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Stanchions for a Hunter 31 bobmorning at 7:51am 02.12.11 Mid-Size Boats 5/4048 We are in the process of replacing the lifelines and would like to install one gate on our 1984 Hunt
Mag Var. DesertSailor07 at 7:50am 02.12.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1399 If I introduce 5# of iron will I experience wierd compass variances?
Mast tang problem animation (1) Roger Long at 7:49am 02.12.11 Ask All Sailors 22/7819 I just made this animation for my web site of what has been going on with my mast tangs for the last
Pressure Plate Rich (P303) at 6:13am 02.12.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2775 I have just had my transmission rebuilt, however it has not been installed yet... and am planning to
Scuba in BVI Pat T at 9:00pm 02.11.11 Ask All Sailors 10/3135 Am going to BVI in March using Moorings. Planning to scuba. Any comments on dive sites? Our plan is
Windless for 40.5 Jlambert61@msn.com at 7:54pm 02.11.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/3516 Can anyone tell me what make and model number windless is in a late model 40.5?
Legal Model Year ISFISSY at 7:49pm 02.11.11 Ask All Sailors 9/2948 What is considered the "legal model year" of a sailboat? The year it was launched, the year it was s
Boat Name Plaques? ARModen at 5:40pm 02.11.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/2399 Anyone know if there is a place that does good boat name plaques? I bought a 1978 Hunter 30 a few m
Keel Rust SailAway1 at 1:47pm 02.11.11 Catalina 22 8/3725 I am getting ready to re-finish the keel on my 1980 C22. There are a few places where a bit of rust
Vintage Sawmill For Vintage Restoration kloudie1 at 9:58am 02.11.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2597 Check out this link. It is an Historic sawmill that is making the spars and some timbers for the res
Rigrite Rant Ted at 9:13am 02.11.11 Ask All Sailors 22/6184 I've been trying to get a boom quote from Rigrite since the beginning of January. After numerous e-m
T-9 Rust Protectant BillyK at 8:56am 02.11.11 Ask All Sailors 4/7204 Looking for some input on this product.. i used to use it when i had a waverunner to keep the moistu
Liferaft advice please! Exiles at 8:10am 02.11.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2208
Westerbeke W 33?? Florida sail at 7:59am 02.11.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1932 I am looking at purchasing a boat powered by a Westerbeke W 33 with low hours. I've been told that t
lectrasan? gettinthere at 7:34am 02.11.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/3499 Boat came with a Lectrasan. It needs new electrodes, about $700. Is it worth doing? I will be coast
Outboard mystery kpgraci at 6:22am 02.11.11 Ask All Sailors 5/1918 This my be more appropriate for a motorboater forum, but I have an older (circa 1972?) Mercury 2-sto
Rigger--Saint Petersburg Acadia at 9:42pm 02.10.11 Big Boats 5/1822 Can anyone recommend rigger in the Saint Petersburg, FL area that knows the hunter rigs well (85 H40
Replacing Mixing Elbow (2) Salty at 9:20pm 02.10.11 Ask All Sailors 31/24600 I am looking to replace the mixing elbow on my Yanmar 2GM20F. The elbow is all rusted out and needs
Glass on the front cabin bulkhead pfschmid at 8:47pm 02.10.11 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1470 Would it be safe to install an additional cabin window on the front bulkhead of an O'Day 22 cabin or
Lazy jacks - installation Endurance2010 at 6:28pm 02.10.11 Big Boats 9/3098 Has anyone installed these before? If so, how hard was it? My impression is that I drill a couple

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Any Hawaii Big Island sailboat owners here? Ralph Johnstone at 5:12pm 07.31.22
Stinky Bubbly Hot Water JoeWhite at 5:07pm 07.31.22 also check for a deteriorating anode in the tank which would cause what you described. Unfortunate
just sailing Crusty Ol Salt at 5:00pm 07.31.22 Very cool
Hunter H240 trailer sway problem. (1) Revv up at 4:50pm 07.31.22 I made a mount that holds two 5 gallon cans and keep them full of water during the summer season, ma
Alternator upgrade thoughts for Yanmar (2) Davidasailor26 at 4:38pm 07.31.22
Any Hawaii Big Island sailboat owners here? Tally Ho at 4:05pm 07.31.22
just sailing jssailem at 3:15pm 07.31.22 Nice Jon. Thanks.
Sailing Dingy Questions (O'Day Widgeon) jssailem at 3:09pm 07.31.22 Both @dlochner and @shemandr give good advice. There is no ready to go, every day advice to leave o
Reparing fix keel Crazy Dave Condon at 3:08pm 07.31.22 Photos are needed but if water is coming through the keel boats, it sound like the wing bulb keel wi
Hunter H240 trailer sway problem. Crazy Dave Condon at 2:14pm 07.31.22 @GL-WindPower The bunk board position on the hull cannot be moved much as they were designed to f
Need a used Catalina 22 swing keel ytao125 at 1:44pm 07.31.22
What's going on with Marlow Hunter? ice breaker at 1:44pm 07.31.22 If you go to the electrical department at home depot etc, you will find gray PVC clips used to hold
Stinky Bubbly Hot Water Stu Jackson at 1:40pm 07.31.22 and now evertime I visit the boat I drain 1 gallon of hot water. This adds 1 gallon of fresh water
Need a used Catalina 22 swing keel sail sfbay at 1:31pm 07.31.22
Stinky Bubbly Hot Water Don S/V ILLusion at 1:13pm 07.31.22 also check for a deteriorating anode in the tank which would cause what you described.
Sailing Dingy Questions (O'Day Widgeon) MikeHoncho at 12:55pm 07.31.22 I beach start and stop my Laser. On the way In I release my rudder line and disconnect the centerboa
Stinky Bubbly Hot Water JoeWhite at 12:50pm 07.31.22 Yes. It is due to not being used. The electric heating element inside the water heater combines with
The one armed electrician... MikeHoncho at 12:42pm 07.31.22 I bought a digital flow meter from Amazon that also was a timer and controller that connected to a e
Wobbly wheel. (4) Rattlenebang at 12:40pm 07.31.22 207832207834 Its corroded, but that's not the reason for the large gap. 207835207836 As you can s
Stinky Bubbly Hot Water MikeHoncho at 12:39pm 07.31.22 Hydrogen sulfide built up in the tank due to decomposing materials would be my guess.

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