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Boat Building Specs College Tuition at 11:53am 12.05.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/1054 Just bought a 1984 Catalina 27 and am looking to learn as much as possible about how she was constru
white powder on SB8 Diesel? Mav at 11:23am 12.05.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1193 hello,anybody knows what the white powder is on my old diesel? It seems to be on a bunch of the en
Main Sail Cover Gerald Davies at 11:18am 12.05.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/944 I have a 2001 Hunter 340 with a conventional sail plan. The sail cover is the "Stack Pack" style wit
Easy to rig, stable, forgiving and fast? Marty Wolff at 10:52am 12.05.05 Trailer Sailors 15/8927 I sailed a Catalina 22 for 2 years and learned to sail on it. Although I kept it in the water part
Fiberglass Composite Materials Harry Anderson at 10:33am 12.05.05 Other Sailboats 3/991 I am pulling to gether a database on fiberglass composite materials, 1/8"=3" sheets and slabs that c
Bimini top for 26s biorapper at 10:16am 12.05.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1019 I am thinking about buying a bimini for my boat. I haven't done any measuring yet, but was wonderin
Turnbuckle covers Boat Babe at 8:44am 12.05.05 Ask All Sailors 9/5938 I just purchased a 1987 Cal 28 and my surveyer said that the turnbuckle covers (plastic) on my shrou
Bristol 27 info wanted me262 at 8:39am 12.05.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1141 I am looking at a '60's vintage Bristol 27. Ultimately, the boat would be doing some offshore work a
Cockpit/rear berth ports Steve Leon at 8:25am 12.05.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1029 Has anyone installed opening ports above the rear berth opening on the cockpit side? Is it worth the
custom rudder kkhouse at 7:33am 12.05.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/867 Check this out guys and gals. Sounds interesting.Karl O'26
Fishfinders on the sailboat? Viktor at 5:50am 12.05.05 Ask All Sailors 16/8944 I need a depth meter and I found many fishfinders on the market. Nevertheless I do not see fishfinde
Boat Pics with SpareTiller Spinfisher at 5:45am 12.05.05 Smaller Boats 15/1109 Left work early..... feeling depressed about being at work
Winterizing 31 Citation (In Water) Ken at 5:37am 12.05.05 Other Sailboats 2/910 I had to winterize my 31 Irwin Citation for the first time. I'm leaving her in the water for the win
New PH II pump/base assembly on Ebay Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 5:35am 12.05.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/1077 I usually tell people to stay away from toilets and sanitation equipment on eBay 'cuz most of it is
Adding a anchor roller to H260 Boydaclies at 3:49am 12.05.05 Smaller Boats 15/1353 Has anybody added an anchor roller to a H260 or like model? The danforth that came with the boat is
Canvas Mike8138 at 3:35am 12.05.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1096 I live in the northern Philadelphia suburbs and keep my boat in Middle River (just above Baltimore).
Image stabilized binoculars, Canon vs Nikon John12048 at 2:10am 12.05.05 Ask All Sailors 3/2227 I am looking at both Canon and Nikon image stabilized binoculars for the boat. Does anyone out ther
Sailboat Instruments Rick at 1:32am 12.05.05 Ask All Sailors 11/3640 I am looking at replacing dated Signet Marine depth, speed, wind speed and wind direction instrument
Choose the Mac 25 or 26 Doug6577 at 11:40pm 12.04.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/2039 Greetings My experience has been with Lightnings,Cats and Sunfish for daysailing. I wish to take m
Boat with internal Spinnaker Pole Franklin at 11:33pm 12.04.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1258 Anybody know the maker of the boats with the internal spinnaker pole? I saw a picture of one yester

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Hunter 260 Solar Battery Charging on Mooring Doug J at 6:33pm 04.17.21 Good to know, assume they are more , less or the same expense> note your link regarding batteries.
Hunter 260 Solar Battery Charging on Mooring Doug J at 6:05pm 04.17.21 Just what I am looking for. Did this panel, bracket and controller come from Hunter Owners? Why are
Question about installing high water alarm on 2004 Hunter 36 Dan_Y at 5:50pm 04.17.21
Lubricant for impeller justsomeguy at 5:48pm 04.17.21 KY?
Pelican life line clasp justsomeguy at 5:47pm 04.17.21 My lower life line pelican clasp broke. Got a good photo? It's likely "righty-tighty".
Lubricant for impeller kloudie1 at 5:44pm 04.17.21 This stuff works well for that and for lube for the head pump. https://www.harborfreight.com/search
H23.5 Centerboard Bracket Bolt Stuck timothy_c at 5:30pm 04.17.21 sounds like it may have been overtightened and become cross threaded before you got to it; or it's b
Fuel Filter Question RichardT at 5:25pm 04.17.21 Thank you all for the recommendations and comments. Much appreciated. I was going to take pictures
Swing keel vs Dagger ? kappykaplan at 4:16pm 04.17.21 Congratulations on your new-to-you boat! :beer:
Swing keel vs Dagger ? kendyoozed at 4:09pm 04.17.21 Well I jumped on the chance that the one in SC would be in decent shape. Took a 8 hr drive to look a
Pelican life line clasp CJB220 at 3:13pm 04.17.21 Mike - I assume that the female screw terminal did not break, rather the jaw mechanism did. Take th
Pelican life line clasp dlochner at 3:12pm 04.17.21 Rigging uses both left hand thread and right hand threads. That's how a turnbuckle can tighten and l
SV Smitty SV At Last at 3:07pm 04.17.21 No worries. I get it. We are trying to fall in love with the USVI and will be back. Here for anothe
SV Smitty JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 2:54pm 04.17.21 Passed astern Smitty at about 1625 today. Unfortunately had some place to be. Maybe but you a beer o
Does Anyone Have a Web Address for Ida Sailor rudders Red_Dog at 2:45pm 04.17.21 My bad, the notification was in my spam folder.
Lubricant for impeller CJB220 at 2:41pm 04.17.21 Glycerin. A small packet should come with the replacement impeller. If not, stop by your local phar
Leaking from recently installed PYI PSS Shaft Seal CJB220 at 2:33pm 04.17.21 She looks good. I had the same issue. Give it time to break in, which may be a year or more if you o
Replacing old thru-hull transducers, hole size difference. (1) BlowMeAway at 2:25pm 04.17.21
Why does Hunter have a bad name? Red_Dog at 2:20pm 04.17.21 What can I say about my 1986 28.5? First, my Hunter is a first generation B&R: I have a backstay.
Humorous statement on Wishful thinking for Sailboat pricing Michael Davis at 2:18pm 04.17.21

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