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william at 4:50pm 03.04.04
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I was looking through the owners pics and noticed some boats with the pushpits. i am redoing my life
Bob at 12:47pm 03.04.04
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I'm looking to replace my rode with 125-150' of chain (plus nylon)to make my rode retrival easier (n
Mac Bentley at 12:21pm 03.04.04
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Sailboat building is the subject, according to my Yahoo tv guide, on New Yankee Workshop, HGTV, Satu
Rich Altman at 11:40am 03.04.04
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I need to know where and how to order the correct material to replace the rub rail on my 25 O'Day
Joe at 11:23am 03.04.04
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I was asked to access the amount of money needed to fix up a 1981 Hunt-22. Little did I know that i
Paul F at 10:23am 03.04.04
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I was reading on the all sailors forum about the shift cable failing and how to stop the boat. My 3
Gary Ross at 10:16am 03.04.04
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After owning a 1979 Hunter 30 for 12 years I am about to buy a 1984 40.5. 1.What should I look f
mike Johns at 9:51am 03.04.04
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Dear MrBill, I ask what could be done befor geting on the road. I think your idea with the chain is
Sylvain B at 9:40am 03.04.04
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I'm looking to do a tour of the small cracks around the deck of our 272. My plan is to use a dremel
Dave at 9:38am 03.04.04
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My Bowmar hatch in the v-berth is extremely crazed. Does anyone have a recipe for replacing the Lex
Jim at 9:25am 03.04.04
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The lid on my h25 hatch,which is old enough to drink, is finally getting very tired. Since I have no
Kelly at 9:16am 03.04.04
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I'm tired of leaning over the transom to get to the outboard. I'm willing to sacrifice some speed an
Lynn at 8:22am 03.04.04
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Hello everyone! Do any of you know if the deck core on my Hunter 34, 1984, is balsa or plywood. I
Rob Garneau at 7:48am 03.04.04
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I sail a Hunter 306 and have inmast furling. I love it, but miss the roach of a conventional mailsai
scott at 7:44am 03.04.04
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for stainless steel pulpit work. Mate wants stern rail seats, not the little bitty flip down seats,
Dave at 7:37am 03.04.04
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In the Universal 25 manual that came with my 1985 Cat 30 when I purchased it several years ago, it r
Larry Szabo at 6:21am 03.04.04
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We have a 30', 1981 Hunter and I plan on replacing the propeller shaft, cutlass bearing in the strut
Art Fuller at 5:19am 03.04.04
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Our original (starboard) toe rail on our 1978 Hunter 33 was damaged in the recent Hurricane, and we
jeff at 5:18am 03.04.04
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i have just purchased a 1987 hunter 31. i am in need of new sails. im concidering a 155 genoa with
Randy Kolb at 4:57am 03.04.04
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I have decided to replace the standing rigging on my 1986 C22. I believe the rigging is the origina

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Don't ignore above-the-water-line thru hulls!
Tally Ho at 8:16pm 12.11.20
Ugh.. Like I don't have enough on my plate this winter? :) Yep... The good news is I only have 3
White Plastic Pieces Fixed to Boarding Ladder
Phil Herring at 8:13pm 12.11.20
Hi Dave, send us the good one on the starboard side; it looks like something we can fabricate pretty
Installing bow roller: foredeck coring?
jssailem at 8:13pm 12.11.20
Follow up questions are great. Good luck. By the way. I have a Mantus. Works great.
Winterizing in North Carolina
Grotto at 7:41pm 12.11.20
I would make sure you have a battery conditioner on it with a solar cell to make sure the battery st
Don't ignore above-the-water-line thru hulls!
dlochner at 7:41pm 12.11.20
Ugh.. Like I don't have enough on my plate this winter? :) Ya gotta love working on old boats as
Installing bow roller: foredeck coring?
DinghySailor at 7:41pm 12.11.20
Thank you js. David contacted me with some helpful pics. Your installation process is a sound approa
Beneteau rudder tube/grid
dlochner at 7:39pm 12.11.20
This doesn't look good. It is a bit difficult to do an assessment by photos only and I am not famili
Ranger 23 Bulkhead Replacement
CarlN at 7:34pm 12.11.20
When you take out the rotted plywood piece, remove it all the way to the hull. Then fiberglass the n
Vendée Globe?
PaulK at 7:15pm 12.11.20
Two crashed computers and another boat heads home. Charal has passed his first competitor, about 1/
Oil change... Make it a double
SoSound at 7:00pm 12.11.20
Porsche's recommended change interval for synthetic oil is 7,500 - 10,000 miles. They have recommen
Beneteau rudder tube/grid
Brian D at 6:50pm 12.11.20
I only see this one. But I did notice two of the same comments in this thread. So it is possible one
White Plastic Pieces Fixed to Boarding Ladder
Phil Herring at 6:48pm 12.11.20
Here's the link. We may have a better fabrication process next year which will bring down the cost b
Don't ignore above-the-water-line thru hulls!
Mickstr at 6:18pm 12.11.20
I have been meaning to tackle this job for a while (6 years since a surveyor mentioned it on my pre
Hunter 41DS aft head tabbing
Terry Cox at 6:15pm 12.11.20
You're welcome. Just note that Hunter did a quality job building their boats with value in mind. Wha
ipad for navigation
Davidasailor26 at 6:07pm 12.11.20
Quarantine Sailing, Someone has to do it!
MikeHoncho at 5:45pm 12.11.20
Mike. Your imposed exile from civil society is great for you, you know why you are alone on your b
How much pump should a pump pump?
SailingLoto at 5:40pm 12.11.20
I agree, the your saildrive has it's own fuel pump. fix the issue with it and do away with the elec
ipad for navigation
quadrille38 at 5:15pm 12.11.20

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