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Mast reinforcement Question... KeukaSailer at 5:41am 05.09.18 Day Sailers 8/1335 Ok...this a a hypothetical question. My 146 mast has a light ding in the mast about half way up and
What is a true "trailer"able? DockH at 5:23am 05.09.18 Ask All Sailors 46/6479 I'm selling my Abbott22 fin keel (3'10" draft) to acquire a trailerable SV to reduce dockage costs a
260 bumper recommendation Iowasail at 4:57am 05.09.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/546 We just purchased a 1998 260 and would like to protect her when docking etc. and also would like to
C27 Mast Step Position Ajay73 at 2:51am 05.09.18 Mid-Size Boats 7/1658 I have a 1980 C27 which I think may have been the first year with the sea hood. I would like someon
Trans Atlantic crossing on 356 Gege at 2:19am 05.09.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/3164
Zodiac Self Bailing Valve and Davits Marc14857 at 8:12pm 05.08.18 Ask All Sailors 11/7110 I just installed a set of davits for my Zodiac. The davit manufacturer makes it clear that the dingh
Electrical Connection Help MikeHoncho at 6:35pm 05.08.18 Ask All Sailors 6/529 Just purchased a 78 Hunter 30 and learning the systems. There is a sensor in the bilge just forward
Temp gauge on 3YM20 inoperative (B-1 panel) SFS at 6:12pm 05.08.18 Engines and Propulsion 11/1321 My temp gauge stopped working (stuck on coldest temp, far left side of the gauge) a few days ago. O
Question on boot stripe & water line Mckayro at 6:12pm 05.08.18 Catalina 22 3/595 Hi, I'm a new owner of a 1983 Catalina 22. Stripping the old, partially pealing and delaminating ba
RRS rules slidedeck (1) Jackdaw at 4:48pm 05.08.18 Racing 1/771 Every spring, our club hosts a series of rules seminars given by two internationally rated judges fr
Are you a Follower? Justin_NSA at 1:01pm 05.08.18 Forum Help (Site Talk) 16/1399 What does the "Follow" feature get you on the forum? If I follow someone, does that mean I get alert
Portlight frame exterior paint peeling (1) Vegas at 10:09am 05.08.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/859 Can anyone recommend a product and preparation procedure to repaint the frame on my portlight? Is t
Cutlass bearing removal tool TonyDilly at 9:34am 05.08.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/2732 Does anyone local to NY NJ area have a cutlass bearing removal tool I could borrow or rent? thanks i
Replacing H49 arch Seaworthy speakers Romagic at 9:31am 05.08.18 Big Boats 10/1952 One of the stock arch speakers on my Hunter 49 stopped working. Maybe it was a blessing because the
New to forum unhinged schoolboy at 9:20am 05.08.18 S2 31/3136 I'v had my 9.2A for 5 months now, its my first sailboat. Due to that I feel like I'm bonding with t
H260 Portlight Problems GBGraham at 7:22am 05.08.18 Smaller Boats 14/1656 When I bought the boat it had a crack in the lower radius of the heads portlight. This was causing r
Shake, rattle, and roll Brian D at 6:54am 05.08.18 Sails Call Lounge 29/1626 Yep, some shake, and they shake a lot. Then there are the ones that rattle. But the best are the one
New varnish - stern rail seats (3) rgranger at 8:53pm 05.07.18 Smaller Boats 7/1211 After a pass with 80 then 160 grit and a coat or three of varnish 149968
On the bandwagon (8) Sanctuary2 at 8:29pm 05.07.18 Catalina 22 19/1609
Core rot under cleat Hardhead at 8:21pm 05.07.18 Catalina 22 8/1900 While poking around in the boat today, I found some plywood core rot under the starboard stern cleat

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keel bolt torque JamesG161 at 10:39am 06.17.24 It should be ALL Fresh Water on the Great Lakes near Toronto. oh well... Jim...
keel bolt torque Ralph Johnstone at 10:16am 06.17.24 Checked fresh water , hatches etc, bildge. Bit of a bugger when you can't determine whether the
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working Ralph Johnstone at 10:04am 06.17.24 I am an engineer, My condolences. I too am the product of a mis-spent youth which resulted in my
Winchers? Poor man's self tailing winches jssailem at 8:24am 06.17.24 Sharing magic beers. What a concept. Makes one feel all warm and fuzzy. I like it.
Winchers? Poor man's self tailing winches Hello Below at 8:10am 06.17.24 Well, of course, Stu and I have made the same contrasting comments about this product many, many ti
Cleaning Anchor Kings Gambit at 8:00am 06.17.24 Nice. Yeah. The boat had SS chain and anchor when I acquired it. The previous owner of four years
Hunter Vision 32 Aft Hatch Parts Phil Herring at 7:57am 06.17.24 I believe shop.hunterowners.com is the only source for those parts. Most of the hatches on the early
Initiating DSC calls from a B&G Zeus to a Standard Horizon GX2400 via NMEA2000 (1) dlochner at 7:53am 06.17.24 When you looked at the AIS Detail popup, did you look under the "Messages" tab? There might be a but
Catalina 27 teak before and after BTC1984 at 7:47am 06.17.24 There are before and after photos of my teak in this thread July 22, 2023 post
Winchers? Poor man's self tailing winches Stu Jackson at 7:47am 06.17.24 Well, of course, Stu and I have made the same contrasting comments about this product many, many ti
Initiating DSC calls from a B&G Zeus to a Standard Horizon GX2400 via NMEA2000 (1) jssailem at 7:35am 06.17.24 Geoff It can be difficult to find a person with the exact same set up you desire that has used the s
Merit 22 owners emh56 at 7:33am 06.17.24 My better advice would be to learn from our mistake and look around the marina at comparable boats 2
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working SVFreedom at 7:32am 06.17.24 I returned it to the dealer and he promptly replaced it with a new one which didn't instill a hell
keel bolt torque jdrutten at 7:24am 06.17.24 I tightened mine about a year and a half ago according to whatever docs were available, including Ra
Winchers? Poor man's self tailing winches Joe at 7:23am 06.17.24 Well, of course, Stu and I have made the same contrasting comments about this product many, many tim
Merit 22 owners emh56 at 7:23am 06.17.24 I just got a Merit 22, I was wondering what size motor you have on it. Your question is timely.
Merit 22 owners fishingbobber at 6:27am 06.17.24 We launched our Merit 22 for the first time today (after 2 years of work). The boat was last sailed
keel bolt torque Davidasailor26 at 6:23am 06.17.24 did this work with your 310? we used this using socket size info. for our 290. Not sure where the s
keel bolt torque colin59 at 6:11am 06.17.24 did this work with your 310? we used this using socket size info. for our 290. Not sure where the se
Hunter 306 Sea Hood Removal jdrutten at 6:07am 06.17.24

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