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Spinnaker Car P/N For H33.5 Crane man at 8:12pm 09.01.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/633 Hi I'm looking for the part # for the spinnaker car,which is fitted to the Dovetail like slot on the
Beneteau 423.... Love to hear opinions NYSail at 6:26pm 09.01.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/8188 wife and I are looking to upgrade to a larger boat to take us into our future sailing adventures. We
23.5 Rudder/Tiller Zerosfault at 6:09pm 09.01.16 Smaller Boats 18/2035 Help. I moor my boat on a local lake. What is the proper way to secure the rudder/ tiller when moore
Share your ideas (1) Ken Cross at 4:42pm 09.01.16 Ask All Sailors 57/4305 Since this forum is full of people with great minds, I thought I'd look for simple ideas I should ha
P42 steps for side entrance from a floating doc or dinghy Puesta del sol at 2:48pm 09.01.16 Big Boats 11/1081 Looking for option for a ladder that could easily be taken on/off that would allow 1. To get off bo
Ranger 20 New Owner David McCullough at 2:41pm 09.01.16 Ranger Boats (WA) 2/3197 Aloha and happy to be on board with this forum. I just bought a used Ranger 20 that was last sailed
Idiots on the water! vimocam at 1:57pm 09.01.16 Ask All Sailors 14/1537 http://www.waterwayguide.com/latest-news/news/6920/video-boat-brawl-on-the-choptank-leads-to-charges
loos tension gauge jdub tn at 1:24pm 09.01.16 Catalina 22 12/2432 I am a new owner (this summer) of an '88. I was fortunate in that the marina I launched/berth at, t
H23.5 electrical shock Rick Macdonald at 12:10pm 09.01.16 Smaller Boats 25/1973 After 15 seasons with my H 23.5, I thought I knew everything I needed to know about this boat. After
back river anchored.. tropical storm coming.. End80 at 10:02am 09.01.16 Ask All Sailors 46/3245 My Grampian 26 is anchored on the back river of Tybee Island GA. Right now it's a beautifully sunny
Holding Tank Solar Vent 51RD55 at 9:47am 09.01.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/1525 Peggie, Being in total agreement with the fact that the holding tank needs oxygen to produce aerobic
PHRF - Time on time vs time on distance markwbird at 8:09am 09.01.16 Ask All Sailors 10/5755 In the U.S. we mostly use time on distance, i.e. so many seconds per mile for the PHRF ratings. In
192 O'Day Mast Butt..need one loismlogan at 7:34am 09.01.16 Ask An Oday Owner 6/915 any ideas where I can get a mast butt for a 192 O'Day Z-spar mast?
Johnson 8hp Sailmaster Zephyr-Jeffer at 5:45am 09.01.16 Engines and Propulsion 4/1402 Now have 1984 Sailmaster outboard and I would like to test run before putting away until next spring
Looking for a Surveyor in Kemah/Seabrook Texas Stephan at 1:47am 09.01.16 Ask All Sailors 2/460 Skye and I sold our Cat and are considering a larger Cat that is down in the Kemah-Seabrook Texas ar
Hunter 30T lower spreader width S. Walker at 9:38pm 08.31.16 Mid-Size Boats 6/973 I'm going to install spreader boots on my Hunter 30 lower spreaders. Does anyone know the width of
HUNTER 34 BOW RAIL hunter healer at 8:01pm 08.31.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/592 Does anyone out there know where i can buy a bow rail and stern rail for my Hunter 34 or hunter 31?
Hunter 34 Mast hunter healer at 7:13pm 08.31.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2775 Hunter 34 question! Im planning a weekend away and I found a bridge that has a 50 ft clearance, My q
Polars for H41 AC. Butch23065 at 5:21pm 08.31.16 Racing 2/766 Does anyone have or know where you could get the Polars for an H41 AC. Racing in PHRF fleets it is h
Pop-Rivet Selection for Mast Steps Steverhnm at 2:22pm 08.31.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/6142 So I am going to make mast steps for my boat. I have read all the information on dissimilar metals,

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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.
3GM30F Service Issue marcham at 4:25am 04.11.24 Yes, but it could be an installation issue, not necessarily a rebuild issue. I would have a mechanic
A fresh old gelcoat reveal marcham at 4:13am 04.11.24 You'll need/want a barrier coat first.... after doing all that work.
Suggestions on moving my boat forward on trailer LloydB at 1:28am 04.11.24 Looks to me like somebody got in a hurry to get the boat out of the water or could not back the trai
3GM30F Service Issue skunther at 10:15pm 04.10.24 The injector pump is a conglomeration of separate pumps. One for each cylinder. If during a rebui
cleaning out head calcium brad minda at 10:07pm 04.10.24 jabsco toilet no pump attached
Electric Windlass Ralph Johnstone at 9:01pm 04.10.24 Op is looking for recommendations on a windlass, not an electric winch. Don't confuse the poor ch
cleaning out head calcium Ralph Johnstone at 8:57pm 04.10.24 How long can i leave the head in a solution of 12 to 1 muriatic acid Not too long if the head has
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Ted10028 at 8:28pm 04.10.24 I think you are correct in saying you need to come at the dock at a steep angle when the wind is bl
Electric Windlass dlochner at 7:54pm 04.10.24 Dave, (@dlochner), Op is looking for recommendations on a windlass, not an electric winch. Greg
Suggestions on moving my boat forward on trailer dlochner at 7:53pm 04.10.24 Is there any chance that the boat is supposed to be on the trailer facing the other way? Look how f
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: azambella at 6:59pm 04.10.24 To mirror some of the other comment here, a mid-ship cleat will make most of your docking problems g

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