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New Membership Cards (2) thubbard84 at 4:20pm 12.11.12 HAPS (Hunter Assoc. of Puget Sound) 2/6538 Hi All, Attached is samples of the new HAPS "business cards." We will hand 5-10 of them to everyone
Southern Boating Roger Long at 3:02pm 12.11.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 19/5761 The gift of humor that keeps on giving: http://www.cruisingonstrider.us/images/SBO/SouthernBoating.
Should I insulate my headliner space? (8) gnashty at 3:00pm 12.11.12 Big Boats 4/7621 My wife and I just bought our 1987 Hunter 40, which we're living aboard, and we are battling the ele
Things That Go Squish in the Night (1) Roger Long at 2:48pm 12.11.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 3/1851
Barrier coat recommendation Isla-Mae at 12:04pm 12.11.12 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2068 I am restoring a 1977 O'Day 25. How important it it that I have a barrier coat put on the bottom?
Speed sensor through hull fitting on O'Day 25 Isla-Mae at 12:01pm 12.11.12 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1842 I am restoring a '77 O 'Day 25 and come to a speed sensor fitting just aft of the keel. The gauge is
sigh, Selling my boat... What made you buy yours?? KandD at 11:29am 12.11.12 Big Boats 5/2031 :cry: USN has decided my wife has spent enough time on the east coast and we are going west... we'l*
Engine to Engine rivettw at 10:23am 12.11.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1412 Hello guys, Currently looking at the feasability of swapping out my old 2QM20 (in 79' 37ft Hunter cu
Modify Bulkhead between Nav station and Main Salon maisso at 9:14am 12.11.12 S2 2/1554 I have a 1983 9.2A and am considering some improvements. One of which would be to 'cut' the separati
O'Day 19 "Weekender" Battery Box yeahmag at 9:12am 12.11.12 Day Sailers 8/3434 My 19 is really coming along... The previous owner had the battery just sitting in the starboard hat
Sailmaker in South eastern Ma. peterbud at 7:07am 12.11.12 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1874 I need to have some work done on my genoa and get my sails cleaned. Does anyone have any reconmendat
1977 Oday 22 (1) LFM at 6:21am 12.11.12 Ask An Oday Owner 16/4871 Another new boat owner. With questions. My wife and I decided to quit buying gas for the gas sucking
Help me pick a potty kito at 6:18am 12.11.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/3381 The Admiral is tired of peeing in a bucket and I need to put a porta potty in my Cat 22.....it would
About that H37C bridgedeck traveler. (2) Ed Schenck at 5:32am 12.11.12 The Cherubini Hunters 32/5698 Spring of 2013 I want my traveler to look like Blaise's, see pictures. Tell me once more how you wer
The Boat Avatar HannaTina88 at 3:49am 12.11.12 Ask All Sailors 0/32 Dear boat owner, Boat manufacturers use all their skills and the latest technology to provide bo
Wire Labelling Ralph Johnstone at 9:24pm 12.10.12 Ask All Sailors 26/7867 Has anyone come up with a good product for labelling electrical wiring which lasts ? I am ready to
Catalina 22 Advice--Sell or part out (4) GNX Guy at 5:51pm 12.10.12 Catalina 22 12/3282 Hi, New here. I am a scout leader that just inhearted a Catalina 22 for our unit. Unfortunatl
Purchasing my first sailboat & the survey ken336 at 3:09pm 12.10.12 Mid-Size Boats 18/4191 I saw a hunter 336 in great condition, cosmeticlly, so I had a survey and a mechanical inspection do
mac 26D rudder karlos263 at 3:03pm 12.10.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1883 Because of the heading up issue with the mac 26D, I decided to try modifying the rudder be adding a
Plumbing changes ifmdalvey at 2:12pm 12.10.12 Ask All Sailors 7/1715 Hello folks I have read up on several post on here about plumbing. I presently have the head going

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Goosneck to Boom danooxnard at 8:17am 04.01.23 I would drill a hole through the boom and the goose neck pin, to keep it together. Then use a long
Thread maintenance on my sailboat dlochner at 7:43am 04.01.23 There are more greases than you can shake a stick at. For this application the particular kind of gr
Thread maintenance on my sailboat Hello Below at 7:00am 04.01.23 Red grease is well Red and can be purchased as Red grease at an Auto Parts store, probably the leas
Fuel gauge Beneteau 323 2007 dLj at 6:44am 04.01.23 Can you polish the lens like they do with headlights on cars? dj
Hoisting and Flying Gennaker: Advice Needed ckreitlein at 6:33am 04.01.23 This was the first time. I was not certain I had the tack attached properly and my block at the to
Hoisting and Flying Gennaker: Advice Needed ckreitlein at 6:32am 04.01.23 Just rigging mine for the first time as well. I noticed you only use 1 sheet? Do you tie the shee
Hoisting and Flying Gennaker: Advice Needed ckreitlein at 6:28am 04.01.23 I also use a sock, with a very similar launch and recovery procedure as Tally Ho. I do keep the she
Hoisting and Flying Gennaker: Advice Needed ckreitlein at 6:26am 04.01.23 I don't use a sock. I usually attach the tack to a downhaul line run through the anchor roller, or
Hoisting and Flying Gennaker: Advice Needed JBP-PA at 5:58am 04.01.23 I don't use a sock. I usually attach the tack to a downhaul line run through the anchor roller, or t
Evaluating a South Coast 26 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:58am 04.01.23 Not sure if 26 Southcoast had straight grain balsa in the decking. If so, take someone who knows s
oil filter for Universal M25 aka Kubota D 850 jssailem at 5:50am 04.01.23 This is interesting. If the proper filter for your M-25 is UNI300209. Found at: https://marinediese
oil filter for Universal M25 aka Kubota D 850 njlarry at 5:22am 04.01.23 Which M25? They are very different.
Proper way to attach spare tire as working tongue wheel Crazy Dave Condon at 5:08am 04.01.23 I use to recommend the two wheel swing away on either the swing keel or fixed keel Catalina 16.5 as
Hoisting and Flying Gennaker: Advice Needed Scott B at 5:03am 04.01.23
Stuck tell-tales thinwater at 5:01am 04.01.23 Try spraying them with Sailkote. The disks should come off easily with xylene. That said, there is
Thread maintenance on my sailboat dlochner at 4:22am 04.01.23 Lanocote will also work. Tefgel will work too, but I wouldn't use it in this application as it is to
Passport Renewal jssailem at 3:44am 04.01.23 Yum. Happy Days are coming.
Thread maintenance on my sailboat (1) JamesG161 at 10:03pm 03.31.23 LanocoteTef-Gel vs. Lanocote - Practical Sailor Jim...
Advice for newbie on equipping a boat with a Main Sail rgranger at 9:22pm 03.31.23
Thread maintenance on my sailboat zinahewitt at 9:09pm 03.31.23 Ok, Mineral spirits it is. I checked and brass brush is more gentle than steel wire, so I'll go with

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