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Looking for advice with following sea Pete at 6:33am 09.10.07 Mid-Size Boats 8/1181 This past Saturday my wife, our two boys and I had our first experience with a pretty rough followin
Custom Stripes / Boom Kicker Lee Y at 7:40am 09.10.07 Smaller Boats 12/1288 Has anyone replaced the side stripes on the cabin with some other stripe combination?I am thinking
Leak around main salon hatch Ken Honeycutt at 7:37am 09.10.07 Big Boats 0/870 Just took possession of a new Hunter 36 (awesome boat). The dealer took care of all the issues I cou
Furled mainsail is stuck in mast JackR at 7:47am 09.10.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/7815 I have in mast furling on my Hunter 42.How can I work the sail to get it to come out of the mast,
White drinking water hose safe? Don S/V ILLusion at 8:41am 09.10.07 Ask All Sailors 22/7498 Anyone else had a similar experience which makes me wonder if this type hose is any different than t
40.5 cruising spinnakers and diesels Frank at 9:56am 09.10.07 Big Boats 12/1183 Hi all,I have a couple of questions regarding my Legend 40.51)Cruising Spinnaker: I am rigging
Painting Deck with Interlux Using Roller or Brush? Barry at 10:11am 09.10.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1309 Has anyone out there ever used the Interlux 2 part polyurethane paint Perfection to paint a deck usi
Painting Deck with Interlux Using Roller or Brush? Barry at 10:07am 09.10.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2113 Has anyone out there ever used the Interlux 2 part polyurethane paint Perfection to paint a deck usi
Winter Cover Dave4991 at 11:00am 09.10.07 Smaller Boats 4/1117 It wont be long before it will be time to haul the boat for winter storage. I'm thinking about usin
26m towing with engine on Scott at 10:49am 09.10.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1213 How large of a motor can you put on a Macgregor 26m? Can you leave the motor on while towing?
Tow weight Karl6618 at 11:27am 09.10.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/995 Seeking towing weight information. I have a 1988 H23 with original trailer. What is the estimated
Impulse 16 new owner Help Steven Charest at 12:03pm 09.10.07 Other Sailboats 0/965 just got 16 Impulse with retractable keel it sticks when up and can not fin way to lock it down when
LAZY JACKS INSTALLATION Bruce21401 at 12:19pm 09.10.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1109 Can anyone out there provide information with respect to proper installation of lazy jacks? Lazy
outboard flush Ron20444 at 12:18pm 09.10.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1605 I have a 1985 Mercury 9.9 outboard . Can i reverse flush my cooling lines by feeding hose pressure
Mac's ability to rest on the bottom at Low Tide! SeacretSailor at 1:06pm 09.10.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1165 Wanted to share these photos of my Mac 26S at Low Tide here in Maine! I live/work in Kennebunkport
VC 17 in the Fall Bill Leathen at 1:01pm 09.10.07 Smaller Boats 3/924 Does anyone know if it is OK to put a fresh coat VC-17 on the boat before we put it away for the win
Hunter 260 vs Hunter 26 Dan Robisch at 2:56pm 09.10.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1730 Hello,I'm researching my first sailboat. Besides being newer, what's the difference between a Hun
Anchor set up Trev at 2:27pm 09.10.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1137 I am looking for ideas on how to set up/store my anchor and rode. I have about 15 feet of chain wit
H41 Graysailor at 2:03pm 09.10.07 Big Boats 8/1015 Just took delivery of a new H41. Nice little rocket. Seems to move quite well. Updates and questions
H410 Compass for the Autohelm. AndrewB at 7:00pm 09.10.07 Big Boats 7/1093 I have a H410 Year 2000 and I am trying to find the "Compass" for the Autohelm. I have the Raymarine

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Stop wires slapping inside of mast? DougM at 8:12am 09.28.21 How do you get above the first spreader? We have spreader lights, a forward deck light, and a VHF
I purchased stock in ITW (maker of Plexus) ... Now What? dmax at 8:11am 09.28.21 For repairs, I would stick with epoxy.
Stop wires slapping inside of mast? All U Get at 8:05am 09.28.21 @All U Get , You have two options. Run two conduits. One runs from the mast head to the mast base
Honda BF50 constantly dies dmax at 8:00am 09.28.21 Take the cover off and observe how the throttle cable moves the throttle - this should tell you whet
Adding kayak to sailboat jeepbluetj at 7:57am 09.28.21 I had the same on the last boat, and have em on the current boat too. I noticed upwind performance w
New Hunter 19-2 update richiemx5 at 7:50am 09.28.21 Hi Henry, Thanks for the reply. I found the page in the manual that talks about the setup. Y
Bringing dogs aboard Will Gilmore at 7:49am 09.28.21 I could never convince my dogs that it was ok to use a pee rug. If we had shore access, I took the
Lovin the Restore kappykaplan at 7:44am 09.28.21 Thanks Kap, I think you were involved in my questions originally, have done a lot of cypherin, desi
Found out why my alternator wasn't putting out current ... Scott T-Bird at 7:34am 09.28.21 Thanks for the replies! This is all a bit of a mystery to me. I had no reason to question the alte
SPLASH! RockynHilda at 7:23am 09.28.21 Lookin Good Amigo !
Broken Keel Bolts - Hunter RockynHilda at 7:13am 09.28.21 Good Job on the call to remove and verify, peace of mind for sure, after repairs made!
Furling main replacement pk104 at 7:12am 09.28.21 Good point Stu. My 2001 haul 104 has a Charleston Spar mast. Not sure where it was built. It has had
Lovin the Restore (2) RockynHilda at 7:02am 09.28.21 Lookin' good! :beer: Crazy Dave asked me to post on the forum some of the stuff that has been done
Lovin the Restore RockynHilda at 6:59am 09.28.21 Lookin' good! :beer: Thanks Kap, I think you were involved in my questions originally, have done a
Lovin the Restore RockynHilda at 6:57am 09.28.21 Paint Job looks great!:thumbup: Thank you Sir, 1st coat made a difference big time, lookin forward
Lovin the Restore rgranger at 6:55am 09.28.21 Meaning ? Paint Job looks great!:thumbup:
Lovin the Restore kappykaplan at 6:55am 09.28.21 Meaning ? Lookin' good! :beer:
Hunter 376 cracks around chain plates? TheFinn at 6:34am 09.28.21 Thanks, this eased my mind a lot! :)
Hunter 376 cracks around chain plates? sail sfbay at 6:30am 09.28.21 Welcome to the forum!! Do an internet search on "gelcoat stress cracks" and you will find many arti
Recommendation on Tablet to use for Navionics App? MikeHoncho at 6:21am 09.28.21 Does it do with both when off the boat? Also make sure appropriate updates are in place

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