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Puffer adventure. UPSGUY at 2:47pm 09.05.11 AMF 0/2410 Took my 10 year old out for a sailing excursion out to a local sand hole. Awesome sailing 15-20 knot
Vang as a mainsheet? (1) Tally Ho at 2:35pm 09.05.11 Mid-Size Boats 13/3054 My 1996 Hunter 280 has the "optional" traveller on the cabin roof. While I like the traveller option
Dropping Acid....battery problems Tally Ho at 2:30pm 09.05.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1726 I was doing some maintenance today (gale-force winds from the north and heavy seas kept me from vent
Ongoing maintenance - Rudder duncanhoo at 2:13pm 09.05.11 Bavaria 2/2676 Finally caught up on my boat (that is finally after many years fixed all the broken/breaking stuff
My boat won't start sometimes loki219 at 2:13pm 09.05.11 Big Boats 5/3598 I have a 1987 Catalina wingkeel with a universal diesel aux..My problem is tha The motor starts the
h33.5 trailer psherwin at 1:10pm 09.05.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1101 I am looking for a trailer for a Hunter 33.5 ('88-'94 bulb wing keel). Does anyone have one on the
Winch replacements for c42 mkI pintospal at 12:33pm 09.05.11 Big Boats 0/1445 Anyone replace their original c42 mkI winches with electric? Thoughts and recommendations?
Review/Feedback on an S2 1978 6.8? JimGo at 12:14pm 09.05.11 S2 10/11509 Hi! I'm still trying to find my first sailboat. I just visited a 1976 S2 6.8 that's in very nice s
Making up Standing Rigging.... (1) Sumner at 12:05pm 09.05.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2000 Guidelines for correct swaging is available online in Advisory Circular 43.13-1a or AC 43.13-1a. Sw
Hunter 37.5 - Setting Up for Singlehanding Neill Parker Jr at 11:33am 09.05.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2298 I am considering purchasing a 1995 Hunter 37.5 was hoping there are some Hunter 37.5 owners who coul
plugging leaks dtrainor at 11:15am 09.05.11 Ask An Oday Owner 0/895 Folks, My wife and I purchased a (very) used 15 foot O'Day and we have enjoyed sailing it on a smal
Rotten bulkead and counter GDavies at 11:00am 09.05.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1236 A project I'll be taking on soon will be the replacement of the bulkhead below the cockpit, and the
Okay, gimme hell... zeehag at 10:03am 09.05.11 Ask All Sailors 15/3564 found a cheeepo ct41 for parts boat--- i can use much of the items on board and not have to pay ret
Passport II A/C: Control Board or Compressor? Capn D at 9:47am 09.05.11 Big Boats 2/2241 I've got an 11 year old Marine Air Passport II 16K A/C system. About 6 years ago the control board f
Interior Wood Touch Up Suggestions Ducati at 9:04am 09.05.11 Ask All Sailors 11/3561 After a season of racing the inside of our boat has its fair share of interior wood dings. The mar
Cockpit Wood Steps (Boards) replacement (5) Sylvain at 8:41am 09.05.11 The Cherubini Hunters 16/4210 The teak steps (boards) on the edges of the cockpit were not the best looking and needed to be refin
West Coast delivery, running the gauntlet.. (7) CharlieCobra at 7:46am 09.05.11 Ask All Sailors 35/8609 Time for a break from my insane schedule so we are fixing to drive down to Frisco to pick up a Hudso
LED lighting replacement recommendations luken7 at 7:04am 09.05.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 22/10056 Good day, on our B361, we're looking to change the interior lighting to LED bulbs to help with our p
Jib furling systems and sails Jeff Janice Whipple at 6:55am 09.05.11 Ask An Oday Owner 7/3014 We have owned our O'Day 25 for just one year now. A very fun boat! We are looking to purchase new
impeller damage mortyd at 6:48am 09.05.11 Catalina 30 7/1767 my engine stopped pumping water and my mechanic replaced the impeller and the problem was cured, but

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Can anyone identify this manufacturer? sail sfbay at 3:27pm 10.19.22 Hard to tell...........maybe CDI since they have manufacturing them since 1979 Headsail Roller Furle
Does anyone recognize the make of roller furler? sail sfbay at 3:26pm 10.19.22 Hard to tell...........maybe CDI since they have manufacturing them since 1979 Headsail Roller Furle
Rebedding Catalina 310 chainplates with the mast up Tally Ho at 2:48pm 10.19.22 Thanks! Quick question though - if you didn't remove the chainplate from the bulkhead, how were you
sand and finish Teak and aHolly capta at 2:23pm 10.19.22 As above, the Teak & Holly is just a thin veneer on plywood. If the finish now is just scuffed witho
Hunter 23.5 rain water leak Crazy Dave Condon at 2:21pm 10.19.22 You are welcome sir
Plastic Teak Toe Rails - Looking for opinions and feedback (2) dmax at 2:13pm 10.19.22 Update: decided the SS pan head screws didn't look right, wasn't interested in putting in 80 bungs s
23.5 replacement parts Orbweaver at 2:04pm 10.19.22 Thanks Dave, I didn't know about the build list on the forum store. Looks like I'll need to put a fe
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. Crazy Dave Condon at 1:54pm 10.19.22 @Orbweaver is correct on tightening clamp down.
23.5 replacement parts Crazy Dave Condon at 1:51pm 10.19.22 The forum store has the build list of parts for the hunter 23.5. The owner of this website is a fo
alternatives for 26-27ft shoal draft shemandr at 1:49pm 10.19.22 Jim Taylor. Good pedigree. A nice looking boat with about anything you'd want.
Quick Question windansea at 1:42pm 10.19.22 Probably your official coast guard registration number. Try a web search for coast guard hull ident
Forestay decking coming out Tally Ho at 1:42pm 10.19.22 What is the forestay anchored to under the deck? Is it sturdy and just the cover plate is loose? I
Quick Question Tally Ho at 1:37pm 10.19.22 Sailboatdata lists the LOA of a Catalina 38 as 11.61 M. Maybe they just rounded to 11.5? https://
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida Scott T-Bird at 1:31pm 10.19.22 Low tide tomorrow is at 10:15am so he could start before that like an hour or so and then ride the
Tongue Extensions scottscotty at 1:27pm 10.19.22 tubing wall thickness will need to be stronger than necessarily thought for. There is a You tube vid
Loading boat on trailer scottscotty at 1:16pm 10.19.22 I have to agree with Sesmith. I have a precision 18 with 3 rollers that the keel sets on, and then t
sand and finish Teak and aHolly dlochner at 1:12pm 10.19.22 I have a 1993 Hunter Legend 35.5 and I would like to refinish the Teak and Holly interior floor. H
Hull Condition on a 1980 22 ft sailboat dlochner at 1:08pm 10.19.22 Without looking at the boat in person, it is hard to say what's going on. Blistering may not be unif
Sails scottscotty at 1:00pm 10.19.22 I have an old sail that is fairly good condition. it's 224" (18'6")P. x 133" (11')E. I would be will
depth/chart plotters scottscotty at 12:53pm 10.19.22 smooth talked my way into a raymarine tiller pilot last week and an axiom 7 this week!! wifey, liked

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