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Hunter 140 cracks repairs wildrp at 6:40am 05.29.14 Day Sailers 1/2038 We purchased a 2000 Hunter 140. It is in great condition overall, but the deck and the cockpit has c
galley benchtop AndyR at 2:54am 05.29.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1125 Hi everyone long time since I posted guess that means we havnt had many problems (dismasting asid
Stanchion legs...again weedstomper at 11:34pm 05.28.14 Smaller Boats 3/857 I bought last year a '98 H 260. Soon I noticed the screws of one of the stanchions' legs were loose
Raymarine ST50 tridata depth and speed indicator Remivan at 9:59pm 05.28.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/827 Own a Beneteau Oceanis 281 (1995) equipped with the subject equipment. The previous owner put a pas
Poll on dock lines NiceBeny at 9:04pm 05.28.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/831 I look around my dock at how other people tie there boats, I have fore and aft lines with spring lin
Rigging question for 23-2 keatser at 7:45pm 05.28.14 Ask An Oday Owner 1/630 Just raised the mast on my O'Day 23-2 and have a question about bow. At the chailnplate on bow there
We got a leaner! Cat22alexandria at 6:01pm 05.28.14 Catalina 22 4/943 Hello everyone. Perhaps someone can answer a question for me: On a scale of 1-10, 10 being very w
Larsen's in Waukegan... braol at 6:00pm 05.28.14 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1256 Anyone work with this company before? The reason I ask is I was wondering if they allow owners to w
Elbow riser (1) hummingbirdbassist at 5:46pm 05.28.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/704 I just picked up a high riser mixing elbow, after chiseling out rust and other things it leaves me w
Really Really Bad Hunter Smile :( (2) PGIJon at 5:13pm 05.28.14 Big Boats 49/8870 I found what appeared to be a real bad hunter smile. See Pictures they tell the rest of the two tho
Riding sails LJ LeDrew at 5:07pm 05.28.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/986 I am contemplating on buying a anchor riding sail (FinDelta #2 Anchor riding sail - Banner Bay Marin
It's A Small World Doug in Lakeview at 4:46pm 05.28.14 Ask All Sailors 14/3419
New Newport Venture 23' Owner MastBandit at 4:14pm 05.28.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1582 Hi, I just got a 79' Newport Venture 23' and needed help with the original wiring and rigging set
spreader attachment mmsailor at 3:27pm 05.28.14 Smaller Boats 3/937 It appears my spreaders are attached to the mast with a small bolt and nut on the top of the brack
Mast light keary N at 2:32pm 05.28.14 Ask An Oday Owner 10/2050 As anyone run new wire for the mast? I have a 1981 22 and the wire broke off at deck level. In an a
www.coastalsam.net (1) elalamo at 2:18pm 05.28.14 Ask An Oday Owner 0/5 http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m102/bowiehamilton/AD4Final_zps7a0bd7b9.jpg
pyi pss dripless shaft problem s/v Sweet Laraine at 2:04pm 05.28.14 Ask All Sailors 14/3438 I recently faced a mayday situation on the return leg of a day sail. Water covered the cabin sole ab
Tampa Florida area in July? Gene Neill at 2:04pm 05.28.14 Destinations 13/3728 The wife and I were looking at a three day cruise at Caladesi Island state park this summer. Probabl
Roller furler for 26D gsshaw at 1:55pm 05.28.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1352 Would like to install roller furler for 26D, what is my best approach. Do I need a new sail or will
Tank conversion Worldwalker88 at 1:43pm 05.28.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/647 Hi everyone, Read through the other threads and didn't see an answer to this. I have a 1988 Hunter 2

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Hunter 40.5 Steering Quadrant Cover Removal (1) JamesG161 at 8:30am 07.21.23 do you have any sealant or think that sealant here is useful? This is the best sealant that I use.
Can't find leak on 8' Mercury Inflatable dmax at 8:22am 07.21.23 Get a young person (with really good hearing) to listen for a leak - that's how I found one in mine,
Can't find leak on 8' Mercury Inflatable rgranger at 7:59am 07.21.23 Could you partially fill it and then jump into a pool with it. Submerge a section at a time and squ
Hunter 40.5 Steering Quadrant Cover Removal baycloud at 7:45am 07.21.23 The only sealant needed here is to seal the wire bundle that routes inside from the quadrant area.
Seeking Input on prior flooding of 1979 C&C 29 Cabin - 6+ years ago Dnea at 7:44am 07.21.23 Thanks to everyone - I am looking at it for family use not long voyages for sure. I will get back th
Dinghy - tender: affordable option? MikeHoncho at 7:05am 07.21.23 A friend has one of these and he & his wife use it a lot. Sez the quality is good. I have not (yet)
Hunter 25.5 Bow Damage Advice (2) kloudie1 at 7:05am 07.21.23 Pretty sure you can remove the drum and stainless mangled part. That can be hammered back into shape
Sabre Shoshana at 7:03am 07.21.23
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA (2) jssailem at 6:40am 07.21.23 Here is one of the features of Windy that we are using in our tracking of Musetta on her crossing of
Hunter 40.5 Steering Quadrant Cover Removal Rich Stidger at 6:33am 07.21.23 The only sealant needed here is to seal the wire bundle that routes inside from the quadrant area.
Winterizing Air Conditioner While in the Water Justin_NSA at 6:25am 07.21.23 Most folks install a tee on the supply side of pump and draw antifreeze from the jug.
Hunter Sailboat Salvage Yards? dmendl at 6:11am 07.21.23 Thank you JamesG161 for your help, I'll be calling SBO as both you and rgranger suggested.
Sail numbers for a Widgeon nacra1425 at 5:44am 07.21.23 I think I used 10" numbers on the sail for my 1970 WIDGEON, maybe 12"? But 10" is the size mentione
Hunter 25.5 Bow Damage Advice rgranger at 5:38am 07.21.23 I would assume Harken can answer #1 if you call them
Sabre dlochner at 5:33am 07.21.23 Sabres of that vintage have a thick plywood backing plate under the deck for the pedestal. If it has
Gear box not engaging (3) Ward H at 5:20am 07.21.23 I recently replaced my HBW-50 with a Twin Disc TMC-40. The motor needs to be raised 1/4" and the sh
Dinghy - tender: affordable option? baycloud at 5:12am 07.21.23 davits would be nice. I bought a bris kaboat for $700 and a new 3.5 outboard for 1150. It planes at
Sabre Davidasailor26 at 4:31am 07.21.23
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA Jim Legere at 3:21am 07.21.23 As I'm sure others do, I keep a log of my sailing. In previous year's logs you'll see common weathe
Jacklines and Tethers Will Gilmore at 2:27am 07.21.23 Just to be clear, jacklines are not the same as lifelines. Don't use your lifelines as jacklines; t

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