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Ultimate Head (2) Sail123 at 9:25pm 04.13.12 Ask All Sailors 0/1370 Have a sailboat that is 32 feet long with an aft cabin and a center cockpit. Currently the factory p
Rocna, yes or no? Florida sail at 7:07pm 04.13.12 Ask All Sailors 57/13298 Does anyone know if the inferior steel problem with the Rocna anchor has been remedied? I notice th
What have you paid for a 3 sided enclosure RWSlater at 5:47pm 04.13.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1013 Hi everyone I recently purchased a really nice Hunter 42 CC and it came with a Bimini. I want an
Marathon Harbor (5) seadaddler at 5:32pm 04.13.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2533 Well we pickedup a mooring in Booth Key Harbor today and went ashore for a party with about 20+ boa
need a charger and monitor Bob 04 H260 at 5:08pm 04.13.12 Musings With Maine Sail 10/4865 We just bought a H356 that needed batteries. We picked up 4, 105, AGM's at Sam's, but now our old 30
First impressions - Seahawk Silver Bullit bottom paint (1) Juice6576 at 4:52pm 04.13.12 Mid-Size Boats 0/1570 A lot of firsts today. Cut off the shrink wrap. Pain in the >>>>. Glad I won't be doing that again.
Outboard Control conversion Terry R at 4:47pm 04.13.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/4024 We have a 23.5 Hunter with a Honda BF8A outboard mounted in the Motor well ... at issue is this boat
Hunter 19 purchase ladreyes at 3:51pm 04.13.12 Smaller Boats 1/1051 Considering purchasing a Hunter 19 for sale in Michigan. Intend on keeping it on an inland lake but
Water Tank Location on Oday 22 sailguy40 at 3:25pm 04.13.12 Day Sailers 5/2607 I have a 1980 Oday 22. I have a 3 gallon water tank on the starboard side in the cockpit storage loc
Lower shroud (1) JonMulloy at 2:23pm 04.13.12 Smaller Boats 10/2255 Need some more help. The photo shows a slot in the mast just below the spreader that anchors the top
How do you shorten forestay? Steve A. at 2:19pm 04.13.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2628 I sail a 1992 H28 that has the original roller-furler. I would like to shorten the forestay so the
Upholsterer in the San Pedro/Long Beach area Frank P at 1:52pm 04.13.12 Ask All Sailors 7/1482 Hello all, Can anyone recommend a good upholsterer in the San Pedro/Long Beach area that has experie
1979 C22 Curtains C22_Lady_OH at 1:08pm 04.13.12 Catalina 22 34/8958 I am the furthest thing from a tailor but I really need a solution for curtains other than beach tow
Spar building, Baggett and Sons style... (1) CharlieCobra at 1:04pm 04.13.12 Ask All Sailors 9/1821 As you guys know, we have a Tayana 37 in for a vigorous refit. One of the projects is a new bowsprit
1979 C22 Anchor Rode C22_Lady_OH at 12:59pm 04.13.12 Catalina 22 10/4179 What is the proper rode/chain length/diameter?
Crankcase Breather Redux Roger Long at 11:25am 04.13.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 13/4263 I haven't seen any hint of "old car" oil smoke in my exhaust since my arrival in Oxford. I think th
Tender suitable for my Mac 26m DarylA at 11:01am 04.13.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1340 I'm about to purchase a WavEco 2.3m tender for my Mac 26m. It weighs 31kg. Does this sound a suitabl
Aluminum Alloy "Zincs" Better than Zinc "Zincs"? (1) rardiH36 at 10:14am 04.13.12 Ask All Sailors 24/6890 Yesterday at the Oakland Strictly Sail show, I spent some time talking to a vendor of anti- corrosio
Need Good Source For Hunter 31 Parts Sailingbum at 9:49am 04.13.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1563 I'm currently in need of a replacement faucet/shower combination faucet for my '86 Hunter 31. I'd l
Sequitur - Two New Blog Posts Sequitur at 9:04am 04.13.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1288 I have added two new posts to the blog at: Brazil Nuts and The Long Brazilian Coast

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Hunter 49 Ceiling lighting artboas at 6:19pm 12.01.22 Quick question for any of you H49 owners who are fortunate enough to be on, or close to your boats.
2001 Beneteau 361 Engine Mount Bracket Replacement GDanko at 6:19pm 12.01.22 My parts (both front brackets) shipped yesterday....Knowing what I now know, I would have had the cr
Replace Lifelines Ralph Johnstone at 6:06pm 12.01.22 Can anyone recommend a cutter or method of cutting A Dremel with a small carborundum wheel MAY b
Replace Lifelines jssailem at 6:00pm 12.01.22 Replacing lifelines can be accomplished in several ways. This is for Life Lines... cutting corners s
Selden rigid boom vang rodkicker without gas strut? sail sfbay at 5:56pm 12.01.22 Does it work?
Replace Lifelines Hayden Watson at 5:46pm 12.01.22 I do not know if it will apply to your boat, but I was able to save the very nasty vinyl coated life
2001 Beneteau 361 Engine Mount Bracket Replacement (1) Mechone at 5:24pm 12.01.22 Very common failure on Westerbekes . I have welded up a few for others beefing them up with gusets
Selden Rodkicker strut replacement Hello Below at 5:16pm 12.01.22
Roller furling halyard webeegone at 5:06pm 12.01.22 I did not think to look at the brand. I was thinking the mechanics are basically the same in that
Selden Rodkicker strut replacement chuckwayne at 5:06pm 12.01.22 I'm pretty sure Hunter never installed the optional gas strut unless it was ordered by the original
Stock Color for 85' 22 Gene Neill at 4:42pm 12.01.22 I've made some very close mixes using a white base, a TINY LITTLE SPECK of black, and a surprisingly
hunter yanmar MFD at 4:41pm 12.01.22 As others have said - there will be a plate on the engine (somewhere). That is by far the most accu
My worse boat nightmare... What is yours? garymalmgren at 4:22pm 12.01.22 Ah, yes. The tiller pilot is working perfectly. I can tell because it is keeping a perfect track as
Roller furling halyard justsomeguy at 4:21pm 12.01.22 What brand furler is that?
My worse boat nightmare... What is yours? ggrizzard at 4:06pm 12.01.22 Worst nightmare? Being too infirmed to sail my boat and having to sell it.
My worse boat nightmare... What is yours? (2) SycloneDriver at 3:51pm 12.01.22 211302This comes to mind. I got to call a friend of mine and tell him that his boat was "hanging fr
My worse boat nightmare... What is yours? Tally Ho at 3:42pm 12.01.22
My worse boat nightmare... What is yours? stickinthemud57 at 3:39pm 12.01.22 Gee. Hard to top that. :eek: For me (until now, anyway) it would be falling off the boat while unde
2000 Hunter 380 AC electrical problem SycloneDriver at 2:58pm 12.01.22 The first thing to do is eliminate the splitter. Do you get a reverse polarity light with no loads
Binoculars Captain Larry-DH at 2:07pm 12.01.22 I've got a pair of Steiner 7x50 Marine (rubber coated) that I like, primarily because they are bull

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