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Re- installing head liner material. Great trick! artboas at 10:40pm 06.03.22 Big Boats 6/2114 On many of the later Hunter models, the headliner material was a vinyl fabric. It looks terrific, bu
Wood Mast for 1954 D-Scow RHHOTROD at 6:29pm 06.03.22 Parts Search 4/1379 HI, I have a 1954 Johnson Boat Works D-Scow. I'm in need of a good mast for the boat. I'm not sure i
Asymmetric spinnaker on oceanis 37 macdoug at 2:34pm 06.03.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 17/3235
S2 8.0 complete boat SailingLoto at 1:52pm 06.03.22 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 3/1583 Free! Very complete, used very little, has significant water damage to bulkheads/interior/deck.
gelcoat peeling (3) jchart at 12:59pm 06.03.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1372 Hi - new to forum. I have a MH15 (2018)- first and only owner. It sails in fresh water lake only. L
cl14 mast step lovesailboat at 12:30pm 06.03.22 Parts Search 0/471 I just bought an old cl14 sailboat. The mast step seems too old ( made from plywood?). Does anyone k
Schaefer Deck Organizer on 1996 Hunter 376 (1) duck21 at 11:41am 06.03.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1022 Hi! I was running new lines back from the mast to the cockpit on my 1996 Hunter 376. It appears th
Cockpit table material Hunter DS45 - Tony at 10:16am 06.03.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/1824 2007 Hunter ds45 - can anyone identify the material the cockpit table top?
Boat identification (1) SailingLoto at 9:53am 06.03.22 Ask All Sailors 3/670 Any idea what this one is? Looks to be a 31
H336 leaking kitchen cabin light - hints? (1) antoineH336 at 9:43am 06.03.22 Mid-Size Boats 2/577 Hello All! Any of you 336 or 340 owners that have been trough similar issue? It's not coming from
Introduction-New Member to Forum (1) hceajudah at 9:39am 06.03.22 Smaller Boats 10/1726 I would like to formally introduce myself. I am Henry and a new proud owner of a 2000 Hunter 240.
Invest 91L --> PTC 1 --> TS Alex JamesG161 at 7:38am 06.03.22 Weather and Forecasting 4/1722 The remnants of Pacific Hurricane Agatha did cross Mexico and is now called... Potential Tropical C
Keel centering spacers Scott300 at 5:38am 06.03.22 Catalina 22 4/747 On my Catalina 22 I have just epoxied in the centering spacers onto the top of the keel. After putti
O'day 23 forward hatch cover Cheesegod99 at 4:38am 06.03.22 Parts Search 5/1061
I'm afraid I was followed home from vacation (1) AaronD at 3:51pm 06.02.22 Trailer Sailors 8/2480
Outboard mounting bolts seized (1) skunther at 1:58pm 06.02.22 Ask All Sailors 30/5250 Any suggestions? I've hit it for about a week every day with penetrating oil. First with T9, then wi
Hunter 31. Rudder removal Lakeskiier at 12:31pm 06.02.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/584
Mainsail downhaul brockangelo at 12:19pm 06.02.22 Catalina 22 12/2163 One thing that's still a difficult thing for me and typically requires me to leave the cockpit is br
Fuel Puzzle DBoss at 9:39am 06.02.22 Catalina 310 15/2872 I recently purchased a 2001 310 that had been under a little neglect. I spent a hefty $5K after pur
O'Day trailer stand height Forseer at 9:25am 06.02.22 Ask All Sailors 0/257 I will be hauling out O'Day 272LE/SL and I have a borrowed trailer without the stands. I need the st

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That 42 year old Atomic 4 . . . Compass Rose oh at 8:07am 07.07.25 I have a 77 C30 with an A4 when I bought it the distributor was put in 180 degrees out and it ran ok
Bird Poop Prevention THAT WORKS JoeWhite at 8:02am 07.07.25 Yes, ribbons work. For the bow I have two lengths on left and right side tied to the bow pulpit back
Seeking a whisker or spinnaker pole for an O'40? LouisMK at 7:58am 07.07.25
Bird Poop Prevention THAT WORKS dmax at 7:35am 07.07.25 No, just in the fore-triangle - the ribbon was shiny and I think all the reflections just made them
Bird Poop Prevention THAT WORKS dhandzy at 7:24am 07.07.25 I had the same problem with cormorants, nasty mess. The solution I used that finally worked was to
Bird Poop Prevention THAT WORKS dmax at 7:18am 07.07.25 I had the same problem with cormorants, nasty mess. The solution I used that finally worked was to a
Water under engine while motoring -- shaft seal leak? [Photos attached] (1) sailcapt340 at 7:12am 07.07.25 On my 340 there is a weep hole in the stringer that is just behind the engine compartment. This is
3 of us lowered mast H260, that mast is heavy, I admit gin pole is needed h2o_snow at 7:08am 07.07.25 I use a small 4 wheeler winch with a portable battery pack & reinforced gin pole. Great for single
Bird Poop Prevention THAT WORKS (1) Kermit at 7:04am 07.07.25 Only 9 years too late for me. I ended up hoisting a pig stick and added a line diagonally across th
Tropical Depression 3 Kermit at 6:55am 07.07.25 The storm was good to us inlanders. Beautiful Saturday with cooler temp, clear blue sky and occasion
Bird Poop Prevention THAT WORKS BigEasy at 6:50am 07.07.25 Wow! :yikes: Makes me thankful that I only have to deal with purple martins when they are on locati
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. BigEasy at 6:43am 07.07.25 Was definitely past time to replace those fittings! That situation was a catastrophe waiting to hap
Chartplotter navigation software for Raymarine smokey73 at 6:12am 07.07.25 @artboas The minimum they could have offered is to look up my account and offer the pro-rate my "sub
Hunter 146 motor mount bolt locations hawkroxx at 6:00am 07.07.25 If I can get the measurements, I can draw up a plan, and maybe make a "how to" on fitting an unorigi
Bird Poop Prevention THAT WORKS shemandr at 6:00am 07.07.25 They are a pestilence! Looks like you've hit on a solution. Other techniques I've seen have mostly
Electric Furler imagine504 at 5:59am 07.07.25 I single-hand a 50 ft Catalina Morgan with an offshore-grade genoa of about 600 sq ft on a Schaefer
Chartplotter navigation software for Raymarine smokey73 at 5:54am 07.07.25 I was unaware if they do that with newer cards. The one I have is ~10 years old and is just flat fi
Chartplotter navigation software for Raymarine smokey73 at 5:53am 07.07.25 @artboas I understand but your discussion points out the ease it would be for Navionics to recognize
Water under engine while motoring -- shaft seal leak? [Photos attached] dlochner at 5:39am 07.07.25 Hey everyone, Did an oil change today on my boat. The old oil came out black with a milky layer on
Chartplotter navigation software for Raymarine Davidasailor26 at 5:39am 07.07.25 When you register a new card,, the plotter gives its SN to Navionics, who then back-write some secu

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