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Seasmoke has a new owner, for real this time... CharlieCobra at 8:12am 06.08.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2080 We begin her restoration this week. We will be going slow at first while we clear out our logjam o
Which "One Sail" would you select? Clark at 7:48am 06.08.11 Ask All Sailors 12/2479 I'm in the process of converting from a CDI furler to hank-on sails on our Capri 22 TR/FK. We race t
To paint or not to paint. (1) Ed Schenck at 7:14am 06.08.11 Ask All Sailors 13/2810 Avid followers know that I recently had the bottom and keel soda blasted on my H37C. Now I am fairi
new lines for jib on venture 21 dohcdelsol93 at 7:01am 06.08.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1709 i have two lines connected together for raising my jib (i think its for raising my jib/geona) It's
Bavaria Yachts sponsors 19th Annapolis Leukemia Cup Regatta BavariaYachtsUSA at 6:37am 06.08.11 Bavaria 0/1921 Bavaria Yachts USA, which opened for business at Yacht Haven of Annapolis, MD, in May, has partnered
O'day 25 spinnaker size Joe5893 at 6:28am 06.08.11 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1427 Hi all, I have an O'day 25, but I have never flown a spinnaker. There is one for sale near me loca
Great deal on Garmin GPS76cx Captnkev25 at 6:24am 06.08.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1722 Let me start by saying I'm in no way affiliated with West Marine or Garmin but I had to pass along t
What is it? dfast7181 at 6:19am 06.08.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/1282 The other day I was filling the boat with fuel and while doing so a thick, honey/yellow colored, cle
Portable cruise air versus central air. Christian Sailing at 5:46am 06.08.11 Ask All Sailors 10/3278 We have a 28 ft irwin and the wife has agreed to do some extended cruising but cool air is a condit
home built forward hatch hellerjo at 5:38am 06.08.11 Smaller Boats 0/1020 Has any one out there built a hatch. What material should be used? Fiberglass, lexan, wood,etc. T
Chainplates (1) furdui at 10:39pm 06.07.11 Yamaha 28/8534 Hi,yamahanians,I am new at this forum,but I own a Yamaha 25 MkII for about 10 years (and for that re
Gas Spring lifts Mark Juetten at 9:46pm 06.07.11 Big Boats 5/1605 Would like help locating source for Gas spring lifts for icebox on 96 376 Thanks
Portable AC Bad Obsession at 9:03pm 06.07.11 Ask All Sailors 15/7414 I am thinking about getting a portable AC to cool my Catalina 30. I have seen some posts about this
Quiet Mast? Happy Dolphin at 8:08pm 06.07.11 Day Sailers 3/1436 Applied copper pipe insulation tubes into my mast to silence the Bell Clapping from the newly instal
Pearson 33 Spinnaker Bail JTL1017 at 7:16pm 06.07.11 Pearson 2/2148 I need to hook up a spinnaker bail at the top of my mast. I have a Pearson 33 1987. Has anybody done
Electric Winch stephen Penny at 7:13pm 06.07.11 Big Boats 5/2132 Can the forum offer any advise installing an electric winch conversion kit onto a Lewmar 40 and 44 o
Painting the deck. MalibuC at 7:03pm 06.07.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1452 Getting ready to take ownership of a 1984 Hunter 31 that I would like to put a fresh coat of deck pa
New Radio sullyj020 at 6:59pm 06.07.11 SSB and Ham Operators 1/4482 Have you seen the new KX3 portable? This will be great for the boat. Built in Batt, Mic and Ant. Fu
Hunter 18.5 Mast TrailerSailingSam at 5:25pm 06.07.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1528 Does anyone know the brand name of the mast for the Hunter 18.5 sailboats? I'm trying to find th
Battery cables simplicity at 4:19pm 06.07.11 Musings With Maine Sail 4/3721 Would you agree that #4 wire battery cables is sufficient for a Universal M25 Diesel with a total le

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St4000+ glass exchange (1) Calif. Ted at 5:40pm 01.11.22 Sort of, I've replaced a burned out screen with a new one and it's pretty finicky, there's 2 "elasto
110v into boat Crazy Dave Condon at 5:38pm 01.11.22 @patbratton DO NOT HOOK UP YOUR SHORE POWER CHORD IN THE FUEL LOCKER BECAUSE IT WILL CAUSE AN EXPLOS
Dinghy covers sail sfbay at 5:36pm 01.11.22
New to us Hunter 40.5 smokey73 at 5:33pm 01.11.22 You can get a rotary drive from RayMarine. There are two sizes. Can't remember which I used but I'
Dinghy deck stowage and getting on board. Hunter 336 Tom J at 5:25pm 01.11.22 We were towing our dinghy on a trip between Edgartown and Cuttyhunk, having a fine time on a nice b
Companionway step cracked due to weight of keel pclarksurf at 5:23pm 01.11.22 I'm IN! @AaronD -- was just down Wilsonville way not long ago :)
New to us Hunter 40.5 SV Maverick at 5:23pm 01.11.22 With the "Maverick" you wouldn't by chance be a pilot would you? LOL I did not name the boat, bu
New to us Hunter 40.5 SV Maverick at 5:12pm 01.11.22
1984 Hunter 37C sandpiper10471 at 5:03pm 01.11.22 I cut out the shower seat to access the top of the tank. I used an angle grinder and cut a rectangul
Hunter 34 chain plate inspection (3) jmce1587 at 5:02pm 01.11.22 Definitely inspect via a cut out inspection port. The area Hunter provides is a poor design (pic be
Companionway step cracked due to weight of keel AaronD at 4:50pm 01.11.22 I say listen to @pclarksurf. He knows things - and does really good work! Someday I'll find a way
What is the Purpose of This Toe Rail Fitting dkinzer at 4:33pm 01.11.22 the pad eye is likely an original hardware item The "deck fittings" diagram in the owner's manual d
New to us Hunter 40.5 SV Maverick at 4:30pm 01.11.22 Hi artboas. The original question was posted by me (SV Maverick) Great point. Can you direct me to w
Which Battery is better? artboas at 4:21pm 01.11.22 Here's a chart that may help in what amp for your house bank may require. I currently have 4 GC bat
New to us Hunter 40.5 smokey73 at 4:19pm 01.11.22 @SV Maverick Welcome to the forum. If you decide to switch from the CNG to something else I'd like t
New to us Hunter 40.5 artboas at 4:14pm 01.11.22 Welcome! I am also new to this forum having just bought a 40.5 a few months ago. The people here ha
Columbia 26. 1967 dreamboat26 at 4:11pm 01.11.22
New to us Hunter 40.5 artboas at 4:09pm 01.11.22 Hunter did install the 2/0 cables to the bow from the engine compartment. Easily $100+ worth of ca
Which Battery is better? leo310 at 4:02pm 01.11.22 BTW I forgot to state I also have 335 watts if solar to help maintain charging of the batteries.
Which Battery is better? (1) leo310 at 3:59pm 01.11.22 Here's a chart that may help in what amp for your house bank may require. I currently have 4 GC batt

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