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Jacksonville FL trip 26 DEC. John Baumgartner at 4:06am 12.02.02 Ask All Sailors 11/1335 I'm trailering my 260 down to Jacksonville Fl. the day after Christmas,I will be staying at the Navy
leaky faucets Christine Haake at 4:04am 12.02.02 Smaller Boats 1/2306 Both faucets leak in my H26 and Hunter says they cannot get replacement parts, only completely new
To haul out or not? Gil Kruemmel at 4:03am 12.02.02 Mid-Size Boats 13/1157 Last winter I hauled my 85 Hunter 31 out for the winter...gave her a new bottom coating and waxing..
Trailering a Cat-27 Randy at 3:48am 12.02.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/955 I am looking for a trailer for my Cat-27. I am wanting to move the boat to Portland soon. Sailing th
Dingy Options? Terry Startsman at 3:40am 12.02.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1160 I'd be interested in knowing how other Mac owners handledingys. We have a small dog which we nee
Removable holding tank LaDonna Bubak - CatalinaOwners.com at 3:14am 12.02.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1689 Hi Peggie,Just wondering if there is such an animal as a removable holding tank. I'm thinking alon
Week 3 Trivia Winners! OdayOwners.com at 2:42am 12.02.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/800 Congrats to Brenda Lanoue who scored a perfect quiz in week 3's Trivia Contest. Runners-up, with on
Thoughts about Hunter sail trim Dean Strong at 2:29am 12.02.02 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 14/5022 Don:I keep reading your posts about Hunters having difficulty with sail trim and that they sail di
lettering size for boat name Sandy at 2:26am 12.02.02 Smaller Boats 7/4213 I need to purchase lettering for our boat name but do not know the size of letters--especially for t
H380 stress cracks Ed at 1:09am 12.02.02 Big Boats 2/1015 I've just completed my second season with my 2001 380, and am facing a second off-season repair of t
cut around the hatch howard at 12:49am 12.02.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/742 I'd like to replace my hinged piece of acrylic with a real hatch, but to do so I'd have to enlarge t
Sail Slides Ken at 12:32am 12.02.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1052 I sail a 1985 Catalina 27 #6049. Recently while dropping the main, three of the upppermost sail slid
AP-5 acrylic finish by GEM nanci whitley at 12:11am 12.02.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/938 There's a guy on the dock pushing this product. The website talks about cars but doesn't mention mar
pro/con electric/manual with lectrasan Barry Hodges at 12:08am 12.02.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1769 Debating manual vs electric.-don't electric heads sort of have a metered amount of output whereas a
Where's SeaLube? Bill O'Donovan at 10:04pm 12.01.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1500 Peggie- You recommend SeaLube or SuperLube for the head pump, but I can't find it in either the West
TV Nelson at 9:56pm 12.01.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/951 What do you do with your tv during the winter months?
Hunter 30 props Lee at 9:35pm 12.01.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/921 I'm about to buy a Hunter 30 and it needs a new prop. I can't afford a folding or feathering one an
Autohelm 4000 Stuart at 2:24pm 12.01.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1237 I am regularly having problems with the autohelm 4000 simply "losing it" and falling off. Whats stra
Origo 6000 alcohol stove Juan & Amy at 2:01pm 12.01.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1481 Help.........need detail info on Origo 6000 alcohol stove, how to fill and light burners on stoveto
Tacking SailboatOwners.com at 2:00pm 12.01.02 Ask All Sailors 56/3516 Tacking ang gibing in strong winds or choppy seas can be a stressful experience. But even under ord

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Reinforcement areas Ed Caldwell at 9:08am 09.22.20 Hunter imbedded aluminum plates in the fiberglass deck layup for drilling and tapping in all the "no
Boat inspection recomendations Stu Jackson at 8:54am 09.22.20 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/boat-inspection-trip-tips.102541
Drilling a hole for a USB port in the DC panel LloydB at 8:53am 09.22.20 Take your care when drilling that hole with the step bit. You will be tempted to put the bit all the
Sailmakers tfox2069 at 8:36am 09.22.20 +1 on working with a local loft. I just went through this process, reached out to 11 vendors, inc
Sailmakers sail sfbay at 8:11am 09.22.20 Ditto what others have said about buying a sail from your local loft and add that they will come to
Reinforcement areas thinwater at 7:46am 09.22.20 Good structural fiberglass sheet will work just as well for this for half the price. You really only
Orca Attacks? rgranger at 7:43am 09.22.20 Very strange!
Neglected boat meets shore! rgranger at 7:38am 09.22.20 ...I think I noticed it in March. That is when the previous world ended.:( And NY was one of t
Boat inspection recomendations sail sfbay at 7:37am 09.22.20 Welcome to the forum and good luck with your sailboat purchase!! Ditto what others have recommended
Neglected boat meets shore! shemandr at 7:18am 09.22.20 Could also be a COVID thing...:oops:????? I actually was wondering about that. I think I noticed i
Boat inspection recomendations Justin_NSA at 7:12am 09.22.20 It's not always practical, but a haulout to inspect below the waterline would be another suggestion.
Hunter 260 Hull Crack Below the Water Line Crazy Dave Condon at 7:10am 09.22.20 There is definitely one issue that caused the crack and possibly a second. Both the 26 and 260 hu
Solar powered Deck Fan. sail sfbay at 7:09am 09.22.20 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! Consider installing a 5 inch diamet
356 water heater hose sail sfbay at 6:54am 09.22.20 ...................I checked the Hunter plumbing SOP and it doesn't indicate a length for these. Doe
Boat inspection recomendations Kings Gambit at 6:26am 09.22.20 The offer should be pending a satisfactory survey to begin with. If not satisfactory, then renegotia
Neglected boat meets shore! rgranger at 6:25am 09.22.20 I don't know but my guess is someone couldn't afford monthly storage and just anchored it hoping fo
Neglected boat meets shore! Lazy1 at 6:07am 09.22.20 With the starboard lazarette propped open someone probably already started "salvaging" stuff, that m
Neglected boat meets shore! SailingLoto at 5:34am 09.22.20 I couldn't agree more. Karma, personal gain, or not, do the right thing. If you have capabilit
Neglected boat meets shore! (5) shemandr at 5:32am 09.22.20
Stink Boat RoyS at 5:28am 09.22.20 Avoid three way valves with O rings on each rotating port. The O rings are there to allow the ports

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