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help cutlass bearing h41 question Valerio at 8:21am 01.26.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/728 help needed, cutlass bearing is the bearing going into the hull were the shaft is entering the hull
New shelf in the cabin (1) patbratton at 6:37am 01.26.22 Smaller Boats 4/710 I posted the shelf project that I completed last week in the H240 Mods page. https://hunter.sailboat
Fresh Water Hose Replacement Issues Fleet at 5:34am 01.26.22 Catalina 310 4/1017 Need some advice please. I am in the process of replacing all the fresh water hoses in ZoeVie. Two
Lewmar hatch size 05 H33 Scott B at 4:57am 01.26.22 Mid-Size Boats 4/1232 2005 Hunter 33, Does anyone know the size of the Lewmar opening hatches above the v-berth and salo
PNW Cruise Highlights 2004-2014 Terry Cox at 4:27am 01.26.22 Pacific North West Cruisers 4/755 My latest video production of some earlier cruises around the Pacific Northwest. Enjoy. TYSgKWBIwXQ
Looking for recommendations for bareboat charter company in Greece markwbird at 7:26pm 01.25.22 Ask All Sailors 6/626 I am planning a trip to Greece in late May. Anyone out there have any recommendations for a charter
Cable tv? (1) Growl at 6:41pm 01.25.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/1605 Upper left side ladder
Seaward 32RK (Raised Keel) - Keel winch upgrade lindsaytodd at 4:30pm 01.25.22 Trailer Sailors 10/2502 I have a 2002 Hake Seaward 32RK and am looking to replace the keep winch and install a new remote sw
Adding an Hour Meter (1) colb218 at 2:15pm 01.25.22 Engines and Propulsion 17/2808 Hello - I would like to ad an hour meter to my Yanmar 3HM35F. It seems that the two options for thi
1979 Hunter 33' Jack heights & count V.Carter at 2:14pm 01.25.22 Mid-Size Boats 4/635 Hi. I'm currently thinking of purchasing a project boat to eventually call home. I'm looking to get
New to sailing.... Looking for a first boat.. thevoyager at 1:08pm 01.25.22 Ask All Sailors 27/2594 Hi. I have been considering buying a boat to live and travel in. I have never actually sailed a boa
Passage 450 Yanmar heat exchanger access jamesrladd at 10:14am 01.25.22 Big Boats 0/339 Has anyone removed the heat exchanger from a 4jh2 in a Passage 450/456? It appears that my aft end
Hull Nivale at 9:04am 01.25.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/1776 Do you know how the hull of the 2001 Hunter 320 is built? A Sandwich or a single monolithic block? M
Install CC 38 solid rod, keel step onto my Oceanis 400 advice/help (4) Captain Marcus at 8:14am 01.25.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/605 Greetings seafarers, I acquired this mast gratie. Have mast build diagram and need cut off for de
Hunter 28 Growl at 7:30am 01.25.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 22/1336 Hi, I am considering purchase of a 1991 Hunter 28! Please advise of any model issues and what to loo
How much attention needs bottom and keel before the boat goes back into the water? miraculix at 6:58am 01.25.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1310 Hi all, We are heading towards our third season with our 2008 Beneteau Oceanis 40, so we are still
3M 5200...how to make it non-stick on bolts mtarcher1 at 8:20pm 01.24.22 Ask All Sailors 9/1025 I need to pass some bolts through a couple of pieces of plywood that will sandwich 3M 5200. I need
Is island hopping on Lake Michigan too much for O'Day Daysailer or Spindrift Daysailer Bob Kessler at 7:25pm 01.24.22 Trailer Sailors 9/2868 Greetings! I'm considering buying an O'Day or Spindrift Daysailer I or II. I plan to keep her in Doo
Long way to check out trailer sailor yappasailing at 5:02pm 01.24.22 Trailer Sailors 25/2117 I recently let a sailboat, that I've been searching 2 years for, slip away because of the 4 hour one
Random (cold weather induced) question about sailboat rigs (5) rgranger at 2:25pm 01.24.22 Ask All Sailors 20/1858 Hey All So I had a random thought (not an uncommon condition) when looking at the lanteen rig vs th

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GOB Gone? Foswick at 12:03pm 07.17.24 Others have hit on the underlying truth - that folks expect everything online to be free. It is har
What wood to use for motor mount? kappykaplan at 11:52am 07.17.24 I can buy an 8ft board 2in thick 10in wide of pressure treated Southern Pine for $16. Sacrificial
What wood to use for motor mount? FeelinMorgan22 at 11:34am 07.17.24 I used to worry about rot and would look to fiberglass and plastics for motor mounts. But I've had
To swivel or not to swivel Foswick at 11:25am 07.17.24 I don't think there is a clear argument one way or the other. To me, a swivel is a solution looking
What wood to use for motor mount? thinwater at 11:19am 07.17.24 I used to worry about rot and would look to fiberglass and plastics for motor mounts. But I've had a
55 years ago Apollo 11 was Launched heading to the Moon ! (1) JamesG161 at 10:48am 07.17.24 Nice picture signed by Buzz Aldrin.
What wood to use for motor mount? dlochner at 10:00am 07.17.24 No to pine, too soft. White Oak or Ash would be good choices. Seal the wood with epoxy and paint or
To swivel or not to swivel thinwater at 9:55am 07.17.24 My experience is that the chain by itself does not un-twist at retrieval. I think the swivel does
Stray current in the water dlochner at 9:50am 07.17.24 Can you explain this a bit more? The boat ground should be at the same potential as the shore grou
Stray current in the water Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:50am 07.17.24 Your own boat may not be the source of stray current in the water....quite often it's from another b
Stray current in the water JBP-PA at 8:24am 07.17.24 The first and most telling test is done with the boat on shore power. Check the voltage between the
To swivel or not to swivel Rich Stidger at 8:23am 07.17.24 I think every swivel I ever used on a boat did not swivel much to correct twisting while under load
To swivel or not to swivel Rich Stidger at 8:07am 07.17.24 If I wanted to turn the anchor, I would get a Boomerang. I've tested them, they work. Boomerang anc
GOB Gone? dlochner at 8:00am 07.17.24 Sailrite came to the rescue I hear. Hopefully quality doesnt drop Sailrite has agreed to maintain
Looking for replacement turnbuckles Project_Mayhem at 7:55am 07.17.24 Take it to a rigger. It wont cost as much as you think to have a new one made. I'd guess $100-150?
To swivel or not to swivel Kings Gambit at 7:54am 07.17.24 I think every swivel I ever used on a boat did not swivel much to correct twisting while under load.
GOB Gone? Project_Mayhem at 7:52am 07.17.24 Sailrite came to the rescue I hear. Hopefully quality doesnt drop
Oday 222 roller furler jib/genoa sizing question Project_Mayhem at 7:50am 07.17.24 I'd recommend getting a slightly larger furler than needed if you have a genoa. I have a 135 or 150%
To swivel or not to swivel thinwater at 7:35am 07.17.24 I have always been in the no-swivel group. After hundreds of times with the anchor always coming up
GOB Gone? dlochner at 7:15am 07.17.24 I should add, after publishing ~ 80 articles with GOB, they had a tough, good editing team. They im

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