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Need a true varnish expert (2) Skipper at 7:34pm 04.20.17 Ask All Sailors 29/4362 Had the exterior teak restored at (was)Hinckley yard in Annapolis. 8 coats of stunning. Then maint c
Toe Rail for Hunter 26.5 Dionysis at 7:25pm 04.20.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/895 I know its not a big boat by no means but I'd like the added safety of lifeline netting for my 1988
A brief respite from sailing threads Kermit at 5:53pm 04.20.17 Sails Call Lounge 19/1269 Proof that dreams can come true. hjKd24UCPYY
Best way to connect tiller and outboard on H240 Chopper Pilot at 5:02pm 04.20.17 Smaller Boats 24/7142 I was wondering if anyone could recommend a good way to connect the tiller and outboard on an H240 t
Accessing rear cleats on H240 Chopper Pilot at 4:44pm 04.20.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/521 I would like to replace the rear cleats on my H240 and was wondering if there is a way to access the
No emergency tiller... but then again... no emergency... yet! (2) wsmac at 4:28pm 04.20.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 31/5969 The little port below the slatted seat in the cockpit looks to me like it's an access to the rudder
Changing Batteries Monster Bat's to Trojan T-105's (1) DayDreamer41 at 2:28pm 04.20.17 Ask All Sailors 10/713 Looking for some professional input as to how this looks, I am replacing my 3 x 4D's with 6-Trojan T
Need help deciding on a battery Douginmd at 12:53pm 04.20.17 Ask All Sailors 5/1004 I have an Oday 25 that has a Johnson 9.9 electric start outboard motor. I need the battery to start
Hunter Owners Manual Ron20324 at 11:23am 04.20.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/767 I have a Beneteau, but I saved a Hunter Owner Manual (3-ring, 8 x 10 inches, with the blue cover) fr
Sail Lofts Roland5048 at 11:17am 04.20.17 Ask All Sailors 24/2018 Getting ready to replace my main. It was bought used but in very good shape years ago. Getting a
Wanted: ST4000 control unit bennta01 at 11:07am 04.20.17 Ask All Sailors 6/820 I am hoping to find someone who as an autohelm/raymarine st4000 control unit they would be willing t
VC500 horizontal windlass hard no torque JosefR at 10:37am 04.20.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/916 Just noticed my title is wrong..."has no torque." I believe that is the windlass model that I have
2000 340 - MastHead Sheave Sizes sailcapt340 at 10:13am 04.20.17 Big Boats 0/413 On my 2000 340 - does anyone know the size line that the sheave can handle for a Spinnaker Halyard (
Max prop setting frankies56 at 10:08am 04.20.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/310 Hello everybody, got a quick question I have a 37 cutter with a 2 blade 16 inch prop. I emailed max
Mount Radar on 2007 Hunter 33 Arch Caspurr at 8:01am 04.20.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/511 Has anyone mounted their Radar Dome on the SS Arch of a 2007 (or similar) Hunter 33? Looking for opt
Main Sail Mary PatYL Young at 7:32am 04.20.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1615 Our Beneteau 46 Oceanis Main sail is at the end of its life. Bacon Sails have been recommended as
Portable AC Generator Grounding in the bed of my pickup (1) BlowMeAway at 7:21am 04.20.17 Ask All Sailors 40/6982 I discovered a shocking requirement in the owners manual for my Duramax XP4400E. Do I really need to
Rudder failure on Hunter 456 cc 2003. gillesgiv at 7:10am 04.20.17 Ask All Sailors 3/611 Hello everyone. The rudder on my 456 cc 2003 is split open in the forward bottom part. There is wate
O'day 192 loose stern cleat rswift at 6:36am 04.20.17 Day Sailers 2/631 Upon inspection after winter storage, I noticed that one of the stern cleats is a little loose. It i
Hunter 33 : black water tank polac at 11:12pm 04.19.17 Mid-Size Boats 12/2676 Hello, The black water tank seems cracked and it is not possible to move it Do you know if the rear

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Color-matching gelcoat Project_Mayhem at 8:37am 06.06.24 I use a RAL color swatch to find the closest match and then have a local gelcoat supplier mix it for
Small Outboard Motor Stands FDL S2 at 8:16am 06.06.24 Built mine to fit in a space in the garage. As stated above, used scrap lumber, works great. Min
Curiosity might be making me overthink dLj at 7:36am 06.06.24 I think I'd be more inclined to develop systems to allow better access to that area from the inside.
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch dlochner at 7:36am 06.06.24
Overtrimmed jib prevent pointing? danstanford at 7:34am 06.06.24 For those of you finding this in a search some day, here is our official answer posed in the origina
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch Johann at 7:25am 06.06.24 Picking this back up. I picked up the Whale IC with manifold. While the manual states to use smooth
Curiosity might be making me overthink dlochner at 7:23am 06.06.24 Interesting idea, a lot of work, and some essential small details to consider. The first issue is
Backing screw hole for filling with epoxy dLj at 7:22am 06.06.24
Portlight Polish dLj at 7:20am 06.06.24 So use some headlight lens restorer followed up with clear spray acrylic UV coating? All of these
33.5 winged bulb keel, what's the airfoil? (2) JamesG161 at 7:20am 06.06.24 These pictures may help since I had do same repairs to my H430. ... PS: The Fluid Flow Profile is
Mid-ship cleat location for O'Day 34/35 (1) Arrgh at 7:12am 06.06.24 Here is where mine is on my O'Day 34
33.5 winged bulb keel, what's the airfoil? dlochner at 7:06am 06.06.24 How would you do that anyway? If you knew the airfoil was NACA 2412 for example. You could get the
Mid-ship cleat location for O'Day 34/35 jssailem at 7:06am 06.06.24 Scott. There are several theories on the location. My choice is to get the spot near the pivot poi
Dish storage (1) fred1diver at 7:05am 06.06.24 225296Already on it! Made one of these last week, added side walls and a bungee going from one side
Small Outboard Motor Stands stickinthemud57 at 7:01am 06.06.24 Nice work!
Color-matching gelcoat jssailem at 6:49am 06.06.24 :plus: regarding Andy at Boatworks Today. After 25 years he has learned a thing or two about fibergl
Mid-ship cleat location for O'Day 34/35 SailingCal21 at 6:48am 06.06.24 Thanks for the images and info. Since I'm re-coring my deck (So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project) ,
33.5 winged bulb keel, what's the airfoil? Crazy Dave Condon at 6:48am 06.06.24 @Divingnflying Post a couple of pictures of the damaged keel and ask how to repair the damage. T
3GM30F Service Issue dLj at 6:46am 06.06.24 Have you run it for a number of hours with no change? dj
33.5 winged bulb keel, what's the airfoil? Divingnflying at 6:42am 06.06.24 seriously doubt it makes much difference tbh. These things aren't America's Cup billion dollar rac

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