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Dock Lines... questions, sources for bulk... (6) wsmac at 7:04pm 05.04.17 Ask All Sailors 34/1974 I did a search and might not have used all the correct words... but I'm here now asking... ;) . I'm
B & R Backstay Bill19233 at 6:47pm 05.04.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 33/3768 Recently, I have had several people on the dock or at race meetings, tell me I should add a backstay
Galvanic Isolators.... NYSail at 6:27pm 05.04.17 Ask All Sailors 3/570 Hello all, New to me boat (Beneteau 423) does not have a galvanic isolator.... and I am going to add
Shroud tension recomendations MaryEllaRose at 6:09pm 05.04.17 Catalina 22 12/4120 I've managed to get my sweaty hands on a Loos gauge and figured out how to use it but don't know how
Varnishing floor boards Fire Escape at 5:32pm 05.04.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/471 I had to refinish one floor board on my 1995 Hunter 29.9. Does anyone know what brand of varnish Hun
Gettimg rid of rust stains on decks wilf at 5:22pm 05.04.17 Ask All Sailors 15/4435 Anyone have any tips or recomendations of products to remove rust stains from gelcoat and non slip p
Chain suddenly has started slipping on retrival (help) discovery at 4:48pm 05.04.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1136 we have a 2002 passage 456 with the original horizon 1500 horizontal windless, we have 5/16 high tes
compass hood. Fred Engelage at 4:38pm 05.04.17 Hunter Sailing Assoc. No. 1 1/1693 H260 with a steering column mounted compass ( name on compass HUNTER) misses the hood for this compa
Rudder Tube Leak (1) Marc14857 at 3:57pm 05.04.17 Big Boats 5/2704 Does anyone have any experience with rudder post design on Hunter's from the mid 2000's. We launched
Staff Meeting All U Get at 2:58pm 05.04.17 Ask All Sailors 10/621 Hi all, We aboard the Dalmatian were treated to some Southern Hospitality today by fellow forumite
94 Hunter 29.5 cabinet hardware (1) timangiel at 1:27pm 05.04.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/333 I'm looking for this flush cabinet pull used on the refrigerator lid, has a spring on it to return t
Mounting ladder to transom Ned Ludd at 12:27pm 05.04.17 Ask All Sailors 4/791 Has anyone come up with a magical way of installing backing plates and nuts on the transom where the
Back in the saddle? BobM at 12:21pm 05.04.17 S2 22/2987 Well last year I definitively (I hope) traced my deck depression to the left of the mast to soft cor
Teak refresh and new vinyl floor- Oday 27 (6) fr500c at 10:06am 05.04.17 Bigger Boats 2/1021 Bought this Oday 27 a few months ago and have been too busy sailing her in the PNW rain to do any wo
Free Craigslist find John "Smitty" Smith III at 9:35am 05.04.17 Other Sailboats 72/13164 Good day all, I just picked up this 1977 Illinois Homemade Boat (ILZ044040377) from a guy who was ab
Remove Catalina (Capri 26) interior table John1534 at 9:19am 05.04.17 Ask All Sailors 9/2746 Has anyone ever removed their Catalina folding interior table. I was wondering if there is an easie
Venture 17 keel.... (3) Trevor Bohm at 7:53am 05.04.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/813 Got a 1973 venture 17 for $100 bucks. Great deal but the keel is the only issue. Looking for advi
Please answer a few questions. Paul Conrad at 6:50am 05.04.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 39/4100 1. Just how easy is trailering a MAC? How easy is putting it in water and retrieving it? Is it si
Moisture in rudder SamRy at 4:50am 05.04.17 Ask All Sailors 10/4286 I'm in the process of purchasing my first sailboat. The boat is a 1988 32 foot Oday. I'm told there
Best prop for First 32S5? miamibeachboatbums at 4:35am 05.04.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 22/2920 Hey all, I need a new prop and the 3 bladed prop I had was not right for the boat (only 3-4 kts). D

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Rub rail (3) Ralph Johnstone at 9:45am 05.04.24 Unfortunately, many cleaners will destroy the finish on that suspected aluminum insert yours shows
Prop Install with a stop? Ralph Johnstone at 9:28am 05.04.24
Tohatsu Charging Jacktar at 9:00am 05.04.24 Yep really depends on much load you pull from your battery when not charging however. I only draw na
Rub rail jssailem at 8:24am 05.04.24 Hard to tell from the image. Rub rails typically come made from just a few materials. Wood. Often
Locking yourself from the inside thinwater at 7:49am 05.04.24 I wouldn't worry too much about the marina, but ... ... Make sure the lock is one that is trivial t
Rub rail ggrizzard at 7:48am 05.04.24 That looks like a wood cap rail in the pic to me.
Compasses don't agree jssailem at 7:43am 05.04.24 If you have a cell phone with a compass, you can get an app and harness the power of your phone to a
Hunter 420 Passage Saloon Table Delaminating ice breaker at 7:38am 05.04.24 I gently lifted the loose tabs generously filled it with glue, clamped it and cleaned up all the exc
Hunter 420 Passage Saloon Table Delaminating Douglas Ronne at 7:34am 05.04.24 Thanks! I will give that a go. Any tips for prep when it is only partly delaminating? What did you d
Hunter 420 Passage Saloon Table Delaminating ice breaker at 7:32am 05.04.24 I used tite bond wood glue and some clamps. Still holding 10 years later. Easy water clean up.
Compasses don't agree kappykaplan at 7:11am 05.04.24 PS: A compass can be affected by other metals too. And a bag of Granny Smith apples! Don't ask me
Hunter Passage 42 forward head seawater hose clogged Terry Cox at 7:02am 05.04.24 Also wondering why you've been using a macerator pump all these years instead of a pump designed to
Air Cooled vs Water Cooled 3.5 HP Outboards sailcapt340 at 6:50am 05.04.24
Locking yourself from the inside kloudie1 at 6:49am 05.04.24 Don't drill all the way through the plexi and put a barrel bolt on the top wash board .. But definit
Locking yourself from the inside Terry Cox at 6:46am 05.04.24 What do you recommend ? Purchased a standard SS hook latch from our local chandlery and attached
Air Cooled vs Water Cooled 3.5 HP Outboards kloudie1 at 6:36am 05.04.24 Most of the air cooled small outboards have a water pump and water cooled exhaust.. It is probably b
Is it too big? Rutgerson Clutch won't Stay Open AndyL at 6:36am 05.04.24 I found an old post that suggested 7/16" is the correct size for your boat. Perhaps use a low stret
want to raise main from cockpit Claude L.-Auger at 6:20am 05.04.24 Once you've go the location of the clutches and winch figured out, drill a small hole slowly through
Compasses don't agree JamesG161 at 6:15am 05.04.24 add one stainless steel tubing support from the previous design Is the one you added near the Comp
Window unit AC install (1) Tally Ho at 6:11am 05.04.24

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