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How to Clean Mildew from line(rope) Anonymous 121765 at 11:41am 02.13.14 Ask All Sailors 10/22516 My traveler line being in the shade of a wet winter is showing green mildew on the dress end loops.
Mast movement Beluga Free at 9:41am 02.13.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2187 I have a 1998 hunter 450 passage. I believe it has Z spars mast and mast step. I have just noticed t
Dinghy Davits Whats the best? capi6289 at 8:57am 02.13.14 Big Boats 44/31126 Hi, I just bought a Hunter 466, with a dinghy and no davits, I prefer to have it on davits and not t
main sail sheet hull-in to Short capi6289 at 8:43am 02.13.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/961 I have a Hunter 466, hulling out the big furling main with electric wench is easy, my issue is pulli
good year not to cover boat dlewis812 at 8:23am 02.13.14 Ask All Sailors 10/1139 i picked the perfect winter not to cover (not really by choice but other circumstances). what kin
Attaching things to fibreglass MickP at 7:42am 02.13.14 Ask All Sailors 29/5859 Hello, Very basic question i'm afraid....I have bought myself a circuit breaker to sit between the s
FB Group? LawyerBob at 7:30am 02.13.14 Islander 0/1966 Ok, I hope I don't run afoul of any forum rules here, but I'm hoping to get a bunch of Islander sail
First sailboat (1) Sharkbait64 at 6:00am 02.13.14 San Juan Sailboats 1/2152 I picked up a San Juan 24 from eBay last fall and started some work on her striped the hull bottom g
Raymarine ST50 masthead wind transducer. patrick33308 at 5:45am 02.13.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1548 Mine has quit, and I can see where the windwane is damaged/missing. So, anyone have a source for a u
Fitting Greywater Tank to Beneteau OC 50 David B at 1:43am 02.13.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/3617 Hello, I am looking for ideas as to fitting a greywater tank to a Beneteau Oceanis 50. My though
Ultrasonic antifouling Andreas7699 at 1:02am 02.13.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1188 Hi. There are a few companies selling this product now. Anybody here has any experience with ultra
Anyone heard of a DS-16? (4) finding41 at 9:28pm 02.12.14 Day Sailers 6/13964 I just committed to buy one. Hull # 198. I'm told they were built in Odessa, Ontario, Canada. Here
Changing motor mounts jfschena at 7:06pm 02.12.14 Ask An Oday Owner 3/961 Our oday 26 has the soft style yanmar mounts. They are getting long in the tooth. Has anyone replace
iPad Charging - 12V vs. Inverter (17) Maine Sail at 5:07pm 02.12.14 Musings With Maine Sail 41/18678 This morning I woke up to a dead iPad battery. I had to do some tax work for the business so I deci
Hull thickness on S2 8.0 hargadine00 at 11:19am 02.12.14 S2 6/1755 Is anyone aware of the hull thickness for this model? Thanks.
Fuel and vent hose? a65sailor at 9:22am 02.12.14 Big Boats 0/564 I wondered if anyone knows what size and length hose I need for fuel fill and vent on a H34. I would
Going to look at a "new" boat. Roadking Larry at 7:15am 02.12.14 Ask All Sailors 24/2748 Looking at a Cal 2-27, 1976 vintage. I've been spending the last several months studying the subject
Venture 2-24 models ejet99 at 6:15pm 02.11.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2757 I have a Venture 2-24 Pop Top Says 1973 on Bill of sale. But I have seen pictures of what seems to b
west system six ten mmsailor at 5:42pm 02.11.14 Smaller Boats 8/2593 Has anyone used west system six ten two part expoxy that comes in a tube that goes in a caulking gun
Boat on Defender Catalog Cover 2014 Kneedeep350 at 5:30pm 02.11.14 Ask All Sailors 23/5033 It's killing me! What kind of boat is on the cover of the 2014 Defender Catalog? Clearly a large sai

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Damaged Keel on Hunter 410 Don S/V ILLusion at 7:12am 07.04.23 Something similar occurred when we grounded on a rock many years ago when we owned a winged keel boa
Engineering Issues BigEasy at 6:44am 07.04.23 Thats why I stay off of thrill rides & deep submersible watercraft.:yikes:
Small, easy soloing daysailing sailboat choice? (2) jssailem at 6:27am 07.04.23 While the focus of responding ideas has been light weight plastic boats there are a few wooden desig
Ideas, Thoughts, Recommendations, I'll Take Anything (1) jssailem at 6:16am 07.04.23 Great write up. Lubrication seems like a quick fix. I wonder if it will affect the function of the
Damaged Keel on Hunter 410 kappykaplan at 6:06am 07.04.23 Read the thread by @JamesG161 on his keel repair after Zeta hit Mississippi OCT 2020. :plus:
Fuel (In)Efficiency dmax at 6:05am 07.04.23 If it's a Universal M-25 or m-25XP (3 cylinder), it is generally about 1/2 gallon per hour, which ji
Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery dlochner at 6:03am 07.04.23 It just depends on why one decides to replace their Lead acid batteries. In my case, 3 years ago,
34 Hunter Anchor Locker Question (3) Claude L.-Auger at 6:02am 07.04.23 I don't have an access port there, and it's not obvious to me how to remove that bulkhead (see phot
Roller furling: where do I start? xavpil at 6:00am 07.04.23 There is more to a furler than just the furler. Most likely you will also have to make an adjustme
Damaged Keel on Hunter 410 jssailem at 5:56am 07.04.23 Read the thread by @JamesG161 on his keel repair after Zeta hit Mississippi OCT 2020. https://forums
Catalina 270 Rub Rail jssailem at 5:47am 07.04.23 Have you tried shopping here on this site? https://shop.catalinaowners.com/search.php
Engineering Issues jssailem at 5:41am 07.04.23 Ah Dave. Another Roller Coaster aficionado. The rush. The thrill. Ahhhh. Events like this definitel
Damaged Keel on Hunter 410 wnischt at 5:35am 07.04.23 It may come to that.
Damaged Keel on Hunter 410 dlochner at 5:32am 07.04.23 Shipping a keel to Hamilton Ont and back is expensive. Get out the chainsaw and fairing compound. ;
Ideas, Thoughts, Recommendations, I'll Take Anything dlochner at 5:31am 07.04.23 A few thoughts. The weight of the hatch when open may be increasing the friction on the plastic pa
cant identify my venture2? micmacirq at 5:27am 07.04.23 i believe i in fact am the owner of a venture 224. ill post pics of lola mae today. if you folks
Damaged Keel on Hunter 410 wnischt at 5:16am 07.04.23 The keel is lead. I got a quote to repair it, but I have to ship it to Canada (MarsKeel). They ind
Damaged Keel on Hunter 410 dlochner at 4:52am 07.04.23 The keel joint crack may not be a particularly difficult job as it may only be the fairing compound
shore power female-end fell in the water Jim Legere at 4:23am 07.04.23 Prescription for the wet end of the cord: fresh water rinse followed by a liberal application of WD4
shore power female-end fell in the water rgranger at 3:33am 07.04.23

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