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H38 - Furling line - Replace cleat with cam cleat? flightlead404 at 12:22pm 05.04.21 Big Boats 21/3000 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 3/597 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 8/1394 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 8/1218 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 7/1172 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 14/1685 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 17/3426 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 1/530 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 5/858 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 1/289 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 1/611 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 7/1092 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 0/370 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 7/1283 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 31/5032 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 9/1770 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 7/964
WTB: O'Day 272 w/ trailer 0verdrive at 6:43pm 05.03.21 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1172 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 8/1185
O'Day 34 cabin top going soft Busy Living at 5:02pm 05.03.21 Bigger Boats 4/1111 I thought I had re-bedded the fittings on the cabin top of the 1984 that I bought just a few seasons

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H340 'Wobbly Wheel' dlochner at 12:43pm 04.05.25 I have been deep into the bowels of my 1983 hunter 34 to install a new Raymarine Autopilot with the
deck skylight replacements for 2002 hunter 356 BigEasy at 12:26pm 04.05.25 I used the Sika bonding system which is much stronger than the Dow 795UV system - but it depends u
Sailing Tender Foswick at 12:23pm 04.05.25 No, that is called an "aspirational rig" and is a high-performance mastless design. Lighter than car
deck skylight replacements for 2002 hunter 356 BigEasy at 12:13pm 04.05.25 I replaced the four lenses on my deck hatches using modern polycarbonate that is UV and scratch res
H340 'Wobbly Wheel' (1) Mike Oldak at 11:59am 04.05.25 Hi Folks, Recently purchased down here in Aus a 1999 Hunter 340 (which having owned for only 3 week
Honda Outboard Siesta Habit dlochner at 11:40am 04.05.25 Being Saturday afternoon and all, the Missus and I went to town (marina) to clean up. Tied up to the
The holy grail of all questions nautical dlochner at 11:35am 04.05.25 If you feel that guilty about it, why not switch over to corn cobs ? They were the big craze back
The holy grail of all questions nautical dLj at 11:17am 04.05.25 Or, just take to open-water swimming and forego toilet paper altogether. Not sure how well that on
deck skylight replacements for 2002 hunter 356 (1) dLj at 11:12am 04.05.25 I replaced the four lenses on my deck hatches using modern polycarbonate that is UV and scratch resi
Martec prop cotter pin replacement material dLj at 10:57am 04.05.25 I think that a stainless steel cotter would work just fine. Check stock at a hardware or boat supp
Catalina 22 Carpet Leeward Rail at 10:44am 04.05.25 Carpet ? Our 1987 didn't come with a carpet. I assume Catalina didn't supply one with the 1988 mode
deck skylight replacements for 2002 hunter 356 BigEasy at 10:43am 04.05.25 Both of the skylights on my 2002 Hunter 356 are needing to be replaced. so does anyone know how to
Water fill replacement cap azambella at 10:41am 04.05.25 Please disregard this post. Found info I needed from Peggy Hall post. Thanks........
The holy grail of all questions nautical Ralph Johnstone at 10:11am 04.05.25 Now I can't sleep thinking of all that paper I could have saved if i have used it 3 or 4 times. I
Catalina 22 New Design - Dinette Table Size? chipmonger at 10:06am 04.05.25 No, I didn't. Started work on cardboard template. Tricky part is the port edge but I think I've go
Honda Outboard Siesta Habit LloydB at 9:45am 04.05.25 had a bad O ring in the fuel line(supply) caused similar problem don't recall how to find out as I a
Martec prop cotter pin replacement material Rich Stidger at 9:39am 04.05.25 I think that a stainless steel cotter would work just fine. Check stock at a hardware or boat suppl
Replacing nuts on keel bolts Scott T-Bird at 9:36am 04.05.25 Just a caution to those who may be inclined to use your feet to try to apply torque as shown in Pos
Replacing nuts on keel bolts Scott T-Bird at 9:32am 04.05.25 Thx for that handy chart. That chart your posted also shows how many bolts on each boat. I says 1
The holy grail of all questions nautical LloydB at 9:15am 04.05.25 Taking the little squares off the roll seems to work best for me. YRMV

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