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Hot water heater advice.. Jack2438 at 3:47am 10.07.06 Mid-Size Boats 1/1031 The exsisting hot water heater is rusting apart.I have searched the archives and found there are two
What to look for Robert at 4:55am 10.07.06 Mid-Size Boats 4/1100 I am going to look at a 1981 HUnter 27 and had a few questions. This will be my second boat. My firs
Empty Pockets Tom H at 4:28am 10.07.06 Smaller Boats 27/2099 It appears that "Empty Pockets" is out of pocket. Maybe they moved on to bigger and better things. B
Air filter... Peter Presutto at 9:46am 10.07.06 Mid-Size Boats 2/1095 How do I clean the foam-air filter for the engine?
Dickering/Bargaining for new beneteau John the Sailor at 11:44am 10.07.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1378 Considering buying 423. Have never bought a sailboat new. I was wondering if anyone could shed insig
pulling the centerboard Kevin at 11:48am 10.07.06 Ask An Oday Owner 9/940 I recently pulled the centerboard on my 1979 Oday 23. It was easier than I thought it would be, on
Getting ready to head south sailaway78 at 1:12pm 10.07.06 Ask All Sailors 3/998 WOW So much to do, so little time. But we are making headway. First I must tell everyone about a
216 at Annapolis boat show Ron M at 1:11pm 10.07.06 Smaller Boats 6/1026 Got to see a 216 at the Annapolis Sailboat Show today. Glad to report that it seemed bigger than I e
Bimini top size jsserene at 3:19pm 10.07.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1679 What size bimini top to get? I have a 1988 27 with tiller and traveler on cabin top.
Weather, Annapolis and other rants Jim Seamans at 10:36pm 10.05.06 Ask All Sailors 18/978 Well we are sitting in our boat (which is a plus) tied to the dock with the winds howling around 25-
Toe Rails for P42 Derek23925 at 11:10pm 10.05.06 Big Boats 2/833 I would like to replace the toe rails on my 1990 P 42. The original manufacturer has stopped making
Beneteau 311 info Ken Korshin at 11:27pm 10.05.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/942 I am a volunteer at Shake-a-Leg Miami. http://shakealegmiami.org/website/ We have had a very generou
How old is too old? and for what size boat? sailortonyb at 11:40pm 10.05.06 Ask All Sailors 37/4677 This is a great question to ask since I'm 59 and gettin older by the minute. For those of you that d
Locker Locks Jerry5429 at 1:25am 10.06.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/843 Has anyone figured a way to lock the lazarettes and other lockers on their Hunter 376's. I'm trying
main sail from a fractional rig carl at 1:35am 10.06.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1371 Hello, are the main sails for fractional rigs different than for masthead rigs? I mean sewn diffentl
Pearson P36-2 Serial Numbers singingsailor at 1:52am 10.06.06 Other Sailboats 0/965 I own a Pearson P36-2, Hull Number 189, built in November, 1990. I am curious to know if this was on
One way water Phil at 2:13am 10.06.06 Mid-Size Boats 3/1031 I have a 1984 Cat 27 with a Universal M18 diesel. All the diagrams show the exhaust manifold making
furling main alan at 12:37am 10.06.06 Mid-Size Boats 2/913 hi, can any one advise as to proper way t unfurl main sail. furling consists of continuos line and
81' C30 Cabin Lights on the fritz Windwalker at 5:46am 10.06.06 Mid-Size Boats 4/1034 So my head cabin light had been intermittantly working. Sometimes several flicks of the switch do th
keel 27 baboa at 5:03am 10.06.06 Balboa 2/1926 say in the 27 foot swing keel does that bolt need to be changed he it does what kind of job is itLe

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1995 Hunter 26 Tiller options (8) rgranger at 7:17am 05.14.21 I got a auto-helm used on eBay for $100 but to answer your question.... I've also made a tiller for
1995 Hunter 26 Tiller options (1) sail sfbay at 7:15am 05.14.21 You can find a hardwood tiller made of 8 laminated layers of mahogany and white ash for $199 on this
Chainplate adaptor separating from deck (3) gusmuller at 7:11am 05.14.21 Well folks, A sad update. I ended up losing the entire rig a few weeks back. The chain plate in que
Covid-19 Vaccination (1) rgranger at 7:04am 05.14.21 This is essentially a repressive approach which almost certain to generate resistance to being iden
Bridge Clearance (1) sail sfbay at 6:45am 05.14.21 Welcome to the forum!! Bridge clearance (BC) is the distance from a boat's waterline to the highest
H26 waterline / water flowing into gas locker on tack JimSails at 6:05am 05.14.21 Sent private message to poster. I have questions but a photo of the transom would help and any wat
Vakaros Atlas Apex at 5:57am 05.14.21 @Jackdaw Just found out Slippery is now running the Atlas, so I will get to try it out this weekend
H23.5 trailer Crazy Dave Condon at 5:45am 05.14.21 You need to do the hunter bump. Trying to pull the bow to the chick, most people do not realize as
Covid-19 Vaccination Daveinet at 5:41am 05.14.21 Except if you think about the timing of this change, we are entering into warm weather season. If yo
Covid-19 Vaccination dlochner at 5:40am 05.14.21 Another jump in cases is immanent. It happens every time some government tries to loosen the restr
Mast thickness? Crazy Dave Condon at 5:37am 05.14.21 Ron is correct about exposed threads inside the mast will cut lines and wires. Hunter avoided that
Water coming from head Roger Holloway at 5:27am 05.14.21 Perfect Peggie. Thank you. I'll give him a call. Roger
Using a trolling motor on small boat bgstar19 at 5:17am 05.14.21 I use an older 12-volt Minnkota 48LB thrust trolling motor on my Macgregor 26S for electric-only la
Lateral Keel Deflection Crazy Dave Condon at 5:14am 05.14.21 Marine survey would be in order if serious
Check your Standing Rigging Folks Crazy Dave Condon at 5:09am 05.14.21 @CrispyCringle MANY THANKS FOR THIS POST. VERY MUCH WELCOMED. Dave Condon
H26 waterline / water flowing into gas locker on tack Crazy Dave Condon at 4:50am 05.14.21 Sent private message to poster. I have questions but a photo of the transom would help and any wate
Bulb replacement in original 2001 310 Deck Light (1) Jacksail at 4:45am 05.14.21 You mean this light? http://catalina310.org/Maintenance/Documents/Hella-8505-ComboLight.pdf Thanks
Solar panel installation - Oceanis 31 - advice Davidasailor26 at 4:36am 05.14.21
Mooring - Boat to Bouy RoyS at 4:35am 05.14.21 The video above explains why whenever I rent a mooring while coastal cruising, I find the mooring br
Newbie - Just brought a 1986 Hunter 23 home CrispyCringle at 4:32am 05.14.21 Thats looking great!

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