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Walker bay dingy and H36 Andreas7699 at 12:37pm 02.02.09 Big Boats 4/1278 I have a Hunter 36 2008. I also have a Walker bay 10, wich I am towing after the boat when sailing.
Semco Products renom2 at 12:28pm 02.02.09 Ask All Sailors 6/2458 Hello I wanted to see if anyone has ever used the Semco Sealer on Teak or their 2 part cleaner. Di
Selecting a trailer mitchman at 10:30am 02.02.09 Trailer Sailors 13/8153 Hello, As I posted in a previous thread, I am looking for a trailer sailor in the 20-23ft class. I
Anchors: Opinions requested bffatcat at 9:54am 02.02.09 Ask All Sailors 62/11356 Ive got an old 20lb CQR anchor. Its never been easy to set. Ive decided to replace it next season
Model OldFart at 9:49am 02.02.09 Cal 0/1303 Hi all, Being new to sailing and having just purchased a 1979 CAL 34? makes me feel very strange (
2006 Hunter 45 CC Companion Way Hatch Jeff20919 at 9:45am 02.02.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1521 Has anyone experienced a problem with the acyrlic companion way hatch in the new Hunter 45 CC"s, whe
Is an early 1990s Legend Passage 42 a good buy? Jess1485 at 9:41am 02.02.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/9840 Hi all I have been looking at an early 90s Passage 42, and think she is beautiful, but I don't kn
Great Deal on an outboard walt at 8:55am 02.02.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/15 http://denver.craigslist.org/boa/1017097970.html Runs great... great care also taken for the pho
Mounting a new Swing board rdethman at 8:55am 02.02.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1172 Last year I put a new swing board (came with the boat) on my '93 S and it seemed loose - the bolt wa
O'Day 28 evolution? Otto at 8:52am 02.02.09 Ask An Oday Owner 4/2030 I've been looking at the O'day 28 as a possible boat for me. In looking at the different boats for
genaker halyard cindy15934 at 8:29am 02.02.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1374 We have a 1988 285 First. Is there anyone with a diagram or photo they can post showing the masthea
Pulling the prop shaft on a H34 gordonac at 8:23am 02.02.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2799 I need to replace my prop shaft on our 1984 Hunter 34. Any suggestions as to how and whether it can
Electrical Puzzlement Dan at 7:22am 02.02.09 Ask All Sailors 12/1943 Hi all. My major winter project this year is to get my VERY sluggish/unusable windlass (Simpson La
Plow anchor HAL at 5:02am 02.02.09 Ask All Sailors 16/2779 Any tricks or rigging method to keep a plow from false setting or tests to tell if it has? Is it mor
A good day for surfing! Tim R. at 3:57am 02.02.09 Ask All Sailors 10/1528 I bet these guys needed to change their shorts after this! You can see how the second wave turned t
drilling holes in my 23.5 bad_com_pany at 2:41am 02.02.09 Smaller Boats 6/1347 planning on removing the factory stove and installing a 19"tv in this corner instead, what I have is
difference please... lappy at 12:59am 02.02.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1303 Could someone please explain the difference between the Hunter 26 and the 260 , Thanks, Lappy:)
Couple of "firsts" today Brian D at 10:39pm 02.01.09 Sails Call Lounge 11/3730 Well, it was a wonderful, beautiful day in SoCal so I went sailing. But the winds were not all that
Heaters? Matt Raney at 9:51pm 02.01.09 Big Boats 5/1255 Thinking about putting a 40 D Wallas Heater on board. Anyone have good or bad experiences with thes
Creaking B&R w/backstay zds at 8:08pm 02.01.09 Big Boats 5/1590 A nightime trip Friday night revealed that the rig on my H34 is creaking. I was sailing with just

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Paint for plastic portlight surrounds ggrizzard at 2:52pm 06.15.21 Where do you buy "SEM" paints?
Irwin sail sfbay at 2:50pm 06.15.21 Virginian.......congratulations on your soon to be new boat, if your sea trail and survey goes well.
Irwin Virginian at 2:46pm 06.15.21 Accepted offer to purchase. The vessel has keel bolts but the owner a licensed captain claims it is
Hunter Legend 37 Broken Keel Box? or just fa�ade. shemandr at 2:46pm 06.15.21 Did you have a hard grounding?
Question about Jib Furling System Tally Ho at 2:38pm 06.15.21 Good morning , an educated guess would be an FF4 model. You don't need to replace anything . There
Steering Cable Fell Off Captain Larry-DH at 2:36pm 06.15.21 Another possibility if, heaven forbid, your rudder falls off, is to use the motor for short burst s
Washdown pump location sail sfbay at 2:34pm 06.15.21 Check valve stops backflow from the pump to mitigate loss of prime on the suction side unless you ha
Yanmar 2GM20F Failure - reality check needed (2) Ralph Johnstone at 2:24pm 06.15.21 The only problem I see in this description is running the engine at 2,000 RPM. The recommended RPM s
Washdown pump location Ken Cross at 2:22pm 06.15.21 Great question!! You have a good plan to supply the washdown pump from an existing through-hull fi
eye candy (1) Michael Davis at 2:17pm 06.15.21 195229 One of my favourite sailing pics.
Washdown pump location (1) sail sfbay at 2:13pm 06.15.21 Great question!! You have a good plan to supply the washdown pump from an existing through-hull fit
Yanmar 2GM20F Failure - reality check needed Fredct at 2:02pm 06.15.21 Elbow was replaced in 2017. I will check.
Yanmar 2GM20F Failure - reality check needed Calif. Ted at 2:01pm 06.15.21 I'd check the exhaust elbow for clogging also.
Yanmar 2GM20F Failure - reality check needed Fredct at 1:43pm 06.15.21 Don, like a large piece of dirt obstructing the flow from the tank? I thought about fuel pump and
Yanmar 2GM20F Failure - reality check needed Don S/V ILLusion at 1:41pm 06.15.21 The only obvious possibility is a clogged pick-up tube in the tank but it could be lots of things li
Solent Stay H36 Jim Legere at 1:39pm 06.15.21 The H37C didn't have a "factory cutter option" - it was designed by Cherubini as cutter right from t
Paint for plastic portlight surrounds flightlead404 at 1:33pm 06.15.21 I know there are plastics paints specifically for this purpose. I've gone down this road on a few a
BELT DUST twodzusfittings at 1:25pm 06.15.21 You should always use a grip notched belt especially when doing around a small pulley such as an al
Hunter 240 Boom Traveler John Marrone at 1:21pm 06.15.21 Doesn't the Bimini get in the way?
Hunter 240 Boom Traveler (3) rgranger at 1:19pm 06.15.21 My 26 is the same. I actually like the position of the sheet attachement . I use it to pull up on

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