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I Need a prop Jimongee at 3:03pm 08.11.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/763 I have a 2002 Hunter 356. It has the original propeller on it. Finally after cruising all summer i
To treat or not to treat synthetic teak Dusty Mac at 2:58pm 08.11.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/725 I have a new Beneteau First20. What are your views about treating or not doing anything to the synth
Need refinish information imporyant Jimongee at 2:57pm 08.11.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/227 I have a 2002 Hunter 356. It is finally time to do a little refinishing. Wood surround the sink co
Ice Chest Size In The Galley mikehammond at 2:57pm 08.11.17 Smaller Boats 20/1877 I want to put a Coleman or Igloo Electro power cooler in the Galley of my 1996 Hunter 26. It curren
rub-rail on a 460 Bnealsails at 2:12pm 08.11.17 Big Boats 1/396 Our rub-rail has turned a shade of brown most likely from the sun. Any one have a suggestion for cl
Inmast sail on Hunter 31 Iluna at 1:31pm 08.11.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/358 We have a 2007 Hunter 31 (new to us in 2016) and wonder if the inmast sail should be all the way to
Locking centerboard keel on Islands 17 stanirish at 12:14pm 08.11.17 Ask All Sailors 1/468 e
Lazeratte repair (1) Kgatesma at 12:06pm 08.11.17 Ask All Sailors 14/1852 Someone dropped or stomped on the lazarette. The rubber bumper had worn away, and the offending scr
My First Race DayDreamer41 at 10:51am 08.11.17 Ask All Sailors 23/1895 Tomorrow I will be attempting my first race, I am worried about the business of the start, I have wo
Outboard Motor Bracket (1) borky at 8:43am 08.11.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/947 We are the "new" owners of a 1985 Hunter 25.5 with a Tohatsu 9.8 electric start, 4 stroke, long shaf
Thoughts on Marlow-Hunter direction? (1) smackdaddy at 7:57am 08.11.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 55/9030 As a Hunter owner, I'm curious what other owners think about the direction Marlow-Hunter is taking t
1977 O'Day 25 - Steering... RosemontSailor998 at 7:53am 08.11.17 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1260 Good morning, all knowledgeable O'Day owners! I am hoping someone has the answer to my question! Qu
Salon table dehler25 at 6:39am 08.11.17 Big Boats 7/946 The salon table is seldom used and would be easy to lift up to the cabin top to open up the area. Th
Beneteau first 41s5 (1) Harro at 6:05am 08.11.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/747 Hi everyone, I'm hoping someone can help me find the latch which is missing on my chain locker. It w
Voltage drop at panel redunculous at 6:51pm 08.10.17 Ask All Sailors 23/1519 So I've noticed that my batteries haven't been performing too well which I honestly struggled to bel
Older sailors - upsize or downsize? MightyMike at 6:44pm 08.10.17 Ask All Sailors 131/9686 After being out of sailing for 15 years or so, I've recently purchased a Hunter 33. Love the boat. I
any Macs interested in sailing to Fort Jefferson in May? TortugasRoyal at 6:44pm 08.10.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1195 thinking of taking the month of May off..........
What's Marlow Thinking? smackdaddy at 4:52pm 08.10.17 Big Boats 1/15 I anyone else a bit repulsed by the "new direction" Marlow is taking the design of the new M-H boats
Wire/rope to be replaced with all 7/16 double braid - main halyard obdoor at 3:56pm 08.10.17 Ask All Sailors 24/2820 I'm in the process of replacing my wire/rope main halyard with a new 7/16 rope halyard that will hav
Another drink theme - Solar eclipse (1) Justin_NSA at 12:47pm 08.10.17 Sails Call Lounge 0/314 Anyone for some Ozzy Osbourne Solar red wine? http://www.stltoday.com/lifestyles/local-eclipse-them

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Selden in-mast furling questions Sailor Sue at 3:10pm 12.20.23 I am curious about what kind of instructions were sent with the new sail. I ask because these days
Replacing Hunter 44DS windows kyoung27 at 3:05pm 12.20.23 My 2003 44DS side windows starting leaking this year - but all I had been able to find on the web we
Selden in-mast furling questions Sailor Sue at 2:56pm 12.20.23 Buried somewhere in the other Selden manuals I sent you was mention of a slight tension on the outh
H41 DS access to starboard jib block ice breaker at 2:46pm 12.20.23 I would look at the port side via the huge generator locker to see how it is attached. If it is jus
Beneteau Oceanis 34.1 Review arf145 at 2:29pm 12.20.23 I find modern designs like that attractive, so the 34.1 looks great to me. Chartering one sounds lik
Fore Stay Bow Connection Project_Mayhem at 2:28pm 12.20.23 Many bolts have a non-threaded part. This is going to be much stronger than the threaded section. 1/
New to me boat with rotting bulkhead Project_Mayhem at 2:26pm 12.20.23 Ritdog , the bulkheads were not tabbed to the hull from the factory . There are a lot of conflictin
Trident 101 rubber smell Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:08pm 12.20.23 I'd bet money that only the white Trident 102 is the culprit. It's the same hose as the black 101,
Fore Stay Bow Connection tailboom at 2:04pm 12.20.23 Tailboom, oddly enough I am in your area and sail a Catalina 28. Like most have said most often it
2005 H36 freshwater distribution manifold Ralph Johnstone at 2:01pm 12.20.23 Beautifully detailed video and nice piping layout.
H41 DS access to starboard jib block kloudie1 at 1:31pm 12.20.23 Most likely screwed into an aluminum plate which is embedded into the combing
Re-rigging without mast removal. Screen Saver at 1:20pm 12.20.23 Although it's possible to replace all the cables with the mast insitu, as mentioned earlier, I don
Prop rotation question dlochner at 12:54pm 12.20.23 Tempted! You better than anyone here knows YOLO. Go for it, its only the kid's inheritance.
Prop rotation question Scott T-Bird at 12:52pm 12.20.23
Trident 101 rubber smell BAD ORCA at 12:35pm 12.20.23 Dryloc might work. Or a hard acrylic paint Thanks for suggestion. I will try those as a last
Trident 101 rubber smell rgranger at 12:24pm 12.20.23 Dryloc might work. Or a hard acrylic paint
Trident 101 rubber smell BAD ORCA at 11:32am 12.20.23 Because rubber and plastics dry out, becoming hard, brittle and prone to cracking, 10 years is the
Selden in-mast furling questions Ralph Johnstone at 11:30am 12.20.23 I'm hoping our initial issue was just due to the stiffness of the brand new sail. Buried somewher
Fore Stay Bow Connection KCofKC at 11:26am 12.20.23 Tailboom, oddly enough I am in your area and sail a Catalina 28. Like most have said most often it
OGO Desiccant Install and Experience zinahewitt at 11:17am 12.20.23 Any smelly updates ? or is it scentless sailing ? Happy Holidays.

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