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Running Lights jumbo6592 at 5:16am 07.30.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1082 My bow running lights have finally failed. No power. Does anyone know where the power wires run from
Spin pole ends Brian M H23 at 5:04am 07.30.08 Ask All Sailors 15/1344 So, i'm working on a cedar spinnaker pole - i bought a nice 1"x4"x10' board, ripped it down the cent
hunter 31 ~ sail inventory? reserche at 3:19am 07.30.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/938 Hi there! As you may have seen previously, I recently purchased an 84 Hunter 31 ... been cleaning it
S2 9.2 CC owners Michael at 9:46pm 07.29.08 S2 0/1689
170 main sheet on boom track davesc at 9:00pm 07.29.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1013 I have a new 170. The main sheet does not stay in the boom track, and spills air out between sheet
windows 222 william24346 at 7:45pm 07.29.08 Trailer Sailors 8/1971 How can I keep the windows in my 1974 222 mac from leaking,have bad seals but the glass is good.
Dinghy Painter Length/Outboard Storage VT Fitz at 7:31pm 07.29.08 Smaller Boats 0/1311 Two questions here: 1) How long of a painter do you use when towing a dinghy? We have an 8' plywo
ex-Marsaila Drop me a line Doghouse at 7:08pm 07.29.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1110 I know you upgrades, I am also getting ready to changeup. I lost your e-mail. Carpe Ventum
Transpac info. sailaway78 at 6:54pm 07.29.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1054 I was looking at some of the Transpac single hand results, and found some very interesting things.
Inside the mast halyards Pink Flamingo at 6:38pm 07.29.08 Day Sailers 4/1229 Bought a '75 Mariner a few weeks ago in excellent condition,with the exception of the halyards and a
A request for y'all Phil Herring at 6:26pm 07.29.08 Ask All Sailors 2/962 When someone in the forums runs amok or a thread starts heading south, please click that little link
Dreaded Centerboard line replacement....... Bill P. at 5:54pm 07.29.08 Smaller Boats 6/1310 Well, my time has come, I noticed that all I have left of the line for the centerboard is the core -
Single-handed anchoring csobalvarro at 4:07pm 07.29.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1761 Will be single handing over the weekend and may anchor out for a while. But the only time I've ancho
Floogingmain HOBOS at 3:24pm 07.29.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1095 Recently purchased Hunter 36 2007 with furling main, no battens. Having a terrible time with the le
cng tanks allen at 2:10pm 07.29.08 Ask All Sailors 4/953 we've decided NOT to convert to propane, as we found a resource for cng fills. but we would like to
Orcagreen Thetis5666 at 1:53pm 07.29.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/981
Tiller Pilot Thoughts Drew13440 at 1:36pm 07.29.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1100 Anyone have experience with the Raymarine ST1000? Am looking at it for a boat that displaces about
Hunter 146 Lee Helm patnev at 1:23pm 07.29.08 Day Sailers 4/3127 I recently purchased a 146 to have a small sailboat for the beach. I've had several much larger keel
Towing a Dinghy Deadhead at 1:02pm 07.29.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1910 Speaking of Dinghy's - I just purchased an inflatable off Craig's List and will be towing it behind
Nice little earthquake today! Brian D at 12:47pm 07.29.08 Ask All Sailors 5/995 Had a 5.4 magnitude earthquake this morning at 11:42 a.m. Epicenter was Chino Hills in Los Angeles.

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Trident 101 rubber smell Scott B at 10:18am 01.25.22 I was considering the Sani-flex, but is around $30 per ft if you can find it up here. May try the D
WHICH SIDE DOES THE FUEL TANK COME OUT (1) twodzusfittings at 9:54am 01.25.22 Well, A new year and a new vigor to get things done. Well, let's say, damm it's bloody cold, let me
Trident 101 rubber smell Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:43am 01.25.22 Because rubber and plastics dry out, becoming hard, brittle and prone to cracking, 10 years is the a
Hunter 410 clutch mounting Windpilot at 9:22am 01.25.22 For your own piece of mind remove 1 of the bolts from the factory clutch, see how long it is (think
Hull sail sfbay at 9:09am 01.25.22 This article under "Construction" might give you some insight Hunter 320 - Practical Sailor (practic
Long way to check out trailer sailor rgranger at 9:00am 01.25.22 I'm currently negotiating with the seller of a trailerable boat 4,200 km by road from my house. It'
Dufour 31, your thoughts Hello Below at 8:52am 01.25.22
Long way to check out trailer sailor Tedd at 8:51am 01.25.22 I'm currently negotiating with the seller of a trailerable boat 4,200 km by road from my house. It's
Hunter 410 clutch mounting sailing gal at 8:51am 01.25.22 My 99 410 has embedded aluminum under the clutches, enough to add 2 more clutches to each side (I u
Hunter 28 sail sfbay at 8:50am 01.25.22 ......I am considering purchase of a 1991 Hunter 28! Please advise of any model issues and what to l
How much attention needs bottom and keel before the boat goes back into the water? Sailfanatic at 8:49am 01.25.22 Thanks for your input! I think I am going to start by contacting the former owner. You are correct;
How old is Grandpa? jssailem at 8:49am 01.25.22 Yes it would in most towns.
Install CC 38 solid rod, keel step onto my Oceanis 400 advice/help jssailem at 8:45am 01.25.22 I could use dyneema port & starboard Breaking your message down so I can understand. Please correc
How old is Grandpa? (1) Calif. Ted at 8:41am 01.25.22 Wouldn't it be nice to have a Helm's truck deliver fresh donuts and bread every afternoon.
How much attention needs bottom and keel before the boat goes back into the water? miraculix at 8:37am 01.25.22 Thanks for your input! I think I am going to start by contacting the former owner. You are correct;
How much attention needs bottom and keel before the boat goes back into the water? Sailfanatic at 8:29am 01.25.22 Any rust spots - use a wire wheel to grind to bright metal, cover with three-five coats of straight
Beneteau Parts website Captain Marcus at 8:29am 01.25.22 Hello, Is Ward's email wrichardson@beneteau.com ?? Thanks
Removing Shaft from flange on Universal M-25 dmax at 8:27am 01.25.22 The older style bellows on the PSS device lasted longer (in my experience) than the manufacturer ha
How much attention needs bottom and keel before the boat goes back into the water? sail sfbay at 8:17am 01.25.22 ............Now the situation is a little different. The keel has a lot of rusty spots, the bottom p
Dufour 31, your thoughts jssailem at 8:06am 01.25.22 Dufour's are a boat that gives a pleasing ship line to the eye. Sleek deck, sharp bow, slender lines

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