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Insurance for Trailerables Jim Schaff at 6:08am 07.19.05 Smaller Boats 1/883 I realize that information about insurance is in the archives but I also realize that information ab
oday 322 plexiglass MIKE1009 at 5:49am 07.19.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/981 I would like to remove and re-seal my plexiglass windows. The glass is approximately 12"x48" four ti
Need spreader for 1976 O'Day 27 - DESPERATE cry Kim Rice at 5:48am 07.19.05 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1219 Hi -I am in desperate need of a spreader for a 1976 O'Day. We are in the process of moving it from*
Peggie - thoughts on the SeaLand 962? deeman7777 at 5:30am 07.19.05 Ask All Sailors 2/893 Peggy - I need a new porta-pottie per your excellent advice. I noticed the 962 looks decent and is
Folding Prop Problem Larry Boroviak at 5:20am 07.19.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1192 Folding prop (Fallbar?) bronze has failed in forward. I purchased this vessel last August and the p
new head fred at 4:52am 07.19.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1275 I have purchased a new 26m and would like to install a head and holding tank. Has anyone done this o
Windlass for '92 h375 JC on Bainbridge at 4:17am 07.19.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/994 I am looking at installing a windlass for our 37.5. The current manual windlass (that's me) is gett
Patrick Connor Pat at 4:10am 07.19.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1034 Cant find the product poly Glow for my boat and the link wont conect Pat
Deryk aboard Watkins 27 Wanderer sailaway78 at 3:55am 07.19.05 Ask All Sailors 0/995 Hi deryk,I saw your post about heading towards Fla. in Sept. I am going to fly up that way and join
Buying a boat, the legal side dwayne13628 at 3:11am 07.19.05 Ask All Sailors 16/1536 Okay, it would seem I was a little hasty in announcing my new purchase: I have made the offer in goo
Heeling Don Guillette at 1:54am 07.19.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 13/1931 Kristin Boyce: I can't get involved in the in mast furling thread because it has progressed to an ar
Overheating M-25 ? OH at 1:18am 07.19.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1089 We recently bought a 1984 Catalina 30, our first boat. It is a beautiful boat! In great shape, great
Sunbrella fabric mojo16700 at 12:39am 07.19.05 Ask All Sailors 8/1419 Last weekend during a typical summer afternoon shower I found that the Sunbrella fabric which my bim
G23 Knockdown Harvey at 11:54pm 07.18.05 Grampian 5/2080 I was sailing last evening on lake Ontario and I think that I narrowly escaped a knockdown. Winds we
Rudder and Wheel Alignment Nichole at 9:57pm 07.18.05 Big Boats 10/1912 I had my hull cleaned the other day, in the water. Just thought it was a good idea. A diver went d
Rudder mount failure Tina Nauman at 9:33pm 07.18.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1006 I have a 1994 MacGregor 26S. During a wonderful windy sail yesterday the rudder mount failed. Luck
Rudder Bearing Fabrication Paul at 5:58pm 07.18.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/921 Hi,I need to locate a shop that can fabricate new rudder bearings from UHMW-PE. Does anyone know o
Flag RAD18362 at 3:51pm 07.18.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1087 Has anyone ever seen an American flag that is sewn on a radar reflective liner? I saw one online som
Flag RAD18362 at 3:46pm 07.18.05 Ask All Sailors 13/1108 I have a few questions. How do you determine the size flag to fly? Is it about 10' of boat to
Rubber windlass button covers......... Bob F at 2:40pm 07.18.05 Big Boats 0/842 Dose anyone know where I can find replacement switch button covers for my windlass? Everyone in san

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Worried about my holding tank coming loose Tally Ho at 3:07pm 04.16.21 It looks like it is sitting in a wood frame, and the strap keeps it in the frame...been sitting ther
Why does Hunter have a bad name? Steve_Catalina at 3:06pm 04.16.21 Do you like how it sails?
Humorous statement on Wishful thinking for Sailboat pricing Tally Ho at 3:04pm 04.16.21 He can probably buy his dream boat (23-30 inches) with his budget ;-) Greg
Swing keel vs Dagger ? Justin_NSA at 3:03pm 04.16.21 selling and buying can get weird. I had someone ask me if I still had an item for sale. I replied "y
Do all Hunter 34s have a false bilge? (2) Tally Ho at 3:02pm 04.16.21 I had a 1996 Hunter 280. It had a liner, that I think covered the actual hull... But I never drille
Worried about my holding tank coming loose JamesG161 at 2:56pm 04.16.21 Plastic tanks need to flex and expand. Careful how you strap them down. Jim... PS: Mine are fixed
Covid-19 Vaccination Don S/V ILLusion at 2:51pm 04.16.21 Seems a tad inconsistent to me. If they can't get their word out, what's stopping their friends an
O'Day 25 Shoal Draft Centerboard Water Leak supercub at 2:50pm 04.16.21 I talked to Rudy at D&R Marine, he told be that the threads are in 1 x 1 brass plates glassed in. I
Swing keel vs Dagger ? kendyoozed at 2:50pm 04.16.21
Mast Support srimes at 2:43pm 04.16.21 Pine 2x4 (Or Doug Fir if available would be better). Cut to fit and treat with woodlife copper coat
Cabin wood insert removal Hunter 26 (1) Doug J at 2:38pm 04.16.21 Got this from a Google search. "Fill a bucket with warm water and a splash of Dawn soap. Use the 3M
Bottom Paint (1) FlimFlamII at 2:36pm 04.16.21 192799 Bottom 5 was before I decided to bite the bullet and do a more complete sanding. This photo
Swing keel vs Dagger ? srimes at 2:34pm 04.16.21 I'm getting back into sailing after 16 years. Looking for a bot that my family of 4, kids are 16&13
M26swing: where mount a shoot through the hull depth transducer? (newest project) srimes at 2:27pm 04.16.21 Probably best not to shoot through the water ballast tank as there will probably be a bit of an air
Midship Cleat Location for '78 Hunter 27 mmlspace at 2:10pm 04.16.21 Cleats mounted on steel metal "L" brackets and bolted to the sides of the rail.
Bottom Paint Scott T-Bird at 2:07pm 04.16.21 It's hard to know from photos exactly what you are dealing with. The white areas with the divots lo
Bottom Paint Scott T-Bird at 2:02pm 04.16.21 What you can clearly see in your Photo 2 looks like what I found, so I tended to think that is what
What Gen 3 Anchors fit H38 bow rollers? flightlead404 at 2:02pm 04.16.21 Sorry sail, missed it. Thanks for the help.
Bottom Paint Scott T-Bird at 2:00pm 04.16.21 Re-reading your post ... pinholes that you couldn't see until you started painting may be a differen
Hunter 260 Mooring Challenges familyrapp at 1:56pm 04.16.21 Yes. Getting on the boat from both kayak and inflatable dinghy was always tricky. Got wet a couple

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