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Hunter Cutter 37 Rigging Johnb at 5:33pm 06.01.18 The Cherubini Hunters 11/2388 I just got my boat back from having new standing rigging installed. Before taking it in we had 5/16"
New Sailing Movie "Adrift" Out AlastairLC at 5:28pm 06.01.18 Ask All Sailors 5/798
centerboard attachment Jaul at 4:16pm 06.01.18 Trailer Sailors 4/896 I am restoring a 1969 Macgregor venture. Am at a loss as to how to attach the winch cable to the cen
Swing Keel Trunk Damage (2) LadyHawk at 3:42pm 06.01.18 Catalina 22 4/1023 Forever working on this project of mine and always finding new things to fix. Tonight I crawled und
Selling/donating/disposing boat JTSII at 2:34pm 06.01.18 Catalina 22 15/1223 I have owned a 1977 Catalina 22 for the past 25 years (second owner). I don't use it anymore and wo
Mounting Mack Pack Bail to Boom (2) Parsons at 2:25pm 06.01.18 Big Boats 1/985 I'm planning to install a Mack Pack bail to the end of my Catalina 36 boom to provide some end suppo
Wiring a foam filled mast pgl at 1:03pm 06.01.18 Ask All Sailors 10/1537 I have this O'day 22 and I want to install a anchor and running lights on the mast. However the mast
O'day 28 anchor roller Mike4116 at 12:47pm 06.01.18 Ask An Oday Owner 4/820 If anyone has installed an anchor roller on a 28 Oday I'd be happy to see some pics or a description
ROCNA ANCHOR Blueshedar at 12:04pm 06.01.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/695 Hi, i want to change, on my Hunter 49, the anchor with a Rocna of 33 Kg but i have a Lewmar windlass
Hurricane Season 2018 Revised (4) JamesG161 at 11:50am 06.01.18 Weather and Forecasting 14/1486 I post info here that is for use as you will, but I do try to be ahead of the "filtered" new cycle.
forward, neutral, reverse? gfroch at 11:04am 06.01.18 Catalina 30 14/2212 Just out of interest, what is the preference for position of shifter when under sail? I've heard arg
Adrift in movies tonight ... Scott T-Bird at 10:52am 06.01.18 Ask All Sailors 95/8775 Sue says she's taking me out for date night tonight ... won't tell me where we're going. Hmmm ... L
Barton wincher H23Pacman at 9:35am 06.01.18 Smaller Boats 4/2495 Anybody try them? Thinking about getting a set NOT because of the self tailing supposed capabilities
Looking for a swim ladder for a H25.5 1985 Urchin at 9:30am 06.01.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/576 The bottom half of my swim ladder fell off recently while I was towing my H25.5 back from Florida. T
How to Avoid Being Lunch (3) Will Gilmore at 3:53am 06.01.18 Ask All Sailors 3/1182 Or dinner or breakfast or just a late afternoon snack. So, you're out there having a nice sail and y
New use for mast crutch (3) rgranger at 3:05pm 05.31.18 Smaller Boats 25/2526 151190 151191
Looking to purchase a main sail for my 1974 Macgregor Lokki Sailor at 2:43pm 05.31.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/2630 I am hoping that someone can help me find a main sail for my 1974 MacGregor. All suggestions would
Freshwater Tank Replacement for 1988 Hunter Legend 40 boatlife_bliss at 2:16pm 05.31.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/783 Hi there, We're liveaboards, located in Marina Del Rey, California. Long story short, back in Sept
This is cool- NOAA announces launch of crowdsourced bathymetry database (1) nat55 at 1:35pm 05.31.18 Ask All Sailors 8/1063 Not sure of the importance to recreational sailors but will add to accuracy after all the data is lo
ST 50 wind malfunction Alice A. at 1:15pm 05.31.18 Big Boats 6/1192 When we went sailing last week our ST50 wind instrument refused to take a reading in light air and m

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Pulling chainplates mermike at 3:53am 03.07.24 I should add that I gave the deck time to dry. The Git Rot came last. Not a quick process. It's goin
outboard hoisting fiddle block question xavpil at 3:32am 03.07.24 Mads of Sail Life fitted a stainless boat trailer winch to raise his dinghy. pcqPBZqjqJU hahaha. T
Newbie question - antifouling compartibility Davidasailor26 at 3:29am 03.07.24
Newbie question - antifouling compartibility Kostas Metaxas at 2:14am 03.07.24 Some reason not to use the same as what's there? dj I've checked at Teamac site, but was not able
Newbie question - antifouling compartibility dLj at 1:39am 03.07.24 Some reason not to use the same as what's there? dj
Charts? Charts? We don't need no stinking CHARTS! dLj at 1:38am 03.07.24 Take Care and sip an Adult Beverage . Jim... Can't right now, perhaps by tomorrow afternoon afte
Choosing White topside Paint for an '83 Hunter 34 - Interlux Brightside is much too white MitchM at 12:01am 03.07.24 If you've decided to paint (I had to, PO painted some areas, didn't paint others), I'd suggest Jame
Resurfacing cockpit ranger MitchM at 11:46pm 03.06.24 I had read somewhere that the artificial teak coatings come in sheets for about $275 a sheet and
outboard hoisting fiddle block question garymalmgren at 11:25pm 03.06.24 Maybe if you use a rope block you can have your purchase and even bring the tail back to a winch, bu
Hunter 41 DS Fwd Head Sani Hose jamesrbrown999 at 11:12pm 03.06.24 Successfully completed replacing all the sanitation hoses on our Hunter 41 DS with Trident 102 (whi
outboard hoisting fiddle block question thinwater at 9:40pm 03.06.24 dinghy outboard is 110lbs dinghy is hoisted to solar arch. I would like to hoist the outboard to th
Pulling chainplates (1) rekkabell at 9:03pm 03.06.24 I had similar issues when I replaced the chainplates on Tosca. There's a thread in this forum. Your
Charts? Charts? We don't need no stinking CHARTS! JamesG161 at 8:32pm 03.06.24 Be safe out there this season. :plus: ________ From my perspective, the ENC charts will improve
Charts? Charts? We don't need no stinking CHARTS! dLj at 7:46pm 03.06.24 From my perspective, the ENC charts will improve over time as different scenarios arise. The issue o
Charts? Charts? We don't need no stinking CHARTS! Captain Larry-DH at 6:44pm 03.06.24 @jssailem the problem of losing detail at different display zoom levels is endemic to all vector cha
Charts? Charts? We don't need no stinking CHARTS! dlochner at 6:42pm 03.06.24 I'm diligent about updating charts at least quarterly, and I think the fees for updated electronic
Pulling chainplates mermike at 6:38pm 03.06.24 I'm also interested in more detail on how you got the cabinet out - not that I'm excited to try!
Pulling chainplates (1) mermike at 6:33pm 03.06.24 Hi Rekka, I had similar issues when I replaced the chainplates on Tosca. There's a thread in this f
Black water seacock Terry Cox at 6:30pm 03.06.24 Early last season I notice the sea water valve for our aft electric head was very stiff and would on
Charts? Charts? We don't need no stinking CHARTS! jssailem at 6:18pm 03.06.24 Please cite a reference for what you wrote about ENCs being required. All I could find in the CFRs

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