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Sliding Hatch Cover betzhunter at 3:58pm 05.14.11 Big Boats 7/2402 My boom fell from the line that it was attached to and cracked the hatch cover on my H34. Now i need
ethanol/ stable/ sea foam Chuck Creel at 3:36pm 05.14.11 Ask All Sailors 47/8853 Ahoy all boaters with outboards. I am experiencing a problem that i know others are having with the
transom ladder GarEi at 2:44pm 05.14.11 Pearson 4/2564 All you Pearson 303 owners, I have a question. Stock transom ladder enters the water by 17" one rung
Mast Spreader Help! Falconer at 2:31pm 05.14.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/6276 Proud new owner of a M25. Don't know anything about sailing. Refinishing the boat then starting this
Hunter 23.5 Mast Damage (1) davidb at 2:16pm 05.14.11 Smaller Boats 12/5785 I was trying to step the mast on my 1995 Hunter 23.5 today, when it twisted of to one side. This to
Mounting solar panels on adustible feet thinwater at 12:57pm 05.14.11 Musings With Maine Sail 3/3236 Although using studs to make an adjustable mount is hardly a new idea (engines, street lights), I ad
MacGregor 25 Running Rigging from Ebay MidwestMac at 11:29am 05.14.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2899 I recently purchased a 1985 Mac 25 that is without any of the running rigging. Given that I am n
O'Day 25 trailer question jsachetti at 10:43am 05.14.11 Ask An Oday Owner 5/5128 My O'Day came with a wooden cradle sitting on a flat iron trailer that the previous owner would have
How to buy vessel from LLC? KittyB at 8:40am 05.14.11 Ask All Sailors 9/3015 Hi, all, We are trying to get some advice on purchasing a boat from an LLC. We reached an agreement
How Did You Get Into Sailing? Don Guillette at 8:27am 05.14.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 23/12448 Yesterday, a sail trim forum lister, who does not own a boat (yet), asked me what steps he should ta
RC Sail Boat r.oril at 7:17am 05.14.11 Ask All Sailors 5/3630 I have this great little lake about 1/2 mile from my house and I want to get a RC Sail Boat. This is
Hunter 44 packing gland captainpat at 6:26am 05.14.11 Big Boats 3/1336 Finally got the packing gland apart on newly purchased 2003 Hunter 426 and found 2 rings of 1/4" fla
Tiller to pedestal steering conversion on O28 Footdocsailor at 5:16am 05.14.11 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1650 I am endeavoring to purchase my first boat. I have found an O28 that I am seriously considering maki
What to do if de-masted? inarathree at 5:10am 05.14.11 Ask All Sailors 11/3675 I read postings and news articles, where people get de-masted from whales (although I dont think it
loose pintles and gudgeons kepeterss at 5:08am 05.14.11 Ask An Oday Owner 3/3961 The pintles and gudgeons on my 1979 Oday 23 have a lot of play in them that seems to be getting wors
Quick fix trailering? jmark at 4:51am 05.14.11 Trailer Sailors 10/4482 Hi, I am new to sailboats and the activities involved in maintaining and moving them. I want to get
73 Ranger 29 Pics - Inside and Outside lemuscounseling at 7:49pm 05.13.11 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 7/8680 I would love to see any 73 Ranger 29 pics so I can see how mine will look after I'm done working on
Hunter 410 stern rail seats Don Lucas at 3:11pm 05.13.11 Big Boats 4/1591 I have a new to me 410. The stern rail seats are off the boat and I don't know whether the drink hol
Another Sailboat 'Capsize' Rick D at 3:09pm 05.13.11 Ask All Sailors 22/6815 This seems awfully familiar: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110513/ap_on_re_us/us_va_capsized_boat
New Prop The chief at 2:15pm 05.13.11 Catalina 30 13/3720 I have a 1989 cat 30 TRBS with Wing. It has the standard Universal M25XP Engine. When I purchased it

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1984 Hunter 20 good boat? Crazy Dave Condon at 3:49pm 08.24.22 Was it a kit build boat. Suggest a test sail. Suggest taking a fellow sailor with experience to go
Fuel Tank Sludge Hunter 356 fox9988 at 3:45pm 08.24.22 @chp whats the verdict?
What anchor and rode will physically fit the bow and anchor locker? fox9988 at 3:40pm 08.24.22 Follow up. I have 125' of 5/16 HT chain and 225' of 1/2 nylon rode. Fits with ease. May hold twice t
Throttle Shifter Alex S at 3:33pm 08.24.22 What brand/make is it? Single lever like throttle and shift all one or is it duel stick on throttle
Any woodworkers about? john6206 at 3:05pm 08.24.22
Mast gate (sailgate) for 29.5 Hunter 1994 with ZSpar mast JHS at 3:03pm 08.24.22 I have tried both of these places and no luck in finding this part. So far I have not found a gate
Top of Mast dkinzer at 2:42pm 08.24.22 install a new VHF antenna ($70) If you anticipate adding an AIS transceiver in the near future, spe
Boat stand height and quantity for H386 shemandr at 2:28pm 08.24.22 Keep in mind that is a shipping cradle. It has to stand up to the road.
old boat needs metal holder to step mast into Leeward Rail at 2:01pm 08.24.22 Yup. Looks like the original mast step/pad is there but seriously rotted away. You can see the outl
Hunter 460 rear port seat pulpit Sisyphus at 1:50pm 08.24.22 BTW, I'm in Southern California, so need someone close!
Boat stand height and quantity for H386 dtrask at 1:45pm 08.24.22 Wow thanks! I hadn't planned on 11 jack stands. Brownell recommends 7 so hopefully that won't be a
old boat needs metal holder to step mast into (2) rgranger at 1:27pm 08.24.22 Now we got this! Clean up the rotten wood etc. where the mast would rest on the floor of the hull.
Throttle Shifter thetone at 1:08pm 08.24.22 This one works great for replacing the now obsolete MV-1 https://shop.hunterowners.com/hp/part.php?m
Boat stand height and quantity for H386 Marmalade at 12:50pm 08.24.22 This might be a good reference on the heights/locations for supports. H386 Shipping Cradle
Is this Y-33 worth restoring? Roland5048 at 12:41pm 08.24.22 A dock neighbor of mine bought a 37 Irwin three years ago whose interior looked like the one in your
Throttle Shifter Dave Groshong at 12:36pm 08.24.22 This one works great for replacing the now obsolete MV-1 https://shop.hunterowners.com/hp/part.php?m
old boat needs metal holder to step mast into shemandr at 12:33pm 08.24.22 I've been wrong enough today but is it possible that the nipple fits into the rectangular opening in
Throttle Shifter JoeWhite at 12:17pm 08.24.22 Have you tried taking it apart and providing some grease. It may have a broken coil spring.
Top of Mast FastOlson at 12:13pm 08.24.22 If the base loading coil for the VHF is older, it might be a model with the ss rod embedded down thr
Boat stand height and quantity for H386 dtrask at 11:51am 08.24.22 Hi Andrew, the boat won't be at a marina or boatyard and the transport company isn't providing them

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