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Finish used in interior Laume at 3:51pm 01.28.09 Hallberg-Rassy 4/5091 I need to do some maintenance on the interior of my Rasmus. What finish was used by HR originally a
Winter Is Here (2) Allan R at 1:12pm 01.28.09 Ask All Sailors 16/2704 50 Days, 14 Hours, 31 Minutes until the Spring of '09, yea
H25 storm canvas jcherubini at 12:34pm 01.28.09 The Cherubini Hunters 4/2100 As Diana nears the water (at last... finally) I am closing/moving a West Marine installation here an
Water in Hunter 25.5 (1) pico7280 at 12:03pm 01.28.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/7735 I bought a hunter 25.5 had a little water in areas marked. on the photo. On seat (bulkhead) and the
Heavy weather upgrades paphman at 11:22am 01.28.09 Trailer Sailors 12/4331 We have a 1984 Catalina 22, that we sail on lake Ontario. I would like to know what everyone has do
Shaft Seal vcastleton at 9:34am 01.28.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/1337 Anyone out there fitted a dripless shaft seal to an 86 H31 ? If so, what eaxctly was used, how easy
Using a swivel on anchor rode Ron McCoy at 7:51am 01.28.09 Ask All Sailors 13/2988 I'm interested in how others set up their anchor rodes - with or without a swivel at the anchor/chai
Stability explanation progress report Roger Long at 6:23am 01.28.09 Ask All Sailors 9/1774 I've got the stability part of my web site done as far as the explanation of the basic mechanism.
Don........ dmc at 5:43am 01.28.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 4/3002 Is there any advantage or disadvantage to a horizontally curved traveler? I have a '78 Hunter 27'. I
Atlantic Crossing ginny at 3:48am 01.28.09 Ask All Sailors 9/3014 We are looking for a capable ocean passage boat ( particular across the atlantic). Ideas would be ap
Yamaha 9'dinghy answer - amazing! tomc938 at 10:35pm 01.27.09 Yamaha 1/1898 I hope nobody minds me starting a new thread on this, but I just had to share it and make sure it wa
Spiinaker Options for Morgan 32 waltdrechsler at 9:15pm 01.27.09 Morgan 3/2845 Does anyone fly a spinnaker and if so what are you flying?
strengthen bulkhead on C36? (1) John at 8:47pm 01.27.09 Ask All Sailors 9/3195 As I've posted before, I'm about to change the bulkhead on my C36 MK II. This is the bulkhead that s
Viksund 31 Goldfish, MS-33. Looking for more owners. (1) Foreverunstopable at 8:12pm 01.27.09 Ask All Sailors 0/2640 Greetings. I'm trying to locate more owners of the Viksund series of sailboats here in the U.S. Bjar
towing a Catalina 27 tedebee at 8:03pm 01.27.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/2557 Does anyong out there tow a 27' Catalina?
How do I empty the holding tank on my 1994 Hunter 29.5 breakr at 7:08pm 01.27.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/6690 Hello, I just had a delivery crew sail my new to me 1994 Hunter 29.5 to me in Roatan Honduras fro
Bronze Pipe Nipples Maine Sail at 6:53pm 01.27.09 Musings With Maine Sail 13/5661 I know this has come up before and no one has been able to find a source of real bronze, not red bra
Matching teak in reconfigured H34 galley zds at 6:12pm 01.27.09 Big Boats 7/1513 The next big project on my H34 is to reconfigure the galley. Those who are familiar with this boat k
Documentation Plaque Mounting... rpell46 at 4:55pm 01.27.09 Catalina 30 0/1434 Hi again all, I just documented my 1991 Catalina 30 Mark II and am looking for a good place to mou
boat sitting bottle of rhumb at 4:44pm 01.27.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1807 My wife and I have been unsuccessful finding a suitable gemini here in Florida for going cruising to

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309 water leaking from mast area with main furling Stu Jackson at 2:10pm 02.15.22 Solution has to be unique to this brand of furling main gear. Which is?
Hunter 34 companion hatch Capt Robbie at 1:50pm 02.15.22 db421 as marksbird posted about putting groves into the hatch is really a great tip to do, and I w
Anyone replaced their pinstripe? Marmalade at 1:15pm 02.15.22 @flightlead404 - not sure what source for multi-color striping you found online, but I searched the
309 water leaking from mast area with main furling sailingdeac at 12:33pm 02.15.22 I've searched all over. Key in this is that the 309 I think has its own furling main brand. Other
309 water leaking from mast area with main furling Stu Jackson at 12:27pm 02.15.22 It is so frustrating to have quite a lot of rainwater in the bilge due to this minor design problem
Anyone replaced their pinstripe? Dave Groshong at 11:52am 02.15.22 We have a few multi color stripes https://shop.hunterowners.com/hp/searchres.php?kw=striping
309 water leaking from mast area with main furling sailingdeac at 11:24am 02.15.22 So true, Don.... but the other post offers a possible suggestion IF IF it is true that the drain
Anyone replaced their pinstripe? flightlead404 at 11:06am 02.15.22 Catalina Direct has multi-stripe tapes available. 50' Roll Sheer Stripe TapeSapphire Blue & Turquoi
Thru Hull Backing Plates Ward H at 11:00am 02.15.22 I used a 3 1/4" Lennox hole saw blade in a 16V Dewalt drill. I took my time, changed the battery on
309 water leaking from mast area with main furling Don S/V ILLusion at 10:54am 02.15.22 Hard to fix most mast leaks unless you step the mast and thoroughly seal the area
BOLT BROKE OFF jviss at 10:54am 02.15.22 A machinist's trick my father taught me is to drill the center with a left handed drill - the broken
309 water leaking from mast area with main furling (3) sailingdeac at 10:50am 02.15.22 This shows the barely visible electric wires
First start in awhile... jeepbluetj at 10:41am 02.15.22 Worse perhaps if you do it at the fuel dock with witnesses, not that I would know anything about su
Anyone replaced their pinstripe? jeepbluetj at 10:37am 02.15.22 Catalina Direct has multi-stripe tapes available. 50' Roll Sheer Stripe TapeSapphire Blue & Turquois
Thru Hull Backing Plates Dalliance at 10:28am 02.15.22 As a side note if you have never done it: "... cut a G-10 backer plate ..." is easier said that don
Recommendation for a hatch or companionway air conditioner Ilanortho at 10:04am 02.15.22 Thank you for you experience and advice.
BOLT BROKE OFF Jake N Eggs at 10:01am 02.15.22 You need to get a center punch hole in the broken part of the bolt as close to the center of the bro
Need a mast for 22 sport, standard. pclarksurf at 9:23am 02.15.22 If you are in Everett, WA -- there are a couple of Sailboat salvage yards in the extended Seattle me
Anyone replaced their pinstripe? RussC at 8:40am 02.15.22 not sure you'll find multi color like that but there's a very large selection of vinyl striping tape
Anyone replaced their pinstripe? Tom J at 8:37am 02.15.22 Eraser wheel, by far the quickest, easiest and cleanest method of removal.

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