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replace hatch arms bugsboat at 2:06pm 01.06.13 Big Boats 3/1350 Hi everyone! Happy New Year. I am trying to replace the arms for our 1995 Hunter 37.5 opening hatc
42 Passage main water tank replacement The Artful Dodger II at 1:17pm 01.06.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/987 I am interested in speaking with anyone who might have had anything to do with repairing or replacin
76Reinell interior retrofit sailingonu at 12:02pm 01.06.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1476 I have a 1976 Reinell 2210! Anyone out there have one of these boats? I have taken the old carpet of
Raw water mixing elbow blocked mikewhite7314 at 9:54am 01.06.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/5712 I have a yanmar 3gm 30f engine and the raw water system is blocked. I was getting water through to t
Butyl tape question serenisea at 9:47am 01.06.13 Musings With Maine Sail 3/7313 I have a stubborn hatch that continues to leak even though I re-bedded it twice (with Life Caulk).
Main sail only actnuts at 8:06am 01.06.13 Day Sailers 5/2446 My jib is removed for stitching so...... Anyone sail with just the main? 10-15 knot winds, 2-3 foo
Off to Aruba Doc_holiday at 6:31am 01.06.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/860 I just love this "one happy island", I just wish I had the boat there. My dream is to retire there a
Hunter 28.5 stanchions thetone at 6:12am 01.06.13 Mid-Size Boats 3/1689 The stantions on my 28.5 are damaged. I need to get them off but the bolts wont turn. I am thinking
Cat 350 Replacement engine gauge cluster nybor at 5:15am 01.06.13 Big Boats 3/3000 hello. I recently purchased a 2006 boat and am cleaner her up. I want to replace the M-35 engine clu
Crazy idea here! Joel H. at 4:36am 01.06.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 12/2721 The questions are: Has it been done? Could it work? Here goes.... Running a hank-on headsail up a b
hard rubber rub rail restoration Mark Maulden at 10:14pm 01.05.13 Ask All Sailors 6/2586 The S2 has a black rub rail at the hull/deck join. At least I think it's hard rubber. Maybe it's a
Lake Barkley tgrass462 at 9:57pm 01.05.13 Smaller Boats 3/3891 We just returned from a trip to Kentucky - looking at lake front property. Initially we confined ou
Lehr Propane Outboards Jon Bastien at 8:49pm 01.05.13 Ask All Sailors 12/8054 Hello all, After much contemplation, I bit the bullet and bought a Lehr 2.5 HP propane-fueled out
built in exhaust tank on 1984 31ft Hunter leaks OceanDriver at 8:32pm 01.05.13 Mid-Size Boats 4/1526 I have a 1984 Hunter 31 and all season my bilge would fill up with black/raw water. I finally found
272 or 280 stern starboard railing needed jsmo66 at 8:23pm 01.05.13 Bigger Boats 1/1112 Hi All- if anyone knows where I can get a stern starboard railing for a 272 (maybe 280) - please do
Liveaboard? Stu Ducklow at 6:28pm 01.05.13 C&C 2/2761 As a newbie sailor, I've just bought an ancient C'C 25 which marine surveyor assures me is solid and
trailer flat and broken springs today! doehunter at 6:06pm 01.05.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 38/4870 On a very busy freeway, everyone moving too fast, construction zone, and no shoulder. A guy pulls
Considering a Hunter 426AC 2003 PDReynolds at 4:54pm 01.05.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1228 Hi Everyone, Before I make a purchase I would like to poll the owner community and look for your
New member w/ O Day 27 RubyJean at 3:59pm 01.05.13 Pacific North West Cruisers 5/50523 Hi all PNW sailors.. Just bought a O Day 27 in fantastic shape, have sailed my Haida 26 from Canada
On a Roll Roger Long at 3:24pm 01.05.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 2/2614 I woke to early and stuck my head out the companionway into total blackness and a raw, damp wind. T

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Help, My Boat is Tipping Over! Will Gilmore at 8:32am 11.28.22 vote for canned drinks hidden under spare bedding inside Port side stowage of main berth. Was the
Miracle Rescue of MOB dsims at 8:29am 11.28.22 Nothing short of a miracle. This guy spent 15 hours afloat with zero survival gear or flotation dev
Help, My Boat is Tipping Over! (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:27am 11.28.22 I vote for the giant squid. :p And as such, the problem could be quickly solved by holding a cala
Watermaker Kings Gambit at 8:13am 11.28.22 Washing dishes consumes the most fresh water on my boat. BTW I added a 25 gallon bladder type auxil
Help, My Boat is Tipping Over! JamesG161 at 7:48am 11.28.22 I vote for canned drinks hidden under spare bedding inside Port side stowage of main berth. Why my
Help, My Boat is Tipping Over! Alan Gomes at 7:42am 11.28.22 You can bet the designer meant it to be level and the builder tried to follow the plan. But you ca
Sea Hood re-bedding (1) kloudie1 at 7:35am 11.28.22 Dave, my '85 model did not have 5200 for the seahood seal. it came up with slow and careful levering
Help, My Boat is Tipping Over! (2) jssailem at 7:34am 11.28.22 are you located where there is a current? Unless you are lake sailing in the PacificNW there is a
Warped Rudder (7) rgranger at 7:32am 11.28.22 I ripped up enough strips from the cedar board to make a 1 inch thick laminated rudder. Looks like
2001 B361 Chain Plate leak (1) GDanko at 7:31am 11.28.22 Thank you Roy. The boat is new to me but from the view in this picture, it looks like the cover is
Clever Boat Names Rick Webb at 7:29am 11.28.22 My all-time favorite, wish I had taken a picture of it: Wife Said NO II
23.5 bottom paint question (1) RTsailsJ29 at 7:27am 11.28.22 Dave, That's kinda where I was leaning, 2" above the scribe. Nice getting some confirmation on that
Miracle Rescue of MOB JamesG161 at 7:16am 11.28.22 My take on time line and training by the "team". 1) MOB last seen 11pm --> Reported Missing next da
Beneteau First 375 bvermeer at 7:13am 11.28.22 Thank you all for your responses. They have been informative and confirm what I have observed. Inter
Growth below my starboard rub-rail a continuous problem MichaelStacy at 7:07am 11.28.22 I had the same problem on my C22 in Oxnard. I pressure washed the rub rail between the aluminum and
Watermaker rgranger at 7:00am 11.28.22 I suppose these units require a dedicated seawater intake thru-hull, and then one for outflow of br
Charging the House Battery Bank with a Small Outboard rgranger at 6:42am 11.28.22 The alternator in your outboard should be able to keep the battery full enough to start the motor t
Buying a Hunter 23. No brakes advice rgranger at 6:38am 11.28.22 Glad you wern't KILLED dave.... :):thumbup:
Two fender covers for 8x20 fenders RoyS at 6:31am 11.28.22 For those of us nearing the end of the line, might I suggest a Viking Funeral Rite. Have your body p
Looking for a captain to sail my boat Justin_NSA at 6:26am 11.28.22 Sorry for the delay, Justin, we've been travelling. I thought I received a reply, but in double-ch

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