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What mold and mildew Preventative spray to use? (1) John Nantz at 5:20pm 09.02.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1699 In a month or so I'll be puting our boat away for the winter. In a recent Boat US message it said
Steering Pa-marjoe at 5:13pm 09.02.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1445 Hello. I am the happy owner of "Wild Child". I am new to sailing and will appreciate any help yo
Anyone heard from Paul Brinkley at 4:48pm 09.02.08 Ask All Sailors 13/1596 Nice N Easy or any of the guys in southern Louisiana or Miss?
Mast rigging with wishbone boom sailingdude at 4:21pm 09.02.08 Ask All Sailors 3/5303 This last weekend I was boating on Lake Washington in Seattle and saw a boat with a wishbone boom. I
Shroud positioning on the plate Claude at 4:01pm 09.02.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1002 Went to the archives on this one but cant find a satisfactory answer. Does the upper shroud attach
Moaning Rudder Lou at 1:10pm 09.02.08 Ask All Sailors 0/885 I have a 1998 Hunter 340 and have gotten a new moaning sound coming from the rudder area when turnin
halyard wrap jib blane at 1:09pm 09.02.08 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 4/3431 I have halyard wrap on my jib. I see no sign of damage at the top of the mast . No info in owner's
burnt 30 amp connection richk at 11:51am 09.02.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1208 As I was leaving the boat yesterday, planning to hook up the 30A shore power, I noticed one of the t
Decals phdoc at 11:40am 09.02.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1031 I have purchased a 1983 Mac 25' and on the sides of the aft quarter decks there appears to be old Ma
More Hunter 23.5 Questions pjdobs at 11:34am 09.02.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/4081 We recently purchased a 1993 Hunter 23.5 and are having a real hard time finding parts and informati
That hum markwelles at 11:24am 09.02.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1149 On our maiden voyage in our Mac 25 we were accompanied on our way by a loud hum that we suppose came
Tow boat grounded me Pete17844 at 11:08am 09.02.08 Mid-Size Boats 5/1243 I'm interested in opinions on how ticked or not I should be at a tow boat operator. Our engine over
Fading Interior Teak Jack9792 at 11:04am 09.02.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1321 Our boat is a 2002 H356. The teak just inside the cabin has faded from exposure to the sun. The res
Varnish Removal from Teak morgantheship at 10:57am 09.02.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/1146 The previous owner of my H27 at one time varnished all of the teak, but it was not cared for over th
Battery House Bank Bob S at 10:50am 09.02.08 Catalina 30 2/1710 I plan to upgrade my house bank from two group 24 (one house and one start)to whatever I can fit wit
Labor day sailing pictures (1) walt at 10:38am 09.02.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1220 Here are a couple of mine from some nice sailing and picnic with a bunch of family
Keel Roller Replacement Iron141 at 10:00am 09.02.08 Trailer Sailors 5/7675 I need to replce the 8" keel roller on my Magic Tilt trailer. Any ideas on how to remove the PAL nu
Sailboat going to the dogs (1) John at 9:52am 09.02.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1344 We just returned last night from our two-and-a-half day trip to Half Moon Bay and back. As you can s
Finally got to change fuel filters underway Jim Seamans at 9:37am 09.02.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1607 Joan and I had a great four day sail over Labor Day weekend. Got to raft up with some friends and l
Connecting Head Pickup and Vanity Drain Discharge near thru-hulls jveatch at 7:40am 09.02.08 Big Boats 7/1850 In order to eliminate smell in the toilet after no use for extended periods in the salt water enviro

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Boom Van Line Replacement & Length Joe at 2:36pm 01.24.22 Basically, it sounds like you're trying to save $20. :) If so, just reduce size to 5/16. Ease t
Hunter 25.5 standing rigging rgranger at 2:28pm 01.24.22 He told me I could just crank down on the main sheet and would keep the mast from leaning to do th
Dufour 31, your thoughts sail sfbay at 2:20pm 01.24.22 Based on these options I would purchase the pristine Defour 3800 SailboatData.com - DUFOUR 3800 Sail
Hunter 25.5 standing rigging JBird at 2:11pm 01.24.22
Rudder, ice breaker at 2:02pm 01.24.22 There are people that do industrial x-raying. I have seen it used in the building trade to make sur
Cracking around mast struts, major issue or no? Dan260 at 1:56pm 01.24.22 Thanks for the input all! I am trying to learn a lot very quickly and this forum is a gold mine. Ta
Cracking around mast struts, major issue or no? rgranger at 1:54pm 01.24.22 That is cosmetic only.
Hunter 25.5 standing rigging rgranger at 1:52pm 01.24.22 Did you check here at SBO?
What is your oldest boat picture? rgranger at 1:49pm 01.24.22 That is a very cool picture!!!!!
Second Battery (1) fullsaildan at 1:48pm 01.24.22 So my boat is not much bigger than yours but I am an engineer so I over do everything. I have 2 bank
Trident 101 rubber smell rgranger at 1:46pm 01.24.22 I installed a new Trident 101 waste hose roughly 7-8 yrs. ago. When I first installed it, there wa
Second Battery Stu Jackson at 1:46pm 01.24.22 There is another type of battery switch called a Dual Circuit Plus. It has OFF, ON, Emergency Combi
Hunter 26 mast fit on 260 rgranger at 1:39pm 01.24.22 The only problem, campsites do not have a pump out which presents an issue. I own a camper and the
Boom Van Line Replacement & Length jssailem at 1:36pm 01.24.22 Ken I am guessing you do not know if the previous owner replaced the boom vang line. Might be a reas
Something I found on my computer when copying files to my new one. rgranger at 1:35pm 01.24.22 Thnx
Buyer's or Seller's market? (1) rgranger at 1:30pm 01.24.22 Like in real estate, and not like "that's a fake boat"? or maybe this...
Cracking around mast struts, major issue or no? Tater at 1:29pm 01.24.22 I think most would agree that repairs are generally possible. My boat is mostly plastic and easily r
Cracking around mast struts, major issue or no? jssailem at 1:16pm 01.24.22 It is unlikely that those cracks will sink the boat. If the boat fit my desires and the price my bud
"Hawkeye" Rick D at 1:16pm 01.24.22 So sorry to see this old warhorse neglected. The purchaser does not appear to have done anything. I
Power Halyard Winch Trouble Shooting Rick D at 1:06pm 01.24.22 FWIW, I also have an electric winch for my halyard. It is a Lewmar OP2 - not the most powerful win

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