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Traveler or not HAL at 5:47am 01.09.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 20/7671 What it does. As I understand it a traveler adjusts the horizontal alignment of the attachment poin
Boat paint johnb15 at 5:34am 01.09.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1450 My macgregor 22 needs a paint job. Can the bottom paint be applied with a brush or roller and get a
Keeping rust out of stainless Mybigblue at 1:02am 01.09.09 Ask All Sailors 19/5454 Hi there. We clean our s/s handrails etc with multi purpose cleaner but rust specks keep comming bac
Heave To Don Patterson at 9:21pm 01.08.09 Big Boats 3/1561 I have purchased a 2001 Hunter 450 and would like to hear from anyone who has had occasion to heave
wood boat question christians1600 at 7:39pm 01.08.09 Ask All Sailors 11/1972 I'm looking at this 35ft wood boat its in great shape no rot, I think it has somewhat of a wood keel
Roller Boom Main... What the??? Fifth Starr at 7:27pm 01.08.09 Ask All Sailors 6/2193 So I just bought my first sailboat; a beautiful Pearson 30. She's a beauty with a new Yanmar, 4 yea
Spinnaker for Oday 23 kdnichols at 6:17pm 01.08.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1436 I just bought three sails from a guy in Tampa. 1 spinnaker, 1 small genoa, and a mylar genoa His d
wheel steering Rob Beauchamp at 5:50pm 01.08.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1471 I've got a 1993 Classic 26 footer. Has anyone ever put wheel steering on this boat? I'm tired of tha
Fort Pierce to Marathon to Punta Gorda seadaddler at 5:14pm 01.08.09 Destinations 9/4548 I have been getting a lot of advice about making my trip from Fort Pierce down to Marathon than up t
trinnkydinnky NEW O/23 OWNER at 5:09pm 01.08.09 Day Sailers 2/1122 Hey Thanks For The Info On My O23 C/b Cable, I Was Wondering What Else I Should Be Looking For . I L
Another Battery Charger Question garylinger at 4:19pm 01.08.09 Ask All Sailors 8/1743 Seeing the other question about battery chargers brought this up in my mind...On my S2 is installed
How-To Question regarding gybes w/ Asymm Spinnaker Clark at 3:01pm 01.08.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1525 I guess this would be for all those who have Hunters with no backstay, large mains and small jibs (L
bum yanmar outboard replacement flhunterowner at 2:58pm 01.08.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/2296 HI all I have a yanmar (ysm12) 10hp that isn't feeling too well. I am thinking of replacing it wit
Info on Niagara 31 Brent Friedenberg at 2:49pm 01.08.09 Ask All Sailors 4/9789 I am looking at purchasing a Niagara 31 and would very much like to talk to owners of these boats -
Halyard rollers Bill Emerson at 2:34pm 01.08.09 Big Boats 3/1444 I sail a hunter 376 on Port Phillip Bay in Australia I have been having increasing problems with rai
Differences in Bene 265, 26, 281, 285??? Similar Specs....? sailingandsuch at 2:31pm 01.08.09 Ask All Sailors 6/2829 I am boat shopping at the moment and hoping that an interested buyer with purchase my Watkins 29 soo
Battery Charger advice please Cpt. Jon at 1:48pm 01.08.09 Ask All Sailors 16/3762 Hello, I am looking for a little advice. I purchased my boat a few years ago with the understandin
Datamarine LX360 Repair ajsail1 at 1:45pm 01.08.09 Ask All Sailors 6/4644 My datamarine mast unit isnt registering wind speed. Its that common issue from moisture collecting
Locked Prop vs. Freewheel vs. Boat Speed (1) Maine Sail at 12:35pm 01.08.09 Musings With Maine Sail 95/26215 What say you guys? I know what I do with my prop but I'm curious to see the varying opinions on this
Trident San Shield Sanitation Hose #102 ricklaflamme at 11:07am 01.08.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/3058 I have been all over the web trying to find a relativly inexpensive web site to purchase the Trident

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Zinc anode life, use of hanging zinc? jssailem at 9:23pm 11.01.21 It is like fishing for a solution without the proper equipment. If you want to know your boats elec
Electric head on 340 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:06pm 11.01.21 Your toilet is a Raritan pH II that seems to be missing its pump handle...The PH SuperFlush is the c
Marelon Seacock fail! Hayden Watson at 8:40pm 11.01.21 I am finally understanding why you're so pissed with Marelon. ... I do not figure that there is an
Electric head on 340 sail sfbay at 8:07pm 11.01.21 Welcome to the forum!! You can convert a raw water toilet to fresh water toilet but make sure the t
Hunter 386 dinghy davit (1) sail sfbay at 8:01pm 11.01.21 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new 2004 Hunter 386!! Lots of after-market dinghy
Zinc anode life, use of hanging zinc? Ralph Johnstone at 7:40pm 11.01.21 1) Yes, was in a bad marina for a spell and had to hang a zinc to be sure I didn't lose the shaft zi
Air conditioning timer or remote start fullbore at 7:36pm 11.01.21 Similar to Benny on post#7, but perhaps easier. What I did. Get small dehumidifier, place it in the
Marelon Seacock fail! (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:20pm 11.01.21 I am finally understanding why you're so pissed with Marelon. I've never worked on a thru-hull on m
Stupid owner recycled his B323 Propane Tank fullbore at 7:11pm 11.01.21 Might be much better to go with smaller 5 lb tank rather than pay so much for 10 lb. (What I need is
What make/size of Anchor for 2005 Hunter 33? (1) Two Sails at 7:10pm 11.01.21 I have a 2005 Hunter 33 and replaced the Danforth with a Delta spade anchor, 22lbs. I kind of wish
Odd wave dlochner at 6:23pm 11.01.21 Some of the early footage looks like 2 different wave trains crossing, or as @Apex says, most any da
Fuel gauge not working JamesG161 at 6:06pm 11.01.21 That is a Wema meter now KUS. The older models, like the one I had, was a Float problem. The coati
Outboard weight on a San Juan 21 LeeandRick at 5:57pm 11.01.21 @Trick Check this out. https://sites.google.com/site/sanjuan21fleet1/rigging-ideas-tips/outboards
Odd wave capta at 5:36pm 11.01.21 In my experience, it's always the wave you don't think is going to drench you that does and the one
Just a gentle grounding / rudder damage Apex at 4:52pm 11.01.21 Keep us updated on rudder repair efforts: I will be doing the same on my new to me C&C. So far I
Just a gentle grounding / rudder damage jdrutten at 4:37pm 11.01.21
Hunter 49 Variprop (1) Davidasailor26 at 4:37pm 11.01.21 George, it would be great if you can thoroughly document the difference in speed before and after y
Discount boat brokers Don S/V ILLusion at 4:26pm 11.01.21
Just a gentle grounding / rudder damage smokey73 at 4:26pm 11.01.21 What year is your Hunter? Sometime in the mid 90's Foss Foam in Williston Florida (not the one in C
Fuel gauge not working Phil Herring at 4:25pm 11.01.21 Does it show empty when full and full when empty, or is there no reading at all? Usually, if ther

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