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boat just fell over Don Crowther at 2:02pm 05.23.10 Ask All Sailors 44/10896 I've just received a call from my marina. Our boat has been blown over, it was on it's stand. Must h
Would you replace your own roller furler? PrincessoftheLake at 7:44pm 05.23.10 Big Boats 2/1626 Spent the weekend getting the boat ready and were trying to bend on the jib on our 1995 Hunter 40.5
Who has done a bareboat in the Caribbean? Brian D at 7:34pm 05.23.10 Destinations 11/4807 Is it worth it? When would be a good time to do one if one were interested? Who are the better chart
port hardware Mike U at 7:04pm 05.23.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1062 Does anyone know where to get replacement latch screws for a 1980s era Hunter? I have a 1986 34', a
Water Heater thaeni at 6:55pm 05.23.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1279 I have a 6 gallon Seaward water Heater and the heating element does not function. Is it a replaceabl
Rudder/Tiller paint jbrock at 6:53pm 05.23.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1883 I have just removed barnacles and cleaned up my rudder. I'm not going to bottom paint the hull and
Drop Keel Out 1974 Venture 25 Jim25 at 5:32pm 05.23.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/3466 Drop Keel Out 1974 Venture 25 pics are HERE Hi Just thought i would say I took my keel out today a
Wanted: O'day 22 Genoa 150% Genoa damoses1 at 3:25pm 05.23.10 Day Sailers 0/1571 I am looking for a used 150% Genoa for my 1977 O'day 22 sailboat. If you have one, or know where
Safety and Sea Survival Course Grasshopp at 3:16pm 05.23.10 Ask All Sailors 4/1647 I just started this course yesterday in Melbourne VIC. It is a required course for Cat 1 ' 2 races h
New here, want to say Hi and need Vision 32 info cappymorgan at 2:09pm 05.23.10 Mid-Size Boats 3/1330 Hi, I need some info from V32 owners. I had a H 33.5 that I sailed and lived aboard a few years in t
How much paint will it take to paint a c-22 topside? e714753 at 1:54pm 05.23.10 Catalina 22 0/1534 Does anyone know how much paint I will need to spray my c-22 with three coats of interlux topside pa
Standing Riggin Specs Mac 25 solartstudios at 1:48pm 05.23.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1402 the standing rigging on my Mac25 was replaced by the previous owner and seems way too loose. Does a
Sunbrella Cockpit Cushions New Beginning at 1:48pm 05.23.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/2525 Have recently purchased a 2000 Beneteau 411. We would like to have Sunbrella cockpit cushions in Fo
Water line leak Bill Hall at 12:03pm 05.23.10 Big Boats 3/1774 I have a fresh water leak (significant) beneath the liner in the forward shower. I see no obvious a
Screws stripped bellnier at 11:49am 05.23.10 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1734 I'm getting ready to sail my O'Day 22 for the first time next week. I noticed that the rudder was lo
Chain plate support posts on '93 Hunter 30T Numlock at 10:57am 05.23.10 Mid-Size Boats 2/1537 What are those partly exposed stainless steel posts, port and starboard inside the cabin, that suppo
Head sail trim Broke Sailor at 10:41am 05.23.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 5/5428 Whenever I try to sail in 25KTs and above apparent wind close hauled my forestay shakes violently wi
Towing vehicle (Chrysler Pacifica) lbyonkers at 9:17am 05.23.10 Smaller Boats 5/3555 Does anyone tow their H23 or something of similar weight with a Chrysler Pacifica? I'm interested i
H23 Rigging neodem at 9:03am 05.23.10 Smaller Boats 3/1474 I just bought a 1985 Hunter 23 and spent some time this weekend launching and cleaning her up. I hav
85 swing keel peptobysmol at 8:18am 05.23.10 Smaller Boats 2/1288 I have an '85 swing keel and would like to know what the most aft bilge area is supposed to look lik

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Desperate leakinhg Halvern at 8:35pm 04.26.22 Anyone have an idea how I can find out what tension would be correct for the shrouds? I called Tiara
Another Battery Question..... JohnShannon at 8:30pm 04.26.22 If you want to do it, do it new to new and old to old. The problem with new to old is that now you
Desperate leakinhg Halvern at 8:27pm 04.26.22 Friend thinks possible that an extra low tide could have set her on the bottom with too much weight
Paddlewheel Protection Stu Jackson at 8:24pm 04.26.22 Years ago I asked one of the yard guys for a small amount of regular bottom paint in a plastic cup.
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 8:21pm 04.26.22 Ok, so I was thinking about my dilemma. I am missing the large nut that would normally be used to a
Oceanus 400 transducer location? Rattlenebang at 7:59pm 04.26.22 Thanks everyone. I carved out a hole in the floor pan 18" away from the centreline and that seemed t
New Catalina 30 Owner (4) mikeracca at 7:53pm 04.26.22 So I would have never thought, at the time I was learning this, that a skill I picked up restoring o
So I found this bolt ... (2) rpwillia at 7:17pm 04.26.22 Bazinga! Joe White gets the Gold Star. Turns out it is one of two under the bracket that the port mo
Desperate leakinhg Hayden Watson at 7:14pm 04.26.22 I would like to see some photos of the crack in the hull.
Desperate leakinhg Hayden Watson at 7:03pm 04.26.22 Just curious. How many of you have ever before heard of a hull being cracked by over tightened stan
Paddlewheel Protection Blitz at 6:48pm 04.26.22 The paint I used on my AIRMAR speed transducer and old Datamarine depth transducer has been the MDR
Advice needed to find parts Davidasailor26 at 6:36pm 04.26.22
O'Day 25 Shoal Draft Centerboard Water Leak jibes138 at 6:32pm 04.26.22 Use saran wrap to hold the epoxy in place with duct tape or painters tape to hold the edges of the s
Desperate leakinhg Richard19068 at 6:07pm 04.26.22 Just curious. How many of you have ever before heard of a hull being cracked by over tightened stand
Two-battery LiFePo4 system? AlanSD at 5:39pm 04.26.22 Oh, thanks, I should look more closely. Can you say what Victronics components I'd need to do this
Desperate leakinhg jviss at 5:33pm 04.26.22
Hunter Passage 42 Holding Tank Sending Unit eianm at 5:23pm 04.26.22 removing that foam is indeed easy- i used an ordinary wood saw- completed in minutes- after i fitted
Desperate leakinhg Davidasailor26 at 5:20pm 04.26.22 Did you notice he said the hull was broken by too-tight shrouds already? :) The hull was broken,
Desperate leakinhg Tally Ho at 5:17pm 04.26.22 Did you notice he said the hull was broken by too-tight shrouds already? :) I did, but I was thin
Desperate leakinhg jviss at 5:14pm 04.26.22

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