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Boat on reef Franklin at 5:42am 06.23.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/883 Been thinking about the guy on the reef and what I would do or could now plan to do if I were in his
can't stop this heeling...... nicole17008 at 5:32am 06.23.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 29/2530 Hi, Hubby and I took a total of 2 months of sailing lessons last fall, then decided to go for it an
swing keel cable wear gary at 5:29am 06.23.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/863 swing keel cable eating into metal fitting at thru hull fitting. has anyone solved this problem?
Wheel Pilot Scott D5296 at 4:42am 06.23.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1035 My ST4000 shorted at the bulkhead plug, received 12v to the control circuit and is now DEAD. Because
Water in bilge/ 1981 Hunter 22 with swing Keel Jim W23131 at 4:26am 06.23.05 Smaller Boats 1/1342 I am finding more water in my bilge lately after fixing known leaks from deck hardware, windows, etc
Losin' the Blue on the 2-2-2 Joe McGinty at 3:55am 06.23.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/861 The cockpit and deck of my '79' is white with sky blue on the seats and "non skid" areas. My family
Rigging an O'Day 22 Stevo at 3:30am 06.23.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1320 This weekend I will hopefully be putting my O'day 22 in the water. Does anyone know how the Jib is r
InterSpray O2Addict at 3:16am 06.23.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1576 I am able to purchase Interspray 900 cheaply, but I have no facilities to spray the paint, and was l
iPods and Sailboats Terrence Brady at 3:12am 06.23.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1302 Someone has probably figured this out: how do connect your iPod to your way-too-expensive marine FM
Larger freezer. Ozana Halik at 2:47am 06.23.05 Big Boats 4/761 Larger freezerI want to separate the fridge on my 1995 H35.5 Legend , so I can have a larger freeze
Bow eye/winch david22333 at 2:24am 06.23.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1178 Hi all;Finally got my 88 26D wet! Got it last fall. Didn't sail - just wanted to check out motor
It is totally official Gregg9020 at 2:16am 06.23.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/1177 Here is the new and improved sailboat. Documented and everything
Black Sails NevadaCityBob at 2:07am 06.23.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1922 Does anyone have a recommendation for a loft that sells colored sails? I have a Mac 25 that I would
Where to ground DC system Oday 25 Ramazzini at 1:47am 06.23.05 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1019 Funny but first subject line was "Where to ground Oday 25" and thought some of you would have some i
cat 22 - finding and instaling a Jib Furler Heather at 1:26am 06.23.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1143 ok, well, as I predicted, I have come up with several new questions, that I am sure someone here is
Solar Panel location Seminole Wind at 1:24am 06.23.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/870 Do any MacGregor 26C folks have some advice as to the best place to mount a 5-10 watt solar trickle
How crucial is the height of lifeline stanchions ? Alex at 1:14am 06.23.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2315 Hey, ALL!We all know how expensive the storing/mooring a boat can be. In the light of that I wanted
;D Who is going to Back2Bay Hunter Redezvous? Velero49 at 12:58am 06.23.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/928 When r u leaving your home port and when r u arrivng in Cristfield? We r leaving Saturday morning
Dockside Wash Down Options Sherry at 12:45am 06.23.05 Ask All Sailors 15/9262 We have our own boathouse/dock, and it does not have water run to it, but it does have electricity.
Cleaning products for ABS material Lamar Sumerlin at 12:36am 06.23.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/1683 Does BoatLIFE has products suitable for cleaning the ABS plastic hull/deck/cockpit material found on

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Small 3" bow ding shemandr at 11:09am 03.27.21 It may be obvious but since it hasn't been expressly said above, you have to bevel the edges of the
Random orbital buffer jssailem at 10:59am 03.27.21 Oh Big Easy... Think time of use. Personal comfort. You can easily buy a couple of HF units, as they
Bottom Paint jssailem at 10:54am 03.27.21 Do I need to sand off all the pervious barrier coat? apply barrier coat and bottom paint and call
Standing Rigging on Hunter 34 markwbird at 10:53am 03.27.21 The problem with standing rigging is that corrosion can occur where you cannot see it. Most notably
Man Overboard Equipment Recommendations jssailem at 10:36am 03.27.21 Safety gear is definitely a part of the solution. But Knowledge is king. You need to be aware of the
VHF Range? jssailem at 10:23am 03.27.21 Coast Guard antennas are high up on towers and each station usually has more than one so they have
Spring Cruise 2021 (1) jssailem at 10:21am 03.27.21 Wishing good will and keeping your hopes alive. The current long range lookout continues to give a
fog scares me! Richard19068 at 10:21am 03.27.21 @Richard19068... One word... Pickled. It's the salt water right?
VHF Range? Rick Webb at 10:19am 03.27.21 We out 200 miles from Tampa and could converse with Sea Tow. They said their antenna was up on a con
Insight Please - Beneteau 361 Windlass Install Jskosmo at 10:19am 03.27.21 Thanks so very much guys - your advice is very, very helpful.
Standing Rigging on Hunter 34 Richard19068 at 10:11am 03.27.21 I've owned my 1984 Hunter 34 since 2005. I've had the spar/rigging visually inspected 3 times by lo
fog scares me! jssailem at 9:58am 03.27.21 @Richard19068... One word... Pickled.
Standing Rigging on Hunter 34 (4) jssailem at 9:51am 03.27.21 corrosion in the swage fittings, especially the upward-looking ones, and no broken strands, Chec
New to me 2003 Hunter 386 Mike Oldak at 9:43am 03.27.21
fog scares me! Richard19068 at 9:39am 03.27.21 Ok My apologies to Carl Sandburg. The timing was a long time ago 1916... I remembered the poem (whi
VHF Range? Rick D at 9:38am 03.27.21 Just to give an example of antenna height, I have two VHF's, one below with an antenna on the radar
Install Wallas heater in a Hunter 41 ac jssailem at 9:27am 03.27.21 From the Wallas Manual, bold emphasis by me. Exhaust pipe The longest permissible exhaust gas pipe
Great Lakes Navigation jssailem at 9:19am 03.27.21 I'd suggest keeping the paper charts down below. :plus:
Ever Given jssailem at 9:17am 03.27.21 Spitballing here, but the Tugs might be there to stabilize the ship. In general, the water in the
Small 3" bow ding (2) Ralph Johnstone at 9:10am 03.27.21 Always check the manufacturer's instructions. Five coats to a depth of 0.010" for Interprotect 200E

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