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Rubber feet for Swim Ladder? Blue Nose at 9:57am 04.12.10 Ask All Sailors 13/10031 Does anyone know where I can get two white rubber feet for my Stainless swim ladder. It looks like
Water Deck Plate Bruce Tiger at 9:28am 04.12.10 Catalina 30 7/5563 Does any body know when I can get a replacement water deck plate/cap for my 1984 catalina 30. I was
Hunter 340 or 34 or 33? & Mast Compression Beam Alex at 8:57am 04.12.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/5352 Hello! I am reviewing a 1999 Hunter 340 which seems to be a nice sailboat for my family and for hand
Docking Mitch at 8:44am 04.12.10 Ask All Sailors 22/6628 Hello all. Now I have a question about docking. I'm rereading my sailing books but was looking for i
Permatex Mitch at 8:02am 04.12.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2001 Hello all. I haven't posted in a while, but I'm here everyday reading everyones wisdom. Hope everyon
What to look for in buying an older 30 steveD at 7:58am 04.12.10 Catalina 30 3/2055 I am a first time purchaser. Can you point me to some documentation on what to look for in purchasin
Inspecting, Repairing and ReInstalling Mac 25 Centerboard Kenneth Frehm at 7:40am 04.12.10 Ask All Sailors 1/1667 Going to drop the centerboard on my Mac25 this year. Inspect it, repair it if necessary and then re
Adding grab rails Ken Kindrick at 7:26am 04.12.10 Big Boats 0/1102 I want to add additional grab rails on my H340 so that I will have hand holds as far forward on deck
Centerboard settings Mick at 7:02am 04.12.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2427 I am kinda new to sailing and the Mac 26 Classic we have. I purchased it last year at a good price
VC17 Migration Murray16764 at 6:39am 04.12.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1747 During the spring washing and waxing process I have noticed areas along the water line where the VC1
1990 Aft Port Hatch DanColucci at 6:08am 04.12.10 Big Boats 1/1136 It's spring maintenance time for my boat - and I'm hoping to replace the compressed rubber gasket on
Thumpa-thumpa-thumpa... Deadline at 5:44am 04.12.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1129 ...goes my galley faucet, cold water only. Hot water is fine, so is sink in the head. System is full
Best Temporary Seal ggooch at 5:25am 04.12.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1290 I just bought a 1982 Macgregor 25 and am getting her ready to sail for the season. My future plans
Speaker and light under the arch Patrik at 1:22am 04.12.10 Big Boats 5/2323 I have seen pictures with a white "box" mounted under the arch with loudspeakers and lights for the
E26 stereo location Joe A. at 8:03pm 04.11.10 Ericson 0/2334 My wife and kids just bought me a stereo as an early bday/father's day gift. (It was really so they
Marelon Rudder Post Seal Donald Roberts at 7:44pm 04.11.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1055 I have a Hunter 28.5 with Marelon rudder post seal instead of a stuffing box. This was also the same
Valiant 40 progress part two. (2) CharlieCobra at 7:32pm 04.11.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1691 The weather actually cooperated and we got some work on the Valiant done. We finished prepping the
Companionway hood on 260 Vern23908 at 7:00pm 04.11.10 Smaller Boats 2/1640 I can't seem to remember the name for the hood that extends the headroom at the companionway. Is it
Help me pick my next boat Tim R. at 6:47pm 04.11.10 Ask All Sailors 34/6325 My wife and I will be moving aboard. We have not yet picked out the boat. Here are our criteria:
H33C running rigging fiestaMojo at 5:43pm 04.11.10 The Cherubini Hunters 11/2806 The PO left me a bag that was supposed to be all the lines; I think all it is are dock lines. What s

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Electrical Question (Advice Needed) AaronD at 8:10am 05.18.22 I am no expert on any of this, but two things helped me as I was upgrading to all LED fixtures. 1)
Beneteau 373 2005 - i need to replace the engine compartment access door gas strut. Does someone have part numbers? Thank you in advance! ldalmonte at 7:55am 05.18.22
Anchor roller Wasi1961 at 7:39am 05.18.22 Thanks for the question. I recently purchased a 1980 hunter 33. Looking g to install bow anchor rol
Asymmetrical spinnaker sheets catch on bow pulpit. jssailem at 7:24am 05.18.22 Just like boys... Lines will be lines... If they can get in trouble and get caught on something, the
Asymmetrical spinnaker sheets catch on bow pulpit. Joe at 6:56am 05.18.22 Tape a length of batten or a stick to the top of the light case so it extends out in front of the p
Bottom Paint? (1) tfox2069 at 6:54am 05.18.22 So here's a screenshot of the lowest cost ablative bottom paint package from a very large marina in
Trailer for a Fin Keel? Leeward Rail at 6:49am 05.18.22 Further to what @Project_Mayhem said.. We have a 1987 Catalina 22 We started using a slip, but the
Trailer for a Fin Keel? RichardSprince at 6:48am 05.18.22 While I agree that in this case it's probably better to look for a different boat, here's how it wo
Bottom Paint? Joe at 6:16am 05.18.22 I'm in San Diego. My last bottom job in 2018 for my 27 footer was done by local boatyard. I paid a t
Seamanship - World of Wave Craft D Swanson at 6:15am 05.18.22 Last August I visited the beach the video is from. There are signs posted prominently that warn visi
Seamanship - World of Wave Craft dlochner at 5:59am 05.18.22 The steeper the beach, the steeper the waves are. Even in calm settled weather, be careful of steep
Seamanship - World of Wave Craft Will Gilmore at 5:37am 05.18.22 We are planning a trip to Iceland around September and I was just reading an article about things no
2007 31-2 questions from potential buyer fupls at 5:26am 05.18.22 I own a Hunter 31 made in 2007. It's salon table cannot be lowered but can be folded to port side.
Roast my boat! 1994 Hunter 26 rs1sensen at 4:58am 05.18.22 Nice boat. First focus on safety. Namely required equipment + rigging + engine tuneup + batteries.
Help replacing sheave divider on a Hunter 26 rs1sensen at 4:44am 05.18.22 Other than just using muscle, a spray of Debond 5200 remover may help break the seal. Just be carefu
2009 Beneteau 40 rubber cutlass bearing. NYSail at 4:10am 05.18.22
Boat sinks unexpectedly RoyS at 4:04am 05.18.22 Send that to your insurance agent without any explanation.
Asymmetrical spinnaker sheets catch on bow pulpit. Captain Larry-DH at 4:03am 05.18.22
Asymmetrical spinnaker sheets catch on bow pulpit. All U Get at 3:51am 05.18.22 So you need some stainless cage around the lights to keep the line from hanging up on the lights. B
Trailer for a Fin Keel? Apex at 3:10am 05.18.22 check this site, $3500 trailer in great cnodition in MO. $14k lb gvwr may be overkill though. Also

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