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Water in cabin bruce1309 at 11:27pm 06.20.05 Smaller Boats 8/1001 If it has rained between sails on my H26 there is water on the cabin floor. As you look in thru the
hunter 146 cleats phlocker at 11:21pm 06.20.05 Day Sailers 7/1330 do all 146 have dock line cleats on bow and stern? Picking mine up at the end of this week as it is
Sealing Starboard John Zekas at 10:53pm 06.20.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/2697 I have been reviewing recent posts and you advise against using a polysilfide on some plastics. I pr
How Heavy is a 380 Ernie at 9:56pm 06.20.05 Big Boats 1/1079 I have been looking at adds for the Catalina 380 and reviewed the specs for it on the Catalina Owner
Anchor for 1981 Hunter 27 Stephen OBrien at 9:29pm 06.20.05 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1449 I'm looking to by a danforth style anchor for my 1981 Hunter 27, but when I look at the recommended
Ranger 33 toe rail Dee at 5:08pm 06.20.05 Ask All Sailors 0/959 Late model ranger 33's have a black metal toe rail. Mine was recently demaged in a racing accident.
Looking for advice on SailTime... anyone? Cleveland Sailor at 4:53pm 06.20.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2375 Hi all,I am new to sailing but already addicted. I live in Cleveland, OH about 10 minutes from th
Boom X section 76 V2-22 Gary at 3:17pm 06.20.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/934 Looking for cross section measurements for the V2-22 boom. Lost mine and need to have a replacment
Hull ID Info Boyd Brown at 3:14pm 06.20.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/852 Where can I get information on the age/manufacture date of my hull from the identification number?
strap location Gerry Bogert at 1:49pm 06.20.05 Mid-Size Boats 5/828 Does anyone have the recommended location for the straps from the lift. I want to mark the hull and
Interior teak restoration DGrunderman at 1:23pm 06.20.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1032 Just purchased a 2003 306--wondering what to do to restore color to teak walls and handle at steps e
Galley plan Baysic at 1:12pm 06.20.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/914 I just bought a 224 Venture. Hull # 154 Am redoing the whole works and need to build a galley.
Crab pots Broke sailor SV Marcell at 12:50pm 06.20.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1010 What's the best course of action when you get tangled up on a crab pot? Happened to me today after
Cleaning Products for the H216 ABS Material Lamar Sumerlin at 12:47pm 06.20.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/871 Does Boat Life have specific products that would be suitable for cleaning the ABS hull/deck/cockpit
mooring advice please kip at 12:10pm 06.20.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/881 i am planning to moor my mariner at pleasant lake. I'll have to set the object to be placed on the b
buddy bearings? Jeff Prideaux at 11:51am 06.20.05 Smaller Boats 5/842 Should I pop these bearing protectors off and install "buddy bearings" in their place? I just bough
M25XP John at 11:45am 06.20.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/932 HI guys new problem.I said on my last post that ive been haveing some hard starts and i though that
Vent hose behavior... Doug at 11:34am 06.20.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/2445 Peggy:The vent hose on our boat has a "belly" in it between the tank and the thru-hull. I have bee
Mac 25 Roller Furler J. Barrett at 11:32am 06.20.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1108 I've been looking at alot of boats with roller furlers and have a couple of questions before I inves
Chartplotter Ron10127 at 11:20am 06.20.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1127 We have purchased a boat equiped with a Standard Horizon GPS Chart 400. The Mod# is CP 400. Does any

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Covid-19 Vaccination smokey73 at 4:24pm 01.30.21 Thus Herd immunity will be achieved faster, with those of us that have it natural immunity , or th
Beneteau 35S5 Hatch quadrille38 at 4:24pm 01.30.21 Get model number off frame if you can and contact Hatchmasters. They are masters at repairs and offe
Sail Ties ... Just curious quadrille38 at 4:20pm 01.30.21 Made my own sail ties out of bungee cord like these: https://www.amazon.com/Bungee-Qtimal-Canopy-Ex
Hull/Keel repair craigjames at 4:20pm 01.30.21 Thanks for the info
Covid-19 Vaccination Don S/V ILLusion at 4:14pm 01.30.21 Yep, and the ICUs in NYC were full. Hospital beds were scarce, and if you had an accident or a hear
Sail Ties ... Just curious Terry Cox at 4:11pm 01.30.21 Made my own sail ties out of bungee cord like these: https://www.amazon.com/Bungee-Qtimal-Canopy-Ext
Mystery stainless grappling hook? Any clues? FastOlson at 3:52pm 01.30.21 North of the Puget Sound folks tend to use wooden "Bull Rails" to secure your boat at the dock. Com
Covid-19 Vaccination JamesG161 at 3:49pm 01.30.21 I respect that decision but to quote 007, "never say never again." If enough people decide to not g
Mystery stainless grappling hook? Any clues? (1) jssailem at 3:49pm 01.30.21 North of the Puget Sound folks tend to use wooden "Bull Rails" to secure your boat at the dock. Comi
Hunter 35.5 #2 and #3 foot length (1) sail sfbay at 3:43pm 01.30.21 #2 and #3 foot lengths are defined below where J is the distance measured from the front side of the
Barbecue Beefs jssailem at 3:40pm 01.30.21 Let me know how it turns out. We found it tasty. But maybe it was because we were sailing and had ar
Stuck SS Fastener jssailem at 3:39pm 01.30.21 Terry you might consider using some ACF-50. It can get into some tight spaces and address corrosion
Sail Ties ... Just curious (1) jssailem at 3:33pm 01.30.21 I have found this webbing with clips to be convenient as sail ties. for the 2 near the mast a coupl
Covid-19 Vaccination jssailem at 3:24pm 01.30.21 New York was not alone in their challenges dealing with COVID. Washington State had a rash of deaths
Covid-19 Vaccination jssailem at 3:05pm 01.30.21 a sensationalization and dubious at best at least in their "headlines" I did not say they were a t
Covid-19 Vaccination Head Sail at 3:04pm 01.30.21 Yep, and the ICUs in NYC were full. Hospital beds were scarce, and if you had an accident or a hear
Davit on H25.5 sail sfbay at 2:59pm 01.30.21 Suggest contacting any number of dinghy davit fabricators (happy to provide a list of these) and th
Bomar Hatch in main cabin sail sfbay at 2:55pm 01.30.21 Suggest removing it and taking it to retail acrylic plastic supplier to measure thickness with a cal
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Stuck SS Fastener Terry Cox at 2:21pm 01.30.21 Thank you for the offer. I have access to one locally, but wanted to try some heat to the screw befo

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