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New to the forum & new to sailing Windtherapy at 8:03am 05.07.15 Day Sailers 8/1060 Hi everybody. Great site and hope to learn a lot here and have millions of questions. I just bought
Hunter 35.5 battery discharge sls11115 at 7:27am 05.07.15 Big Boats 4/1354 I am a new Hunter owner and am having problems with constant battery discharge. I can find nothing
Idle speed sailcruiser at 7:13am 05.07.15 S2 15/2649 How fast does your boat go forward at idle speed? I'm looking for speed not taking current or tide
Fisher Panda Bearing Replacement (3) ice breaker at 6:06am 05.07.15 Big Boats 6/1303 There was a thread back around Xmas that spoke to the undocumented fisher panda bearing needing to b
H34 mast wiring a65sailor at 5:30am 05.07.15 Big Boats 5/953 Are there only 4 wires for the mast lights? A ground, anchor light, steaming light, and deck light p
CDI Furler for Parts Jim Legere at 5:22am 05.07.15 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/1164 CDI Furler for Parts - GONE I recently replaced the original CDI furler on my 1983 H37C. I replaced
slipaway kennya at 5:03am 05.07.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/806 what type plywood used in a 1986 h28.5
Squeaky hatch cover hitchh at 4:08am 05.07.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1457 I have 83 27'. The hatch cover to the salon makes a VERY LOAD squeal when I pull it closed. It mak
Removing keel holding bolts (1) CATALINA22LTU at 1:45am 05.07.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/843 Hi everyone, just bought Catalina22 '85. During preperation for painting decided to remove keel for
Mast wiring Frednick at 12:07am 05.07.15 Catalina 22 4/1545 Hey folks, I am still working on our boat (we bought it five months ago) and I found that there is
Oceanis 48 cockpit cushions Sailborabora at 9:09pm 05.06.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 23/3624 Getting new boat ready for commissioning: Worthwhile to get a cushion for the stern transom bench
C400 rotten wood in mast step RonWG at 7:23pm 05.06.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/822 HAs anyone else seen this problem, my boat hull #37 is rotten it appears they forgot to seal the bol
Davits for 2006 Hunter 38 kenvail at 4:58pm 05.06.15 Big Boats 24/6440 I am planning on adding davits to my Hunter 38 this spring, but with the two storage compartments on
Keel bolt accessole plugs- 26S priariesailor at 4:11pm 05.06.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1170 I have a '92 26S with a missing keel bolt access plug (on the wet side of the bottom of the hull) D
Main Sail: "Runout" For Conversion to Loose-Footed rardiH36 at 3:54pm 05.06.15 Ask All Sailors 0/992 On my garage floor is a main sail that I have been modifying. It will be loose footed. This conve
Sailing from Gulf Breeze Fl to The Keys MsFritzE at 3:35pm 05.06.15 Destinations 7/2532 Hi, I'm relatively new to sailing however my boyfriend and I are boat people who work and play on th
Pearson 28 power Dave Pearson 28 power at 2:06pm 05.06.15 Pearson 0/781 I own a 1965 Pearson power boat. #173 I'm wondering if anyone has info on the history of this boat.
Hello and H23 Bottom Painting Suggestions dhaberman at 11:33am 05.06.15 Smaller Boats 17/1960 Hello all I am new to the forum and new to Hunter (and sail boat) ownership. I recently purchased a
Line drawings for a 270 half model johnareeves at 11:31am 05.06.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/480 I have a local fella who is very skilled at making half models. He's already completed several H28'
current deal on GPS/Depthsounder willsnow at 10:26am 05.06.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1425 I was just scrolling through GPS/AIS radios and saw this little bugger. Once you click add to cart,

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Rainwater leak under cockpit deck LloydB at 10:02am 01.12.23 Clean off and out as much of the hardened caulking that you can then replace with butyl tape. The bu
C310 Spreader boots, cleaning and masthead maintenance? LakeOntario270 at 10:01am 01.12.23 Goo-gone, soap/car wash and water are all I would use. Any abrasive to clean the spreaders will rem
Buying a Boat Outside Canada without a License ?? Prairie Virgin Sailor at 9:58am 01.12.23 there were a few Contessa 32s sold recently in BC. Here is one in Ontario: https://www.bayshoreyach
Buying a Boat Outside Canada without a License ?? Prairie Virgin Sailor at 9:51am 01.12.23 It's a harmonized tax in the EU and the UK. Think GST +PST You MAY not have to pay the U.K. VA
old fixer upper. winter movie PaulK at 9:45am 01.12.23 Interesting boat and video. Hope Coronet Coronet1885 comes out as nicely.
Hunter 380 muffler kloudie1 at 9:42am 01.12.23 It probably can be patched and reinforced with some fiberglass cloth and epoxy.. A local fiberglass
Buying a Boat Outside Canada without a License ?? Leeward Rail at 9:34am 01.12.23 Because I am unable to find any Contessa 32s in Western Canada, I would come to the UK to purchase
Number of Poles in Hitachi LR180-03C Alternator LloydB at 9:31am 01.12.23 ''I'd buy it regardless of any price." you can find it but if you wanna delete it you have to pay a
Buying a Boat Outside Canada without a License ?? Leeward Rail at 9:22am 01.12.23 I'm not familiar with "VAT". Can you expand on this? It's a harmonized tax in the EU and the UK.
Spider Cracks in gel coat Davidasailor26 at 9:16am 01.12.23 All good ideas above about exploring the area and possible ways to repair the core. If the deck surf
Spider Cracks in gel coat jssailem at 8:57am 01.12.23
Spider Cracks in gel coat shemandr at 8:08am 01.12.23 It seems to me the area of craze lines is fairly broad. I'd say that could mean a broader area of s
replacing internal mast halyards on tartan 33 Scott T-Bird at 7:46am 01.12.23 If you should make an offer on this boat, factor in the cost of the new halyards and the cost of i
Buying a Boat Outside Canada without a License ?? Scott T-Bird at 7:38am 01.12.23 Sounds to me like you will need to gain some specific knowledge both for your new boat's registratio
replacing internal mast halyards on tartan 33 dlochner at 7:37am 01.12.23 When purchasing a boat the common advice is to have the seller pay to fix whatever needs fixing. The
replacing internal mast halyards on tartan 33 Scott T-Bird at 7:26am 01.12.23 The bicycle chain trick is probably the most commonly used way by yard workers. If it's not your bo
Buying a Boat Outside Canada without a License ?? Prairie Virgin Sailor at 7:18am 01.12.23 OK, you shouldn't have need of a license beyond what your country requires as long as you buy and l
replacing internal mast halyards on tartan 33 yawstick at 6:50am 01.12.23 the exit holes were up off the deck a fair amount and 3 feet or so apart vertically there is winch t
H240 bulkhead thickness patbratton at 6:29am 01.12.23 I'm building a wooden organizer to add some storage for sunglasses, sunscreen, reading material, et
replacing internal mast halyards on tartan 33 Leeward Rail at 6:28am 01.12.23 a piece of bicycle chain works well as the weight. Use a magnet to fish the chain out of the exit s

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