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Mast-raising kit? David Mantz at 11:10am 10.03.02 Day Sailers 5/2129 I am refurbishing a 1980 19 ft. Oday daysailer and wanted to know if there is a self-mast raising ki
Cockpit locker and lazarette hinges Bill at 10:38am 10.03.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1764 Has anyone found a source for replacement hinges for these lockers? I've been using "Stanley" 2 inc
Dinghy for H340 Gail Cook (S/V Dream Hunter) at 8:48am 10.03.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/984 We are currently looking for a dinghy for our H340 and have some concerns about what size to purchas
Winter storage in New England Matt Blender at 7:18am 10.03.02 Ask All Sailors 4/1067 I'm thinking of taking my boat to New England and possibly Lake Ontario during the spring and summer
Bomar Hatches re: Lense replacement Tim McCarty at 6:48am 10.03.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/5829 I've just purchased a 1994 Hunter 29.5 (traded in my much-loved H-27). The boat is equiped with Bom
rubrail James S. at 6:03am 10.03.02 Smaller Boats 2/915 Would anyone know how difficult it would be to remove the old rubrail and then install a new one? I
One sided blisters Clayton Salisbury at 5:50am 10.03.02 Other Sailboats 5/750 Hello, I recently purchased an oday 27, It's been in drydock for two years and needs bottom paint. I
Max Rpms For 3GM30F in 35.5 Legend fred miller at 5:48am 10.03.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2835 Does anyone know the max rpm and redline rpm for a Yanmar 3GM30F in a 35.5 Legend fitted with a 13X1
One sided blisters Clayton Salisbury at 5:44am 10.03.02 Other Sailboats 0/677 Hello, I recently purchased an oday 27, It's been in drydock for two years and needs bottom paint. I
Methane Gas Sean at 5:40am 10.03.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1614 Peggy, just a quick question. Is there any concentration of methane gas buildup within the holding
C-22 winch sizes tomD at 5:40am 10.03.02 Smaller Boats 2/904 Thinking about the standard winches and the trouble we had in heavy winds: does anyone have suggest
Oxidized '95 H26 Thomas Tongue at 4:31am 10.03.02 Other Sailboats 1/775 I've been going through all the gelcoat care sites and keep coming back to this Island Girl product.
26X vs. 26 Classic as a saliling boat Craig at 3:56am 10.03.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1147 I am tossing between a 26X and 26Classic and would much appreciate input from anyone, especially if
in search of affordable bimini top for Venture Bernie Superstein at 3:41am 10.03.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1278 I just recently purchased a 1979 Venture 22 with a friend. After applying some elbow grease and mor
Tuvalu anyone? Art Childs at 3:31am 10.03.02 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1072 My mate and I may be looking at a move to the South Pacific country of Tuvalu in the near future for
Raising the boom Dan at 3:10am 10.03.02 Smaller Boats 4/766 Has anyone ever tried raising the boom slightly on a 25.5? I would like to get a bimini made for our
New Model flip at 3:07am 10.03.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1048 Does anyone have additional information about the new model Macgregor is working on.It will have a
Cape Cod Sailing in Oct? Dick Hoffman at 2:53am 10.03.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1135 Making my annual trip to the Cape to visit my mother and attend the Class of "60" Belmont high reuni
new model flip at 2:40am 10.03.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/830 Does any one have additional information on the new 26M model to be released later this year?It wi
Looking for used sailboat "Stuff" Hayden Jones at 2:12am 10.03.02 Smaller Boats 1/1167 I'm looking to buy used (hopefully in good shape but cheaper than new) stuff for my boat like a do

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Shields VAC XHD 148 hose Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:59am 07.14.20 About 10 years is the average lifespan of any hose because rubber and plastics dry out, 'causing 'em
How To Illuminate Mast and Spreaders At Anchor? Rich Stidger at 9:53am 07.14.20 @jviss - All of the above are good suggestions, but if you were to build a raging campfire on your d
Pump out on Hunter Rich Stidger at 9:48am 07.14.20 The macerator is a positive-displacement pump with a rubber impeller that seals the pump chamber. I
Pump out on Hunter jssailem at 9:46am 07.14.20 Of course you have a clean and large vent hole so that will be trying to compete by adding air into
Pump out on Hunter (1) sail sfbay at 9:46am 07.14.20 Assuming your system looks like the diagram below, make sure the thru hull valve downstream of the m
Pump out on Hunter jssailem at 9:44am 07.14.20 ACE... Let's think this through. You have the Thru Hull open. The Macerator is open to the Holding t
Pump out on Hunter Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:43am 07.14.20 It's NOT necessary to close the thru-hull to pump out...however it should always be kept closed exce
Battery Switch Help Ron20324 at 9:39am 07.14.20 With my 3-switch arrangement, it is alot more secure to tell a crew "turn off the (left/middle/right
Electrocution at Lake Pleasant, AZ dlochner at 9:28am 07.14.20
How To Illuminate Mast and Spreaders At Anchor? jon hansen at 9:28am 07.14.20 what about bugs?
Electrocution at Lake Pleasant, AZ Rick486 at 9:26am 07.14.20 Exactly. And that is why in a post last we I advocated plugging the shore power cord into the boat
Electrocution at Lake Pleasant, AZ dlochner at 9:22am 07.14.20 I take it this is less of an issue in salt water, is that so? Lots of people swim off the docks in
Electrocution at Lake Pleasant, AZ Ron20324 at 9:19am 07.14.20
Electrocution at Lake Pleasant, AZ jviss at 9:10am 07.14.20 Nice idea, in theory, but my marina has enough trouble keeping the lights working in the shore powe
Electrocution at Lake Pleasant, AZ Ron20324 at 9:06am 07.14.20 ...Wouldn't it make sense to have some kind of alarm system that would detect the hazard and sound a
Adding some bling to the cockpit. Have a question. Justin_NSA at 9:05am 07.14.20 Bass note carry all too well outdoors. Me, I'd look more at hi frequency output sensitivty/output.
proper functioning vented loop (1) jviss at 9:02am 07.14.20 A vented loop has a dua function: to let air in when you're drawing from the tank (i.e. your water
Adding some bling to the cockpit. Have a question. Ron20324 at 8:58am 07.14.20 Bass note carry all too well outdoors. Me, I'd look more at hi frequency output sensitivty/output. W
proper functioning vented loop jviss at 8:47am 07.14.20 Did this ever work correctly, i.e., did it ever draw sufficient water? What you describe sounds to
Adding some bling to the cockpit. Have a question. Justin_NSA at 8:42am 07.14.20 Bella is pretty well set up now. I have nothing left on my to-do list except scheduled maintenance

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