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New Tax bills, Game changer? Sanfelice at 8:30am 11.19.17 Ask All Sailors 20/2126 In reading the various tax proposals, it appears there is an effort to eliminate interest deductions
British sailor dies in round-the-world yacht race Brian D at 7:20am 11.19.17 Racing 29/3484
Copper bars (1) gettinthere at 7:08am 11.19.17 Musings With Maine Sail 19/2890 https://scontent-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/23659591_10159525233690587_7433624949401480147_n.jpg?o
Furler question maybe Crazy Dave question Ken Cross at 7:08am 11.19.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/477 We have a 1989 Hunter 30 with the furler under the deck (anchor locker.) The headsail is attached to
What's the Poop on the scoop strainer TFlight at 6:38am 11.19.17 Engines and Propulsion 27/6761 My 2007 Hunter 41 is on the hard for this winter and as I was inspecting the thru-hulls I realized t
New to me Javelin (1) Flyingscot64 at 6:33am 11.19.17 Day Sailers 1/948 Hi new to forum just recently picked up this Javelin , owning a flying scot for several years ,this
Winterizing sail shaft in water jefft23 at 6:04am 11.19.17 Engines and Propulsion 7/2528 This year will be the first time we leave our boat in the water for the winter. The boat is a Benet
Engine Ground wire! (1) PatTormey at 5:48am 11.19.17 Bigger Boats 12/4714 With the Yanmar (YGM20 1986 oDay 322) getting 'crankier' with each start AND I'd already beefed up
Silent cabin fan patrickkidd at 10:00pm 11.18.17 Ask All Sailors 20/6865 Anyone know of a really good and really silent 12V fan to move some warm air around the cabin? All t
Need a measurement off a 2003 356 (1) Former member 134612 at 5:20pm 11.18.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/321 Hi all: I need the exact distance between the toe rail and the stripe on the hull. It looks to be
What a difference a year makes (1) Jackdaw at 10:06am 11.18.17 Ask All Sailors 31/2491 Last November in Minnesota we had 12 days over 60F. This year, ZERO over 50F, and 1/2 have been free
Beckson portlights MitchK at 7:57am 11.18.17 Newport 7/3043 Hi all, still at the repairs on our N28. I had posted earlier about the fixed portlights leaking som
More experience/instruction track - ASA? Great Lakes? Ocean? Tyler Rippel at 7:09am 11.18.17 Ask All Sailors 8/687 I'm pretty green, but am a huge learning geek and like to dive in and figure things out. I bought a
Any 310 Owners in CT JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 3:12am 11.18.17 Catalina 310 5/828 We have some spare parts we might want to divest. Biggest is a canvas winter storage cover. Gray can
Sailing Trends: Your Perception? Rick D at 9:09pm 11.17.17 Ask All Sailors 71/6011 This might be better said as "Boating Trends". So, I'm thinking that there is something going on in
Folding Prop KZW at 4:58pm 11.17.17 Catalina 310 32/5209 I'm looking into a folding prop to replace the fixed three-blade 15x9 currently on the boat. Engine
Westerbeke (Bukh) DV20 Question (1) abinoone at 10:28am 11.17.17 Bristol 5/2657 Hi, My 1975 Bristol 32 has a Bukh DV20 marine diesel. At the end of this season I had a hard time ge
Looking at an S2 7.9 Bartman99 at 8:18am 11.17.17 S2 4/1163 I will be looking at an S2 7.9 soon. Anything specific I need to look out for? Bart
Looking at a Columbia T26 Bartman99 at 8:15am 11.17.17 Columbia 0/1595 I will be looking at a Columbia T25 soon. Anything I need to look out for? Bart
Thinking about buying a 245 Bartman99 at 8:14am 11.17.17 Seidelmann 0/986 Anything I need to look out for? I've read the stringers can have rotting problems. Anything else. A

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How to make my deck look good? Bluebonnet87 at 3:11pm 05.22.24 Thanks David. I feel like I saw resin/fiberglass. I'm going to get a closer photo next time I'm at b
How to make my deck look good? Davidasailor26 at 3:05pm 05.22.24 Can you tell if the gelcoat on the non-skid is dirty or if the gelcoat is actually worn down to the
Electric Head conversion Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:11pm 05.22.24 Defender in the US has the Raritan SeaEra (seawater version)with household size bowl, seat and lid
H49/50 Boom Preventer Rigging jssailem at 12:37pm 05.22.24 dyneema soft shackles and using frictionless rings The soft shackle is what I use. Frictionless
H49/50 Boom Preventer Rigging flightlead404 at 12:20pm 05.22.24 It should. Our boat has swept back spreaders as well, but the main goes out far enough to do the jo
H49/50 Boom Preventer Rigging Terry Cox at 12:07pm 05.22.24 I've been thinking about this situation for a while given than I'm single-handing a lot and recentl
Hunter 356 seahood advice wanted kappykaplan at 11:53am 05.22.24 Turns out the "stop" was the top edge of my fancy custom.Zarcor doors. Removed the doors and the ha
Hunter 356 seahood advice wanted danm1 at 10:55am 05.22.24 OK. For anyone else as incompetent as I am, I got back to the boat today and looked harder for a sto
Anchor dings need repair - thoughts? Davidasailor26 at 10:48am 05.22.24 I like the approach the marina proposed for the above waterline chips. Gelcoat goes best over polyes
In mast Halyard Swivel (1) JamesG161 at 9:43am 05.22.24 The lower connection, turns or swivels. The upper connection is fixed by halyard tension. them whi
How to make my deck look good? jssailem at 9:33am 05.22.24 Congrats on your "new to me Hunter 26.5". Cleaning up a mature boat is where we all start our advent
Anchor dings need repair - thoughts? jssailem at 9:24am 05.22.24 That was a lot of anchor swinging about. I am guessing here. The bow roller might be a bit short bas
Anchor dings need repair - thoughts? thinwater at 9:22am 05.22.24 No comment on the repair method. You seem to be on the right path. If this was PO damamge, please d
Recovery Marine's Mast Ladder experiences? BAD ORCA at 8:57am 05.22.24 OSHA and climbing standards groups banned chest harnesses-alone for climbing more than 60 years ago
In mast Halyard Swivel Crazy Dave Condon at 8:52am 05.22.24
Repair Don S/V ILLusion at 8:46am 05.22.24 Thank you everyone for comments The other side is fine.....just the port side has the gap. It is
Repair Crazy Dave Condon at 8:37am 05.22.24 @tb_gb Can you take a picture of the starboard side?
anchoring Hunter 37.5 Legend BrianQ at 8:03am 05.22.24 If you're using all, or mostly rode, and the starboard primary winch can handle the rode all you nee
windvanes for hunter 33 de 2004 jssailem at 6:48am 05.22.24 I bought a Monitor Vane, but it is not yet installed. My Cal35 is slightly longer than your boat. Th
Mooring and bilge pump carlc376 at 6:31am 05.22.24 Bilge water volume for your boat should never be much. If there is water, then there is likely a l

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