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My Hunter 380 is not moving! He is slow! It's normal? GALIOSTRO at 1:32pm 05.19.20 Big Boats 14/1828 Hello, I have a problem ... I would like to know if this is one or if my boat is normal ... I just b
Catalina 270LE - Bemini (1) chrintulsa at 11:39am 05.19.20 Mid-Size Boats 2/1504 I am looking to replace our Bimini's for our 270LE. Our boat is not easily accessible at the dock t
Mast Angle britt007 at 7:48am 05.19.20 Ask An Oday Owner 2/765 I have an Oday 20 A previous owner installed a hinged mast step , which helps in stepping then mast
Replacing wood in the v birth tnert118 at 7:36am 05.19.20 Mid-Size Boats 3/591 Hello, my 1983 Catalina 27 tall, has wood panels on the inside of the v birth. It covers (hid) the
Rudder removal Catalina 38 tunaholic at 6:49am 05.19.20 Big Boats 3/1937 looking for procedure to remove and replace rudder and rudder post
Which is forward and which is aft lower shroud? Erbardy at 3:59am 05.19.20 Smaller Boats 4/1979 I am finishing some renovations on my new to me catalina 22. I am going to put the mast back on the
Annette Inlet (1) Michael Davis at 8:56pm 05.18.20 Destinations 23/1981 179353 Sunset tonight, Annette Inlet, Prevost Island B.C.
Hauling out Boomtown at 8:19pm 05.18.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/805
New to trailer sailing and need advice on stepping mast rcolsen at 7:47pm 05.18.20 Trailer Sailors 11/2952 I have sailed a few small boats in my life but not many. This April I purchased a Margan 250 Class
How to check out batteries Scott T-Bird at 7:13pm 05.18.20 Ask All Sailors 6/705 We're having a boat surveyed. It has 2 4d AGM batteries with 400 Ah. The stickers indicate they ar
Grenada, West Indies to New York dLj at 6:46pm 05.18.20 Destinations 5/69015 I am wondering what folks think about how one might take a sailboat from Granada - Clarkes Court Bay
Tachometer thwilson at 6:22pm 05.18.20 Catalina 30 6/859 For some reason my tachometer RPM needle is not functioning properly. It tends to jump around, or no
Mattress for aft cabin Waltsailor at 6:13pm 05.18.20 Big Boats 15/3923 I am looking to purchase a new mattress for the aft cabin in our 386. Company I used 15 years ago i
U.S Sailor lost off the coast of Queensland Australia garymalmgren at 6:04pm 05.18.20 Ask All Sailors 9/909 Apparently people ashore saw him fall over board as he was dousing his main. "The yacht ran aground
H31 rudder Tom H31 at 5:55pm 05.18.20 Mid-Size Boats 6/986 A marine surveyor suggested that the rudder on our 1986 Hunter 31 is in bad shape. How would I know
life's journey jon hansen at 5:44pm 05.18.20 Sails Call Lounge 3/517 eddie haskell died today, will have to wear black arm bands like when the "skipper" died 'the beav
Morgan 34 Cockpit Sole Rot Paul Koestner at 3:37pm 05.18.20 Morgan 10/1522 Our 1970 Morgan 34 cockpit sole has a commonly used design trait, teak strips separated by some sort
Alternator re-assembly (3) Scott T-Bird at 2:46pm 05.18.20 Ask All Sailors 9/1038 :( Ok, I'll be the first to admit that I take things apart and then have trouble putting them back
Polishes/Waxes Crusader8622 at 1:29pm 05.18.20 Ask All Sailors 12/1221
An Actually portable Air Conditioner? BillyK at 1:00pm 05.18.20 Ask All Sailors 12/8227 Anyone happen to see or give this a try? seems like something that would be good to keep a vbirth o

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Bimini window.... Knotallthere at 3:52pm 11.11.23 Ours is attached with a zipper on either side, you can keep it on the outside to protect the window
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't kappykaplan at 3:03pm 11.11.23
Bimini window.... Davidasailor26 at 2:48pm 11.11.23
hello (1) Sailavie1 at 2:46pm 11.11.23 Looks clean to me. I always try to keep the heel down to 15 degrees (she sails much faster and the c
Watches Indysailor at 2:38pm 11.11.23 Seiko Prospex Solar Diver. I've been checking the accuracy out of curiosity and its maybe 1 sec/mont
Fischer Panda impeller change Ralph Johnstone at 2:15pm 11.11.23 Ok,, This is almost exactly what I was going to write up, but a bit more refined (tiny bit) .....
hello (1) Tally Ho at 1:04pm 11.11.23 I had a 1990 Hunter 280 On Lake Michigan. my first boat, so I was a bit timid with her at first.
Raising boom height Hunter 28.5 Sandy Stone at 12:59pm 11.11.23 I recommend you get a sailmaker to put a reef cringle a foot or so up the mainsail leech. When you
Oday 25 cabin roof Tally Ho at 12:53pm 11.11.23 I upgraded my cabin top and primary winches, all upsized. And that was the process I used. Over dr
Replacing standing rigging jssailem at 11:23am 11.11.23 It is one of those Boat challenges that happens on a 38 year old rig. Noted you are in the San Fra
hunter hull # artboas at 11:11am 11.11.23
hunter hull # jssailem at 11:02am 11.11.23 Visual inspection is the surest way of resolving the query. In the water is wet and cold. In the sl
Bimini window.... jssailem at 10:59am 11.11.23 Greg, I can understand how having the cover on the underside of the Bimini would make using it easie
Fischer Panda impeller change artboas at 10:39am 11.11.23 I'll be brief here (if that's at all possible). Insert two opposed M4 studs in the holes. Make su
Fischer Panda impeller change (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:02am 11.11.23 I'll be brief here (if that's at all possible). Insert two opposed M4 studs in the holes. Make sur
hello chp at 9:45am 11.11.23 Can't tell you much about the 290. I have a 280 and love the boat. Have a new mainsail on order for
Replacing Yanmar exhaust hose Ralph Johnstone at 9:43am 11.11.23
Help and courage - West Marine Air Floor Dungy and Davit lift points (1) thinwater at 9:37am 11.11.23 Capta isn't wrong. You might be able to carry it for limited periods without trouble. I carried a r
Oday 25 cabin roof jssailem at 9:28am 11.11.23 So. Common sailboat building materials, balsa, plywood, and foam core construction sandwiched betwee
How to replace the rope clutch on a Hunter 336 chp at 9:25am 11.11.23

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