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Hunter 380 Under Cowling Fairleads Brian147 at 5:43pm 10.20.13 Big Boats 1/816 Hello, First off, please excuse my discription of this. There is a bar with three supports that ha
Cracks in Gelcoat Spence at 4:17pm 10.20.13 Musings With Maine Sail 3/3054 Does anyone know how to repair superficial cracks in gelcoat? The deck has some hairline cracks
Potted plants and sailboats CCrane2299 at 2:16pm 10.20.13 Catalina 22 1/944 I have posted and read posts from folks who have water under the cabin floor. I drilled a couple of
most spacious trailor sailor for 1/2 ton truck troutman at 2:08pm 10.20.13 Day Sailers 15/2692 Hi, I apologize for asking a question that has likely been asked before. I own a Ford F150 4 door,
Added bonus of replacing bulkheads (1) Indysailor at 12:02pm 10.20.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1039 During the off season a couple years ago, I pulled the old bulkheads on my boat and replaced them. F
Are you afraid of the fog? Ken Cross at 11:36am 10.20.13 Ask All Sailors 48/11882 I love to fish and lately we have been pretty well fogged in. Where we live there is relatively litt
Hunter 33.5 Hot water heater info needed. patrick33308 at 11:25am 10.20.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1081 Have a 1993 Hunter 33.5, just re-purchased my old boat back, and find that the hot water tank/heater
Standing rigging cost Buki at 10:37am 10.20.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1496 Still searching for a Macgregor 26. I recently found one for sale but apparently inspection says the
Moving my sailboat from the Chesapeake to Long Island Sound PlanetoSea at 10:36am 10.20.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/946 I am relocating to New Rochelle, NY from the Washington DC area. I have my Beneteau 311 in a marina
37c galley (4) med2463 at 9:55am 10.20.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1311 Had a new countertop installed. I put in the bar faucet, sink ' under counter water filter. Like t
Cutter track gone 37c (1) med2463 at 9:47am 10.20.13 The Cherubini Hunters 3/965 Removed staysail track, what a mess and was leaky. Filled in holes and just put last coat of paint
Sail repair Calgary Lost Parent at 9:07am 10.20.13 Ask All Sailors 0/836 Sorry lost your phone number and email , please pm me
Diesel winter stabilizers John Britten at 9:00am 10.20.13 Engines and Propulsion 0/981 preparing to winterize my 28 O"Day with 11 gallon Universal tank. Debating between 2 stabilizers I
ST1000 Tiller Pilot install O'day 22 (2) jshanley at 9:00am 10.20.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1282 Just wanted to share install information. I used a 3" drop bracket on the tiller and put the mountin
Winter Care Of Sails Don Guillette at 8:38am 10.20.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 18/9625 Rich H suggested this topic and it's a good one. It was not a problem for a sailor like me who had t
Locker/Bilge Finish Cool_Change at 8:12am 10.20.13 Big Boats 3/804 We have a 3000 H340 and am wondering what the inside of the lockers and bilge were finished with by
Restoring a 79 Hunter 30 kito at 6:10am 10.20.13 The Cherubini Hunters 54/9379 Hello all. I am picking up a 79 Hunter 30 in a couple weeks. I am having it transported to my backya
Roof panels Bertus at 4:36am 10.20.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/685 I have a Hunter 33 Legend (2008 launch) i would like to add extra spinlocks on the coach roof. I hav
Electrical gremlins on board JonnyQuest at 9:28pm 10.19.13 Ask All Sailors 15/2407 So for a couple of weeks the Quest sailboat has been experiencing electrical problems and I have com
H356 macerator pump replacement Bob 04 H260 at 8:27pm 10.19.13 Big Boats 18/4151 On our 356 the macerator pump is connected to the holding tank and then to the discharge thru-hull.

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Stanchion bases Seahawk345 at 6:44am 05.02.23 Thanks for the reply Claude. But, yes I suspect that mine is a 310. Thank you anyway....
1985 Hunter 34 Holding Tank Question (2) Claude L.-Auger at 6:25am 05.02.23 Here is a pix of the secton of floor in the 34 dinette area. You can see on the upper right corner t
Halyards and Such F260SS at 6:08am 05.02.23 1. You should have some extra loops (probably not the technical term) at the base of your mast. I us
Packing Gland Question / 1980 Hunter 33 Claude L.-Auger at 6:07am 05.02.23 3/16 is the recommend size! 1/4 can be fitted but as you already found out you cannot put 3 pieces.
Stanchion bases Claude L.-Auger at 6:05am 05.02.23 Hi Jim and welcome back. I believe the 31 was made from 83 to 87. In which case the stanchions are
Stanchions available NYSail at 5:34am 05.02.23 Rocky Point on LI
Stanchions available rickv123 at 5:33am 05.02.23
Not to complain about weather forecasting certainty sailme88 at 5:16am 05.02.23 I'll guess the forecasts for the San Diego area are on average, really accurate, while in New Engla
DO YOU KNOW YOUR BOAT? Terry Cox at 4:50am 05.02.23 Just thought of one cranny, the chainplate area, that has not been inspected, which requires drillin
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Ward H at 4:40am 05.02.23 John, I admire your control when telling us about the on going issues with your engine and mechanic.
Universal M25 Crankcase vent line? jviss at 4:12am 05.02.23 Wow, that doesn't look like the M25 I remember in my 1984 Catalina 36! Mine had an intake manifold
Stanchions available NYSail at 11:26pm 05.01.23
Sailing Movies? Kings Gambit at 10:30pm 05.01.23
Raritan PHII lubricate piston from top? (8) Ralph Johnstone at 10:05pm 05.01.23
Alternative to bimini skob1014 at 7:45pm 05.01.23 Maybe, add a solar panel to charge your devices. Seriously, Just buy a bimini for $500. rom the el
Not to complain about weather forecasting certainty sea_casper at 7:08pm 05.01.23 I'll guess the forecasts for the San Diego area are on average, really accurate, while in New Englan
DIY of standing rigging with compression fittings jviss at 6:14pm 05.01.23 Good points, @Scott T-Bird . I was thinking of doing my own, having lengths of wire made with swage
Raritan PHII lubricate piston from top? JoeWhite at 5:46pm 05.01.23 I pour about one table spoon olive oil in the toilet after use. This, not only lubricates the pump
DIY of standing rigging with compression fittings Scott T-Bird at 5:44pm 05.01.23 I'll also suggest that with a major refit, as you describe, the best strategy is to focus on the job
How to Clean Webasto flame sensor Air Top 3500 Hello Below at 5:43pm 05.01.23

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