating system Hello Below at 8:34pm 01.10.24 I was really puzzled by that upper valve being in the closed position when the furnace had been wor
Hunter 49 - Windows - Top of Saloon artboas at 8:12pm 01.10.24 I took mine out using Art's approach it worked easy on one and took a little cutting on the edges f
Espar hydronic heating system dlochner at 6:34pm 01.10.24
iPad/tablet mounting jssailem at 6:27pm 01.10.24 The ball mount allows us to adjust the view of the Ipad :plus: infinite solid adjustments.
Espar hydronic heating system (1) matts997 at 5:41pm 01.10.24 Very helpful, thanks...I was really puzzled by that upper valve being in the closed position when th
Windshield H430 Leaking marcham at 5:41pm 01.10.24 If the glass is intact, it can be removed and re-bedded. Simple but laborious project. Hunter facto
1978 Pacific Seacraft 25 Pericles at 5:22pm 01.10.24 Are there glow plugs on my 1978 Yanmar YSM one cylinder? Thank you Gary!

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