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Mast weight Steve Hansen at 10:08am 05.09.14 Irwin 0/1543 Hi , I've got a 1984 31 foot Irwin Citation that I'm thinking of moving. I'm wondering what the mas
Gasket on water ballast plate tgrass462 at 9:34am 05.09.14 Smaller Boats 4/1122 Have any of you reconditioned and/or replaced the gasket on the plate that controls the flow of wate
Spinnaker size for heavy air markwbird at 8:56am 05.09.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1011 I am searching for a symmetrical spinnaker for my Hunter 34 for racing San Francisco Bay which is us
Bowsprit for a Hunter 336 sandyr51 at 8:54am 05.09.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/724 Can anyone suggest a suitable Bowsprit or similar modification that will work with the foredeck and
identify furler system (1) rgarrison@gmail.com at 8:54am 05.09.14 Catalina 30 7/1374 Help, please. My PO installed this furler and I cannot id the manufacturer. Does it look familiar to
CDI......bend where it attaches to mast ?? (1) redsox6781 at 6:20am 05.09.14 Catalina 22 10/1300 I have a bend on the top of the stay where it attaches to the top of the mast. It is not too bad, bu
Do I need the Halyard Restrainer?? (1) Rag Doll at 5:41am 05.09.14 Bigger Boats 6/3434 This is a photo of the top of my mast on an Oday 28. With the new Roller Furling Sail I have do I re
Capstan matching dehler25 at 5:00am 05.09.14 Big Boats 3/877 My recent survey showed a problem with the way the chain travelled on the capstan. It appeared to be
Thread Locker on Alt POS Batt Post? Solstice at 4:32am 05.09.14 Musings With Maine Sail 8/10287 Mainsail, I helped a friend move his AO from starter to his House Bank yesterday. He asked me wheth
oversized genoa? suvh8er at 4:07am 05.09.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1394 I found a Genoa among the many (incorrect) sails that came with my boat that is just slightly too la
CNG Tank Exchange Locations Dave19957 at 4:02am 05.09.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/12266 I have a CNG stove system on my H34 that just ran out after about 5 years. My source no longer prov
baco 230v reset & test switch peterpinson at 12:50am 05.09.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/813 HI I am looking for help to find where I can buy a baco switch. it is the switch on the 230 v side o
Help identifying this antenna? (1) Michael Lynn at 10:44pm 05.08.14 Smaller Boats 4/725 Good morning all, This is on the back of my recently purchased Hunter 23 and I'm not sure what it i
Dodger sean at 7:40pm 05.08.14 Day Sailers 1/888 I have a 1985 26' and am researching if I could get a dodger? Does anyone have one and a pic with i
1989 Hunter 30G fbcoache at 7:37pm 05.08.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/1767 Hi everyone, looking for some basic information and knowledge. I have been looking at a couple of 1
Boom clevis pin Mackaroni at 6:42pm 05.08.14 Bigger Boats 1/976 So, I came out to the boat after several weeks of weather, and found the clevis pin to the boom AND
Canadian boating laws colinhulse at 6:29pm 05.08.14 Ask All Sailors 18/4110 (NOTE this is in Canada).....I read on line that the life of flares on vessels is now 4 years instea
Poli Glow gary at 6:11pm 05.08.14 Smaller Boats 3/854 Your thoughts on Poli Glow please. Thanx Gary
Fuel Contamination Okey6772 at 5:14pm 05.08.14 Catalina 30 5/1147 I have contaminated fuel. Need to clean tank and fuel system. Obviously change filters plus. Would l
wasp in my bellfry farstrider at 3:52pm 05.08.14 Ask All Sailors 20/3087 Hey. I'm a new boat owner and I wanted to ask for a little advice. Had to leave my boat a few weeks,

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Topside Teak Trim (3) pclarksurf at 11:37am 08.14.23 Gotta plug the traditionalists: the classic brightwork really shines over good preparation and a qu
new companionway doors Hayden Watson at 11:28am 08.14.23 I prefer the bifold doors to seperate doors. So much easier to just fold the door away. On My C30
new companionway doors BigEasy at 11:17am 08.14.23 Last winter i made a set of doors, The sliding boards are gone! So much easy opening/closing.
need to know ohm of water level for 1997 hunter 310 jviss at 10:56am 08.14.23 go to radioshack Radio Shack still exists?
Fixing ST-60 Depth Sounder on Hunter 33 2006 Ralph Johnstone at 10:44am 08.14.23 The reason for this is that the failure was a result of a design flaw on my Hunter 33 2006 In all
Swim platform grab rails anyone? dmax at 10:42am 08.14.23 Those look so slick I am now determined to find a place on the boat where I can install grab rails
Swim platform grab rails anyone? Ralph Johnstone at 10:38am 08.14.23 I just bought these, Those look so slick I am now determined to find a place on the boat where I
need to know ohm of water level for 1997 hunter 310 Ralph Johnstone at 10:35am 08.14.23 There are 2 standards, one European and one US. And how easy it would be if @CharlieAnn were will
need to know ohm of water level for 1997 hunter 310 dlochner at 10:27am 08.14.23 Most sending units and guages are 33-240 ohms. (Check amzn), go to radioshack and get a 100 ohm re
need to know ohm of water level for 1997 hunter 310 obxjeff at 10:22am 08.14.23 Most sending units and guages are 33-240 ohms. (Check amzn), go to radioshack and get a 100 ohm res
Swim platform grab rails anyone? DRhoads at 10:20am 08.14.23 Mine came with them. very handy both in or out of the water.
Has This Happend to You? DRhoads at 10:12am 08.14.23 After inspection each winter I wrap the last part all the way to the connection to the furler with c
Funny Friday!!! Ralph Johnstone at 10:03am 08.14.23 That was the original Rube Goldberg contraption. It was like watching two locomotives on the same t
Trailer Capacity Estimates? Project_Mayhem at 9:16am 08.14.23 I certainly wouldn't mind an extra few inches on either side for sight though! I often tow a 8' wi
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jibes138 at 9:04am 08.14.23 My primary bilge pump is located behind the engine bulk head on a shelf. Is that where your friend
Top Down Furler Meriachee at 9:03am 08.14.23 There are some construction pictures on the Wordpress blog. Feel free to read all about it here: ht
Trailer Capacity Estimates? SantaCruzin at 8:32am 08.14.23 That is a great call on the trailer width. I've been using the trailer I got for a few weeks now wit
Rechargeable Project_Mayhem at 8:18am 08.14.23 @jviss has a good suggestion for a dinghy pump. I have one of those and I use it to top off my din
Topside Teak Trim Project_Mayhem at 8:14am 08.14.23 A few suggestions for low maintenance... 1. Plastic lumber that looks like teak. Check Menards as th
Thoughts on chart tables? shemandr at 8:07am 08.14.23 ... I still am a believer in Paper Chartbooks as batteries are not required. I do have the Chartbo

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