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Sailing mentors ex-admin at 3:42pm 10.17.04 Ask All Sailors 25/2716 Do you have a sailing mentor? Is there a more experienced old salt you go to for solutions to your s
Keel Fairing Rick D at 3:15pm 10.17.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/963
Oil stain on gelcoat Gary at 2:42pm 10.17.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1046 Accidentally got some used motor oil on the gelcoat in the cockpit which turn it a nice shade of jet
universal engine detail paint John at 1:27pm 10.17.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/4101 I am going to steam clean my Universal engine and the bilge. Does anyone have a source for the gold
Painting the non skid Cliff Ruckstuhl at 1:13pm 10.17.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1362 I have been thinking about painting the non skid for better traction and also to break up the color.
Installing a wind vane on a catalina 30 Chris Port at 12:20pm 10.17.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/5073 Can anyone give advice on fitting a wind system (Vane, cable and display)and how to run the cable th
engine overheating jim22335 at 11:57am 10.17.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1203 I have been having problems with my engine overheating recently. I thought that I had it fixed after
Small Dog on Board Will at 10:50am 10.17.04 Ask All Sailors 11/1509 My wife and I have a Min Pin puppy. A 6 pound dog. We are planing to a ten day cruise on our 34 fo
medicine cabinet / vanity in 450 Forward head Jim at 10:49am 10.17.04 Big Boats 3/780 Has anyone modified/replaced the medicine cabinet in the forward head of a Passage 450? The origina
Fresh Water Flush Head Bob F. at 10:22am 10.17.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1060 As the summer winds downs I'm always looking for projects to do on my H376. Has anybody added a fres
Need Punta Gorda Help --> $$$ Cobra at 9:52am 10.17.04 Ask All Sailors 11/1248 I've bought a damaged boat (1993 33.5 Hunter) in Purta Gorda Fl. The mast is damaged and laying on
Easier way to lift the rudders? Knot @ home at 9:27am 10.17.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/950 I am have having a hard time raising the rudders when changing from sailing motoring (returning to t
DUTCHMAN SYSTEM VS LAZY JACK SYSTEM George Rapin at 9:19am 10.17.04 Big Boats 7/2272 I'm replacing the original set of sails. The cost of making the main receptive to the Dutchman syst
2000 26x steering cable DAVE at 7:40am 10.17.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1094 My steering cable is shot,it's a Detmar G 9 8FT DCT,this is written on the cable.Where can I get one
New cabin sole? Richard at 6:51am 10.17.04 Smaller Boats 5/1071 Greetings,I am re-posting in the hopes that someone can help now: We are looking at a 1974 Ranger
Head overflow Bill at 4:36am 10.17.04 Big Boats 11/1228 The flushing of the Jabsco head in the aft cabin has been slowly deteorating... meaning the flushing
Ericson 25 "MIC" at 3:13am 10.17.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1541 I may have posted this wrong the first time (ask all sailors) But I am trying to find out the good
Ericson 25 Mic at 2:30am 10.17.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1066 I have been searching, for a few months, trying to find a 'good' boat that a part time sailor could
Hunter 25.5 purchase Michael Beitenhaus at 1:15am 10.17.04 Smaller Boats 4/1395 Any information would be appreciated. I am considering buying a 1985 Hunter 25.5 with a 9.9 diesel.
balsa core R.K. at 12:31am 10.17.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/950 The foredeck on my O'Day 22 (1972) has extensive soft areas. How practicle is it to seperate the dec

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Adding some bling to the cockpit. Have a question. (1) rgranger at 10:36am 02.01.21 once I hang that mirror ball :dancing: Add this to the shopping cart while you are at it...:biggr
Hunter 430 Mast rgranger at 10:26am 02.01.21 I wonder if BoatUS or other insurance company might be able to help you find a "totaled" boat that i
Ugly, Ugly Sailboats chasfrank at 10:19am 02.01.21 It looks much better this way IMHO. has a bit of leeway???? :)
Adding some bling to the cockpit. Have a question. jssailem at 9:59am 02.01.21 All ready for the dancers.
466 rudder stock/post play FollowYouFollowMe at 9:59am 02.01.21 Agree that the play should not be an issue. Depending on your intended use (coastal vs offshore) yo
MOB System Heads Up dlochner at 9:58am 02.01.21 This is an interesting idea from a Canadian inventor, an automatic life ring deployment system. htt
Adding some bling to the cockpit. Have a question. kappykaplan at 9:36am 02.01.21 Sweet!!
MOB System Heads Up kappykaplan at 9:34am 02.01.21 Continue pointing and never stop! Always a part of my MOB drills with the Scouts!
Adding some bling to the cockpit. Have a question. (1) Justin_NSA at 9:15am 02.01.21 Latest update to my new cockpit speakers upgrade. I've been looking for ways to protect them from th
Got a new sailing dinghy SFS at 9:15am 02.01.21 That is really nice work. This will be a very cool dinghy when you are finished.
Hunter 35.5 #2 and #3 foot length (1) shawanaga at 9:12am 02.01.21
Dufour 40E Performance BarryL at 8:24am 02.01.21 Thanks, I have read all the reviews I could find, and watched all of the youtube videos as well. I'
Got a new sailing dinghy (3) Davidasailor26 at 8:22am 02.01.21 A little bit of progress this week. I used white oak leftovers from the gunwales, joined it with so
MOB System Heads Up JamesG161 at 8:15am 02.01.21 One other Safety tip for a MOB. One person should immediately stop and point to the MOB, and stay a
Newly designed outhaul deployed dmax at 8:12am 02.01.21 Indeed it is Lake Mead, I'm hoping that someone will leave the faucet on and fill it up soon. Actu
Telltales rschuss at 8:12am 02.01.21 US Sailing has a wonderful manual on Sail Trim, ussailing.org. Also Jib and Mainsail Trim: How Tellt
replacing bathroom fixtures beneteau 343 swisssally at 7:56am 02.01.21 Hi everyone.. I think i have a match (from Ambassador marine), but does anyone know off hand what th
Hunter 430 Mast sail sfbay at 7:54am 02.01.21 I would follow your manual of 680 inches or 56.67 ft. The 50 ft was from sailboatdata web page, whi
Does anyone know the total length of sanitation hose required for C30? snoopy_ at 7:52am 02.01.21 Parsons, Funny, I did plan on using a sewing tape to get the exact dimensions. i.e. It's cloth, it
Ugly, Ugly Sailboats rgranger at 7:52am 02.01.21 I thought we were to be talking of UGLY boats:

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