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Hunter 450 Battens protrude Chuck Cohen at 5:49am 05.12.16 Ask All Sailors 4/480 We have 5 horizontal battens in our old Dacron cruising sail. The sail is in the shop for a variety
New Halyard installation time flynhi4u at 5:32am 05.12.16 Smaller Boats 0/533 Well the new halyards finally showed up. The boat was already sitting in her slip so that meant chan
Weldment Repair Turned Hull Repair (4) RustyPelican at 3:15am 05.12.16 Catalina 22 5/2657 Hello, I am a new owner of a 1974 C22 which was gifted to me. This forum has been incredibly helpf
Dangers of spinakers sailnewbie at 2:22am 05.12.16 Ask All Sailors 96/20391 I have a 24' Mac and am new to all this, I have a spinaker but never attempted to try it yet, I hear
brown spots on hull brad minda at 10:35pm 05.11.16 Ask All Sailors 10/2529 I have three fiberglass boats all with white hulls from two different manufacturers. all are from th
Perkins Perama M20 103-06 Parts Scott2 at 9:23pm 05.11.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/2815 Does anyone know where I can get a diagram with engine parts labeled for a 1993 Perkins Perama 103-0
Can This Paint Job Be Saved? (2) GorillaToast at 8:38pm 05.11.16 Ask All Sailors 2/459 123246 123247 I just finished painting the hull with one-part poly, let it dry for a couple of wee
Terminating return fuel line with angled pipe inside the tank. (8) DinoKanuck at 5:24pm 05.11.16 Ask All Sailors 15/2225 Hello All, Time has come to replace the fuel lines, the fuel pick up and the fitting that takes the
Last coat of Varnish: what now? Ilanortho at 5:23pm 05.11.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/5228 Last coat of epiphanes gloss varnish. What do you use for final sanding and how do you then make it
knot meter fred1diver at 5:16pm 05.11.16 Ask All Sailors 2/682 Thinking about re-plugging the knot meter on my dolphin. but I'm not sure on how to wire the system,
1985 H31 Stern Bilge (2) Capt-Jack at 3:19pm 05.11.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/922 I've known for several years that my 1985 H31 has a small bilge behind the main bilge. It is under
Knot meter paddle wheel abinkc at 12:41pm 05.11.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2111 I'm told you can remove it from the inside on a Hunter 30 ('90). How do you do that?
deck organizer removal on a Oceanis 35 Sailor_D at 11:56am 05.11.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 18/2770 Hi there, I'm having trouble with some of my lines getting jammed between the organizer sheaves and
Finish in Salon lifting Babette04 at 11:53am 05.11.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1150 The finish in my salon is lifting leaving the stained wood below. Just had a very professional marin
The Dreaded Click Click BayMan at 10:59am 05.11.16 Ask All Sailors 24/1715 Hunter 450 with the Volvo Penta. New to me so I know almost no history on it. Sailed it 120 nm with
Waterlife Radio Kermit at 10:13am 05.11.16 Ask All Sailors 14/1240 I just got an email from West Marine. They have their own station on Pandora called Waterlife Radio.
O'day 272 drain from stern to bilge (2) Eduard at 9:37am 05.11.16 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2421 Hi, recently I washed area where raw water intake valve located and water went under the floor (und
PVC coatings on Inflatable RIB Scott B at 9:29am 05.11.16 Ask All Sailors 1/345 Seems I had a bad reaction to non-skid deck cleaner and storing my dinghy on the boat over the winte
New Mast for H26 (5) RonniePH26 at 8:22am 05.11.16 Smaller Boats 14/2137 So I just got a new mast from US Spar for my 1994 H26. This mast comes with a different mast foot an
Centerboard questions for Dave donaldbeavin at 8:09am 05.11.16 Smaller Boats 0/470 On the yoke for the centerboard do you use the same roller and pivot pin holes on a 1999 240 as on t

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Boat transport LloydB at 12:06pm 03.07.24 https://buffalo.craigslist.org/boa/d/lockport-sailboat/7722313629.html if you already have a pick up
Black water seacock Terry Cox at 11:20am 03.07.24 The other option is to haul the boat for a short hang, squirt some lube designed to cut through corr
GOB Gone? thinwater at 11:15am 03.07.24 wow, that's bad news. I better keep all my paper copies of GOB . I hope th
Large Frame alternator in M25XP (1) Hayden Watson at 10:59am 03.07.24 The belt kit came in and it looks beautiful.
Hunter 240 Broken Mast Struts Crazy Dave Condon at 9:30am 03.07.24 @patbratton the main purpose for the struts is for mast raising only. There should be a slight l
Hunter 240 Broken Mast Struts hunter240 at 9:25am 03.07.24 Hhhhmmmnnn, gonna check mine out a little closer. I know that mine have maybe 1/8th inch play room w
Charts? Charts? We don't need no stinking CHARTS! (1) JamesG161 at 9:17am 03.07.24 You have a chart, I will print it on paper in color, not folded, for shipping cost to you. I can p
G-10 discs for thru-hull bob45 at 9:12am 03.07.24
Charts? Charts? We don't need no stinking CHARTS! JamesG161 at 9:00am 03.07.24 Did you know with the newest Radar and Chirp Sonar, you can see underwater hazard in front of your S
Pulling chainplates rekkabell at 8:45am 03.07.24 I should add that I gave the deck time to dry. The Git Rot came last. Not a quick process. It's goi
Charts? Charts? We don't need no stinking CHARTS! JamesG161 at 8:44am 03.07.24 Here is a list of Charts being updated weekly. Can you guess why those area are done? NOAA Weekly
G-10 discs for thru-hull jssailem at 8:38am 03.07.24 Any thoughts on using epoxy and G-10 discs to plug the holes? Yes. That is an option...but: The st
G-10 discs for thru-hull dlochner at 8:21am 03.07.24 Using just plugging the hole will not have a large bonding area, so it will be weak. The correct way
Hand grab in cockpit xavpil at 7:56am 03.07.24 The desired "grab bar" (to give it a term) is not one I have seen premanufactured and ready to inst
How to Best Run Solar Panel Wires Down Hunter Arch Tubes? + Custom Over Bimini Solar Panel Install on 2006 Hunter 38 Douglas Ronne at 7:53am 03.07.24 maybe wasn't the best but what i did was put a hole in through the bottom of the arch support betwee
Hand grab in cockpit (4) jssailem at 7:21am 03.07.24 The desired "grab bar" (to give it a term) is not one I have seen premanufactured and ready to insta
Newbie question - antifouling compartibility dlochner at 7:20am 03.07.24 Is any copper ablative compatible with same but with another Name/Trade Mark? Paint manufacturers
Hand grab in cockpit Calif. Ted at 7:19am 03.07.24 I think a local stainless steel fabricator could make something to replace or augment what you have.
Hunter Legend 240 Crazy Dave Condon at 7:17am 03.07.24 @Ian Robinson I sent you a private message but no response. I need a coupe of photos to see exact
Newbie question - antifouling compartibility Kostas Metaxas at 6:54am 03.07.24 Is any copper ablative compatible with same but with another Name/Trade Mark?

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