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New policies at West Marine Sefuller at 7:17pm 03.13.19 Sails Call Lounge 35/3460 A recent discussion talked about the severe curtailing of the WM price matching policy. I called WM
MainSheet Blues (1) therealbrianf at 6:32pm 03.13.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 19/3454 Hi everyone, We have a 1997 Beneteau 281, with the mainsheet blocks attached directly to the coachr
Lirakis Safety Harness - How to use the tether? (1) Brian D at 3:08pm 03.13.19 Ask All Sailors 12/2762 I purchases Lirakis Safety Harness and it arrived today. Whoot! But... The harness is a no brainer
Alternator for 310 (2003) 2 OLD PIRATES at 12:57pm 03.13.19 Catalina 310 21/3102 Since I'm in the process of changing all the batteries and charger I was reading up on the Marine Ho
Whisker Pole SVPardonMyFrench at 11:32am 03.13.19 Big Boats 5/998 Hey fellow 40.5ers... Do you have a whisker pole? If so can you share model, dimensions and set-up
Winter boredom breeds odd project ideas (1) jssailem at 10:00am 03.13.19 Sails Call Lounge 5/466 While trolling Craigslist for distractions, I saw this oddity and thought "This might be fun in an e
How do you remove hard plastic headliner in head on 2009 H36 tfox2069 at 8:22am 03.13.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/800 I own a 2009 H36 and want to add a clutch to the port side. The clutch is just to port of the inter
Recommendations for things like dry bags and such. Shorefun at 4:55am 03.13.19 Day Sailers 3/693 Still do not have a tow vehicle, anyone selling an Expedition in really great shape? :) So I belie
H356 speed transducer clmooring at 6:19pm 03.12.19 Big Boats 7/725 I am wondering if the speed transducer on my 2002 h356 will have the little flap in the thru hull fi
Awl grip boot stripe clear Finnish got dulled by scotch brite pad Capt Robbie at 6:05pm 03.12.19 Ask All Sailors 11/1149 Was down at the marina today getting boat ready for launch date. Started scrubbing old bottom paint
Hunter 340 photo needed Phil Herring at 4:30pm 03.12.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/75 SAILING magazine has contacted us to help find a photo of a 340 under sail. The image needs to be l
Radar pole Hunter460! at 1:09pm 03.12.19 Ask All Sailors 1/334 Hopefully someone with 460 can tell me the length of pole they used to mount radar on. I know it mus
Rudder Trouble - 2000 H340 Yachtsman1686 at 12:49pm 03.12.19 Mid-Size Boats 3/528 Hi All, According to the surveyor, my rudder has too much play in it. He said he thinks it might b
Rudder chip repair? (2) Scandium at 12:12pm 03.12.19 Ask All Sailors 26/3525 Any input on the best way to repair this loose piece damage on the rudder (seaward 23)? By the water
Another battery bank Randy R at 11:21am 03.12.19 Big Boats 7/576 I am thinking I will need more battery capacity, my thoughts are to add another house bank and a sel
Auto Pilot Beneteau at 9:52am 03.12.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1424 Considering installing a Raymarine wheel pilot on our 1997 Beneteau 321. With a Whitlock Wheel / ped
Shore Power Question decktosser at 9:31am 03.12.19 Smaller Boats 15/1413 I have looked carefully but I can't find a picture of the placement of the shore power inlet on a Hu
3rd times a charm... my boat hates propellers redunculous at 8:52am 03.12.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/643 well Here I am once again cap in hand looking for a prop martec 18" X 15 pitch X 1 1/4" Is the s
H30T owners. Winch question (1) Justin_NSA at 8:44am 03.12.19 Mid-Size Boats 18/1974 I want to tear down, clean, lubricate and rebed my Barient 21-33 jibsheet winches on my bench at hom
Kayak as tender/dinghy? Project_Mayhem at 7:42am 03.12.19 Ask All Sailors 56/5832 I was wondering if anyone has used a kayak as a tender. If so what are the pros and cons vs your typ

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Replacing Hunter 44DS windows American_Mainsail at 3:12pm 12.05.23 Amazing writeup. Thanks for posting it. I rebed both forward windows (they are very large) on my 4
Charts recommendation American_Mainsail at 3:01pm 12.05.23 I use Navionics and TZ iBoat. Both are great in their own ways and worth having. The birds-eye chart
Border Crossing with a Trailer Sailer Michael Davis at 1:43pm 12.05.23 Not sure about a boat ramp but there is/was a customs dock in the marina.
Border Crossing with a Trailer Sailer Tedd at 1:41pm 12.05.23 Thanks, @Michael Davis . I've considered Point Roberts but they don't seem to have a boat ramp, so i
Border Crossing with a Trailer Sailer Michael Davis at 1:37pm 12.05.23
Border Crossing with a Trailer Sailer AaronD at 12:48pm 12.05.23 I have a very small sample size (n=1) with on-the-water check-in. See that write-up. Our experience
Width of wing on wing keel FastOlson at 12:34pm 12.05.23 Good question. Can you interpret the measurement from the photo set the surveyor provided you from t
Day Sailer Cabin Modifications for Comfort pgandw at 12:24pm 12.05.23 An old thread - but I'll put in 2 cents. I am assuming you are not cruising in temps below 60, that
Knot meter sensitivity to sail trim jssailem at 12:13pm 12.05.23 1. My new boat Hunter 28.5 1988 is essentially void of any instruments other than a non-working Aut
Width of wing on wing keel rgranger at 11:30am 12.05.23 The guys who own SBO are former Hunter employees. I'm betting you could give them a call.
New Sovereign forum (1) CapeCodBubs at 11:07am 12.05.23 221768
Engine exhaust hose rust at hull exit Deadrise at 10:55am 12.05.23 The last H420 we used 14' of Trident 252-3004 (3" wire reinforced corrugated hose) this will bend m
Furring Jib Ward H at 10:48am 12.05.23 I agree with @Scott T-Bird about giving Dave Thompson a call to discuss your options. Very friendl
Furring Jib JacK P at 10:16am 12.05.23 That place has quite the interesting history! Can they help you with the furler & sail? i will gi
Day Sailer Cabin Modifications for Comfort Davenport at 10:09am 12.05.23 Ive had a Mac 17, Mac 26c, South Shore 23, Ericson 25, and now Hunter 260. The MacGregor 17 is nice
Furring Jib Scott T-Bird at 10:02am 12.05.23 thanks, the boat is at Beaton in Brick That place has quite the interesting history! Can they hel
New Sovereign forum Dave at 9:59am 12.05.23 Any Sovereign 23 owners out there? Just picked one up! Probably not. In the past 5 years only 9
Furring Jib JacK P at 9:37am 12.05.23 Do you want to purchase yourself or find a rigger? You can buy at the West Marine store in Brick (
Furring Jib JacK P at 9:34am 12.05.23 Have you talked with a sail maker? thanks
Furring Jib JacK P at 9:32am 12.05.23 thanks, the boat is at Beaton in Brick

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