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water jugs john withrow at 9:14am 07.18.05 Smaller Boats 3/815 looking for a new plastic water container for under my sink. I have the simple hand pump system on
opening port screens George H260 at 8:34am 07.18.05 Big Boats 1/838 Continuing the refurbbing of my 1986 Hunter, I need to purchase the screens and ruer gaskets/seals
how do you fix a dented sail slot in a mast ? Alex at 8:15am 07.18.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2354 Hey, All!My mast slot has a small ding about half way up. An mainsail with bolt rope would still go
What good would a sliding gooseneck do? Alex at 8:08am 07.18.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1098 Hey, ALL.I was browsing the Mac pages with all kinds of mods and found a "sliding gooseneck"What e
Solor Cars Franklin at 7:25am 07.18.05 Other Sailboats 0/771 Sorry for the OT but I was just telling my roommate yesterday that I think it's possible with today'
Fixing crazing dwayne13628 at 6:59am 07.18.05 Ask All Sailors 5/2323 Let me make sure I got this right, to fix crazing (spider cracks), I need to dremel through the gelc
VHF License, online course?? dwayne13628 at 6:57am 07.18.05 Ask All Sailors 5/2790 So, is there an online course for the VHF license that is valid in Canada? I know there are colleges
Get a Charge From The Guest Expert Forum Rick D at 5:32am 07.18.05 Ask All Sailors 0/900
Tired of engine problems Capt JON at 5:28am 07.18.05 Mid-Size Boats 5/992 I have a 12 horse Yammar YSM12,It doesnt give me full power,tired of working on it.Its a 1980.I was
306 Main Sail Rich at 5:23am 07.18.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/898 I can't seem to get any power out of my main sail. In 5 knots of wind the boat will barely sail on
Lesson Plan Don Guillette at 5:22am 07.18.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 6/1915 Ship mates: I was thinking about something Kristin Boyce said about trying to absorb all the sail tr
Best Place to Sell Jim W23131 at 4:53am 07.18.05 Smaller Boats 9/1861 Based on experiences here, what would be the best place to list a sailboat boat online for sale.Th
Electrical Issue texastom at 4:26am 07.18.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/814 I noticed this weekend that my voltage meter and amp meter were doing some strange things. While sit
A question for you Sail trim Gurus Dave5031 at 4:12am 07.18.05 Smaller Boats 1/899 I'm just curious. I have two boats, a '76 19' Oday Mariner ' an '87 h23, both fractional rigs. The o
Daysailer advice wanted... Hankr1 at 3:48am 07.18.05 Ask All Sailors 7/2188 Our old ODay Widgeon is just too small so we are looking for a larger used daysailer with the follow
How much sleeping space is there in the 26X interested in buying at 2:54am 07.18.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/4731 Well i'm interested in buying a mcgregor 26X and Iw as wonder how much room there is in the cabin. a
masking tape removal Richard19068 at 2:46am 07.18.05 Ask All Sailors 8/1213 Is there a secret or trick to easily remove masking tape after varnishing bright work? I have used t
2GM20F valve cover breather tube Mario7470 at 2:20am 07.18.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1421 Hunter 29.5On my valve cover, there is a tube coming out the breather on the cover. It is sticking
12 v microwave Mario7470 at 2:12am 07.18.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 30/1861 Hi,We just bought a Hunter 29.5 1995 and WE just love it !I have a microwave in my hunter 29.5.
conversion of 40.5 to cutter Dodd Daggett at 1:56am 07.18.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/809 Have you converted a 40.5 to a cutter rig? Were there any problems? Did it work? What's the cost?

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Use of bimini CaptainRan at 11:41am 04.10.21 @sailme88 The original boat came with a topping lift which was my suggestion. Apparently a boom
battery replacement Stu Jackson at 11:11am 04.10.21 Gary, sailsf is right, plenty of earlier discussions. www.cruisersforum.com is also good for search
battery replacement sail sfbay at 10:52am 04.10.21 There have been many threads on this subject, like the ones below, and I recall Firefly Oasis were h
S2 8.6 Parts Needed (1) sail sfbay at 10:29am 04.10.21 Welcome to the forum!! Ouch!! Looks like you have some firberglass work to reapir first. You may
Hunter 260 Mast Stepping System John Marrone at 9:55am 04.10.21 Read the Manual and it mentioned Mast Struts, assume these are the answer to my needing two people t
Thru hull Ralph Johnstone at 9:51am 04.10.21 I used to be very active here. Yes I remember you well. Hope you haven't done anything impetuous
Where is the electrical panel in your O'Day 20? Noodat Lady at 9:22am 04.10.21 Thanks for the photos! They are very helpful. I had seen your earlier post about the hatch installa
Dinghy engine lifting davit (3) jssailem at 9:22am 04.10.21 As far as engine hoists go you have the hoist and how it functions. Then you have how it looks while
Dinghy engine lifting davit sail sfbay at 9:21am 04.10.21 I did not install a Grahauer engine davit but did install Garhauer dinghy davits on my Hunter 386.
Where is the electrical panel in your O'Day 20? tkyoung04 at 9:05am 04.10.21 Thanks for the photos! They are very helpful. I had seen your earlier post about the hatch installat
Dynaplate (1) Davidasailor26 at 9:03am 04.10.21 If you disconnect the bonding wires, each bit is on its own and may start disintegrating. It depen
Looking for dinghy suggestions. Kings Gambit at 8:25am 04.10.21 Same situation for me so I purchased a low cost ($650 on sale), light weight (53 lb), compact (8'4"
Motor mount size question Crazy Dave Condon at 8:23am 04.10.21 Forum store. Call them. Owner is a former Hunter employee
37C keel attachment ? Crazy Dave Condon at 8:18am 04.10.21 Manufacturer of the keel was Mars Metals in Canada.
Dimensions FastOlson at 8:17am 04.10.21 while our YC does have a nicely maintained H-25 in it, they have no bimini. There must be some stron
Universal M25-XP Broken Engine Mount L Bracket Stu Jackson at 8:16am 04.10.21
Use of bimini Crazy Dave Condon at 8:12am 04.10.21 @sailme88 The original boat came with a topping lift which was my suggestion. Apparently a boom
Hunter 260 Mast Stepping System Crazy Dave Condon at 8:03am 04.10.21 First take a picture to show any side bars from deck upward six feet on mast. Secondly look under
first trip to Catalina Kings Gambit at 7:34am 04.10.21 The OP did not report his experience level. After I shipped my Pearson 30 to Long Beach from FL wher
Looking for dinghy suggestions. sail sfbay at 7:24am 04.10.21 Same situation for me so I purchased a low cost ($650 on sale), light weight (53 lb), compact (8'4")

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