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boom kicker H34 Alex at 9:03pm 11.04.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1264 as the title gives away I have a hunter 34 from 85'. Im thinking of adding a boom kicker next seaso
North Channel Pic (3) heysteveh at 8:44pm 11.04.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1153 Checking to see if my new avatar will show up. It is a picture we took while sailing in a light bree
help ! how to remove flange from drive shaft bonaroo5698 at 7:35pm 11.04.08 Ask All Sailors 25/17784 i have a beneteau 393 (2005). have to change shaft bearing. separated the flange on the transmissi
Spinaker for Catalina 28 (1991) liberty at 7:24pm 11.04.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1318 Looking to add a Spinaker sail to my Catalina 28 (1991). Need to purchase a spinaker and see what r
Prop Shaft Knock Richard Deep at 5:20pm 11.04.08 Ask All Sailors 12/3601 OK, this is driving me nuts. My boat has developed a strange knocking (thumping?, slapping?) sound t
First 285 DC panel & water heater qiestion? SoSound at 5:19pm 11.04.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2157 First 285 DC panel ' water heater question? Thanks for bearing with me, I'm working on a lot of thi
Prop Shaft Knock Richard Deep at 4:54pm 11.04.08 Mid-Size Boats 8/1980 OK, this is driving me nuts. My 85 H31 has developed a strange knocking (thumping?, slapping?) sound
Yanmar 3GMF ranchu56 at 4:20pm 11.04.08 Big Boats 9/1889 Looking for advice. Meter shows 3518.6 hrs on the engine. I only had the boat in the water for 4 mo
A new look to the cabin woodwork (4) Trinkka at 4:17pm 11.04.08 Day Sailers 1/1538 It seems that every year I need to make a change or do some kind of a modification to my O'Day 222.
Depthsounder Question Buck420 at 3:54pm 11.04.08 Ask All Sailors 11/1552 I have an '01 H420 w/ a Raymarine depthsounder. If, in addition to the existing depthsounder, I were
chain plates puckliny at 3:52pm 11.04.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1594 I have just purchased a 85' Hunter 25.5. The chain plate for the backstay snapped when the marina h
Breathing new life to an old forward hatch (4) Trinkka at 3:42pm 11.04.08 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1018 The old hatches that came with some of the O'Day sailboats were prone to break very easy. I don't kn
Uss Freedom Wayne M at 3:27pm 11.04.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1427 Hello everyone I went down to do some work on my boat yesterday. I have it stored at the Milwaukee C
Oceanis 351 sunworshipper at 3:18pm 11.04.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1811 Hi all, New to the forums. I was curious if anyone has any real experience or owns an oceanis 351
Bareboat Martinique and St. Lucia David10790 at 2:07pm 11.04.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1643 Five of us will be chartering in St. Lucia in March. Anyone with experience there? Anyone know whi
Stern pulpit spdycml at 12:57pm 11.04.08 Mid-Size Boats 5/3294 Hello everyone, I'll start by saying that I'm new to sailing and have just purchased a 1976 Cat 27
Winter Boat Cover for Hunter 31 asmits at 10:38am 11.04.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2812 I'm entering my first winter season with my 2006 Hunter 31. Does anyone know of a supplier for sailb
Abnormal Waves Franklin at 10:38am 11.04.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1978 http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2008/11/04/massive_waves_a_mystery_at_maine_harbor
1993 H23.5 Mark H at 10:09am 11.04.08 Smaller Boats 5/1734 Novice question1..Does the boom vang attach from the mast base plate to the same point on boom as t*
Looking for rain guards for Hunter 29' Jan Peters at 9:43am 11.04.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/905 We have a 1987 Hunter 29 in our sailing fleet. We need to replace the rain guards and are having dif

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I still don't quite get rule #2... Roland5048 at 12:23pm 01.06.22 Just to point out - this "right of way" concept is not a boating concept. Boating it is stand on an
I still don't quite get rule #2... jdrutten at 12:19pm 01.06.22 Just tell the rookie to memorize the COLREGS like any competent motorboater would. /s
I still don't quite get rule #2... Roland5048 at 12:15pm 01.06.22 In a passing situation, the boat, sail or power, that is passing has the duty to stay out of the way
I still don't quite get rule #2... dLj at 12:14pm 01.06.22 The clip didn't specifically mention two sailboats crossing paths. It can be a bit different rule
I still don't quite get rule #2... Roland5048 at 12:08pm 01.06.22 The clip didn't specifically mention two sailboats crossing paths. It can be a bit different rule t
I still don't quite get rule #2... dLj at 12:08pm 01.06.22
What size fuse for automatic charging relay? Stu Jackson at 12:02pm 01.06.22 Those of us who advocate this switch do so because we want to isolate the start bank and the house
I still don't quite get rule #2... chip veres at 11:59am 01.06.22 This just seems to be an extension of the idea that oncoming boats pass port-to-port unless their ca
Jibing The Mainsail Don Guillette at 11:34am 01.06.22 Speaking of dangerous projectiles, have you seen the vid of a guy doing a "launching" gybe ? eQDt1X
Tall Rig or Standard EdWard3 at 11:31am 01.06.22 12'-10" Boom. Assuming I have the tall rig.
Low Profile mattress Scott T-Bird at 11:19am 01.06.22 We liked the Froli setup we had on our first boat. Customizable softer/firmer anywhere on the surf
Replace Cockpit Drain Hoses - Beneteau 44cc Tally Ho at 10:47am 01.06.22
CENTERBOARD HELP (1) twodzusfittings at 10:42am 01.06.22 @ Project_Mayhem. So tell me if I have the correct approach to this project. As in the picture you c
Jibing The Mainsail Calif. Ted at 10:33am 01.06.22 Speaking of dangerous projectiles, have you seen the vid of a guy doing a "launching" gybe ? eQDt1X
Windlass Woes - Help Requested - AmIScru'd? artboas at 10:27am 01.06.22 Just FYI, we've been using a Ryobi cordless "power cleaner" as an anchor washdown (RYOBI ONE+ 18V E
What size fuse for automatic charging relay? Scott T-Bird at 9:31am 01.06.22 Hey guys, I can't thank you enough for your advice. The sailing community is amazing! Here is wher
Windlass Woes - Help Requested - AmIScru'd? AndyL at 9:16am 01.06.22 Thinking how I might "shade tree" a washdown pump up there. Just FYI, we've been using a Ryobi co
Low Profile mattress PaulK at 9:15am 01.06.22 We liked the Froli setup we had on our first boat. Customizable softer/firmer anywhere on the surfa
Classic or external bow thruster for Hunter 38 Legend? flightlead404 at 9:14am 01.06.22 The factory installation is connected directly to the battery bank? Are you having problems with a
New Hunter 19-2 update Marshall-Sevilla at 9:12am 01.06.22 Henry, this product does not have any available items at shop of sailboatowner Thanks

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