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life jacket help thanks wayne24212 at 11:33pm 11.18.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/800 thanks for all the great input on my lj choice reqest.the link on being properly co2 arming was al
Companionway doors Gary at 11:06pm 11.18.05 Mid-Size Boats 4/1065 H31There was a post on one of these boards describing how someone made opening doors for the compan
Dingy Davits on 380 Bill Saint at 10:06pm 11.18.05 Big Boats 7/1796 One project I'm considering over the winter is adding dingy davits on my Hunter 380. Now that I hav
Pirates in New England william at 9:58pm 11.18.05 Ask All Sailors 21/1585 Kingman marine back in 2004 charged $1650 per mooring, now with the consumer price index going up ar
reefed and slope of boom Jack2438 at 9:58pm 11.18.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1241 I put a reef in the main and I noticed a slope downward in the boom. The boom is even when I run the
Catalina 22' #2113 is destroyed and sunk Rick Juneau at 9:45pm 11.18.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1119 Hello fellow sailors, It has been a while since I posted a question or comment, but I have to sha
Through-hull on Widgeon Joe Staples11884 at 9:12pm 11.18.05 Ask An Oday Owner 0/796 There is a through hull on the starboard lower side of the stern of my 74 Widgeon. What is this for?
Bulkhead replcement? Bilbo at 8:21pm 11.18.05 Smaller Boats 8/1204 I just bought a 1987 C22 in September and the PO didn't repair the leaks in the upper shroud deck fi
Too Much Diesel Conditioner? Ken at 7:09pm 11.18.05 Ask All Sailors 2/981 Topped up the tanks with fresh fuel before haulout. Added the required amount of diesel conditioner.
BVI Bareboat Charter Information Phil at 6:54pm 11.18.05 Ask All Sailors 11/1542 Looking to take my wife and another couple "newbees" sailing in the BVIs in May. I have lots of expe
The Best Option On A Sailboat Harold at 6:45pm 11.18.05 Ask All Sailors 18/1447 My used Beneteau arrived from Texas with air conditioning. Many said that it seemed to be an excessi
Garhauer adjustable genoa cars Jack4865 at 1:07pm 11.18.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1179 We have the Garhauer adjustable genoa cars on our C350. They are a great addition and let us easil
What a great Boat Terry at 10:12am 11.18.05 The Cherubini Hunters 0/806 Just want to say what a great boat my 1982 hunter 25 is took two hurricans seen lots of other boats
Setting Spark Plug Gap Mike4049 at 10:00am 11.18.05 Smaller Boats 1/1071
West Marine RANT!!! Euclid at 8:56am 11.18.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/948 I was pretty excited today when I walked in to my local West Marine and they let me know that they w
Genset on a Beneteau 473 R Frank at 8:30am 11.18.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1479 I am considering installing a 5kva Kohler genset on a Beneteau Oceanis 473. There does not seem to b
Any maritime law experts want to opine? Robin at 8:26am 11.18.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1012 Now that my boat was killed by Hurricane Katrina's 23 foot tidal surge in 11 minutes in my marina, I
Deck Paint gr8 2 av8 at 8:21am 11.18.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1217 I have been thinking about painting the decks on my Hunter. A few questions I have are A) what shou
how to connect bilge pump hose? Viktor at 8:17am 11.18.05 Other Sailboats 6/1497 I will install the automatic bilge pump. What is the good place to route the discharge hose? I think
Outboards on 27 boats flyhop at 7:04am 11.18.05 Bigger Boats 3/973 I am just curious and would like to hear from any other 27+ foot owners who power their sailboats wi

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First Sailboat Ferruh at 10:29am 11.16.20 Hello, Welcome! And good luck in your sailing career! IMHO, the most common cruising boats are mo
First Sailboat Ferruh at 10:24am 11.16.20 As a former owner of a H356 I can recommend it for your purposes. In my opinion, while ASA lessons
Halloween cruise Hayden Watson at 10:22am 11.16.20 With your offset roller you can install an offset strut. it does not need to attach directly to the
First Sailboat Ferruh at 10:22am 11.16.20 The charter idea is a great one. Under the current limitations the governments are doing to try and
Christmas... Justin_NSA at 10:20am 11.16.20 4 drumsticks ! :thumbup:
First Sailboat Ferruh at 10:16am 11.16.20 What is it that you like about the boats that get your attention? What do you know about what you
Full cockpit enclosure - leaking through traveler control lines Karl13265 at 10:11am 11.16.20 Velcro secured cover over the top of the traveler takes care of 99% of the rain. Most of the time
First Sailboat Ferruh at 10:11am 11.16.20 [Sounds nice. A 37 to 38-ft boat is a comfortable size for a cruising couple. My wife and I have be
First Sailboat Ferruh at 10:09am 11.16.20 Which of the boats does she like? She Doesn't have any experience with the sailboats, We will be i
First Sailboat Ferruh at 10:05am 11.16.20
First Sailboat Ferruh at 10:04am 11.16.20 We have a 2002 Hunter 356 bought last summer. It's reasonably well made, sails well, access to the
Looking for the owner of a boat icanto at 9:53am 11.16.20 Well, I called the broker for this (note, she didn't contact me...) and she stated that the owners
First Sailboat jmce1587 at 9:41am 11.16.20 In addition to all the great suggestions above in helping perspective buyers determine wants and nee
Refinishing Tiller Handle shank at 9:39am 11.16.20 That seats looks great. Thanks so much for all of the advice.
3 Mainsail Quotes - Advice on which you would pick and why cdarwincole at 9:36am 11.16.20 Material does matter! 2 full upper and 2 partial lower battens is a good arrangement: good roach su
Alternator Won't Charge at Idle DennisL at 9:30am 11.16.20 Thank you. I'll check that lead. My regulator is mounted to the engine room door, so that wire har
Has anyone taken apart one of these lights? (1) FollowYouFollowMe at 9:28am 11.16.20 Great find! I've replaced 3 now. Anybody find replacement switches for these? Having similar inte
Source for brackets to mount poptop bows for 1985 MAC 25 Seadoc at 9:25am 11.16.20 Thank you finding41. Will check this out! Al
3 Mainsail Quotes - Advice on which you would pick and why cdarwincole at 9:23am 11.16.20 I have used Loong Sails for both my O'Day 25 and Hunter 280. Extremely pleased with product, cost
Alternator Won't Charge at Idle FollowYouFollowMe at 9:04am 11.16.20 Had a similar problem with Balmar 60 series alternator. Turned out the positive battery lead had co

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