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Another ST60 Wind Question Ken Palmer at 4:15am 07.30.09 Ask All Sailors 14/6030 This has been the year of problems. I am not in a position to call Raymarine, so thought I would th
looking for kneeman at 3:51am 07.30.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/958 i am looking for a double anchor bow pulpit/forward stay for a 1984 43' ben. boat got under dock at
Hunter 376 all chain anchor line Hoomalie at 2:00am 07.30.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/3089 Hunter 376 owners,I am switching to an all chain rode and have seen concern on the rode jammimg up.
Engin Shaft - Filling -- Help (1) Matt_Biolette at 11:05pm 07.29.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1491 I have purchased a used sail boat that was once an inboard, then the motor went out and the pervious
Boatpix Annoyance Rick D at 10:06pm 07.29.09 Ask All Sailors 24/6511 I got a notice that Boatpix had taken a photo of Attitude Adjustment 2. Backing into the date, I was
Leaky Oil line on 1gm10 Yanmar 8 hp symmes1 at 10:03pm 07.29.09 Ask All Sailors 20/10363 I have a leak in my oil line that connects to the side of the engine goes around the front of the en
trailer for 35.5 legend cyandog at 8:43pm 07.29.09 Big Boats 2/1484 Hello, I have a Hunter 35.5 Legend (94) and I am wanting to get a trailer made. LoadMaster can do
A question about woodwork... Atlantic_Watch at 8:19pm 07.29.09 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1751 Kinda new to boat ownership here, just looking for a consensus opinion. I have quite a bit of outsid
H34 Cockpit Drains (2) Bob Poff at 7:34pm 07.29.09 Big Boats 44/6034 I ran into a potential gotcha in my 34 on Sunday. I cut away some of the the quarter berth bulkhea
Gulfstar 1971 36MS Gulfstar Newby at 7:18pm 07.29.09 Other Sailboats 0/2533 We are the (nervous) brand new owners of a 1971 Gulfstar 36 Motor Sailer. We have lots of work ahead
Shrouds loosening Mougly at 6:48pm 07.29.09 Ask All Sailors 12/3502 Hello all After going out a few times in brisk winds, I adjusted the tension on the shrouds as t
How do I rig the reefing lines? tomgrigsby at 5:32pm 07.29.09 The Cherubini Hunters 10/9998 My main has three reef cringles(?) at the leach and at the luff. The boom has two lines that run in
oday 23 instruction manual rigging and tuning tony c. at 5:13pm 07.29.09 Ask An Oday Owner 7/4390 anyone have that section of oday 23 manual that is pictured here as 1st page (top) riggiging instruc
Does any one know where I can get a companionway slider turtle box for a 1979 Cal 31 Hillman at 4:01pm 07.29.09 Cal 0/1676 Does any one know where I can get a companionway slider turtle box for a 1979 Cal 31? I saw one on a
Hunter 33 - BirthDate, Dimensions, Details KingFish at 3:58pm 07.29.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/3093 Hello Everyone! I was riding my bike thru the boatyard the other day and I came across a Hunter 3
Drivestopped Error on ST6000 PrincessoftheLake at 3:13pm 07.29.09 Ask All Sailors 5/2348 I have a Raymarine ST6000 on my 1995 Hunter 40.5 that was already installed when we bought it. It ha
Jib sock info needed strobeone at 1:29pm 07.29.09 Smaller Boats 1/1316 I have a 1994 hunter 23.5 and am looking to buy a jib sock for it. Can someone tell me what is the a
410 Autopilot Sailgunner at 1:09pm 07.29.09 Big Boats 6/1778 I purchased a 2000 410 and it was advertised as having an autopilot. There is a breaker that says A
I'm looking into buying a new sailboat Ctskip at 11:53am 07.29.09 Ask All Sailors 45/6297 I found a "new" 2 year old boat. I was all set to close the deal and on my way home I realized it's
Delaware City, DE ChetW at 10:58am 07.29.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1566 Can anyone give me any info on facilities capable of off loading, preping and launching my 84 Hunter

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Removing lettering stain jssailem at 8:20pm 04.12.22 One alternative would be to paint the transom in a darker color. This is true. But if that is the
1993 40.5 Standing / Running Rigging Replacement PRO tips? jssailem at 8:14pm 04.12.22 Removing the mast to the hard or doing the rigging while standing on the boat. ? When removing the
Removing lettering stain Benny17441 at 8:07pm 04.12.22 Pick a small spot in a letter and keep sanding to see how deep the color penetration is. Hopefully
Lake Ontario Sailors take notice Phil Herring at 8:05pm 04.12.22 @higgs: the image is now in your original post.
Lake Ontario Sailors take notice higgs at 7:59pm 04.12.22 Thanks DArcy. The updated Navionics is a big improvement and I give them credit for making an updat
Lake Ontario Sailors take notice (1) DArcy at 7:55pm 04.12.22 Good on you for reaching out to sailors to warn about a dangerous situation. The Navionics Web App
Re-Bedding a replacement through haul transducer Grotto at 7:52pm 04.12.22 I ended up buying blanks for the sr mariner thru hulls on my boat because of 5200. I would end up d
New Owner of 1983 Irwin 34 Citation patagoniadave at 7:49pm 04.12.22 Welcome to the forum! You'll find a lot of people with other boats chiming in because a lot of thin
C 310 wheel BC Bernie at 7:48pm 04.12.22 My stock wheel was the 32" not 30" Destroyer, by Edson. Parallel 1" shaft. I switched it out not too
Head hose replacement Ralph Johnstone at 7:42pm 04.12.22 1. How old are the hoses ? u methodically rinse out the hoses first. A slow ass busting process i
New Owner of 1983 Irwin 34 Citation DArcy at 7:42pm 04.12.22 Welcome to the forum! You'll find a lot of people with other boats chiming in because a lot of thing
New Owner of 1983 Irwin 34 Citation patagoniadave at 7:39pm 04.12.22 My idea is that the leakage from the gland should be so minuscule that you could mop it out of the
New Owner of 1983 Irwin 34 Citation Ralph Johnstone at 7:36pm 04.12.22 Try to build a dam which will catch the small leakage from the gland and keep it out of the bilge.
New Owner of 1983 Irwin 34 Citation patagoniadave at 7:25pm 04.12.22 Going to try and upload a short "video" of the noise. It was dark, so will in effect just be sound.
240 mooring/dock cover rs1sensen at 7:25pm 04.12.22 I could not respond to private massage. Sailors tailor is 8.5 hrs away. Locally I was told it woul
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out Growl at 7:20pm 04.12.22 Greg, Do you actually have to take the wheel off?
New Owner of 1983 Irwin 34 Citation patagoniadave at 7:18pm 04.12.22
New Owner of 1983 Irwin 34 Citation Davidasailor26 at 7:07pm 04.12.22 I'll dry the bilge and paint them with whatever the most people tell me to use. If the bolts are s
New Owner of 1983 Irwin 34 Citation patagoniadave at 7:07pm 04.12.22 Going to try and upload a short "video" of the noise. It was dark, so will in effect just be sound.
New Owner of 1983 Irwin 34 Citation patagoniadave at 6:53pm 04.12.22 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new boat! Your ghost rider sound seems like it co

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