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Black streak... [requiredauthor] at 10:48am 04.09.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1168 Someone suggested I use a product by the name of black streak to clean my topside. I must concur.
Where can I find a Main sail luff slide retainer.. Richard Marble at 10:37am 04.09.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1625 For a 1981 Hunter 27. When I bought my boat the luff slide retainer was missing. (the little thingy
Seal a Steel Keel Paul at 10:03am 04.09.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1490 Im just a simple guy how requires a simple answer.Steel keel with 30 blisters (dime size) all sand
Need Advice On Installing A New Halyard Joe Mullee at 9:59am 04.09.04 Big Boats 9/1976 I need to replace the halyards on my H34 and need advice.1) What type of line should I be looking
Need Advice - How Can I Go Up The Mast W/O Help? Joe Mullee at 9:49am 04.09.04 Ask All Sailors 17/1601 I need to do some work up the mast and need a way to get up without help. I can't get to the boat on
Saildrive Neil Franklin at 8:03am 04.09.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1237 What are the pros and cons on saildrives? Anyone with experience out there?
battery maintenance charging richard at 7:30am 04.09.04 Ask All Sailors 10/1209 I have a small charger (Guest 6 amp 3 stage charger/maintainer) for maintaining my 2 group 27 batte
What was the brand new pricing of the Mac 26s? eom swampjack at 6:48am 04.09.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1240 As best I can tell they were made 1990 to 1994.
I didn't know lightning was such a hot topic Richard Marble at 6:21am 04.09.04 Ask All Sailors 14/1500 A couple days ago I asked about a Lightning Master. When I got back to my post I was a little surpr
Considering Coronado 15 Leon Bryant at 5:08am 04.09.04 Smaller Boats 3/22121 Would like opinion. Is this a good boat for first-timer? I did some sailing years ago, crewing for a
Ignition switch Chris Mattingly at 3:44am 04.09.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/1089 I have a C30 and the ignition switch is causing intermittent power to the control panel instruments
Aqua Lift Muffler Chris Mattingly at 3:42am 04.09.04 Mid-Size Boats 4/1324 My C30 is an '88 model and I was wondering what the reliability factor is with the muffler. How ofte
Poptop enclosure Lee Taylor at 3:17am 04.09.04 Smaller Boats 0/720 Looking for a source to purchase a poptop enclosre for our 25.5. Does anyone know of a source or hav
Should the through whole valves be oiled ! Chip Willis at 2:36am 04.09.04 Mid-Size Boats 4/894 before being installed? The two (a plastic and bronze) that I am replacing seem hard to turn and the*
Damaged Toe Rail ram yariv at 1:45am 04.09.04 Smaller Boats 4/988 I have a damage to my toe rail, any suggestion on how to repair and where I can get the same parts?
Installing new cleats Darren Mayes at 1:12am 04.09.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/929 I am looking at replacing my existing CAM cleats with powercleats and I have a question (as usual).
amps or voltsI'm wondering jake at 12:33am 04.09.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/967 I'm wondering which about my alternator on my 78 cat. she has the petter one lung diesel which run g
POTENTIAL CATALINA OWNER... Chris Jacobsen at 12:27am 04.09.04 Mid-Size Boats 7/1018 I currently have a 1981 Hunter 27 that I resurrected from the dead, and it has turned into a pretty
Flushing the 2GM20F Warren at 11:53pm 04.08.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1236 I have a 1986 Hunter 28.5 with the Yanmar 2GM20F diesel. Can anyone out there provide me with some
DIY Re-bed of Hull/Deck Joint? Dale I at 10:01pm 04.08.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1814 Has anyone had experience doing the re-bed of the hull/deck joint on a 30'+ vessel?Aside from the

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Eye Splice double-braid jssailem at 9:42am 01.02.21 Rick Nothing wrong practicing with old line to make hang lines for fenders.n So what if the splice i
Eye Splice double-braid jssailem at 9:38am 01.02.21 So If I understand it is the time when you are trying to pass the fid with the outer cover through t
Eye Splice double-braid ricksoth at 9:24am 01.02.21 Wow, thanks for all the great input. I will stick with new lines going forward.
Removing Vinyl Decals from Hypalon Inflatable Dinghy capta at 9:18am 01.02.21 A hair drier? Personally, I think the possibility doing some real damage to the dink with all those
Dogs as crew HandsOnTech at 9:18am 01.02.21 My dog is very intelligent. We are working on distinguishing left paw from right paw and right of t
Removing Vinyl Decals from Hypalon Inflatable Dinghy dlochner at 9:16am 01.02.21 Try warming the letters with a hair dryer. If the dinghy is not inflated, it may be easier with it i
Looking at a C-22, need a trained eye Gott654 at 9:11am 01.02.21
Auto Pilot islandhop at 9:00am 01.02.21 Good question. I hope I find out before spending 3 k on new stuff. Figuring out autopilot stuff is
Eye Splice double-braid Hunter216 at 8:59am 01.02.21
Vacu flush loss of vacum Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:46am 01.02.21 Most of your symptoms, causes and cures, are described in the troubleshooting guide that's included
Halyard ends... 580R? 721-2? Sheet material? (1) Tally Ho at 8:45am 01.02.21 If you have an owners manual for your 302, it should include a chart of the running rigging sizes, l
Auto Pilot sail sfbay at 8:42am 01.02.21 I had a belt drive and controller Autohelm in the cockpit on my 1987 Hunter 31. Replaced it with a
Do you have a SYSTEM when you go sailing... Kings Gambit at 8:41am 01.02.21
Halyard ends... 580R? 721-2? Sheet material? Hunter216 at 8:36am 01.02.21 I would never use metal shackles at the clew of the head sails. That is far too dangerous if the sa
Battery Switches dlochner at 8:35am 01.02.21 Bluesea is a good source for marine electrical supplies and generally I go with their products, howe
Halyard ends... 580R? 721-2? Sheet material? Scott T-Bird at 8:32am 01.02.21 The short answer is that you don't have to replace these articles in kind. XLS rope is the economy
Auto Pilot islandhop at 8:25am 01.02.21
Spinnaker on marlow hunter 31 New MH31 Owner at 8:21am 01.02.21 Hey! I have a MH31 2015, can you let me know how the spinnaker works out and how you set it up? I
Eye Splice double-braid sloughsailer at 8:16am 01.02.21 I am starting the process of learning (I hope) how to complete some splices. I can't get my 3/8 l
Do you have a SYSTEM when you go sailing... Kings Gambit at 8:13am 01.02.21

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