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Adding reef points to 170 mainsail Bruce Campbell at 6:35am 04.04.03 Smaller Boats 1/1017 I'm adding a set of reef point to the mainsail of a Hunter 170. Any recommendations as to how deep
Capri 22 vrs Precision 21 and Hunter 212 Matt at 6:22am 04.04.03 Smaller Boats 8/6854 Hi folks, my wife and I are boat shopping and looking to buy soon. We've narrowed it down to these t
Washdown Pumps Ian at 6:03am 04.04.03 Ask All Sailors 0/911 Does anyone have any experience with deck washdown pumps, either Shurflo, Flojet or Jabsco. Need so
Vent in forward hatch Ivan Bekey at 5:51am 04.04.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/701 I am repeating this in my 356 thread tracker forum so It does not get lost. It is the same info as
Source of rubber bumpers used in cockpit lockers. Anthony Bavuso at 4:34am 04.04.03 Smaller Boats 5/997 My 1985 Hunter 25.5 uses several small rubber bumpers screwed into the fiberglass underneath the por
Ever got that "Sinking" feeling? Jim willis at 4:31am 04.04.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1009 I think that is the most scary feeling of all.I had two false alarms with my Gulf 32 , the first o
Cleaning sails Seabee at 4:09am 04.04.03 Ask All Sailors 0/787 I have some older North Sails(main, jib, and spinnaker). Their physically in good shape, but have s
Request a source for High Test anchor shackles Jack Tyler at 3:47am 04.04.03 Ask All Sailors 6/1025 I'm running low on HT shackles, 5/16" size, and lost the New England rigger from whom I bought my la
37CC Steel vs Lead Keels what years was lead used? Eruc Tremblay at 3:12am 04.04.03 Bigger Boats 2/1362 I was told to stay away from steel keels on Oday 37CC's, can someone tell me why this is, and what y
Main salon hatches Dee Doyle at 1:40am 04.04.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/850 Hi, All,Have been off this serv since last fall, so don't know whether anyone has asked about thes
How much weight will a halyard hold? Eric Miller at 1:05am 04.04.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/3694 I am planning on going up the mast of my 1982 Hunter 27 in a Bosun's chair for the first time. I we
Finding Specifications LLC at 1:05am 04.04.03 Ask All Sailors 1/1080 Does anyone know where I can find any information on specifications for the Elite Yachts or Cheoy Le
Make shift whisker pole chuck at 12:58am 04.04.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/2018 This is follow up of more information that I had asked before. A sailing friend made a makeshift whi
Looking to crew a 26 out of Annapolis Bruce Schaefer at 12:44am 04.04.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/859 Renee and I are interested in using a Mac 26 to sail the canals of Europe in a few years. BUT - neit
Hunter 30 and Hunter 30T what are the differences Jamie at 12:22am 04.04.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/979 Just wanted to know what the differences were. I know that the cabin trunk is higher at the leading
Mildew under v-berth Don at 10:56pm 04.03.03 Ask All Sailors 4/1241 I have mildew and mold under the v-berth on the fiberglass. What sould I use to get rid of this?
Increasing Exhaust Diameter S Bultman at 10:32pm 04.03.03 Big Boats 1/949 My fiberglass waterlift muffler seems to have a fatal leak. I want to replace it and the rest of the
Sealing the Deck/Hull Joint on H23 Chuck at 9:08pm 04.03.03 Smaller Boats 2/965 I just got back from the boat and had as one of my objectives to re-seal the Deck/Hull joint to prev
gel coat repair (blisters) Don Bodemann at 7:59pm 04.03.03 Ask All Sailors 6/1103 I scrapped off some tiny blisters leaving a very shallow 1/32 " crator of about 1/4". These have bee
Brian of W.B, , Rudder question Olivier van Mierlo at 7:54pm 04.03.03 The Cherubini Hunters 0/892 Thanks for your detailed information. Your idea to install a knob or some sort of cleat with a line

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Oceanis 331 Keel crack Anemone at 5:07pm 05.18.20 OK, hold on here. I have a B331 with the shoal keel in Nova Scotia. These were made of lead (which
merc 9.9 outboard on my 260- help please symont at 5:05pm 05.18.20 Dear @AndyVS, The small LCD in your engine photo intrigued me. I looked around on the web and found
high water? Hunter216 at 4:52pm 05.18.20 it's getting ugly, prolly that storm out east stopping things. those east coast guys causing troubl
Alternator re-assembly capta at 4:51pm 05.18.20 Your phone or digital camera is your very best friend when you are disassembling things. Especially
Yanmar 2GM20F: please criticize my plan! jaysweet at 4:47pm 05.18.20 I'm sure you meant item 12 to be 12) change oil(s) and oil filter This is a lovely little engine!
Trouble with jib roller furling on Hunter 170 (2-part question) Crazy Dave Condon at 4:47pm 05.18.20 Go to boat info/Hunter resources/170/downloads/owners manual/page 32. Do you need some advice fr
Sailing into a marina capta at 4:46pm 05.18.20 I've been in a lot of marinas with a no sail policy. The obvious and prudent thing in an emergency i
Yanmar 2GM20F: please criticize my plan! jaysweet at 4:46pm 05.18.20 I don't think you did the "blahblahblah" in the correct order but, looks close enough for governmen
Yanmar 2GM20F: please criticize my plan! jaysweet at 4:38pm 05.18.20 I would add shifting from forward to reverse to see what happens. Don't want any surprises when cr
Oceanis 331 Keel crack Bluenose at 4:35pm 05.18.20 OK, hold on here. I have a B331 with the shoal keel in Nova Scotia. These were made of lead (which i
Universal M25XPB, water temp gauge OR alarm faulty LeslieTroyer at 4:34pm 05.18.20
How many H23s were built? Crazy Dave Condon at 4:33pm 05.18.20 Need your hull number as your boat is the 228 made to be sure. If you are not willing to give comp
Center board line tension Crazy Dave Condon at 4:28pm 05.18.20 Hull and centerboard/bracket are the same. Your bunk boards may be too low. Suggest at this point
Sail Trim and Aeronautic Theories. Hunter216 at 4:28pm 05.18.20 I had to go see if the information is true. Today I managed to sail closer hauled. Nice day. Thanks
Universal M25XPB, water temp gauge OR alarm faulty jtg at 4:27pm 05.18.20 Another question on setup. Do you have the small circuit board at the instrument panel that is th
Sail Trim and Aeronautic Theories. (2) Ken Cross at 4:16pm 05.18.20 I had to go see if the information is true. Today I managed to sail closer hauled. Nice day. Thanks.
Winch help (1) twodzusfittings at 4:02pm 05.18.20 Not sure if you have a set up on your sail like mine: see picture. If so, you might have made the mi
CoViD-isms rgranger at 4:02pm 05.18.20 Hahaha Thanks. I really like the Twilight Zone meme.
Polishes/Waxes jon hansen at 3:57pm 05.18.20 does wax make the vessel slippery? i have never waxed a sailboat
Sailing into a marina garymalmgren at 3:57pm 05.18.20 Two sides to this one. Actually more than two. Yours and the other boat owners. The wind was kind an

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