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Best pain for the hull and keel on 31 hunter Grunt735 at 6:19pm 06.21.22 Parts Search 6/519 she's out of the water on stands and id like to sand her down and repaint her hull. what the best pa
hunter 31 prop carrier assembly Grunt735 at 6:15pm 06.21.22 Parts Search 9/1030 this piece is not detached, and i need to confirm that its steel or aluminum, any experts out there?
Anchor line question (1) waterman30 at 1:41pm 06.21.22 Smaller Boats 6/942 Hi - Here is what my anchor line looks like (when it's not wrapped around headstay :)) What is purp
Sunbird 16 complete rig available? SamLust at 1:35pm 06.21.22 AMF 2/2770 I have a guy interested in my Sunbird 16 hull only. I am curious if there would be interest in the
Selden Furling Main Wrinkles mistermike55 at 1:26pm 06.21.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/732 We have a Selden in-mast furling main on our Catalina 385. We've had some trouble with jamming wrin
Solar Panel Charging Plymouth Sailor at 11:55am 06.21.22 Ask All Sailors 5/823 Dear Sailors, I have a solar panel connected directly to my #1 battery and have a #2 battery as wel
Survey needed on a Hunter Passage 450 in Miami area SailorShaggy at 11:17am 06.21.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/339 Looking for surveyor recommendation in the Miami area for 97 Hunter Passage 450. I am not from the a
Looking for a surveyor in the Miami area SailorShaggy at 10:15am 06.21.22 Ask All Sailors 1/429 I am from out of the area and looking at '97 Passage 450 in the Miami area and need to have a buyers
Bimini for O'Day 302 Suri at 9:54am 06.21.22 Ask An Oday Owner 3/819 Owner of an O'Day 302. I want to buy and install a Bimini. Can someone please advise me how to go
Good exercise for older boaters (1) Brian D at 9:09am 06.21.22 Sails Call Lounge 15/1628 206515G:eek:ood
Adding Hardware to Cabin Top... (1) rpell1@msn.com at 7:57am 06.21.22 Mid-Size Boats 4/1379
Cape may 663 bridge clearance Cmp1110 at 6:37am 06.21.22 Ask All Sailors 27/2223 Good morning does anyone have a recent height on the route 663 bridge in cape may? We are planning a
Hunter Vision 32 motor mount size, vibration, white smoke sharkcus at 6:20am 06.21.22 Mid-Size Boats 7/726 I think I have every possible problem with this 3gm30f lol. First I'll start with: 1. Can someone wi
Autopilot core pack location on Catalina 380 Scottcampbell at 5:54am 06.21.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/404 Trying to find location of autopilot core pack. Drive cables go under helm, then not sure. cant f
I sailed a Sunfish! (1) Kermit at 5:07am 06.21.22 Ask All Sailors 35/2629
Portable AC or Water Cooler Suggestions John Marrone at 8:19pm 06.20.22 Catalina 22 12/1964 1987 Catalina 22 New Design First Summer and not sure staying overnight in this Humid Hot N Florida
Catalina 250 WB swinging on a mooring buoy sebastko at 7:26pm 06.20.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/1053 Hello, I'm a new boat owner. I've seen my Catalina 250 (water ballast version) doing this funny danc
Best Flexible Solar Panels Monterey385 at 6:49pm 06.20.22 Ask All Sailors 4/1731 Looking to see if Renogy 175W Flexible Panels are still popular and recommended. Are there other be
Yeti Goal Zero c07chrisjohnson at 4:18pm 06.20.22 Big Boats 12/1472 Aloha, Saw the Yeti Goal Zero power supply and was wondering if anyone was able to basically power
Drain cover yogawme at 3:25pm 06.20.22 Ask All Sailors 6/896 I'm new to sailing (dating a sailor). I am looking for suggestions for a part that can be placed ove

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Engine alignment needed (2) Ralph Johnstone at 10:10am 12.08.24 As outlined in the instructions on alignment (post #8), the alignment you are looking for (and most
AIS/VHF two antennae's or one? Hello Below at 10:00am 12.08.24 This sounds like a Raymarine problem, or at least a problem of choice. It would be silly for every
Hunter Legend Mainsail Reefing (1) jssailem at 9:34am 12.08.24 I'm buying a Legend 37. You said in your bio that the boat is a 1989. If this is true, Selden indi
What happen with Hunter drawings? Irek at 9:27am 12.08.24 Thx Dave. Worth to try./ik
What happen with Hunter drawings? Crazy Dave Condon at 9:06am 12.08.24 @Irek Contact either Al Fooks or Mike Thomas at the SBO store. Not sure what they have you are lo
do I really need winches on my mac 26d? RussC at 8:41am 12.08.24 You'll definitely want winches but you most likely won't use/need winch handles.
1984 Newport 30 Mark III mainsail question dlochner at 8:21am 12.08.24 Harken does something a bit different for dinghy racers. https://gallery.harken.com/gallery/d74c32b
Engine alignment needed (1) jssailem at 7:57am 12.08.24 There are no assumptions in this process. The statements by the sailors above are great guidance. @R
1984 Newport 30 Mark III mainsail question jssailem at 7:41am 12.08.24 Here is what Harken calls a 6-1 system. https://www.harken.com.au/en/support/tech-articles/reeving-
Best way to get a clean cut on a wire reinforced hose? jssailem at 7:33am 12.08.24 Saniflex has dual steel wires I just installed 11 ft of it from the head to the black water tank.
Engine alignment needed (1) dmax at 7:26am 12.08.24 Courtesy of Ralph Johnstone, follow these instructions, a bit of work but worth it and you'll know t
do I really need winches on my mac 26d? Project_Mayhem at 7:13am 12.08.24 There's plenty of used marine places out there. Mass Marine and ebay are the first places that come
Installing a MSD potty in our C22 Project_Mayhem at 7:09am 12.08.24 VERY nice work! It's better than some factory installs I've seen
Best way to get a clean cut on a wire reinforced hose? Project_Mayhem at 7:07am 12.08.24 Saniflex has dual steel wires
Engine alignment needed Captain Larry-DH at 6:56am 12.08.24
Trip hook Captain Larry-DH at 6:50am 12.08.24 That demo video looks pretty unrealistic. How can you see the chain you are snagged on? What if it
Engine alignment needed yelkenli at 6:35am 12.08.24 Thanks all for the advice. The boat is on the hard. I really do not want to, nor have time to chang
Trip hook JBP-PA at 5:53am 12.08.24 That demo video looks pretty unrealistic. How can you see the chain you are snagged on? What if it'
do I really need winches on my mac 26d? JBP-PA at 5:37am 12.08.24 You do not NEED winches, but they make trimming the jib much easier in heavy wind. Definitely used
My venture 21 mast is full of Styrofoam packing peanuts And the previous owner does not know why. Knuttle at 5:16am 12.08.24 When I bought my Venture 21 (the same as newer McGregor 21) the space under the berth in the bow and

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