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Hiding a Ham Radio antenna from view sailcapt340 at 12:44pm 07.15.21 SSB and Ham Operators 12/2057 I thought I would try this part of our forums for answers and some guidance. I am looking to hide a
1987 Cat 22 Lazy Jacks Rigging John Marrone at 10:52am 07.15.21 Catalina 22 2/697 Okay.............I'm learning as I go. U Tube is no help so I'm wondering if anyone can assist with
1984 Hunter 31 pedestal steve1366 at 10:45am 07.15.21 Parts Search 4/536 1984 Hunter 31. Does anyone know who made the Pedestal? Are there parts available? The bolt that
Sailboat as 'investment"??? StephenD at 10:39am 07.15.21 Sails Call Lounge 29/2458 Caution: this is a stream of consciousness/random thought- I've been reading various forums and seei
Review of Ruddercraft Airfoil rudder stickinthemud57 at 9:58am 07.15.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2297 I ordered the HDPE airfoil rudder from Ruddercraft through Blue Water Yachts. It took a little over
Replacing Forward Berth Mattress Jacksail at 8:20am 07.15.21 Catalina 310 6/1251 The original mattress is on its last legs. I am looking for an alternative to replacing what I have.
Weak signal reception Brian D at 6:42am 07.15.21 Sails Call Lounge 2/673 While out sailing one day I picked up a very weak and noisy signal on my VHF. I could hear someone a
I have a Horizon 1500 windless. I have never been able to get it free drop the anchor, does this windless have that ability? drtsr1 at 4:33am 07.15.21 Ask All Sailors 5/519 I got a question about my windless. I to have the Horizon 1500 on a 2000 460, I can not seem to get
Boom rests on bimini when main sheeted. 1993 Hunter Legend 35.5 (1) skunther at 8:55pm 07.14.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1532 When sailing upwind, I am unable to sheet the main enough to get rid of excessive twist in the leech
Mod to H-34 V-Berth bed (1) Claude L.-Auger at 4:07pm 07.14.21 Big Boats 2/615 A number of years ago I replaced the 4-inch cushions of the V-Berth with 6-inch ones. It made sleepi
Fresh toilet water system, can be mixed with saltwater ? Valerio at 3:46pm 07.14.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/949 I have a h41 with only fresh water system onboard, i use enzime on my waste tank and my boat is odor
Peggy Hall - Vinegar sitting in toilet after pumping dry skunther at 1:57pm 07.14.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1914 @Peggie Hall HeadMistress, I finished reading your book and am confused about whether I should use v
Catalina Mk II (1992) Alternator Regulator Issues (1) Ken_Cat30 at 1:09pm 07.14.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1199 Hi, we have a new to us Catalina 30. I have attached an annotated photo, showing the relevant wirin
Beneteau 323 LynnM at 11:15am 07.14.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1049 how do you know when holding tank is full?
Autopilot control upgrade lyleh at 8:30am 07.14.21 Ask All Sailors 8/1018
Retractible Keel Line Replacement sullyd at 8:26am 07.14.21 Smaller Boats 21/1639 Has anyone changed the line on a 240 retractible keel. Would appreciate anyones ideas on the best wa
Lively harbors: Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard MA (4) william24424 at 8:06am 07.14.21 Ask All Sailors 13/1068 There are quiet anchorages, harbors, and moorings. I'm writing about the opposite, lots to see close
Gel coat big ouch Jimongee at 6:23am 07.14.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1181
1987 Hunter 23 mast. Crazy Dave Condon at 5:08am 07.14.21 Smaller Boats 2/575 The mfg. sticker on the mast is FranceSpar. Is this a Z Spar mast?
Buying a used Hunter 21 PHarmon1 at 4:44am 07.14.21 Ask All Sailors 6/847 Which is a better buy? Buying a composite hull and dealing with the cracks or fiberglass?

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Head treatment NYSail at 7:44am 06.21.24
Head treatment Project_Mayhem at 7:42am 06.21.24 I've tried some formeldahyde stuff that was so bad it stung my eyes when I opened the bottle, Odorlo
Life-Line Stanchions - Pulled Out - 2003 Hunter 326 JamesG161 at 7:31am 06.21.24 I fixed mine using a backing plate of 1/4 inch thick Starboard kind of like a Washer to spread the
Electrical panel backing board LloydB at 7:20am 06.21.24 "A low current instrument or device which can overheat with an internal short circuit should be prot
Is a whisker pole worth the cost chp at 6:31am 06.21.24 On the Forespar website they recommend the HD 6'-12'. I'm not sure if that is overkill. The HD is mo
Head treatment thinwater at 6:12am 06.21.24 Holding Tank Treatments More Holding Tanks Treatments Bactank T3 is very good. Camco TST Citrus is
Head treatment dlochner at 6:09am 06.21.24 I've been using Camco TST (Amazon link) with pretty good results. It helps to oxygenate the sewage t
Cat 28 MKII - Genoa Fred at 5:56am 06.21.24 I've had a chance to install and sail with my 150% Genoa. I needed to change out the jib sheets from
Life-Line Stanchions - Pulled Out - 2003 Hunter 326 (2) American_Mainsail at 5:50am 06.21.24 This same thing happened to my boat over the winter. We had a seriously windy winter here in the Nor
Is a whisker pole worth the cost kloudie1 at 5:47am 06.21.24 FORESPAR 6'-12' Telescoping Whisker Pole \| West Marine
Is a whisker pole worth the cost fred1diver at 5:36am 06.21.24 I personally love whisker poles, looking for one as well, at the moment I used my gaff as a reaching
260 trailer question caverun at 4:17am 06.21.24 Yes, Crazy Dave is correct- Magic Tilt used to list the Hunter water-ballast models on their sailboa
Life-Line Stanchions - Pulled Out - 2003 Hunter 326 jdrutten at 4:14am 06.21.24 For the snapped heads, i would remove the stanchion base in hopes of being able to grab the remainin
Anchor light bulb. Hunter Legend 40.5 1993 Terry Cox at 3:55am 06.21.24 The following LED bulb will likely fit your anchor light fixture. Double-Contact Indexed BAY15d 18-
260 trailer question Crazy Dave Condon at 3:54am 06.21.24 Cal Magic Tilte located in Florida. Road king quit making sailboat trailers
Anchor light bulb. Hunter Legend 40.5 1993 east coaster at 3:40am 06.21.24 If you go to the Catalina Owners website there is a link there to a generic but extensive list of le
B331 Bilge Pump electrical Issues Davidasailor26 at 3:29am 06.21.24 Trace the wires off the house bank and see if you can find one that goes to the pump. On the newer 3
Swing Keel clunking sound hitting boat jssailem at 10:37pm 06.20.24 The Santana 21 is a nice daysailer boat. The banging you hear is possibly the center board loose in
Electrical panel backing board (1) thinwater at 9:10pm 06.20.24 I think we're going in circles. We were talking about LEDs. The comment about local protection is u
Anchor light bulb. Hunter Legend 40.5 1993 ggrizzard at 8:35pm 06.20.24 I don't know the part number but... Once you get an answer, be aware it is probably an incandescent

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