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Fab photos of bow but! Mark at 6:55am 01.02.03 Smaller Boats 3/775 But I need pictures of a 260.Regards
Walking UP to the floats Gary Wyngarden at 5:47am 01.02.03 Ask All Sailors 3/943 We had sustained winds reported from 35-42 knots last night with gusts up to 53 so I decided to chec
lazarette bushings David Fox at 5:05am 01.02.03 Mid-Size Boats 5/1592 The rubber bushings that support the lazarette covers on my 1992 Hunter 30 are disintegrating. Does
Engage the transmission when sailing ? Tom Livingston at 4:29am 01.02.03 Ask All Sailors 15/4604 I am relatively new to sailing with an inboard engine. Should the transmission be left in gear when
Geeting a bridle on a 170 Guest at 3:35am 01.02.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/962 I sail at the Washington Sailing Club in DC. They have a rudimentary ramp that is not very trailor
Engine Advise Jeff Stone at 3:12am 01.02.03 Mid-Size Boats 5/1177 Hi all. I am looking to purchase a very clean 27' Catalina traditional. I'ts a 1984 model with a 16
Has anyone raised the waterline on an H34? Andy Howard at 2:37am 01.02.03 Big Boats 5/922 I get about 1/2" to 1" of Algae growth on the bootstripe above the waterline. I can handle the brown
Are my expectations realistic? Dave at 12:46am 01.02.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1296 OK, I'm trying to figure out if my expectations of a 2000+ 26X are realistic. I'd like to set one up
Florida J.B. Dyer at 12:38am 01.02.03 Destinations 11/2342 I just read a rather disturbing article in the BoatUS magazine about Florida's ICW and the marina's.
Chesapeake Rendezvous Jim Seamans at 11:46pm 01.01.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/818 Does anyone have any information on the rendezvous for this year? I have family in Iowa that wish t
Phil, What am I doing wrong? Rich Stidger at 11:19pm 01.01.03 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/815 Phil,I just tried twice to post a pix in reply to a guy who wanted a picture of a Hunter 260 bow.
Leaks around mast on H28 Martin Cole at 9:41pm 01.01.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/926 My 1991 Hunter 28 has developed a leak that comes out of the compression post below the deck level.
Sail Specifications Gregory Wright at 1:28pm 01.01.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1003 I must buy a new set of sails for my MacGregor 22. Could anyone help me in determining the proper si
New main sail Mac 26D 1988 Mario Langlois at 1:02pm 01.01.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1016 Hi !I am getting a new main sail for my boat. The manufacturer wants to know if there is any room
New main sail Mac 26D 1988 Mario Langlois at 12:57pm 01.01.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1160 Hi !I am getting a new main sail for my boat. The manufacturer wants to know if there is any room
Lake Tahoe MacGregor Flotilla 2003 Bob Cassel at 11:57am 01.01.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1053 Here we go, a new year and a new Lake Tahoe MacGregor (and any others) Flotilla. Rob Tuson, Paul
Vibrating Tohatsu Outboard Kayce Stillwell at 11:28am 01.01.03 Other Sailboats 1/1130 I recently bought a new Tohatsu 9.9 long shaft, electric start outboard motor for my Hunter 25.5. T
Urgent/Picture of the bow rail needed! Mark at 11:01am 01.01.03 Smaller Boats 12/779 I urgently need to see a photo of the above from the front and the side.Fairly close up so that it
Rattle in the mast fixed Mark at 10:35am 01.01.03 Smaller Boats 2/1041 Remember a year or so ago there were many posts about how to stop the mast head light wire/radio coa
Winch repair question. garyg at 9:57am 01.01.03 Smaller Boats 2/839 The main halyard winch on our Hunter 22 (it is a Lewmar) is in need of some repair work. I can not

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Cockpit Instrument Configuration leo310 at 7:00pm 09.30.20 I have a Catalina 310 and at the helm I have Chartploter, autopilot, wind, depth and VHF ram mic. Ou
Tiny Styrofoam balls in Ranger 20 cabin shemandr at 6:56pm 09.30.20 Alcohol was involved. As it always is in research. I'm sure they were trying to measure the pr
Cockpit Instrument Configuration FastOlson at 6:50pm 09.30.20 We have several years of good experience with the wireless remote for our Simrad VHF. This talks to
H34 windlass installation Charlie98117 at 6:27pm 09.30.20 I thought I'd put up an epilogue for this thread. It took me a long time to get around to it and th
What to do if you lose your rig. Daveinet at 6:21pm 09.30.20 You can open a Gerber multi-tool with one hand?? I have a hard time getting the tools out with BOTH
Cockpit Instrument Configuration (1) dlochner at 6:12pm 09.30.20 Getting a new Catalina 315 with no instruments from factory. Now have to decide on placement/config
Tiny Styrofoam balls in Ranger 20 cabin FastOlson at 6:06pm 09.30.20 I owned several Ranger 20's. The positive floatation was in blocks under the cockpit seats and also
Finally replacing my keel cable. What's with all this extra length? Gene Neill at 5:45pm 09.30.20 I'm just glad the job is done now. When we bought her (good grief, it's been almost seven years ago)
New sailer Glsawyer at 5:45pm 09.30.20
Dripless Shaft Seal sold by sailboat owners Justin_NSA at 5:44pm 09.30.20 If you are shopping, look at the LasDrop Gen II. NO maintenance. Mine has been problem free. No agi
New sailer dLj at 5:42pm 09.30.20
H34 cowl vents Capt Robbie at 5:41pm 09.30.20 remove the old vent opening hardware, it's only a few screws. Then clean off old sealant and cut a
Salt Water in Bilge ianmcc444 at 5:32pm 09.30.20 What kind of shaft packing gland/stuffing box does the boat have? You may just need to adjust the
Hunter 34, bilge questions Capt Robbie at 5:29pm 09.30.20 as Allen commented most of the wiring that low in the boat is for the bilge and shower sump pumps. F
Tiny Styrofoam balls in Ranger 20 cabin ggrizzard at 5:19pm 09.30.20 We have a lot of 'members', but I don't recall a Ranger owner here. But I found this on this site:
Salt Water in Bilge Kings Gambit at 5:10pm 09.30.20 Check around the rudder post shaft/tube for possible ingress. Also, maybe the scupper drains/hoses.
Engine oil level rising Westerbeke 58 Morgan donor at 5:07pm 09.30.20 Change your oil & filter. Put the specified amount of oil in the engine as per the service manual. M
Salt Water in Bilge berner73 at 4:49pm 09.30.20 What kind of shaft packing gland/stuffing box does the boat have? You may just need to adjust the g
Anyone familiar with Larry Pollocks Running Cloud Trimaran? Michael Meyer at 4:19pm 09.30.20 Hey Running Cloud, (...Larry?) Thank you for the write-up. I am Dick Flint's nephew. I think I sti
Engine oil level rising Westerbeke 58 Rodd at 4:17pm 09.30.20 Hey all- Just got the oil analysis back-- No fuel in the oil, no water, no glycol. So what's next? T

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