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Swim Platform - Anyone added one to a Hunter? 34 in particular? justice at 9:34pm 02.28.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1155 Anyone added a swim platform to the rear of a 1984 H 34? or anyother sailboat with a slanted transom
Slingbox Rich at 9:52pm 02.28.08 Ask All Sailors 3/908 I'm curious if anyone has used or is currently using a slingbox. It sounds like an obvious choice fo
Mast head light JungleJetJock at 11:56pm 02.28.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/965 Anyone know the correct bulb for the anchor/steaming light on a Hunter 260? I really would prefer t
polarity alarm I.R. WC at 2:21am 02.29.08 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1146 After a day of sailing and returning to my slip at a local marina, the polarity alarm sounded after
outboard mount quilombo at 2:38am 02.29.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/999 hey everyone, does it matter where I mount my outboard, port or starboard? I had it on the port si
Chicken or the egg type question... Brian D at 2:54am 02.29.08 Ask All Sailors 17/1303 I know I could probably search the archive for this, but sometimes I like to just jump right out the
Counteweighted mast Jerry Dykhuisen at 2:59am 02.29.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1126 Some years ago I saw a sailboat with a counterweighted mast. Coming to a bridge, the guy just tilte
Teak deck Rick at 5:16am 02.29.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1698 A teak deck on a fiberglass boat looks classy when it is new and is supposed to provide a very good
Anchor windless manuel captainwolf at 12:25am 02.29.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1147 I'm looking for a horizontal manual anchor windlass to fit into the anchor well on my 1997 Hunter 34
Sunbrella VS UV Dacron Kadima at 5:21am 02.29.08 Ask All Sailors 10/5749 I am adding a cover to my furling 135% headsail. Some say go with a darker sunbrella for better pro
Boat trailer and mast raising system William Guenther at 7:04am 02.29.08 Mid-Size Boats 6/1365 I recently bought a 1990 Hunter 28. I live in a desert so I need a trailer for this boat. It has a w
Weekend discussion topic: self promo in forums Phil Herring at 7:17am 02.29.08 Ask All Sailors 38/3440 I'm transferring this discussion here from CatalinaOwners.com, where we hijacked a perfectly innocen
A/C size for B361 (1) George Pyrpiris at 7:20am 02.29.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1207 I am in the process of buying an AC unit for the boat. It's between a 12K or a 16K btu. Anyone hav
ports D. Miller at 10:14am 02.29.08 Other Sailboats 0/739 I have a 1976 oday 27 I need to replace the fixed ports in the main cabin I have been unablee to
Need some advice Les at 11:03am 02.29.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1229 After all these years I think I need to downsize my boat. While I presently have the perfect Hunter
Broken Stanchion Kevin at 11:45am 02.29.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1053 Hi Guys:Winter snows filled my tarp and broke the top of one of my stanchions.Any suggestions fo
Replace standing rigging? How often? Steve L22188 at 12:34pm 02.29.08 Ask All Sailors 20/11602 The post earlier this week about the guy who lost his mast set my brain in motion. When should one
d-i-y trailer plans chiliman61 at 12:11pm 02.29.08 Ask All Sailors 4/3223 i bought a 28' sailboat that was abandond at a storage facility. the former owner sanded the entire
Bimini top for 25' O'Day Capt. Seaweed at 2:02pm 02.29.08 Ask An Oday Owner 9/3182 I just purchase a 25' O'Day and would like to install an bimini top. The space between the back stay
Got'a Love thoes Kids Stillraining at 2:04pm 02.29.08 Ask All Sailors 16/1477 Planning to work on my boat nowadays takes a spread sheet or a computer program around my house. H

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1980 O day 30 hull problems dschierl at 7:48am 04.19.21 Thinking this boat will be junked out as the cost will far out way the value of it
oday 25 cabin top repair dmax at 7:46am 04.19.21 You can repair the core from the bottom, providing it's not too extensive. Checkout this thread, Dr.
Worried about my holding tank coming loose Rodsails at 7:44am 04.19.21 My 1987 31' had both tanks supported the same way and it never came loose. The boat was raced on and
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta (1) JamesG161 at 7:38am 04.19.21 The Rudder next step... New Rudder is here on the yard now and stored under the boat. o Penta 50
Oday 27 stepping the mast? Doc Sater at 7:36am 04.19.21 I sail an O'Day 272 (1986-Water Music) and I can attest to the effort needed to step and secure this
Cracked Floorboard: Repair / Replacement dmax at 7:35am 04.19.21 Looks like a pretty clean break. Use some Gorilla glue and put it back together, tapping the ends to
cleaning a marine head rgranger at 7:31am 04.19.21 That's my $.02 worth for both of you...what do y'all think?--Peggie I gave my opinion in post #5 :
Cracked Floorboard: Repair / Replacement JRT at 7:30am 04.19.21 Tight bond wood glue would be my approach. If the backside has room to add a thin backer then that
This is crazy rgranger at 7:28am 04.19.21 I like the idea of the kite sail and can imagine using one on a polynesian styled sailing rig with a
Acetone a safe cleaner? (1) rgranger at 7:24am 04.19.21 For fenders I use this... turns yellow and then rinces right off with a little water. Fenders lo
Acetone a safe cleaner? sail sfbay at 7:23am 04.19.21 In case you are interested Taylor Made's recommendation on cleaning vinyl fenders: "We recommend cle
This is crazy DArcy at 7:18am 04.19.21 I really enjoyed following Paul Larsen's persuit of the world speed sailing record. As an engineer I
1980 O day 30 hull problems dlochner at 7:15am 04.19.21 You'll need to take the mast down or find another way to support the deck. The compression post will
Hunter 29.5 shroud question shemandr at 7:13am 04.19.21 I had a similar problem with my H356 lower diagonals. I never did figure it out. It didn't seem to
Acetone a safe cleaner? RoyS at 7:08am 04.19.21 Someone mentioned that cleaning fenders is similar to cleaning rub rail. For what it is worth, the b
Pelican life line clasp Justin_NSA at 6:52am 04.19.21 Mike, I'm replacing my pelican hooks with Johnson overcenter pelican hooks. I'm taking an old one to
Pelican life line clasp Project_Mayhem at 6:47am 04.19.21 Buy a small assortment of fine thread nuts from the hardware store to verify size. Alternatively you
cleaning a marine head fred1diver at 6:43am 04.19.21
cleaning a marine head Project_Mayhem at 6:43am 04.19.21 I upgraded an old MSD on my boat with a new one along with new lines. Cost was about $240. I already
Zeppelin RIBS sail sfbay at 6:37am 04.19.21 You can find Severn dinghys for sale here: Severn Boats Dinghy Boats for sale (smartmarineguide.com)

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