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how to tell if your bottom paint is still good? Jared1048 at 9:10pm 07.16.12 Mid-Size Boats 1/1176 I bought my boat a little over a year ago and its been kept in fresh water. I don't know how old the
Back stay and front stay, when stepping mast chaos18 at 9:00pm 07.16.12 Smaller Boats 12/3530 Help, when i step the mast on my capri 18, once the mast is in place we are about 3.5 inches away fr
New RC8D fnuttersny at 8:59pm 07.16.12 Mid-Size Boats 0/928 Picked up brand new in the crate "RC8D" this week end that had been stored for 22 years. This ebay
Warm or Cool Light LED hunter43sail at 8:56pm 07.16.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2192 I am looking at replacing the lights on my 42. What type of LED should I use warm or cool? Also anyo
Bimini/dodger fab in SE mich islandrunner70 at 8:45pm 07.16.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1495 Hi everyone. I will be taking ownership of 1993 Beneteau Oceanis 370 and would like to add a Bimini
Garmin Bluechart Lost Parent at 8:45pm 07.16.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1408 Can anybody recommend the best place to buy a Garmin bluechart G2 Vision card for desolation sound a
Rusty anchor chain ... eliems at 8:06pm 07.16.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2091 My trip to Desolation Sound resulted in rust on the 150 feet of anchor chain and I am wondering if I
Forespar Horse shoe ring RAD88 at 7:49pm 07.16.12 Ask All Sailors 2/2189 Does anyone know if there is a replacement cover available for the Forespar horse shoe ring? Mine ha
portwindows gasket for 1968 Cal Cruising 46 edwmama at 7:48pm 07.16.12 Cal 1/2629 hi cal boat owners I have a 1968 Cal Cruising 46 bill lapworth My main saloon and forward Vberth
Mercuray 3.9 hp Mark Juetten at 7:30pm 07.16.12 Engines and Propulsion 1/1434 'd appreciate any insights into this engine! THX
Just bought an O'day 26! (2) Fly_H23 at 7:11pm 07.16.12 Day Sailers 34/7577 After much haggling and assuring the Admiral she would indeed have stand up headroom (she about is 5
Whaaa! Ripped Sail! Marc Bergmueller at 7:11pm 07.16.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1340 During the last storm with 70 mph winds my jib came unfurled. We were in North Carolina putting and
Is this original (2) Bigjer40 at 7:04pm 07.16.12 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1015 1984 H27 and I am wondering if this is the original traveler set up??? It is really sticky and if I
What are these lines for??? (3) Bigjer40 at 6:48pm 07.16.12 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1722 Can someone tell me what these lines out of the starboard side of my mast are for? One goes to to th
H22 toerail LDM at 6:36pm 07.16.12 Smaller Boats 1/1074 The toe rail on our 1981 Hunter 22 was 'oxidized' with a white film covering the semi-gloss black. I
Freezer compression rod captron at 6:35pm 07.16.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1625 Anybody have any suggestions as to where I might begin to search for a new gas or is it a spring loa
Mercury 3.9 hp 2 stroke OB Mark Juetten at 6:14pm 07.16.12 Big Boats 1/1379 I have been given mercury 3.9 hp ob about 1968 , Does any one know how to stop engine. No kill sw
Selden vs Lewmar Goldfinger at 5:49pm 07.16.12 Ask All Sailors 0/1064 Had a quote from my local rigger to supply and install a traveler on my 33footer, mid boom setup.
Gas piston replacement for fridge lid captron at 4:12pm 07.16.12 Hallberg-Rassy 1/2801 Anyone have any idea where I might look for a source to find a replacement gas filled or is it sprin
Selden Endless Furling Line Nodak7 at 3:50pm 07.16.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/4546 I searched the net for instructions on how to replace and splice the endless line on our Selden Main

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LPG tank Hunter 39 jon hansen at 9:36am 01.25.23 2 weeks ish. maybe a little more
H34 Insurance Company is Totalling the boat DArcy at 9:35am 01.25.23 @PGIJon That is really sad to hear about the loss of your boat. What electronics do you have that mi
LPG tank Hunter 39 Ralph Johnstone at 9:31am 01.25.23 We tried to ship the boat from Saugatuck to Bayfield Wi its new home. If shipping the boat was yo
Yamaha 30 / Scampi 30 gouldx at 9:22am 01.25.23 Can anybody comment on the history of the Yamaha 30? Particularly about the differences between the
Replacing a Broken Stanchion - H41DS (4) dkinzer at 9:07am 01.25.23 The hardest job is getting access from below. That was certainly true. I had to remove the entire
H34 Insurance Company is Totalling the boat PGIJon at 9:03am 01.25.23 It never ceases to amaze me how folks I have met from the forum are such good people! It was really
Installing a Selden or Trogear Adjustable Bowsprit? (1) jssailem at 8:54am 01.25.23 On your size of boat, I would look at the designed (purchased unit). Either will work. I looked ha
Crazy? Mast, rigging for H26 Sethic at 8:52am 01.25.23 That might work... but spreaders often have a bushing that runs through the mast and the two spread
H34 Insurance Company is Totalling the boat kloudie1 at 8:37am 01.25.23 It never ceases to amaze me how folks I have met from the forum are such good people! It was really
Bermuda jssailem at 8:37am 01.25.23 Didn't you nearly break this one????? :banghead::laugh::yikes:
Barton Removable Travelers (1) rgranger at 8:17am 01.25.23 I put a traveler on my H26 and it was a GREAT improvement when going to weather. But I did not use
Marine Head to Water Ballast Tank? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:13am 01.25.23 Thanks Peggie! Did some more digging: - the toilet sits on a holding tank and is not connected to th
Chart plotter choice overwhelm jssailem at 8:12am 01.25.23 OpenCPN ( https://opencpn.org/index.html ) lists the following info on Canadian Charts that can be p
Crazy? Mast, rigging for H26 JBP-PA at 8:09am 01.25.23
Crazy? Mast, rigging for H26 (7) rgranger at 8:05am 01.25.23 ...so I have a room to add strength with some steel plate screwed into the mast to support the new
Diesel fuel cap 2004 Hunter 36 dlochner at 8:05am 01.25.23 Did you check the store here? https://shop.sailboatowners.com/index.php
45' mast for Buchan 37 Sailing_Victoria at 8:01am 01.25.23 Have you tried reaching out to local fabricators? I know it's a stretch but it might be doable, esp
Barton Removable Travelers JBP-PA at 7:40am 01.25.23 You should be able to get a feel for the strength of the supporting sides. Do they move easily when
Barton Removable Travelers jssailem at 7:22am 01.25.23 Not knowing the fiberglass thicknesses and structure of the sides of your cockpit nor the deck of th
Marine Head to Water Ballast Tank? (3) rgranger at 6:53am 01.25.23 Thanks Peggie! Did some more digging: - the toilet sits on a holding tank and is not connected to t

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