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Hood 810LD assist Justin_NSA at 8:23pm 03.13.18 Ask All Sailors 4/395 Launch prep is not going well for me. After I dropped my rudder and propshaft as part of my dripless
Hunter Legend 37.5 1993 - Leak in cabinet? (1) aybabtme at 7:25pm 03.13.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/590 Hey there! I just came from a sea trial/survey for a very nice Hunter 37.5 and I'm very interested i
Add Electric Winches 36/356 seadaddler at 6:38pm 03.13.18 Big Boats 5/911 Has any body added jib electric winches the ones next to the helm to your H-36. I am thinking of ad
Well, for better or worse, I'm on board. (2) Beardedoneder at 5:34pm 03.13.18 Catalina 22 28/2587 To follow up on my previous post, here; https://forums.sailboatowners.com/index.php?threads/purchasi
What's wrong with this picture? (1) Kermit at 5:19pm 03.13.18 Trailer Sailors 16/2708
Costco GC Batteries now in stock Macboy at 4:32pm 03.13.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1419 I just returned from Costco with two 6V, 200+Ah batteries for a whopping $140 each. Ten dollars for
VIN number? tadd5181 at 3:47pm 03.13.18 Big Boats 10/1356 My city property tax bill on my boat arrived with my Hunter vessel number but it also included "VIN"
Feast of Saint Patrick (1) Gunni at 2:49pm 03.13.18 Sails Call Lounge 51/3368 As we prepare for the feast (served popularly in generous flagons, and cups). Let's raise a glass t
Sealing keel bolts in epoxy MightyMike at 1:33pm 03.13.18 Ask All Sailors 26/7377 Whiling away the hours of the third New England Nor'easter in 12 days.. I purchased a Pearson 10M a
Shakey shakey Prop Mystery -Hunter 34 markwbird at 11:41am 03.13.18 Ask All Sailors 3/398 I have a mystery. Recently a crew member slammed the tranny into gear while it was running fast. In
JEN'-oh-uh or je-NOH'-uh? PotomacDaysailer at 10:59am 03.13.18 Ask All Sailors 64/4549 I've always pronounced it JEN'-oh-uh, but heard it the other way too. Is one more correct than the o
Stem Repair (1) thetone at 8:11am 03.13.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/456 Hello, Can anyone give me some advice on repairing the hole in the stem of my 1987 Hunter 28.5. She
AC power issues and relocating water heater in Hunter 34 (3) Beth and Bill at 8:04am 03.13.18 Ask All Sailors 3/677
Autopilot Quandary JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 7:17am 03.13.18 Catalina 310 31/5490 So I have had my head in the computer reading autopilot reviews and looking at what would be necessa
Convection/grill/microwave oven access and perhaps replacement Bogart at 4:26am 03.13.18 Big Boats 3/976 We have a 2007 45CC with a Tappan TC1450SB oven. The microwave function of the oven seems to have f
US east coast area - new furler Aurora Maris at 11:14pm 03.12.18 Ask All Sailors 3/413 We are sailors from Germany. Having crossed the Atlantic, we recently arrived in Florida, Stuart. Si
Hunter 25.5 pintles and gudgeons Ajg6989 at 8:10pm 03.12.18 Smaller Boats 2/565 I just received a Hunter 25.5 1986 with a rudder but no pintles or g udgeons. I was wondering where
Any good boat lift designs for small sailboats Sea Pearl 21 santana 23 ETC videorov at 8:00pm 03.12.18 Ask All Sailors 7/1037 Boats that have lifting dagger board and rudders. Might be some designs I don't know about. I will h
Best replacement for horizon 1500 windlass discovery at 7:42pm 03.12.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2079 our 2002 passage 456 has the original horizon 1500 horizontal windlass and although it's still worki
Captain needed for short trip NJ Coast Brian Rozycki at 5:30pm 03.12.18 Ask All Sailors 0/343 Just purchased a larger sailboat, Catalina 270LE. Moving it down to Atlantic Highlands then to Barne

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Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" thinwater at 4:05pm 07.15.24 I'm sorry, I just can't help myself. OED There is nothing wrong with calling a genoa a jib, since i
Considering Teak Cockpit Makeover Foswick at 4:00pm 07.15.24 after all we are actually talking about somewhere to sit. I hear you. But, the surfaces are actua
1984 Hunter 27 - Emergency Tiller System kappykaplan at 4:00pm 07.15.24 You may do better by fabricating your own emergency tiller. :plus:
Considering Teak Cockpit Makeover ggrizzard at 3:53pm 07.15.24 20 years ago I used this product for a cockpit application. It's still there and there are no sign
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

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