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Silva Compass Bobbi Ullinger at 8:41am 11.17.09 Smaller Boats 4/1883 I was just finishing up getting Kinship ready for the winter, when I noticed that the compass card i
Sailling South Florida / Bahamas jkkfl at 8:21am 11.17.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1356 Hi name is John and I own a 41 DS 2007 Hunter Sailboat. My home port is Fort Lauderdale FL and I a
H37 Cutter cabin sole replacement SailTIP at 8:11am 11.17.09 Big Boats 6/2545 Finally got around to working on replacing the parquet flooring in my cabin. Tore out a section, exp
Trailer sailor bottom paint? ChrisNC at 7:39am 11.17.09 Trailer Sailors 4/4444 Well, I think that normal practice is NOT to paint the bottom of a trailered boat. However, my "n
Replacing cabin roof reinforcement? ChrisNC at 7:22am 11.17.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1954 In getting to know my new '77 Venture 25, I discovered that I need to do some work to the cabin roof
Liquid Rubber for inflatables nancishouse at 6:40am 11.17.09 Catalina 30 1/1673 Has anyone used this product?
luff pre-feeder (1) BobM at 5:02am 11.17.09 Ask All Sailors 6/6439 I made a comment on another post "I found some feeder rings on board I used to raise the genoa solo.
Mast prebend Quoddy at 4:09am 11.17.09 Ask All Sailors 6/3711
1981 2-gm Yanmar Zinc hunter frank at 3:08am 11.17.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1372 The zinc in the head is attached through a cover plate. Can I just unscrew the zinc from the plate o
Rules of the road Broke Sailor at 1:35am 11.17.09 Ask All Sailors 15/3341 I ran into a poem in a Nautical Almanac. It goes something like ths: When all three lights I see ah
protection form ice storm ..? Mark H at 9:15pm 11.16.09 Smaller Boats 1/1056 Can you guys share ideas for covering my H23.5 on trailer for winter?Txs in advance guys .
DOT propane gas cannisters jcherubini at 8:17pm 11.16.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1148 Has anyone every had trouble acquiring the screw-on propane bottles, such as are used on the Forespa
"Thank You" Regarding Strictly Sail Chicago Brock Halbeisen at 8:08pm 11.16.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/972 Thank you for your interest in our Strictly Sail Chicago trip! We are currently still in the plannin
Cost of CNG refill Bill Roosa at 7:32pm 11.16.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/3499 I'd like to know what other folks are paying for CNG refills. I paid $75 for two bottles delivered
New Rudder elalamo at 7:24pm 11.16.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1446 I need a new rudder for my Oday 322. I was told by the boat yard it would take 4 to 5 weeks. Does an
Port side barnacles (1) RAD88 at 4:48pm 11.16.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2508 Since I have owned this boat it has always accumulated barnacles on the port side only. The boat - '
replacing portlight windows and frames lasallehome at 4:28pm 11.16.09 Ask All Sailors 4/3082 Looking to replace both portlight windows on my C'C Viking 34- they are approx Oval 36in by
dodger rumors at 4:11pm 11.16.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1077 does anyone have a 0'day 26 with a dodger? Can you please tell me where you got it. I am wanting to
What is this Mac 25 worth? (1) Mac at 3:15pm 11.16.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2268 Long story short: My friend offered his sailboat for me to try out a few years back but the boat had
1984 Hunter 22 - rehab questions stevej00 at 2:47pm 11.16.09 Smaller Boats 10/5700 Hi there...this is my first post here. I just aquired a 22' 1984 Hunter, fixed keel. This is my f

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Fuse or Breakers? JoeWhite at 8:14pm 04.27.22 And I used this method to create a wired remote switch to operate the windlass from the cockpit. Dav
New Owner Here! 36C Hull #44 DanMaine at 8:01pm 04.27.22 What's s stack pack?
Pearson 30 live aboard cruising? CaliBro860 at 7:40pm 04.27.22
Pearson 30 live aboard cruising? jon hansen at 7:39pm 04.27.22 what kind of sails you plan to get?
Fuse or Breakers? jviss at 6:48pm 04.27.22 Just so, and tinned means solder plated, which these days I guess now is all tin! :)
Desperate leakinhg Mark Maulden at 6:42pm 04.27.22 I think I would also check the chainplates all the way to the hull..
Fuse or Breakers? Davidasailor26 at 6:36pm 04.27.22 Yes, I guess I misspoke, I meant stranded wire, that is nickle plated so that it does not rust. Wha
Two-battery LiFePo4 system? Johann at 6:34pm 04.27.22 OK, Since you mentioned Fit RV and the EKKO, I direct you to the Facebook forum, where a legion of
Pearson 30 live aboard cruising? CaliBro860 at 6:29pm 04.27.22 @fred1diver Thank you sir. Enjoy getting yours in the water.
1981 O'Day 22 Drain Plug (1) LooseScrews24 at 6:25pm 04.27.22 LooseScrew... No offense meant or taken in the exchange... It was just a big hole. I'm not sure it
Fuse or Breakers? JoeWhite at 6:03pm 04.27.22 Yes, I guess I misspoke, I meant stranded wire, that is nickle plated so that it does not rust. What
Which wood piece is stronger ? Solid or laminated ? heritage at 6:02pm 04.27.22 Black locust. It's rot resistant and hard as nails. It was actually used in lieu of nails in old w
HELP! need an isomat NG105 spinaker ople car catena at 6:00pm 04.27.22 hi, do you still have the nga-50 available? i'm looking for one for my beneteau 321
Two-battery LiFePo4 system? jviss at 5:55pm 04.27.22 I direct you to the Facebook forum What's the name of the forum?
Hose adapter for Hunter's 1 5/8" water fitting jviss at 5:51pm 04.27.22 Leaving the hose hooked up is pure laziness Yes, it is. :) I don't think it's a good idea to lea
Precision 23 Trailer DAVA390 at 5:49pm 04.27.22 Be aware that power boat trailers have axles rearward,supporting the weight of the motors basically.
Annual WAxing ROutine drm1 at 5:43pm 04.27.22 berner thanks for the response. How do you apply the 3M product to the hull? What type of pad do you
Annual WAxing ROutine berner73 at 5:32pm 04.27.22 I used my Makita 9237CX3 orbital polisher with a wool compounding pad to apply 3M Marine Cleaner an
Fuse or Breakers? jviss at 5:29pm 04.27.22 24 guage nickle plated twisted wires Is there such a thing as nickle plated twisted wire? I thin
Seeking advice from any chemists, bottom paint related Justin_NSA at 4:57pm 04.27.22 This sounds like a real good reason not to use it. Wondering why you did. life's too short to use

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