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Poly X Gwennol at 8:57am 09.29.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/3255 Peggy, do you have any experience of or thoughts on Poly X hose which is advertised with a "lifetime
i know what i like bruce and bernadette at 8:14am 09.29.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2222 Hello to all. We are new to this site, thank you for having us. I used to skipper a lightening sai
Spreader Boot Covers DennisMansour at 7:12am 09.29.09 Big Boats 5/1777 Hello all, Searching for Spreader Boot Covers for my 1885 Hunter. Do they exist or is it a custom it
Basic tack question Quoddy at 6:46am 09.29.09 Ask All Sailors 11/2487 You can get to your destination with 3 tacks or 30 tacks. How do you know which way is faster?
Stuffing Box - Hunter 30/1983 erictowse at 4:45am 09.29.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/2281 Does anyone have info on maintenance of the shaft stuffing box? I would like to know what size shaft
9.2A Spar RussB at 3:52am 09.29.09 S2 4/1589 Well the sailing season has come to an end for me on northern Lake Huron. The old girl (1979 9.2A)
Projects: Bow Roller-Main Sail Cover Hermit Scott at 3:21am 09.29.09 Ask All Sailors 25/10124 I built a bow roller for the 33 lb. claw I have. I gave up on the idea of a one way roller and decid
Ice box conversion Andr� R. at 9:15pm 09.28.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1475 I'm in the process of converting my ice box to a fridge. I read some forums about it and now on the
Boat name applied Reddirt at 9:11pm 09.28.09 Trailer Sailors 14/4637 We are just getting our first sailboat - a Potter 19. I was wondering how to apply her name "Scarle
Early Break Benny at 7:25pm 09.28.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1509 The weather Gurus are predicting that a cold front will make it down our way in the next couple of d
Shore Power Issues CaptainJB at 6:17pm 09.28.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2093 My 2002 356 has presented some issues with burning of the shore power connector, both on the shore c
Rough bottom..new to me boat (2) Scotian at 6:04pm 09.28.09 Ask All Sailors 9/3063 Just pulled my new to me 1980 CS27. Bottom near bow has rough sections. Most bottom repair suggestio
don allen marine products barbq at 5:47pm 09.28.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1834 i am looking for anyone who knew Don Allen in San Pedro, CA. my brother, Paul, went to work for Don
Houston To SanFrancisco pkdailey4 at 5:39pm 09.28.09 Destinations 43/14046 Anybody ever make the journey ? I'm considering it. I have a Bene 321 and am looking at transporting
Our summer cruise (4) Scott B at 5:33pm 09.28.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2561 Been meaning to do this for a while, but work etc. gets in the way. Early August we headed up to Ki
Keel and Keel Joint Rev. 2.0 (3) Charlie L at 5:17pm 09.28.09 Big Boats 4/1761 From Rust to a hole in the keel. I have not finished exposing the opening because I needed to buy a
Installing a rub rail on a 1969 Cal 34 jbrasfield at 5:13pm 09.28.09 Cal 1/2351 We are brand new to sailing and have bought a 1969 Cal 34. The previous owner had purchased a rub ra
Can a Garmin Nuvi display charts?? MoonSailer at 5:05pm 09.28.09 Ask All Sailors 6/2124 I was wondering if there are charts available that will run on a Garmin NUvi 750 GPS.
Changing Home Port jibes138 at 4:59pm 09.28.09 Ask All Sailors 12/8878 Anyone ever change their home port on a documented vessel? What forms and fees are required? What r
confused about auto pilots bigsarg1 at 4:54pm 09.28.09 Irwin 1/2529 I have an Irwin 1978 37 center cockpit. I have seen the raymarine ST4000 for sale on ebay a number o

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Rigid Reefer mast raising Timm R Oday25 at 8:51am 04.25.22 I've been thinking about your furler all weekend . If you had jib halyard ,you could use instead of
Build a Better Boat Hook? Hayden Watson at 8:48am 04.25.22 Thanks, that looks good. One would have to be careful tossing one of those from a sailboat, with a
Need help selecting Chartplotter/Radar to go with Raymarine instruments jeepbluetj at 8:44am 04.25.22 A Raymarine Axiom would be instant plug and play with the other instruments. - Just plug it into the
Question on ODay 302 crack dmax at 8:21am 04.25.22 The cracking at the keel joint is a little reason for concern in a 302/322. There have been reports
Hunter 34 Port Light Shroud Length david21837 at 8:12am 04.25.22 Thanks again for the input. As always this is a great place for information.
Hunter 34 Port Light Shroud Length kloudie1 at 8:12am 04.25.22 Same here.. Trimmed them with a multitool then sanded to get everything looking good.
PVC Valve Safe Between Holding Tank & Macerator? JamesG161 at 8:05am 04.25.22 I actually chose the sea fresh option for my Raritan elegance so that it could be used in conjuncti
Replacing Holding Tank fconmass at 8:01am 04.25.22 Hi All, Sorry for not getting back sooner with this update. I did replace the holding tank in my H
Where have you seen rain water infiltration/leaks on Oceanis 41/45? Calif. Ted at 8:00am 04.25.22 I once replaced the clutch on the furling line on a 423, the owner questioned my use of Butyl tape s
Annual WAxing ROutine dmax at 7:53am 04.25.22 This is basically the bible on hull waxing, from the ultimate source, MaineSail: https://www.sailnet
Need new deck surface patrickfarley at 7:51am 04.25.22 Ok. This looks like a job that needs to be done when it is warm. I think that I will need to paint
Hunter 34 Port Light Shroud Length Allan12210 at 7:50am 04.25.22 When I swapped my original Grey portlights for the Beckson Rain Drains I had to trim them as did Don
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta (4) JamesG161 at 7:39am 04.25.22 We went to work on Electrical and meet with the New Claim Adjuster, Paul. We drove to the spot the b
Hunter 34 Port Light Shroud Length Don Crowther at 7:33am 04.25.22 I had to trim mine when I changed them. I think they are generic and trimmed too your needs. Hope th
C34 deck flex over sliding companionway top sailme88 at 6:59am 04.25.22 There is a turnbuckle ( on keel stepped) that runs from the overhead to the mast. This is to offset
Where have you seen rain water infiltration/leaks on Oceanis 41/45? braddexter at 6:53am 04.25.22 Ah... leaks in a 10 yr old Beneteau...... My biggest problems have been the main windows in the salo
PVC Valve Safe Between Holding Tank & Macerator? sailme88 at 6:51am 04.25.22 I did a complete overhaul of my system a few years ago after the macerating pump failed. I had the
PHRF racing on an Oday 302? compared with others. cb32863 at 6:50am 04.25.22 You can look up their numbers here if that helps. Boat Class Lookup - US Sailing
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out Growl at 6:50am 04.25.22 I ordered bosses or eccentrics, I am not re installing the cracked ones. am waiting for mailman. I g
PVC Valve Safe Between Holding Tank & Macerator? shemandr at 5:37am 04.25.22 I never understood the design of the Hunter 356 macerator system for the very reason the OP states.

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