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Advice on adding new winches and wheel ROB STOEGBAUER at 4:47pm 09.18.11 Mid-Size Boats 8/1958 I have a '96 29.5 Hunnter. I have have been sailing it for about a year and have been slowly upgradi
V Berth storage solutions for a long voyage rascal5511 at 4:45pm 09.18.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2212 We are retiring and leaving in 3 months for an adventure from Florida to the Bahama's and on to the
88 Hunter 30 Icebox Drain? bcollis at 4:32pm 09.18.11 Mid-Size Boats 0/1155 After weeks of a dry bilge, I happened to see all kinds of white nastiness down there today. I clean
Cockpit drain c_witch at 4:23pm 09.18.11 Trailer Sailors 9/4259 Oh yea I now have the new cockpit drain installed and the new patch in the cockpit sole installed wi
Knot meter quit Ron Roman at 4:23pm 09.18.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2911 I went for a sail today and the knot meter was working and about half way thru it quit, all I had ar
Asa Course Advice Please 06HARLEYULTRA at 4:05pm 09.18.11 Ask All Sailors 15/3088 I am going to register for the Basic Keelboat cert at either Lanier Sailing Academy on Lake Murray,
Newport 17 Centerboard Replacement danstevens57 at 3:40pm 09.18.11 Newport 1/4352 I am restoring a 1968 Newport 17 which lost its centerboard in a storm. Does anyone know where I ca
Mast Raising System powersailor at 2:56pm 09.18.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/3103 Just bought a new 26M but the mast raising "system" just won't do the job and lets the mast swing in
Good meeting Sailinnsc at 2:52pm 09.18.11 Lake Murray Catalina Owners 0/2113 Ew, Had a great time and enjoyed meeting lots of new folks Thanks for putting this together and i
Where did thread go? GorillaToast at 2:34pm 09.18.11 Catalina 22 5/1289 Last week on this forum, there was a thread entitled "How Much is Too Much?" I wanted to read it t
Beneteau meetup at annapolis boat show? luken7 at 1:38pm 09.18.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1883 Any Bene owners going to the boat show this year and want to meet up? Is there anything planned?
Keel lock on a 1987 allen-deckard at 1:31pm 09.18.11 Catalina 22 12/2022 I'm sorry very sorry I know this has been asked a million times and I know it's in here somewhere bu
help with alcohol stove allen-deckard at 1:14pm 09.18.11 Catalina 22 10/4711 The alcohol stove on my boat I'm havin a bit of issue with nothing extreem but still an issue cause
Sail a Hunter 30 from Easton MD to Norfolk Va. Rich Bright at 12:37pm 09.18.11 Ask All Sailors 10/3029 A client just asked me ? How long and how much to Sail his Hunter 30 from Easton Maryland to Norfolk
ASA Certification CBIsailor at 11:37am 09.18.11 Ask All Sailors 10/2243 I'm planing on sailing from Boston to Cape Cod but before I can sail is there any ASA certifications
Bin in aft head Sailing Poodles at 10:40am 09.18.11 Big Boats 2/1242 Anyone know where I can buy a bin that fits into the cupboard under the sink in of the aft heads in
Atomic 4 in Oday 27 Ajay73 at 9:49am 09.18.11 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1635 Considering a 1975 Oday 27. If need be, how difficult is it to remove an Atomic 4 from these boats
Atomic 4 Owners pkdailey4 at 9:05am 09.18.11 Ask All Sailors 21/7049 I'm looking at a Islander 30 MKII w/an Atomic 4 gas motor. I'm looking for feedback on reliability,
What thickness plexi do i use to replace fixed potylights Doons60 at 8:40am 09.18.11 S2 7/2296 Three of six fixed port lights on our 10.3 are cracked and the other three are crazed to the point o
Difficulty with Head sail sailboat09 at 8:38am 09.18.11 Catalina 30 12/2913 I have a 1990 Catalina -- the head sail is very difficult to get up. It is the zip type. When we h

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Modified Traveler 23' Hunter jssailem at 9:24am 09.26.22 Congrats. Should help you smoothly trim the Main sail.
Electric panel dLj at 9:08am 09.26.22 The follow-up is very much appreciated! Thank you! dj
Structural Foam Stokeshc at 8:58am 09.26.22 Thank you so so much. would you happen to have the dimensions. also did it fit through your bulkh
Structural Foam Stokeshc at 8:52am 09.26.22 I replaced it with Aluminum. It was a replica of my old one that I pulled out. Love the new one Jam
Bottom paint - Required? (in freshwater) Leeward Rail at 8:51am 09.26.22 The way it is built allows the middle of the Hull to sit between the 2 pieces.
Bottom paint - Required? (in freshwater) Jamesiv1 at 8:48am 09.26.22 That is basically it. By doing one end at a time the boat is stable because half is on the trailer
Bottom paint - Required? (in freshwater) (1) Leeward Rail at 8:45am 09.26.22 make a stack of layers from the ground up to the transom once you've got the tongue of the trailer
Invest 98L JamesG161 at 8:44am 09.26.22 There is lot of Unusual weather events happening to Hurricane Ian. Just look closely at John's post
Upgrades to cross to the Caribbean David in Sandusky at 8:39am 09.26.22 Gotcha. Here is a link to a good discussion of I65 versus the Thorny Path: How Long to Sail from Flo
Boom kicker or topping lift? jdrutten at 8:35am 09.26.22 ... If there is no spring in the rigid vang, how is it rigged to extend and release? The vang contr
2005 Hunter 36 Shorepower George Braun at 8:35am 09.26.22 I am using a single 30A shore power receptacle, splitting it to 2 30A boat side inputs, and NOT para
Electric panel jssailem at 8:33am 09.26.22 It is always something... Good thing there was enough slack wire that you could fix it without havi
Boom kicker or topping lift? Davidasailor26 at 8:27am 09.26.22 There are other ways to increase draft in the mainsail, reduced halyard tension and reduced outhaul
Electric panel (4) capseaquel at 8:15am 09.26.22 An update. Thanks for all suggestions. I did discover that there was no power getting to the compre
2005 Hunter 36 Shorepower Davidasailor26 at 8:05am 09.26.22
2005 Hunter 36 Shorepower Davidasailor26 at 8:01am 09.26.22 There is a difference between a 50A 125V system and 50A 125/250V. 50A 125V is still just three condu
Boom kicker or topping lift? FastOlson at 7:45am 09.26.22 If there is no spring in the rigid vang, how is it rigged to extend and release? The vang control t
Boom kicker or topping lift? dlochner at 7:35am 09.26.22 I don't have a spring in my rigid vang, but I do have an in-mast furler. Am I inducing wear by not
Keel winch replacement: Worm Drive HeelBoy at 7:31am 09.26.22 Might be a fun project simply from a making stuff prospective. This is of of my most powerful addi
Rebedding Catalina 310 chainplates with the mast up BC Bernie at 7:22am 09.26.22 I changed all my turn buckles, one at a time. Took pre operational measurements of the shrouds befor

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