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Michael G at 1:35pm 08.12.19
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My question to all is "Has anyone ever found a better replacement for the black plastic southco latc
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Does anyone have one of these? How do you like it? Thanks, jv https://www.defender.com/images/45
Franklin at 10:38am 08.12.19
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Just thought I would update all on this transition for me. Some of you may know that I have owned a
JamesG161 at 9:51am 08.12.19
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August brings in the Peak Tropical Storm season, a few friends are wondering why there few Atlantic
TxTroy at 8:50am 08.12.19
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Hello Everyone, I've got a 1994 Hunter H26 and I am trying to learn to sail. We took the boat out f
Kermit at 8:14am 08.12.19
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I took my brother sailing last week. I've owned my boat for 6 years and he had never seen it. We wer
Jkplusplus at 8:00am 08.12.19
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Hey all, so I set up my mast for the first time yesterday on my DS II. Pretty cool seeing it all set
Jimongee at 6:46am 08.12.19
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We have a 2002 Hunter 356. We cruise 3 months every year on the Great Lakes and in the North Chann
catalanc at 5:21am 08.12.19
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Some pretty good rain storms have revealed a leak in the forward hatch of my Catalina 22. Looks lik
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ifmdalvey at 4:47am 08.12.19
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Penobscot Bay, Maine last week. Most of us will touch bottom at some time but this guy did it in sty
pclarksurf at 2:03pm 08.11.19
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Took a week off from the 22 to play with a 40 FvzaqgKWTGc
Stephen Dale at 1:46pm 08.11.19
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We have a 2000 Hunter 320 an are looking to replace both sails. We have a stock Doyle sails - 2 reef
Matt White at 12:43pm 08.11.19
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Today I was on a boat tour of Wilmington and saw Anne on the banks of the Cape Fear river, derelict.
cb32863 at 12:13pm 08.11.19
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Had the Women's Around the Island race on Saturday. Cindy had never driven before but, I talked her
jviss at 9:17am 08.11.19
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I have ten of these rectangular Man Ship LS-series stainless port lights. At least one need a new g
jviss at 8:29am 08.11.19
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Just a few minutes ago, in a thread where a member was asking advice on how to repair a marine head,
Bigjim1967 at 8:24am 08.11.19
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I had my main 120v breaker fry and trip last night. The breaker is UPG666-27824-1 circuit breaker,
curt in CO at 7:18am 08.11.19
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I have a 2013 Hunter 22. I has 4 hp Yamaha outboard. It moves the boat along fairly well but I am w
bgstar19 at 7:15am 08.11.19
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I am trying to calculate a theoretical PHRF base rating for my 1983 O'Day 19 sailboat using the foll
Sailavie1 at 10:09pm 08.10.19
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I spotted this photo of a roller furling main rig with a very loose clew. The jib and main appear to

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Electric Winch on a 42 Passage
DRhoads at 6:38am 07.22.24
Go with the drill set up! Been using one for years on ALL winches. 1/2 to 1/3 the cost and will no
New winches install ?
Tally Ho at 5:56am 07.22.24
Gearbox dipstick
Tally Ho at 5:51am 07.22.24
Gearbox dipstick
wyctoronto at 5:20am 07.22.24
Gearbox dipstick
dlochner at 5:01am 07.22.24
Dipstick should be loose. Level should be at the line on the dipstick, maybe an ?" above. The fluid
Gearbox dipstick
Davidasailor26 at 4:56am 07.22.24
P42 head system solenoid   (2)
HoosierSailor at 4:42am 07.22.24
Did we ever establish what PN for the solenoid valve? PN 37068-2000 appears to connect directly to t
Electric Winch on a 42 Passage
dlochner at 4:35am 07.22.24
Instead of the expense of adding an electric winch we bought an eWincher. Easy to use with good ergo
HIN Location - Other then the Aft Starboard Stern
sailme88 at 4:26am 07.22.24
Try the gravestone trick.. Overlay a sheet of paper and using a pencil or crayon go back and forth..
HIN Location - Other then the Aft Starboard Stern
Rasselas36 at 4:02am 07.22.24
Your insurance policy?
Iphone Sat-phone feature?
rgranger at 3:57am 07.22.24
To swivel or not to swivel
rgranger at 3:53am 07.22.24
I've always felt the main purpose of the swivel is when anchored in one spot for an extend e time.
P42 radar mount
Csw1742 at 3:32am 07.22.24
Thanks!! That's exactly what I was looking for. Still not sure I'm going to mast mount it. I may us
New winches install ?   (1)
Ralph Johnstone at 10:09pm 07.21.24
Will I likely need to drill new holes ? See Lewmar winch specs :
HIN Location - Other then the Aft Starboard Stern
JamesG161 at 8:32pm 07.21.24
If you registered your boat with the Coast Guard, they have your HIN # Jim...
My boat stinks!
rgranger at 8:03pm 07.21.24
What Peggie said plus an ozone generator.
Looking at an s2 7.9   (1)
SailingLoto at 7:07pm 07.21.24
Got it loaded up today
My boat stinks!
Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:48pm 07.21.24
Hi Tiffany To get rid of any odors, it's first necessary to identify the source(s) so we can get rid
Reving Up My Blog. Sail-Delmarva
Rick D at 6:34pm 07.21.24
Wonderful! I have always learned from your tests and reviews and look forward to paging through your

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