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Deck to Hull Joint - 460 vs 466 txH2oSkier at 6:24pm 12.01.14 Big Boats 7/2030 Hi All, I'm about to purchase a Hunter 466 and have heard about problems with the deck to hull join
OpenCPN and Google Earth... (1) Sumner at 5:33pm 12.01.14 Ask All Sailors 3/2173 Some of you probably know that in Florida we used SeaClear on the ship's computer to do all of our n
Swing Keel Therapy Viesail at 4:29pm 12.01.14 Smaller Boats 25/3724 Hey folks, I've got a Hunter 22 that has been having trouble sailing into the wind. I figured it
forward water tank tb4sail at 4:19pm 12.01.14 Big Boats 27/5193 need to replace the forward water tank on my 42 passage. would appreciate any advice on the replacem
Barient winch difficult to turn rogjack2 at 4:15pm 12.01.14 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1069 Some time ago a member indicated that he brought his barient winch to a machine shop to have the dru
teak floor Varro at 3:59pm 12.01.14 Big Boats 3/1915 I want to contact the company who makes the teak floor in the main head of the new 445 visited at th
Coast Guard Regs : Cabin Heaters unclecurt at 3:09pm 12.01.14 Ask All Sailors 9/3381 I'm planning to add a solid fuel heater to the pilothouse cabin of my Nimble Arctic. It will be eith
Halyard and Sheet Replacement Steve21992 at 1:28pm 12.01.14 Ask All Sailors 12/2647 It's time again to replace some lines on our ex-Moorings Beneteau 440 In particular the Main Halyard
Topping lift tzuelke at 12:57pm 12.01.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/1822 I need to replace the topping lift on my 1990 Hunter 27. Does anyone know how the topping lift is a
Helm Deck Soft Panamax at 10:44am 12.01.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/861 Have a 2006 H36. The removable deck below the helm (and extending aft to the swim platform) is soft
Southern California's Cruising Challenge Kings Gambit at 10:41am 12.01.14 Ask All Sailors 11/1754 Unlike the nice, protected waters of the east coast's estuaries and rivers, or of British Columbia's
Preventing Mold and Mildew markwbird at 10:32am 12.01.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/3491 So I have a mildew problem. With colder and wetter weather these last few weeks I went from a milde
Teak Bi-parting Door to Head (1) Anonymous 121765 at 10:05am 12.01.14 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 2/5642 Guys, For anyone that can use this, I took my door off 15 years ago. While cleaning out my garage
Glow Plug Short ?? dawsoncrash at 9:15am 12.01.14 Big Boats 3/1144 Hi- I have a 1989 Catalina 36 with a 3 position ignition switch. When I go to position 3 to heat the
Don't Laugh, please Bristol Mike at 7:08am 12.01.14 Bristol 6/2988 When sailing yesterday... I some how last my kicker (6hp) overboard... I was out for 6 hours and hav
Jump starter Rick J B at 6:51am 12.01.14 Big Boats 10/2363 Hi All! I'm seeking your valuable insights on recommendations for a portable jump starter for my Ca
getting south to warm weather Jim Seamans at 5:45am 12.01.14 Ask All Sailors 13/1512 Joan and I have made great progress in the last two weeks. We left Cobb Island on Nov 16 and made St
I'm purchasing a 1987 H28.5 today timtim at 5:19am 12.01.14 Mid-Size Boats 6/1811 Hello, my name is Tim. I looked at the H28.5 the other day and now I'm buying today. Hope you dont
Copper wire lighting ground EnginesForward at 4:15am 12.01.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1577 I have removed my swing keel for overhaul and complete re glassing. I have a copper wire which runs
Minney's STWinches rbringle at 9:06pm 11.30.14 Ask All Sailors 15/2121 Minney's Yacht Surplus, Costa Mesa, CA has Chromed Lewmar 30 Self Tailing winches for $495. They ar

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Rabbit starts Davidasailor26 at 6:31pm 09.24.23 Interesting to have one of the competitors run the automated horn. Makes it easy if the starting li
HELP! Need hardware for mast spreaders Kirby at 6:27pm 09.24.23 Thanks everyone! Got the part from Cape Cod Shipbuilding. Had a great sail on Thursday.
Rabbit starts PaulK at 6:19pm 09.24.23 Interesting to have one of the competitors run the automated horn. Makes it easy if the starting lin
Replacing the Switch Panel on an 88 boat (7) ...3TacksontheWater at 5:59pm 09.24.23 Well, progress is being made, albeit very slowly. Why, you may ask ties directly into my New Halyard
Legend 43 stock propellor baycloud at 5:16pm 09.24.23 I have a 1996 37.5. I am a fan of 3 bladed props as when in high wind situations the two bladed pr
1993 Hunter 42 Passage CC: Leaking near a few of the keel bolts. Ulcer time. BabuBoat at 5:14pm 09.24.23 Once I get her in a sling, I will update progress here. Thanks everyone for their helpful suggestio
Any C275 Owners moving up from a Capri 22? drewlamparello at 3:14pm 09.24.23 I had a 2007 Capri 22 before my 2017 Cat275. The Capri was a great lake boat. when I moved to the co
Deck paint recommendations (1) Nashville_Blues at 3:02pm 09.24.23 It's time to repaint. I'm not the original owner, but it looks like the deck has never been painte
Deck paint recommendations Nashville_Blues at 2:59pm 09.24.23 You are absolutely right, once painted you can't go back. And perhaps it has already been painted.
Dry bilge in H49/50 Laid-back at 2:38pm 09.24.23 As the gulper pump can run even if dry, is it even necessary to use the drain box? Just hook it up t
Deception Pass. Hayden Watson at 1:55pm 09.24.23 I found this video of Deception Pass. It was taken on a fairly low flood current but does show how
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter Don S/V ILLusion at 11:59am 09.24.23 Are you saying that if I turn off the power to the splitter and the VHF, the AIS will transmit norm
Just a bit too much heel and helm Don Guillette at 11:58am 09.24.23 We have a reasonably tender boat that does not mind being pressed on but I would like to have a pro
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter dlochner at 11:42am 09.24.23 Are you saying that if I turn off the power to the splitter and the VHF, the AIS will transmit norm
23.5 unsinkable??? Roland5048 at 11:37am 09.24.23 Several years ago, a friend and I tried to sink a 25' sailboat hull. Dang thing would not go down.
1990 MacGregor 26s steering mechanism stickinthemud57 at 11:34am 09.24.23 Which part of your steering mechanism is bent? Could you provide some photos?
Dripless Shaft Seal Cooling water Ralph Johnstone at 11:30am 09.24.23 Here's the installation instruction on my LasDrop Gen II Why can't Sureseal have instructions lik
1993 Hunter 42 Passage CC: Leaking near a few of the keel bolts. Ulcer time. Ralph Johnstone at 11:22am 09.24.23 On that subject, at least one person suggested that if it's epoxied to the hull, I'm in for a big w
Legend Mast Tuning - pumping, new rigging baycloud at 11:07am 09.24.23 Interesting - so you only use 1 compressor and do a spillover? I was considering that...it sounds li
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter stephen_i_w at 10:56am 09.24.23 Antennas are not really expensive. A second antenna will work much better than a splitter. I simpl

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