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fitting a windless to hunter 336 mike barnett at 5:11am 06.14.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1611 My Wife has a bad back, as I dont want her to do any more damage to it and as she wont take the helm
raising mast willie playmore at 4:30am 06.14.06 Ask An Oday Owner 3/849 can someone advise me as to the best way to step the mast on an oday23?curtisac@frontiernet.net
Why do I get incoming water in 'DRY' position? Rich Stidger at 4:12am 06.14.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1387 I have a Jabsco 290xx type toilet on my Hunter 40.5 that is used extensively as original equipment.
Replacing Thru Hull Phil M. at 4:03am 06.14.06 Ask All Sailors 17/1866 I need to replace a Thru Hull Depth transducer. I was told by the manufacture that I should use Life
Head Basin Faucet Everett14920 at 6:12am 06.14.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/757 Has anyone out there replaced a head basin faucet/shower combination? The faucet on our 2004 Hunter
Compass repair Lou 14643 at 6:11am 06.14.06 Ask All Sailors 7/2274 I have a 20 year old Ritchie flush mount binnacle compass that has, in the last couple of months, de
4 July week end fireworks locations? Mack Reynolds at 5:51am 06.14.06 Hunter Sailing Assoc. No. 1 1/1285 looking for mid-bay dates and locations for fire works over the "long July 4th weekend.
Ericson 32 Portholes Evan at 5:18am 06.14.06 Other Sailboats 0/875 The boat suffered a fire that destroyed a number of the portholes. Cutouts measure 13-1/4" X 5-1/4"
Bavaria Sailboat Questions Darryl19205 at 5:11am 06.14.06 Ask All Sailors 12/2008 I am considering buying a Bavaria 34 which is 35.5 feet long. It's was built in Germany in the year
1987 mac 25 jib sheet question hutera at 6:22am 06.14.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/817 Hello, My boat is a mac 25 1987. My question is with the jibe sheet. I have two eyes that the
Interior dc at 6:25am 06.14.06 Ask An Oday Owner 4/871 were you able to remove all of teh glue and foam from the walls?
Water Heater Wattage? Paul Walchenbach at 6:47am 06.14.06 Big Boats 1/1096 what is the wattage of the 1998 catalina water heater?i am thinking about buying a generator.tha
Hatch handle jharvey at 8:11am 06.14.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/835 I would like to be able to open/close, lock/unlock my forward hatch from outside on deck on my '91 2
shaft maintenance ron pfeiffer at 9:37am 06.14.06 Catalina 30 2/1203 i am interested in instructions on how to replace the shaft flax rope packing while the boat is in t
Roller Reefing System for O'Day 272 Charlie at 8:36am 06.14.06 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1117 I am having problems with the roller reefing system on my O'Day 272. It is very stiff and I need to
simrad wheel autopilot WP 30 or WP 32 hank at 9:41am 06.14.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1940 I am considering buying a Simrad WP 32 autopilot. I am seeking information, good or bad, about Simra
Mainsail question Pete at 10:04am 06.14.06 Smaller Boats 6/1040 I've decided to replace my mainsail which is the original sail that came with my boat vintage 1981.
Bavaria question only for Cruising not Racing Darryl at 10:43am 06.14.06 Ask All Sailors 3/894 Let me clarify my original question about purchasing a Bavaria boat. There has been a lot of debate
JRC Radar Installation Brad Hoff at 10:32am 06.14.06 Big Boats 9/1459 I am in the process of installing a JRC 1800 radar/plotter on a pole mount. I am trying to figure ou
Why Hunter 41DS vs Beneteau 423 Second Wind21298 at 11:20am 06.14.06 Big Boats 15/3704 I am trying to decide whether to buy a 2006 Hunter 41DS or a 2006 Beneteau 423 and need your help.

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Weekend projects in my Laguna 26 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:02am 12.29.20 Be cautious if removing a bulkhead as it may be there for structural purposes to support the deck.
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta kappykaplan at 3:22am 12.29.20 So they are NOT totaling our boat!:clap: Great news! :thumbup:
Hacked? Captain Larry-DH at 3:07am 12.29.20 4 letter password Passwords should be long (current recommendations at least 12 characters). Unles
New Self Tailing Winches thinwater at 2:25am 12.29.20 I don't think this is possible on many, if not most boats, especially if you want to keep as much w
Funny Friday!!! (1) Will Gilmore at 9:53pm 12.28.20 Well I've heard tell of a mirror that showed the future and you've actually seen one.
Alternator belt tension LeslieTroyer at 9:05pm 12.28.20 I have a inexpensive gauge belt from gates 7401-0076 ( not the cricket) that showed I was under tig
Hacked? jssailem at 8:53pm 12.28.20
White Christmas in Florida Justin_NSA at 8:53pm 12.28.20 It was Miami https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/12/22/florida-weather-falling-iguana-a
Oh the Weather outside is frightful... jssailem at 8:49pm 12.28.20 No hamburgers from Friday Harbor but I do have some good popcorn.
White Christmas in Florida Gene Neill at 8:48pm 12.28.20 I've never seen iguanas on Florida's west coast (where we sail), for whatever reason. We did see sev
Pedestal Guard options with out Drilling? jssailem at 8:44pm 12.28.20 Here is what they mean when properly preparing the hole and using MaineSails butyl tape. https://mar
Hunter 38 Improvements Terry Cox at 8:43pm 12.28.20 Did you have a folding prior for comparison? Nope.
Hunter 38 Improvements jon hansen at 8:43pm 12.28.20 i have over 1,000,000 miles at sea. i have been sailing 61 years. i am a trained professional. i am
Hunter 38 Improvements Kings Gambit at 8:26pm 12.28.20 So, I take it you have no objective estimate of the average difference in speed through the water, t
Hunter 38 Improvements jon hansen at 8:12pm 12.28.20 that is correct, we are not discussing planing hulls. buy the book, read the science, learn about t
Torque required for keel nuts. Hunter 376 Ralph Johnstone at 8:11pm 12.28.20 Just curious, but not curious enough to buy the ISO standard. Just wondered why the ISO/DIS 12215?9
Hunter 38 Improvements Kings Gambit at 7:54pm 12.28.20 Ha! We are not discussing planing hulls;). Do you have a calculation?:doh: So simple?
Hunter 38 Improvements (1) jon hansen at 7:51pm 12.28.20 188581 any other questions?
Hunter 38 Improvements Kings Gambit at 7:45pm 12.28.20 i like you KG. i enjoy the banter. but that is the most misleading statement i have ever read abou
Bilge Pump and Float Switch in Frozen Water Dalliance at 7:39pm 12.28.20 My boat is always shrink wrapped for the winter months, but I do sometimes get condensation in the b

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