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Aluminum hulls Victor at 9:14am 10.31.03 Ask All Sailors 6/1529 Hello there,I have a question for you. I am doing research on 32-36 boat designs. Fiberglass is a m
Companionway 'gaskets' falling out Deac Manross at 7:11am 10.31.03 Big Boats 3/948 The companionway top hatch slides in a track that has a thin grey fuzzy strip between the hatch and
Hunter 40 layup Lew at 6:33am 10.31.03 Big Boats 5/852 Hi - I have considered buying a used Hunter 40 - There seems to be some confusion as to whether the
1998 320 catalina- wing or fin keel jim Turner at 6:28am 10.31.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/1295 I am thinking of buying this 1998 320 catalina. I live in San Francisco. Which do you think is bette
Forward Hatch Leaking....What to do? Marina at 5:36am 10.31.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1718 When I purchased my Hunter 27 (1979) last fall, the first thing I noticed besides all the empty beer
Bottom Needs Paint? Jorge Cela at 5:10am 10.31.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/935 I owned a 1995 Hunter 29.5 for over a year and I would like to have the bottom clean, inspected and
Sailing Schools in Southern California Chris at 4:44am 10.31.03 Ask All Sailors 5/1138 Hi all,I am new to this forum and sailing. Can anyone recommend a good sailing school in Southern
Catalina 27 Exchange Desolation Sound &Gulf Is. BC Brian at 3:40am 10.31.03 Mid-Size Boats 0/990 Is there anyone that might be interested in exchanging the use of my Catalina 27, located in Vancouv
Boat-less Joe Dickson at 3:27am 10.31.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/889 I am now boat-less. Due to family issues I recently had to sell our Hunter 31. I just wanted to sa
Rub Rails Kathy at 2:02am 10.31.03 Ask All Sailors 7/1357 We will be in a marina next season and we need to have rub rails installed on our Beneteau 331. Our
Biodiesel Gene at 1:34am 10.31.03 Big Boats 29/1602 I just recently became aware of "biodiesel", has anyone here use this fuel to power their boats? any
Need Sling for Launching Bill Myrter at 12:26am 10.31.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/860 Does anyone know where I can buy or how to make a sling for launching my 26M. I just bought the boat
Problem with ProMariner Prosafe Galvanic Isolater Paul Aubrecht at 12:25am 10.31.03 Big Boats 5/5436 I have a 2003 356.It has a Promariner Prosafe Galvanic Isolator on it.I am getting an alarm on my Li
Mainsheet Traveler Jason at 12:01am 10.31.03 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1110 I have an Oday 25 that I am restoring. One item that I need is the mainsheet traveler track and the
Bottom Paint Problem? Wendell Stevens at 11:56pm 10.30.03 Smaller Boats 1/890 Hauled our Hunter 23 out of the water at the beginning of October after our first season and noticed
Boat Info pages problem Mark Burrows at 10:40pm 10.30.03 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/1104 Phil:The reformated Boat Info pages seems to have a problem. When I click on the boats for sail li
which roller furler for h23 william at 7:37pm 10.30.03 Smaller Boats 3/833 as i will be doing a lot of singlehand on my boat i am interested in a good roller furler. i want so
Best Tiller Steer Auto Pilot??? Tim Smith at 5:36pm 10.30.03 Smaller Boats 9/1764 In looking to upgrade some of the amenities on my Hunter 240 I was wondering if anyone had suggestio
240 on an extended trip Tim Smith at 5:32pm 10.30.03 Smaller Boats 6/879 I live in the midwest and only sail my Hunter 240 on lakes around the area here but would love to ta
Manuals and standing rigging - H-27 IslandJack at 3:24pm 10.29.03 Mid-Size Boats 0/772 I bought an '83 H-27 about a year ago, no rigging, lines, sails or documents. I peiced it together,

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Balboa 24 ; water getting in thru-hull somehow Blessed at 5:52pm 10.23.20 I don't understand why you suspect a thru-hull when you are describing rain water getting into a bo
Battery Sizing sail sfbay at 5:40pm 10.23.20 $168 from this site: https://www.fisheriessupply.com/dyno-battery-dno-30tmx-30tmx
Drop-in Lithium batteries Johann at 5:28pm 10.23.20 Well, I was referencing this thread on victron community: https://community.victronenergy.com/quest
Fell in love with the MacGregor 26M, but... (2) Jim26m at 5:22pm 10.23.20 So probably 350-400 lbs of motor and a big hole in $10K ! I can see why you would choose 60hp! :)
Battery Sizing Jim Hawkins at 5:22pm 10.23.20 The 30TMX is a true deep cycle Flood Acid Battery 135 amp hours. Weighs 65 lbs. 3 of them will meet
Battery Sizing sail sfbay at 5:20pm 10.23.20 jssailem............thanks for the suggestion, as they are half the price of AGM batteries.
Hunter 34 Ice Box Conversion (1) Marmalade at 5:09pm 10.23.20 I also installed an Isotherm conversion this summer, into a Legend 37. Found it difficult to set th
Engine Power Issue JoeWhite at 5:03pm 10.23.20 Visit Sail La Vie \| 1999 Catalina 36 MK II and view the content and photos regarding cleaning primar
Let's start a conversation about ASA 101, etc. is it helping or hurting? thinwater at 4:44pm 10.23.20 Interesting to read the different approaches to learning. My daughter teaches elemtary school and ha
Drop-in Lithium batteries Tim22 at 4:42pm 10.23.20 Hi Johann I re read the manuals and I see where the smart solar controllers have a low temperature s
Converting from roller furled to hank on kloudie1 at 4:17pm 10.23.20 You can sorta have both. Sorta. My old Harken furler foil has the ability to fly a deck sweeper by
I win! Hayden Watson at 4:17pm 10.23.20 While @Hayden Watson is correct, strength loss through welding on the 6061 alloys it's not so criti
Battery Sizing jssailem at 4:17pm 10.23.20 How about considering 3 of the 12 V Dyno Batteries. Dyno Battery - Premium Quality Battery Manufactu
Temporary Plug for Thru Hull Fitting (3) Jim Hawkins at 4:16pm 10.23.20 Well that job is done. Made some changes for better performance. behind the toilet and into a forwa
I win! Glsawyer at 4:12pm 10.23.20 The location and design is certainly old school. It is a sit beside and steer idea. From the side l
I win! jssailem at 4:09pm 10.23.20 The location and design is certainly old school. It is a sit beside and steer idea. From the side lo
Converting from roller furled to hank on Dave Groshong at 4:09pm 10.23.20 A 7+ out of 10 sail is cost effective to keep and retrofit, though may be a bit short of your expec
Battery Sizing Davidasailor26 at 3:53pm 10.23.20
Battery Sizing sail sfbay at 3:48pm 10.23.20 Hopefully the Magnum Energy ME-ARC Advanced Remote Control, which will be programed for charging Lif
I win! Glsawyer at 3:42pm 10.23.20 Pop the cover off and shoot a picture of the steering setup. Hard to give meaningful input without

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