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Traveler Rigging Bob at 7:41pm 11.07.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/821 We just purchased a Hunter 37' Cutter and the Traveler for the main boom wasn't rigged, can anyone
throtle cable dan geltmacher at 3:59pm 11.07.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/1000 Broke my throtle cable last Sat. Anyone ever had replace one. It doesn't look like fun. Boat is a
Leaking deck at the mast Michael at 3:59pm 11.07.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1024 Rainwater gets in where the mast gets through the deck. I sealed everything around the deck but stil
Leaking deck at the mast Michael at 3:52pm 11.07.05 Ask All Sailors 0/840 Rainwater gets in where the mast gets through the deck. I sealed everything around the deck but stil
Keel troubles Rodney Sheaffer at 3:30pm 11.07.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1016 I have been having troubles with my keel on my 1979 oday 28. I get cracks in the bow and stern ends
outboard fiz or failure tom h at 3:28pm 11.07.05 Ask All Sailors 11/1495 My friend didn't spray oil into his outboard last year and now the piston is froze. I was trying th
Leaking Holding Tank Craig at 1:50pm 11.07.05 Mid-Size Boats 0/813 I discovered a a leak in starboard/bow corner my holding tank that is draining to my bilge. An attem
Choice of electric heads Allan deVilleneuve at 1:18pm 11.07.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1155 I would like to replace one of the Jabsco heads with an electric for guests. From reading previous p
Weather WildBill at 12:43pm 11.07.05 Other Sailboats 0/617 Where do you get your weather from. Last month after tying down Peal for the storm I log in to NOAA
Leaves of change Michael at 10:50am 11.07.05 Ask All Sailors 3/914 How has the changing of leaves been in your area? With negatives in rainfall this year, things weren
macgregor 26 S. Hernando at 9:52am 11.07.05 Trailer Sailors 5/1698 Hi: Any one knows how much load does the trailer and boat will put on the rear of my car during trai
Bed Spread Joanne at 9:32am 11.07.05 Big Boats 5/879 We just purchased a 2004 H44DS and it appears that the previous owner must have washed the bed sprea
headsail rope size Rick at 9:27am 11.07.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/1259 Im about to replace the headsail rope on my 85 H285. My question is 3/8 rope or 1/2 rope? Also Im gu
siphon break charles at 9:04am 11.07.05 Big Boats 1/1017 My 2003 420 Hunter has a Vetus siphon break for the engine. It has a thin hose going to the bildge b
Honda generators Russell10327 at 8:52am 11.07.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1357 We are a mooring in Wickford and find that we run our engine just to charge up the battery. So th
Replace main with full roach sail? Jim Parrott at 8:48am 11.07.05 Ask All Sailors 5/2364 OK, a small amount of knowledge is a dangerous thing... I read an ad for one of the high end daysail
help in mexico eehollee at 8:06am 11.07.05 Ask All Sailors 25/2002 howdy,i would really appreciate some help on this.i live in mexico,ive found a 35 foot abandoned bar
Servicing swing keel on 22 ft catalina Andy at 7:53am 11.07.05 Smaller Boats 1/1733 I have a 1980 22 Catalina whose swing keel needs to be rebush. There is excess play at the pivot poi
I caught the mouse Ctskip Allmand 31 at 7:24am 11.07.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1099 I trapped the critter and just for you, Fred I released him on shore away from my slip. He was last
312 series Ctskip Allmand 31 at 7:20am 11.07.05 Other Sailboats 0/957 The guy who just surveyed my Allmand, mentioned that he thought it was a 312 series. I never heard o

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Is this damage at bow of concern ? bawlmer at 7:00pm 03.08.21 It looks like gelcoat damage. Google patchpaste. I used it to fix some grizzly anchor damage to my b
Neck deep in the Dark Side Ralph Johnstone at 6:59pm 03.08.21 You gotta drive it like a car. Not up here you don't. Put it on autopilot and go below for marti
can rudders be moved via steering wheel when they are in upright position? Jim26m at 6:56pm 03.08.21 Just bought a 1996 26x. its on the trailer with the rudders in the upright position. should i be a
Neck deep in the Dark Side bawlmer at 6:53pm 03.08.21 Oh Yeah. That other thing. Logs and other hard items come up a lot faster than they used to. You got
Covid-19 Vaccination Don S/V ILLusion at 6:13pm 03.08.21 The vaccine does not bond with or in any other way affect DNA or alter your genome. Whether or not
Covid-19 Vaccination uncledom at 6:13pm 03.08.21 The vaccine does not bond with or in any other way affect DNA or alter your genome. Whether or not
America's Cup La catboat at 6:09pm 03.08.21 3/9 1st race & 2nd race (2 races on 1st day)
Covid-19 Vaccination Davidasailor26 at 6:08pm 03.08.21 . The people who brought up the fact that this is the first RNA based vaccine, which will bond with
Covid-19 Vaccination uncledom at 5:49pm 03.08.21
HUNTER 34 BILGE WIRING cdells at 5:47pm 03.08.21 I'm basically retired and looking for crew during the week. Mike, AR has been great with me so far
America's Cup Davidasailor26 at 5:42pm 03.08.21 I just watched the first race on youtube. New Zealand blew away the Italian boat. The Distance be
25.5 Poptop delaminating hun225va at 5:30pm 03.08.21 I just bought a 86 hunter 255 (great boat!) in August, and have never opened the poptop - never had
America's Cup jibes138 at 5:19pm 03.08.21 I just watched the first race on youtube. New Zealand blew away the Italian boat. The Distance bet
Keel Bolts corroding fast Hunter 22' ('81) newsailor130 at 5:07pm 03.08.21 I don't have acid in my bilge that I know of but I'm certainly going to rinse everything and wash ev
Newport 30, exposed keelbolts? heritage at 5:04pm 03.08.21 The rust around the ss keel bolts could be an indicator of crevice corrosion. The only way to know
Is this damage at bow of concern ? gusestrella at 5:02pm 03.08.21 Just in case you use that eye like people do for small power boats... A keelboat is not a light po
replacement pads on my jackstands question dlochner at 4:49pm 03.08.21 Putting a softer surface on the pads won't hurt anything, however they may retain water and accelera
C&C 27 MKV chainplate rebed MHauser at 4:46pm 03.08.21 Yes Greg, that would be the procedure for a complete job. I plan on just undoing the Philips screws
Covid-19 Vaccination Don S/V ILLusion at 4:45pm 03.08.21
What is the one thing on your boat that you like the most? uncledom at 4:09pm 03.08.21 The luxuries were a bigger bonus than I ever considered. I expected nice sailing manners and wasn'

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