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My motor mount screws backed out Marc14893 at 5:33am 06.23.08 Big Boats 4/2430 I motored about an hour, then sailed all day on Friday, then motored back into the marina for the ni
Swing Keel cable broken... no repair in town. Help!! Topfrog007 at 6:13am 06.23.08 Ask All Sailors 12/3300 Hi there everyone. I have a Spirit 6.5 ... it's a 21' sailboat with a swing keel. This last weekend
Aquos TVs --Analog to Digital VelaFella at 5:42am 06.23.08 Big Boats 10/1636 Is a converter box the solution when the switchover from analog to digital takes place next year? I
jib lines doug at 5:40am 06.23.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1001 I have a question about the lines from the jib. They seem to rub against the halyards. I would ass
Purifying Water Tanks Gary Wyngarden at 6:25am 06.23.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1697 Hi Peggie,I pick up my new to me Nauticat 52 in Victoria next Tuesday where it's being delivered o
Looking for a source of metric turnbuckles Jeff at 6:56am 06.23.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1511 I am looking for a source of life line turnbuckles for a Beneteau 36 CC built in France. Seems Bene
Over-land boat transport Ralph18414 at 7:20am 06.23.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1312 I just had my offer accepted for a Morgan 415 Out Island. I've posted a thread for help locating a
Insects Under Sail Cover Big Windy at 7:28am 06.23.08 Ask All Sailors 11/1717 We get lots of bugs crawling and flying around our docked boat. The biggest problem is mud daubers
Holding tank for 1969 Bristol 33 dsimon1044 at 8:25am 06.23.08 Bristol 1/2946 Does anyone have any experience replacing a holding tank for the head on a bristol 33? Thanks!!
34 Improvements Hunter voyager at 7:56am 06.23.08 Big Boats 8/1356 Probably not of interest to many but maybe to a few.see hunter 34 improvements on this site
Gary Wyngarden, cub reporter Seattle Scott at 8:56am 06.23.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1615 Is supposed to report these going ons in his home waters.
leaking fuel tank 1979 424 jeff savoy at 8:52am 06.23.08 Pearson 0/1157 the fuel tank is leaking on my 1979 424 pearson has anyone else had this problem.
Time to REMOVE the Old Name Coyote at 9:49am 06.23.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1191 what is the BEST way to REMOVE the Old Name ( someone suggested Oven Cleaner ??),,, Vinyl Letters on
Outhaul Setup Tin Cup at 9:42am 06.23.08 Seidelmann 0/1607 Hello AllI am getting ready to finish my boat and would like some pictures of how the outhaul is s
Hunter 22 Keel Blocking rockp2 at 10:02am 06.23.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1175 Hello,I am a new owner of a 1981 H22. This is my first sailboat of this size. So for all intents
1980 27' Hunter - Can you help with questions? Mark & Carol at 10:48am 06.23.08 Mid-Size Boats 8/3125
martec, gori or maxprop LENNY61 at 10:26am 06.23.08 Ask All Sailors 11/4179 feathering or folding, which works best ?? some racing, some cruising, 50/50,is a 2 blade sufficie
Fabric selection/hints hatch covers margbroz at 10:52am 06.23.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1166 Planning to make hatch and port covers for 2007 Hunter 45CC. Would appreciate suggestions as to grad
Stern Pulpit rails and seats motaman9 at 10:49am 06.23.08 Smaller Boats 5/2432 Has anyone ever added stern pulpit seats to a Hunter 23 or 23.5? I would like to add them but I can'
Starboard side Spreader drooping motaman9 at 11:09am 06.23.08 Smaller Boats 2/1333 I have a H23 and for the last two seasons when I step the mast my starboard side spreader seems to "

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Engine access Crusty Ol Salt at 2:32pm 12.29.21 Greg, you are correct there is room once you remove the engine cover. On the other hand The older an
Paint looks horrible - contour sanding to look good? sunlover at 2:26pm 12.29.21 What exactly are you painting (hull, non skid, deck)? What paint system are you applying? What prep
Removing Shaft from flange on Universal M-25 Charles Erwin at 2:19pm 12.29.21 I have had a PSS installed in my O'day 35 since 2012, and I disagree with both of these points. I
NEED Hunter 25.5 Trailer, Central Texas. sail sfbay at 1:57pm 12.29.21 If you buy that trailer the repair costs appear to be minimal and you will have good functional trai
Beached boat on oak island dlochner at 1:55pm 12.29.21 At some point he lost all of his anchor chain (?????). If you have an all chain rode and if the b
Hatch Lens Replacement Frank H at 1:54pm 12.29.21 Thanks Dave and Ted. I watched the Hatch Masters videos and now have to go to boat to verify my hat
True Internet-worthy WiFi on board dLj at 1:32pm 12.29.21 My ATT phone plan provides unlimited data on the phone (or the iPad) and a 20 Gig cap on hot spots.
Paint looks horrible - contour sanding to look good? sail sfbay at 1:28pm 12.29.21 What exactly are you painting (hull, non skid, deck)? What paint system are you applying? What prep
Rail width of hunter 40.5 and Solar install Rich Stidger at 1:15pm 12.29.21 The rail dimension is 1".
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 1:15pm 12.29.21 LOL! That was our mother's goto . I was thinking it had something to do with sanitation. My mom
Beached boat on oak island (3) rgranger at 1:11pm 12.29.21 So l learned more. His gooseneck failed. At some point he lost all of his anchor chain (?????).
Single handing WI Rigger at 12:52pm 12.29.21 I would try to set the rigging in the parking lot before launching. The shrouds should be tight, but
True Internet-worthy WiFi on board JamesG161 at 12:42pm 12.29.21 Here is my old ATT hotspot router. I still have for sale cheap.;) https://www.amazon.com/Netgear-N
True Internet-worthy WiFi on board JamesG161 at 12:33pm 12.29.21 My ATT phone plan provides unlimited data on the phone (or the iPad) and a 20 Gig cap on hot spots.
Velociteck Prostart dlochner at 12:25pm 12.29.21 The B&G Zeus and Vulcan Chartplotters have a similar feature for the starting line. They also have t
True Internet-worthy WiFi on board dlochner at 12:18pm 12.29.21 FYI - this is the thing I am looking at. Tends to be very well reviewed. Interested in hearing from
True Internet-worthy WiFi on board dlochner at 12:13pm 12.29.21 @JamesG161 I have a mobile hotspot also with unlimited data, however, it only uses the highspeed ac
True Internet-worthy WiFi on board JamesG161 at 11:57am 12.29.21 it's truly only a 20Gb system .... Does yours not do this? No, but it costs me $25/mo and does no
True Internet-worthy WiFi on board justsomeguy at 11:51am 12.29.21 this is the thing I am looking at. That one requires 120v AC, so, a little inverter time. Nice to
Bristol 38.8 Fresh Water Cooling System (2) sail sfbay at 11:18am 12.29.21 Might look at the cooling system diagram in the attached parts list and operator manual attached but

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