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Installing Cockpit Coushion Snaps Panamax at 11:45am 05.16.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/3096 Ones anyone have any experience installing snaps for cockpit cushions? Getting ready to drill into
Asymmetric Spinnaker Tack KZW at 11:07am 05.16.15 Catalina 310 6/1947 I'm looking into adding an asymmetric spinnaker. For those 310 owners who run one, where do you tack
Epoxy isn't adhering in some areas Don Crowther at 10:15am 05.16.15 Ask All Sailors 18/2892 Hello I find myself needing some advice again from the Forum. I've attached a picture of the projec
Amsteel loops and shackles. (4) Indysailor at 9:52am 05.16.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1428 I've been experimenting with 3/16 Amsteel line, making loops and soft shackles. The loops are especi
H26-Best Location For Midship Dock Line Cleat BrianW at 9:13am 05.16.15 Smaller Boats 11/1551 I want to install install a dock line cleat midship on my H26. Have any of y'all done this. Hull/dec
Where does this go? (1) SDLars at 7:30am 05.16.15 Smaller Boats 8/863 Getting the cabin put back together on my son's H23 and have found a piece that I can't figure out w
Battery Terminal Short-Circuit Protection (10) Maine Sail at 7:21am 05.16.15 Musings With Maine Sail 16/10117 I have been asked numerous times what the rules are about protecting battery terminals and how I do
Yamaha 4 Stroke 9.9 Question (1) Ward H at 6:40am 05.16.15 Ask All Sailors 22/11658 I saw something on my 2013 Yamaha 4 Stroke T9.9 I hadn't noticed before. About 1/3rd down on the sh
Keel fixing - is soft filler normal hjohnp at 6:05am 05.16.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/858 Hi friends. Our Hunter Legend 36, made in England, 2003, has soft infill at the leading and trailing
Heads (toilet) in 1970's Catalina 22 Gillingham at 5:55am 05.16.15 Catalina 22 11/5978 Hi Catalina sailors... We have a Catalina 22 (called a Jaguar 22 here in the UK) from the late 1970
Weld on galv/black iron exhaust riser scherzoja at 5:26am 05.16.15 Engines and Propulsion 7/1429 I'm replacing my steel pipe exhaust riser with another one and want to know if there is any problem
Frozen seacock KenzieToo at 5:02am 05.16.15 Pearson 5/1761 I'm restoring a 1972 P30 and all of the sea cocks are frozen. Before I replace them as they are ver
Towing a oday 222 peterbud at 4:17am 05.16.15 Ask An Oday Owner 2/753 I am looking at a Nissan Frontier av with the 6cyl and 4x4. I was wondering if anyone had any exper
Buyers broker recommendation in San Diego Celtic_Wind at 3:05am 05.16.15 Ask All Sailors 5/930 My wife and I are retired and moving to San Diego and are interested in using a buyers broker to hel
daysailing in the southeast donjudy at 1:58am 05.16.15 Trailer Sailors 7/2837 I am a novice and have usually sailed on local lakes but I am looking for some suggestions as to the
water and holding tank "gauge" rdavis6507 at 8:10pm 05.15.15 Big Boats 3/1311 Does anyone know where to find the "gauge" for water and holding tanks for 2002 Hunter 410? The pus
1985 26' O'Day bilge pump Windtherapy at 6:09pm 05.15.15 Day Sailers 7/1880 Has anybody installed an electric bilge pump on a 1985 26" O'Day?
Luff tension Mark Maulden at 4:35pm 05.15.15 Ask All Sailors 13/2744 Do you relieve luff tension on a furled headsail?
Catalina 27 '84 std - tack block for ASpin Kopite at 4:17pm 05.15.15 Mid-Size Boats 6/1187 Hi, my boat came with an ASpin, but there is no block for the tack. I have a Harken furler. Any rec
Handrails for Macgregor 22 (1981)? pajcrowley at 2:55pm 05.15.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1152 Hi, Wondering if someone could help point me to the best place to get replacement handrails for m

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Lake Erie to Lake Michigan on sailboat. Is it possible? jon hansen at 8:26pm 07.05.23 i'm a paper nav man, old school. i would get the richardson cruising guide for lake erie, lake huro
Water balast leak in Hunter 260 rgranger at 8:14pm 07.05.23
Com-Pac 16 tabernacle/mast step HELP rgranger at 8:13pm 07.05.23 Pics would help
Paint stripper and gel coat rgranger at 8:08pm 07.05.23 Try barkeepers friend or some other cleaner with Oxalic acid
Adler Barbour Compressor "Pumping" when on Battery Power Johnb at 7:48pm 07.05.23 Lets ask the question nobody seems to think of. Did it ever work right or is this a new problem?
Lake Erie to Lake Michigan on sailboat. Is it possible? Marmalade at 7:41pm 07.05.23 Michigan has a great network of state/city/municipal harbors every 20-30 miles along the Lake Huron
Waste tank plumbing idea... dlochner at 7:31pm 07.05.23 Using a high quality hose, like Raritan Saniflex will also reduce holding tank odor as will using a
Can anyone explain this southern Atlantic pattern of July 4? (1) jssailem at 7:08pm 07.05.23 Looking at the wind patterns from 39,000 feet you can see the steering winds that create and drive t
Fuel (In)Efficiency jssailem at 6:55pm 07.05.23 Train yourself now to think in terms of how much running time is left in the tank, rather than mile
Waste tank plumbing idea... Tally Ho at 6:02pm 07.05.23 Yes, you are right that the the low end of the hose will be filled with waste, and hasten the demise
Lake Erie to Lake Michigan on sailboat. Is it possible? Tally Ho at 5:54pm 07.05.23 Check your route, and note the various marinas and mark them on a map or make a list. I was bringin
O'day 28 Head Finished Clutch Cargo at 5:43pm 07.05.23 Love the work. I don't think I have a tube coming off my vacuum breaker. What does it do?? Never
2004 Hunter Passage 420 Questions Mike H. at 4:46pm 07.05.23 My H430 is only slightly bigger, but same for the most part. Jim... Thanks Jim!
2004 Hunter Passage 420 Questions Mike H. at 4:45pm 07.05.23 Welcome to the 420 CC I have the same year and love the vessel. Don hit all the right answers. s
Stray current / galvanic current corrosion Maine Sail at 4:45pm 07.05.23 Time to hire an ABYC corrosion specialist. This is not simple galvanic corrosion. The odds are about
Lake Erie to Lake Michigan on sailboat. Is it possible? kappykaplan at 4:37pm 07.05.23 how can I know where I could hide? It's called voyage planning. Study the charts that you will us
Lake Erie to Lake Michigan on sailboat. Is it possible? xavpil at 4:18pm 07.05.23 ! Know where you can jump off the lake and hide / ride out a storm how can I know where I could hi
Weather forecast... kappykaplan at 4:05pm 07.05.23 biggest boat that I've ever seen aground on a low tide Wow! :beer:
Small, easy soloing daysailing sailboat choice? jssailem at 3:44pm 07.05.23 lapstrake hulls I discovered the lap strake hull on The Montgomery 15. I felt it served 2 function
Small, easy soloing daysailing sailboat choice? SFS at 3:17pm 07.05.23 If you are bitten by a wood boat, this looks interesting. Built on a Danish design from 1956. She i

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