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Weight of Mast George H260 at 11:23am 09.25.05 Big Boats 6/3006 Hi AllI want to replace the wooden compression post on my 1986 34Ft Hunter this winter. The Marina
ALTERNATOR ISSUES jerry10848 at 8:54am 09.25.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1327 It looks like the alternator in my '84 ODay 28 kicked the bucket. I have a Universal M-15 diesel (K
Should i hold out sailerman20768 at 6:25am 09.25.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/922 I have been offered a lovely Mac 26X 02 model,spotless condition,50HPyamaha,only used on fresh water
Tender and auxilary outboard storage Marcus at 5:18am 09.25.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2237 I have purchased a 26M and this is my first proper sailing boat, I would like to carry a tender and
Wood is Good Nereussailor at 4:50am 09.25.05 The Cherubini Hunters 2/918 Waht kind of wood did hunter use in the 1983 H30 for the bulkheads etc.? Is it teak or mahogany? Or
Marine Electronics Pete at 4:31am 09.25.05 Mid-Size Boats 0/836 Any recommendations on a good Marine Electrician in the south western CT area?I have a Raychart 60
Wooden stand drawing sloopdog at 4:27am 09.25.05 Mid-Size Boats 0/1069 Can anyone direct me to the dimensioned drawing of a wooden shore stand for a Catalina 27? I saw it
2006 National Regatta Dave at 3:34am 09.25.05 Smaller Boats 3/968 Does anyone have an idea where the 2006 C22 National Regatta will be held??Thanx,Dave
swim platform Ctskip at 2:45am 09.25.05 Other Sailboats 0/810 I am wanting to have a swim platform installed on the transom of my 1983 31ft Allmand sailboat. Any
Hunter 23 wing keel Carl6263 at 2:28am 09.25.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1030 Hi, Can anyone tell me the width of the wing keel across the bottom. I am putting a trailer together
Schaefer in boom furler TomStJohn at 2:23am 09.25.05 Big Boats 5/4510 I am considering replacing the boom with the Schaefer or Leisure Furl in boom furling system. Was wo
Replacing Teak Grab rail with Stainless Bars Howard at 1:51am 09.25.05 Mid-Size Boats 4/4535 The Teak Grab Bars on the cabin roof on my H-27 are ggetting a little tired. I revarnish them ever
Heavy Weather Experience Phil at 12:25am 09.25.05 Ask All Sailors 6/983 Lake Erie had very heavy conditions on Saturday. We had to make a boat delivery and made the decisio
240 problems? d.beavin at 12:11am 09.25.05 Smaller Boats 5/955 Thanks for info on trailers! Anything to really watch out for when buying a 240 too far away from ho
mac 26x deck cbn soul at 12:10am 09.25.05 Ask All Sailors 11/1323 if anyone has any info on this mod please forward to me it looks like the rudders are on a auto hy
Mast re-wire dreamcatcher13400 at 11:53pm 09.24.05 Ask All Sailors 8/2100 I need to re-wire the mast of my pearson 30' coaster. Lights on the mast are a strobe and tri-color
ST 40 depth finder Denis at 11:49pm 09.24.05 Ask All Sailors 7/1333 My ST 40, only two years old, now displays only dashes. The manual says either the face of the trans
wiches work in reverse habanek at 11:09pm 09.24.05 Ask All Sailors 4/945 My wiches are old and the coatings wore off. I mic'd them and they are still conical. The problem
Making a new mainsail cover patrick at 10:36pm 09.24.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1082 I wonder if anyone has a clever idea for covering the mainsail in the area around the exit points fo
Sailboat purchase for new sailor ken at 9:57pm 09.24.05 Ask All Sailors 11/1298 In my search to purchase a used sailboat, I have found an 87 Hunter 25.5 w/inboard diesel and an 87

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Mainsail, Loose / Fixed foot? jssailem at 8:07pm 04.17.21 you won't have any other way to keep the sail on the boat! I think I understand your intentions.
Funny Friday!!! jssailem at 7:56pm 04.17.21 Amish Traffic Stop An Amish woman was driving her buggy to town when a highway patrol officer stoppe
Rust on arch base weld Ralph Johnstone at 7:37pm 04.17.21 The rust you see is due to a few non stainless steel wires from a wire brush. Sloppy. Only way to
H23.5 Centerboard Bracket Bolt Stuck bigchief at 7:27pm 04.17.21 sounds like it may have been overtightened and become cross threaded before you got to it; or it's
Leaking from recently installed PYI PSS Shaft Seal LVGS at 7:04pm 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
Lubricant for impeller Tally Ho at 7:02pm 04.17.21
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

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