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Mast wire inspection plate (1) Capt Robbie at 7:10pm 02.01.17 Big Boats 11/2973 I had to have my mast unstepped to replace all standing rigging and replace a deck light. Fairly si
Anyone have experience with a Hunter 19? Star2Lee at 4:02pm 02.01.17 Ask All Sailors 7/1861 Looking for my 1st boat in the 15' to 20' range that I can trailer and launch at the boat slip. Any
Yanmar mixing elbow gasket (1) Syrenka at 2:45pm 02.01.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/5340 Hi I have a water leak at the discharge of the Yanmar heat exchanger, at the mixing elbow. I purcha
Our newest crew (2) Kermit at 2:37pm 02.01.17 Sails Call Lounge 23/1763 This little tadpole was born this afternoon. It'll be a few years but we're looking forward to havin
Dinghy Tow - anyone use one? SeaDragon at 9:09am 02.01.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/696 I am considering getting a Dinghy Tow. I just heard about it and it looks like it might be suitable
Practical Sailor tgrady at 8:34am 02.01.17 Ask All Sailors 20/3521 I subscribe to Practical Sailor and keep on getting the promotional emails to buy their ebooks. The
Jabsco pump replacement and parts Former member 134612 at 8:06am 02.01.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/923 I have a ParMax 4 in my galley for water pressure. It started leaking around the pressure switch, a
Bottom Paint Questions little breeze at 7:19am 02.01.17 Catalina 22 13/2459 Hello everyone, Does anyone know how much bottom paint it takes to cover our c22? And does anyone su
Selden mast - Mains halyard sheave Ken13559 at 10:26pm 01.31.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/4093 Any idea how i could replace the sheave for my Mains halyard at mast top without lowering the mast?
Catalina 30 Cradle (2) ottaman at 6:20pm 01.31.17 Catalina 30 9/4820 Started looking for a trailer for my Catalina 30 (1980) and found couple manufacturers that can buil
DeLorme In Reach (now Garmin) Gunni at 5:59pm 01.31.17 Ask All Sailors 9/1244 So Garmin bought DeLorme and has repackaged the venerable In Reach satellite communicators. Ain't t
Spring Projects? Alansails at 2:20pm 01.31.17 Catalina 310 7/1190 I can almost feel launch..,,.,I can tell because its lighter outside 15 minutes longer, so we are ab
H37C adding clutches and turn blocks (2) bommers at 1:16pm 01.31.17 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1547 I want to move some control lines to cockpit like below pics - am guessing i will have to bolt all t
Considering buying Yamaha 30-2 DimonOpa at 12:44pm 01.31.17 Yamaha 12/29094 Hi guys, I am seriously considering buying Yamaha 30 tall rig. It would be my first boat. I'm hoping
H37C help with identification (1) bommers at 11:43am 01.31.17 The Cherubini Hunters 2/521 See attached pic, trying to figure out use of box with acrylic cover just fore of the cutter travele
Mast rake on C275 cat guy at 9:57am 01.31.17 Mid-Size Boats 2/869 I purchased one of the first C275's. So I was on my own when it came to fine tuning the rig. Not sur
Recommendations for electrical boat work documents sasjzl at 8:26am 01.31.17 Ask All Sailors 4/708 Hi all, I am in the midst of reviving a 1973 Macgregor Venture 17 and am know enough to get in troub
Hatch runners knotatwork2 at 7:51am 01.31.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/661 I have a 1987 Hunter 23 and I'm trying to find the plastic runners that the hatch slides on to open.
Buy New or Used Boat? Warren Milberg at 7:35am 01.31.17 Ask All Sailors 44/4874 I'm curious as to how many owners out there bought their boat new or used? In over 40 years of sail
Oday 322 mast wiring David11038 at 7:22am 01.31.17 Bigger Boats 36/6562 As soon as it is warm enough, I will be running new wiring for a wind transducer on my Oday 322 - I

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Stove Cover (1) Hello Below at 8:51am 05.09.24 How do you deal with the all important pot holders? I assume you would have to remove the 4 of them
Maybe we have earned it justsomeguy at 8:20am 05.09.24 Thank you all for your conderation. ;)
Rode hard and put away wet Dalliance at 8:19am 05.09.24
trailer my boat to florida rgranger at 8:17am 05.09.24 Trailer and motor need to be considered Yep @Crazy Dave Condon is right. You should plan an on a
T-Track parts on McMaster? Joe at 7:53am 05.09.24 FYI, the track pictured in the inset is not the same as the standard T-Track found on most productio
trailer my boat to florida Crazy Dave Condon at 7:47am 05.09.24 Trailer and motor need to be considered
O'day 23-2 Topping lift Joe at 7:38am 05.09.24 The sail's feature you refer to is the "roach". Many sailmakers will recommend a larger roach to i
How to remove Varnish from gelcoat Project_Mayhem at 7:31am 05.09.24 I'd feel more comfortable with sandpaper or magic eraser than a razor blade
Rode hard and put away wet Project_Mayhem at 7:30am 05.09.24 Same here, my wife said "it looks like a space ship", I said "Or a stainless steel dumpster". The
Stove Cover Scott T-Bird at 7:22am 05.09.24 I don't have a picture of mine but it is a tray with fiddles and handles. I made it from left-over
Stove Cover (1) william24424 at 7:10am 05.09.24 Excellent points. Trays with fiddles = good idea. I removed other handle & when using stove it fits
Whale Manual Bilge Pump sailcapt340 at 6:59am 05.09.24 I did do all the others last year. This one just got by me.
Whale Manual Bilge Pump dlochner at 6:09am 05.09.24
Whale Manual Bilge Pump sailcapt340 at 5:48am 05.09.24
Time to sell the Schock 23.2 dlochner at 5:40am 05.09.24 Time and money spent on cleaning products will reap rewards in price and speed of sale. Do make th
Towing insurance in BC marcham at 5:38am 05.09.24 Of note, marine mechanics are in very high demand in BC. I booked my alignment and valve adjustment
Whale Manual Bilge Pump dlochner at 5:37am 05.09.24 Unfortunately, I don't remember the size, however, when I replaced one I used a metric measurement a
Time to sell the Schock 23.2 Timm R Oday25 at 5:03am 05.09.24 Present the boat as clean as possible . Being honest about would be nice for the boat to have will
Towing insurance in BC Terry Cox at 4:38am 05.09.24
Towing insurance in BC marcham at 3:05am 05.09.24 We use c-tow .... never had to call them up though.

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