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Max height of vented loop from head output Canonshooternb at 6:35pm 04.24.16 Ask All Sailors 9/1502 I am looking to freshen up my head and storage tank on my boat. It currently has a holding tank an
Beneteau 361 vs Hunter 36 Advice Needed VandorIII at 5:56pm 04.24.16 Ask All Sailors 9/4607 Hello everyone, I'm not looking to start any kind of flame war about one boat being better then an
"Average" winds at sea? PotomacDaysailer at 5:53pm 04.24.16 Ask All Sailors 45/12507 Hey all, I've never done any extensive ocean sailing, in fact, almost all my experience is on inland
Battery question agprice22 at 5:40pm 04.24.16 Ask All Sailors 4/389 I have two deep cycle batteries in a house bank being charged through shore power and an inverter/ch
Repainting boot and cove stripe (1) chrisings at 5:25pm 04.24.16 Ask All Sailors 6/2676 So, we're repainting our stripes. Honestly, a lot of work (elbow grease kind) but, I think, coming o
Fresh water tank drain Sailor_Jeff at 5:19pm 04.24.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/980 Has anyone ever installed a water drain on the fresh water tank? We have our Humter 28.5 and I woul
Screen for hatch on Hunter 45 CC Viktor Eysselein at 4:47pm 04.24.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/671 The sun screens for the bow and aft cabin hatches are deteriorating. Need to replace them. Not fou
Macgor 26s owners manual gbrian at 4:47pm 04.24.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1024 I am desperately seeking an owners manual for a 1994 macgre gor26s. I just bought the boat but there
Stumped on the Anchor Light - Only half lights up (2) GL-WindPower at 2:44pm 04.24.16 Smaller Boats 13/2569 I have a 2001 Hunter H240. The Mast light is a HellaMarine Model 158. My problem is only half of m
New cabin cushions for 1976 26'? traviselliottnd at 1:12pm 04.24.16 C&C 1/790 I am new to sailing and new to this boat. The previous owner had it for 20 years and it is in good
decals and windows DougW at 11:55am 04.24.16 Smaller Boats 3/624 I have 1986 Hunter 23.5 wing keel boat and am wondering if anyone can tell me where I can get new wi
Rudder position Tobydaisy at 11:46am 04.24.16 Catalina 22 1/476 How is the upper gudgeon spaced to move the bottom of the rudder forward? I've heard it referred to,
Anyone have experience with Sunforce/Coleman Solar Panels ? Leeward Rail at 10:06am 04.24.16 Catalina 22 23/9131 Good Morning :) I picked up a Coleman 40 watt Mono-Cristalline Solar Panel with Charger Controller
Best of days; worst of days. Jackdaw at 10:04am 04.24.16 Ask All Sailors 13/920 After spending day being up in Bayfield to launch Kestrel, yesterday we had had an amazing 6 hour sa
1977 Furler Question (1) mrudman850 at 8:01am 04.24.16 Catalina 22 1/412 Hi Starting the process of readying #7575 for its first summer with us. Have the new Ronstan 251 Sh
Best water hose for the dock? Jackdaw at 7:14am 04.24.16 Ask All Sailors 33/12369 We're looking at getting a new water hose for the dock. Looking into the expandable models but the r
CDI Furler Forestay Caribbeanknight1 at 5:18am 04.24.16 Smaller Boats 20/2807 I just launched my H240 for the year and when I attached the top of the CDI Furler to the mast I not
Almost decided on 79 H30 Thru-hull Location Robert1224 at 9:27pm 04.23.16 The Cherubini Hunters 0/416 Hello, I have done fairly extensive research on where to have the exhaust exit on my 79 H30 re-pow
H40 owners manual zmfarm at 9:10pm 04.23.16 Big Boats 1/611 in my review of the site, I don't see any hunter 40 foot owner's Manual. 1990 or so. Anyone have an
Solar Airplane Over San Francisco kloudie1 at 6:32pm 04.23.16 Sails Call Lounge 4/509 Live feed right now of the solar powered Solar Impulse over the Golden Gate after 4 days non stop fr

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Stuck tell-tales thinwater at 5:01am 04.01.23 Try spraying them with Sailkote. The disks should come off easily with xylene. That said, there is
Thread maintenance on my sailboat dlochner at 4:22am 04.01.23 Lanocote will also work. Tefgel will work too, but I wouldn't use it in this application as it is to
Passport Renewal jssailem at 3:44am 04.01.23 Yum. Happy Days are coming.
Thread maintenance on my sailboat (1) JamesG161 at 10:03pm 03.31.23 LanocoteTef-Gel vs. Lanocote - Practical Sailor Jim...
Advice for newbie on equipping a boat with a Main Sail rgranger at 9:22pm 03.31.23
Thread maintenance on my sailboat zinahewitt at 9:09pm 03.31.23 Ok, Mineral spirits it is. I checked and brass brush is more gentle than steel wire, so I'll go with
Survey Question Greg_D at 9:04pm 03.31.23 I did a quick look, my best guess would be a price range of 10 to 20k. Sounds expensive! I loo
Bilge Pump breaker Benny17441 at 9:00pm 03.31.23 Sounds like redundancy for the float switches, if the lower fails the upper should catch it. What a
Survey Question Crusty Ol Salt at 8:57pm 03.31.23 Any rough idea on how much something like that would cost? First I would get a new survey. This w
Goosneck to Boom justsomeguy at 8:32pm 03.31.23 Hello https://www.sailrite.com/Sail-Track-Stop-Round?gclid=Cj0KCQjwiZqhBhCJARIsACHHEH9rTuRmjYI_XUy
I'm a newbie fresh and green! Clay Smith at 8:23pm 03.31.23 Yeah no it says all over the paper work that I have a right to back out of the deal at anytime and t
Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? Justin_NSA at 8:20pm 03.31.23 What are the cracks coming thru the bottom layer telling me? If that layer is a barrier coat then wh
Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? Sailfanatic at 8:01pm 03.31.23 The black layer sounds like it is definitely a barrier coat. I would not remove it, get the rest o
I'm a newbie fresh and green! dlochner at 7:48pm 03.31.23 I told you guys my wife says I'm obsessed with this. I have already found another boat of the same
I'm a newbie fresh and green! Clay Smith at 7:26pm 03.31.23 Ha ha ha. I'm not a chicken farmer any more. The local bear, coyote, mink and raptor population s
Thread maintenance on my sailboat Ralph Johnstone at 7:15pm 03.31.23 Hard to say what the parent material is. Possibly aluminum. At any rate, I'd use a fine steel wire
Legend 40.5 - Refrigerator and Freezer manuals fero at 6:34pm 03.31.23 Thanks Rick for your input. My freezer, knock on the wood, works without a hitch since I have the bo
Hoisting and Flying Gennaker: Advice Needed Davidasailor26 at 6:20pm 03.31.23 I also use a sock, with a very similar launch and recovery procedure as Tally Ho. I do keep the shee
Thread maintenance on my sailboat dlochner at 5:56pm 03.31.23 Try using mineral spirits to clean the grease off the threads. Use a brass brush or a nylon detailin
Hoisting and Flying Gennaker: Advice Needed ckreitlein at 5:40pm 03.31.23 Yes, I guess I do need a sock...thanks very much for your reply.... I watched your video and found

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