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one last poly glow question! Patrick at 5:04am 04.28.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/816 Okay, I just re painted the bottom, then I painted a trim stripe near the deck (from the toerail dow
USED SAILBOAT PARTS STORE ????? GREGG WHITTENBERGER at 4:51am 04.28.04 Ask All Sailors 7/1229 HELLO: LOOKING TO BUY SOME USED PARTS FOR MY CATALINA 27,WINCHES,BOOM AND????CAN YOU GIVE ME A GOO
Anti-syphon loop on head inlet line Darrell Kirkendall at 4:07am 04.28.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/1163 Hi ... I just acquired a 1988 Catalina 30, and was told by the surveyor that Catalina Corporation ha
Benefits of a traveler? DanaK at 3:52am 04.28.04 Ask All Sailors 29/3330 I am NEWWWWWWWWWWWW to sailing. So new-I have never sailed. Long story short my husband is buying
Fresh water tank pump out. Bob at 3:37am 04.28.04 Ask All Sailors 8/1059 My fresh water tank needs to be flushed and I don't want to stand there and pump the the faucet hand
H23 2nd Battery Chuck at 3:22am 04.28.04 Smaller Boats 7/846 Hi Folks,I'd like to install a 2nd battery to beef up my cruising capability. I'd like some thoug
We would like to purchase a GPS and am not sure Chip Willis at 3:10am 04.28.04 Mid-Size Boats 15/1177 We would like to purchase a GPS and am not sure what the difference is between a hand held GPS and a
water bladder leak dave at 2:53am 04.28.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1497 My water bladder has a leak located along the bottom seam. I believe the water bladder is original
Head has a black hose running up Chip Willis at 2:17am 04.28.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/925 the bulkhead to about the top of the teak handle and running down again. I have looked on most of th
Are lifelines really a safety factor??? tom at 2:16am 04.28.04 Ask All Sailors 12/1722 It goes against the dogma but I've never liked lifelines. Mostly because I've been almost impaled by
Sacrafical Anode Matt at 1:31am 04.28.04 Smaller Boats 2/933 I am seeking advice on the installation of the zinc sacrifical anode on my Cat 22 keel. I am refini
Less depth = Less current ? Dale I at 1:22am 04.28.04 Ask All Sailors 8/966 As a river sailor on the St. Johns I am exposed to near constant tidal current and am wondering why
Brydon Boy Head Fred Statz at 1:12am 04.28.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/2357 Help... Having problems with the Brydon Boy Toilet on my boat. When you pump the handle it does not
Delivery Day Drew at 1:06am 04.28.04 Smaller Boats 6/822 I've a 2004 H240 on the way - will be here next week. Is there anything I need to know before deale
South Florida Beneteau Group Jeffrey at 12:13am 04.28.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1157 Putting together a South Florida Beneteau group, open to all Beneteau sailors. If anyone is interes
Max engine size wieght Larry at 12:10am 04.28.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1023 My Mac 26D has a Johnson 8hp outboard. Doesnt look like their is too much more room in the engine w
Engine Starting w/AC connected Cru at 12:01am 04.28.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1000 I have a boat with a Yanmar 2GM20F diesel. I normally start this engine with the battery selector s
Bent Pulpit Mark at 11:11pm 04.27.04 Ask All Sailors 10/1472 Can anyone suggest how I could fix a bent pulpit? It leans to starboard approximately 1-2". Is it
fuel storage doug at 10:59pm 04.27.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1003 Just got an old hunter 25. Noticed most boats at marina have gas tank stored below, instead of in c
Converting holding tank to Diesel tank Daniel Segev at 10:55pm 04.27.04 Big Boats 7/2000 Dear sailors,As part for a preparation for a long-range trip, I am considering converting one of t

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I win! Hayden Watson at 12:22pm 10.21.20 Crappy pics of the break. I sent a lot better pics to the builder That looks like a pretty clean b
DON'T Bring your boat to Lake Minnetonka! HEINZIR at 12:13pm 10.21.20 There are very few sailboats on the Upper Lake any more. I would guess less than a dozen keel boats
Anchor light Scott B at 11:53am 10.21.20 https://shop.hunterowners.com/hp/hpcat.php?m=380&c=16
Cal-21 Jib Furler PeteTheri at 11:45am 10.21.20 I have a 100% jib and a storm Jib but the wind is so variable for me that I thought it would be nice
shut off everything or no? splax at 11:42am 10.21.20 I don't leave my boat plugged in to avoid electrolytic corrosion. I do leave my solar panel connecte
Alternator.... turning internal to externally regulated Stu Jackson at 11:32am 10.21.20 Shame to have the thing just sitting worthlessly around. I remember the same info from MaineSail.
Aft Bedding for a Beneteau 321 Caboteur at 11:26am 10.21.20 I have a 31, I use regular queen-size and stretch a little. Do not forget that the mattress is not a
Yanmar 3YM30 air filter Davidasailor26 at 11:25am 10.21.20
Alternator.... turning internal to externally regulated Maine Sail at 11:23am 10.21.20 Hello all, So a couple of years ago I upgraded to a Balmar 150amp with mc 614 regulator. The alt I
2015 Oceanis 31 Topping lift (1) Caboteur at 11:20am 10.21.20 If you anchor or are on a mooring, the swinging movement of the boom will make noise enough to make
I win! Glsawyer at 11:17am 10.21.20 So here is a weird issue I need help with..... Maybe someone can. help. I need to get to land for a
Anchor light dLj at 11:07am 10.21.20 Here is a picture of me and my anchor light. I cannot find a replacement for this thing? Any th
Hunter 260: Tiller Versus Wheel srimes at 10:53am 10.21.20 I've heard it said before that a wheel takes up too much space in the cockpit, but I find that diff
Hunter 260: Tiller Versus Wheel RolfSail at 10:51am 10.21.20 Forgot to mention that my wife loves the wheel far better than the tiller. Very easy for her to be a
Beautiful boat website (2) Bob S at 10:42am 10.21.20 I was slipped next to this classic. Don't know what it is. I believe she is from Woods Hole.
Hunter 260: Tiller Versus Wheel RolfSail at 10:42am 10.21.20 I sailed a Mac26S for 20 years. Loved the boat and loved the tiller and never wanted a wheel. Last s
Alternator.... turning internal to externally regulated Justin_NSA at 10:41am 10.21.20 When you get it converted, you may want to dry fit it and check the pulley alignment as well as the
Let's start a conversation about ASA 101, etc. is it helping or hurting? dLj at 10:27am 10.21.20 It's an amazing time in the history of the world that so much knowledge that used to be hoarded
Alternator.... turning internal to externally regulated Rich Stidger at 10:23am 10.21.20 I did this conversion years ago on a Motorola alternator. If you are mechanically and electrically
Yanmar 3YM30 air filter Ralph Johnstone at 10:21am 10.21.20 It's hard to tell what it is, because it's black as soot! OMG ...................... I hadn't r

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