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Towing a porta-bote paul1938 at 9:26pm 03.12.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/2278 Have a new 10'8" porta-bote which we will be towing have never towed anything B4. Also have purchase
Topside Re-Paint 1977oday22 at 8:41pm 03.12.12 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1293 So....I'm thinking of doing a top-side paint this spring. I know it's been painted before. The surfa
engine mounts bad? Jared1048 at 8:29pm 03.12.12 Mid-Size Boats 7/1798 The poll on the front page got me worried about my engine mounts! The boats from 85 but the engine
cruising spinnaker time? obsailor at 7:31pm 03.12.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1527 I'm thinking of adding a cruising spinnaker (asymmetric, poleless) to my C'C Landfall 35 that I ofte
Chainplate Knee Covers, ideas? (3) H33CRich at 6:54pm 03.12.12 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1439 I found the knee covers were completelly shot and need replacing on 4 of the 6 knees (3 port, and th
Gaining control in the cockpit (2) Doug J at 6:47pm 03.12.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1513 I'm finally getting around to running control lines to the cockpit. Several months ago I installed
Proper shaft seal (1) ranchu56 at 6:23pm 03.12.12 Big Boats 2/1250 Was told 2 years ago that piece of black hose wasn't correct and there is a factory made piece for t
forward cabin leak Knot Home at 6:20pm 03.12.12 Mid-Size Boats 1/1167 Hi I have a leak in my forward cabin on the starboard side. it is causing a puddle to collect in t
catalina 30 years keel question tom power at 6:10pm 03.12.12 Catalina 30 0/1425 I have recently retired. Live in Michigan. Have had a Catalina 25. Have a Capri 18 and Compac Suncat
Stepping the mast on an Oday 25 parrotheadsailor at 6:02pm 03.12.12 Ask An Oday Owner 6/4641 The mast on my '80 Oday 25, Day Dream, has not been checked in at least 10 years. Can someone guide
Tell me how to improve (pic included) (1) Sublime at 5:49pm 03.12.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 50/18815 Too beautiful of day to stay at the marina. :D Winds were 6kts gusting to 20kts at times. I was
1992 Hunter Passage 42 Forward Water Tank Allen6867 at 5:49pm 03.12.12 Big Boats 12/2248 I need to replace the forward water tank as it has corroded through. I would like to replace it with
Sanding & painting hull Casco bay at 4:39pm 03.12.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1075 I have to refinish the hull of my sailboat this Spring. In the past, my radial sander got clogged a
MacGregor 25 Mainsail Dimensions Steve Morris at 3:34pm 03.12.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/5378 I help operate a small, not for profit, sailing association in West Virginia that specializes in sai
Battery Cable Sizing NYSail at 3:33pm 03.12.12 Ask All Sailors 11/2621 Hello all...... One of my projects this season is to consolidate battery banks as I currently have
Venture 22 - max hp? jpmckay at 2:06pm 03.12.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/5843 So, I am now the owner of a 1975 Venture 22 and am fairly pleased with it. It has the usual old boat
Odorlos - Solid vs. Liquid? mattkling at 2:05pm 03.12.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 14/10332 Peg- Do you recommend 1 version of Odorlos over the other - solid vs. liquid. From the spec sheets
If IKEA built a sailboat robertsapp at 1:56pm 03.12.12 Ask All Sailors 15/3963 Do you think it would look like this? http://www.sailboatlistings.com/view/26957 Less than $16K.
Road trip! (4) Ed Schenck at 1:24pm 03.12.12 The Cherubini Hunters 35/4123 Did you see my reply to "H37 Draft" where I am going after Blaise. Well I really am. I hope to see
25.5 Bilge & Fresh Water System Issues TyThurman at 12:12pm 03.12.12 Smaller Boats 21/4286 Recently purchased an '84 25.5, and am slowly resolving issues. Topside she's in pretty good shape,

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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
Help me understand my DC charging/depletion flightlead404 at 1:57pm 12.01.22 Stating the obvious, where do both cables go from the switched side of the start battery switch? on

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