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Pelican Hooks for Lifelines SabreToothedEngineer at 4:31am 04.16.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2955 My relatively new-to-me Hunter 34 has pelican hooks on the lifelines, and the PO lost the one for th
Docking Rick in FL at 4:28am 04.16.15 Smaller Boats 28/3461 Hello Everyone, We have a Hunter 26 and when I am docking the I find it is a little difficult to
Starting batteries for consumption clausjepsen at 12:47am 04.16.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1302 A guy told me, that he has installed starting batteries for bis power bank and that works very well
Deck light clausjepsen at 12:43am 04.16.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1465 On the panel there is a switch for deck light on my Oceanis 361 from 2000, but there is no lamp in t
What's this ground wire and where should it go (1) Dannotti at 11:11pm 04.15.15 Mid-Size Boats 5/1421 I found this large green ground wire laying on bottom of hull behind aft cabin bulkhead. It has a ey
Replacement Windex Diablito at 10:35pm 04.15.15 Big Boats 2/1218 Hello everyone. I have a 1997 376. She has been very nicely maintained but is beginning to need
Hunter 33 auto pilot upgrade Dannotti at 10:34pm 04.15.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/913 I am replacing my spx 5 and st6002 auto pilot with the Evo 100 and p70. I have the acu 100 installed
Beneteau 45 Saildrive Prop TFrere at 8:04pm 04.15.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1119 Have a friend who just bought a 45' Oceanis 2012 model. He is moving it and lost one of the blades
Aerospace 303 protectant on PVC dink Mark Maulden at 7:59pm 04.15.15 Ask All Sailors 4/1421 Cleaned up the dink several weeks ago and treated with it. Rolled it up until today when i took it
Homemade boom vang Sunriseflames at 6:47pm 04.15.15 Chrysler 1/5672 Anyone have any recommendation on making a homemade boom vang with some pulleys for my Buccaneer?
Poli Glow Canonshooternb at 6:23pm 04.15.15 Ask All Sailors 13/4791 I have read some of the articles from Maine Sail and Buff waxing but would also be intersted on hear
Adjusting the Mast Stays Rick in FL at 5:56pm 04.15.15 Smaller Boats 7/2242 Hi Everyone, We have a Hunter 26 and my 4 port and starboard mast stays appear to be loose becaus
No Anchor light this season,electr. questions (2) DAVA390 at 5:28pm 04.15.15 Ask All Sailors 30/5170 So, Ive had this P23 2 seasons now. Was proud of myself for fixing the lights and installing a new s
Shopping for New Sails entmejia at 4:52pm 04.15.15 Smaller Boats 17/2390 I received a small amount of unexpected hobby money, so I thought I would shop for new sails and pos
R & R Clipper Marine 21 keel lifting system hardware DreamCatcherCapt at 3:34pm 04.15.15 Trailer Sailors 13/6204 Please help!! I am in need of knowledge related to restoration of my Clipper Marine 21 keel trunk a
Hunter 326 view Raeky1 at 3:06pm 04.15.15 Mid-Size Boats 1/816 Help!! I think I'm interested in purchasing a used Hunter 326. but have never seen one other than th
Hunter 460 for Offshore Use/Extended Cruising 29palmsailor at 2:27pm 04.15.15 Big Boats 27/11149 We bought a 2000 Hunter 460 in January and are working toward an extended trip with probable offshor
Water in Hunter460 Chain Locker 29palmsailor at 2:20pm 04.15.15 Big Boats 5/1267 We bought a 2000 Hunter 460 in January. It has holes just above the waterline on the bow outside of
Fan mount in v-berth ppm411 at 2:06pm 04.15.15 Catalina 22 4/1060 I'd like to mount a fan on the ceiling a few inches forward of the compression post. Any ideas on ho
Hatch Tent Bad Obsession at 1:37pm 04.15.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1980 I have found that having a hatch tent for a boat is really nice when you are out cruising. I have

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Elk Grass focus group discussions MikeHoncho at 6:14am 11.02.23 While diving all over the south Puget sound, the only place I have seen eel grass is at depths of 10
Square top main on water ballast? shemandr at 6:13am 11.02.23 For many boats that are performance oriented and/or have class associations the forestay length is o
What material do people use to help make less noticeable scratches in white hull???? My h260 has a few scratches. JBP-PA at 6:04am 11.02.23 I've used the Evercoat Gel Coat Repair kit that includes gel coat paste and several pigments. It's
Rewiring masthead and forward steaming light JBP-PA at 5:55am 11.02.23 I used one cable for the top of the mast (2 wire in my case, I do not have a tricolor on top) , and
Rewiring masthead and forward steaming light JBP-PA at 5:46am 11.02.23 Use continous or double length mouse/ messenger wires. That way if your messenger to wire connection
Elk Grass focus group discussions (1) RoyS at 5:10am 11.02.23 In Boston Harbor there is an anchorage at Peddocks Island that has been used by sailors since the Pi
winterizing ysm12 142 riverview at 5:08am 11.02.23 motor is unable to start as it has been removed from engine bay and is resting in salon area. I w
winterizing ysm12 142 riverview at 4:57am 11.02.23 not able to start motor to winterize. Is there a way to drain raw water from yanmar ysm12 to keep b
MaxProp prop kappykaplan at 4:04am 11.02.23 Go for it! You won't regret it.
MaxProp prop LydieBP at 3:57am 11.02.23 Thanks again for all your user experience feedback. I just purchased this sailboat in a distant regi
Rewiring masthead and forward steaming light dlochner at 3:54am 11.02.23 Absolutely do not use the mast as a ground. You will be inviting all kinds of corrosion problems. U
Rewiring masthead and forward steaming light dLj at 1:02am 11.02.23 I found it easier to take the mast down and do the rewiring with the mast on saw horses. I personal
Contact Will Gilmore at 8:58pm 11.01.23
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? chuckwayne at 8:50pm 11.01.23 Looking at the photo there is a maybe 12 ga wire running from the negative to the positive on the b
Catalina 320 Heat Pump AC not working Ted10028 at 8:48pm 11.01.23 yes water is being discharged at a fairly large volume it seems to me. I like your suggestion about
What material do people use to help make less noticeable scratches in white hull???? My h260 has a few scratches. Davenport at 8:10pm 11.01.23 Anyone try the new fiberglass scratch fixes in a tube????? Like "MagicEzy Fiberglass Repair". YouTu
Square top main on water ballast? massnspace at 7:59pm 11.01.23
Catalina 320 Heat Pump AC not working Don S/V ILLusion at 6:54pm 11.01.23 Does "water cycles through unit" mean water is discharging through the discharge port? If so, you do
Square top main on water ballast? shemandr at 6:39pm 11.01.23 Regarding price a tri radial is going to cost more. For me I would have the sail fitted to the boa
macerator doesn't have enough oumph Rick at 5:07pm 11.01.23 Thanks everyone! My macerator is the Jabsco 18590-2094. When I stopped getting vaccuum I installed

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