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1970s Hunter Logo? (1) Heelamonster at 6:28pm 09.25.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/822 Our 1974 Hunter 25, HUN25049M741-G, needs repainted. The original logos are severely degraded. My
New rule NO soles on my sole jleblanc31 at 6:23pm 09.25.16 Ask All Sailors 68/7898 I feel so bad for my mom now. So im cleaning the new to me Ranger 33 and im half way through the boa
Average cruising speed? Cincy020 at 5:55pm 09.25.16 Catalina 22 12/6594 So I recently started tracking all my sails via the Navionics app on my iPhone. I'm just in a lake s
Starboard deck (?) leak drdanj at 4:19pm 09.25.16 Big Boats 2/1016 The second starboard portlight (from front) on my Catalina 36 has a long-standing habit of collectin
Needed some covers (4) Ward H at 3:23pm 09.25.16 Ask All Sailors 13/998 A thread a few months ago reminded me I could use a cover to protect my tiller auto pilot from spray
Newport 28 anchor locker Ned Ludd at 3:17pm 09.25.16 Newport 3/1161 Hi All, New Newport 28 owner here, kind of ironic since my boat for the last 9 years has been a Nept
Forestay attachment point..... (3) My Mistress at 2:43pm 09.25.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2158 Mistress has a double forestay, which was added sometime in the past. I like the additional safety f
recommendation for new sails for Beneteau 323 new323owner at 1:54pm 09.25.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2246 Shopping for new sails for a 2004 323 with in-mast furling. I have two questions: (1) can I put a m
Hello! Buying a 22... (1) Love and Luck at 1:16pm 09.25.16 Day Sailers 11/2822 Hello, everybody. New here, thought I'd say hi. I'm acquiring an O'Day 22 on a trailer, for very
Bow U-Bolt Wooden Block Replacment (2) MSN-Oday at 11:34am 09.25.16 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1803 128474 128473 While inspecting my new 84' O'day 26' I found the wooden block in the very forward in
Beneteau 38s5 Keel Ropeburn at 8:01am 09.25.16 Ask All Sailors 8/1186 We are looking at a Beneteau 38s5, with a short shoal draft keel. Want to do club racing, but the ru
Keel Crank Handle Bill and Kathy McDonald at 6:19am 09.25.16 Catalina 22 16/3970 Does anyone know where I can get a new handle for the keel cranking handle. The mechanism itself is
Running Rigging Daigrams Anyone? kupskius at 6:05am 09.25.16 The Cherubini Hunters 4/4012 Hello! I'm new to this forum and new to the Hunter Cherubini family. Just purchased a 1980 Cherubi
Oven starter not sparking.... NYSail at 5:38am 09.25.16 Ask All Sailors 11/3066 hello all, I have a tasco propane oven...... starter quit this season.... still works but needs a li
What MacGregor is this??? (1) Kevin Drelich at 4:30am 09.25.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/2011 Hey guys, Long story short, I just got this sailboat for free! I was told it was a macgregor 23,
Stuffing box..... 423 NYSail at 6:44pm 09.24.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/2400 hello all. Looking to buy a 423. Saw a beneteau "dripless" stuffing box on shaft. Have always had tr
Adding a main sheet traveler finefurn at 6:08pm 09.24.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1979 I just purchased a 1984 H27, has anyone ever modified the main sheeting system to use a traveler, o
Big Time Newbies Bill and Kathy McDonald at 4:33pm 09.24.16 Catalina 22 3/598 My wife and I just bought a 1979 C-22 and are excited. We live in Belize and a guy we sort of knew i
Auto Pilot Slider at 3:58pm 09.24.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/763 The Simrad NSS8 chart shows GPS position and speed. The Simrad IS20 speed and depth will sometimes
Hunter 19-2 sliding trailer tongue? Denodurango at 3:40pm 09.24.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/985 Just got a '94 Hunter 19-2, and have NO prior sailing experience. (Figured this would be a GREAT boa

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Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Tally Ho at 7:54am 04.11.24 i'll try it but with my luck I think half the time id miss the cleat and then go to using a boat ho
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Ted10028 at 7:45am 04.11.24 you throw it past the dock cleat then pull it taught. The line will the go from the boat to the op
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Tally Ho at 7:45am 04.11.24 I was reading Practical Sailor today and there was an article about solo sailing. One of the issues
What's on the underside of the stanchions on my 23-2? CaptainCr3ative at 7:41am 04.11.24
Hunter 23 teak slats on seats daydreamerh23 at 7:38am 04.11.24 Yes, ours look to be ready to be replaced or removed for good.
A fresh old gelcoat reveal BarryL at 7:31am 04.11.24 Hey, Years ago when I had my boat bottom soda blasted, I used Pettit Protect before applying bottom
1996 Beneteau 440 Owners Manual w/Perkins Info William Taylor at 7:20am 04.11.24 I think your serial # goes to the Perkins M60 engine. If so here is a link to the manual. http://ec
Keel shemandr at 7:02am 04.11.24 When a yard re-bedded my keel they used 5200. It was a yard with a very good reputation. I took my
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: BrianQ at 6:49am 04.11.24 you throw it past the dock cleat then pull it taught. The line will the go from the boat to the opp
1996 Beneteau 440 Owners Manual w/Perkins Info jssailem at 6:39am 04.11.24 I think your serial # goes to the Perkins M60 engine. If so here is a link to the manual. http://ecg
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Ted10028 at 6:27am 04.11.24 Have you considered practicing controlling the boat from in front of or beside the wheel? A lot of
Hunter 23 teak slats on seats isaksp00 at 6:06am 04.11.24 No informed idea, but I assume they are handholds to help pull up from the lee side when heeled. But
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: BrianQ at 6:05am 04.11.24 my boat has a huge steering wheel that you can't get easily around when you need to get back to th
Hunter 23 teak slats on seats daydreamerh23 at 5:44am 04.11.24 Seems like they'll be easy to remove!
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Ted10028 at 5:43am 04.11.24 I understand the idea of coming into the slip at an angle, bow up to the finger as you try to push
Keel Rodsails at 5:32am 04.11.24 Well , I'm still out to court on which bedding compound to use lots of opinions out there, 5200, 420
Hunter 23 teak slats on seats shemandr at 5:14am 04.11.24 I sailed on a boat with those and after a few hours decided that the builder hated men.
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Tally Ho at 5:10am 04.11.24 Definitely agree!! But still determined to learn to do it solo so as not to always be dependent jus
cleaning out head calcium dlochner at 4:49am 04.11.24 The acid won't bother the porcelain and probably not the plastic. Metal parts are at risk. At 12:1
A fresh old gelcoat reveal Don S/V ILLusion at 4:25am 04.11.24 Putty? Please tell us not really.

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