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Miami Boat Show tgrass462 at 7:09am 02.21.17 Smaller Boats 0/426 We were at the Miami Strictly Sail boat show yesterday ... A lot of foreign manufacturers, Catalina
1980 H27 Battery and Nav Lights Q (1) Tomgrandy at 6:11am 02.21.17 The Cherubini Hunters 11/1154 Currently, I have two batteries on my H27 and the only is access thru the small removal door in the
Replace Oil Pan c130king at 5:53am 02.21.17 Catalina 310 8/1801 Hello All, Just got my broken steering cable fixed. That was MUCH easier and quicker than I though
Decarbonzing small diesel chrisyse at 5:08am 02.21.17 Engines and Propulsion 15/3789 Has anyone used Mystery oil to decarbonize a small diesel- To remove carbon build up on cylinder rin
Thanks, Phil, for hosting the Alden Forum. TomY at 4:06am 02.21.17 Alden General Chat 4/4597 This forum was started over 10 years ago. We're a group of Alden owners (past, present, future), and
Deck fitting leak (3) kimelmore at 10:22pm 02.20.17 Big Boats 9/1084 Due to our recent heavy rains I found one of the compartments in my boat filling with water. After s
Looking for headsail for H35.. size 110 ArkadiyS at 8:39pm 02.20.17 Big Boats 1/319 After looking at all of the sails that came with our H35 (1987), we are looking for a good shape 110
1978 - 1983 Hunter Electrical Panel Question ggrizzard at 7:14pm 02.20.17 Ask All Sailors 0/251 For Kito and those of you who have looked at or changed the panel connections of your Good Old Cheru
Need to buy a battery jhogle at 6:44pm 02.20.17 Catalina 22 7/1664 I need to pick out a battery for my Catalina 22. Are there any brands / models that people typicall
Question about Drilling into the Deck for New Line Clutches CapitalistSailor at 6:12pm 02.20.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/1492 I have a 2000 Beneteau 311 and I want to add a couple more line clutches to the cabin top. There is
Hunter 40.5 keel sump question glennmul at 5:33pm 02.20.17 Big Boats 5/1459 Hi all, I am a new Hunter 40.5 owner (1997) and I am curious as to the design of the keel. I was su
Stack Pack Access korchinskyp at 5:04pm 02.20.17 Big Boats 7/1671 I have a Hunter 37.5 and a Neil Pryde Stack Pack. The problem I encounter is trying to work the zipp
Small, Below deck fuel tank agprice22 at 4:46pm 02.20.17 Ask All Sailors 5/1178 I am trying to find a 3 - 6 gallon below deck fuel tank. I want to maximize space in my Trimaran, so
Pearson 32 mast question Giddy Up at 2:44pm 02.20.17 Pearson 3/1176 Howdy I have a Pearson 32 that I have been restoring. I am about to replace all the wireing, lights,
1966 Javelin javelin514 at 2:08pm 02.20.17 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1448 I recently acquired a 1966 Javelin. It has all the parts but the walnut pieces need to be refurbishe
Help with a Windlass question (1) RWSlater at 1:52pm 02.20.17 Ask All Sailors 22/4879 Hi all I recently bought a 2007 Hunter 45CC. It has a Lewmar (Simpson-Lawrence) Sprint Atlantic Mo
Welcome Alden owners! Phil Herring at 1:47pm 02.20.17 Ask All Sailors 10/1019 Incoming! We have another new forum on the site: Alden owners. They have brought a few hundred owne
In mast wiring jmihalick at 1:41pm 02.20.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/637 I have a 1989 33.5 and need to replace my Rotovecta. The wiring to my Rotovecta is a single pair (re
Kermit ho (1) rgranger at 1:20pm 02.20.17 Ask All Sailors 15/236 http://previews.123rf.com/images/brux/brux1210/brux121000005/15758307-funny-frog-on-a-red-sail-boat-
Replacing the House Batteries -- Choices?? viamalu at 12:17pm 02.20.17 Ask All Sailors 57/21306 I purchased a 1998 Hunter 310 3 years ago and had no battery issues until they died this week (they'

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Gelcoat Cracks on Toe Rail colin59 at 5:01pm 06.05.24 how o you fix them? Colin
23.5 outboard motor Crazy Dave Condon at 4:54pm 06.05.24 If you want electric start with batteries being recharged while motor running, I suggest Tohatsu 8 h
hello colin59 at 4:52pm 06.05.24 thanks enjoy the season Colin
Dish storage shemandr at 4:42pm 06.05.24 I think galley storage has to be matched to the number of people being fed, A 30' boat is basically
33.5 winged bulb keel, what's the airfoil? Don S/V ILLusion at 4:36pm 06.05.24 to put more weight lower on the keel than to aide in hydrodynamics
Dish storage kappykaplan at 3:41pm 06.05.24 Trying to figure the best way to manage/make storage on my Pearson 30 Show us pictures of your gal
PROOF that Hunter designs were way ahead of their time.... flightlead404 at 3:30pm 06.05.24
33.5 winged bulb keel, what's the airfoil? flightlead404 at 3:28pm 06.05.24 seriously doubt it makes much difference tbh. These things aren't America's Cup billion dollar race
stripping cetol from teak dlochner at 3:28pm 06.05.24 Does this mean that Cetol might make wood more susceptible to mildew than varnish would? My compres
23.5 outboard motor gudiss at 3:18pm 06.05.24 @Southern Crux As a dealer, I gave the original plans for the Hunter 23.5 to Hunter. Small Mercu
Mid-ship cleat location for O'Day 34/35 Stu Jackson at 2:43pm 06.05.24 Thanks for the info Stu. I'm resisting installing them on the jib sheet tracks as they are inboard
Color-matching gelcoat Davidasailor26 at 2:33pm 06.05.24
Is a little water in the bilge okay? JoeWhite at 2:27pm 06.05.24 I do not believe the Catalina smile is caused by a hurricane and grounding. The smile is due to wate
Adding Winch and deck organizer on a B323 Henk Noordermeer at 1:58pm 06.05.24 I think maybe you mashed Sparcraft and Spinlock together into Spincraft? You are correct: I meant
Overtrimmed jib prevent pointing? JRacer at 1:14pm 06.05.24 You already hired them, bough their sails! Might just have to offer to pickup travel expenses, put t
stripping cetol from teak jssailem at 1:12pm 06.05.24 Not necessarily. Wood is damaged when water gets into the wood. End grain access is the usual issu
stripping cetol from teak BigEasy at 1:12pm 06.05.24 Using Cetol can provoke some strong sentiment about varnish devotees. Cetol is the only finish tha
Mid-ship cleat location for O'Day 34/35 (1) jssailem at 12:59pm 06.05.24 I would put my mid ship cleats aligned with the red line as shown on this image of an O'Day 34. Not
Best way to transport first boat? Advice Requested LloydB at 12:23pm 06.05.24 A buddy told me some time ago to check the hubs for warm temperature within first mile just in case
Mid-ship cleat location for O'Day 34/35 SailingCal21 at 12:23pm 06.05.24 Thanks for the info Stu. I'm resisting installing them on the jib sheet tracks as they are inboard

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