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Bow Cleats for H28.5 Jim at 7:12am 05.22.06 Mid-Size Boats 1/990 I need a replacement bow leat for my 1988 Hunter 28.5. The mounting holes are 4" center-tocenter and
Hunter 33 wrong mainsheet block and purchase john at 7:44am 05.22.06 Mid-Size Boats 2/1223 Has anybody had issue with the mainsheet purchase system on the 2004+ Hunter 33.Mine is not set up
Singing Boom Bayhawk at 8:05am 05.22.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/807 The boom on my 2001 380 "sings". I have placed a sponge in the end of the boom and that has not hel
hatch cover access Tom Rivers at 8:35am 05.22.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/797 i have a hunter 40.5 and would like to be able to close and lock the hatches from the outside instea
Speaking of used boats... Brian D at 9:05am 05.22.06 Ask All Sailors 6/954 Where does one find a pricing guide for, say, a Catalina 30, used? (my next boat?) Are there good we
What do I do with the external gas tank? Joe at 6:12am 05.22.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/936 I have a Nisson 5hp 2 stroke and am tired of fighting the external fuel tank sitting in the cockpit.
companionway screens jtinnel at 6:04am 05.22.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1461 I have just purchased a new (2005) Hunter 38. One of the things that I had on my previous boat was a
spreaders iblewis at 9:48am 05.22.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/934 My spreaders do not go 90 degrees out from the mast. They seem to angle back and look as if they co
New Adler Barbour Does Not Work Richard Kollmann at 10:50am 05.22.06 Ask All Sailors 1/972 Here is what I would recommend: To save yourself a major headache recheck the LED signal this way.
Sailboat capsized long island sound,ny????? nick maggio at 10:54am 05.22.06 Ask All Sailors 29/3985 I heard a 28 sailboat capsized on long island sound,ny
two two two questions in one tom h at 11:14am 05.22.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1249 My head stnks. Not really the head, but hte area wunder the seats inside, where the lines to the hea
Standard Horizon Nereussailor at 12:40pm 05.22.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1287 Does anyone know if transducers are available for Standard Horizon, Wind speed and depth instruments
Mean High Water and Bridge height David H at 1:22pm 05.22.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/5222 I would rather not try the bump to find out method. I can cut about an hour off motoring if I can
Enkes AR6 winch synchronicity at 1:11pm 05.22.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1542 83 Mac21 fitted with the above mentioned winches.One winch turned hard. Disassembly revealed a str
battery move John at 1:09pm 05.22.06 Smaller Boats 1/1181 Thinking of placing 2 AGM batteries forward and removing the factory aft wet cell, for both weight d
Hot water tank replacement... Doug Washburn at 1:41pm 05.22.06 Mid-Size Boats 4/1175 The old tank finally rusted out and we have removed it and ordered the new one (original equipment S
Well it was free (1) owtcast at 1:26pm 05.22.06 Ask All Sailors 14/1271 I got this Catalina22 last week from a old buddy's dad. He always wanted to sail but, things never
Jabsco Manual toilet on 321 Chris at 8:35pm 05.20.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1031 Our manual toilet was new last year. After taking out of winter storage, the waste pump side works
Shaft strut Randy Church at 8:53pm 05.20.06 Big Boats 2/896 Got my new shaft and repaired prop back from the shop. Shop also installed new cutlass bearing and
P36-2 Yanmar 3HM35F NYSail at 10:21pm 05.20.06 Other Sailboats 3/3891 Hello allI am in the process of changing all zincs. When looking at the manual, it shows two zinc

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Windlass wireless remote control kit Sailgunner at 4:04am 06.17.21 I have used the winch remote for years. They cost about $17. You can now buy them on Amazon. Easy to
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A whale of a time. garymalmgren at 3:22am 06.17.21 The kid who was on the boat that was hit by the whale had very serious injuries. No joke that one. h
Going up the mast for the first time on a new (old) sailboat with in mast furling main Joe at 2:55am 06.17.21 Do you only have one jib halyard? Honestly, I've never used the main halyard for that chore. I use
Moving battery for'ard Joe at 2:46am 06.17.21 Give it a try and see what happens. Instead of spending big bucks right away on longer heavier cable
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Square sail .. Big Blue flies! (1) LagunaJay at 12:03am 06.17.21 The rigging, fabric and lines associated with my square sail were all sized based on a design wind o
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Cabin table for 1992 Beneteau moorings 405 sail sfbay at 8:22pm 06.16.21 Welcome to the forum!! Consider making a custom table?
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