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Maintenance Parts List - H326 OCSailor at 2:22am 01.20.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1051 I closed on a new (to me) 2004 H326. I know I will have many questions and will keep them to separa
Concrete mooring anchor lifetime? smokey73 at 8:26pm 01.19.20 Ask All Sailors 19/4592 Does anyone out there have a feel as to how long a servicable lifetime one can expect for a commerci
Tiller hard to steer Brian Buzz at 8:02pm 01.19.20 Mid-Size Boats 18/4296 On my 1979 Catalina 27 outboard model is it normal that my tiller gets harder to turn the faster I
Forespar customer service 19thol at 8:26am 01.19.20 Ask All Sailors 3/579 I was looking for a place to do a shout out to Forespar, couldn't find one so here it goes. When I b
Will 35lb Mantus anchor fit 1999 Beneteau Oceanis 381 bow roller Brad Cross at 8:25am 01.19.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1078 Will 35 lb Mantus anchor fit 1999 Beneteau Oceanis 381 bow roller
Bald guy problems... agprice22 at 7:23am 01.19.20 Ask All Sailors 21/2261 As a bald person, I have learned that hair not only insulates the scalp, it protects it from scrapes
The Everglades Challenge 300 Will Gilmore at 6:04am 01.19.20 Racing 3/1566 Not your typical sailboat race. The next race is Saturday, March 07, 2020. The Everglades Challeng
Suggested 30' Boats for Short Handed Long Distance Racing Ducati at 5:15am 01.19.20 Racing 11/3690 I have a budget between $20000 - $30000 for a boat around 30' Must be trailerable Single or Double h
Lower Shroud Under deck mounting broken (1) Screen Saver at 11:39pm 01.18.20 Ask All Sailors 27/2903 Hi. Does anyone know how the stainless strut shown in the picture is attached to the underside of th
What is this? ScottySailor at 10:14pm 01.18.20 Ask All Sailors 3/562 Hey sailor mates this is on my newly bought 84 Hunter 31. Before I remove it or I may want to use i
Antifreeze air lock? Clydo at 6:32pm 01.18.20 Catalina 310 7/1493 On my Catalina 30 with M25 engine when drain and replace antifreeze sometimes would have air lock bl
1980 h37c hot water heater install Jaxg at 5:44pm 01.18.20 The Cherubini Hunters 3/908 Where in the heck can I squeeze this thing in? The starboard lazaret os the only place that seems
winter time, sailing videos i like when the boats are in the barn jon hansen at 3:52pm 01.18.20 Sails Call Lounge 7/938 Mf33z9qr8dQ
Electrical Problem, I think.... OdayGeorge at 2:59pm 01.18.20 Ask All Sailors 11/1174 My Universal diesel won't start. It's the D-18 (14 HP) model. When I press the start, there isn't
Juniors Day shemandr at 2:45pm 01.18.20 Racing 4/595 Since moving to FL I haven't had much to do with sailing or for that matter the water. Today I had
Converting a dumb alt. NYSail at 2:26pm 01.18.20 Ask All Sailors 4/911 Hello all, So a couple years ago I upgrade my alt to a balmar 150 with mc614 external regulator. The
New Sails oday 39? henrykorous at 12:25pm 01.18.20 Racing 5/1378 Hi, I am starting to look into getting new sail. I only have experience sailing with dacron sails up
Hunter 49 A/C pump replacement (original pump shorting) TT Tide Together at 11:25am 01.18.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/2073 Trying to find the brand and model, size of raw water pump used (original) for serving all three A/C
Looking for 1989 Hunter 35.5 Legend mast. sasafil at 10:48am 01.18.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/705 Hi all. I have a 1989 Hunter 35.5 Legend and looking for a mast for it (Isomat). Anybody have one fo
Where the rubber meets the road sailme88 at 9:53am 01.18.20 Ask All Sailors 16/1795 Ahoy fellow sailors. This IS the definitive site to get the true feed back to any question. Accord

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Furler woes JoeWhite at 8:49am 06.25.24 Halyard wrap is a common problem arising from incorrect installation. Test by disconnecting the tack
Downsizing to a 260 hunter240 at 8:45am 06.25.24 I have owned a H240 since 1998. and have sailed on H260 and my best friend had a Catalina 25 bought
Best Place to post " boat for sale" rgranger at 8:43am 06.25.24 Here at SBO FACEBOOK market place Craigslist.org sailboatlistings.com
Compass and depth finder replacement for 285 ggrizzard at 8:42am 06.25.24 You should indicate what kind of compass, where it is mounted and what your usage will be. The depth
Catalina 320 (1994) Mystery Water in bilge compartments busted buttons at 8:12am 06.25.24
Deb-it Tape Vs Silicone for Teak Seat Replacement jssailem at 7:37am 06.25.24 I like Bed-it Butyl tape as a tool. But like all tools, you need to use them under the proper struct
Torque settings for keel bolts on Hunter 41 Cruising Spirit at 7:30am 06.25.24
Furler woes jssailem at 7:26am 06.25.24 Hi Bob, As @FastOlson and @Davidasailor26 have suggested, the furler is a whole system. All the par
Yanmar 20gm starting issue 3GGG at 7:20am 06.25.24 Good news about the start success. With a charged battery and good connections to the starter, you
Yanmar 20gm starting issue 3GGG at 7:18am 06.25.24 This suggests it is a battery problem. Could be poor connections or could be the battery. Check and
Best Place to post " boat for sale" danm1 at 7:14am 06.25.24 If selling by yourself, craigslist.org seems to get readership. I sold two boats through it in NYC
Furler woes bob45 at 7:13am 06.25.24 While repairing your old furler may be a fun challenge, and interesting, if you value your sailing
Best Place to post " boat for sale" jssailem at 7:04am 06.25.24 Is your goal to sell it yourself, or enlist a broker? There have been boats sold through the classi
Furler woes FastOlson at 7:03am 06.25.24 Is it time for a new furler system? While repairing your old furler may be a fun challenge, and in
Yanmar 20gm starting issue jssailem at 7:01am 06.25.24 Good news about the start success. With a charged battery and good connections to the starter, you
Furler woes odaydokay at 6:27am 06.25.24 The furler line is old and generating too much friction idea is worth exploring. Instead of replaci
Yanmar 20gm starting issue (1) dlochner at 6:23am 06.25.24 What's it do when you hit the start button? It was trying to turn over but never seemed to get enou
Furler woes bob45 at 6:11am 06.25.24 Could be you have too much tension on the jib halyard. Do you have any photos you can share? I do
Downsizing to a 260 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:45am 06.25.24 Both the Hunter 260 and Catalina 250.had mast raise systems that were standard Although I was a
Yanmar 20gm starting issue 3GGG at 5:39am 06.25.24 I went down last night and the engine cranked on second push. I let it run for 2 hrs and it ran fine

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