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Rudder material thaeni at 6:10pm 04.19.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1456 I have a 27' 1984 Hunter and the rudder has some hair line cracks in one side. What is the rudder ma
Catalina 30 Insignia rpell46 at 5:11pm 04.19.09 Catalina 30 2/1674 Hi all, I have a 30 Cat MkII, 1991 vintage and was wondering if there might be a source where I ca
Friends request Hermit Scott at 5:11pm 04.19.09 Forum Help (Site Talk) 9/2815 Finally someone wants to be my friend but when I try to open the page the entire page is blank. Tech
Request for Outboard Recommendations Echo at 5:07pm 04.19.09 Sirius 21/22 9/4493 Hi All~ We are looking into purchasing a Sirius 21 and are in need of a outboard for it. We are in
Maxwell 17 Winch Keith13315 at 4:57pm 04.19.09 Ask All Sailors 2/2557 I have a Maxwell 17 Winch and I found out the hard way today that the top ring is made of a composit
Eyebrows, where to get new ones? Gary Kunkel at 4:45pm 04.19.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/2054 Has anyone had new "eyebrows" made for his/her/their Catalinas? Mine have been sanded to the point w
1976 oday 20 bsailn at 4:38pm 04.19.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/919 there's a oday i'm going to buy it has a mast thats 3ft longer than original what are the ramificati
New boat buddy, first sail, and he has to leave. Darn (2) sailormanbigd at 2:54pm 04.19.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1446 Just met a new boat buddy Ed and had a nice ride on his h37c and he has to leave-darn it!!!!! Beauti
GPS and Fishfinder mount (3) OdayDave at 2:43pm 04.19.09 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2191 Last year I added mount for a fishfinder since the shoals in Door County can be a problem in a few a
Bilge Blower Technique higgs at 11:14am 04.19.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1807 When I had a gas engine I would run my bilge blower during fueling. As best as I can remember, this
Don Jordan and the Jordan Series Drogue (1) sailingdog at 11:04am 04.19.09 Ask All Sailors 18/4883 In my opinion, the greatest storm safety device ever created is the Jordan Series Drogue. The JS
sailing experience in opb needed avoisine at 10:58am 04.19.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1349 I am very novice sailer very experienced in moving large and heavy masses from a number of professio
Soft spots avoisine at 10:45am 04.19.09 Ask All Sailors 17/4608 Recently I asked a question about buying a "fixer-upper". Most of the answers I received indicated
Irwin Citation 35 hatches jeanh1259 at 10:00am 04.19.09 Irwin 1/2548 We have a leaking hatch on our 1986 Irwin Citation 35. We were told that we needed the manufacturer
Updates amd questions on all the repairs (3) Hermit Scott at 9:51am 04.19.09 Ask All Sailors 48/5250 As scheduled we put the boat back in the water Saturday. There were no leaks from the through hulls
Genoa furling top swivel mokum2 at 9:15am 04.19.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/920 I was hoisting the genoa on our hood furling system yesterday and noticed that the top swivel attach
Do I want a 26M? Chilly Willy at 8:38am 04.19.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2334 My first mate (wife) and I are ready for a newer boat. She does not share my dream of a live aboard
Experience with Hydocoat Multi Season Ablative Barry White at 7:20am 04.19.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1518 Hi to all, I am contemplating using Petit's "Hydrocoat" which among the multi-season ablative paints
Wire routing Farland at 7:08am 04.19.09 Big Boats 4/1276 I need to run wind indicator wiring from mast base to elect. panel. Can anyone tell me the best and/
How serious is this? (3) Valentina at 6:54am 04.19.09 Ask All Sailors 26/3874 Fellows, I have finally zeroed in on a boat model that I want to buy. I found 3 within 300 mile radi

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Defender Warehouse Sale BigEasy at 5:02am 03.05.22 Defender has lost its way. Annual warehouse sale is gone. New Spring sale with ridiculous restricti
Catalina 310 Prop Shaft Diameter? Maine Sail at 4:31am 03.05.22
Best Mooring Snubbers/Suggestions NYSail at 4:15am 03.05.22
Cleat at goosenext DeliriousSailor at 4:05am 03.05.22 That is a Z- spar Just sent a message to them with a photo. Thanks for the info. Very helpful.
Cleat at goosenext DeliriousSailor at 4:04am 03.05.22 The ridges do look worn. But, if they don't stay in place it seems to me to be a problem with the s
Cleat at goosenext Davidasailor26 at 4:02am 03.05.22
Standing room only Rick486 at 2:38am 03.05.22 I used to stand up in my RIB if I was going to dinner and didn't want to get my pants wet. I was i
Its funny Friday! (2) Will Gilmore at 9:10pm 03.04.22 203158 Second set of rules for when she's over thirty. 203157 -Will
New Catalina 30 Owner BigEasy at 8:15pm 03.04.22
Cleat at goosenext rgranger at 8:04pm 03.04.22 That is a Z- spar
Spinnaker winches for H340 (stainless arch) Joe at 8:04pm 03.04.22 Thanks so much for your reply. Yes, I have two ratchet blocks ready to go - I completely agree with
What's happened to VC-17 and FW-21 at WM? rgranger at 8:02pm 03.04.22 For sure the standard did not woke as well as there was significant slime build up at the end of t
What's happened to VC-17 and FW-21 at WM? quadrille38 at 7:43pm 03.04.22 I managed to get 3 quarts of VC 17 Extra original from Defender early last month. Most sources had o
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 7:34pm 03.04.22 Never mind where it's supposed to be...boat builders rarely put them in the best place. In your ca
Standing room only Joe at 7:08pm 03.04.22 Being an option, and it being a "safe" option are two different things. I've stood up in many form
Stern Rail Outboard Mount bulbcreekfarm at 6:57pm 03.04.22 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! This question came on this thread
Cleat at goosenext JRacer at 6:16pm 03.04.22 The ridges do look worn. But, if they don't stay in place it seems to me to be a problem with the sp
Any known concerns with this specific motor? Siamese at 6:05pm 03.04.22 Yeah...new impeller...I missed that. You might get the Tohatsu, and end up putting that on the di
New to us Hunter 40.5 smokey73 at 5:49pm 03.04.22 Full port to full starboard is about 2 1/4 turns. That is from center to either port or starboard
New to us Hunter 40.5 Rich Stidger at 5:44pm 03.04.22 Full port to full starboard is about 2 1/4 turns. That is from center to either port or starboard j

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