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Painting old boat. Bill Groves at 9:50am 10.12.22 Grampian 3/574 I have a 1974 - 26' Grampian. The hull is in good condition. Can anyone suggest a paint which can
dry dock Gabriel74 at 9:33am 10.12.22 Ask All Sailors 4/619 i need to get my 28 ft sloop out of the water to redo the underside paint. my 2 years is up. my boat
26' Grampian Name Plates. Bill Groves at 9:30am 10.12.22 Grampian 4/627 Does any company redo name plates on side of cabin and at cabin entryway? Does any company sell the
Raymarine electronics hookup help (3) Frill at 5:02am 10.12.22 Ask All Sailors 14/947 I am trying to get farmiliar with the boat eletronics such as chart plotter, Ais, and auto helm. I a
Hunter 27-3 furling mast woes SteveandMaryAnn at 6:04pm 10.11.22 Mid-Size Boats 7/1149 On our new-to-us 2005 Hunter 27-3 has a US Spars furling mast with Doyle Sails. We broke the halyar
Anodes, test cell, fresh water & hull potential. SycloneDriver at 5:58pm 10.11.22 Ask All Sailors 35/1569 I have recently taken an interest in anodes and underwater corrosion. In all the time I've had boat
US Spars mast parts SteveandMaryAnn at 5:25pm 10.11.22 Parts Search 1/695 I am looking for a halyard swivel on a US Spars z300 mast from 2005.
Transom seat in sugar scoop 1997 340 (paint?) TRS80sailor at 1:53pm 10.11.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/973 What would you use to paint the underside of the seat (that you flip when you access the sugar scoop
Advice on instruments (1) Cederholm at 1:13pm 10.11.22 Ask All Sailors 33/2212 Hi all, I'm refurbishing a 1980 Catalina 30 for coastal cruising in and around Long Island sound.
I bought it, now for the cribs... (1) HeelBoy at 12:21pm 10.11.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1094
IN Boom Main Sail Furling Albern at 10:19am 10.11.22 Mid-Size Boats 10/1570 Anyone have experience installing in boom furling on their catalina 315 Mine has in mast furling n
Invest 93L --> Tropical Storm Karl (1) JamesG161 at 7:37am 10.11.22 Weather and Forecasting 1/1191 Popped up this morning in the southern Gulf of Mexico. Looking like a Rain event since a lot of V
Beneteau 311 swing, center board version comments beny235 at 6:45am 10.11.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/578 We are very interested to hear your comments on the sailing performance of this boat, on all points
Where can I find taller stanchions ? xavpil at 5:05am 10.11.22 Ask All Sailors 6/663
Cleaning bilge smell from carpet? adamv at 8:36pm 10.10.22 Ask All Sailors 7/554 Through an unfortunate combination of maintanence failures (leaky stuffing box + corroded off altern
Dual engine controllers confusion xavpil at 7:43pm 10.10.22 Ask All Sailors 25/1522 i just bought a used Catalina 27 and the dual engine controllers confuses me. I get that the longest
Sea water filling holding tank tadd5181 at 6:50pm 10.10.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/609 I own a 2000 Hunter 420. Recently the rear holding tank guage has show full when it should not be f
Hunter 23.5 Trailer Fender Source Tom L at 6:46pm 10.10.22 Smaller Boats 2/582 The fenders on my trailer for my Hunter 23.5 have rusted out and are starting to crumble. The trail
Leaky screws holding steering gear cover on Hunter 36 - any better solutions? AndyL at 2:39pm 10.10.22 Big Boats 12/768 On my 2004 Hunter 36 the steering gear cover just behind the helm is held down by coarse threaded sc
Inherited a 1980 Cat 30 Cederholm at 1:42pm 10.10.22 Catalina 30 24/2407 Hi all, excited to join the group here. After restoring and enjoying a Catalina 27 for many years I

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Birth orientation in Hunter 40.5 jssailem at 11:50am 05.09.24 Welcome to the world of SBO. The Hunter is a nice boat. Berth orientation can be an enjoyment facto
Hot water tank colin59 at 11:49am 05.09.24 thanks Ralph, will post when I get to it. Lots of investigation first.... Colin
Birth orientation in Hunter 40.5 Don S/V ILLusion at 11:25am 05.09.24
Birth orientation in Hunter 40.5 kappykaplan at 11:16am 05.09.24 Thanks! Nothing says newbie like confusing a bed in a boat with bringing human life into the world!
Birth orientation in Hunter 40.5 jcreamer at 11:14am 05.09.24 Thanks! Nothing says newbie like confusing a bed in a boat with bringing human life into the world!
Birth orientation in Hunter 40.5 kappykaplan at 11:09am 05.09.24 Welcome to the forum! :beer: It's a berth.
Stove Cover DArcy at 10:43am 05.09.24 The cover on my boat is OEM. It fits over top of the stove and pot holders and has two latches to ke
"Doghouse" aft bulkhead 37c monocerosin at 10:37am 05.09.24 There are almost no 'structural plywood bulkheads" in the sense of plywood tabbed to the hull and
"Doghouse" aft bulkhead 37c Jim Legere at 10:21am 05.09.24 You are talking to a former owner who has done more poking around a Hunter 37 Cutter over a period o
trailer my boat to florida TinkerToy Sailor at 9:53am 05.09.24 thanks all. I agree about the weight loaded. I'm estimating about 1800lbs and i have a Honda crv, on
Hot water tank Ralph Johnstone at 9:21am 05.09.24 Hi @colin59 , I have not seen the same signs of a perforated tank but live in fear of the day it d
Stove Cover (1) Hello Below at 8:51am 05.09.24 How do you deal with the all important pot holders? I assume you would have to remove the 4 of them
Maybe we have earned it justsomeguy at 8:20am 05.09.24 Thank you all for your conderation. ;)
Rode hard and put away wet Dalliance at 8:19am 05.09.24
trailer my boat to florida rgranger at 8:17am 05.09.24 Trailer and motor need to be considered Yep @Crazy Dave Condon is right. You should plan an on a
T-Track parts on McMaster? Joe at 7:53am 05.09.24 FYI, the track pictured in the inset is not the same as the standard T-Track found on most productio
trailer my boat to florida Crazy Dave Condon at 7:47am 05.09.24 Trailer and motor need to be considered
O'day 23-2 Topping lift Joe at 7:38am 05.09.24 The sail's feature you refer to is the "roach". Many sailmakers will recommend a larger roach to i
How to remove Varnish from gelcoat Project_Mayhem at 7:31am 05.09.24 I'd feel more comfortable with sandpaper or magic eraser than a razor blade
Rode hard and put away wet Project_Mayhem at 7:30am 05.09.24 Same here, my wife said "it looks like a space ship", I said "Or a stainless steel dumpster". The

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