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Curiosity, How are the chain plates attached on the 170? Shorefun at 6:35pm 09.23.18 Day Sailers 3/657 Just looking at my 170 and the chain plates caught my eye. They do not need to come out and I am no
Just observation on Plexus MA300 Shorefun at 6:18pm 09.23.18 Day Sailers 4/1218 Not sure if this was covered before. The Plexus MA300 in 50mL has it is equivalent to Devcon Plastic
95 Santana 2023c water tank in the bow?????? squarerigger at 5:22pm 09.23.18 Trailer Sailors 4/1895 just bought a 95 Santana 2023c and there is a tank /void/???? in the bow of the v berth forward of t
Keel locking pin (3) kclancy at 3:18pm 09.23.18 Catalina 22 57/4806 Hi all, I finally got tired of all the water i would have in my boat after a day or two of sailing.
Rebuilding a roller furler sail Charlie of Sarasota at 2:42pm 09.23.18 Ask All Sailors 8/445 My roller fueler was damaged in a storm. Only the luff was damaged and I want to replace the panels
Subtropical Storm Leslie JamesG161 at 12:56pm 09.23.18 Weather and Forecasting 7/1112 This a North Central Atlantic Storm. It has been brewing for days. It doesn't look to threaten any l
Roller Furlers for Racers markwbird at 9:48am 09.23.18 Ask All Sailors 13/1934
Restoring a 1970s Keel Andrewjh26 at 9:07am 09.23.18 Ask All Sailors 4/497 Any tips or suggestions?
ODay 272 LE andyjeff at 8:19am 09.23.18 Ask An Oday Owner 2/948 Does anyone have information on a getting dodger for an Oday 272.
Hunter 216 mooring Hunter216 at 8:02pm 09.22.18 Smaller Boats 23/4373
Replaced throttle cable, idle running at high RPMs Brian D at 7:39pm 09.22.18 Ask All Sailors 8/2960 The length of the throttle cable from my pedestal to the outboard was 13 feet. It needed to be repla
Splice Mast Bonding Wire? (1) SteveB at 5:40pm 09.22.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1287 I inadvertently cut the mast ground wire during unstepping process (see photo). Can I splice this wi
Too much rust? (2) Gi49336 at 2:29pm 09.22.18 Trailer Sailors 7/1108
New Battery Installation (1) 2 OLD PIRATES at 10:06am 09.22.18 Catalina 310 14/2918 Well my batteries finally FRIED. 8 yrs old. I have a Charles which I think I should replace when I g
Hunter 37 cutter Mast Rake and Prebend bommers at 8:46am 09.22.18 The Cherubini Hunters 15/2896 Hunter 37 cutter owners, how much prebend and rake do you run....Yes its a very stiff mast :) Got
Barber Hauler (1) Bill19233 at 7:30am 09.22.18 Ask All Sailors 59/23317 To avoid hijacking another thread, I thought I would post a new topic. Does anyone regularly use a b
Tropical Depression 11 JamesG161 at 6:31am 09.22.18 Weather and Forecasting 7/1027 This one is different than all the Invest's being tracked now. TD 11 popped up over night, most like
New Running Rigging pfaffk at 6:16am 09.22.18 Mid-Size Boats 7/1020 Good Morning, I had planned on replacing all of my running rigging next Spring, as they have never b
Propane system safe? (2) uralite at 8:06pm 09.21.18 Catalina 30 11/2496 I have a Catalina 30 TR from 1982 with Force 10 propane stove. The owner of the boat (I coop) says s
Hunter 270 for the win (10) Lee3170 at 6:54pm 09.21.18 Smaller Boats 10/3215 All right guys here it goes.....we bought a 2002 Hunter 270 last may, blown out sails, rotten floor

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1984 Hunter 27 - Emergency Tiller System shemandr at 3:42pm 07.15.24 You may do better by fabricating your own emergency tiller. Boat builders tend to cheap out on temp
1984 Hunter 20 - Restoration Thread kappykaplan at 3:32pm 07.15.24 What's more important to you, sailing or fixing up? Let that guide your decision making. Good luck
Considering Teak Cockpit Makeover Foswick at 3:30pm 07.15.24 A four-hour job is really a two day job (16 hours)... with 8 trips to the store. Truth. I had my so
Considering Teak Cockpit Makeover garymalmgren at 3:14pm 07.15.24 Hi Foswick. There is a third option that you haven't talked about. Maintenance free fibreglass. I un
Considering Teak Cockpit Makeover Steve L22188 at 3:12pm 07.15.24 I love the estimating formula! The $7 is new to me...the doubling of the cost is not. Don't fo
Very hard to turn wheel steering on a 1987 Pearson 27 fred1diver at 2:53pm 07.15.24 Before doing all that, might be a stupid question, but is the wheel lock on?
1984 Hunter 20 - Restoration Thread wimbledan at 2:49pm 07.15.24 I keep digging the hole deeper! Fortunately I have yet to shell out a single $1. That won't last l
Considering Teak Cockpit Makeover Foswick at 2:48pm 07.15.24 By the way, I just came in from the shop where I tried to clean up the pieces of that small locker l
Considering Teak Cockpit Makeover (1) Foswick at 2:20pm 07.15.24 If that's cored fiberglass can you be sure the core isn't wet? It isn't cored. I can see the under
1984 Hunter 20 - Restoration Thread shemandr at 2:08pm 07.15.24 Ugh! Ugh!
1984 Hunter 20 - Restoration Thread (8) wimbledan at 1:57pm 07.15.24 Well, in my journey to find pulpits and lifelines I stumbled across a listing for an old Catalina 22
Compartment under bow berth on 285 3GGG at 1:55pm 07.15.24 My Hunter 280 had a water tank in the bow (plastic tank), and there was a plywood cover over that t
Considering Teak Cockpit Makeover shemandr at 1:41pm 07.15.24 The part that is screwed down to the fiberglass: If that's cored fiberglass can you be sure the cor
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" kappykaplan at 1:10pm 07.15.24 You can solve the jib/Genoa problem by recognizing that each is a type of headsail. :plus:
A technique for replacing lines thru line organizers and sheaves kappykaplan at 1:05pm 07.15.24
Replacement hatch cover Tally Ho at 1:01pm 07.15.24 Do you want the new hatch, just the plexiglass lens or some type of cover for the hatch? D&R Marine
Sticky wheel after disengaging autopilot on Hunter 33 Tally Ho at 12:59pm 07.15.24
Tiller mount damages fiberglass JoeWhite at 12:57pm 07.15.24 Cut the fiberglass back such that the tiller does not rest on it when laying aft. You can strengthen
Sticky wheel after disengaging autopilot on Hunter 33 Tally Ho at 12:45pm 07.15.24
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" Kings Gambit at 12:41pm 07.15.24 Thanks for this. You can solve the jib/Genoa problem by recognizing that each is a type of headsail.

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