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head compartment bulkhead fiestaMojo at 5:21pm 03.13.12 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1781 has anybody here "dismantled" said bulkhead? it looks straightforward, but. . .
pvc furling Terry Potvin at 5:20pm 03.13.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2122 Where can I find info and the video of the person who built the PVC roller furling?
rudder tie down Terry Potvin at 5:19pm 03.13.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/5560 What is the correct way to tie down or secure the rudder on a 85 M25? At the bottom on my transom th
410 wheel brake Don Lucas at 5:14pm 03.13.12 Big Boats 20/4657 My 410's wheel brake barely slows down being able to turn it. Anyone out there ever have the same an
Portable deck wash down unit Florida sail at 4:20pm 03.13.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1260 Does anyone have any experiences with the several portable deck wash down units on the market? My p
TowboatUS Roger Long at 1:16pm 03.13.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 5/2556 Before I started this trip, I asked for opinions about TowboatUS vs Seatow. If you look back at that
prop size deke at 12:36pm 03.13.12 Catalina 310 1/1385 I'm thinking of changing my prop from the stock 2 blade to a fixed 3 blade. What is the recommended
New holding tank installation questions tmjb at 12:22pm 03.13.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/1877 Dear Peggy, In preparation for the installation for my holding tank I bought and read your book a
Stress Cracks on the deck of a 272 phagialas at 11:42am 03.13.12 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1323 I'm looking to purchase a 1988 O'Day 272 LE. It has some stress cracks about a foot away from the m
Medicine Cabinet H310 stmoss at 9:59am 03.13.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1366 My 1999 H310 has no medicine cabinet in the head. I've seen pictures with a mirrored medicine cabin
Alternator bracket (2) Blitz at 9:53am 03.13.12 Ask All Sailors 9/1765 I recently purchased a upgraded 60 amp alternator to replace the original 35 amp alternator on my Ya
Thinking of buying a Mac.19 rodgerkham at 9:49am 03.13.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 21/14444 looking for easy to handle weekender for just the wife and me. Don't want a big motor, a 9.9 would w
How does the table work on the 1984 31? (1) Mark Nooney at 9:40am 03.13.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1071 I was looking at the saloon table and it seems to be able to convert to a bed. Does anyone know if i
considering buying a CC 42 blair at 9:27am 03.13.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1479 I live in San Diego and would be living on the boat full time. The majority of my time would be sing
Keel repainting Costy at 9:13am 03.13.12 Trailer Sailors 6/3503 Hi, I went ahead (while working on the trailer) and knocked out all the lose paint with a wire brus
Sym Spinnaker jeff1smith at 8:08am 03.13.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1357 I've been a cruiser for many years and woukld like to dip my toe into club racing. I've found a Crai
What do y'all do with the jib halyard if you've a furler? Sublime at 8:04am 03.13.12 Smaller Boats 8/3968 I've a Hunter 260. I have a roller furler jib so the only reason to have the jib halyard is for rai
B&R rig question (1) Sublime at 7:58am 03.13.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 10/7131 I'm full of questions today :D When sailing a B'R rig, on a broad reach the sail leans against th
EPA approves product for controlling invasive mussels Soundbounder at 7:53am 03.13.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1820 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approved Marrone Bio Innovations' dry formulation of Zequan
Boat names are the same jim148 at 7:48am 03.13.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/4646 I put my H22 in the water for the first time last summer and at the end of the season found that an

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Alternator Bracket jaysweet at 4:33pm 10.13.22 A "belleville" washer will also help resist loosening from the vibration. I bought a very thick, m
Rig on Legend 35.5 replacement kloudie1 at 3:40pm 10.13.22 It also may be possible to sleeve the mast since the top and bottom may be OK. Ya might want to disc
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) smokey73 at 2:24pm 10.13.22 Butch said he didn't take them off himself but he believed they used a combination oh heat and pr
Replacing My Own Standing Rigging shemandr at 2:17pm 10.13.22 . Measure once cut 2-3 times... I think that is the mantra... Ready ... Shoot ...Aim!
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) Rich Stidger at 2:17pm 10.13.22 Did you make them out of plastic or aluminum? Yea, getting that pin out could be an exercise too! I
Rig on Legend 35.5 replacement shemandr at 1:45pm 10.13.22 I expect there are a lot of damaged boats out there. Maybe one sank and the rig is OK. A long shot
Replacing My Own Standing Rigging Hollyberry at 1:37pm 10.13.22 At our ages we need to work smarter - not harder.. Looks like your boat is a masthead rig, that simp
Hunter 240 wind indicator (1) kloudie1 at 1:27pm 10.13.22 Coupla ways to do it. If the threads are done with a good anti corrode like permatex for aluminum or
Small fin ahead of rudder? Baby skeg? dlochner at 1:03pm 10.13.22 Our boat came with a shoal draft keel with wings. Odd sort of thing, I suppose one could cut them o
Wind angle SPCSail at 1:01pm 10.13.22 My boat has a Simrad 20 wind indicator. I was out sailing yesterday and the instrument is showing w
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) Rick D at 12:43pm 10.13.22 Thanks Dan. A personal experience could be very helpful. Regarding the SBO store chocks and spare
Small fin ahead of rudder? Baby skeg? Terry Cox at 12:42pm 10.13.22 The only question would be why? Dave has a sage question. Why on earth would someone want to remov
Rig on Legend 35.5 replacement Hollyberry at 11:53am 10.13.22 Check the recent storm-damaged areas that felt the effects of Fiona and Ian... even parts of Nova Sc
Catalina 18 transducer placement sail sfbay at 11:50am 10.13.22 This should get you started: In general, depth transducers should be mounted in an area where the w
Winter Cover Scott B at 11:39am 10.13.22 Not so much the snow, but the freeze / thaw cycle. Get a slight thaw / mild weather that quick free
Cabin Woodwork in I36 jssailem at 11:31am 10.13.22 On a boat like the Islander, the fit and finish is a pride of the builder. No indication about the b
Tongue Extensions (1) Parsons at 11:30am 10.13.22 Disappointed ... I thought that this was going to be a KISS discussion
Replacing My Own Standing Rigging kappykaplan at 11:27am 10.13.22 Measure once cut 2-3 times... I think that is the mantra... :huh::facepalm::cowbell:
Rig on Legend 35.5 replacement DLLawrence at 11:25am 10.13.22 Thanks, guys. The boat is insured; I was thinking it probably could be re-rigged (new furler, stand
Small fin ahead of rudder? Baby skeg? dlochner at 11:12am 10.13.22

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