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harness question kingprawn at 6:12am 05.06.05 Ask All Sailors 8/1166 What is a good attachment point for my kids' harnesses? I can put on jacklines, but is there an eas
Replacing bunk boards- need advice w0nko at 4:14am 05.06.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1068 I suppose this has likely been done to death, but I couldn't find much useful in the archives. New (
BOAT MANUAL FRANK VOLPE at 3:50am 05.06.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/891 HAVE PURCHASED AN O'DAY 34. HOW DO I GO ABOUT GETTING A MANUAL FOR THE BOAT?
Out To Lunch Don Guillette at 3:38am 05.06.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 1/1379 Mates: I'm about to leave on a short vacation with my "land yacht". I'll be gone under 2 weeks but t
Is there a forum to buy/sell used boat stuff? w0nko at 2:58am 05.06.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1195 New boat owner (Venture 21) here. Looking for some stuff (a cheek block for a topping hoist, a furle
Where to store the anchor? Doug J at 2:34am 05.06.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1125 I want to purchase a 26S. Love the boat. But one small problem is that there is no anchor locker.
Sail Care Sail Cradle MKIII Justin at 2:04am 05.06.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1478 I've been doing a lot of searching on lazy jack designs and packages. I want to 1)deploy from the co
Weird funky situation Fred G at 12:57am 05.06.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/884 Hi all, I recently purchased a 1985 H40. I had an intermittant start problem, and last weekend (
Floating dock lines Tony5898 at 11:32pm 05.05.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 7/2981 What if any are the advantages of dock lines that 'floatt. I dock in a semi-private slip and can't
Chesapeake Rendezvous Carl at 11:18pm 05.05.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/788 The fifth Chesapeake Bay Hunter Rendezvous is June 27-30 at Crisfield, MD. Activities abound! Fame
1980 O'Day 30 Head Stay Clevis Pin Size??? Sojourn Jim at 10:24pm 05.05.05 Bigger Boats 1/1326 Blew the clevis pin which holds our furler (headstay) to the bow of our 1980 O'Day 30 and can't seem
Dumpster Diving for Cans and Other Goodies Dave at 8:13pm 05.05.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1051 In our Marina owners are encouraged to clean up after their pets. Where does all this go, you guesse
Hull give in Franklin at 3:14pm 05.05.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/776 Ever hear of a hunter or any boat where the hull just gave way from the pressure of water? I hear t
lightning revisited Billy W at 1:50pm 05.05.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/896 I always read with interest any posts about lightning. It is a confusing subject. The stainless ma
seizing a shackle Kevin at 1:23pm 05.05.05 Ask All Sailors 9/2424 I am replacing the main halyard on my Oday 23 with 5/16 inch sta-set x. The previous owner attached
Help Quick!! Benny at 12:43pm 05.05.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/795 The valve to the thru the hull for the galley sink broke off the turn handle. It is a gate valve bu
Hunter 33.5 model years Bonnie DeWolf at 12:23pm 05.05.05 Mid-Size Boats 7/6030 We are in the market for a Hunter 33.5; however, it seems that the layout changed slightly each year
26 Days Until I leave for Vacation in the Bay! Bad Obsession at 10:44am 05.05.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1425 I am leaving for vacation in 26 days and I am going to head from Colonial Beach to the Bay. My plan
Transom ladder Les J. at 10:28am 05.05.05 Ask All Sailors 0/938 '86 Friendship 33 came with an SS removable folding ladder that slipped into SS brackets. The brack
From Norfolk to Oriental, NC Paul (Affinity C320) at 9:08am 05.05.05 Ask All Sailors 10/4780 From Norfolk to Oriental, NCAny recommended reading, things to watch out for? How long does this

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Newbie - Just brought a 1986 Hunter 23 home isaksp00 at 2:53pm 03.19.21 If there is any rot it would be in the grain at the top edge. The tabbing on mine was fine right bef
Newbie - Just brought a 1986 Hunter 23 home Roughsawn at 2:48pm 03.19.21 I'd also check the bulkheads that the chain plates bolt to. On mine, the plywood had degraded due t
Newbie - Just brought a 1986 Hunter 23 home Roughsawn at 2:45pm 03.19.21 @isaksp00 is correct about cover for the cockpit drain as you need it to prevent junk getting into
Damper plate. (2) Mike Mc at 2:28pm 03.19.21 This is the Sachs $353.23 from Fred Warner Marine. Catalina Direct has what looks like it for $466
My New Trailer - Some Bad News dlochner at 2:23pm 03.19.21 I'd hate to be the guy that drove over that... Long story short. Major windstorm, questionable bl
new to sailing i seek experience MikeHoncho at 2:16pm 03.19.21
Venture 22 Rescue Project wynkoop at 2:09pm 03.19.21 Like I said for me it is more about not having h2o build up in the hull from rain ingress and rot th
new to sailing i seek experience rustydusty at 1:59pm 03.19.21 Unless it's your own boat, you have to have insurance to work in a boat yard...
My New Trailer - Some Bad News rustydusty at 1:54pm 03.19.21 I'd hate to be the guy that drove over that...
Hunter 33 (1981) Main Sail SamLust at 1:53pm 03.19.21 As of March 19, 2021. I have a set of what probably were original equipment sails from my 1983 Hun
What is the one thing on your boat that you like the most? (4) rustydusty at 1:39pm 03.19.21 I feel your pain. 14 years ago, before I got married, I was paying $3500 a year not including electr
In Boom Outhaul drewlamparello at 1:33pm 03.19.21 Are you sure that the outhaul line is broken? Two years ago in high wind and max outhaul tension m
Saloon Port Lights on O'Day 26 sail sfbay at 1:27pm 03.19.21 Go to DR Marine, select O'Day 26, select hull, select your port lights and then find its dimensions.
Recommendation on Tablet to use for Navionics App? DArcy at 1:19pm 03.19.21 I don't know if there is a way to check, but I have heard that larger tablets cannot charge as fast
Recommendation on Tablet to use for Navionics App? Lazy1 at 1:05pm 03.19.21 I don't know if there is a way to check, but I have heard that larger tablets cannot charge as fast
Autopilot for Hunter 40.5 Irek at 1:05pm 03.19.21 Hi Rick Tku yr feedback. You know how it goes: you have one problem, three tech guys and five opini
Beneteau Oceanis 321 Lewmar Hatch question sdcsmith2000 at 12:25pm 03.19.21 Might have better luck if you opened the hatch to show the angle of the aluminum frame which Lewmar
1997 Hunter 376 with the B&R Rig and a Z Spar mast. We discovered a depression in the mast extrusion behind the lower starboard spreader. Rick486 at 12:22pm 03.19.21 Check out the photos and share your thoughts. We are thinking about fabricating an aluminum plate
What is the one thing on your boat that you like the most? rgranger at 12:21pm 03.19.21 for $250 a year, !!!!!!! Wow:beer::beer::beer::beer:
Venture 22 Rescue Project chip veres at 11:44am 03.19.21 2nd on the portable manual bilge pump. It's what I use. CV

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