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Is a 1983 34 Hunter Sea worthy? robert@redwheelsranch.com at 7:33pm 10.16.08 Big Boats 3/5957 I also just purchased a 1983 Hunter 34.5 and I am hoping someone maybe able to offer me guidance an
Winterizing the boat shaunh at 7:00pm 10.16.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/4082 What is the best method of winterizing my boat for outside storage
Sea Worthy robert@redwheelsranch.com at 6:55pm 10.16.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1043 Is 1983 34 Hunter Sea Worthy? We just purchased a 1983 Hunter 34.5 and I am hoping someone maybe ab
Stripping the paint from the haul (1) Whim Sea at 5:29pm 10.16.08 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1247 I need some ideals on removing the paint from the haul. This is a 1974 23', it been out of the water
Cleaning Rub Rails? KFLOATER at 4:45pm 10.16.08 Ask All Sailors 4/2033 I have gray rub rails that need cleaning (Rails have black scuff marks). Anyone have a good solutio
Seattle winterizing Aircooled at 1:37pm 10.16.08 Ask All Sailors 8/3165 This is my first winter in Seattle. Do we need to drain onboard fresh water tanks in the winter, or
Roller Furling pin won't go back in chinamanblue at 12:03pm 10.16.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1098 Hello - I've got a 26x and I opened up the roller furling assembly to ensure it was attached. I had
CO detector Tim R. at 11:41am 10.16.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1470 I just bought a Heater Buddy portable propane heater for my boat to help take the edge off these cri
B&R Rig Franklin at 11:36am 10.16.08 Ask All Sailors 13/3564 One day I was at a local sailor hangout and discussing the Regatta de Amigos race. One sailor who h
Bees in Mast Magothy Boy at 11:35am 10.16.08 Ask All Sailors 14/4549 Hello Everyone: I have got an interesting situation. I have a Morgan 321. There is a bees nest
Off season electronics deals? SoSound at 11:02am 10.16.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1419 My wife and I are new boat owners this year, relatively speaking - still "novice" sailors, primarily
Winterizing - link to website Ken Johnson at 10:45am 10.16.08 Bavaria 0/72 For those of us who must winterize our boats: Here's a link to a winterizing issue of Seaworthy (
Civil War Ship (4) sailaway78 at 10:31am 10.16.08 Ask All Sailors 13/2254 Went over yesterday to look at this old civil war ship, that was uncovered by hurricane Gustav close
Trailer M_Gordon at 9:21am 10.16.08 Day Sailers 0/1136 My trailer was stolen while my 1979 O'Day 19 was in the water for the summer! Does anyone have hull
bulkhead compass MAC915 at 8:42am 10.16.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1616 Have the hole cut and am ready to mount the bulkhead compass. Question is: exterior side has a rubbe
Winter Storage, 40ft Boat Capn Grumpy at 5:39am 10.16.08 Ask All Sailors 7/2575 :cry: Here we go again. Just had a long conversation with our marina's boat yard manager and he feel
356/36 What Spinnaker seadaddler at 5:37am 10.16.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1332 Hi all you 356 /36 Hunter owners. I am wondering what size spinnaker did you get for your boat,I am
Hunter 356 lehigh375 at 4:51am 10.16.08 Mid-Size Boats 8/2122 Does anyone know if the Hunter 356 has a engine hour meter somewhere on the boat? If not, how come?
Where can you get a stern rail for a 92 mac chaseorion2002 at 4:32am 10.16.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/2062 Where can I find a stern rail for a Mac 26.... 1992 model winston
Gonna buy a boat...Park it on the dock or anchor in the marina? futureboatownerindc at 8:15pm 10.15.08 Ask All Sailors 17/2745 I am putting a kitty together to buy a boat in the $5,000 to $10,000 range. In my area I see a choic

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Resting Keel on Bottom Parsons at 8:03am 01.14.22 Don't you haul your boats in New Jersey? Every year thousands of boats sit a full winter on cradles
Resting Keel on Bottom (1) sail sfbay at 8:01am 01.14.22 Of course, this is done all the time with bilge-keel sailboats.
Resting Keel on Bottom JamesG161 at 7:58am 01.14.22 Not for me. Boats are designed to float for stabilty. Working your Keel Bolts from "Load to No Loa
Trailer Weight sail sfbay at 7:50am 01.14.22 Hunter 170 displacement is 478 lbs SailboatData.com - HUNTER 170 Sailboat and trailer weight could b
Resting Keel on Bottom sail sfbay at 7:24am 01.14.22 You will find that a keel resting on the bottom in a slip will wear the anti-foulant paint much fast
PEX and chlorine (1) Bouchard at 6:59am 01.14.22 I had two nuts cracked. No pipes leaking yet. Not having spares here in Brazil, I fixed them with in
PEX and chlorine Bouchard at 6:57am 01.14.22 Thank you Terry ou, Terry. And have you been using bleach?
PEX and chlorine Bouchard at 6:55am 01.14.22 My old polybutylene system is still ok. It is from 1985; I use chlorine in my tanks always. I think
PEX and chlorine Bouchard at 6:54am 01.14.22 Thank you CHP, I put the pic cause I wasn't sure. And do you use chlorine on the tanks? I started us
Christening of the Wet Dog jssailem at 6:42am 01.14.22 Congrats Pat... Looks like all enjoyed the party.:beer::biggrin:
Christening of the Wet Dog kappykaplan at 6:22am 01.14.22 Well done, Pat. :beer:
Christening of the Wet Dog (6) patbratton at 5:57am 01.14.22 201754
New to me C42; need autopilot and new Radar jssailem at 5:49am 01.14.22 Welcome Wippy. New boats are great fun. Sounds like you are Going Raymarine. Good idea to utilize a
Software and Data base update Udi at 5:37am 01.14.22 Thanks! I'll try that.
Outboard interna fue tank Udi at 5:36am 01.14.22 THANKS !!
Software and Data base update sailme88 at 5:35am 01.14.22 Try popping out the card and inserting it into your PC....then go to Raymarine. Hopefully it is stil
Help! Identify Antenna's jssailem at 5:26am 01.14.22 The big one on the left is radar :plus: The large cable indicates an analog radar The one if fr
Steven N DeniseO30 at 5:20am 01.14.22 This may depend on the unit. On mine, the sensor is mounted on the evaporator (freezer box) to sen
What is this? Parsons at 5:13am 01.14.22 ... maybe old depth finder transducer? Even new transducers are quite a bit larger and thicker than
Which Battery is better? justsomeguy at 5:10am 01.14.22 if you stick a label on the battery with the word "marine" on it you can double the price. Even mo

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