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O'day 23 weight? JJShockley at 2:26pm 04.19.16 Ask An Oday Owner 5/762 Anyone know the "hanging weight" of a 23? Regards to all...
anchor roller Bruce Maxwell at 2:09pm 04.19.16 Mid-Size Boats 4/798 I am trying to hook up an anchor chain to an anchor running thru the roller on the bow. I can fit th
Asymmetric chute: inside or outside gybe? marchem at 12:09pm 04.19.16 Catalina 310 8/6115 Just started playing with the asymmetric chute on our C310. First big question is to run the sheets
Propeller Guard? MDS64 at 10:45am 04.19.16 Pearson 0/715 Has anyone had any luck installing a guard around their propeller? I have a 1979 28 and we catch a
Holes in mast & boom Stan Linado at 8:52am 04.19.16 Ask All Sailors 14/4555 Previous owner(s) of our boat have, over the years screwed many pieces of stuff to the mast and boom
Hunter 140, 146, 15,170 questions? richard lulik at 8:21am 04.19.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1295
H34 Steering link out of line (1) PGIJon at 7:51am 04.19.16 Big Boats 7/946 Is this or is this not an issue? I've seen MaineSail and other mention that the H34 cable is out of
fixed window material? Justin_NSA at 7:44am 04.19.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/911 Does anyone know what the 3 fixed windows on my '91 30T are made of? When we bought it we had them a
Dripless Shaft seal leaking (2) galynd at 7:31am 04.19.16 Ask All Sailors 8/2465 My model 2000 Beneteau 36cc has a volvo-penta dripless shaftseal which is leaking. It generally drip
How best to clean spilled diesel from gelcoat? tmjb at 6:05am 04.19.16 Ask All Sailors 3/1819 I guess I overfilled my fuel tank with diesel at the end of last season. With the warmer weather t
Boat Broker (Buyers) recommendation in Annapolis, MD realst at 5:49am 04.19.16 Ask All Sailors 4/737 Anyone have a Buyers Broker they can recommend in the Annapolis/ Baltimore area?
Universal M20 lpbosch at 5:24am 04.19.16 Catalina 30 12/3477 i am thinking of repowering from 5411 to M20 in my C30. Has anyone used the M20? Will it fit in the
Bow gaurd SS 44ds Dwayne Anderson at 8:44pm 04.18.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/864 I'm happy to share we have just purchased are first Hunter sailboat it is a 44ds 2003. It is in exce
Venting mods gfroch at 7:06pm 04.18.16 Catalina 30 11/1536 Hi all- Another question on our "new to us" 1987 Catalina 30. We had a major deck re-hab job over t
Should I be worried? dennisv at 7:01pm 04.18.16 Bigger Boats 6/1195 There has been many changes with the marina I have my boat (1984 Oday 28) at this last year. The ow
Deck wash hose Mark Maulden at 6:39pm 04.18.16 Ask All Sailors 21/2991 I installed a Jabsco deck wash last year. A "springy" hose and a nozzle came with it. Used 4-5 tim
gelcoat or paint (1) jleblanc31 at 6:23pm 04.18.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1121 I ve decided to paint Philter when I get her white is boring . the bottom and above the water line n
250 WB MKII waterline e714753 at 5:20pm 04.18.16 Smaller Boats 0/697 I am planning to bottom paint my 2012 250 WB. I just purchased the boat this year and stuck it in th
Atlantic Tower Tower in a box gypsywind280 at 5:00pm 04.18.16 Ask All Sailors 4/1536 Anyone here have experience to share with this product ? I had a guy quote a custom SS davit with a
Mounting idea for solar panel.... (4) SwitchintoglideIII at 4:23pm 04.18.16 Ask All Sailors 9/1222 One of three panels aboard...this one feeds the bow thruster battery. The other two are the same siz

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Stem Fitting john2 at 11:30pm 04.01.24 John, You have the "new & improved" fitting. Notice how the thickness of your fitting does not vary
Rode for Desolation Sound Kings Gambit at 10:46pm 04.01.24
Hunter 36 Fridge and Freezer Replacement drm1 at 9:41pm 04.01.24 Hi Dan, I am a little late in the chat but thought I would pass on some information anyways. I hav
Another Legend 40.5 holding tank replacement 3.26.24 artboas at 9:34pm 04.01.24 Having gone through all the above mentioned permeations described above I replaced the macerator wi
Hunter 420 below deck autopilot install... artboas at 9:23pm 04.01.24
Rode for Desolation Sound jssailem at 9:12pm 04.01.24 I posted this on another thread. It may help. https://www.boatingmag.com/how-to-make-rope-to-chain-
Rode for Desolation Sound jssailem at 9:10pm 04.01.24 How would I get a thimble and shackle past the gypsy and into the anchor locker? Simple answer, yo
Rode for Desolation Sound skunther at 9:08pm 04.01.24
Hunter 420 below deck autopilot install... artboas at 9:07pm 04.01.24 The info for the oem install is in the hunter files folder for the 420 https://www.marlow-hunter.c
Rode for Desolation Sound skunther at 8:58pm 04.01.24 If you have space, I'd use a thimble and splice over a thimble to the chain. The rope to chain spli
Bent wing keels artboas at 8:54pm 04.01.24
Rode for Desolation Sound skunther at 8:49pm 04.01.24
Ground tackle - joining rope to chain thinwater at 5:24pm 04.01.24 It should be done the way it was done. Folks with windlasses know this. A thimble/shackle system wi
Name Change smokey73 at 5:08pm 04.01.24 Part of our ceremony was pouring the toasting champagne to all four winds and also included taking a
Mooring line...... smokey73 at 4:57pm 04.01.24 We had a recent storm at our mooring field. It was strong enough to tear out the Samson Post on one
Trailer sailer = beach launch? bonkle at 4:52pm 04.01.24 That Hunter looks excellent. Seems like allot of these size boats have allot of space wasted (for my
Mooring line...... Davidasailor26 at 4:45pm 04.01.24
Trailer sailer = beach launch? john6206 at 4:39pm 04.01.24
Mooring line...... jssailem at 4:26pm 04.01.24 The problem is that the fibers have so little stretch that when they go around a bend the outer fib
Ground tackle - joining rope to chain (1) jssailem at 4:07pm 04.01.24 Check out the Mantus Swivel. It goes between your anchor and your chain. It helps to flip the anchor

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