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How to make my deck look good? (1) Bluebonnet87 at 9:00am 05.22.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/590 Hi all, Recently purchased and first time saiboat owner. The deck looks like it needs a paint job.
windvanes for hunter 33 de 2004 michel06440 at 1:11am 05.22.24 Mid-Size Boats 5/388 Hello, I'm throwing a bottle into the sea, has anyone already installed a wind pilot or wind vane on
In mast Halyard Swivel Hunter 37 Aussie at 5:25pm 05.21.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/293 Hi have a Marlow Hunter 37. With inmast furing system make z spars, the Swivel has to plastic part
anchoring Hunter 37.5 Legend bugsboat at 3:20pm 05.21.24 Big Boats 4/451 I am researching different ways of handling the anchor line. The Hunter 37.5 has a very shallow anch
Phasor genset exhaust glandry924 at 1:34pm 05.21.24 Engines and Propulsion 1/235 I'm installing a 6.5 kw Phasor genset in the port lazarette on a 2007 Hunter 41 and would like input
ENSO Observations Jan to May 2024 (4) jssailem at 1:23pm 05.21.24 Weather and Forecasting 3/226 Over the past several years, we have discussed the importance of the ENSO current temperatures in th
Outdated Flares of All Types..... sailcapt340 at 12:26pm 05.21.24 Ask All Sailors 21/976
Salon table redo fred1diver at 12:09pm 05.21.24 Ask All Sailors 1/194 Hello everyone, thinking about redoing my salon table on my Pearson 30. It works wellish but is very
Repair (2) tb_gb at 12:06pm 05.21.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/356 See attached pictures. There is a gap between the rub rail on my Hunter 380, and the anchor holder.
Does anyone have a rudder they bought from Rudder Craft Rmalko at 8:33am 05.21.24 Ask All Sailors 13/524 Has anyone purchased a rudder from Rudder Craft and if you did what was your experience?
Mooring and bilge pump carlc376 at 8:14am 05.21.24 Ask An Oday Owner 19/944 I have a new to me o'Day 23. I am totally new to both sailboats and mooring, both of which I will b
Find Beautiful Womans from your town for night gino's at 12:00am 05.21.24 Alden General Chat 0/12 Pretty Womans from your town
Race Round Whidbey on Papillon (10) PepperW at 10:57pm 05.20.24 Racing 4/690 POST 1/3 Hello to all, this is my first unprepared attempt to pull something together for the recap
Welcome, Harbor 20 Sailors GaryT at 5:43pm 05.20.24 Harbor 20 1/971 Dear Harbor 20 Sailor, Welcome to our own forum where we can ask questions and share information wit
Anyone have winch handle pockets on their 315? VFR750 at 5:43pm 05.20.24 Catalina 310 10/893 Simple C315 Question: Do you have pockets for your winch handles in the cockpit? Where are your wi
Rodeo anchoring (1) T-Schwan at 3:48pm 05.20.24 Ask All Sailors 11/1287 224860
Catalina 27 outboard hp question Catalina27 at 11:52am 05.20.24 Engines and Propulsion 8/534 Hello, I have a Catalina 27 I've had on the lake for 4 years. I am about to move it into the bay (Co
Tinting windows: before or after sealing inside gasket? Not Too Shabby at 10:17am 05.20.24 Catalina 22 5/530 The 1976 windows are out and they are clean! The bead of silicone that a PO had applied around the i
Porta pottie leaks when flush valve is open Project_Mayhem at 10:03am 05.20.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/717 Whenever there's liquid in the bowl and the the flush handle is pulled, a small trickle shows up on
Recovery Marine's Mast Ladder experiences? BAD ORCA at 9:50am 05.20.24 Ask All Sailors 17/1037 Anyone have any experience with this particular mast step ladder? I need to get up my mast soon and

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Is your boat haunted? jssailem at 5:32am 10.30.24 Leave port on a Friday? Only if it is the 13th of the month.
Capri 22 jib sail question. Spar Trek at 5:17am 10.30.24 I assume you are talking in True Wind. 18 True would look something like 22 Apparent going upwind.
Hunter 27-2 Salon Wood Species Crazy Dave Condon at 5:17am 10.30.24 @DHembree They have the build list of parts for your boat
What is this doohickey in the cockpit? smokey73 at 5:00am 10.30.24 It is obviously a shiny ankle-buster. Get it off before you break out cussing in front of the kids.
What is this doohickey in the cockpit? sailme88 at 4:01am 10.30.24 First off it's a thingamajig not a doohickey..... and as stated it's part of a throttle and gear con
What is this doohickey in the cockpit? dlochner at 2:57am 10.30.24 It is a single lever gear shift/throttle. The clue is the back side, the gear shift attaches to one
What is this doohickey in the cockpit? Davidasailor26 at 2:26am 10.30.24
Stuffing box wrench size question Michael Davis at 8:47pm 10.29.24 I measured mine then made a couple of wrenches out of some 3/8 aluminum plate I had kicking around.
Stuffing box wrench size question Rich Stidger at 8:36pm 10.29.24 I keep a set of the crow-foot wrenches onboard for in-season adjustments. But if the nuts have not
Is your boat haunted? shemandr at 7:40pm 10.29.24
Is your boat haunted? Captain Larry-DH at 7:29pm 10.29.24 Not haunted, but Neptune's wrath struck my prior boat. (Actually his friend Zeus.) I bought it and
Buying 423? Davidasailor26 at 7:13pm 10.29.24 I am guessing a soda blast is in order. Seller states he had to epoxy small areas of keel between p
Is your boat haunted? dLj at 6:43pm 10.29.24 Sounds like a raccoon got into your boat and left. spoil sport... LOL dj
Is your boat haunted? shemandr at 6:23pm 10.29.24 I had a boat that was on the hard and up for sale. There was an inquiry and we arranged to look at
Stuffing box wrench size question Tally Ho at 6:13pm 10.29.24 I used standard pipe wrenches (short, small ones). The only issue I had was getting them side by si
Hunter 340 'soggy' ruddder question please markymac1961 at 5:35pm 10.29.24 Oops - rudder stock was glassed to the stbd side, with little attachment to the port side... but th
Stuffing box wrench size question Terry Cox at 5:34pm 10.29.24 Skimping on wrenches has not worked well for me over the years. Our stuffing box, that has a 1.25" p
Hunter 340 'soggy' ruddder question please Jan_H at 5:02pm 10.29.24 Oops - rudder stock was glassed to the stbd side, with little attachment to the port side... but the
Stuffing box wrench size question JoeWhite at 5:02pm 10.29.24 Yes, I use two of what Richard suggested. The packing size is 1/4", 3 rings.
Stuffing box wrench size question (1) TimFromLI at 5:01pm 10.29.24 I've used this with some success as well as crow foot wrenches. The good thing about the crow foot i

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