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Hurricane Bill Bob S at 6:19pm 08.18.09 Ask All Sailors 15/2462 This is my second season boating, we got off to a slow start but recently it's been wonderful. Now I
BVI Charter bnort3 at 6:16pm 08.18.09 Ask All Sailors 13/2564 I'm planning on bareboat chartering a 40 foot cat this spring break in the BVIs for the first time.
Gel Coat Adventure at 6:06pm 08.18.09 Big Boats 3/1446 Hunter gave me a jar of matching white Gel Coat for my boat but no hardener. I bought Gel Coat Harde
Water in bilge on B311 dino at 4:47pm 08.18.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2108 Hi, All, I have a small amount of water which comes into the bilge on my 2000 Beneteau 311. The w
Life Of a mainsail Mick at 4:24pm 08.18.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2356 As you will be able to quickly tell , I am new to the mac and with only about a year ' half into sai
Black sheets Hermit Scott at 3:14pm 08.18.09 Ask All Sailors 16/2996 Sta-set is cheaper if I buy the black instead of the tracer type. I saw that one guy had a dark colo
Anchor Windlass installation Westminstersailingguy at 3:09pm 08.18.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/5252 I want to install a horizontal windlass on my Hunter 31 1985 - I think I need to install in on the a
Honda 4 stroke VS Mercury 2 Stroke Mougly at 2:37pm 08.18.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2000 Hello all I am thinking about trading my 7.5HP Honda motor for a 6.5 HP mercury 2stroke motor as th
Cockpit Locker Hinge Replacement 55781 at 1:29pm 08.18.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1219 I broke a cockpit locker hinge this weekend and I need to find an exact duplicate so the holes all m
Help! 1st time trailering. (1) tundra101 at 1:11pm 08.18.09 Day Sailers 7/2278 My Oday 23 is about to be trailered 1000 miles. What is the best way to secure the mast for the jour
O'Day 26 trailer solution impulse II at 12:25pm 08.18.09 Day Sailers 22/14826 Hello all, I am posting a solution for my O'Day 26 purchased this Spring. This is in hopes someone c
Hunter 38 owner feedback judymolly at 11:30am 08.18.09 Big Boats 19/8407 Hello: I am currently looking at a new 38' Hunter. Asking for feedback about this boat please.
Missing parts on Furlex Furler question (1) Ken Honeycutt at 11:22am 08.18.09 Big Boats 5/2166 Had a problem this weekend coming back from a cruising vacation. We were in some variable winds and
Problems... BruceK at 10:24am 08.18.09 Mid-Size Boats 11/2243 Battlling the dealer and, to some degree, Hunter...boat is an '08 built late '07..commissioned May '
Hatch Covers gfrazzle at 10:16am 08.18.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1436 Does Hunter have hatch covers available? If not, are they available elsewhere? I want to cover the
jib halyard and mainsail track peconicbay at 9:46am 08.18.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1706 I have noticed that my jib halyard is partly blocking the top of the main sail track on the mast. T
Southern Lake Champlain TOMV at 9:34am 08.18.09 Destinations 1/3303 Working On My New (1983) Macgregor Would Like To See Same Boat In Good Shape To Set Goals And Wint
West Marine VHF 550 Radio Rosasco at 9:23am 08.18.09 Ask All Sailors 4/6225 I recently boat a Catalina 22 which has installed a West Marine VHF 550 radio, but got no owners man
H23' w/CDI furler - Raising a jib sock? joelledupont at 9:08am 08.18.09 Smaller Boats 9/3447 I've spent some time trying to find my answer in the archives but haven't been successful in locatin
Replacing C309 stanchion DRThiessen at 8:46am 08.18.09 Catalina 309 Group Forum 3/2854 Due to a "perfect storm" of 5 coincidences and the incompetence of the skipper (ME) in trusting neop

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1993 40.5 Standing / Running Rigging Replacement PRO tips? svAtargatis at 3:38pm 04.12.22 Hey both! I'm replacing the running rigging and standing rigging. I am not changing the rigging as
My new 40.1 ran down the house bank kappykaplan at 3:23pm 04.12.22 Well done, @hvac&r tech ! :beer:
Renogy jviss at 3:22pm 04.12.22 Thanks @Maine Sail
Binoculars fred1diver at 3:18pm 04.12.22 So I broke down and got a nice pair of Bushnella 7x50 with integrated compass, taxes in 304$ can. go
Renogy Maine Sail at 3:11pm 04.12.22 As a professional Marine electrical business would not touch it with a 10 foot pole. we used to thin
Hard of Hearing Help mikeracca at 1:51pm 04.12.22 I have not heard the sound of silence since I served onboard an aircraft carrier. My rack was direct
My new 40.1 ran down the house bank (8) hvac&r tech at 1:40pm 04.12.22 Marie Katherine is a sleek looking lady. Not the classic lines many prefer, but sleek none the les
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out Stu Jackson at 1:40pm 04.12.22 i don't even have that autopilot but am aware of the multiple failures of that clutch. WADR, you co
Bottom painting - Stupid question.....or not? Justin_NSA at 1:36pm 04.12.22 I've written about ..... That's my 2 cents. That was waaaaay more than 2 cents worth ;)
1975 Cal 2-29 Spreader Information - Help Needed jon hansen at 1:31pm 04.12.22 varnish on the bottom, white paint on the top. for spreaders i have sitka spruce, mahogany, mahogan
240 mooring/dock cover Bubbadog at 1:31pm 04.12.22
Hard of Hearing Help Barnacle Bill at 1:21pm 04.12.22 Ya, like a few others. Get hearing aids.
Desperate leakinhg Barnacle Bill at 1:13pm 04.12.22 If it is coming in from a tube, the shaft log, etc. a real simple and easy thing to do is stick and
Starting fluid Barnacle Bill at 1:07pm 04.12.22 I know that starting fluid is a no no for diesel engine combustion, but then I know people in the co
1975 Cal 2-29 Spreader Information - Help Needed Barnacle Bill at 12:54pm 04.12.22 Sitka spruce might be harder to find these days. In the old days, that's what many masts were made
78 H30 Water Tank Replacement ggrizzard at 12:54pm 04.12.22 Placing it within the existing tank after cleaning it out You may find that cutting the aluminum t
Boating Flares Disposal - My new pet peeve (1) rgranger at 12:46pm 04.12.22 Sounds like a down home, Maybe rural hills type of solution... I could do that.
Bottom painting - Stupid question.....or not? Barnacle Bill at 12:31pm 04.12.22 I've written about this many a time and I am sure you can find posts if you search. But, there are
Coupling removal.... Steve L22188 at 12:09pm 04.12.22 Heat, PB Blaster, tension, a hammer and patience! job! It's the "patience" part of this kind of
A lost art: Conserving ice. kappykaplan at 12:08pm 04.12.22 Very nice, Tom! :beer:

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