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2007 H33 stock prop Ken13559 at 11:28pm 03.12.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/176 Those with circa 2007 H33 stock 2 blade prop, may I enquire its Diameter ' Pitch? Much appreciated.
Dodger+ Solution for Ketch Rig (2) Foswick at 4:08pm 03.12.25 Ask All Sailors 3/210 I've got a bunch of Sunbrella looking for a project. I've never been a fan of dodgers and biminis -
Ferrite Cores on Remote VHF Mic cable. sailcapt340 at 1:09pm 03.12.25 Ask All Sailors 7/270 My new Standard Horizon RAM4 Mic has 2 Ferrite Cores included in the box. They need to be fastened
Heavy barnacle attack on prop and drive shaft. SeaLuff at 11:49am 03.12.25 Ask All Sailors 17/529 I have used a prop spray paint for barnacles for 30 years in the Chesapeake Bay. It is no longer eff
Tally Ho is a Cover Girl! (1) Tally Ho at 10:11am 03.12.25 Ask All Sailors 1/217
Headliner replacement bob45 at 7:36am 03.12.25 Ask All Sailors 6/329 Hi all... I'm sure this has been brought up before, but as ideas and materials progress, I thought t
41DS chain locker slope and castling MFD at 8:14pm 03.11.25 Big Boats 0/230 The other post asking about where the windlass relay is on a 41DS got me to thinking about this agai
What is this adhesive/caulk/sealant? (1) Mike8193 at 6:34pm 03.11.25 Ask All Sailors 6/492 I am replacing my 20 year old sanitation hoses. Just started today and going well. I have a question
Towing through OR around Atlanta? Sailor Sue at 5:11pm 03.11.25 Trailer Sailors 10/675 We tow a Precision 23 from Michigan to Florida and back every year. For the past several years we h
Anyone Getting Out Much, Yet? Foswick at 3:45pm 03.11.25 Pacific North West Cruisers 11/382 Our new boat has a heating stove, which is something I have wanted to extend the comfortable sailing
Considering buying a Bayfield 29C (1) kim4995 at 10:52am 03.11.25 Ask All Sailors 5/300 I just got this Bayfield 29C surveyed. One of the things that came back was some damage on the Mast.
Towing a Precision 23 majorkong1 at 4:18am 03.11.25 Trailer Sailors 13/828 I'm considering purchasing a trailerable sailboat and recently learned about the Precision 23. It se
Lifesling Rescue This Weekend Foswick at 10:55pm 03.10.25 Ask All Sailors 14/538 You don't often see this caught on video. Over the weekend, a couple of sailors went overboard and w
O'Day RENDEZVOUS!! LouisMK at 7:51pm 03.10.25 Bigger Boats 2/365
Noob. Do you use the mainsail halyard as the main sheet? Chuck_FLA at 5:38pm 03.10.25 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/630 My halyard is SO long. Do you use it to act as the mainsheet also? The way I rigged the mainsheet wi
Looking for a Sonata spinnaker pole.... NCM at 3:14pm 03.10.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/185 Hi i am looking for a spinnaker pole for a hunter Sonata (2.43m) ~ can anyone help?
Bilge Pump rgarner001 at 10:50am 03.10.25 Ask All Sailors 4/178 I have a 1981 Tanzer 26. I want to install a bilge pump. The space below the floor boards over the b
Do you remember the morning of 2 Feb 2025 (3) jssailem at 9:11am 03.10.25 Weather and Forecasting 0/294 On that fateful full morning, Stumptown Fil, our NW resident weather prognosticator beaver, awoke. H
Bottom paint question (2) barney17 at 8:56am 03.10.25 Ask All Sailors 13/447 I have a 17' fiberglass sailboat from the 60s. I'd like to sand/primer/paint the bottom. I have 2 p
41DS Windlass New MH31 Owner at 7:47am 03.10.25 Big Boats 1/247 Anyone gone looking for the solenoid for your windlass for a 41DS? Before I start pulling panels ou

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Best way to decontaminate a siliconed window? fred1diver at 1:48pm 05.14.25 There are 2 screws (4 really but 2 hold a piece that holds the frame parts together
Best way to decontaminate a siliconed window? dLj at 1:41pm 05.14.25 The frame is aluminium, the main frame is made of 2 parts, one upper and one lower, both have a cha
Rolling seat to use to paint bottom paint..... Nichole340 at 1:38pm 05.14.25 I like your plan to stir the paint with the paddle. My usual method is mechanically shaken when pu
Best way to decontaminate a siliconed window? fred1diver at 1:17pm 05.14.25 The frame is aluminium, the main frame is made of 2 parts, one upper and one lower, both have a chan
Rolling seat to use to paint bottom paint..... (1) thinwater at 12:10pm 05.14.25 Thought I would ask if any one uses a rolling seat to sit on when you sand and paint the bottom of
Rolling seat to use to paint bottom paint..... danm1 at 12:08pm 05.14.25 I use a lock pole sander, and a stick with a paint roller to save a lot of bending. https://www.home
New technology : Lightening Protection System colemj at 12:05pm 05.14.25 No hit so far :clap: I've been helping a friend here who is refitting from a recent direct cata
Rolling seat to use to paint bottom paint..... PaulK at 12:02pm 05.14.25 Sounds like a decent idea, but it needs to have wheel stops or enough friction somehow to keep it fr
Boat Dog shemandr at 11:56am 05.14.25 Check out the Portuguese Water Dogs.
Best way to decontaminate a siliconed window? colemj at 11:53am 05.14.25 I have had good results removing old silicone residue and leaving a clean surface with this: Amazon.
37c fuel tank cleaning (1) colemj at 11:42am 05.14.25 I am not sure what constitutes a real filter. I will be using 20 micron see-through inline filters.
Best way to decontaminate a siliconed window? (2) Ralph Johnstone at 11:06am 05.14.25 Just my 2 cents worth. Adding to @dLj 's comments which are right on the mark, maybe one or two a
Boat Dog BigEasy at 10:58am 05.14.25 Also any of the retriever types used in duck hunting probably would be good. No problem with La
Blower hose and other one that I need help identifying. (3) Ralph Johnstone at 10:27am 05.14.25 Does it attach to anyting and if I replace it, how far forward should it go? Hi @niceshoes6 , and
Hunter 29.5 2GM engine vibration (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:56am 05.14.25 Show us a video of the engine running while in neutral. I'm not clear on this one myself. @Brian
Blower hose and other one that I need help identifying. Calif. Ted at 9:15am 05.14.25 Typically, there are 2 hoses, one exhaust powered by fan and one passive intake with no blower.
Best way to decontaminate a siliconed window? dLj at 9:00am 05.14.25 A couple observations. Cleaning tempered glass is easy. But you have all the other materials, the fr
Groco SBV Emergency Seacock American_Mainsail at 8:59am 05.14.25 i just wanted to stop in to thank everyone for giving their thoughts on this. My big takeaway here
Best way to decontaminate a siliconed window? JRacer at 8:54am 05.14.25 Oh. I assumed they were an acrylic. For glass, I would use acetone and then isopropyl alcohol I woul
Best way to decontaminate a siliconed window? fred1diver at 8:50am 05.14.25 I forgot to mention toon they are tempered glass

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