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Sharing Hull ID Number with a potential buyer. Do or Don't? Meis at 12:18pm 10.30.22 Ask All Sailors 17/9103 I have had a person interested in possibly buying my boat that wants to know the Hull ID Number prio
Epoxy for plywood Cederholm at 12:16pm 10.30.22 Ask All Sailors 3/728 I need to bond some plywood to plywood in the interior. Any epoxy recommendations? Thank you.
Cable port replacement (2) SDS3 Sailors at 11:01am 10.30.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/723 Has anyone removed the thru deck cable port box from their Hunter? Looks like it was standard acros
New holding tank (1) PK123 at 10:02am 10.30.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 14/3091 I am thinking of fitting a holding tank to my small Mirage 27as per this layout (theres not the room
Stuck new genoa on Harken furler ricksoth at 9:33am 10.30.22 Ask All Sailors 6/1403 So I had a Harken furler installed last winter and a new sail was hoisted in May '22 at the start of
How much does a new classic mast cost for a 2015 Beneteau First 25S?; How much for a Carbon fiber mast? richard18966 at 5:16am 10.30.22 Ask All Sailors 5/2325 How much does a new classic mast cost for a 2015 Beneteau First 25S?; How much for a Carbon fiber m
First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 4:18am 10.30.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 139/12112 Hello, all. My wife and I just purchased a 1996 Passage 42. We had it surveyed and sea trialed and f
O'Day 39 mast step (1) Procrastin8er at 9:33am 10.29.22 Bigger Boats 8/2628 Hello! Anyone have any experience or advice in replacing the mast step in a 39? You can see in the p
Rudder Bearing and Steering Quadrant Lady FIO at 9:07am 10.29.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1520 Hi there, we are replacing our lower rudder bearing on a Legend 40.5, however when lifting the steer
Teak Cockpit Panels on My 2000 Oceanis 461 KJoseph at 8:16am 10.29.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1876 Last year my wife and I purchased a 2000 Oceanis 461 and have done a number of upgrades. One of the
Chocks for Danforth-style anchor on pulpit flightlead404 at 1:51pm 10.28.22 Big Boats 6/3775 I have a Hunter 38' with a double anchor roller. I carry a 25kg Rocna as my primary. I have a 16lb
Furling genoa cover seems too small? Qorgyle at 12:51pm 10.28.22 Ask All Sailors 23/2172 PO said he never used it as he took the sail down in the off-season and the boat out of the water. I
Joker valve failures on Johnson Pump Aqua T electric heads serenisea at 12:31pm 10.28.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1579 Hi Peggy, I have always taken your advice on head issues. But we sold the Hunter with the Raritan a
Recommended anchor for Hunter 50 Gianni65 at 11:41am 10.28.22 Big Boats 9/2470 Hello. I'm 1-year owner of an Hunter 50 AC 2007 and in preparation to the next cruising season I'm
Yanmar 3YM30 Engine oil 4Winds at 10:20am 10.28.22 Engines and Propulsion 12/9205 How much 15w40 oil does the Yanmar 3YM30 engine take? Just about to do first oil change on new (used
Invest 95L --> Tropical Storm Lisa (4) JamesG161 at 8:50am 10.28.22 Weather and Forecasting 2/1377 A small disturbance has appeared in the Caribbean Area s still best tracking model for 96 hours. __
Al Fooks SEMPERAVANTI41 at 7:24am 10.28.22 Ask All Sailors 11/1587 Hi All, I have been trying to contact Al Fooks, with no luck. Anyone know how to reach him? Thanks,
Looking at an s2 7.9 SailingLoto at 3:25am 10.28.22 Ask All Sailors 14/4958 I have an opportunity to make an offer on a 1984 s2 7.9 Boat has set unused out of water on a lift
Looking at an s2 7.9 SailingLoto at 3:25am 10.28.22 Ask All Sailors 0/3 I have an opportunity to make an offer on a 1984 s2 7.9 Boat has set unused out of water on a lift
Question about repair of fold-down swim step on Hunter 36 AndyL at 11:01pm 10.27.22 Big Boats 6/1103 Not exactly sure what to call the fold down seat/step in the center of the transom, but mine has a p

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Circumnavigating Vancouver Island (8) Michael Davis at 5:39pm 08.21.25 We left Ahousat in the sunshine, turned the corner at the end of the inlet and were in thick fog unt
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island dLj at 5:34pm 08.21.25 Nice! dj
Expired Flares zinahewitt at 5:30pm 08.21.25 Phew! I have ten years left before I can assume that moniker. Not that I think it's an insult. A
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island Michael Davis at 5:25pm 08.21.25 Ahousat was very good to us. They are in the midst of replacing docks so no power or water but they
Expired Flares shemandr at 4:43pm 08.21.25 ...Well the guy was 80, so he can proudly wear the old timer... Phew! I have ten years left before
Hunter 34 Reefing and; Lines led to Cockpit? Brian Hope at 4:40pm 08.21.25 Thanks for the info. I would appreciate some sort of diagram of how the reef system/lines work or a
0.04 or 0.06" seizing wire for turnbuckles? pgandw at 4:21pm 08.21.25 Interesting idea, but i have had bad experience with UV and velcro wraps for other stuff. I've bee
Expired Flares 53neptuneman at 4:18pm 08.21.25 I had huge problems getting rid of my old flares. I believe the manufacturer should be responsible
Cruising with a Hunter Passage 42? Stu Jackson at 4:15pm 08.21.25 Nice boat! The biggest limiting factors when cruising are storage space and tank capacity for water
Dock power and interior lights- questions. Stu Jackson at 4:14pm 08.21.25 Just don't have a wiring diagram for this boat. They built over 6,000 Catalina 30s. The manuals A
Cruising with a Hunter Passage 42? shemandr at 4:02pm 08.21.25 The Leaving Sequitur thread is an excellent blog of what can be done cruising wise on a production b
Any thoughts on why this is corroding? Project_Mayhem at 3:58pm 08.21.25 Ive seen too many rings deform or be on the virge of falling out. I love them but they simply arent
Expired Flares zinahewitt at 3:39pm 08.21.25
Expired Flares zinahewitt at 3:36pm 08.21.25 Our police department takes them. You are not California. We make Kafka look like a noob....
Expired Flares zinahewitt at 3:35pm 08.21.25 I gave away my life raft a few years ago but do not yet see myself as an "Old timer." I think the
Can a mast be repaired? If no, where can I buy a mast for my Hunter 23.5? mbriffa1 at 3:23pm 08.21.25 I have the same boat. My mast shoe bracket on the bottom ripped off from the rivets. I had a welder
Cruising with a Hunter Passage 42? Don S/V ILLusion at 2:33pm 08.21.25 Nice boat! The biggest limiting factors when cruising are storage space and tank capacity for water
Looking for feedback on Raritan's Knock Out Odors (KO2) kit Captain Larry-DH at 2:24pm 08.21.25 Related - FYI - this week I discovered PineSol is a great mildew cleaner.
Looking for feedback on Raritan's Knock Out Odors (KO2) kit fred1diver at 2:11pm 08.21.25 Thank you Peggie, that is a very useful write up, I am fighting very bad smells as well and this mig
Its funny Friday! shemandr at 2:02pm 08.21.25

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