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Ozone generators Tony F at 9:31pm 12.24.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1314 Has anyone tried an ozone generator for odor removal? I've been hearing really good things about the
Largest trailerable boat Don M. Chesley at 8:59am 12.24.05 Trailer Sailors 24/4243 I would like to talk to the person on this fourm with the largest trailered boat I can find. I am co
Flooring Rick2413 at 7:28am 12.24.05 Ask All Sailors 28/2452 Merry Christmas to all....I've been reading the forums faithfully and have gained much knowledge in
Dutchman Boom Brake Allan R at 6:17am 12.24.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1221 Has anyone had any experience wiith installing a Dutchman Boom Brake and using? I am considering pu
Merry Christmas Dave5031 at 4:29am 12.24.05 Smaller Boats 1/907 Hope everyone out there is having a good one, and here's to a good year to come with many sailing ta
Teak Restoration Scott N. at 4:18am 12.24.05 Big Boats 7/899 I have removed the teak handrails from my H35.5 and have sanded them down to bare wood. I have West
Pressurized Alcohol Stove Conversion Tao at 3:55am 12.24.05 Ask All Sailors 11/1429 Can the pressurized alcohol stove, original equipment, in my 81 37 Hunter C be converted to LPG by s
Dacron Sails - Different Grades? Tomas at 3:53am 12.24.05 Ask All Sailors 6/6128 Im confused about the variety of Dacron grades for my sailboat. I have to replace the 150 geona and
Rolly Tasker Sails - Feedback?/Performance Review? Mike at 2:34am 12.24.05 Ask All Sailors 7/6485 Hi,Looking to upgrade my entire suit of sails. Came across NationalSail.com, who carries Rolly Ta
Head hose recommendation Sue at 1:30am 12.24.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1362 Peggy,We have a Raritan PHII head that has odor problems. Last Spring we replaced the bladder hold
Heat Exchanger Issue on a Yanmar 3YM30G AlanAnt at 11:51pm 12.23.05 Mid-Size Boats 4/1928 First of all Happy Holidays to fellow Hunter owners, wish I could say the same for me. Yesterday, t
AMF Puffer Hannah at 10:35pm 12.23.05 AMF 0/3764 I'm wondering about the AMF puffer sailboat. It's sounds great but how much does it go for and how h
1971 Noordzee 30 Mk2 Seth Limburg at 10:01pm 12.23.05 Other Sailboats 3/1504 I recently purchased a 1971 Contest Noordzee 30' Mk 2. It seems to be on the same identical hull as
MOTOR SIZE CARL HULSE at 9:43pm 12.23.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1303 I PICKED UP A TED WILLIAMS 3 HP MOTOR WILL THIS BE ENOUGH TO GET THE BOAT IN AND UOT OF THE DOCK. P.
Experience With Generators Tony23628 at 9:27pm 12.23.05 Big Boats 6/1371 I want to install a generator for crusing. Ideas, CommentsErrol
mooring suds22334 at 9:04pm 12.23.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1094 Can I get some tips no single handed mooring. My thought is to make it a little easer is to use a li
Islander-34 John3101 at 8:25pm 12.23.05 Islander 1/5302 I am the proud new owner of an Isander-34 Built in 1969 I am having thoughts that infomastion about
A broken Stern Tube can sink the boat Paul F at 1:54pm 12.23.05 The Cherubini Hunters 4/2587 Motoring in the channel after a day of sailing, about a mile and a half from the marina, the bilge p
H-30 Mast Question Danny4719 at 12:16pm 12.23.05 The Cherubini Hunters 2/925 Having lost our 1981 H-30 mast to katrina, I have just about giving up on finding a like for like re
Mac Trailer Gerry Mitchell at 11:18am 12.23.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/761 My trailer is starting to show its age. I wonder if anyone in the NW has had their trailer galvanize

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B361 Battery replacement Guan at 8:14am 04.21.21 tks David. I'm probably going for 2 house G31 AGM and AGM21 for start... as will be lighter to repla
Mast setup Joe at 8:13am 04.21.21 I agee with Justin about the lazy jacks. It is rare to see a recreational boat of this level equipp
1989 Macgregor 26D.....new to me.. and a few questions rgranger at 8:06am 04.21.21 ... and it looks like the line could easily slip off the hook. Is it hinged. It kind of looks li
Replacing steaming light and mast integrity tanstaafb at 8:05am 04.21.21 Thanks all! I also asked in another forum (the Discord chat for reddit's r/sailing forum for those i
Dock Tying Alternatives Will Gilmore at 8:01am 04.21.21 Tides? Floating dock? Wind and wave conditions? What do you need each line to do? The theory is
Replacing freshwater hoses on Catalina 310 marchem at 7:59am 04.21.21
Dock Tying Alternatives BarryL at 7:58am 04.21.21 Hi, My current boat doesn't have midship cleats. When I need a spring line I tie it around the chai
Dock Tying Alternatives YVRguy at 7:55am 04.21.21 I had a similar deck cleat restriction on my C27 and for years used my primary winches so rig sprin
Lubricant for impeller Benny17441 at 7:52am 04.21.21 Johnson (OE supplier to many engine manufacturers) supplies glycerin right in the impeller kit.. n
Dock Tying Alternatives Joe at 7:40am 04.21.21 No need to get complicated. Keep the bow and stern lines separate from the spring lines for the rea
1989 Macgregor 26D.....new to me.. and a few questions Justin_NSA at 7:39am 04.21.21 That was my first thought but it seems like overkill
Dock Tying Alternatives DougM at 7:39am 04.21.21 I bought a couple of Forespar folding cleats an attached them to the toe rail amidship. I run one sp
1989 Macgregor 26D.....new to me.. and a few questions srimes at 7:36am 04.21.21 fender hanger maybe?
Midship Cleat Location for '78 Hunter 27 mmlspace at 7:36am 04.21.21 This is all very informative. Thank you everyone. To the extent I drill into the deck just inside
Midship Cleat Location for '78 Hunter 27 Benny17441 at 7:35am 04.21.21 The steels "L" brackets I used might crack but would not bend. Those cleats were only used for sp
Well, that was surprising! DAVA390 at 7:34am 04.21.21 I used the 3M perfect-it products and a dewalt buffer on my cockpit last year and it came back like
Mast setup shemandr at 7:31am 04.21.21 The two wires hanging down look like running backstays. I'm not aware that a B&R rig has or had run
Midship Cleat Location for '78 Hunter 27 Benny17441 at 7:23am 04.21.21 No, they came from Home Depot. Had to measure and drill the holes in the top and sides. I also cu
Painting over molded non-skid deck sail sfbay at 7:23am 04.21.21 Total Boat Total Tread non-skid paint recommennds prime using TotalBoat Topside Primer TotalBoat Wet
Just repowered my Catalina 36 Universal mp25xp with a rebuilt. Starts right up but when I take my finger off the ignition it just dies. LeslieTroyer at 7:14am 04.21.21 Fix the air leak, if there is one. Double check the lift pump is running, both when glow plugs on a

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