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Aruba Sine Nomine at 2:32am 09.21.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1192 Anyone familiar with Aruba that may have a tip as to where I may rent a small sailboat (daysailer).
MacGregor 26 yngvepau at 3:57am 09.21.06 Ask All Sailors 24/6167 During my research I found the MacGregor 26 planable sailboat. If you have a 50 hrs outboard it can
Bulb/wing keel '95 h40.5 Capn Grumpy at 4:17am 09.21.06 Big Boats 5/1272 The Princess-of-the-Lake and I are looking at purchasing a 1995 h40.5. Overall, the boat has had ex
Rudder/tiller connection on Pearson 26 Lawrence Jean at 5:27am 09.21.06 Other Sailboats 2/1729 My question:The metal fitting at the top of the rudder post, to which the tiller is bolted, crack
Shower drain into bilge Hugh4753 at 6:38am 09.21.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/3148 Does anyone know how to run the shower drain so that it doesn't drain into the bilge?
Mast Steps Florian at 6:07am 09.21.06 Other Sailboats 0/1316 Purhaps for the first time ever, I pulled the mainmast on my Irwin 52. The mast step looked a lot wo
Putting Back a sink/Water Tank on my 23 SweetTrade at 5:59am 09.21.06 Smaller Boats 10/1704 Hi I have 87' Hunter 23. When I bought her she had her water tank and sink taken out. I was thinking
Perkins Engine Performance Ken Hammer at 8:37am 09.21.06 Other Sailboats 2/1572 My 52' has a Perkins 4236 engine, recently tuned. I'm concerned that the engine is not performing a
Shrink Wrap question Scott21120 at 9:12am 09.21.06 Ask All Sailors 16/2137 I am looking for a torch for shrink wrapping, and am a little confused by the range of prices - I se
Can you use 2 cycle fuel in a 4 cycle outboard? abe at 9:10am 09.21.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1335 I have some left over 2 cycle gas+oil mixture and I was wondering what would happen if I put in my 4
Hunter charters Ted at 10:37am 09.21.06 Big Boats 4/936 Anybody use any of the charter companies linked on the Hunter website?We're considering buying a la
H356 Water Tank Problem Steves at 9:09am 09.21.06 Big Boats 4/894 I thought that I posted this but maybe I forgot to push the correct button. Anyway, were out in 30
Attention Gearheads: Yanmar Question Rick D at 11:03am 09.21.06 Ask All Sailors 19/2964 On a recent trip, I noticed my oil pressure on my 4jh went through the floor at idle. After some res
Slow boat to China or anywhere else Hartley S Newman 2004 hunter 36 at 10:58am 09.21.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/878 I bought a new Hunter 36 in 2004 and had it equipped with a PYI max prop. It did a blistering 3.8 k
Oday 22 Dodger/Cockpit Enclosure Colin S. at 10:44am 09.21.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1594 Im thinking about getting a dodger for my Oday22 made by Genco Marine. I was then thinking that if I
ST 60 Wind System Malfunctioning dms543 at 11:41am 09.21.06 Ask All Sailors 6/1025 Anyone have experience with the wind direction indicator constantly spinning around? The unit is 4 y
Easy A/C for a Hunter 28.5 Landsend at 11:41am 09.21.06 Other Sailboats 2/904 I installed a a window a/c unit under the companway stairs on my Hunter 28.5...works great.
Answer to exterior install of a/c on Hunter 28.5 Landsend at 11:50am 09.21.06 Other Sailboats 3/929 This is what the a/c install looks like from the outside with the hatch door closed. Of course it's
headsail furling alan at 12:18pm 09.21.06 Mid-Size Boats 3/999 hi folks, todays question..... on my furlex headsail the last two or so feet are not attached to fur
Water in engine oil Jerrygg at 12:39pm 09.21.06 Catalina 30 4/1984 I have water in my universal diesel 5411 oil and oil in the bilge. I suspect the water muffler. Ho

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Mac 25 upper shrouds & spreader positioning Dan Wray at 7:50pm 08.02.21
Launched my HMS 23 Roland5048 at 7:32pm 08.02.21 The smile on your face says it all. :)
Between chart plotters jaysweet at 7:25pm 08.02.21 I'm not really sure I know where you are going with this but it would seem to make sense to simply
Hunter 45 dinghy davits Sailor_Al at 7:24pm 08.02.21 I have the Hunter 45CC - 2008. I had Kate davits installed. They worked with the marina advisin
Rebedding bow pulpit Oday 25 jssailem at 7:19pm 08.02.21 Many ways to rebed your hardware and pulpits. one method that works is identified in this link. Reb
Rebedding bow pulpit Oday 25 ray dann at 7:18pm 08.02.21 Thank you sir! This 40 year old boat is in pretty good condition, with just a couple minor issues.
2006 Hunter 41 DS initial thoughts DayDreamer41 at 7:16pm 08.02.21 There is a member of this site which did the couch removal/enhancement to their 41DS https://forums.
Sail question jssailem at 7:15pm 08.02.21 Ahhh as @Tally Ho suggests you have a situational compromise. The nature of boat ownership. :banghea
Rebedding bow pulpit Oday 25 Tally Ho at 7:00pm 08.02.21
2006 Hunter 41 DS initial thoughts sailtheworld79 at 6:50pm 08.02.21
BoatUS tips on rebedding hardware ray dann at 6:49pm 08.02.21 okok I gotcha. just get it! That duck story though....... Had a similiar one, not a boat though.
How to gain access to port stern space? BigEasy at 6:38pm 08.02.21 Checked out mine a few days ago when the propane solenoid topic presented. Vent line for propane lo
Installing Battery Monitor karellen at 6:37pm 08.02.21 Just purchased this monitor as well. Keep putting it off because I'm not looking forward to fishing
Parting out O'Day 25 ray dann at 6:36pm 08.02.21 Jerry, Sent you a pm. Thanks
We rig in the morning ..... this should be an epic week (1) pclarksurf at 6:26pm 08.02.21
2006 Hunter 41 DS initial thoughts Rjm st.petersburg at 6:20pm 08.02.21 We have a water maker, generator, wind generator and solar panels. Just need to go to port for fuel
Sail question Tally Ho at 6:08pm 08.02.21 Looks like you either need to have the sail maker cut it down some for you, or trade your boat for a
BoatUS tips on rebedding hardware Stu Jackson at 6:07pm 08.02.21
BoatUS tips on rebedding hardware Tally Ho at 6:04pm 08.02.21 I didn't mean to cause any issues, and if it seemed that way, I didn't mean to. Mainsail's contrib
Chain snubbers dlochner at 5:55pm 08.02.21 @dlochner Are you fastening this to the chain almost like the prusik hitch that @thinwater posted

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