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Will This Trailer Fit a Hunter 26.5? Barry at 9:55am 01.06.03 Mid-Size Boats 0/1277 A friend has a trailer from a 1994 Hunter 26 Water Ballast boat. I want to purchase it from him and
Suncor Quick Attach Terry Houwerzyl at 9:41am 01.06.03 Ask All Sailors 0/983 Has anyone tried the Suncor Quick Attach rigging fittings. I have read good things about them and t
Replacement Fuel Tank Mike at 9:30am 01.06.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1054 Where can I find a replacement fuel tank for my '85 27' Catalina at a reasonable price? How about at
liner cracks Oscar at 8:57am 01.06.03 Smaller Boats 2/973 I'm interested to know if anyone has experinced small hairline cracks in the liner of the Capri 16.5
Hunter 31 Al Rogers at 8:16am 01.06.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/834 Any one know the keel measurements of a 1984 31. A friend is heading to Key West for race week and n
Posting photo in forum Scott Blahnik at 8:06am 01.06.03 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/732 Hi Phil,I went to post a photo in that new place (in a response) but I read the warning about crash
Installing real stern rail seats (1) Jim Anzalone at 6:48am 01.06.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/904 I was wondering how much it would cost to install real stern rail seats (see picture). Anyone have
Sailing with a fixed blade prop Dave Humphreys at 6:02am 01.06.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1180 When sailing with a fixed blade prop, is it better to allow the prop to free-wheel or place the tran
stuffing box Bert at 4:56am 01.06.03 Other Sailboats 1/795 I planned to verify my stuffing box but found some kind of grease pit on the box. Would you know how
Have my 3rd oday 25 why Ron Thweatt at 3:15am 01.06.03 Ask An Oday Owner 0/897 I have restored 28 sail boats had 6 new ones what is wrong with this picture. I have my 3rd Oday 25
Towing With A Tacoma Bob at 3:10am 01.06.03 Ask An Oday Owner 3/915 Has anyone ever actually towed an O'day 25 with a Toyota Tacoma,6Cylinder? It is rated for 5000Ibs.
Squeaky Floor Boards Rich at 2:52am 01.06.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1409 Can anyone tell me a solution to stopping the squeaky noise coming from my floor boards when I walk
Sailing the Mississippi Dennis Bidney at 2:30am 01.06.03 Smaller Boats 7/1242 I have thought that I would like to haul my 1980 H25 over to the river and explore that kind of sail
MacGregor 26 Specs? Quinton at 2:16am 01.06.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1609 Where can I find the specs for a 1988 Mac26? I've looked at the MacGregor site with no luck.
Swing Keel Cable Problem Dan W. Hawkins at 2:15am 01.06.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1109 Need Suggestions. My cable on my swing keel snapped while i was on the lake. Don't see any leaks i
Installing an automtic bilge pump in a hunter 22 Jim Pressnell at 2:12am 01.06.03 Smaller Boats 3/900 A few months ago I purchased a used 1982 Hunter 22. The previous owner had taken out the bilge pump
Anchor Roller on an H25 (1) L and W at 1:40am 01.06.03 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1247 We've anchored our '79 H25 a few times so far, and each time is a pain! There is no anchor roller or
Dumb Question about Etiquette Eric at 12:08am 01.06.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/966 This may sound like a dumb question, but I have not done much overnight sailing and long trips, so I
Terrible Day Sailing? Jim Logan at 11:42pm 01.05.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/718 Sorry in advance if this sounds like a dig at those poor unfortunates who live where the water is ha
tillers penna1@aol.com at 11:07pm 01.05.03 Ask All Sailors 2/950 Dear Sailors I,m looking for a shop that will sell me a new wooden tiller for my Beneteau 235. Than

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Adventures in reefing Tally Ho at 7:06pm 09.11.20 What Greg describes is standard OEM on most boats. It's also called double line reefing: two separ
Thru hull factory valves Calvin1Calvin at 6:54pm 09.11.20 Thanks, I will definitely change those valves and thru hulls. Previously I had a 1978 Hunter 27 and
M-25 oil pan hose Richard19068 at 6:49pm 09.11.20 You can get something like this and set it up with a hose barb to npt connector or whatever works.
Out for a while and off the water for a while longer jssailem at 6:44pm 09.11.20 Just to close this out, PSA test came back with 0.021 Yeah... Good for you.
Funny Friday!!! WayneH at 6:32pm 09.11.20 OK, after exactly 2 years and 4 days of Funny Fridays, we now have a new subset: Really Bad Dad
TD 19 Thoughts kloudie1 at 6:08pm 09.11.20
Manual Holding Tank Pumpout Pump in Odd Location . Or is it? kloudie1 at 5:57pm 09.11.20 Nope, always goes to tank, then it can be easily pumped overboard if off shore.
Heat exchanger - 3GM30F MitchM at 5:53pm 09.11.20 You can buy a lot of Vinegar and small diameter long knitting needles for $1050... i did this
Out for a while and off the water for a while longer DaveJ at 5:35pm 09.11.20 Seems like you studied had for the test and results show it! Boats come and go, but our health is th
Replacement Propane tank for Catalina 310 Tom J at 4:24pm 09.11.20 I assume by now you have found a replacement tank. If not, check the RV supply houses. Their price
37C fuel tank size pbknowles at 4:08pm 09.11.20 That is fantastic. Thank you very much for sharing that.
Advertising Advice for selling a boat Don S/V ILLusion at 3:56pm 09.11.20 I found your listing but only after entering criteria for year, region and price range. If I search
26S Who has a ballast inspection plate? sail sfbay at 3:49pm 09.11.20 Blue Water Yachts sells them for $11 you quoted. Below are threads on MacGregors with ballast inspe
How to work my inverter/charger seadaddler at 3:45pm 09.11.20 I have same setup and I just push the inverter on the remote panel not a big deal to operate unless
had the windows are done fred1diver at 3:30pm 09.11.20
Advertising Advice for selling a boat SFS at 3:25pm 09.11.20 I don't know what to say. I have not had a problem putting in a few parameters - size range, price
Whisker pole on a Mac 25 (1) sail sfbay at 3:23pm 09.11.20 Blue Water Yachts, who specialize in Macgregor parts, sells whisker poles for MacGregor and mast att
Advertising Advice for selling a boat Donna & Rob at 3:20pm 09.11.20 Actually, being out greatly facilitates an inspection. The only good being in the water provides is
Advertising Advice for selling a boat Donna & Rob at 3:18pm 09.11.20 Don has a good point. I just went to YW and typed in Hunter, used, 38 to 38 feet. It did not come
Manual Holding Tank Pumpout Pump in Odd Location . Or is it? markwbird at 3:14pm 09.11.20 Mark, here is a shot of my system; it is as from Hunter originally. The hose below the hand pump is

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