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WHAT IS YOUR CURRENT STATUS? LANCE ON CLOUD NINE at 12:25pm 11.28.18 Ask All Sailors 143/11755 here is an idea to keep us in touch, and perhaps steal a little wind from facebooks sails. if you ha
Boat Hook Stowage Terry Cox at 11:17am 11.28.18 Big Boats 10/1814 Published an article in the Boat Info section under H42 a short while ago and thought it might offer
Paint stripes touchup Justin_NSA at 8:51am 11.28.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/914 Does anyone have a preference on a source for color correct touchup paint for a Hunter? Before I spl
Re-bedding deck hardware. wing15601 at 7:23am 11.28.18 Bigger Boats 8/2273
Fuel Stabilizer catalanc at 6:02am 11.28.18 Engines and Propulsion 5/872 OK, stupid question ... do you guys add fuel stabilizer to ethanol free gas during the winter layove
'Time and Tide wait for no man', even here on the high (mostly) coast of Maine. (3) TomY at 5:18am 11.28.18 Ask All Sailors 79/6708 Twice a month we have a Spring Tide which is slightly higher than our normal. Sea Level Rise on Eart
New Guy Introduction Kevy at 10:50pm 11.27.18 Mid-Size Boats 23/2409 Hey all, Fairly new to boating and the new owner of a 2000 Hunter 320. Came off fairly well in the
Why is there almost no information or groups for the First 305? (1) 907Juice at 9:53pm 11.27.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/898
Converting sails to furler hoosierdoc at 8:48pm 11.27.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1766 i have a new to me roller furler I hope to use next year. Does anyone have advice on converting a sa
h23 logo decktosser at 1:15pm 11.27.18 Smaller Boats 30/2221 I am wondering if anyone out there has tried to recreate the h 23 logo that appears on the main sail
Custom Mattress..... NYSail at 6:42am 11.27.18 Ask All Sailors 8/2150 So for Christmas we are getting a custom mattress for our 423. Had one made for our last boat and it
Marelon Ball Valve Seacocks Ward H at 7:57pm 11.26.18 Ask All Sailors 18/6419 The marelon ball valve seacocks on my 93 C30 are very stiff to operate so I plan to change them out
Shoot through transducer placement catalanc at 6:20pm 11.26.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 16/2987 Hi guys, I have a catalina 22 MK II. I have installed a shoot-through transducer for a fish finder
Beneteau 51 Alex1955 at 5:43pm 11.26.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/622 Im am interested in 1988 Beneteau 51. Any advice?
Beneteau51 Alex1955 at 5:38pm 11.26.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1068 I am interested in 1988 Beneteau 51. Any advice?
looking for Barlow 16 chrome winch (1) ancbob at 4:21pm 11.26.18 Parts Search 5/2563 I am trying to locate a mate for the winch shown below.
1983 Hunter 34 Main 110v breaker connections (Very techical) (2) H3newdog at 3:24pm 11.26.18 Ask All Sailors 4/1442 What looks like the original main breaker in my panel has some connections I can't find any informat
I got the "I just got a new smartphone blues"! Brian D at 9:11am 11.26.18 Sails Call Lounge 9/856 I have been meaning to get a new smartphone. The one I have is about 2 years old now, but it overhea
storm jib H26 (2) Jimmy at 7:01pm 11.25.18 Smaller Boats 13/1813
Thru-hull sensor size (1) aaronaxvig at 6:27pm 11.25.18 Big Boats 2/700 I am ordering a replacement thru-hull sensor for our Hunter 376 and they offer 43mm and 52mm size se

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So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project SailingCal21 at 4:06pm 10.15.24
Lazy Jacks ? KCofKC at 3:47pm 10.15.24 I will address a couple of the posts. First I would say that my disdain for Lazy Jacks came from sa
Teak black spots ? dmax at 3:38pm 10.15.24 The finish is failing - you need to scrape off any compromised finish (use a cabinet scraper or some
Lazy Jacks ? Justin_NSA at 3:11pm 10.15.24 Sounds like the Dutchman is not a DIY project. Unless maybe you have the skills: https://dutchmar.co
mainsheet block change (2) kloudie1 at 2:58pm 10.15.24 6:1 here as in picture with a cam .. works fine but kind of a reach if singlehanding.
Tiller Clutch awesome ! BTC1984 at 2:18pm 10.15.24
mainsheet block change PaulK at 2:11pm 10.15.24 Putting the traveler just forward of the wheel is what we had on our J/36. We had a double-ended sh
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project rajhnsn at 1:59pm 10.15.24 If the new sections are thicker, will it line up correctly with the existing section?
Lazy Jacks ? Tally Ho at 1:47pm 10.15.24 I guess I really mis-spoke, I meant to say Dutchman, that is what I have used for about 20 years an
Surface Prep for Dinghy Bottom Paint sailcapt340 at 1:27pm 10.15.24 I heard back from TotalBoat today and they feel going forward I need to treat this boat as a new app
New sailor, new boat, new concerns Crazy Dave Condon at 1:11pm 10.15.24 My experience relies on the fact I sold nearly a quarter of the production line and know the boat to
Tool suggestion for grinding deep bilge areas. dLj at 12:31pm 10.15.24 Thank you. Those are great points i had not considered. I guess my biggest problem is that I have
Mix Axiom and C80? kblodorn at 11:32am 10.15.24 In this scenario, it would be the only one that the radar works with. For the future system, I doubt
Mix Axiom and C80? flightlead404 at 11:17am 10.15.24 Are you really going to use the plotter at the nav station? I certainly never did.
Lazy Jacks ? KCofKC at 10:57am 10.15.24 I guess I really mis-spoke, I meant to say Dutchman, that is what I have used for about 20 years and
2024 Honda 2.3 HP outboard winterizing SteveHughessails at 10:54am 10.15.24 Up here in Canada we can longer get ethanol free fuel at the pump. All fuels as of 2022 have ethanol
mainsheet block change BarryL at 10:50am 10.15.24 Hello, I used to have a C&C 110 with traveler on the bridge deck and main sheet controlled by a win
mainsheet block change dlochner at 10:42am 10.15.24 There's a trade off between increased friction with the block and increase purchase. I'm not certain
Tiller Clutch awesome ! pgandw at 10:03am 10.15.24 The tether should be short enough to prevent going overboard. Neither getting dragged, or watching
Keel bulge c&cgal at 9:54am 10.15.24 Great news! Thanks so much!!

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