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Jib Furler Help! (1) kupskius at 6:53am 05.20.17 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1181 Me again! First of all, thanks everyone for your thorough answers on my previous issues! Voracity
lexan deck windows Paul Damian Rees at 6:30am 05.20.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/648 anyone have experience changing and resealing lexan deck windows on a 45cc? Caulking/rubber/silicon
Used furling system advise RobertW007 at 4:14am 05.20.17 Mid-Size Boats 2/732 Hi, A friend of mine is offering me his furling system (great condition) from a boat he decommission
Yanmar diesel from S2 9.2a (1) Mark F at 3:03am 05.20.17 S2 4/2083 I am currently considering purchasing a 1978 S2 9.2, I am quite certain the inboard is a Yanmar dies
Hello! New member, new boat......"Wayward Star" (3) ilance at 10:02pm 05.19.17 Catalina 22 10/747 I just got my first Catalina 22! I've been hunting for a while.....and one of my candidates offered
ASA courses Sanfelice at 7:51pm 05.19.17 Ask All Sailors 12/1563 I am thinking of chartering a monohull next winter. The last time I chartered was in the 70's. I hav
Crane Launch H26/260 Fred at 7:46pm 05.19.17 Smaller Boats 1/651 At our club we have two cranes. Sometimes it is more convenient to use the cranes than the launch ra
Am I supposed to have bow rollers? (1) JosefR at 7:18pm 05.19.17 Catalina 30 31/3765 Anyone recognize this setup on my 1989 Catalina 30 TR? Catalina Direct has nothing like this in the
Tuning the rig on a Victoria 18 Richard Anderson at 7:12pm 05.19.17 Ask All Sailors 1/545 I have a 1981 Victoria 18 which has a 7/8 fractional rig with sweep back upper and lower shrouds. T
Newport 31 Mast Base Pete Boothroyd at 6:53pm 05.19.17 Newport 3/798 Has anyone had an issue with the mast wiggling side to side in the mast step while there is a small
Yanmar 3GMD Raw Water Pump Dripping tomgrigsby at 6:43pm 05.19.17 Ask All Sailors 6/1046 Noticed today after shutdown of the engine that the raw water pump is dripping. I haven't had to do
Cockpit teak (1) Bryan9 at 5:17pm 05.19.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/3160 136749 After 11 years of weathering, my 2006 Beneteau 323's cockpit teak was rough and gray. Yesterd
House Batteries Boiling Over Big Red at 4:28pm 05.19.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/2174 We have a Hunter 44 2006 and replaced our house batteries 3 years ago. We returned a few weeks ago
Side Rub Rails for B 321 cymeyer at 3:43pm 05.19.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/356 Jus curious if anyone with a Beneteau 321 has found a rub rail insert for the aluminum one on the bo
Looking for an O'Day 272 with trailer Alex D at 1:50pm 05.19.17 Ask An Oday Owner 5/615 Looking for an Oday 272 with trailer will travel for the right boat. Thank you!
Servicing winches Clydo at 1:27pm 05.19.17 Catalina 310 4/834 Dumb question. Is it just me or does anyone else have problems putting cabin top 30's back together
Replacing Raymarine C80 with Raymarine a95 Ken Honeycutt at 12:55pm 05.19.17 Big Boats 9/3905 Has anyone replaced the Raymarine C80 with a Raymarine a95 multifunction display? Can I just use the
340 helm cover Keith13315 at 12:04pm 05.19.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/821 Does anyone have pictures of helm covers for the Hunter 340? If so could you post them? I am trying
This is how you launch a boat Brian D at 11:41am 05.19.17 Sails Call Lounge 5/648 Removed the video. Wasn't a smart move on the boat owners part (or mine for that matter).
Active Captain bought by Garmin MrBill_FLL at 10:05am 05.19.17 Ask All Sailors 1/379 fyi. https://www.tradeonlytoday.com/2017/05/garmin-acquires-developer-of-activecaptain Garmin Ltd.

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Birth orientation in Hunter 40.5 desodave at 2:16pm 05.13.24 Sorry ... no pictures left. I deleted them soon after buying the current boat and selling the H38.
Insurance Tally Ho at 2:00pm 05.13.24 I use State Farm for my boat insurance since I already had home & auto with them. I have never had
Hasserott Beach Mooring Balls (Grand Traverse Bay) (1) Tally Ho at 1:57pm 05.13.24
Hasserott Beach Mooring Balls (Grand Traverse Bay) kappykaplan at 1:48pm 05.13.24 I niver graid on schpelling :banghead:
Hasserott Beach Mooring Balls (Grand Traverse Bay) rgranger at 1:46pm 05.13.24 @rgranger probably didnt help that I was spelling it wrong. I niver graid on schpelling
Leaky screws holding steering gear cover on Hunter 36 - any better solutions? artboas at 1:45pm 05.13.24 Here is an option for you. I wouid suggest using brass or stainless inserts. 1 wouid suggest 10-24,
Hasserott Beach Mooring Balls (Grand Traverse Bay) john6206 at 1:35pm 05.13.24 @rgranger Thank you! I did try google first, I found all kinds of stories about haserot beach, but
Birth orientation in Hunter 40.5 Rich Stidger at 12:31pm 05.13.24 We had an 2005 H38 with the E-W berth and didn't like it for the mentioned reasons. I built a remo
1986 Catalina 38 Standing Rigging Scott T-Bird at 12:31pm 05.13.24 How long did the previous owner have the boat? Obviously P.O. never replaced rigging. My first ins
Insurance Burdette at 12:22pm 05.13.24 Thank you so much. I really appreciate your help.
Insurance dlochner at 12:03pm 05.13.24 I've used BoatUS insurance which is currently underwritten by GEICO for 40 years. I always found the
Insurance Burdette at 12:01pm 05.13.24 Thanks!
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Insurance Burdette at 11:55am 05.13.24 The survey was on January 27, 2023. We got our copy in May of 2023.
Insurance dmax at 11:54am 05.13.24 Progressive is decent for a big company. They didn't require a survey from me.
Insurance kappykaplan at 11:52am 05.13.24 Can the survey be used if the insurance company needs one? How recent is the survey? I have insur
Birth orientation in Hunter 40.5 desodave at 11:19am 05.13.24 We had an 2005 H38 with the E-W berth and didn't like it for the mentioned reasons. I built a remov
12v breaker panel wiring question dlochner at 10:55am 05.13.24 The grounding wire (bare, green or green with yellow stripe and normally non-current carrying) shou
12v breaker panel wiring question domer94 at 10:26am 05.13.24 john , since the "dc neg" and "grounding buss" as labeled on the panel bars are isolated, i will jus
12v breaker panel wiring question jssailem at 10:20am 05.13.24 i have has a neg buss that goes to "DC neg" and another buss right next to it that goes to "DC grou

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