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VANG twodzusfittings at 1:04pm 06.08.20 Bigger Boats 3/968 I've finally gone sailing with my 30 Oday. I put the Vang on, had a great day. Put the hook down, st
CABIN SLATS twodzusfittings at 1:00pm 06.08.20 Bigger Boats 5/878 Where do you put your plexi glass cabin slats while sailing. Mine fit between the hand rail and the
Hunter Legend 43 Chock (2) Armonia1 at 12:48pm 06.08.20 Ask All Sailors 3/599 Hurricane Maria devastated the island . Fortunately my vessel Armonia, a 1993 hunter 43 Legend, only
Mainsail not reaching top of mast (2) JAC1 at 11:21am 06.08.20 Sirius 21/22 14/3126 Hi all! I recently purchased a Sirius 21. It has the original sail, and I noticed that even with the
Hunter Legend 27 - what stove is standard? Martin-Galini at 10:22am 06.08.20 Mid-Size Boats 5/1126 Hi everyone, Just bought a 2005 Hunter Legend 27 and the stove is missing. Can anyone tell me what
Weather Helm on a H. 34 - Negative Roach on the Main - Additional Reef Points swshogren at 10:16am 06.08.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/638 Curious to see if anyone has had the mainsail recut on a Hunter 34 to remove the roach and to add ne
Sealing Cockpit Hatches - Watertight Bulkheads - Cockpit Scuppers - Making the Cockpit Seaworthy swshogren at 10:10am 06.08.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/624 Hi and thank you for reading. This is a follow-on to my earlier question - but about making the cock
Seacock Count - Are we missing a few? swshogren at 9:59am 06.08.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1181 Hi and thank you for reading. I am close to purchasing a '83 Hunter 34 and I am compiling a list of
Catalina 310 end of boom cover Frank H at 9:52am 06.08.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/528 Hi mates. I have been plugging the end of my boom with a plastic bottle to keep out the bird nests.
Questionable Ethics for a Water Ballast Boat rgranger at 9:51am 06.08.20 Trailer Sailors 15/2293 I recently read a thread where someone asked how to keep the water in the ballast tank from getting
Looking for a rigging outfit in British Columbia Revv up at 9:37am 06.08.20 Ask All Sailors 9/1520
H26 & H260: what do you keep in your cockpit lockers? symont at 9:37am 06.08.20 Smaller Boats 10/983 Still a newbie on my H260, I need to rethink my storage organization. Between safety, pratical or ju
Universal M25 with Novatron panel engine starting problems Busy Living at 9:35am 06.08.20 Engines and Propulsion 2/1020 I am having issues with starting my 1983 Universal M25 with Novatron control panel. I have replaced
Sad News-- Brion Toss has passed dlochner at 9:27am 06.08.20 Sails Call Lounge 10/1478 Just saw this, well know rigger Brion Toss passed away yesterday. He was one of the most respected r
Hunter 170 Jib Line with rolling furler sail tschwab at 9:16am 06.08.20 Ask All Sailors 5/1480 Pardon my lack of sailing terms: I have a new Jib for my hunter 170 and it appears to be a little t
Yanmar 3JH4W 40hp question letskeepriding at 8:59am 06.08.20 Big Boats 9/982 so now that I've had a chance to use my new boat I have a question about the engine. 2005 40hp Yanma
V Berth DRF18 at 7:16am 06.08.20 Catalina 310 7/1922 What are the dimensions of the V Berth Mattress in the 2002 Catalina 310? Does any one know of nice
Grounding Issues on 2004 Hunter 44DS Rambunctious1 at 7:06am 06.08.20 Big Boats 7/572 Seeking location of grounding busbars on the boat - lost power to bilge pump, water pump, fridge, f
Questions about Radar on smaller boats? (1) rgranger at 6:31am 06.08.20 Smaller Boats 50/9150 I ran across this ad yesterday for the wireless Furuno radar that displays on any iOS device. https
Zinc for my 84' hunter 31 Tom Fritz at 6:09am 06.08.20 Mid-Size Boats 6/879 When entering the cabin beneath the steps is what appears to be a 3" x 5" zinc under a large bolt an

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What wood to use for motor mount? (3) jssailem at 1:06pm 07.19.24 Ok... Garelick Stainless EEz-In Auxiliary Outboard Motor Brackets one is in black. It also comes in
Stray current in the water shemandr at 1:01pm 07.19.24 Thanks, Dave. I was debating whether I would respond or not.
Sticky wheel after disengaging autopilot on Hunter 33 ADW-Canada at 12:58pm 07.19.24 Update. Tightening the clutch arm screw, as John suggested, did solve the problem, sort of. The sc
Stray current in the water dlochner at 12:35pm 07.19.24 I guess you'll have to warn the thousands of hull divers working electrocution-free in saltwater ma
What wood to use for motor mount? Project_Mayhem at 12:16pm 07.19.24 I think my bracket is made of aluminum so I would have to use non treated wood due to possible corr
What wood to use for motor mount? FeelinMorgan22 at 12:07pm 07.19.24 I've had HDPE (Starboard), G10, PT, and plywood. HDPE is a hard NO for me. You guys are killing m
What wood to use for motor mount? dLj at 11:35am 07.19.24 Here''s a data table of woods including black locust. https://robidecking.com/compare-hardwood-deck
Trick for removing broken halyard from inside mast Sailor Sue at 11:31am 07.19.24 Another alternative since someone will be going up the mast... We've had good luck tying a small mes
Stray current in the water MitchM at 11:20am 07.19.24 old aluminum hull powerboats with shore power on were the villains in our former marina
What wood to use for motor mount? thinwater at 11:14am 07.19.24 I've had HDPE (Starboard), G10, PT, and plywood. HDPE is a hard NO for me. It will work, yes, you co
Mainsheet mike pace at 10:33am 07.19.24 Contact D&R MARINE, INC. ASK FOR RUDDY, HE WILL HAVE JUST WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR. P.O. BOX
Trick for removing broken halyard from inside mast smokey73 at 10:29am 07.19.24 @smokey73 - Maybe you could send two chase lines in the tubing. Use one and tie the other one off
Trick for removing broken halyard from inside mast (1) smokey73 at 10:28am 07.19.24 In case I wasn't clear. Here is a picture of the irrigation tube up the mast.
'99 Hunter 450 Arch removal Ralph Johnstone at 10:14am 07.19.24 After removing nuts and bolts, what are people doing to break the bond and free the arch? Trying to
Rubber hose for prop shaft packing gland leaking, misaligned prop shaft? Ralph Johnstone at 10:07am 07.19.24 Is prop movement/ realignment is fixable in the water. Check the health of your cutlass bearing b
Rubber hose for prop shaft packing gland leaking, misaligned prop shaft? Ralph Johnstone at 9:55am 07.19.24 His additional posts were an unnecessary and arrogant criticism of the members who had offered supp
Best non toxic anti-fouling for PNW? Foswick at 9:40am 07.19.24 My point is that IF* you are going to paint a bottom with "non-effective" bottom paint, why go to t*
Best non toxic anti-fouling for PNW? Alan Gomes at 9:34am 07.19.24 If you think anti fouling paint doesn't retard fouling growth, I suggest you go a few months withou
Trick for removing broken halyard from inside mast Rich Stidger at 9:32am 07.19.24 @smokey73 - Maybe you could send two chase lines in the tubing. Use one and tie the other one off f
Best non toxic anti-fouling for PNW? fstbttms at 9:29am 07.19.24 My point was, why bother with painting a boat bottom with antifouling paint that does not actually

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