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Looking at buying a Hunter 36 with moisture in the deck Waves of Possibility at 4:02pm 03.10.14 The Cherubini Hunters 11/2351 Greetings Hunter Community, I am a graduate student in Portland OR looking to buy my first boat whi
Storrage Space (7) shanker at 3:25pm 03.10.14 Smaller Boats 12/1424 Under the captains chair there is a locker that stores the gas tank, steering cables etc... The pr
Silver lining - Great Lakes water up 14 inches for 2014. dlandersson at 2:31pm 03.10.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1437 Silver lining - Great Lakes water up 14 inches for 2014. :D http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article
Plumbing the Depths Roger Long at 2:07pm 03.10.14 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 6/4638
Pop top support replacement jjsbiggs at 1:51pm 03.10.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1045 For those of you that have donated one of the supports for your pop top to Davy Jones as I have I th
Untie the Lines Joe at 1:36pm 03.10.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1443 Nike has posted a new episode........ very little about the project... but she seems in better spiri
St. Thomas Lost Parent at 12:56pm 03.10.14 Ask All Sailors 0/508 Anybody in St. Thomas at the moment ?
Hunter 340 Windlass OfflineTN at 12:34pm 03.10.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/3731 I am wanting to add a windlass to my Hunter 340. I was curious if anyone knew which windlass was in
40.5 Refrigeration Question Michael G at 11:21am 03.10.14 Big Boats 3/1156 Does anyone know if hunter 40.5 Legends were ever produced with a spillover type refrigerator system
Battery Monitors jsalley at 11:14am 03.10.14 Musings With Maine Sail 8/2338 Hi MS - buying and soon upgrading a new-to-me C355. First project will be to add a battery monitor.
New Mainsail H380 charliegrau at 10:43am 03.10.14 Big Boats 7/1145 Well, I'm tired of wrestling w/my baggy roller furling main. It wrinkles, it jams, and it wears me
Re-bedding exterior teak on Catalina 30 DearPrudence at 10:29am 03.10.14 Catalina 30 2/936 Forgive me if this has been discussed already but... I have removed, stained and clear coated the ex
Keel damage on Catalina 30, need help! (3) ChangsinLattitudes at 9:41am 03.10.14 Ask All Sailors 12/1757 Hello all, Went to see a Catalina 30 in North East, MD 2 days ago. Really liked the boat, seems li
1988 Catalina 30 forward hatch replacement/repair jwadd at 9:00am 03.10.14 Catalina 30 4/4505 My 1988 Catalina 30 forward hatch glass has cracks where the handles go through the glass. The decal
Any marine store in Cologne, Germany Ken13559 at 8:50am 03.10.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1140 Got a business trip next week to France and Germany. Looking to do some shopping at Marine stores
vehicle choice fred1diver at 8:33am 03.10.14 Trailer Sailors 18/5625 hey everyone, I'm about to change my vehicle, what do you use to tow your boat around, so far I'm l
Beneteau 42 cc Vitor souto at 8:30am 03.10.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/949 Going to put an offer on beneteau 42cc ,can I have some comments regarding these boats,sailing,perfo
BVIs vs. USVIs Winkfish at 7:53am 03.10.14 Ask All Sailors 4/773 Just got back from a fantastic week in the BVIs. This was the 2nd bareboat charter there for me and
Acetone as a Dewaxer? ChattOday at 7:37am 03.10.14 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1400 Will acetone act as a dewaxer for fiberglass? 1977 Oday 22. Want to re-paint the hull, change th
First cruise of the season SoCal Brian D at 7:20am 03.10.14 Destinations 5/2061 Well the season is all year long in SoCal, but the first cruise for me is this coming weekend. Headi

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Strange Belt Wear Ralph Johnstone at 8:28am 09.20.22 The belt has reached the EOL, change, tension and go sailing. which leads me to believe that you
Can't raise the tiller because the traveler is in the way Leeward Rail at 8:17am 09.20.22 I'm going to run out to the boat this afternoon... I'll see if that forward hole in the tiller atta
Arch on bigger hunters (1) jssailem at 8:04am 09.20.22 Strength and stability would be my first concerns. You could build the unit out of stout aluminum tu
Can't raise the tiller because the traveler is in the way Jamesiv1 at 8:01am 09.20.22 @Leeward Rail - Very nice!! I like the fast pin suggestion. I'm going to run out to the boat this a
Arch on bigger hunters calypso36 at 8:00am 09.20.22 Or, buy a Hunter. I'm not being facetious. The arch and traveller must handle tremendous loads. Mine
H376 squeaks and scratchy sounds from the headboard area of the master cabin. Diablito at 8:00am 09.20.22
Ideas to reinforce outboard bracket for trailering Leeward Rail at 7:59am 09.20.22 I know I posted this before but here is a diagram of what I was trying to say your motor mount.
Can't raise the tiller because the traveler is in the way Leeward Rail at 7:53am 09.20.22 Maybe fashion an extender to move the pivot point forward of the traveler bar...? Might want to r
Can't raise the tiller because the traveler is in the way (2) Leeward Rail at 7:41am 09.20.22 Makes it hard to switch over to the high side on a tack (if there is anybody else in the cockpit)
Can't raise the tiller because the traveler is in the way Jamesiv1 at 7:37am 09.20.22 Would need that little snub on the rudder that stops the tiller from going all the way to the floor.
Strange Belt Wear DayDreamer41 at 7:37am 09.20.22 The belt has reached the EOL, change, tension and go sailing. I would guess the belt lost its abilit
Bristol 29 Mast Support dlochner at 7:35am 09.20.22 A deck stepped mast places a lot of tension on the deck. That tension needs to be transmitted to the
Bristol 29 Mast Support jssailem at 7:17am 09.20.22 Agree with @LloydB . The question is not whether the work is "factory finished", the Bristol 29 was
Can't raise the tiller because the traveler is in the way (2) Jamesiv1 at 7:15am 09.20.22 Maybe fashion an extender to move the pivot point forward of the traveler bar...? o remove an equal
1975 C22 Poptop Restoration sail sfbay at 7:01am 09.20.22 ...........Has anyone here ever done a complete core replacement on a pop top and a sliding top? ...
Bristol 29 Mast Support LloydB at 6:22am 09.20.22 Those are good pictures showing the damage but they are a bit too close to see what is going on. Nor
Ideas to reinforce outboard bracket for trailering (2) THECUSCUS at 6:19am 09.20.22 it would be a good idea to add a backing plate for your motor mount. The factory just had a piece o
Joker valve question - back-flow problem in my Jabsco Quiet Flush toilet NYSail at 6:15am 09.20.22 Also, remember the joker valve is inserted into a small hole that will compress it slightly which ma
25 vs 26S, who's best to windward? THECUSCUS at 6:04am 09.20.22 I'm pretty partial to the V25 :dancing:, no experience with the 26's. Check out my Utube channel,
Strange Belt Wear RoyS at 5:58am 09.20.22 It looks to me that your belt failed all by itself. Compare with your spare belt and see if there is

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