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1974 42' Alden Yawl, SHANTI. (3) TomY at 3:17pm 05.13.17 Alden General Chat 3/10549 Owning a 1961 Alden with fiberglass hull and decks with spruce spars, this Alden, 13 years newer, i
Hunter 25 2005 Ruder Missing part (2) Alex111 at 2:17pm 05.13.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/425 Hello Everyone, I have Hunter 25 2005 Rudder Missing part, I don't know the part name. I am using s
Drilling the Boom TortolaTim at 1:52pm 05.13.17 Catalina 22 13/3109 I bought the Cat Direct boom topping lift kit and had a question about the installation. When mounti
Wood care basics for 2004 Hunter 33 Interior (3) richot at 12:14pm 05.13.17 Mid-Size Boats 5/2214 Hello I'm looking to touch up some of the wood interior on our 2004 Hunter 33. I've read the manual
Dodger window clouding (1) capta at 11:53am 05.13.17 Ask All Sailors 11/1682 One side panel on our dodger is clouding. Has anyone found anything which will reverse this or at le
Life line post Garalau2 at 7:44am 05.13.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/520 I would like to tighten the life line posts on my Hunter 38 , 2006. Do we have to remove all the int
more minor stuff recommendations plz... rpludwig at 5:00am 05.13.17 Catalina 22 20/4851 looking to wrap this up in nxt few weeks, so need best/cost effective recommendations for the follow
butyl tape source? gel coat paste source? rpludwig at 4:42am 05.13.17 Catalina 22 18/2519 bottom work done, keel work done, on to bedding deck hdwr ' touchup on some spider cracks... recomme
gunnels wood? (1) Karyon at 6:29pm 05.12.17 Smaller Boats 8/723 I would like to replace the pieces of teak wood on the gunnels, where can I get new ones, or is ther
engine die above an idle Hunter 31 at 6:21pm 05.12.17 Engines and Propulsion 14/1333 Yanmar Diesel in Hunter 31, Boat went in the water today. It has not been in the water for 4 years.
Fix it like the Fonz... VanIslandGuy at 6:11pm 05.12.17 Engines and Propulsion 5/924 Anyone remember Fonzie from Happy Days? Lately I've used the closed fist method to fix two items.
Cam cleats for O'Day 23 ClintonLakeSailor at 6:03pm 05.12.17 Day Sailers 5/1959 Hi all, I am wanting to exchange my horn cleats for cam cleats on my O'Day 23, but wanted to see if
Beneteau First 33.7 Polar diagram mamanterola at 4:57pm 05.12.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2810 Anyone have a polar diagram for the Beneteau First 33.7...? I recently bought a year 2000 model and
Dogonit! (1) Ken Cross at 4:55pm 05.12.17 Ask All Sailors 29/1829 Irritating, but I've had them a few years. Now what would you choose for a replacement? Ken
35.5 Legend Table shavdog at 2:37pm 05.12.17 Big Boats 4/593 Is there a special way to move the table up and down....I know theres a counterweight inside the pos
Completely restoring those old cabin lights with switch, socket, and bulb Hunter A at 2:31pm 05.12.17 Smaller Boats 7/2811 So I've had my 1987 Catalina 25 for about 8 months now and have done a few small clean up projects a
Can A/C be installed on a Beneteau 35s5? Captain Robin at 2:06pm 05.12.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/772 In order to sell my 1991 Beneteau 35s5 I want to install the thru-hull for an A/C system and need to
First race of the season! (4) Jackdaw at 10:50am 05.12.17 Racing 16/1823 80 boats out for the first G-series race of the WYC 2017 season. An iffy first upwind leg keeps us i
Attitude! (2) LakeShark at 8:44am 05.12.17 Catalina 22 20/1391 It used to be the motto of the magazine Latitudes and Attitudes that the difference between an adven
Hunter 49 boom furling system claugerbaum at 8:21am 05.12.17 Big Boats 0/310 Furl Boom is the manufacturer of system currently on the boat and the goose neck where the boom join

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Looking for a Beneteau First 21 Classic or 210 with a fixed keel SoSound at 8:37am 06.07.24 Maybe it's back on the market? Craigslist Beneteau 21 Good luck!
Portlight Polish BigEasy at 8:12am 06.07.24 Here are some before and after pictures of me polishing a port, and the acrylic companionway hatch,
PROOF that Hunter designs were way ahead of their time.... Project_Mayhem at 8:05am 06.07.24 I buy the yard crew beer at the beginning and end of the season. Despite the fact that they treat th
Raytheon Wind Instrument not reading Afraal at 7:46am 06.07.24 Hey @WellerH , at the base of my mast, on the forward side, I have a round cover attached with a cou
Bomar Hatch Gasket & Screen JamesG161 at 7:38am 06.07.24 Check with Tony at this site. Home - HatchMasters Marine Hatch Repair Jim...
Raytheon Wind Instrument not reading WellerH at 7:15am 06.07.24 Andres, I have the same problem. Perhaps my boat is configured differently than yours, but where e
Slips in SW Florida - Port Charlotte area Joe at 7:13am 06.07.24 Picking up my first "big" boat, a Catalina 30, in Punta Gorda, FL in a couple of weeks. (mast 467',
C&C 25 MK2 - tender or stiff D Swanson at 6:45am 06.07.24 I have sailed my C&C25mk2 for about 7 seasons. It is a great boat and has served me well. With an ap
Bomar Hatch Gasket & Screen (1) FShab at 6:34am 06.07.24 Hi, I have a 1994 Hunter 29.5 and hope someone can help me regarding a couple of deck hatch question
PROOF that Hunter designs were way ahead of their time.... Crazy Dave Condon at 6:20am 06.07.24 Moonshine?
Looking for ideas on galley remodel Timm R Oday25 at 5:57am 06.07.24 Stainless has it's uses . My experiance leads me to believe it get's very slippery when wet . It als
Color-matching gelcoat docofthebay at 5:25am 06.07.24 Thanks for this. Need to keep at it without hardener until it starts to click.
Edson Pedestal Screws sailcapt340 at 5:05am 06.07.24
C&C 25 MK2 - tender or stiff Project_Mayhem at 5:03am 06.07.24 Thank you, some boats do not sail well w/o a jib. My O'Day definitely gets most of it's power from
C&C 25 MK2 - tender or stiff dlochner at 4:29am 06.07.24 C&Cs generally want to have a jib. As others have alluded, you can control heel by managing sail si
C&C 25 MK2 - tender or stiff Bluenose at 3:56am 06.07.24 Thank you, some boats do not sail well w/o a jib.
C&C 25 MK2 - tender or stiff Bluenose at 3:56am 06.07.24 I started out sailing extremely tender dinghies. The Zuma was so bad that at 10 years old I told th
Curiosity might be making me overthink fred1diver at 3:34am 06.07.24 I will definitely be looking into those hatches. There is nothing under the seat a part from a berth
Edson Pedestal Screws kloudie1 at 3:33am 06.07.24 A small stainless quick release hinge maybe? quick release hinge - Google Search
Color-matching gelcoat jssailem at 10:24pm 06.06.24

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