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linecreek at 4:59am 05.16.16
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New at this. Any idea what to purchase and where?
linecreek at 4:57am 05.16.16
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We don't know how to determine a furler to purchase for our 28.5 hunter. It currently has a furler
GL-WindPower at 8:26pm 05.15.16
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I want to take my Hunter H240 off the trailer to paint the bottom of the hull. Is there a recommend
linecreek at 4:47pm 05.15.16
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Can anyone suggest what to purchase and where to get one from?
linecreek at 4:45pm 05.15.16
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I want to purchase a new furler for my 1988 Hunter 28.5. Any suggestions on what to purchase?
MarkW11 at 4:00pm 05.15.16
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New boat for me and I'm about to step the mast for the first time. Today I noticed that one of the l
dlochner at 3:38pm 05.15.16
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Replaced the standard 30A shore power cord with a Smart Plug. After removing the old inlet I discove
Brian D at 3:00pm 05.15.16
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Back in October 2014, I reported that I built an HF Dipole antenna for my boat. Since then, the web
Tim22 at 2:25pm 05.15.16
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Hi all I have just discovered that the holding tank on my hunter 310 needs replacing. The input hose
chuck stas at 2:25pm 05.15.16
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I just sanded the bottom of my Boat to paint it. When I was finished I saw a dark spot and thought I
mytime at 1:56pm 05.15.16
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I have a 1994 Catalina 30 with a Universal 25xp. Over the winter I had: A new prop shaft spun and b
LeoLambert310 at 1:32pm 05.15.16
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123444 Having picked up a poly sheet floating under the water the size of the boat stopped us dead w
rgranger at 12:02pm 05.15.16
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The topic of seasickness came up on another thread and I didn't want to hijack the thread... Here i
jd4cm0601 at 12:01pm 05.15.16
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Let's start this by saying that I'm an idiot and maybe the worst boat owner on the planet. I bought
djekels at 11:11am 05.15.16
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I've had it with my current gooseneck breaking off the mast from its 4 rivits per attachment. Does
Texas Gun-Man at 10:20am 05.15.16
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I'm renting a space at my local lake marina. It is a lake with only 3 sailboats (only 2 active) coun
Scotty147 at 10:16am 05.15.16
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Some time ago I removed the pin and sheaves at the base of the mast on my 23.5. The plastic separato
Ghughes at 9:06am 05.15.16
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We are restoring a Pearson 36-2 (1988) and had to replace teak plywood around ports. Any recommenda
Chip Doughty at 8:31am 05.15.16
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Hello Everyone, I just bought a 1973 Morgan36T than is going to reside on my property for the next y
Ron20324 at 8:05am 05.15.16
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This is my first go-round with the raw water pump leaking out the back. I follow the threads about t

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Anomymous 163294 at 5:57pm 10.10.23
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