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StacPac Main deckboyscott at 12:46pm 03.15.12 Big Boats 8/2012 I'm going to buy a new main for our 37.5 and again go with the Dutchman, but the other crew member i
Cruising Blues and There cure Jared1048 at 12:34pm 03.15.12 Ask All Sailors 19/2661 Cruising Blues and Their Cure By Robert Pirsig (originally published in Esquire, May 1977)
Circumnavigation BlueTequila at 12:22pm 03.15.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/4322 I have a 33.5 1989. Is my 33' Hunter strong enough to do a circumnavigation?
hull thickness BlueTequila at 12:21pm 03.15.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1190 I have a 33.5 1989. Does anyone know how thick is the hull from top to bottom?
removing gauges BlueTequila at 12:18pm 03.15.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1131 how do i remove the bulkhead datamarine gauges in the cockpit facing the helm? I have already rem
no transom hole for gas line on 25 o day pmortimer at 11:19am 03.15.12 Ask An Oday Owner 16/4691 Hello out there. I need some help on my new boat. i have a 77 o day 25 that doesn't have a hole in t
My go at a New Tank & Hoses (1) windgen at 11:17am 03.15.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/2456 Peggy, I will be putting in a new tank and new hoses in a 1979 CSY 44. Going from a 10 gallon to a
School me on centerboard access bolts (26s) MrBill_FLL at 9:45am 03.15.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1895 I have a friend that's boat is leaking. not sure from where yet, but we think its coming from the c
Offshore trailerable sailboats Jackdaw at 8:37am 03.15.12 Ask All Sailors 28/27609 After the Mac on Lake Michigan thread, I've been giving some thougth to the notion of off-shore trai
A little peaceful Spring sailing motivator soling42 at 8:14am 03.15.12 Smaller Boats 2/1125 Went sailing solo on Leap day and took a pretty shaky but peaceful basic cell phone video worth watc
Rigging for 1986 Hunter 24 dennis gobbel at 5:15am 03.15.12 Smaller Boats 1/957 I have a 1986 hunter 24 that came with a roller furling, but there is no rigging on or in the mast.
Black Goo Dripping on Deck BWagner at 3:35am 03.15.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1190 Hi, I'm in the process of buying a 2003 Hunter 426ds. Yesterday we had our survey done and the
Broken crankshaft reworb at 2:50am 03.15.12 Engines and Propulsion 26/9312 I just recently bought a new to me boat. The boat has/had a 2GM20 Yanmar with 190 hours. On the wa
Trouble with Jib Furler. tcul at 8:36pm 03.14.12 Ask All Sailors 8/3305 Aloha everyone! I sail a Cal 30. I was out sailing today and pulled out the jib using jib furler.
Boat Ramps by a Novice David S at 8:07pm 03.14.12 Trailer Sailors 5/3162 What makes a good use able boat ramp for sail-boaters? I have only used 5 different ones. 1. At La
Complete Interior Makeover?? Richard Deep at 7:22pm 03.14.12 Mid-Size Boats 7/3673 Has anybody contemplated or undertaken a complete interior makeover on an older Hunter? I have an '8
my new fridge thread? doehunter at 5:49pm 03.14.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 26/3926 I think I need to call the store tomorrow. I think it needs to go back. I got some pretty decent tes
New owner here CaptGregg at 5:23pm 03.14.12 Catalina 22 19/2943 Just purchased a Catalina 22 and trailer, borrowed a Chevy truck to pull it home... didn't have a hi
Need the brass bushing for ST1000 autopilot peterbud at 5:00pm 03.14.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1927 I am in the process of moving my Raymarine St1000 autopilot to a different boat and need the bushing
$210 difference BillyK at 4:34pm 03.14.12 Ask All Sailors 14/2335 ok.. so help me understand why this is $220 http://www.defender.com/product.jsp?path=-1\|328\|3033

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Miss sailing shemandr at 8:06am 11.16.22 . ...And Admiral and I will head to Maui for a few weeks in Jan/Feb. ...world's tiniest violin...
Questions About Bottom Paint dlochner at 8:04am 11.16.22 Anyone ever heard of using VS721 instead of bottom paint? Its supposed to prevent marine growth fro
Engineless.... (1) Tin Kicker at 8:03am 11.16.22 The diesel was inop when I needed to move the Ericson 32 so I added a temporary transom board for my
Back to the Moon, Sailing in a Vacuum Tin Kicker at 7:55am 11.16.22 I got to watch the night launch of Apollo 17 from as close as the Coast Guard would let us on the Ba
Back to the Moon, Sailing in a Vacuum shemandr at 7:52am 11.16.22 I was Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzing. My bad.
Questions About Bottom Paint (1) cousineddy at 7:20am 11.16.22 Anyone ever heard of using VS721 instead of bottom paint? Its supposed to prevent marine growth from
Back to the Moon, Sailing in a Vacuum BigEasy at 7:16am 11.16.22 Artemis rocket was built at the Michaud Space Facilty approximately 15 miles SE of my locale. Mich
Miss sailing rgranger at 6:52am 11.16.22 Not to gloat, but we enjoy a longer, if somewhat hotter, season here in north Texas. O :plus:I was
Miss sailing Scott T-Bird at 6:50am 11.16.22 Even though my boat is not put away for the winter, I miss sailing, also, but for a different reaso
Engineless.... rgranger at 6:49am 11.16.22
Engineless.... william24424 at 6:48am 11.16.22 Engine. If time is a factor. For those circumnavigators, months @ sea....perhaps waiting 8 hours on
Engineless.... AlastairLC at 6:13am 11.16.22
Dyneema for furler line Yoman Bosun at 6:09am 11.16.22 After lots of observations, experimenting, changing lines, etc, the spool on my furler still fills
Freeing rusty bolts - best penetrating oil jssailem at 5:36am 11.16.22 While recently taking my 1973 Perkins 4.107 apart so it could be removed from the boat, I used PB Bl
O'Day 39 mast step Dan33 at 5:04am 11.16.22 I owned an oday 39, hull #33.That is the factory setup in your photo.I had mine fabricated at a mach
423 saloon dinette conversion to bed jssailem at 5:04am 11.16.22 Some pictures of the table and seat bench would help us help you. In the past 15 years, it is possib
Dyneema for furler line All U Get at 5:01am 11.16.22
Back to the Moon, Sailing in a Vacuum All U Get at 4:50am 11.16.22 What is overwhelmingly evident is that none of these so called engineers ever owned a sailboat.
2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks Steve-o5911 at 4:04am 11.16.22 I have the same boat, a Hunter 25 Shoal Draft 2007. I have none of this, and I have used this boat h
Back to the Moon, Sailing in a Vacuum kappykaplan at 2:33am 11.16.22 Lift off at 1:47 am.:clap: Looks awesome, Jim. Haven't seen coverage on the local news yet.

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