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Propane pressure drop Ric9399 at 2:22am 06.19.06 Big Boats 5/1157 At the start of boating season this year our Force 10 propane stove was working fine. Lately, howev
Replacing Alternator RFerraro at 2:21am 06.19.06 Ask All Sailors 7/1179 I'm looking to replace the aging alternator on my 13HP diesel, a two cylinder Renault 2.6 that's abo
Gel coat repair or Marine Tex? Scott at 2:16am 06.19.06 Ask All Sailors 5/3488 I have some minor nicks and chips at the bow of my boat and am intending to patch them. I made some
Second sail... CharlieCobra at 1:52am 06.19.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1046 For those of you that remember the first sail where I found a hole, broke the rudder and generally h
New 2006 25 huner Michael Laub at 1:38am 06.19.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/829 I am in the process of purchasing a new 2006 25foot Hunter and looking for any current reviews on th
Creaking sheets Alistair23473 at 12:58am 06.19.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1365 Anyone get a lot of rope creak while grinding in their main/jib sheets? Is this normal? I find heavi
Check List Richard at 2:59am 06.19.06 Ask All Sailors 7/1193 I realize that this has been discussed at length before but I could not find the thread in the archi
Engine Loosing RPM Mark Juetten at 3:01am 06.19.06 Big Boats 8/771 After an Hour or so of motoring in 3'to 4' seas at 2800 rpm, the rpms started to drop slowly as if e
Where to stow motor Kevin13821 at 5:55am 06.19.06 Smaller Boats 6/1203 To you Hunter 26/260 owners, where do you hang or stow a dinghy motor? Do you tow dinghy with motor
Cape Cod Bay anchorages Tim R. at 5:39am 06.19.06 Ask All Sailors 11/4241 I will be sailing my new Ericson north this weekend. I cannot enter the Canal(going East) until 1pm
Proper Jackline placement Jim at 4:51am 06.19.06 Other Sailboats 0/1005 There is plenty of informaion on how to make jacklines to clip into when you are out at sea. But I
Annapolis Maryland clif at 4:45am 06.19.06 Ask All Sailors 5/844 Going to be in this area in a few weeks. What are the good places to look for used sails? Hardware
Monk ~ Skookum (1) dsiddens at 4:39am 06.19.06 Other Sailboats 0/4918 Hello, We are looking for contacts and information for Ed Monk designed sailboats. Our boat is
The last sailor! Ameribritalian at 4:39am 06.19.06 Ask All Sailors 19/1223 I must be the last sailor in the world w/o a roller furler. I've looked at them and they seem to ru
Injectors John12637 at 6:12am 06.19.06 Ask All Sailors 4/947 My M25 has 900 hours and runs very well. I have read that some people change or service there fuel
Do you fly the flag? NautiDuck at 6:28am 06.19.06 Ask All Sailors 55/3620 I thought I would dress up my C22 a bit by flying the US flag off the transom rail on a short pole.
Any tricks to lowering the mast? harvey gamage at 6:25am 06.19.06 Day Sailers 0/1056 I own a Rhodes 19 keel version, the mast is not deck stepped. One of the spreaders came loose last w
Hunter KNOTLINE Joyce at 6:54am 06.19.06 Other Sailboats 2/788 Hello all Hunter Owners..We are reinstating the Hunter KNOTLINE. It has been a while since our las
Do sailboats burn? (1) Don s/v Tellico at 8:05am 06.19.06 Ask All Sailors 11/1277 Boat went up in flames today off the Ches Bay. News reports that every was rescued safely. Quite a
Looking for Novelman Steve Paul at 8:04am 06.19.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/843 Novelman,We have wonderful friends who sail out of Newton Beach(?sp) and belong to the sailing club

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Replacing standing rigging with mast up Whatfiero1 at 11:06am 04.19.21 Usually rigger showes with help and tools takes one at time down makes copy pulls back up then moves
Rumba Escape help Sailm8 at 11:06am 04.19.21 I thought your vacuum cleaner escaped:yikes:
Replacing standing rigging with mast up Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 10:57am 04.19.21 I don't think there is any way to use a ladder safely. You would have to use a bosun's seat and re
Rumba Escape help (7) rgranger at 10:52am 04.19.21 192887192888192889192890
Replacing standing rigging with mast up Tom J at 10:47am 04.19.21 I don't think there is any way to use a ladder safely. You would have to use a bosun's seat and rem
Diameter of 1980 Hunter 27 Stanchions Crazy Dave Condon at 10:34am 04.19.21 Call the forum store as they may have the replacements
Hunter 29.5 shroud question Crazy Dave Condon at 10:33am 04.19.21 I also added those white shroud covers to the reverse diagonals for added safety to keep those two w
Hunter 26 with a Stern Crack Crazy Dave Condon at 10:30am 04.19.21 I was told both krylon plastic paints and gel coat are petroleum based but krylon plastic paint drys
Funny Friday!!! rgranger at 10:21am 04.19.21
sheave under mast plate for CB line. rgranger at 10:17am 04.19.21 I've never worked with Evergrain. I googled it... got a couple of micro breweries so it must be goo
sheave under mast plate for CB line. Crazy Dave Condon at 10:13am 04.19.21 Evergrain is better than Trex. Never thought about that but know how and tools are needed
Locating leak Sailor Sue at 10:12am 04.19.21 Since others have mentioned the fresh water tank or water heater, have you confirmed that it is salt
Motor mount just not lifting any more (1) pclarksurf at 10:11am 04.19.21 super old pic from the day she came home-- but do you have this version of mount or different? Just
Hunter 29.5 shroud question Earl Toman at 10:09am 04.19.21 Thanks. I'm kind of thinking the same thing.
1989 Macgregor 26D.....new to me.. and a few questions rgranger at 10:07am 04.19.21 So you said you got several sets of sails. Why in a rush for new sails? And is something wrong
Beneteau Spare Parts Website bmiley at 10:05am 04.19.21 Yeah, still not completely up but looks like they are getting closer. Thats good news. I did finall
1989 Macgregor 26D.....new to me.. and a few questions kendyoozed at 9:51am 04.19.21 Do you have access to the previous owner? The fittings on the mast and deck could be jib or spin po
Yanmar4JH4E Exchanger Cap Leak mike311 at 9:50am 04.19.21 Nodak7, Did you ever solve the problem with the leak around your radiator cap? I have the exact sa
1989 Macgregor 26D.....new to me.. and a few questions kendyoozed at 9:49am 04.19.21 Yep. Not OEM. You sure you wouldn't want to just go sailing and prioritize projects from there? "If
Beneteau Spare Parts Website Davidasailor26 at 9:40am 04.19.21 https://spareparts.beneteauusa.com I get a certificate error, but can ignore that and move on. Look

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