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Masthead Unit derfus at 12:31pm 04.20.11 Parts Search 3/5989 Hi, I'm looking for a Datamarine masthead unit for my boat one working or a rebuildable unit .Please
Maxprop pitch for H44DS DickL at 12:07pm 04.20.11 Big Boats 2/1401 Getting ready to install my new 3 blade 18" Maxprop on my Hunter 44DS and it sure would be nice to g
Ammeter installation Roger Long at 11:53am 04.20.11 Musings With Maine Sail 19/9284 If I want to start my long journey towards the perfect electrical system with the baby step of insta
winchrite Jim Seamans at 11:46am 04.20.11 Ask All Sailors 0/3 Has anyone purchased one? How is it working for you? I know about the right angle drills, just in
Fiberglass repair Sailing all day long at 10:29am 04.20.11 Trailer Sailors 3/3165 My 22ft sailboat cockpits seats fiberglass covering the plywood lifted up and made the ply rot.:cry:
Rubber bumper jackzimmerman at 10:21am 04.20.11 Big Boats 5/2097 Hi all, our 1999 Hunter 380 has a "rubber bumper", for lack of a better word, around the whole peri
wire-to-rope halyards CNein001 at 9:42am 04.20.11 Musings With Maine Sail 2/2730 My measurements are P=27.75; I=34.5; J=12.0; E=10.25. (all in feet) Would a wire-to-rope halyard
Recoating the hull gell coat... mklein@iowatelecom.net at 9:39am 04.20.11 Ask All Sailors 26/9361 Hi, I am refinishing an old mac 25. It has many scrapes in the gell coat. I was wondering after
361 Dingy ??? pdnervo at 9:32am 04.20.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1558 got a 361 and would like to go coastal cruising... what is a practical dingy and where shall i store
Sold our H26 sea_casper at 8:35am 04.20.11 Smaller Boats 5/1834 Sold our 1998 H26, now moving to Hunter Mid-Size Boats Forum. Our old boat is now in Quebec, Canada
Macgregor 26X - what controls the swing keel? tkanzler at 8:04am 04.20.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/9054 What controls the swing keel on a 26X? Cable? If so, where does it run, and how do you control it?
Replacing Stantion (1) doctorsail at 7:45am 04.20.11 Catalina 310 3/2159 Has anyone has the opportunity to replace a stantion. Over this winter water and ice collected in gu
Charge both banks together? Stephen Trapani at 7:29am 04.20.11 Ask All Sailors 13/2566 I have two banks with a big starting battery on one and two 6V in series on the other. They got deep
Hull maintanence markb49 at 7:26am 04.20.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1384 I'm getting my hull gel coat redone and have to decide to either wax or bottom paint the new finish?
Volvo MD7A Thermostat simpsoned at 6:47am 04.20.11 Engines and Propulsion 4/8936 Have an older MD7A and it never comes up to temperature. Suspect the t'stat is frozen in the open p
electric anchor windlass on 1991 H42 eianm at 1:15am 04.20.11 Big Boats 4/1850 I finally used my anchor for the first time today ( we are lucky in Sydney- we have many public and
Jacked boat off trailer Solace of Freedom at 12:02am 04.20.11 Trailer Sailors 3/5363 I thought I'd share w/ y'all how I lifted my C22 off the trailer. I don't have access to a com-along
oil canning of hull on beneteau 461 andiamo2 at 10:36pm 04.19.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2373 I am told that I have oil canning of my hull on my 1997 461. Has anyony experienced this problem and
Catalina 27 option for 1979 engines ptsbug at 9:29pm 04.19.11 Mid-Size Boats 5/7738 I located two seperate 1979 Catalina 27 sailboats that would take a considerable amount of time to d
Yard sale bottom paint Lee Thompson at 7:48pm 04.19.11 Ask All Sailors 13/3350 Would you use bottom paint that's 7 years old? Its to late for this year but...... I got 2 gal $5 :

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Forestay diameter on 1979 Hunter 30 ggrizzard at 12:43pm 09.08.22 All my stays /shrouds are 6mm - 1/4 in. They were replaced 4 years ago for the second time. Sorry fo
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida jssailem at 12:40pm 09.08.22 Sounds like a grand adventure. Certainly doable. Dave provides sound advice. We had a member here
The Last Naval Battle of WW2? (2) JamesG161 at 12:20pm 09.08.22 This is a picture to start with. ut the same for several hundred years. 209137 Jim...
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida dlochner at 12:20pm 09.08.22 The trip is close to 2,000 miles, but it is not a 2K mile trip. It is a series of 35-50 mile day tri
1984 Hunter 31 - Need Help Installing new Windows anelso29 at 12:17pm 09.08.22 The original fixed windows were made by Mark Plastics in Corona, Ca. Google the contact info. Th
1984 Hunter 31 - Need Help Installing new Windows anelso29 at 12:16pm 09.08.22 Hi everyone! So sorry for the delay here. I am very thankful for all of the help with this issue! I
The Last Naval Battle of WW2? jon hansen at 12:09pm 09.08.22 yes
Funny Friday!!! (1) dmax at 11:57am 09.08.22 209134
What is this cable for? (1) Richard19068 at 11:57am 09.08.22 Could possibly be a topping lift riggesd something like this,
Internet entrance test Richard19068 at 11:49am 09.08.22 e can also think "atlantically" Is that why there seems to be a bicoastal rivalry?
Thinking of downsizing from my H26 waterman30 at 11:37am 09.08.22 My last boat was a Rhodes 22. Huge cockpit is right. Current boat is a 23.5. I anchor overnight a lo
Traveling alongside Stu Jackson at 11:32am 09.08.22 I've never heard of anybody ever suggesting that you don't have a right to follow your boat down th
Now that's a thunderstorm. JamesG161 at 11:28am 09.08.22 I gather this is just the beginning. Well not really. See my Post below. Medicane Jim...
Holding tank odour (Peggy ?????) Richard19068 at 11:22am 09.08.22 Artboas....Looking at your photos, I see a lot wrong...starting with all the glop around fittings,
Traveling alongside (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:09am 09.08.22 You see I'm retired and once a year for 4 months I drive an 18 wheeler myself. Then rent an 18 wh
How worried should I be about the Home Depot technique for crimping stainless wire? MikeHoncho at 11:01am 09.08.22 That's not a crimp. Its a smash.
The Last Naval Battle of WW2? kappykaplan at 10:58am 09.08.22 Did that get your interest? Yes! :beer:
Another Auto-Pilot Accident DArcy at 10:54am 09.08.22 I wonder if the skipper blames himself or the autopilot more. I suspect (hope) there is inward refle
Legend 40.5 - what length hose for forward head replacement? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:51am 09.08.22 Then, you start by removing the floors Then, go to the fwd head hose. Cut the end on a very straigh
Beneteau 331 steering william24424 at 10:30am 09.08.22 Yes, it makes sense. I mentioned in another post about 'state of emergency tiller' about my repair.

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