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Advice on deck paint IH82BL8 at 5:11am 02.12.17 Ask All Sailors 6/866 I'm planning to paint my deck this Spring. Would like to hear from sailors who have done this. To
Have anyone a bow thruster on his Hunter 340! ger123 at 1:19am 02.12.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1434 Hello! Please do not talk about the necessity! I am looking for a bow thruster for my Hunter 340 (2
A new (and very old) forum: Cruising Sailors Phil Herring at 10:40pm 02.11.17 Ask All Sailors 8/2935 Back in the 1990s, Cruising World magazine had a very active and amazing forum frequented by some of
Keel bolt specs Clanallan at 7:32pm 02.11.17 Sirius 21/22 2/1168 We bought a Sirius 21/22 approx 1980 and it has no keel bolt. We're looking for some kind of specs f
Bottom paint myths Urban legend or facts Capt Robbie at 6:26pm 02.11.17 Big Boats 17/4253 Time to order my bottom paint and everyone seams to be the expert. Last year I witnessed about twen
Hunter 18.5 trailer modifications lbsailor at 2:29pm 02.11.17 Smaller Boats 9/1562 We have a hunter 18.5 trailer that needs some work done to it. Since we are having to bring it in we
In hull vs thru hull transducer? Chart Guthrie at 9:36am 02.11.17 Ask An Oday Owner 19/8667 I recently purchased a 1980 O'Day 23 with a non functional depth finder. I am looking to replace the
galvanic isolator jack silver at 8:54am 02.11.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1999 I have a 2004 H466 with a galvonic isolator alert gizmo at my nav desk. I have my zincs and bottom
Is this lead based paint? Todd Atchison at 7:50am 02.11.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/506 My girlfriend and I are working on a Venture 222. I've posted a few pictures and inquired about the
Retractable bowsprit info and gear info desired (1) agprice22 at 5:55am 02.11.17 Ask All Sailors 8/1011 My Telstar 28 project boat has a 6 ft or so aluminum tube that was originally a bowsprit that retrac
Solar Panel Location Bill and Kathy McDonald at 6:08pm 02.10.17 Catalina 22 3/707 Any suggestions on where to locate a solar panel other than off of the stern?
Awl grip painted hull what cleaner can be used on it? Capt Robbie at 5:35pm 02.10.17 Ask All Sailors 19/8684 I had my hull painted with awl grip three years ago. While under the mfg/boatyards warranty for past
Rudder how good is mine? Valerio at 1:05pm 02.10.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/828 i am in the process of buying a 84 hunter 34 in very good shape. In order to see if the rudder is in
2017 NSHSA - Initial gathering for 2017 Puesta del sol at 9:52am 02.10.17 NSHSA (Hunter Assoc. Upper Chesapeake Bay) 3/1735
Broken thru hull vent? (3) billybee41 at 7:34am 02.10.17 Mid-Size Boats 13/2405 I have a 1994 Hunter 29.5 with a broken thru hull vent(I think it is a vent). enclosed are a few pic
Waste Water Tank Solids H Travis at 5:06am 02.10.17 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 19/3631 I bought a Hunter 29.5 that had been in storage for some time. There are solids in the tank, and re
Eclipse All U Get at 4:59am 02.10.17 Ask All Sailors 5/469 Tonight, don't stare at the sun. http://www.pcmag.com/news/351594/how-to-watch-fridays-lunar-eclips
Sail loft hewebb at 4:00am 02.10.17 Ask All Sailors 2/428 Have any of you done any business with this loft? http://h-sails.com/en I found their ad on e-Bay
Where did that month go?? (2) Jackdaw at 2:14am 02.10.17 Ask All Sailors 29/1361 About a month ago I mentioned that I was going to take the Royal Yacht Association (RYA) Skipper/ICC
Where do I fill to on my dipstick (1) David Hopkins at 7:32pm 02.09.17 Catalina 30 11/3290 I can't find the answer to this very basic question. Where do I want to keep my oil level at? A phot

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Advice for a Solo Sailor? JBP-PA at 5:31am 05.14.23 Of course, many singlehanders go alone, in part, because they don't want to syncronize their plans
Spinnaker justsomeguy at 5:24am 05.14.23 Photos will follow. Zoltan's girlfriend?
Anchor chain corrosion - cause for concern? dLj at 5:15am 05.14.23 The only one I could find with a quick search that does small lots and chain, etc., is in Seattle.
Need help translating Hull Identification Number on Coronado 15 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:14am 05.14.23 Who knows. Catalina use to do that too. At least you found the number
Advice for a Solo Sailor? sailme88 at 5:13am 05.14.23 I start hoisting on the winch fast speed low torque. As the main nears the mast head the drill is r
Anchor chain corrosion - cause for concern? jviss at 5:13am 05.14.23 Defender's "free shipping" isn't always free. Larger heavier items, like chain, will ship motor fre
Anchor chain corrosion - cause for concern? dlochner at 5:05am 05.14.23 New 5/16" G4 is around $4.27 per pound at Defender with free shipping. 5/16" G4 is 1.1 lb. per foot
Stanchion bases Seahawk345 at 4:39am 05.14.23 Thank you very much Dave. I've tried contacting Hunter-Marlow directly several times but so far no r
Anchor chain corrosion - cause for concern? jviss at 4:30am 05.14.23 Not in a long time, but there was a thread on here not overly long ago and someone had pointed to c
Anchor chain corrosion - cause for concern? dLj at 4:20am 05.14.23 Has anyone had chain regalvanized? What did it cost? Thanks. Not in a long time, but there was a
Hunter 28.5 Trailer Specs Crazy Dave Condon at 4:19am 05.14.23 What hull detail is needed
Anchor chain corrosion - cause for concern? jviss at 4:15am 05.14.23 I have a vague recollection of looking into re-galvanizing my anchor chain and concluding it would b
Yanmar 2YM15 Tachyometer Failed Davidasailor26 at 2:19am 05.14.23
Yanmar 2YM15 Tachyometer Failed Ralph Johnstone at 10:08pm 05.13.23 I have a Yanmar 2YM15 and the tachyometer failed just after the warranty expired. What is the mak
How to Reduce Mobile Data Usage Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:21pm 05.13.23 I'm amazed by how much I didn't know about WhatsApp! Thanks for the education! I did know that it's
KM4A transmission on yanmar 80hp Ralph Johnstone at 9:06pm 05.13.23 I need to figure out and attach it to the heat exchange from the new engine. That's a tough call.
KM4A transmission on yanmar 80hp hunter bum at 8:19pm 05.13.23 Thanks, I spoke with the dealer and I found out the transmission was from the previews used engine s
How to Reduce Mobile Data Usage Leeward Rail at 7:28pm 05.13.23 without the need for any expensive "international pass" from your carrier. That's one reason why y
Anchor chain corrosion - cause for concern? dlochner at 7:15pm 05.13.23 opps :facepalm: The link diameter has a 125% over design factor. So depending of the link Size, yo
Another Lithium conversion ... Hunter 49 Schematic Georgedoyle at 5:31pm 05.13.23 We are in the middle of tracing out our wiring for the same purpose. We're looking to set up a plan

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