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Gelcoat spray repair seadaddler at 7:39pm 01.03.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1030 I did some repair of some holes on my stern and filled in the holes and sanded and now want to spray
Sailing at the Orange Bowl Kermit at 6:59pm 01.03.14 Ask All Sailors 0/831 Which one of y'all was sailing the boat with a TV camera on the bowsprit for ESPN? Have no idea what
Where is the hull number? armandolio at 6:05pm 01.03.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/5453 Just bought a 1989 Catalina 30. The title has a ID #, but where is the hull number? I need it to
winter sailing trips walt at 5:21pm 01.03.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1481 Sumner and Ruth, what are the big boat Florida plans this year? (I partly started this thread to a
Dynaplate banjoey at 4:57pm 01.03.14 Ask All Sailors 8/2900 Why are these used and why is bigger better? Sorry to be such a novice. I have found this forum to
The temp shall be 3! Skipper at 4:17pm 01.03.14 Ask All Sailors 4/943 The temp shall be 3! (Annapolis) "Oh yes. The temp shall be 3. 2 shall not be the temp. You sha
Gelcoat or Awlgrip? ingeanous at 4:16pm 01.03.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/1240 I've got a Hunter 335 with too far gone gelcoat to bring back. The question is: Awlgrip or re gelco
Spinnaker pole Jwhy at 2:24pm 01.03.14 Catalina 30 2/985 I'm getting ready to use the spinnaker for the first time. How do I set up the bridle to control the
423 Hull to Grid Liner Seperation (4) MuddyPaws at 2:07pm 01.03.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/8052 Hello everyone !! Firstly, thanks to all of you that work to put together and run this great site. I
Hunter 26 bimini kitxu at 1:47pm 01.03.14 Smaller Boats 3/1156 Hello, I bought a 1994 Hunter 26 with a Bimini but the Bimini is too large, so large that it touche
Cockpit Cover for Catalina 27 caguy at 11:17am 01.03.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1329 A friend of mine just bought a C-27. It came with a cockpit cover that looks like it is original equ
Catalina 30 3 blade prop ScottNeely at 10:17am 01.03.14 Catalina 30 2/1370 Has anyone out there compared the three blade prop Catalina Direct sells to a Michigan Wheel Sailor
stripping paint question? GeorgiaBII at 8:31am 01.03.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1219 I've got a new to me Hunter 22 (85 model) that the previous owner has painted to death. Even painted
Anchor Stow deck lock melvyn.trigg at 6:18am 01.03.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1227 Can anyone advise where to purchase a new deck lock, for the bow anchor stow hatch lock on a Catalin
Leaving Navpod on boat and security? star302 at 5:05am 01.03.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2354 Hi, We are going to purchase new electronics for the boat. (12" chart plotter, seperate wind speed
Dingy trim All U Get at 5:00am 01.03.14 Ask All Sailors 15/2277 Hi all, We've been using our dingy(10 foot RIB) quite a bit lately and have had to motor into som
Pearson sailboat info seadaddler at 4:43am 01.03.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/717 Can anyone help with a friend who is trying to replace the wire to rope line for his center board o
Lee Cloths MLampner at 3:50am 01.03.14 The Cherubini Hunters 17/2879 E are going to be making a run from Baltimore to NYC in the early summer and know there will be at l
Frayed Shroud zpeteman at 8:03pm 01.02.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2954 We put our Mac 25 in the water yesterday and when I raised the mast I found a troubling problem. The
Banner Day BobM at 6:24pm 01.02.14 Ask All Sailors 1/841 I bought my first boat, a Lancer 25, from a local youth sailing organization for $1000. I made a de

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Hard or Soft Bimini height Rowbert at 8:10am 03.19.23 Thanks to all for your support. I believe I will attack it from 2 sides, first go for a sail and fi
Passport Renewal jssailem at 7:11am 03.19.23 Terry, I also like carrying my passport. I do get a bit nervous when it gets taken into others hands
2005 Hunter 33 Teak Laminate/Composite dmax at 7:10am 03.19.23 A door not fitting can also indicate a shift in the hull shape - something to look for when examinin
Passport Renewal Terry Cox at 6:48am 03.19.23 The Nexus card makes a huge time and convenience difference for $10 a year. Makes sense, Dave. Unl
2005 Hunter 33 Teak Laminate/Composite Scott B at 5:36am 03.19.23 It's odd that the door is not fitting. Has your boat always been in Chicago? Mine's always been in
Passport Renewal dlochner at 5:34am 03.19.23 HI 'Dave. All good suggestions. A dumb flip phone is my only cell phone, which I prefer, so no apps
Hunter 386 freshwater tank sending unit help BroncoJohn at 5:02am 03.19.23 I wanted to provide a final update. I replaced the external tank sensors that with new ones and repl
Reversing the Beneteau Oceanis 31 aft cabin door. Davidasailor26 at 4:34am 03.19.23 Nicely done. On our 37 the door opens into the aft cabin, and it has the metal pinch bracket to hold
mast lights BigEasy at 11:02pm 03.18.23 Hi Al. Replaced the bright halogen deck light on our boat with one of these: 9mm BA9S Mini Bayonet
Reversing the Beneteau Oceanis 31 aft cabin door. BigEasy at 10:48pm 03.18.23 There is room for the door to open into the rear cabin, I think the European boats are made this wa
Passport Renewal Terry Cox at 8:53pm 03.18.23 Once you get your passport, apply for a NEXUS card and use the ROAM app. HI 'Dave. All good sugges
Replacement head (toilet unit specifically) Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:11pm 03.18.23 The Raritan Marine Elegance is the top rated macerating electric toilet Raritan Marine_Elegance Pro
Reversing the Beneteau Oceanis 31 aft cabin door. dlochner at 8:07pm 03.18.23 It is always safer to have a door open into a room rather than out of a room, unless the door leads
Second Battery dlochner at 8:05pm 03.18.23 Separating the house and start/reserve batteries is a good idea. The Blue Sea Add a Battery Kit is a
Passport Renewal dlochner at 8:00pm 03.18.23 Once you get your passport, apply for a NEXUS card and use the ROAM app. This greatly facilitates cr
Second Battery SycloneDriver at 7:48pm 03.18.23 I much prefer to use separate batteries for start and house. Use two battery switches and some form
Replacement head (toilet unit specifically) Ralph Johnstone at 7:47pm 03.18.23 Do you want to stay electric or go manual ?
37C Deck flexing from stanchions DianaOfBurlington at 6:40pm 03.18.23 Sounds like it could have been Divinycell, which is a PVC foam coring material (quite hard) used in
Raymarine st4000+ autopilot problems chuckwayne at 6:28pm 03.18.23 my fluxgate was under the nav station..... I'm replacing my 4000+ with an evo the control head (no A
Macerators Sailm8 at 4:52pm 03.18.23 That's not the acual one I bought. It was only $20 and I bought 2. Have never used the second one.

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