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Is my Mainsail worn out? Doug J at 8:16pm 04.29.16 Smaller Boats 15/3466 I'm wondering if my main is bagged out. If I hoist it all the way tight and loosen the topping lift
Stupid Question Friday - Dock Lines at Pilings Ward H at 7:41pm 04.29.16 Ask All Sailors 24/5454 For the past two years I've been using dock lines that I spliced in eyes that fit my cleats well. Ea
Removing cockpit coaming? Cincy020 at 7:40pm 04.29.16 Catalina 22 5/1314 I have refinished all of my teak except the coamings. How do you remove these? Can't figure out how
Installing Shaefer CF500 furler MaryEllaRose at 7:24pm 04.29.16 Catalina 22 2/749 I'm deep in the throes of installing a CF500 furler on the Rose. I purchased the kit from Catalina D
Ladder Mount Question (1) Ward H at 7:17pm 04.29.16 Ask All Sailors 20/2516 My O'day never had a stern ladder. I've been planning on installing one since I bought the boat. The
Mini cruise to Dana Point Brian D at 4:35pm 04.29.16 Destinations 7/1122 Here we go... mini cruise to Dana Point. Should take between 4 to 6 hours of leisurely sailing. Fore
Radar Arch wolfgangSeaLife at 2:33pm 04.29.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/651 Who knows the manufacturer of the Hunter Radar Arch with traveler on top? I want to have on custom m
Stock Solar Panel on a 386 MacBlaze at 10:07am 04.29.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/866 We have a 2003 Hunter 386 and it came with that stock weird solar panel just forward of the cockpit.
Bulkhead Tabs on Hunter 34 Polarisman at 8:08am 04.29.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/757 Hello all. I own an 83 Hunter 34. There is an issue with the bulkhead separating and my repair guy s
Need new tiller bracket suttonwt at 8:02am 04.29.16 Cal 1/1133 So the new tiller arrived today for my 1968 Cal 28 and as I started to swap over the bracket I notic
Where to park boat in Panama City FL Armyaviation at 7:14am 04.29.16 Destinations 6/2059 i am stationed at Ft Rucker AL and Panama City beach is only about an hour away. I have a 21 ft Ame
Hunter 40.5 - What is this for? (2) smokey73 at 7:05am 04.29.16 Big Boats 15/1316 Does anyone know where this cockpit drain (at least I think that is what its supposed to be) is supp
Hull 2130 AKA the rust bucket (1) Sacto Dave at 8:07pm 04.28.16 Catalina 22 23/2252 One of 2130's POs had a cavalier attitude about ferrous fasteners, as photos depict in my previous p
Anyone use a reefing hook? Gene Neill at 6:44pm 04.28.16 Catalina 22 16/8855 I currently utilize two lines run from one side of the mast, up through the reef cringles, and down
Musky smell sailnewbie at 5:42pm 04.28.16 Ask All Sailors 5/616 Mac 224, under v birth smells very musky, mildew kinda,(probably from the old foam) I can only smell
Sea Trial Sunday kimelmore at 3:57pm 04.28.16 Ask All Sailors 7/477 Hooray, the engine work is done. We get to sea trial the new to us Catalina 380 that we put a deposi
2007 26m Worth 29k? GregorLuv at 3:05pm 04.28.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 55/4592 Friends, I am in the process of buying my first sailing boat. I have done a lot of research on blue
DeLorme InReach now does weather (1) Jackdaw at 1:57pm 04.28.16 Ask All Sailors 8/1536 DeLorme's InReach Satellite 2-way pager/tracker just got a LOT cooler. It now delivers on demand rea
Rivets: spreader rivets: look bronze? (2) agprice22 at 12:31pm 04.28.16 Ask All Sailors 21/2259 My spreader bases are riveted to the mast. A few rivets are broken! The rivets are dark in color, li
Small progress (8) pclarksurf at 11:58am 04.28.16 Catalina 22 6/695 not a lot I can accomplish during the week but gluing all my damaged teak back together and getting

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Sole TV Replacement - Hunter 49/50 (1) JamesG161 at 2:25pm 03.03.24 HDMI is the only way to go! Channel
Sole TV Replacement - Hunter 49/50 artboas at 2:20pm 03.03.24 I bought a full swivel mount designed for RV's that would lock in place when not in use for travell
Sole TV Replacement - Hunter 49/50 laitm001 at 2:16pm 03.03.24 I bought a full swivel mount designed for RV's that would lock in place when not in use for travell
Sole TV Replacement - Hunter 49/50 JamesG161 at 2:12pm 03.03.24 Did your screwsbolts go all the way through the bulkhead into the toilet side Bolts that came wit
Beneteau 423 Mast height measurement Riverdaze at 1:49pm 03.03.24 Thank you for your reply. I too see mast height is 54.36 in the manual and see a number of listings
Why NOT Take a Hunter Sailboat on an Ocean Crossing FastOlson at 1:44pm 03.03.24 The owners of Hunters generally, but not always, know why they deliberately bought that brand. More
Line for "boom topping lift" measured length and material required for 1989 Hunter 30 ? (2) Tally Ho at 1:43pm 03.03.24 I have estimated that 48' will be more than meets my needs. I'm less certain about the nature of t
Sole TV Replacement - Hunter 49/50 Scott B at 1:28pm 03.03.24 I bought a full swivel mount designed for RV's that would lock in place when not in use for travelli
Beneteau 423 Mast height measurement jssailem at 1:25pm 03.03.24 We have two issues here in the PacificNW. Bridges and tidal change. You have the same issues. Knowi
Line for "boom topping lift" measured length and material required for 1989 Hunter 30 ? jssailem at 12:58pm 03.03.24 The Samson guide is an excellent helpful tool. The question about diameter of the line for a "Boom
Bon Voyage! jssailem at 12:35pm 03.03.24 For sure give it a few months before you decide to look for activities. I took a year, as I still
Why NOT Take a Hunter Sailboat on an Ocean Crossing dLj at 12:31pm 03.03.24 There has been a long on-going anti-Hunter bull crap that is just not based in reality. I've never f
Why NOT Take a Hunter Sailboat on an Ocean Crossing jssailem at 12:17pm 03.03.24 I have sailed on a couple Hunter boats from 25 to the 40ft in size and enjoyed the experience. It
11th hour, Bavaria 41 rudder service in yard. what to do? boaterbob at 11:59am 03.03.24 After all the above work, I discovered most of the rudder resistance was due to improper installatio
Water tank level gauge circuit board boaterbob at 11:54am 03.03.24 My 2004 Bavaria 41 was hit by lightening and insurance repaired by prior owner, except they did not
Why NOT Take a Hunter Sailboat on an Ocean Crossing Prairie Virgin Sailor at 11:27am 03.03.24 Boats are designed for specific purposes, essentially they are tools for us to use for enjoyment an
Why NOT Take a Hunter Sailboat on an Ocean Crossing dlochner at 11:22am 03.03.24 Boats are designed for specific purposes, essentially they are tools for us to use for enjoyment and
Why NOT Take a Hunter Sailboat on an Ocean Crossing Don S/V ILLusion at 11:11am 03.03.24
Why NOT Take a Hunter Sailboat on an Ocean Crossing Prairie Virgin Sailor at 11:10am 03.03.24 Do a search on this site for postings by "Sequitur". He and his wife sailed from Vancouver to FL, r
Why NOT Take a Hunter Sailboat on an Ocean Crossing kappykaplan at 11:00am 03.03.24 Do a search on this site for postings by "Sequitur". He and his wife sailed from Vancouver to FL, ro

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