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Mooring Hunter 140 on buoy Napper at 2:15pm 06.26.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/497 Can someone recommend a set up for mooring a Hunter 140 on buoy? I recently was given an old Hunter
O'day 20 Capsize - How Likely? SUMB44 at 1:41pm 06.26.18 Ask An Oday Owner 13/2800 Many years ago while still a young man in the Navy, I learned to sail on a sunfish and capsized a fa
Strengthen cockpit table H41 leemarkadams at 12:02pm 06.26.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/571 Hello all and has anyone found a decent way to add some extra support to the cockpit table legs in a
First real road trip Texas Gun-Man at 10:52am 06.26.18 Catalina 22 22/1562
Plastic Hunter Crack Repair (3) H216sailor at 10:39am 06.26.18 Day Sailers 138/45522 By now everyone is aware that the thermoplastic JY15, Hunter 146, 170, ' 216 are all prone to cracki
Cetol tips odaydokay at 10:18am 06.26.18 Ask All Sailors 11/4962 I have used the Cetol varnish product for 25 years or so. Lasts 3 seasons maybe, then it chips and
Autohelm 2000 - No Power lostintime at 10:11am 06.26.18 Ask All Sailors 0/391 Hello to all, I just purchased a 1977 Catalina 30 which came with an Autohelm 2000. On the sail home
Autopilot Bob S at 9:54am 06.26.18 Ask All Sailors 34/2275 My new to me 2003 B393 has a RayMarine ST6001 with linear drive, probably dealer installed. It was f
Need wind indicator/instrument advice Jimongee at 9:15am 06.26.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/688 Hello, We have a 2002 356. For all these years we have managed with a non instrument mast mounted w
Navigation Lights on Hunter 27 HarrisOutdoors at 9:05am 06.26.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/524 So... My Masthead and spreader lights don't work. and I need to replace the spreader boots... Looki
My keel lock bolt is stuck. Yippee Skippee at 6:00am 06.26.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/770
2013 Oceanis 45 Bilge Pump DRosen at 5:37am 06.26.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/959 Since day one, the bilge pump cycles every 15 minutes. The bilge well holds approx. 1/2 gallon, ha
Kopr Shield Conductive Grease or Never Seize? Blitz at 5:23am 06.26.18 Ask All Sailors 16/4093 I recently read a article in Sail magazine about tools you should have on a boat and it noted that t
Upgrade to a 25 from a 222 mccadamsoday at 7:46pm 06.25.18 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1098 Hello experienced O'Day sailers. I've been an O'Day sailor of a 222 for two summers now and have the
85 H23 keel stuck down... DanFleig at 5:48pm 06.25.18 Smaller Boats 3/604 The keel on my 1985 H23 seems to be stuck down. It's been in the water for a year now, and I've lef
Cunningham interferes with Vang on Zuma (1) sshev at 3:47pm 06.25.18 Ask All Sailors 17/3699 New to this group and pretty new to sailing, and find myself in need of advice. I've got a little
Hatch Arm broke (1) Macmanjams at 12:52pm 06.25.18 Cal 1/1049 Rookie move, I opened the hatch a little to get air below on windy day on the bay. Jib caught the ha
Overhead lamps and heat (2) jviss at 12:06pm 06.25.18 Musings With Maine Sail 16/1729 Hi MS, I have seven Scandvik "traditional" dome ceiling fixtures in the over head and under cabinet
Hunter 18.5 Passenger Capacity Jody at 11:42am 06.25.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 35/2626
Rustler's Hitch Kermit at 11:34am 06.25.18 Ask All Sailors 23/3802

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How to fix RayMarine wind gauge. JoeWhite at 7:26am 06.28.24 When you look up the mast, does the wind rotate the cups? Does the tail line up with the wind? They
Ablative bottom paint help sailcapt340 at 7:19am 06.28.24
1984 Hunter 20 Bow Pulpit wimbledan at 7:03am 06.28.24 Unfortunately the one in the images is too big. But I do have good access to get a backing plate in
Harken MKIII Furler line assistance Scott T-Bird at 6:28am 06.28.24 So it appears that the previous owner put a Unit 3 on the boat when he didn't really need it to be t
Search Beautiful Womans in your city for night 3GGG at 5:54am 06.28.24 Does she have a sailboat?
How to fix RayMarine wind gauge. LakeOntario270 at 4:43am 06.28.24
Harken MKIII Furler line assistance Marmalade at 4:33am 06.28.24 The manual you linked is for a Unit 3... I don't know your boat, but based on the picture, doesn't l
Harken MKIII Furler line assistance dlochner at 3:46am 06.28.24 7/16" llne is rather beefy line for a Furler, 5/16" is more typical. Line diameters are nominal, th
Identify this brand/model hatch ? Leeward Rail at 11:35pm 06.27.24 Found the mfg. Atkins Hoyle. It's an older version of the "XR200 Offshore" Atkins Hoyle can rebuild
Ablative bottom paint help Ralph Johnstone at 9:25pm 06.27.24 I had purchased two, one gallon cans of West Marine CPP Plus which I've found is ideal for my area.
Bristol 24 external chainplates and traveler install SV Gutsy Lady at 9:00pm 06.27.24 Hello at DMSea! Sorry I missed your message from March. The bulkhead replacement went very well and
1984 Hunter 20 Bow Pulpit rgranger at 8:35pm 06.27.24 They have provided the measurements on the images. That's what I posted above. I didn't think to
Ablative bottom paint help (1) jssailem at 8:31pm 06.27.24 You ask about what paint. I used PETTIT TRINIDAD 75 paint. I was pleased when it was finished with 2
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Deb-it Tape Vs Silicone for Teak Seat Replacement higgs at 7:26pm 06.27.24 I have had great results with Mainsail's butyl caulk. Worked wonders on chain plates for many years
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So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project capta at 6:11pm 06.27.24 When we did a section of Skipping Stone's deck, we first found a section of the old non-skid deck in
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing capta at 6:03pm 06.27.24 My boat is on a mooring, not a slip. I do practice sailing up to the mooring on a regular basis, l

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