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Stay sail traveler car specs zached1 at 7:02am 02.06.17 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1297 I just bought a 1979 Hunter 37-cutter. It is currently rigged as a sloop but I have all the parts t
Lead Acid vs Dual purpose Batteries for Solar? McIntoshUSA at 6:54am 02.06.17 Ask All Sailors 5/1926 I have 300 watts of Solar and a MPPT controller. It is time to replace my house batteries. I current
Cleaning plastic fuel tank IH82BL8 at 4:02am 02.06.17 Ask All Sailors 10/1954 I have the fuel tank out of my Hunter 31. I want to clean the inside before reinstalling it. Is th
sea water seacock water pump blunt at 8:56pm 02.05.17 The Cherubini Hunters 23/3579 well was down working on our motor today,(currently in a refit) went to change out the water pump ho
Cabin Trunk Re-core lyricpekka at 8:28pm 02.05.17 Ask An Oday Owner 8/867 Hi, all, this spring I need to re-core a portion of the cabin trunk on my 1980 Oday 28. Can someone
C50 chainplates - Anyone tackled these? (1) SVBOB at 8:14pm 02.05.17 Big Boats 10/2169 Hi all. Mine is a 1992 Catalina Morgan 50. Two of the six chainplates are in need of replacement. B
Help Identifying Yacht Cordage by Flecking Pattern? (1) Kings Gambit at 7:31pm 02.05.17 Ask All Sailors 5/1130 Can anyone here tell me the manufacturer of this cordage? It's 3/8" or 10 mm polyester yacht braid
New paint for Catalina 22 Asills17 at 7:21pm 02.05.17 Trailer Sailors 8/4669 Hi all, I'm looking into buying a used Catalina 22, I live in So Cal, and I am curious as to how mu
Single hand Setup Bryan L Collins at 6:50pm 02.05.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 28/6395 Ok so been working on my 26s and having a ball doing it. Now I have a question about setting up the
Current charts peterbud at 6:41pm 02.05.17 Ask All Sailors 13/674 Does anyone know of app that you can pull up the currents in a given area or aplace i can get curren
"Judge Smails" Regatta Bill19233 at 3:23pm 02.05.17 Racing 0/751 The last GBCA Icicle Race of the year is always their annual "Judge Smails" Regatta, where some crew
Electric splitter? NYSail at 3:04pm 02.05.17 Ask All Sailors 7/423 ok so my ignorance here..... new boat has a/c thus having two ac inlets into boat. P/o had two cords
Prop shaft vibration, cutless bearing costs?? (3) wilf at 11:10am 02.05.17 Ask All Sailors 65/12569 Wondered if anyone can help me out with this, long post i suppose but im looking at buying an 87 od
USB Port Joe Madden at 10:34am 02.05.17 Catalina 30 9/2119 What would be the best way to get a USB port at the helm so I can plug in my phone which I use for N
Stripping wood..... NYSail at 6:00am 02.05.17 Ask All Sailors 19/4094 Besides the good old sander, what chemical product works for stripping varnish off teak? Thanks!
Universal diesel won't stay at WOT (1) Skipper at 10:02pm 02.04.17 Ask All Sailors 11/3747 Universal M18. Engine off, move throttle lever to full, stays put no problem. Engine running under
Sail alteration Jacomo Sailor at 7:40pm 02.04.17 Catalina 22 9/1225 I'm planning to add a roller furling system to my C22 soon. It's not really in my budget to get bot
Deck Hatch lens restoration cheap Capt Robbie at 5:42pm 02.04.17 Big Boats 1/1277 Restored the lenses on all the top side bomar hatches for about $15 bucks. I got the idia when I did
guppy 13 "D" new deck layout (1) sailorforever at 3:27pm 02.04.17 Guppy 0/1592 hello, finished installing turning blocks and clam cleats on the guppy's deck look good work good.
Standard Horizon GX6500 availability JohnShannon at 2:55pm 02.04.17 Ask All Sailors 6/2852 This thing looks like the bomb. Anyone know when were it will be available. Looks like you can ge

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Fabric search BulldogTim62 at 4:23pm 05.22.24 I'll check it out, looks like a winner!
Fabric search (1) Richard19068 at 4:21pm 05.22.24 I think this is close but the dots are white rella.com/sunbrella-upholstery-lure-nautical-44370-001
Electric Head conversion Scott B at 4:05pm 05.22.24 The Sea Era listed at one of the CDN suppliers is marine size bowl at $ 1,285.00 plus shipping. We
How to make my deck look good? Davidasailor26 at 3:48pm 05.22.24 Thanks David. I feel like I saw resin/fiberglass. I'm going to get a closer photo next time I'm at
Rigging Don S/V ILLusion at 3:32pm 05.22.24 Turnbuckles?
Universal M18 burning wires ? Don S/V ILLusion at 3:31pm 05.22.24 I noticed the wire in the photo was burned. Any ideas what caused this ? over-current or a short.
How to make my deck look good? Bluebonnet87 at 3:11pm 05.22.24 Thanks David. I feel like I saw resin/fiberglass. I'm going to get a closer photo next time I'm at b
How to make my deck look good? Davidasailor26 at 3:05pm 05.22.24 Can you tell if the gelcoat on the non-skid is dirty or if the gelcoat is actually worn down to the
Electric Head conversion Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:11pm 05.22.24 Defender in the US has the Raritan SeaEra (seawater version)with household size bowl, seat and lid
H49/50 Boom Preventer Rigging jssailem at 12:37pm 05.22.24 dyneema soft shackles and using frictionless rings The soft shackle is what I use. Frictionless
H49/50 Boom Preventer Rigging flightlead404 at 12:20pm 05.22.24 It should. Our boat has swept back spreaders as well, but the main goes out far enough to do the jo
H49/50 Boom Preventer Rigging Terry Cox at 12:07pm 05.22.24 I've been thinking about this situation for a while given than I'm single-handing a lot and recentl
Hunter 356 seahood advice wanted kappykaplan at 11:53am 05.22.24 Turns out the "stop" was the top edge of my fancy custom.Zarcor doors. Removed the doors and the ha
Hunter 356 seahood advice wanted danm1 at 10:55am 05.22.24 OK. For anyone else as incompetent as I am, I got back to the boat today and looked harder for a sto
Anchor dings need repair - thoughts? Davidasailor26 at 10:48am 05.22.24 I like the approach the marina proposed for the above waterline chips. Gelcoat goes best over polyes
In mast Halyard Swivel (1) JamesG161 at 9:43am 05.22.24 The lower connection, turns or swivels. The upper connection is fixed by halyard tension. them whi
How to make my deck look good? jssailem at 9:33am 05.22.24 Congrats on your "new to me Hunter 26.5". Cleaning up a mature boat is where we all start our advent
Anchor dings need repair - thoughts? jssailem at 9:24am 05.22.24 That was a lot of anchor swinging about. I am guessing here. The bow roller might be a bit short bas
Anchor dings need repair - thoughts? thinwater at 9:22am 05.22.24 No comment on the repair method. You seem to be on the right path. If this was PO damamge, please d
Recovery Marine's Mast Ladder experiences? BAD ORCA at 8:57am 05.22.24 OSHA and climbing standards groups banned chest harnesses-alone for climbing more than 60 years ago

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