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Waste Holding Tank 1983 Hunter 31 jvidal01 at 9:25am 10.05.12 The Cherubini Hunters 13/7573 Does anyone know if the 1983 waste holding tank is removable? In my v-berth where the macerator is,
Anchor Riding Sail Webone at 8:49am 10.05.12 Ask All Sailors 25/9780 After one of those frantic "at dusk" (boat rode all day without incident) #@$% the ^%$# anchor broke
Electric Winch. Capt Strapfoots at 7:41am 10.05.12 Balboa 0/1387 Has anyone put an electric winch in there Balboa for the swing keel.
Will Mariner roller furler fit19 weekender? oliversdad at 6:57am 10.05.12 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1145 Anyone know if a roller furler and jib from a 19'Mariner will fit my 19 weekender without much troub
Alarms Navicula at 5:55am 10.05.12 Big Boats 8/1598 I have just installed a high water bildge alarm and a propane sniffer alarm in the bildge area......
Trailer rust fokker416 at 5:50am 10.05.12 Trailer Sailors 4/2177 I'm getting some rust on my galvanized trailer. What is the best way to fix it? Can I just grind i
Annapolis Sailboat Show rbmcintire at 4:18am 10.05.12 Catalina 30 4/1553 Anybody going today (Friday)?
refinish your countertops/laminate easy ;) warain at 11:01pm 10.04.12 Mid-Size Boats 12/8449 thought I'd share, I recently refinished our 84' 30' catalina counters in the galley. I cost only $2
Howdy Balboa Owners balboa20#6 at 9:59pm 10.04.12 Balboa 3/3309 I am now the proud owner of hull number 6 of the Balboa 20 series Going thru the sail bag I also fo
First time cruiser arlen1919 at 9:03pm 10.04.12 Trailer Sailors 17/5690 Hey all, I'm new here and really I was wondering what you guys think is the best trailer sailer crui
Triple Bladed Prop? primetime at 8:02pm 10.04.12 Catalina 30 12/2606 Hi all- This was my first season with my "new" 1980 Catalina 30 tall rig. I'm really enjoying it an
genoa jib 19jib39 at 7:20pm 10.04.12 Catalina 22 5/1341 what is you sailors opinion just using jib ,i tried it yesterday in 5 to 10 mph,i was suprised ,it w
1974 Irwin 25' Modifications mwadkins at 7:12pm 10.04.12 Irwin 10/7931 We love our little boat. However there are only 3 of us and would like to utilize the unused space a
Fish type anodes Kordie at 5:28pm 10.04.12 Ask All Sailors 27/4369 So I am thinking of making my own after replacing my anode on the prop after less than 6 months use.
Lake Superior North Shore vs. Lake Huron's North Channel Birdman737 at 4:47pm 10.04.12 Destinations 13/9897 Anyone want to share their experiences sailing both Lake Superior (especially the Canadian shore) AN
Woops...... Charging NYSail at 4:30pm 10.04.12 Ask All Sailors 9/1792 So tonight I messed up.... maybe? I have a Xantrex True Charge 40 charging system while at dock, a
Whats new in knot/apparent wind meter ? BayMan at 3:56pm 10.04.12 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1930 My apparent wind meter is way off. Makes me suspect the wind speed also. I have to get up there and
1981 H27 Topping lift/uphaul weirdness SamNelson at 3:12pm 10.04.12 The Cherubini Hunters 6/2185 ..still working on making this boat mine, and I need to understand something about a weird thing tha
When do you call it quits for the season? tsell at 2:27pm 10.04.12 Ask All Sailors 61/7217 Faced with the task of winterizing the boat, I keep putting it off, hoping to squeeze another day or
1982 C&C, Mark 1 Leo Crowley at 1:08pm 10.04.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1195 Our 1982 C'C 30 is fitted with an Atomic 4 and this past summer we experienced motor problems such t

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M25xpb Dipstick jssailem at 8:21am 02.22.23 Can you replace the rubber fitting on the stick?
Bilge pump replacement time. jssailem at 8:04am 02.22.23 I watched a series of successful regional dairy companies get purchased by Pepsi Executives. Tried t
Swing Keel Fittings pcharn01 at 8:02am 02.22.23
MOVIE NIGHT - Race to Alaska jssailem at 7:57am 02.22.23 I watched it the next day. I think you have access if you bought the $10 ticket to participate on th
Towing a pram Hayden Watson at 7:29am 02.22.23 :cowbell: I do not know how it would affect a hard-shell dink, but I always tow my inflatable tight
C22 sliding hatch pcharn01 at 7:09am 02.22.23 so grind the inside vertical to make room for glass cloth. Lay up several layers then finish last c
26.5 hunter wing keel dimensions Crazy Dave Condon at 7:02am 02.22.23 When done, please post two pictures from both ends of the trailer to see about clearance of the wing
Single handing Crazy Dave Condon at 6:58am 02.22.23 I second @DAVA390 on the CDi furler. I think the FF1 would be appropriate if the forestay stud an
Towing a pram (1) TomY at 6:49am 02.22.23 Any suggestion on the proper length for the tow line from sailboat to the pram? I like to use a 2
25.5 Trailer Setup Crazy Dave Condon at 6:49am 02.22.23 @rgranger gave you excellent advice. As a former dealer for Hunter , I owned a travel lift, hydraul
Inflatable PVC Dinghy Cleaning Rich Stidger at 6:24am 02.22.23 Other than the ButtSeatSpray, the best I have used is LA Awesome concentrated cleaner from the Dolla
MOVIE NIGHT - Race to Alaska shemandr at 6:19am 02.22.23 I'm a member of that website - The only website I actually pay for. I missed the free R2AK viewing.
Inflatable PVC Dinghy Cleaning Rich Stidger at 6:17am 02.22.23 I tried this product last fall on my Achilles hypalon dinghy. For years I have tried a wide variety
Bilge pump replacement time. Roadking Larry at 6:16am 02.22.23 A Canadian company purchased Defender last year about this time. Ah, the age old business strateg
Towing a pram George Jarvis at 5:46am 02.22.23 Any suggestion on the proper length for the tow line from sailboat to the pram?
Absolute Best and Permanent Glue for Inflatible Dinghy's Plymouth Sailor at 5:12am 02.22.23 PolyMarine two part adhesive by far. I had the same problem with my pvc dinghy. Tried all of them a
New England Boat Show 2023 Plymouth Sailor at 5:01am 02.22.23 Boston show had only ONE sailboat! Many hyped out stylish jet ski's, disco lighted shiny bow riders
C22 sliding hatch Gene Neill at 4:30am 02.22.23 Those flanges wear down over time. You are correct, yours need to be built back up. I wouldn't stand
Bilge pump replacement time. dlochner at 3:49am 02.22.23 Did Defender get bought out or otherwise change hands last year? Defender has been my first and usu

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