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Preparing to Purchase - '84 Hunter 31 choover at 6:35pm 04.26.14 Mid-Size Boats 5/1186 I am just before buying an '84 Hunter 31. This will be my fourth boat (2 power boats and 1 sail boa
need genoa 130% sail for Sirius21 allainhenry at 6:23pm 04.26.14 Sirius 21/22 3/6103 While at dock, last season, wind storm tore a rip in my headsail. It was on furler but not tight en
Soft bottom HLWinesett at 6:13pm 04.26.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/847 I just hauled out my 1990 hunter 30 and noticed a rather large soft spot in the hull located under t
Painting project, Need advice (pictures) (2) wesleysherman at 5:39pm 04.26.14 Mid-Size Boats 6/1136 Painting project,updated Need advice (pictures) I have started the awful job of paining my cherub
Caatalina310 Shroud Tension Concerto at 12:17pm 04.26.14 Catalina 310 2/1001 Getting ready to launch Concerto for our first full season. Does anyone have a list of the proper te
Mast lifting: Yardarm (3) agprice22 at 10:50am 04.26.14 Bigger Boats 3/1576 Here is an idea I have for a home crane (yardarm) for stepping my 272 mast. I want to be able to fu
Dinghy reviews Jerica Carsberg at 9:40am 04.26.14 Ask All Sailors 25/9823 I am looking at an Aquamarine fiberglass transom, 11' dinghy. Can anyone give me pros and cons of th
Keel lead repair Ronald Joseph at 9:20am 04.26.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1116 I chunked out a piece of the keel including the lead when running aground. How can I adher lead to
Whats on my boom? (1) upslims at 8:50am 04.26.14 Catalina 22 3/1036 On my boom I have a cleat, a ring and a pulley on it. Can anyone tell me what the rigging is for? M
10 free curtain track slides w/ flag (1) upslims at 7:38am 04.26.14 Catalina 22 0/773 I ordered the wrong ones if anybody needs these I have 10 of them and will send them to you for free
23.5 sugar scoop crack (3) hunter235 at 7:29am 04.26.14 Smaller Boats 9/1887 I'm working on getting my boat ready to put back in the water and noticed a problem. At the stern th
Battery Charging kbrown1593 at 7:18am 04.26.14 Smaller Boats 14/1734 I recently purchased "Sweet Dreams", 1997 Hunter 26. I have the owners manual but cannot figure out
Head filling with seawater YVRguy at 7:13am 04.26.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/7473 Hi folks. I have a different twist to a common problem. Every time I pump out the head when I retu
323 shower drain rschultz at 6:06am 04.26.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2070 Recently purchased a 2004 Beneteau 323. My question is in regards to the shower drain. There are t
what size lifepo4 bat pdachnowicz at 5:30am 04.26.14 Catalina 22 5/956 Interested in utilizing a Lifepo4 battery this season. Not sure what size. Also looking for somethin
Idling too fast carlager at 2:50am 04.26.14 Engines and Propulsion 12/3781 The idling on our Yanmar 3gm30f has suddenly increased to 1.600rpm when starting the engine with the
water leak 2 johnareeves at 12:15am 04.26.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1338 Fixed one water leak - failed macerator pump. Now seem to have some water flowing into bilge from dr
Fuel tank removeal (3) woodster at 7:24pm 04.25.14 S2 8/1994 OK i know i have been saying for some time now that you can remove the factory fuel tank by coming t
DIY backrest reupholster Jeff21115 at 6:19pm 04.25.14 Day Sailers 5/1324 Has anyone reupholstered a backrest without taking it off? Would like to wrap it and use Velcro, but
Pearson 303 Cutless Bearing Removal Captain Keith at 5:07pm 04.25.14 Pearson 5/3912 Has anyone replaced their cutless bearing on a 303? Since the shaft does not use a strut this appear

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I need a good chili recipe... jviss at 12:23pm 07.26.23 This is a green chili made with pork. You could use chicken boneless skinless thighs. Most folks
I need a good chili recipe... (1) shemandr at 12:21pm 07.26.23 This is a green chili made with pork. You could use chicken boneless skinless thighs. Most folks d
Another What is It? Will Gilmore at 11:58am 07.26.23 I'm sorry to disagree, Jacktar. I've seen plenty of examples where the windlass was located aft of
How do you prove you can sail a boat? Johnb at 11:57am 07.26.23 Interesting. So the people who are most likely to have a limited knowledge of boating laws and regu
New Boat, Custom Work? Good or bad for me? Ward H at 11:49am 07.26.23 Welcome to the forum! You came to the right place to ask your questions. I'm tagging @Crazy Dave Co
I need a good chili recipe... jviss at 11:48am 07.26.23 I never did get the recipes for these chilis but you can probably Google the names to get the ingr
New Boat, Custom Work? Good or bad for me? (2) RustyPepper23 at 11:40am 07.26.23 218195218196
Replacing Raymarine ST50 Tridata display. Ward H at 11:27am 07.26.23 I went through this with my boat when I bought it. It came with ST50 instruments which worked spradi
I need a good chili recipe... (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:27am 07.26.23 I never did get the recipes for these chilis but you can probably Google the names to get the ingre
H41 inner forestay? jericks3 at 11:04am 07.26.23 Hell yeah. Appreciate the pics too. It will be nice. I was able to find a drawing of the chain plate
How do you prove you can sail a boat? jviss at 10:48am 07.26.23 most likely to have a limited knowledge of boating laws and regulations, rental boat operators I'm
How do you prove you can sail a boat? dlochner at 10:46am 07.26.23 From the California Boater Card FAQ: Q: Who will be exempt from needing a Boater Card? A: Accordin
H41 inner forestay? (2) Windpilot at 10:44am 07.26.23 B&R rig does not need running backstays, i don't have the dimensions, I had my sailmaker design it.
How do you prove you can sail a boat? jviss at 10:21am 07.26.23 From the California Boater Card FAQ: Q: Who will be exempt from needing a Boater Card? A: According
H41 inner forestay? jericks3 at 9:48am 07.26.23 I suppose. Did you end up adding running back stays or changing the rigging at all. Appreciate the a
H41 inner forestay? Windpilot at 9:35am 07.26.23 Chainplate was made by Seatek, cost of that part was insignificant compared to everything else.
How do you prove you can sail a boat? LloydB at 9:10am 07.26.23 Does this apply to out of state boaters in CA? So this rule only applies to Californians so everybod
Hunter 386 Throttle/Shifter cable replacement Gary Ryan at 9:00am 07.26.23 Hi Jim....Yanmar 3JH3E 40HP
Another What is It? Jacktar at 8:28am 07.26.23 Windless aft of hawsepipe also not logical unless you are hoisting anchor at side of bow instead of
Capping a Black Water Tank's Access to Macerator Hayden Watson at 8:21am 07.26.23 On my 88 C30 the macerator was threaded into the T-fitting out of the tank. I unscrewed the macerat

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