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SPINIKER ON A H23? drewsyntax at 10:38pm 06.14.18 Smaller Boats 28/1572
Great Circle in a Catalina 25 Leeward Rail at 8:08pm 06.14.18 Catalina 22 3/514 Just thought you guys may want to know that James @jmczzz is currently heading south on his Great Ci
Rule 18 Is Hard Davidasailor26 at 7:16pm 06.14.18 Racing 12/936 Just got home from Thursday night beer can racing. I was called as a witness in a protest between tw
Going from Raymarine to B&G... jviss at 7:03pm 06.14.18 Ask All Sailors 7/7286 (@Phil Herring , surprised there isn't an electronics forum under "Forums for All Owners.") Anyone
Rusty Mast Rivets SirMichael at 6:53pm 06.14.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/428 I have an 88 Hunter 28.5. While sailing yesterday with a family of 3 boys (teaching them how to sai
Furling main question Valerio at 5:40pm 06.14.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/556 This weekend on the way back of a very good sailing day, we were hit by a 3 hours of very high (for
Main furling line question Valerio at 4:33pm 06.14.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/426 on my 41 the main furling line is an endless loop. Is that correct? How do you call that join in eng
H34 Mast: Need More Halyards mnmpizza at 1:27pm 06.14.18 Big Boats 16/1205 I will be hauling the H34 early next month to get the bottom done and compression post repair. Durin
holding tank rmagown at 11:37am 06.14.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/2865 I am the proud new owner of a 2003 Beneteau 423. It is the 2 cabin/2 head layout. The holding tanks
Turning Block, Cabintop Apex at 10:37am 06.14.18 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 3/1382 What have others used to reroute halyard from clutch to the other cabintop winch. For port leeward
Hunter 260 Hella Marine 158 Mast Light Replacement mgtomasic at 10:03am 06.14.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/809 I am looking for suggestions for my Hunter 260 Hella Marine 158 Mast Light Replacement, which I have
Self tailing winch ? (1) Hydro Therapy at 9:22am 06.14.18 Ask All Sailors 8/880
Halyard line not holding in rope clutch SEMPERAVANTI41 at 7:02am 06.14.18 Ask All Sailors 15/3453 After raising my main sail and setting the rope clutch, the line does not hold but slips back about
ISO/WTB Maptech Region 2 Chartbook Skip Gundlach at 5:21am 06.14.18 Ask All Sailors 0/267 ISO/WTB Maptech Region 2 Chartbook We have everything else for our East Coast trip (offshore to nor
Humming Drive Shaft lehighsail at 5:04am 06.14.18 Ask All Sailors 22/2313 Hunter 33, Yanmar 3YM30 engine. Yearly change of engine and transmission oil I was out yesterday a
so much mainsail twist on the VOR65s danstanford at 4:08am 06.14.18 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 8/901 Was looking at the photos and footage of the VOR boats beam reaching if the waves were showing the w
45CC aft head trickle Bogart at 4:02am 06.14.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/648 The aft head on Bogart has developed a trickle, in that there is a very small flow while the water p
c22 pop top enclosure boatbug at 4:14pm 06.13.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/576 Hi, I own a 1974 Catalina 22 pop top, and I am looking for an enclosure. Catalina direct said they c
A Fun Week Ahead (2) HMT2 at 3:48pm 06.13.18 Ask All Sailors 16/780 I have a fun week coming up next week. A friend who sails with me at least in the Annual Harvest Moo
Replacing propeller shaft cooling hose barb Beneteau 305 (2) Salty Tradewinds at 1:50pm 06.13.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 21/3407 Hey Folks, Like a lot of you, my propeller shaft hose barb broke off, leading to a small hole in t

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Hunter 49 Rudder Question (1) JamesG161 at 6:52am 07.26.23 I did major rudder repair on my H430. My lower bearing has a spacer which is now Glued with E5200.
Hunter 49 Rudder Question smokey73 at 6:14am 07.26.23 The disc on my Hunter 40.5 seems to act as a "spacer" and is not attached to the hull or rudder so i
Replacing Boat windows jssailem at 6:11am 07.26.23 If a former owner used silicone, sand paper will inbed the silicone to the surface. You need to rele
Replacing Boat windows Salvonight at 6:01am 07.26.23 I appreciate all of the help, The structure appears to be solid. I'll take a fine grit sand paper to
Hunter 49 Rudder Question JamesG161 at 6:00am 07.26.23 Do you have your Owners Manual? I did major rudder repair on my H430. Jim....
Hunter 49 Rudder Question Daze at 5:49am 07.26.23 I don't know if you have a problem but on my H49 the disc does not spin.
Sliding hatch fix jssailem at 5:43am 07.26.23 An image of your project would be helpful in understanding the design.
Replacing Boat windows jssailem at 5:39am 07.26.23 Most of the quote seemed to be prepping the exterior for install. That is because on a mature boat
Gelcoat repair jviss at 5:37am 07.26.23 @jviss - don't leave us hanging! Did it work out for you? How has it aged over time if it matched
Gelcoat repair smokey73 at 5:36am 07.26.23 @jviss - don't leave us hanging! Did it work out for you? How has it aged over time if it matched
Sliding hatch fix Dave at 5:25am 07.26.23 No need for the fiberglass. Maintaining a good coating of a quality varnish should suffice. You do
Replacing Boat windows jviss at 5:24am 07.26.23 The stainless steel ones on my Tartan look a lot like the forward ones in @jssailem 's post, and are
Replacing Boat windows Salvonight at 5:23am 07.26.23 I was considering bomar.
Replacing Boat windows dlochner at 5:09am 07.26.23 What type of ports do intend to install?
Gelcoat repair jviss at 5:07am 07.26.23 I once asked in a Sherwin Williams paint store if they could color match and tint gelcoat for me, an
Replacing Boat windows Salvonight at 5:07am 07.26.23 Thank you everyone for the suggestions. I got a quote and it was a bit expensive for me right now so
H41 inner forestay? jericks3 at 4:53am 07.26.23 I'm also in the process of trying to convert to this set up. What was the cost of having the chain p
Newport anchorages (2) jviss at 4:53am 07.26.23 Jamestown is only a 10 minute dinghy That would have to be a fast, seaworthy dinghy! It's 2.42 mi
Another What is It? mbaker267 at 4:52am 07.26.23 Hey Will. I checked after your comment and see that there are several screws several inches aft of t
Newport anchorages Don S/V ILLusion at 4:26am 07.26.23 Alternatively, Jamestown is only a 10 minute dinghy/ferry ride away and alot less hectic

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