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Deck Leak ideas? musicaltrees at 7:31pm 04.06.11 Newport 2/2694 My 1986 Newport 30 has developed a sneaky little leak that I cannot pinpoint for the life of me... a
Sailboat sinks off St. Augustine Fl Zaphro at 6:26pm 04.06.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2852 Fortunately everyone made it off safely. Even the folks 'downstairs'.... They sound experienced, e
W-C Head with Macerator Pump Maddog at 5:21pm 04.06.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/6752 Peggy - I need your help. I own a Challenger 32 (built 1970-original head) with a Wilcox Crittenden
mainsail cover H260 Sublime at 5:11pm 04.06.11 Smaller Boats 14/4116 Do you think it would be realistic to use this type of cover on my H260? It'd be nice to save about
Forget the brick boat - this one is it! (1) higgs at 4:53pm 04.06.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2429 My next boat at only $999,999,999 http://www.yachtworld.com/core/listing/pl_boat_detail.jsp?'units=
Achillies LSI-290 Inflatable Floor? sigbear at 4:51pm 04.06.11 Ask All Sailors 1/4717 Does anyone have a Achilles LSI-290 with inflatable floor?, Just wondering how good they are in term
Mac 25 Novice twbenjey at 4:00pm 04.06.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/7 Hello, Need some advice/direction . I recently purchased a 1985 25 ft. Macgregor and am a novice sai
Where have you sailed your sirius? Ahab at 3:56pm 04.06.11 Sirius 21/22 6/3994 I'm thinking of sailing my sirius from Toronto, ON, to Coubourg ON or Kingston ON. Has anyone gone l
First boat decisions shipmates at 3:19pm 04.06.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1802 Wondering if a 250 would be a good first boat choice. Am over 60 years young, with 2 artificial hips
Reweave Upholstery O'Day 34 Dennis Callahan at 3:11pm 04.06.11 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1501 I own a 1983 O'Day 34 with original Tan/Cream zig-zag upholstery. Stored cushions in the garage for
Very sad news Phil Herring at 2:36pm 04.06.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2000 Hunter Marine just posted on their Facebook page that Mike Harker passed away last week. He was on
Radical new building materials for sailboats (1) higgs at 2:34pm 04.06.11 Ask All Sailors 13/4001 I have already ordered mine and it will be here as soon as the mortar sets.
Router bit for new through hull hardware Florida sail at 1:53pm 04.06.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2164 Awhile ago there was a post that told how to use a particular router bit to undercut the fiberglass,
solar panel inquiry patman70 at 1:06pm 04.06.11 Ask All Sailors 14/3788 My solar panel was destroyed in my demasting. It was a 75 watt Shell (oil co.) Looking for a replace
Hunter355 PJ at 12:57pm 04.06.11 Big Boats 3/1783 We have a 1990 355. With it still covered for the winter, could someone tell me the headstay wire di
Shore Power Dave Schenck at 12:55pm 04.06.11 Sirius 21/22 1/2337 I'm going to be installing a proper shore power inlet on my Sirius 21 this spring. I'm struggling w
Spot HUG Tim R. at 12:32pm 04.06.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2257 Does anyone have any experience with Spot HUG system? I am looking for a system that will monitor b
Halyard inside mast but not supposed to be! Please help CNein001 at 11:04am 04.06.11 Musings With Maine Sail 10/10389 Please help! I have owned my 1976 Cal 2-27 for about five years but just have not gotten around to
Main Halyard inside mast, no supposed to be! CNein001 at 11:01am 04.06.11 Cal 1/3615 Please help! I have owned my 1976 Cal 2-27 for about five years but just have not gotten around to
Anchor Rode Choices Maine Sail at 10:51am 04.06.11 Musings With Maine Sail 7/6720 After getting frustrated with my brait rode I continued my search and discovered a company in Canad

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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
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hayden Watson at 11:50am 08.24.22 Understand the issue.The Seacock was closed. I don't really have a water lift muffler like so many
Shrouds WI Rigger at 11:40am 08.24.22 Has anyone lost one of their halyards down the mast? If so, did you have to drop the mast to rethrea
Boat stand height and quantity for H386 shemandr at 11:29am 08.24.22 Why don't you rent the stands from the boatyard for the first lay up and see what they use. Then yo

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