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2004 420 Passage Salon Table Mriley4955 at 1:04pm 05.04.21 Big Boats 2/573 I need some help from any 420 Passage owners. I'm in need of the original dimensions of the salon ta
H38 - Furling line - Replace cleat with cam cleat? flightlead404 at 12:22pm 05.04.21 Big Boats 21/2638 I'm not a fan of the cleating arrangement for the furling line for the job on my H38. I'm consideri
Hunter 34 Thru-hull sizing Capt.Yap at 11:17am 05.04.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/523 Hi I need to replace all Thru-hull bellow water line on my H34 1983. I pretty sure they are origin
Thoughts on minor "spider cracks"? Wm. Gill at 10:07am 05.04.21 Ask All Sailors 8/1194 This 42 year old new to me C'C is mechanically, and structurally sound, and is seaworthy, but is als
Replacement House Batteries skunther at 9:22am 05.04.21 Ask All Sailors 8/1038 I currently have two Deka GC25 (relatively new) batteries and need to replace two aged 8AGC2 batteri
New condo development? (3) dbk0630 at 9:00am 05.04.21 Ask All Sailors 7/1111 I keep my '86 Catalina 22 on dry dock... and had a surprise when I showed up yesterday to go out for
1984 H34 120vac circiut issues 1Gordo3 at 8:13am 05.04.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1440 Hello everyone:) My name is Albert. Im new to the forum. I recently purchase a 1984 Hunter 34. Im ne
Add a Spinnaker to my Javelin 14 Rhubarb at 6:58am 05.04.21 Ask An Oday Owner 17/3050 How can I rig a spinnaker on my Oday Javelin 14? It has no hardware or pole. Asymmetrical or Symmetr
Oday Javelin advice Rhubarb at 6:53am 05.04.21 Parts Search 1/467 How can I rig a spinnaker on my Javelin? It has no hardware or pole. Asymmetrical or Symmetrical??
Buying Used Sails - Size Measurement Tolerance Jimbeaux at 6:43am 05.04.21 Ask All Sailors 5/725 I'm looking at buying a wardrobe of used sails from kijiji. I know the whole topic of buying used i
How to enter in owners registry? wdonovan at 6:27am 05.04.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/262 Can't figure it out.
New and Interesting marine related TV show on the Weather Channel sailme88 at 6:16am 05.04.21 Ask All Sailors 1/572 If you haven't seen or heard, The Weather Channel has a new show called Deep Water Salvage. While s
Can anyone recognize this boat? Arek Lys at 12:50am 05.04.21 Ask All Sailors 7/1014 Hello there This is Arek Lys. I've just registered to this forum. I'm from Poland, used to love sail
1984 Hunter 34 ...A/C circuit issues 1Gordo3 at 11:08pm 05.03.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/354 Hello everyone:) Im new to the forum. I recently purchase a 1984 Hunter 34. Im new to sailing and am
Tackle for secondary anchor skunther at 9:20pm 05.03.21 Ask All Sailors 7/1213 I have a 36' Hunter monohull with a 30lb bruce for my primary anchor. I just purchased a Fortress FX
What Anchor Shackle to get? Galvanized anchor shackle with G4 chain and stainless swivel (1) skunther at 9:17pm 05.03.21 Ask All Sailors 31/4166 I noticed some rust on the first two links of G4 chain attached to my SS anchor swivel. What is the
Newbie questions. Xstream at 7:34pm 05.03.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1659 Looking to purchase 1996 Oceanis 281 and have some questions: there is a on/off valve in area of pr
Roller furling (1) Southern Crux at 7:31pm 05.03.21 Ask All Sailors 7/800
WTB: O'Day 272 w/ trailer 0verdrive at 6:43pm 05.03.21 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1027 I've been looking for a trailerable sailboat that can sleep 4-6 for overnights or short weekends. O
26D Rudder kendyoozed at 6:06pm 05.03.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1101

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Best way to get a clean cut on a wire reinforced hose? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:42pm 11.21.24 A very sharp serrated knife has always been my hose cutter of choice. --Peggie
Boom Outhaul 1998 Hunter 410 Sailorbythebay at 2:39pm 11.21.24 That would be awsome sir (hope you remember :) ) And yes it,s the standard rig. If we weren,t 3600
Head plumbing diagram - pumping out to sea Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:36pm 11.21.24 Why are there 6 90s in the red line? title (my publisher's idea) is a bit misleading because althoug
Hunter 35.5 shower drain pump MFD at 2:17pm 11.21.24 Note on above - I seem to recall some actual Hunter documentation I have shows shower sump pans. My
Extra hose clamps - good idea thinwater at 2:17pm 11.21.24 Works if you have the room for the valve... In my case, I'd need a Tee and a valve for my case. I d
Hunter 35.5 shower drain pump MFD at 2:08pm 11.21.24 My Hunter 41DS was factory built without any sumps for the showers. At the bottom of the drain in t
Replacement sink dLj at 1:50pm 11.21.24 Looks like a decent material to use, it is a bit heavy as you point out. But your sink is not too fa
Head plumbing diagram - pumping out to sea dLj at 1:44pm 11.21.24 29' boat upstream on the Hudson, new boat owner(?) .... my suspicion is that it's not going to be p
Head plumbing diagram - pumping out to sea Scott T-Bird at 12:48pm 11.21.24 The question is really how and where is the boat going to be used. The ability to pump out the tank
Oceanis 473, 2005 standing rigging Joe at 12:44pm 11.21.24 I am looking for standing rigging detailed specifications. Has the factory's customer service depa
Extra hose clamps - good idea (1) dLj at 12:17pm 11.21.24 Don't remove hoses for winterization. Take the time to install valves as needed. Much better the ne
Extra hose clamps - good idea NYSail at 11:43am 11.21.24 I've had 3 fail or be near failure due to rust and corrosion on the screw. The failed one was on th
Best way to get a clean cut on a wire reinforced hose? dmax at 11:38am 11.21.24 I try to cut the wire so the end is inside the rubber, can be done with sharp diagonal pliers.
Prefer to trailer Crazy Dave Condon at 11:25am 11.21.24 I really enjoyed all the responses in this thread . Thank you. You are truly blessed to be able t
Why is there silicone in my furler? Project_Mayhem at 11:21am 11.21.24 Hood furlers require full disassembly to replace the forestay. The plastic spacers inside eventually
Best way to get a clean cut on a wire reinforced hose? Project_Mayhem at 11:18am 11.21.24 A grinder definitely would stink! I'm just trying to avoid a 1/2" of wire hanging out and a terrible
Best way to get a clean cut on a wire reinforced hose? kloudie1 at 10:46am 11.21.24 A box knife and some good wire cutters .. The wire is really hard stuff.. I reckon a small angle gri
Extra hose clamps - good idea Dalliance at 10:40am 11.21.24 :banghead: LOL we need to write another Murphy's Law related to this. I'll take a stab at it, but t
Extra hose clamps - good idea thinwater at 10:38am 11.21.24 A few things I have learned about hoses: Hose picks are a great help. When you pull on a hose it do
Thanksgiving will soon be here. Ward H at 10:23am 11.21.24 A real classic!!!

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