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Mast support at the Keel Barry Eldridge at 1:03pm 08.27.11 Lancer 1/2003 1980 Lancer 30 Compression Post foot design During a survey for insurance, the inspector thought th
Cutting my 6' keel to 4.5 hunter bum at 12:53pm 08.27.11 Islander 12/8752 Just find a perfect boat ,1982 36 islander, but it is 6' draft...too much for my needs. I,m thinking
Replacing Radar Cable on a 2007 Hunter 38 Pat Hooyman at 12:05pm 08.27.11 Big Boats 6/1644 I am replacing my existing Ray Marine Radar with a Garmin unit. This requires that we pull the old c
Slidell police ready sailaway78 at 11:20am 08.27.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1548 I talked to my next door neighbor this morning. He is a St. Tammany Parish ( Slidell ) deputy sheri
Touring a MacGregor 26D or 26S Babbleduck at 11:00am 08.27.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2225 Hello everyone! I am new to sailboatowners.com and sailing and appreciate the opportunity to be a
Spindrift 22 merlinuxo at 9:58am 08.27.11 Trailer Sailors 3/10674 Helped my neighbor bring his Spindrift back from the yards this morning. Stinking hot but the 20-25
Bilge is on every two minutes Creative at 8:58am 08.27.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1732 My bilge pump activates every two minutes. I feel that the line never empties completely. I feel tha
Newbie..Columbia, SC 06HARLEYULTRA at 8:41am 08.27.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/861 Hi, We recently move to the Columbia, SC area. I am looking for some Mac X/M owners in this area fo
Storm News from NC jibes138 at 8:23am 08.27.11 Ask All Sailors 12/2780 My house is located at 35.37N 77.23W approx. Storm is now at 35N and 76.4 W Lots of trees going do
Update Eastern & Coastal NC captron at 7:51am 08.27.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2005 New Bern/Oriental ' Irene, Oriental recorded a gust of 91 MPH at 7:24 this morning and currently b
Lake Powell -- how is the sailing ?? Mountainman at 5:57am 08.27.11 Ask All Sailors 12/16947 the reason that I'am asking while out recently looking for our new to us used sailboat a long time s
Hunter 460 Stauntion Bases Paul Lambert at 3:08am 08.27.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1696 I need to replace the stauntion bases on my 460 (2000 model). I can't seem to source these. Does any
Spinnaker for V-25, Can...?...No Can? seatravellerhawaii at 10:53pm 08.26.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1420 Aloha All, I would like to put a spinnaker on my 1978 V-25. I have not seen any sails from Sail Ware
Venture 2-22 - Thrust voltzwgn at 10:18pm 08.26.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2375 If I wanted to get an electric motor for my 2-22 what kind of thrust should I be looking for? is 34
Vision 36 speed record with video sj01 at 8:08pm 08.26.11 Big Boats 5/1657 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vcdu4kcUJg Took our Vision 36 for a trip out around Anclote Key tod
Best Place for Boat's Name and Home Port SHADS at 7:10pm 08.26.11 Smaller Boats 13/3015 We have a 1994 Hunter 26. We are looking to put the home port and boat's name on. What I've read is
Baggett and Sons on both coasts? CharlieCobra at 6:49pm 08.26.11 Ask All Sailors 6/3477 Maybe. Anybody within range of Florida need boat work or know somebody that needs a restoration? H
WindAlert Irene Page sinnettc at 6:34pm 08.26.11 Ask All Sailors 6/8478 Found this on the SA site: http://irene.windalert.com Shows wind speed/direction at lots of sites
comparing models 310,311,32s5 diane fowler at 6:27pm 08.26.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1028 Hello! We are looking to buy a semi-FAST boat to race in the river/ Gulf of Mexico by Fort Myers, F
80-82 Cherubini Hunter 36 Cockpit Access Hatch Waterproofing (9) rardiH36 at 5:55pm 08.26.11 The Cherubini Hunters 1/2874 As with anything like this, there probably is a whole variety of workable solutions. This is how I

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What size headsail do I have? sail sfbay at 11:44am 07.11.22 Do an internet search on "Hunter 38 specs" to find the stock sail. Likely 282 sqft. Measure it to be
Whisker pole on jib - sheet or clew ring? stickinthemud57 at 11:44am 07.11.22 Tie a soft shackle out of 40" of 1/4" or 3/16" dyneema (less than a tall Starbucks Latte) , and it
Whisker pole on jib - sheet or clew ring? stickinthemud57 at 11:42am 07.11.22 I agree this is the way to go for a boat sailing offshore but by the time this is all set up @stick
Re-leather the Wheel? jonelli at 11:39am 07.11.22 It's not hard to do yourself if you buy a kit. My wheel was slightly off on the exact size too. I b
Failed Bottom Paint - Puget Sound - Options fstbttms at 11:24am 07.11.22 In December 2020 we had Micron CRC installed on a new to us sailboat at an Anacortes WA yard which
Replacing a WC Headmate shank at 11:22am 07.11.22 That sounds good. Thanks so much
Replacing a WC Headmate Alan Gomes at 11:20am 07.11.22 Another vote for the MSD. Alan, did you just mount the new MSD in the same closet where the old hea
Failed Bottom Paint - Puget Sound - Options (2) Ralph Johnstone at 11:15am 07.11.22 Bottom paint is a tough one to deal with. Very area specific. For years I also use Micron CSC (no
Replacing a WC Headmate shank at 11:03am 07.11.22 Another vote for the MSD. Alan, did you just mount the new MSD in the same closet where the old head
Re-leather the Wheel? tfox2069 at 10:56am 07.11.22
Replacing a WC Headmate Alan Gomes at 10:49am 07.11.22 Thank you, Peggy. I'm certainly open to the idea of a MSD. I really like the idea of low maintenanc
Raw Water Pump Inspection - Oberdorfer odaydokay at 10:48am 07.11.22 Now I know why there is a video of a guy pulling the whole shaft out of his Oberdorfer. Might be ea
Replacing a WC Headmate shank at 10:37am 07.11.22 Thank you, Peggy. I'm certainly open to the idea of a MSD. I really like the idea of low maintenance
H34 Seahood Jim szczublewski at 10:29am 07.11.22 yes, but just think it wasn't necessary. it freaking took so much effort to get it off initially t
solution for rigid solar panels installation Liamfen at 10:27am 07.11.22 That looks great can that be had in kit form from whom
Air conditioning issue SEMPERAVANTI41 at 10:20am 07.11.22 Mateo, that's not a bad price for coming out to your boat. Unfortunately, what ever is leaking is pr
Replacing a WC Headmate Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:11am 07.11.22 The Raritan PH SuperFlush is current version of Raritan's tried and true PHII, which has remained t
Raw Water Pump Inspection - Oberdorfer Stu Jackson at 9:51am 07.11.22 If I do have to replace the impeller, do I need to hold the shaft in place, not letting it pull for
Victron Super Cycle AGMs - anyone own them and/or can comment? tfox2069 at 9:45am 07.11.22 Makes total sense for you to stay with the Deka's. Hope the supply chain doesn't foil your plans fo
Re-leather the Wheel? rgranger at 9:42am 07.11.22 :worthless:

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