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H26 battens Tim Daley at 4:40am 10.17.03 Smaller Boats 1/794 I removed the mainsail battens this week so I could fold the sail for inside winter storage and disc
new propeller for my oday 27 javier at 4:30am 10.17.03 Other Sailboats 3/815 I need to replace the stainles steel two blade prop for my oday 27 sailcoat with a yanmar 2gm20f en
How do I replace a halyard in a Hunter 27? Jerry at 4:06am 10.17.03 Ask All Sailors 7/1326 I have a 1984 Hunter 27. The Jib halyard broke at the sheave and has fallen inside the mast and is s
How often do you empty porta-potties? Rick Macdonald at 2:53am 10.17.03 Smaller Boats 6/3327 OK, I admit that I purposely didn't empty my sani-potti all season long (3 months or so). yks I'm*
Knots Mike at 2:09am 10.17.03 Ask All Sailors 18/1710 I need some advice. I need to belay the internal jib halyard on my CDI roller furling unit. The at
Winter sanitation frank arndorfer at 2:00am 10.17.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1246 Hi Peggy...Unfortunately the reality of midwest seasons is taking place and we're hauling out this
gas tank capacity Mark Gibson Hunter22 "DillyDally" at 10:45pm 10.16.03 Smaller Boats 1/843 To those of you with Hunter 22's, what size gas tank can fit in the starboard cockpit gas tank area?
Fuse panel repair Darren Mayes at 10:16pm 10.16.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/769 One of the screws in my electrical panel will now not tighten. What would be best thing to use that
Propane Locker for H33 Dale E. Baker at 10:15pm 10.16.03 Mid-Size Boats 6/997 We've recently aquired a 1981 H33 (to replace our beloved '81 Watkins 27) and are planning several u
New Sails---Main/Genoa for Cruising the Lakes Paul Bradbury at 9:20pm 10.16.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1055 Looking for some advice regarding what companies I should consider when looking for new sails. I hav
Windows - 29.5 Joe Aquilina at 9:19pm 10.16.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/878 The windows on my 29.5 have started to leak as the screws have some fair wear and tear now.Who is
Boom kickers and rigid vangs effect on twist Bayard Gross at 2:21pm 10.16.03 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 4/2543 In examining the fashion in which a Boom Kicker and or a ridgid vang are attached to the boom and th
Closed cell foam for a hunter 40- 1985 Tammy at 12:52pm 10.16.03 Big Boats 3/854 Hi again, I was looking on line to see how much it would cost fornew foam in both berths. I can't
independant20 atlasman888 at 12:51pm 10.16.03 Ask All Sailors 0/945 Hello all sailors ,Im looking at an independant 20ft cruiser ive never heard of such a a ship id l
Swapping a shoal for a deep keel on '88 Legend 37 David at 11:44am 10.16.03 Big Boats 5/1170 Does anyone out there have any experience with swapping a shoal draft keel for a deep keel on a 1988
Swapping a shoal for a deep keel on '88 Legend 37 David at 11:42am 10.16.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/802 Does anyone out there have any experience with swapping a shoal draft keel for a deep keel on a 1988
actual draft H260 Fred Paul at 7:19am 10.16.03 Smaller Boats 10/1051 I saw a couple of forum posts to the effect that the real draft of the H260 is more than 1 ft 9 inch
gensets Mark Radler at 7:06am 10.16.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1090 I am planning to purchase a 5-6 KW generator in the near future and would like advice on the exper
Snap-in screens for ports Kevin at 5:55am 10.16.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/802 Wanted to know where I can purchase the snap in screens for my eight port holes. Several have been d
Help w/San Diego, CA charter/harbors the wildman at 4:58am 10.16.03 Ask All Sailors 12/1888 After day sailing San Diego bay this past January (and wife visiting friends there this past week),

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Safety on deck CaptainRan at 7:30pm 10.21.20 I like what @Justin_NSA said. On my H26 I installed a second 3-set of rope clutches and a 3-set de
Fell in love with the MacGregor 26M, but... SailFan1 at 7:25pm 10.21.20 I really am appreciating all of your feedback gentlemen!! Your input is all very helpful. I am open
DON'T Bring your boat to Lake Minnetonka! Alan Gomes at 7:05pm 10.21.20 I would say prime time has passed, but there will always be sailors. And you never know.. One of
Yanmar 3YM30 air filter Hello Below at 7:01pm 10.21.20
VHF Coax Brian D at 6:50pm 10.21.20 Don is correct. PL259, or better known as UHF connectors, come in one size. This size without the ad
Deck organizer on hunter 340 (2) SoSound at 6:48pm 10.21.20 My 3 sheave deck organizers serve all the running rigging I need to run to the cockpit. My topping
Yanmar 3YM30 air filter Ralph Johnstone at 6:45pm 10.21.20 I'd think engine heat would do it eventually. You would think so. Everybody's got roughly the sa
Battery Brands Bill19233 at 6:07pm 10.21.20
Replacing Danfoss 101N0210 with 101N0212 TimFromLI at 6:00pm 10.21.20 Try googling the part numbers and see if they are interchangeable. Amazon shows that it is but I'd g
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 5:51pm 10.21.20 here? -Will (Dragonfly)
Please explain self bailing for me (2) Sunbird22358 at 5:47pm 10.21.20 That Self-Bailer is the older "DePersia" Brand unit, also used on that vintage DS II. Newer boats ha
Hunter 23.5 - No mast, no ballast, no centerboard, no problem? Electricboater45 at 5:43pm 10.21.20 Absolutely! All the reading I've done suggests that catamarans and trimarans don't use ballast and
F435 Stanchion Gate sail sfbay at 5:28pm 10.21.20 Check with your local rigger or Rigrite. https://www.rigrite.com/Hardware/Stanchions_&_Bases/Stanch
Fell in love with the MacGregor 26M, but... (3) Jim26m at 5:25pm 10.21.20 The interior finish is minimal, and storage access is somewhat lacking. The galley on mine did not
Hunter 23.5 - No mast, no ballast, no centerboard, no problem? Rick Macdonald at 5:19pm 10.21.20 I wasn't sure if comfort is an issue for you, but now you've mentioned your wife so maybe it is!
Deck organizer on hunter 340 (1) sail sfbay at 5:18pm 10.21.20 My 3 sheave deck organizers serve all the running rigging I need to run to the cockpit. My topping
Beautiful boat website Captain W at 5:18pm 10.21.20 That Hinckley photo is fantastic. I appreciate the FB pages. Great way to connect. I still thin
H 34 anchor locker hose Mike Oldak at 5:16pm 10.21.20 I replaced the hose recently. probably best to remove the whole wood triangle. I can send some pictu
Hunter 23.5 - No mast, no ballast, no centerboard, no problem? Rick Macdonald at 5:16pm 10.21.20 I sail my H23.5 on a lake that is 1x7 miles. The day I launched the boat this year a power boat in t
Hunter 23.5 - No mast, no ballast, no centerboard, no problem? Electricboater45 at 5:15pm 10.21.20 Also this will be use almost exclusively in salt water, so aluminum pontoons isn't a great idea. Th

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