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H31 Deck Fill Caps Alexandrina at 7:24am 05.26.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1066 I have a 1984 H31, with now "old style" deck fills (they're twist-in and lock kind, with winch handl
New Canvas Help rfrye1 at 7:21am 05.26.09 Big Boats 2/1066 I need to replace the canvas cover on my "skylight" on my H376. I have looked in this website for a
shroud tensioning patsheridan at 7:01am 05.26.09 Ask All Sailors 10/2175 popped one of the shrouds yesterday coming off the spreader on my islander 24, and now that i have t
Autohelm 4000 rpell46 at 6:54am 05.26.09 Ask All Sailors 7/3488 Hi everyone, My Cat 30 came with an Autohelm 4000 unit that works MOST of the time. However, the
H 34 Cockpit floor 'something'. chinny at 6:29am 05.26.09 Big Boats 4/1378 I'm looking for a quick and easy (read inexpensive) solution to the constant dirt and grime problem
BVI's and Beyond Ducati at 4:49am 05.26.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1315 Hi all We chartered the BVI's a couple of years ago. Found the cruising very relaxing and are loo
Cutles bearing outofcontrole at 3:03am 05.26.09 Bigger Boats 2/1279 Dear Readers, Two weeks ago my Cutles Bearing when up in smoke. This after many years of service. I
macgregor 25 lazarette fuel tank compartment titou at 1:48am 05.26.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1977 Hello everybody ! I have a lazarette hidden the fuel tank at the back of the cockpit and i need to
in and out of the slip! yugnoir at 1:28am 05.26.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 23/3294 Hello, Little question about how best to handle those 90 degree turns. I have a motor arm extensio
hull construction ESP at 12:07am 05.26.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1115 looking to install new Garmin equipment in my H27. is the hull solid or core?
thru hull port screens rivettw at 10:12pm 05.25.09 Big Boats 4/1177 Recently bought a nice old 37' Cherubini and had it put on the hard for a bottom job when I noticed
Two tracks in furler? Don Crowther at 9:51pm 05.25.09 Ask All Sailors 2/2983 Ok this may sound like a silly question but I need to know why. We were putting up our jib last wee
1993 H 23.5 Mark H at 9:46pm 05.25.09 Trailer Sailors 2/2143 Question......I want to find out what are a some of the best ways of anchoring in the lake coves? Wh
best one toilet installation on a 36 foot sailboat Syversens at 9:40pm 05.25.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/4840 Hey all, we have a Beneteau 361 and love it, we used it all weekend and had the longest stay on i
No Drains To Bilge BILL ANDERS at 9:24pm 05.25.09 S2 4/1438 I Recently Purchased A S2 8.0 Cc That Had Teak Parquet Flooring That Was Detiorating From Getting We
ICW sailordude at 8:59pm 05.25.09 Ask All Sailors 14/2110 Is it possible and feasible to motor down the ICW during the night time without running aground? rep
Diesel Odor - How to get rid of???? morgantheship at 8:58pm 05.25.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1415 Since I purchased my H27 last year I have always noticed a slight but distinctive diesel odor inside
H240 Rudder Repair Scott2 at 8:54pm 05.25.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1215 Talk about excitement. Just after a tack in fifteen knot winds the rudder snapped on my H240! The bo
Has Seidelmann always been made by Siedelmann? Lpenrose at 8:44pm 05.25.09 Seidelmann 9/8881 I'm looking @ a '79 Seidelmann 30 and went to NADA.com to find a standard price range. The NADA gu
Holiday cruising stories Phil Herring at 8:40pm 05.25.09 Ask All Sailors 30/4436 We've had a couple posts already about glitches, both human and mechanical, but how did your holiday

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Irwin 37CC non skid pattern jssailem at 9:47am 07.08.21 Sounds conservative. a good plan. My molded nonskid has a plethora of tiny square indents. How do yo
Update Electronics flightlead404 at 9:45am 07.08.21 I have a 2007 H38 with the Raymarine electronics of that vintage, two C90W plotters, 4kW radome, st6
Universal Diesel 5411 overheats with recirc line open, never gets warm with recirc line pinched closed fox9988 at 9:31am 07.08.21 Solved: I read on the internet that a $25 Mercury-Mercruiser 47594 Thermostat 143F would fit the Uni
Leaving motor on dinghy while sailing Gary Ballentine at 9:10am 07.08.21 We have Kato Davits on our 40.5. I have a Walker Bay 10.2 dingy with a older 15 hp, two stroke moto
Strange whining sound at engine cut off - thoughts? gsg900 at 9:02am 07.08.21 Thanks all for that super neat trick to disengage the transmission. And here I thought that black en
Broken Keel Bolts - Hunter Don S/V ILLusion at 8:49am 07.08.21 replacing them all is a small price to pay for the peace of mind of keeping your family and friends
Irwin 37CC non skid pattern sail sfbay at 8:46am 07.08.21 Sail SFBay... Is this a "thin" coat that goes over the molded original non-skid? This would mean you
Broken Keel Bolts - Hunter jssailem at 8:28am 07.08.21 Oh buggar. That is why they always say... "If it ain't broke don't try to fix it." Well if that was
Irwin 37CC non skid pattern jssailem at 8:23am 07.08.21 Sail SFBay... Is this a "thin" coat that goes over the molded original non-skid? This would mean you
Yanmar 2qm15 Fuel return bypass?? jssailem at 8:17am 07.08.21 There is a bit of info and questions packed into this query... Lets break it down. ..how bypassin
New H240 jwilcoxon78 at 8:15am 07.08.21 Congrats! We're at Sunrise Cove. You on Lake Lanier Sail Rats FB?
Some will hate this!!! Tedd at 8:04am 07.08.21 I feel like they left out the crucial component of propeller lift/drag ratio... I guess that depen
Funny Friday!!! jssailem at 7:56am 07.08.21 Do you think this would work on a boat, Maybe. Perhaps a test is needed. Tie a few to your arms an
Guest Galvanic Isolators RitSim at 7:43am 07.08.21 Guest 2530P
Guest Galvanic Isolators Maine Sail at 7:27am 07.08.21 Model # of the GI would help.. Some are no-longer safety complaint...
Standing Rigging jjweiss56 at 7:17am 07.08.21 The upper shroud, starboard side was shredded. Only three strands left intact. I'm not able to see
Fixing a ding in a lead keel Ward H at 7:15am 07.08.21 My boat came with a dinged up trailing edge wing keel. I just used a hand held sledge to tap it back
Funny Friday!!! (1) All U Get at 7:01am 07.08.21 Do you think this would work on a boat, I just bought an assortment of ties.
1987 Cat22 Sink Drain Leeward Rail at 6:51am 07.08.21 If you remove the garbage lid and bin, it gives additional access. Especially for where the hoses co
Looking for a sail boat. DougM at 6:46am 07.08.21 Did you look at boats for sale on this SBO website?

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