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Legend 1992 35.5 leaning portside. What is the problem? Michael-Louis at 12:45am 05.25.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/757 The boat was purchased in the Nederlands and now assembled in Hungary. When put in water without mas
This could happen to you! or, maybe it has. StargazerP303 at 10:16pm 05.24.17 Ask All Sailors 18/2180 For years and years 25 now I've joined a well known and most popular well known "Boat %$ towing prog
Tempest Rudder head (1) tempest1964 at 9:03pm 05.24.17 Ask An Oday Owner 1/450 The rudder head (cap that attaches the shaft to the tiller) on my tempest was stripped out by the pr
Sailing to Catalina Island .. shermanator at 7:46pm 05.24.17 Ask All Sailors 58/19598 I plan on sailing my 25 ft MacGregor from LA to Catalina Island during the summer. From what i've he
how to run sheets on 37 cutter bommers at 7:13pm 05.24.17 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1120 Hi- am just getting sails on and replacing running rigging on my new to me Hunter 37 cutter. I have
Anybody heading to the Bahama's to watch the AC sfgary at 6:19pm 05.24.17 Ask All Sailors 5/565 I'm going to miss having it here on SF bay. I'm a traditional mono hull sailor but watching those mo
Hunter 29.5 wood blocks under Yanmar Coastin at 5:45pm 05.24.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/540 The boat I am looking at has wood blocks under the Yanmar. Is this a common fix for something? I am
Considering the Hunter 34 SamRy at 3:01pm 05.24.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/3612 I'm considering purchasing a 1984 Hunter 34 and was hoping to get some honest feedback on the boat.
Has anyone converted to Tie Down disc brakes? Sailor Sue at 2:26pm 05.24.17 Trailer Sailors 2/675 I'm considering updating my drum brakes to disc. Tie Downs look like they will fit, but it also loo
Roller furling jib on a 222 - worth it? kveach at 2:07pm 05.24.17 Ask An Oday Owner 16/4925 Well, I'm still working on refurbishing the 222 and just put up the old Schaefer system furling jib.
Yellowed cabin trim karellen at 1:07pm 05.24.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/442 Hello, I have a 2000 Hunter 310 that has bits of plastic trim in the cabin -- around the portlights
Back in the drink! (2) Captn Scotty at 11:12am 05.24.17 Ask All Sailors 15/1035 136944 136945 After two years on the hard due to study and exams, she's going back in the water toda
Replacing festoons (1) Justin_NSA at 10:00am 05.24.17 Mid-Size Boats 5/1220 I am replacing my 3 running light festoons with LED. My calibrated eyeball failed me. Does anyone kn
Tohatsu 9.8 Electric start battery RWSlater at 9:41am 05.24.17 Ask All Sailors 9/5722 So I bought a new Tohatsu 9.8 4 stroke with electric start and it does not come with the battery. T
H26/H260 & H23.5 Centerboard line replacement (10) rgranger at 8:39am 05.24.17 Smaller Boats 8/1820 So some of this was already posted on another thread but not compiled. Yesterday, @Crazy Dave Condo
Swing keel box - removing gel coat greg_m at 1:44am 05.24.17 Catalina 22 2/482 Hi all fellow forum users... newbie here in this forum. From Cape Town, South Africa. I am in the p
Blue Kiwi Grip- Wayward Star Refurb (1) ilance at 8:06pm 05.23.17 Catalina 22 16/1847 I'm getting my paint and epoxy orders in. You folks who were recommending Jamestown Distributors we
1972 Catalina 27 am I the only one? surfforce 1 at 6:24pm 05.23.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1039 Does anyone here own one of these like I do? I sure could use some help.......
Black Mold on Fiberglass! surfforce 1 at 5:27pm 05.23.17 Ask All Sailors 28/18157 What do I use/process to remove the black mold from fiberglass deck? Thank you!
3 sailors walk into a yacht club... (1) Kermit at 5:25pm 05.23.17 Sails Call Lounge 21/1700 Well, one sails in and the other 2 drive in. @Crazy Dave Condon and I met @rgranger at Smith Mountai

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So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project dmax at 8:58am 07.12.24 Mike made my chainplates and has done others as well so very experienced. My boat has aluminum block
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project SailingCal21 at 8:45am 07.12.24 Your U-bolt chainplates look like they're in decent shape - I couldn't get mine out of the aluminum
O'day 20 Centerboard twodzusfittings at 8:39am 07.12.24 I could help you further if you would like. I ask again: Question: Is your centerboard designed with
Toyota Rav 4 for towing morbidfollower at 8:10am 07.12.24 I towed my 88 wing keel fully loaded with a 2018 Toyota 4runner quite a bit. Longest trip about 240
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project dmax at 7:38am 07.12.24 Your U-bolt chainplates look like they're in decent shape - I couldn't get mine out of the aluminum
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project (5) SailingCal21 at 7:16am 07.12.24 Got 2 of the shroud u-bolts off and have started to research getting replacements. The two that I h
O'day 20 Centerboard SerenityO'day20 at 6:53am 07.12.24 Thanks for the replies, the information and pictures were helpful!
Mainsheet jssailem at 6:40am 07.12.24
Whit Lock Mamba Steering System Davidasailor26 at 6:28am 07.12.24
Whit Lock Mamba Steering System Don S/V ILLusion at 6:10am 07.12.24 Need help trying to diagnose and name of someone to fix it. Located near Annapolis, Maryland. m
Toyota Rav 4 for towing Richie50 at 6:05am 07.12.24 Thanks all. Great insight! Looks like the new vehicle will be the larger Highlander, no downsizing
Hunter 38 - disassembly in rear cabin firebird13 at 6:03am 07.12.24 Thank You @quadrille38
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. jviss at 6:00am 07.12.24 This has been bothering me, so I checked on what I have on my current boat, which is a Westerbeke 38
Mainsheet Joe at 5:58am 07.12.24 On a 23 foot boat, I would keep it 5/16 or smaller. On my 27 footer I use 5/16 Samson Trophy Braid.
Yanmar 2gm kill switch issue 3GGG at 5:34am 07.12.24 As Dave says, the SS wire in the casing is most likely seized. Pull it out from the casing and lub
Pearson Wanderer dLj at 4:11am 07.12.24 I think you posted this in the wrong forum - try putting it in the "Parts Search". dj
Mainsheet shemandr at 3:49am 07.12.24 You need to look at the blocks the sheet will go thru. Sheets that are too thick will not run smoot
Genoa / Jib are both sitting on the lifelines/bow rail when deployed. kappykaplan at 2:39am 07.12.24 I figured out the mainsail issue (Mainsheet and Boom Vang too tight). Yes, mainsheet and boom vang
Genoa / Jib are both sitting on the lifelines/bow rail when deployed. carlc376 at 2:36am 07.12.24 Thank you for all the replies/advice. I finally had a chance to get back to the boat. I figured o
TotalBoat Lust vs. Cetol Leeward Rail at 9:31pm 07.11.24 Five coats of System 3 epoxy and three coats of varnish. I have often considered that method. Any

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