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Porthole curtains McZube at 8:26am 04.28.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1609 Hi all, We have a 1984 Hunter 31, and we just got her last spring. I'm trying to find ideas to make
H40.5 Holding tank removal - HELP!! davidpackwood at 7:21am 04.28.13 Big Boats 11/1510 I know I have seen this post/article somewhere, but now when I need it I cannot find it! I have tr
a big "Cat Boat" step down. Mike again. mdsdurango at 6:21am 04.28.13 Trailer Sailors 6/8922 Yes, It's Mike - again. This time asking for general impressions on the Com-Pac Cats. Beautiful boa
Playing Carnegie Hall Roger Long at 5:55am 04.28.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 2/1918
Sandy to New Paint (6) rajhnsn at 5:05am 04.28.13 Bigger Boats 13/1540 Graceful-lee has the finish coat of paint on. Boot stripe, rub rail, name/registration numbers, bott
Replacing jib halyard cymeyer at 5:04am 04.28.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/2249 Need to replace the jib halyard. What is the best way to estimate length needed without taking d
Wind Indicator Calibration-ST60+ (1) KennyBene at 4:26am 04.28.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1353 Raymarine recently serviced the gauge and the vane at the masthead was checked and found to be worki
Mishap at the start soldier1964 at 4:16am 04.28.13 Ask All Sailors 19/2848 just need to pick a few brains for a weird problem. got my boat in the water for the past few weeks
Can anyone help identify this boat (2) KevinSeise at 4:12am 04.28.13 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2194 I bought and old project boat off of Craigslist. I am missing a few parts to assemble the mast/boom
How to install a spinnaker pole michel06440 at 1:01am 04.28.13 Mid-Size Boats 4/2215 My Hunter 33 has a gennaker and I would put a spinnaker pole, but nothing is planned on the mat to h
Macgregor transom? wayne nicol at 10:47pm 04.27.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1918 Does anybody know what the core material on the Mac 26 x and M transoms are. Shapes look too comple
macerator pump replacement csavage at 10:44pm 04.27.13 Catalina 30 2/1184 if anyone has experience with this please share your insights. the shaft looks like it's threaded;
Old diesel Engines and Modern Day Fuel??? steveebryant at 5:04pm 04.27.13 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1526 Dear Sailors: I have a newly acquired 1989, 2GM20F 18hp Yanmar diesel engine. I do not know what th
Quarterberth size Coty137 at 4:08pm 04.27.13 Pearson 2/1671 Good day to all, i am considering the purchase of either a 28-2 or 31-2 Bill Shaw design,and was won
e36 bowsprit/furling asymmetrical Sailbaum at 4:04pm 04.27.13 Big Boats 12/4418 I am considering a cruising code 0 type sail with a continuous line furler (Doyle UPS or similar fro
Heeling in a H240 Caribbeanknight1 at 2:35pm 04.27.13 Smaller Boats 17/3412 How much is too much when it comes to heeling in this boat? I have to admit I chickened out and had
New Anchor Knot StressN at 1:34pm 04.27.13 Ask All Sailors 12/2150 I am looking for a new anchor and sail on Kentucky Lake, which has a mud bottom. I was looking at th
Best sailing lakes in northeast Texas? longterm at 1:34pm 04.27.13 Destinations 8/11980 I'm planning to move to north Texas in the summer of 2015, but am already looking at the local lakes
H37C Fuel Tank FredV at 1:30pm 04.27.13 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1929 Either I'm just not using the right keywords to search on, or this is a topic most want to avoid, be
Our boat was featured in an article! RECESS at 1:00pm 04.27.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1870 I stopped in to get some fuel and ice and a friend says he read about our boat in Southwinds magazin

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Lubricating Through Hull Valves Terry Cox at 7:18pm 04.22.23 Do you have ball valves or cone seacocks? Ours look like this one: Bronze Seacocks (Adaptersize\:
Found a 2003 C310 (8) JRT at 7:00pm 04.22.23 Abby and I entered our first race this year, truth be told this was technically our first actual sai
Lubricating Through Hull Valves Joe at 6:45pm 04.22.23 The top down technique will do some good, but not with WD 40, of course. I've had a bit of luck with
More efficient way to clean gears? (1) jviss at 6:22pm 04.22.23 :yikes: And we are back to @Maine Sail 's suggestion to use BBQ lighter fluid.... which is essenti
Not to complain about weather forecasting certainty dlochner at 6:20pm 04.22.23 I understand forecasts are just that and not always correct, however, my question is - why are for
Hunter 34 prop shaft jssailem at 6:08pm 04.22.23 I want to buy the shaft, coupler and have them fitted and faces all at once Do not know about that
Lubricating Through Hull Valves dlochner at 5:59pm 04.22.23 WD 40 is not really a good choice as it is not really a lubricant, its purpose is to disperse water
Corroding galvanized shackle dLj at 5:54pm 04.22.23
Squeaky companionway cover Johnb at 5:47pm 04.22.23 Post number 2 above. Slide it all the way forward. Apply sparingly to the aluminum then slide back
Lubricating Through Hull Valves Rich Stidger at 5:46pm 04.22.23 I have tried your ideas with no joy. Always out of the water and I have yet to find any method tha
How long can a diesel sit idle? Rich Stidger at 5:42pm 04.22.23
Anyone Grow Their Own Herbs jviss at 5:40pm 04.22.23 Yes. Leaves are essential for photosynthesis and transpiration. No food, no water, no plant. Just
Flimsy deck on bow and tabernacle. Backplate Project_Mayhem at 4:57pm 04.22.23 The proper thing to do would be to use marine grade plywood and laminate it in epoxy. The next best
More efficient way to clean gears? rgranger at 4:30pm 04.22.23 Yep repeats may help some. @rgranger https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_spirit and https://en.
Not to complain about weather forecasting certainty Roland5048 at 4:19pm 04.22.23 Storms coming from the NE (NorEaster) will be more consistent and are easier to predict. Actually,
C-18 or P-18 which would you reccomend? Crazy Dave Condon at 4:15pm 04.22.23 @Project_Mayhem is correct about Precision. Both boats are well made. A lot is which boat is pl
trailer info, Hunter 23.5, 1994 Crazy Dave Condon at 3:46pm 04.22.23 Magic tilt for sailboat trailers. I was advised Road King no longer builds sailboat trailers. u
Not to complain about weather forecasting certainty jssailem at 3:29pm 04.22.23 Don.. I'll take a stab at this - simple answer.. With Florida you have the influence of two large wa
Anyone Grow Their Own Herbs Roland5048 at 3:23pm 04.22.23 once I cut down most of the leaves the plants start to die. Yes. Leaves are essential for photosyn
Not to complain about weather forecasting certainty (1) JamesG161 at 3:13pm 04.22.23 If you use Windy.Com, select NAM [within 5 kilometers , not GFS or ECMWF

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