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Hats off to Hunter Service Staff Sailgunner at 1:07pm 04.02.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1329 I want to express my appreciation to Mike Thomas in the Hunter Service Department. I have asked him
Mast raising on the water Louis at 12:37pm 04.02.09 Ask All Sailors 14/8186 Due to a a PITA boatyard, I have a very small window of time to have them take my boat off it's trai
foam flotation Bob Gulyas at 12:28pm 04.02.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2848 Hi, I have recently purchased a 82' Mac 25. Trailered it to So. Calif. from Arizona. Fresh water bo
Jib boom jknappsax at 11:58am 04.02.09 Ask All Sailors 13/9794 I see boats like Island Packets with a club-footed boom on the jib to make it self-tending. Does any
Centerboard depth indicator jknappsax at 11:54am 04.02.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1902 I have an electric centerboard winch that operates from the main saloon, and I am planning to remote
1977 Catalina 25 ronaldwredman at 11:17am 04.02.09 Smaller Boats 1/2594 I just purchased hull # 263 from someone who purchased it at a Baltimore location charity sale. I a
Old Headliner SeanMorey at 10:49am 04.02.09 Ask All Sailors 6/2014 Dear Mentors, My "new" 77 Colombia Payne 9.6 has an old stained headliner. In the head it sags too
Mounting a new inflatable dingy Jim Seamans at 10:44am 04.02.09 Ask All Sailors 9/7712 I just recently purchased a new inflatable dingy and will be hanging it from the davits. Since the
Seat in aft cabin Franklin at 10:44am 04.02.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 7/2079 Glenn: I thought I'd just use this opportunity to say, the seat(s) Hunter keeps putting in the aft
What to look for when considering a C-30 Bungalow Bill at 10:30am 04.02.09 Catalina 30 4/6310 Hi All, I am considering purchasing a Catalina 30 (late 80's or early 90's). I am wondering if the
beneteau pricing virgovirtus at 8:38am 04.02.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1528 hello all - any advice on new beneteau pricing during these time? I'm looking at new beneteau 49's a
Cutta Hole in my Boat! emergpa1 at 7:44am 04.02.09 Ask An Oday Owner 31/9848 As many of you know I am in the process of rebuilding my Oday 26. It began with redcognition of an o
05H36 Keel Stub Al - s/v Persephone at 7:23am 04.02.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 6/2139 Glenn - When ordering Persephone, the salesman was unable to tell me the sinkage rate and AVS.
Fantastic 356 Bill Glass at 7:23am 04.02.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1486 Glenn, we have an '03 356 and absolutely love everything about her! After the past six years of loc
Centerboard Quoddy at 7:12am 04.02.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1516 Glenn. For maximum performance, are there any special considerations to keep in mind when sailing a
Solvent for use on dacron Merry Prankster at 6:45am 04.02.09 Ask All Sailors 1/2012 The PO of my boat used sail repair tape to strengthen some area of weak stitching on one of my jibs.
Spring cleaning Roger Long at 6:27am 04.02.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/2677 Peggie, I'm looking for your book that I've misplaced but it's a timely question and maybe you hav
Traveler Quoddy at 4:48am 04.02.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 5/2572 Glenn. Some of your designs have travelers and some do not. Can the non-traveler designs be sailed a
Economic pain hits home T37 Phil at 3:34am 04.02.09 Ask All Sailors 14/2562 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/01/business/01boats.html?_r=1'partner=rss'emc=rss I suppose the prac
H33 Headsail mods nickc at 7:58pm 04.01.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 5/2007 Hi Glenn, Great to be able to access your knowlwdge. I race my 2004 H33 in club events and more o

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Multifunction Display Onions at 3:45pm 03.01.22 Thankyou, I have made it my mission to sort this out. Will keep looking
Hunter 386 Stern Rails smokey73 at 3:03pm 03.01.22 Suggest you contact Al at the forum store here. He was able to source me a bow pulpit built with th
Realistic expectations when re-coring deck? jnorten at 2:57pm 03.01.22 I did mine in a few weekends. About a 2 square foot section forward of the anchor locker hatch. I
Waste Deck Plate cover Tally Ho at 2:36pm 03.01.22 I did contact Ward. The part number is actually in the plate (underneath), not on the cap. But al
Morse or no morse thinwater at 2:35pm 03.01.22 Uhh, hate to correct this, but ... That's not an international distress signal. It's actually just
BRASS THRUHULL VALVES CORROSION Tin Kicker at 2:26pm 03.01.22 Corrosion Block by Lear Chemicals is the right product for this and it's not greasy to attract dirt.
DWL mast height for O'Day 39 sail sfbay at 2:25pm 03.01.22 ..........If you're a little unsure, approach the fixed bridge dead slow and check the clearance wit
DWL mast height for O'Day 39 jssailem at 2:07pm 03.01.22 Your boat is a Mast head rigged boat. The "I" dimension is 50.02 ft 15.25 meters. This puts the leng
DWL mast height for O'Day 39 sail sfbay at 1:54pm 03.01.22 Air draft (or air draught) is the distance from the surface of the water to the highest point on a v
The LiFePo4 Revolution! Bob J. at 1:28pm 03.01.22 Great thread hijack, thanks. We go from LiFePo4 batteries to firewood. Oh gosh no, I wouldn't hij
1985 Newport 30 Propeller Shaft Spar dlochner at 1:22pm 03.01.22 Our boat yards locally don't let us work on our boats when on the hard. They have of course offere
1985 Newport 30 Propeller Shaft Spar dlochner at 1:20pm 03.01.22 Pinking is a sign of the zinc in the bronze leaching out, this significantly weakens the zinc. It pr
1985 Newport 30 Propeller Shaft Spar Robertelee1031 at 1:20pm 03.01.22 Our boat yards locally don't let us work on our boats when on the hard. They have of course offered
Oday 25 portlights racenmotorsports at 1:17pm 03.01.22 I found locktight pl marine at HD and plan on using that combined with some cedar shims between the
1985 Newport 30 Propeller Shaft Spar Davidasailor26 at 1:02pm 03.01.22
1985 Newport 30 Propeller Shaft Spar Richard19068 at 12:57pm 03.01.22 I might not be worried about the pitting but would be worried about what looks like pink areas. Hard
Mast with weld repair - stay away or worry not? Benny17441 at 12:46pm 03.01.22 If the weld was well done that mast may break at any other point but where that weld is. That is be
1985 Newport 30 Propeller Shaft Spar jviss at 12:39pm 03.01.22 I will defer to others with more expertise, but I personally wouldn't worry about that. I'd clean i
O'Day 39 owners manual Rgluv2sail at 12:33pm 03.01.22 That was my first thought as well. I have assembled everything from original brochure to the newly
1985 Newport 30 Propeller Shaft Spar (2) Robertelee1031 at 12:31pm 03.01.22 Couple of pics

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