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Gelcoat looks like the moon saltysailor at 3:00pm 07.08.11 Ask All Sailors 9/4234 I have about a 2' by 1' strip of Gelcoat in the cockpit that looks terrible. This is a macro shot t
40.5 Spinnaker Halyard Query Rick D at 1:52pm 07.08.11 Big Boats 1/1030 I have a spinnaker halyard on my 40.5. I don't currently have a spinnaker, and use it for my jib soc
Pump Out Observation Rick D at 1:46pm 07.08.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/3905 On my way to Catalina, I happen to notice as I passed by one of the pump out piers that I have never
Non-Skid The Very Thought of You at 1:45pm 07.08.11 Big Boats 5/1735 I'm trying to find a way to polish up my non-skid without making it slippery. I see some newer model
halyard to headboard obsailor at 1:42pm 07.08.11 Ask All Sailors 10/3686 I'm replacing the main halyard on my C'C 35. I will remove the old headboard shackle and give it to
Want to buy st50 depth display SunCat at 1:29pm 07.08.11 Big Boats 1/1301 I am interested in buying an ST50 Depth plus display unit only, any offers? Gene
Garhauer MT-2 jviss at 1:09pm 07.08.11 Big Boats 1/1833 Guido made a beautiful replacement traveler for my 1984 C36, a straight track MT-2; but now the cont
Are Flares Needed? Warren Milberg at 1:03pm 07.08.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2312 As I read the USCG requirements for emergency signalling, it seems that we have a choice of having e
Castle Hill Cove access? jviss at 1:02pm 07.08.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2621 Anyone familiar with access to Castle Hill Harbor near Newport, RI? Any anchoring there, or mooring
170 Jib lr172 at 12:29pm 07.08.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1260 Our new to us H34 came with a 170 jib. I would like to get that up one of these weekends, as we see
dinghy CCHer at 12:21pm 07.08.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1538 Looks like I've reglued the last open seam in my old zodiac and will be retiring it and getting a ne
23.5 Mast raising pole jetboatn at 12:01pm 07.08.11 Smaller Boats 14/4716 Would someone mind taking a close up pic of the notched end of the mast raising pole. Mine went for
Inaccessible space (2) Witzend at 11:18am 07.08.11 Catalina 310 61/17124 Anyone ever think about cutting an access door into the inaccessible space in the port cockpit locke
Fuel Gauge SVPassage at 10:28am 07.08.11 Pearson 2/2079 I have a 1980 365 Ketch with the original setup ' Westerbeke 40 diesel engine. I cannot seem to find
O'Day 32' CC hull/deck joint jknappsax at 10:07am 07.08.11 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2545 I bought Lewmar 30 STs to mount closer to the helm position to make single-handing easier. To get th
Yanmar parts in Florida bustedrudder at 9:41am 07.08.11 Engines and Propulsion 7/9892 Wow. I'm a happy new Hunter 40.5 owner, and a very unhappy Yanmar owner as I live in FL It see
Oday 25 Main Halyard Stuck veggiedean at 8:57am 07.08.11 Ask An Oday Owner 13/2858 Hello, I recently purchased a 1977 O'day 25. I'm an really enjoying the boat, but I am having trou
halyard lines kendall535 at 8:47am 07.08.11 Ask An Oday Owner 3/5501 I just bought an O'Day Daysailer II that has been sitting unused for some time. Both jib and main h
Shuttle Atlantis launch merlinuxo at 8:24am 07.08.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2163 Looks like a go in 5 minutes.
Bizarre, Mysterious, Sudden Ugly Sail Stains DharmaBum at 8:16am 07.08.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1830 The strangest thing happened -- the nautical equivalent of crop circles. I'm hoping someone can exp

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Electric panel Hayden Watson at 9:35am 09.26.22 An update. ... l learned a lot and all your help was much appreciated. Having a basic understandi
Thru-hull discussion - Upgrades and issues Hayden Watson at 9:32am 09.26.22
Structural Foam Mark Maulden at 9:31am 09.26.22 Wondering if you really need the strapping since you are foaming. Could they cause micro chafing pi
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

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