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Bottom Paint 89bruin at 4:28am 05.09.13 Trailer Sailors 10/4172 I'm looking for some advice on bottom paint for a new boat in the southern Chesapeake Bay region. I
Painting the Deck - Paint first or Non-Skid? (1) tomgrigsby at 4:18am 05.09.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1943 I'm contemplating painting the deck on my 79 Hunter 30. Non-skid is completely worn away on the ent
Yamahasailboats.org is back. bob98008 at 10:34pm 05.08.13 Yamaha 3/2538 It's been a struggle, but I finally got the domain name back. BTW, I saw a picture of the 40 and 4
Best Place to Purchase a Trailer? MacGreg at 10:09pm 05.08.13 Catalina 22 6/1017 I'd like to get a trailer for my c22 new or used. Are there any dealers in California or anywhere on
Keel Pin wear alabamaranger at 8:43pm 05.08.13 Catalina 22 13/1866 I doing new bottom paint and I raised the boat off the trailer a little bit so I can paint where it
Main Sheet guidera48 at 8:14pm 05.08.13 The Cherubini Hunters 17/4990 As I start replacing some of my lines, I find the fiddle block on the main sheet has lost several of
Lock companionway from the inside? Cool Beans at 7:12pm 05.08.13 Ask All Sailors 25/11599 Any ideas on how to accomplish this? I currently try and spend a couple weekends a month out on the
Macerator on hunter 306? Tiki Bob at 7:04pm 05.08.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1240 Does anyone know where the macerator is on a Hunter 306 2002? Mine is stuck and throws the breaker
Rub rail? gregrosine at 6:11pm 05.08.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1297 We have just bought our first sailboat, a Beneteau 352. Unlike many other boats we saw, it doesn't h
Snap / Headboard Shackle Brian D at 5:46pm 05.08.13 Ask All Sailors 12/4896 I have just ordered new halyards from SBO for my boat. The halyards are 5/16" with eyes. I didn't ge
H460 Head Lining SVONDA at 4:05pm 05.08.13 Big Boats 1/674 I am the owner of H460 HUN46217B102 The vessel has two PVC coated material headlining panels in t
Whisker pole recommendations Levin at 3:43pm 05.08.13 Ask All Sailors 27/8304 Hello all, I'm looking for recommendations for a whisker pole for my 2000 Hunter 340 sailboat. I'
Main Hatch cover repair or replacement Rosemary366 at 2:32pm 05.08.13 Bigger Boats 4/1366 Does anyone know how to repair a major hole in fiberglass hatch cover for 1976 34ft O'Day or where a
1994 Hunter 29.5 throttle/transmission controller (2) ctsailor123 at 1:26pm 05.08.13 Mid-Size Boats 12/2671 My throttle/transmission controller on the Hunter 1994 29.5 after replacing the cable that was shot
146 motror shaft length? (Honda 2.3hp) SiB at 12:47pm 05.08.13 Day Sailers 5/2338 I cant find a straight answer, which shaft length should I get for my 146? 15" or 20"? Thanks!
SAIL Magazine story inquiry sailmagazine at 12:04pm 05.08.13 Mid-Size Boats 1/960 Hi Hunter owners, My name is Becca Oken, and I'm a writer at SAIL Magazine. For our August issue, w
'77 Hunter 25 questions. Sixgun77 at 11:35am 05.08.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1054 Howdy folks, new sailor here. Got a great deal on my first boat, but as a new sailor could use some
H29.5 Rudder Sensor Dave602 at 11:14am 05.08.13 Mid-Size Boats 4/1006 I remember seeing someone had posted pics of their installation of a rudder sensor on their 29.5. I
Spinnaker Sheet Leads c130king at 10:42am 05.08.13 Catalina 310 10/2616 Looking for some advice on using my new-to-me spinnaker. Really it is a Pearson 323 "Gennaker"...wi
Hull Number vs Sail Number daleyellin at 10:36am 05.08.13 Ask An Oday Owner 12/3561 I have an O'Day 222, which has a relatively new mainsail. However, there is no number on the sail.

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Is rigging tape evil? dLj at 3:56am 03.31.23 Does rigging tape encourage crevice corrosion by potentially trapping moisture? I just replaced my
HELP FIX (REPAIR) RUDER-BENETEAU 361 CLIPPER (2) EXADAS MUSIC at 3:49am 03.31.23 ??????? ?? ????????????? ?? ??????? ??? BENETEAU 361 CLIPPER ??? ?????? ???? ???? ????--??? ???????
Pedestal guard replacment Davidasailor26 at 3:33am 03.31.23 At $355 it might be worth a try. At least it comes with the software needed to configure it and no
Yanmar 3YM30 mystery: I can turn the engine over by hand danielhwolf at 12:20am 03.31.23 Thanks very much, guys. This gives me some confidence about the place to start. If there's no valve
Yanmar 3YM30 mystery: I can turn the engine over by hand jssailem at 9:48pm 03.30.23 On my Perkins, with the valve cover off, the crankshaft can be turned with a large wrench and big ba
Fuel gauge Beneteau 323 2007 nitrogenase at 8:09pm 03.30.23
Legend 40.5 - Refrigerator and Freezer manuals JamesG161 at 7:38pm 03.30.23 Model number might help. Jim...
Yanmar 3YM30 mystery: I can turn the engine over by hand kloudie1 at 7:36pm 03.30.23 There is no compression release on that engine. First check the valve clearance. It would be strange
Fuel gauge Beneteau 323 2007 ggrizzard at 7:03pm 03.30.23 If there is corrosion or a loose wire or a blown fuse or a bad sending unit, an expensive one will
Advice for newbie on equipping a boat with a Main Sail Redwood707 at 6:48pm 03.30.23 Great info, many thanks. I'm still waiting for my gooseneck in the mail before i move foward with cu
MPPT controller location Grichelli at 6:46pm 03.30.23 I have a 'standard' two-battery setup with one of those big red dials on the electronics control pa
I'm a newbie fresh and green! Will Gilmore at 6:37pm 03.30.23 from one woodworking chicken Farmer to another Thankyou for sharing your knowledge. Ha ha ha. I'm
Legend 40.5 - Refrigerator and Freezer manuals Rick D at 6:15pm 03.30.23 I have all the original manuals for my 40.5, but nothing in there re: refrigeration.
How tight is too tight on a holding tanking fitting install? (4) vmaks at 5:44pm 03.30.23 As you can see this tank has a really tight fit and a unique fit in the allowable enclosed area. The
I'm a newbie fresh and green! Clay Smith at 4:57pm 03.30.23 Thanks Will for laying out the implications of this issue. I figured a hit like this was likely to c
MPPT controller location leo310 at 4:40pm 03.30.23 What I have done is used an victron FET you could also use an ARC.
Furling Main (1) JamesG161 at 4:29pm 03.30.23 Mine has pre-bend and works fine, Carefully look at all lines on this picture. pre-bend. Where the
RigRite Scott T-Bird at 3:30pm 03.30.23 Does anyone know if RigRite INC is legit ? I bought some Z parts, the tracking shows just the "Labe
Pedestal guard replacment Scott T-Bird at 3:22pm 03.30.23 Pretty sure @LeslieTroyer installed the RS11 on his boat. I saw his setup, worked well. When I do t
MPPT controller location dhandzy at 3:12pm 03.30.23 I have a 'standard' two-battery setup with one of those big red dials on the electronics control pan

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