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Autopilot Options for Hunter 326 garageguy23 at 7:09am 07.20.21 Mid-Size Boats 2/637 Hello...I purchased a Raymarine EV-100 Wheel pilot for my 2002 Hunter 326. I have had it for just o
Barrier Coat or Not? tobackpack at 3:39am 07.20.21 Trailer Sailors 2/851 I recently purchased an older Precision 15K. The boat had been sitting in the water for some time a
Yanmar 3GM white smoke (1) Brucegra at 11:39pm 07.19.21 Engines and Propulsion 17/4695 Has anyone experienced this on their engine? The engine is 18 years old and the meter shows 1100 hou
Legal number of passengers for O'Day 23 David Digby at 7:56pm 07.19.21 Ask An Oday Owner 13/3402 I have a 6 teenagers and 2 other adults who want to sail on the lake. Can i take 8 passengers? The b
Boom Vang Strap (Hunter 19) (1) Wilco at 7:02pm 07.19.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/522
h 41 couch glandry924 at 7:01pm 07.19.21 Big Boats 2/753 Does anyone know how to remove the couch in the saloon on a hunter 41, 2007 model?
Reefing Method Question snoopy_ at 6:16pm 07.19.21 Catalina 30 19/8045 I am trying to learn how to reef my mainsail with my current setup on a 1990 MKII TR. I have a to
ISO Surveyors - NH area Apex at 5:41pm 07.19.21 Ask All Sailors 5/685 Looking at a sailboat, ONLY 900 miles away......Anyone have recommendations for a surveyor in lake w
Getting the H34! (2) DeniseO30 at 4:22pm 07.19.21 Big Boats 7/1525 I was really blown away with the good condition of this boat! It doesn't smell, Comes with AC, a
Solar on H38 - How much do you have? flightlead404 at 3:15pm 07.19.21 Big Boats 13/1908 I'm looking at putting solar on my H38. I'm thinking of 4 x 180W panels over the davits just aft of
Need help on bulb type for a Catalina 309 head light (1) sailingdeac at 2:19pm 07.19.21 Catalina 309 Group Forum 2/1070 I see no manufacture id. the 'bulb" is an odd oblong glass tube with steel points on each end that
Hunter Passage 42 forward hatch hinges fixed, for now. (2) BBC16385 at 12:44pm 07.19.21 Big Boats 5/1181 I recently posted on all three forward hatch hinge pins breaking on my 1997 boat. No one seemed to
9.6 upper rudder bearing ColinMurray at 9:24am 07.19.21 Columbia 1/7940 Can someone send any info or ideally a photo of the upper rudder bearing used on the 1976 9.6. Looks
A trip down the Chicago river - With pics! Project_Mayhem at 8:30am 07.19.21 Ask All Sailors 15/1738 In Chicago there are two yards on the Southern branch of the Chicago river. By law they must be navi
Pedestal parts 1984 Hunter 31 steve1366 at 7:27am 07.19.21 Mid-Size Boats 3/1039 Does anyone know who the name of the supplier of the pedestals for a 1984 Hunter 31. The pressure b
Best Dinghy for Small Sailboat SailorElliot at 7:08am 07.19.21 Ask All Sailors 5/7614 Hello! I am wondering what the best dinghy is for rowing/motoring to shore on my Flicka 20. I would
Dinghy protector seadaddler at 5:32am 07.19.21 Ask All Sailors 5/1368 Do you put any kind of a clear protection to help from getting dirty or from the sun on Hypalon like
PSA: 260 Owners - Check Your Rudder Brackets (2) rs1sensen at 8:22pm 07.18.21 Smaller Boats 3/881 After seeing a post on the Hunter 260 facebook group a few weeks ago I checked my rudder bracket and
A few 260 upgrades (10) rs1sensen at 7:58pm 07.18.21 Smaller Boats 16/3387
Javelin Forestay Question (1) HanksDad at 1:44pm 07.18.21 Ask An Oday Owner 2/749 So I just bought an O'Day Javelin. The one I sailed in the past had the standard 3 stays and then t

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Mast Rake or PreBend SteveHughessails at 4:53pm 06.22.25 I was wondering why you brought up pre-bend then I seen it in his title. Pre-bend a sail trim compon
Emergency Desalinator Foswick at 4:43pm 06.22.25 They make emergency kits like this: https://www.amazon.com/OTS-Osmo-Seal-desalination-preparedness/
Hunter 170 Spinnaker Install Jmonserrate234 at 4:35pm 06.22.25 Thank you all for your responses. I appreciate you all trying to help me out. I didn't know that the
Emergency Desalinator Foswick at 4:28pm 06.22.25 Years ago I saw a hand-held and operated desalinator. It's output was low, in the pints per hour r
Mast Rake or PreBend colemj at 4:25pm 06.22.25 @shemandr has it right - rake and prebend are two different things. A deck stepped mast usually has
Emergency Desalinator colemj at 4:17pm 06.22.25 You are asking about forward osmosis, where a hyperosmotic solution draws water into it across a mem
Mast Rake or PreBend shemandr at 3:52pm 06.22.25 It would be different if you have in mast furling. With in mast furling the pre-bend would be littl
Mast Rake or PreBend SteveHughessails at 3:25pm 06.22.25
Emergency Desalinator dLj at 2:44pm 06.22.25 Steve Callahan used solar stills. They were part of his life raft. They use no energy other than the
Pressure Valve for Water heater replacement JoeWhite at 2:41pm 06.22.25 100psi is my choice.
Anchor roller (1) jssailem at 2:11pm 06.22.25 Helpful to see how the anchors hang from the bow roller when retrieved on other boats.
41DS Leaking Windows gfrazzle at 2:09pm 06.22.25 Here are many: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/search/3055935/?q=leaking+windows&o=date Thanks
Water in the bilge Tally Ho at 2:05pm 06.22.25
Anchor roller (10) fred1diver at 2:00pm 06.22.25 As promised, picture time let me know what you think I like the idea, just wondering about the over
Water in the bilge BigEasy at 1:47pm 06.22.25
Emergency Desalinator Captain Larry-DH at 1:30pm 06.22.25 Am I looking for a magic solution that doesn't exist? Since you have ruled out distillation - Yes.
Emergency Desalinator Rich Stidger at 1:16pm 06.22.25 Years ago I saw a hand-held and operated desalinator. It's output was low, in the pints per hour ra
Water in the bilge john6206 at 1:16pm 06.22.25 We did some internet sleuthing and my wife believes that they did not remove the raw water winterizi
Water in the bilge jssailem at 1:04pm 06.22.25 If the Coolant for the engine is green, then the above suggestions are not involved. That leaves t
Yanmar motor mounts MikeHoncho at 12:56pm 06.22.25 if you asking about how the motor mount is mounted to the white surface/stringer......with lag screw

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