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S2 8.0c rudder rebuild Tedder at 9:28pm 04.14.17 S2 3/1616 I'm currently undergoing a complete rebuild of this boat. I am committed to my rebuild and have gone
Large, Fixed, Portlight Replacement H35.5, material source Steverhnm at 5:43pm 04.14.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/859 Anybody have an idea on the thickness of the large, fixed, portlights on this model? I can't get to
End of my line??? (1) jonelli at 5:09pm 04.14.17 Catalina 30 13/964 hey guys, a first for me... I ran out of furler line today before my sail is fully wrapped up?? Nev
Bulkhead location 1993 Hunter 335 john986 at 4:36pm 04.14.17 Mid-Size Boats 4/687 I am in the process of building a trailer for a 1993 hunter 335 and I was told that it is best to pl
Fabricate new rudder post and fingers, what material? lost soul at 9:58am 04.14.17 Ask All Sailors 21/2363 I am back at it again. Finally took my rudder completely apart. The post is shot. The post is 1 7/8
Hunter 28.5 ... my boat... my future home... my project (2) wsmac at 9:26am 04.14.17 Mid-Size Boats 28/4199 The last several months have been spent diving into my search for a sailboat I can singlehand and li
Transmission stuck in Reverse PM in TO at 6:44am 04.14.17 Catalina 310 12/2398 backed out of my slip the other day, although I moved the lever back into Neutral or Forward the boa
Need Advice on Attorney's for Boatyard Incompetance SailMaster at 4:59am 04.14.17 Ask All Sailors 22/1265 Hello All, Sadly I have to seek out an attorney for the situation I described in a previous thread:
new transom engine mount fireone at 4:47am 04.14.17 Ask An Oday Owner 1/426 i am installing new transom mount(garelick 71093 lte), i need to shim brackets so release handle do
cracked companionway corner (4) chris4837 at 7:21pm 04.13.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1443 Probably typical after any used boat purchase, I'm finding lots of little issues with my '81 Catalin
How Much Heel? KZW at 5:52pm 04.13.17 Catalina 310 70/4603 The listed waterline length for a C-310 is 26.5 ft. A look at the hull shape indicates that with mod
Check out this parking job... Brian D at 5:35pm 04.13.17 Sails Call Lounge 12/1066 OK... I'm impressed. Nice use of the anchor @ :25 into the video. _U4B7_EZrmY
Howdy Everyone - Did you Miss me ? ;) You Don't Care at 4:34pm 04.13.17 Ask All Sailors 2/314 What Happened to Jax, master of his own domain and nothing else ?
Washington State Registration Jongleur at 4:14pm 04.13.17 Catalina 30 27/1671 Has anybody been hung up by the new policy to register a boat? They say they need the "long registr
Chart Plotter Replacement Jerry21707 at 4:08pm 04.13.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1033 Looking to replace the original equipment Raymarine RC 435 chartplotter on our 2007 Hunter 31. The
Back in a Hunter avi8torny at 3:12pm 04.13.17 Smaller Boats 3/411 Thanks for all those who were of great help to me with info and private messages....especially Dave!
How Do I Stop The Boat Don Guillette at 2:45pm 04.13.17 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 17/2972 Yesterday, I was talking to a Aussie friend from Sydney. He was telling me about a discussion he had
TILLER CLUTCH OR LOCK? C.Daniels at 1:03pm 04.13.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/843 Hi I'm just new in this forum and as a sailor. I just bought a Catalina 22 to sail it in the South o
Where can I get a replacement pump handle? greeneyedjack at 11:30am 04.13.17 Ask An Oday Owner 10/661 While working on the refit for my 1984 O'day 28'. The handle to the manual bilge pump has disappeare
Getting rid of Oday kdnichols at 11:11am 04.13.17 Ask An Oday Owner 6/825 I bought an Oday 23 years ago and sailed it for a few summers.

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Window Replacement Installation Advice Hollyberry at 8:09am 05.26.23 You could dry fit the windows, mask that off and paint the recess on the cabin rather than the insid
Window Replacement Installation Advice cdn_bacon at 7:59am 05.26.23 Take a look through the archives here and you'll literally find an encyclopedia of information, bot
Window Replacement Installation Advice (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:47am 05.26.23 Take a look through the archives here and you'll literally find an encyclopedia of information, both
Seacock Mystery dlochner at 7:45am 05.26.23 Never mind, it was innocuous considering only grown men have been following this thread. Must have
Hunter 26 almost sunk in wind graeme000 at 7:36am 05.26.23 Im trying to understand how the boat got healed over so much when all the other boats are upright.
Seacock Mystery (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:33am 05.26.23 Never mind, it was innocuous considering only grown men have been following this thread. Aw rats.
Weird Electrical Experience jviss at 7:26am 05.26.23 Breaker box's are typically wired so that 120V breakers alternate phases horizontally. So a breaker
Hurricane Season 2023 JamesG161 at 7:02am 05.26.23 This analysis is done without any consideration of the metrology of hurricanes, it is simply a way
Hunter 26 almost sunk in wind philiefay at 6:59am 05.26.23 Terrifying to see! I wonder if you would have had a bridle directly to the port and starboard cleats
Hunter 26 almost sunk in wind CrispyCringle at 6:42am 05.26.23 Im trying to understand how the boat got healed over so much when all the other boats are upright. I
RF Ground Davidasailor26 at 6:35am 05.26.23 In that context they just mean a ground that provides shielding. That way any spurious RF noise gets
Hurricane Season 2023 dlochner at 6:35am 05.26.23 ACE means? Jim... Thanks Jim, this is a much more informative image. The Atlantic is pretty much
Weird Electrical Experience RoyS at 6:32am 05.26.23 Breaker box's are typically wired so that 120V breakers alternate phases horizontally. So a breaker
Mast raising ideas... tailboom at 6:26am 05.26.23 Appreciate the insights. I'll look more closely today at my set-up - but great winds forecasted, so
RF Ground (1) Crusty Ol Salt at 6:24am 05.26.23 I am finishing the installing of a new depth finder. The power cable has a red, black, and a non shi
Hunter 26 almost sunk in wind patbratton at 6:09am 05.26.23 I would not be surprised to find that the boat is leaking at the shear line every time the rail goes
Seacock Mystery George Braun at 6:06am 05.26.23 as an alternate to wood bungs, hardish foam variable bungs are available online and WM, one of them
Seacock Mystery Scott T-Bird at 6:03am 05.26.23 If it was deleted, it must have been good. Let's see it again from what you remember. Never mind,
RF Ground JamesG161 at 5:59am 05.26.23 @Crusty Ol Salt is talking about his boat and, if the RF ground has a current load. My answer is y
RF Ground Don S/V ILLusion at 5:53am 05.26.23 People often conflate ground with counterpoise, the latter being essential to effective RF antenna b

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