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Broken Spreader Anthony at 2:00am 06.14.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/974 I need to replace my starboard spreader. Where can I get one?
Sail Track Hunter 27/and Swim Ladder HunterRuach27 at 1:35am 06.14.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1034 I have a 79 Hunter 27. On the mast where you slip the sail clips in there is nothing on the bottom t
LIne vs wire topping lift Bob16937 at 12:58am 06.14.07 Big Boats 5/2667 Just purchased 1990 Hunter 35.5 with a topping lift-dutchman combination. Question why Hunter used
Diesel fuel return line to tank? Jim at 7:58am 06.14.07 Big Boats 10/10558 Recently, a diesel mechanic advised that the return line was improperly connected. So, he fixed it
Battens JungleJetJock at 7:47am 06.14.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1358 On my sail I have 2 full battens at the top and some partials down lower. The batten pockets close
running rigging-how to? shannon guffey at 7:32am 06.14.07 Forum Help (Site Talk) 4/1295 sorry no photo, Ive been living on my boat for a few years and im decided to rig her to do some days
The best ocean boots Mark at 5:05pm 06.14.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1188 Any suggestions for I am up for a new pair. Have been using Musto HPX but am looking around for rec
Rigging an asymmetric spinnaker to my Hunter 340 DonC at 2:17pm 06.14.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/4213 I need help or suggestions as to how to rig my asymmetric spinnaker to the Hunter 340. How should I
new beneteau 43 susan at 11:03am 06.14.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1094 my husband and I are interested in the new Beneteau 43 coming out this summer. Has anyone heard any
Attaching boom to the mast Bill Trent at 10:59am 06.14.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 6/7238 I have a question regarding where the boom should be set on the mast. After loading the slugs for t
Rigging a Hunter 240 and how to tune it JLP-Denmark at 9:29am 06.14.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/3558 I am the new owner of a used Hunter 240 from 2002, and I need some help.Is it possible for someone
starpath weather course online ChuckThomas at 8:58am 06.14.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1050 has anyone tried the starpath weather course online? how was it? is there a better alternative?
Has anyone replaced,,,,,,,,,, Chuck R at 8:24am 06.14.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1132 ??? There is a shiney springey piece of metal inside the mast of my 222 O'Day where you push the s
170 mooring cleats patnev at 8:01am 06.14.07 Day Sailers 5/1465 I want to use a davit to lift my 170 from my yard, over the seawall into the water. Does anyone know
Standing Rig tension NYSail at 10:28pm 06.12.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1408 Hello all,I am tuning the standing rig on my 1986 P36-2. On my last boat, I would tune the rig wit
standing rig tension NYSail at 10:26pm 06.12.07 Other Sailboats 2/1584 Hello all,I am tuning the standing rig on my 1986 P36-2. On my last boat, I would tune the rig wit
Neat Lighting Solution Rob19574 at 11:01pm 06.12.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1160 Hey all -I cam across this neat little lantern found in the Overton's catalog. Its not only a rec
Spreader Bracket Mike Coomes at 10:48pm 06.12.07 Other Sailboats 2/903 Help!I have just purchased a Sandpiper 565, number 522.One of the spreader brackets on the mast ha
Catalina 30 1985 vs 1988 - is it worth it AD at 11:46pm 06.12.07 Catalina 30 2/8878 I had posted this to the general interest area, then I saw the Catalina 30 section so I am reposting
Mainsail Rigging (instructions) jao1972 at 12:27am 06.13.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1151 I recently contacted Mike at Hunter and got a owner's manual for my 1994 H26. Pages are devoted to

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Deck drains and Scuppers 1973 Ranger 29 Labelesallison at 6:22pm 09.29.21 Shutoff valves were added after about 30 years when original thru hulls began leaking. Marina mainte
Indoor/Outdoor marine speakers BigEasy at 6:17pm 09.29.21 I currently have Sony marine speakers in cabin & cockpit. At 14 years, the Flush mounted cockpit s
Leaking Boat Stanchions MikeHoncho at 6:05pm 09.29.21 Sounds like cutting a proper access hole and fabbing up a hatch for future access might be in order
Leaking Boat Stanchions BigEasy at 5:56pm 09.29.21 I got out my endoscope to look behind a wall (bulkhead?). There's about a 1/2 inch crack to allo
Any advice regarding bottom paint Hello Below at 5:12pm 09.29.21 Using a hard paint allows me to use the local in water scrub people to clean the bottom while in th
Refinishing Catalina Capri 14.2 boat, question on pigment colors Calif. Ted at 5:00pm 09.29.21 Depending on the manufacturer of the tape names may vary, for the dark blue most common name I've he
Any advice regarding bottom paint Dale Haz at 4:53pm 09.29.21 Why do you want a hard paint? Putting hard paint over an ablative requires removal of the ablative
Any advice regarding bottom paint Dale Haz at 4:50pm 09.29.21 Not sure if you are aware that you will have to remove the ablative paint before covering with hard
Any advice regarding bottom paint shemandr at 4:40pm 09.29.21 Why do you want a hard paint? Putting hard paint over an ablative requires removal of the ablative.
Any advice regarding bottom paint dmax at 4:35pm 09.29.21 Not sure if you are aware that you will have to remove the ablative paint before covering with hard
Leaking Boat Stanchions sunlover at 4:33pm 09.29.21 I can get at some mine , if they are behind a cabinet ... you may have to remove cabinet to access
Deck drains and Scuppers 1973 Ranger 29 shemandr at 4:27pm 09.29.21 As a former Ranger 29 owner .... no. I'm sorry to say. I think I read on this or another website t
Leaking Boat Stanchions Mechone at 4:23pm 09.29.21 I got out my endoscope to look behind a wall (bulkhead?). There's about a 1/2 inch crack to allo
Purchased a Soverel 33 Project Boat JRacer at 4:22pm 09.29.21 I looked at one of those before I bought the Beneteau. Wife saw the porta-potty in the "V" of the V-
Any advice regarding bottom paint sail sfbay at 4:22pm 09.29.21 Check with your diver on what he/she recommends.
Leaking Boat Stanchions Calif. Ted at 4:08pm 09.29.21 I regret to report that after I replaced the furling line clutch on an '06 Bene the owner was unsur
Leaking Boat Stanchions (1) sunlover at 3:55pm 09.29.21 I got out my endoscope to look behind a wall (bulkhead?). There's about a 1/2 inch crack to allow
Purchased a Soverel 33 Project Boat jon hansen at 3:53pm 09.29.21 thanks for the update
Stern tube winterization. dmax at 3:45pm 09.29.21 If it looks like all the water will drain out if the seacock is open then you are all set, otherwise
Fuel Filter Replacement sail sfbay at 3:38pm 09.29.21 ........is there any reason to replace the filters after X amount of time or hours....... No, based

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