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Motor Mount Disaster (5) sbonham at 1:32pm 07.04.12 Day Sailers 21/9988 Hey Hunter Owners, Crappy July 4th this year. I rigged my Hunter 170 and put her in the water this a
Sail damage... Dan Johnson at 1:00pm 07.04.12 Ask All Sailors 6/2704 Returned home from a club cruise on another member's boat last Saturday only to be informed by fello
How to straighten a bent stanchion (1) Mike48 at 12:41pm 07.04.12 Ask All Sailors 15/16842 I have a bent stanchion from storm damage. It is bent about 15 degrees starting about 3 inches above
Sliding doors darlene at 12:02pm 07.04.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/933 Anyone know where to get replacement material for the sliding doors above and below the sink in the
beneteau 351 replacing the galley hot water hose. keven at 11:10am 07.04.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1685 Seems I have a leak in the hot water hose going to the main sink. The leak is somewhere under the fl
How to make Companionway Screens for 44, 49, 50, etc (1) artboas at 10:24am 07.04.12 Big Boats 1/1279 I've been asked a few times to post this, so here goes... This will show you a very neat way to make
Holding A Rudder In (2) tfluce at 9:10am 07.04.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1819 Packing Gland-Locknut Anyone? I haven't really gotten over losing my rudder (Hunter 33, 1980) b
Long Beach to San Diego Border Run Race (16) CaptDon01 at 9:05am 07.04.12 Catalina 22 0/1094 Attached are some photos taken during last weekends "Border Run-2" race from Long Beach to San Diego
Getting out of the shallows. mrharris@rogers.com at 9:03am 07.04.12 Day Sailers 3/1352 Novice sailor needs advice. Purchased Rhodes-19 with drop keel last year. My dock is in a bay with s
Holding A Rudder In (2) tfluce at 8:54am 07.04.12 Mid-Size Boats 0/999 Holding A Rudder In packing gland-Locknut Anyone? I hav
new owner questions lcook at 8:20am 07.04.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2309 I have recently bought a 2002 26X and I have some questions: 1) when leaving boat at a mooring, shou
First 38 transom locker jgurley at 7:49am 07.04.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1068 Can someone describe the stock mechanism used to secure the fold down locker in the stern of the FIR
Macgregor 25 Upstate NY, Newbie wants to see one. ccraigmile at 6:03am 07.04.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/842 Hey all I'm a newbie whom just got a 1976 Mac 25 that hasn't seen the water in 15 years. Got the K
Keel pin johnkodl at 4:56am 07.04.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/922 recently purchased a 1986 McGregor 25' which did not come with a keel locking pin. Anyone know the d
H42 fuel tank inspection ports?? eianm at 11:50pm 07.03.12 Big Boats 4/1773 Now that I have finished the inspection ports to water tanks, I am now considering doing the same to
Hunter 356 3-blade cruising prop size? Solemn Silence at 9:20pm 07.03.12 Big Boats 0/1510 For those of you with a Hunter 356 (27 HP Yanmar) and a 3-blade cruising prop: what size prop are yo
new owner (1) dalekidd1956 at 9:11pm 07.03.12 Smaller Boats 10/2131 Hello, all. I have just purchased a 1988 Hunter 18.5. Plan to pick her up this Friday. This will be
Happy Independance Day everyone! Ken Cross at 8:54pm 07.03.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2648 Happy Independence Day everyone! Well our friends from Canada still get to wait. And the weather is
C-22 Owner's Handbook TJM8187 at 8:40pm 07.03.12 Catalina 22 1/1561 Does anyone know a good way to get ahold of an Owner's Handbook for a C-22? I ordered one through C
Masking Tape Lost Parent at 5:58pm 07.03.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1773 I am hoping to paint my nonskid deck this weekend and was wondering would be good tape to use for a

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Cabin top halyard winch setup to raise the mainsail (5) jssailem at 9:30pm 02.05.23 it looks like that method requires a dedicated winch for each line. Spinloock detail: Fast preci
Why??? Hollyberry at 9:16pm 02.05.23 Stolen vessel, perpetrator wanted in BC Canada, other bizarre connections to the movie world... a st
Why??? jssailem at 9:09pm 02.05.23 Oh boy... Some roll
Why??? JamesG161 at 9:08pm 02.05.23 Why would any boater be out in these conditions? "Stupid is as Stupid does"... Forrest Gump Did h
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? Joe at 8:23pm 02.05.23 Hi guys, Anyone have any advice/experience with B&G wireless wind instruments vs their wired one?
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? PaulK at 8:21pm 02.05.23 Thanks for sharing your experiences. Can you share with us how often you changed out batteries, and
Lewmar windlass drum removal Joe at 8:02pm 02.05.23 It may be as simple as this: IXLlhaSMLXE Here's a link to manual of model similar to yours: V-1.
Main Sheet Swivel/Block/ cleat- 1981 Sirius 21 tonyr at 7:58pm 02.05.23 Hi SailSK At end of last season I had this same problem and I fixed the broken spring. I found a
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? TimFromLI at 7:55pm 02.05.23 I have the wired version. I installed it in 2020, 2021 and again in 2022. I am on my third unit. Th
Project update: Wooden "drop zone" organizer for H240 patbratton at 7:43pm 02.05.23 That is awesome! You can't have too much storage.
Mk III aft locker hatch question Joe at 7:26pm 02.05.23 Perhaps posting a picture of your issue might help, since it seems to be a new one. Looking at YouT
New autopilot chuckwayne at 7:02pm 02.05.23 my original st-4000 plus died after 20 years, looks like the head. I'm in the process of installing
Experience with Feathering Prop, considering for an Alden Caravelle. Ralph Johnstone at 6:49pm 02.05.23 Thanks for the explanation. I've never seen a Carvelle in the flesh before but the arrangement seem
Cabin top halyard winch setup to raise the mainsail tonyr at 6:46pm 02.05.23 Thanks John and Joe for your great feedback, ideas, and for pointing me to some examples which led m
bridge clearance question BigEasy at 6:25pm 02.05.23 The air draft of a Beneteau 343 is reported to be 49.33', not including VHF antenna and wind indicat
Re upholstery kbgunn at 5:22pm 02.05.23 +1 for ultra-leather. Sunrealla has some upholstery fabric which would be ok. Don't use the marine c
Punxsutawney All U Get at 4:35pm 02.05.23 :)
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? FastOlson at 4:11pm 02.05.23 We liked the flexibility of wireless. You can put the displays wherever you want, without having to
Aft Cabin Headliner Partial Removal, Starboard Side, H41AC (1) dkinzer at 3:57pm 02.05.23 My base is secure with bolts from above and go through a threaded aluminum plate embedded in the fi
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? PaulK at 3:55pm 02.05.23 Our setup included everything: AWI, Depth, Boatspeed, True wind and Windspeed. We had it for about

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