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Exterior teak refinish John Horton at 3:29am 12.07.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/900 I have read in the archives where Daly Seafin is an excellent product for cleaning and refinishing t
New O'Day 22 owner. Todd at 2:41am 12.07.02 Day Sailers 3/1749 Hello Again.Thank you for previous advice re: assessing a long-stored boat. Recently purchased tha
Why I'm anal about preventive maintenance Peggie Hall/Head Mistress at 1:55am 12.07.02 Ask All Sailors 13/1169 This could have been prevented. (link below)
Stanchions & Ice Barry Hammerberg at 1:39am 12.07.02 Big Boats 6/927 I'm probably behind most of you on this one, but for those who haven't seen it, our northern winters
Turtle bag Jim at 12:27am 12.07.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/4355 I have recently purchased a used Asym. spinnaker for my H31. It came in a soft bag . I was told it
Transom/Hull Joint Water leak? Bob DiSabatino at 11:17pm 12.06.02 Big Boats 4/2319 Our 430 performed quite well offshore from the Chesapeake Bay to Tampa Bay. The 1500 nautical mile
Kenyon Alcohol Stove Repair Keith at 12:31pm 12.06.02 Mid-Size Boats 8/5640 The alcohol stove in my 81 H27 wasn't working so I decided to overhaul it. I've put in a new pump a
Anchor Roller issues? Dave at 11:48am 12.06.02 Big Boats 8/1072 I have read that the anchor roller on the 356 does not handle two anchors well. I just purchased my
Bottom Painting on the Trailer Mark at 8:59am 12.06.02 Smaller Boats 2/950 I am getting ready to paint the bottom of my C22 that is on the trailer.Anyone have any experience
winch size/model Kobi Maru at 8:40am 12.06.02 Big Boats 2/1049 I am trying to order winch covers from this website's chandlery. Does anybody know which winch size
Captain Liscens Scott Mathey at 8:05am 12.06.02 Other Sailboats 4/799 I am wondering what is involved with obtaining a Captians liscens? from what little I know,it seems
Thanks for the help Marc at 5:43am 12.06.02 Big Boats 4/856 Just a quick post to thank everyone who provided us their input on our new 356. We ordered it (Her)
Hot water heater Ozana at 4:50am 12.06.02 Big Boats 1/847 I have winterized the water system, I want to run the engine but I'm concerned about the EMPTY! hot
shrouds out of room Dan at 3:27am 12.06.02 Smaller Boats 2/896 My 31 year old C-22's shrouds have no more adjustment left, and I can't decide if the cabin roof has
Non Skid Application? Tony Kriz at 2:23am 12.06.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1176 It looks like my purchase of a Hunter 25 is going through so I am looking ahead to some projects I w
Winter projects. (1) Ed Schenck at 2:03am 12.06.02 The Cherubini Hunters 15/1290 Any major projects before Spring launch? I know, I know, some of you are ALWAYS launched. :) This
Battery bank for Cat 22 Art at 1:25am 12.06.02 Smaller Boats 5/1521 Happy Hollidays!I am looking at buying a 1984 Cat 22. I have been chartering for many years on boa
Comparison of Garmin GPS's Jim Dort at 12:39am 12.06.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1043 Does anyone have thoughts or the relative merits of 3 of Garmin's GPS's: models 72, 76, and eTrex Ma
HEY! Before you post in this forum... Phil Herring at 12:29am 12.06.02 Ask All Sailors 23/1948 The Ask All Sailors Forum (this one) crosses over to all of our sites for Beneteau, Catalina, Hunter
Impeller change..speed seal Brian at 11:05pm 12.05.02 Ask All Sailors 5/1732 I figured it was about time to inspect the impeller on my H380. Jeeesh, I spent a solid hour trying

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Cam cleats for jib sheets?? thinwater at 6:13am 09.20.20 A common mistake is to try to engage or release the line without pulling it at the same time. Like c
Shrouds and Stays diameter? rpludwig at 6:00am 09.20.20 from the North Sails guide: "Tighten backstay until snug, no slack. Remove weight from halyard, att
Adding a Gas Cylinder to my Rigid Vang (1) senang at 5:55am 09.20.20 If your mast is Selden you should be able to find the serial number written in small by hand somewhe
Shrouds and Stays diameter? CAT22SWTEXAS at 5:45am 09.20.20 What do you tension the uppers and lowers to?
Drilling a hole for a USB port in the DC panel mnmpizza at 5:41am 09.20.20 Or, U could use a dremel...
Drilling a hole for a USB port in the DC panel jaysweet at 5:39am 09.20.20 You can use a step bit like this one. Seadaddler suggested the same. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Xtr
Fixing brakes on 1990 Mac S Trailer rgranger at 5:37am 09.20.20 Bust Out Another Thousand = BOAT
Drilling a hole for a USB port in the DC panel Mechone at 5:37am 09.20.20 Die mentioned above does the best job.I had 2 ,12v sockets. I left them and installed the usb in ano
Bow Eyes mermike at 5:36am 09.20.20 Without a picture it is hard to say, but could you fill the holes and redrill them to 3/8? A 1/2" sh
Wanted Hunter 36 Vision, ready to buy now judybuddy at 5:18am 09.20.20 there is a utube video of a lady who bought a beater 32 Vision. Several really of her adventure and
Wanted Hunter 36 Vision, ready to buy now judybuddy at 5:10am 09.20.20
Shrouds and Stays diameter? rpludwig at 4:55am 09.20.20 simple & eze! https://cfd.northsails.com/sailing/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/08115139/NorthSails-Cat
Argh. (1) Will Gilmore at 4:44am 09.20.20 https://thelibraryladiesdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2016/08/walken.gif Even the inimitable Christoph
Bow Eyes (1) vwjay at 2:53am 09.20.20
Bow Eyes twistedskipper at 1:17am 09.20.20 Photo?
Argh. Rich Stidger at 9:25pm 09.19.20 So this pirate walks into a bar with a peg leg, a hook for an arm, and an eye patch. The bartender l
After 10 Years Benny17441 at 9:11pm 09.19.20 Sometimes we put boats or RVs away and one day like in the middle of a pandemic we decide to tinker
Bow Eyes Benny17441 at 9:08pm 09.19.20 You could eliminate them. I think those bow eyes are used to attach straps when the boat is trailer
Argh. Benny17441 at 9:03pm 09.19.20 "Grog" was a British Navy term for water diluted rum rations for a ship's crew. I still partake of
Argh. Stu Jackson at 8:24pm 09.19.20 I trashed my pirates BS years ago, they were a bunch of pretty rotten guys. Kept the rum.

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