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End of a great season Geoff in Ann Arbor at 10:59pm 10.06.02 Ask All Sailors 2/955 Arrived Friday night to our slip to set sail the next day the 25 nm distance from Harbor Beach to Po
Boat Show Goodies? Peter at 10:52pm 10.06.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/946 I didn't get to the Boston show - anything new there (hunterwise) that was of interest? Upgrades, o
Hunter 30 1978 Mast Sag steve rainey at 10:51pm 10.06.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1088 I'm about to take the plunge and pull the mast and fix a sag problem. Lots of posts out there on the
Rig Tuning Ben at 10:40pm 10.06.02 Big Boats 2/1002 I have a 1983 Hunter 34. Last week in 18 knot winds Ihad a big difference in boat speed on port ver
How I added space in Salon of 306 (290) Mike at 10:12pm 10.06.02 Mid-Size Boats 0/854 By lifting the salon table, sliding it up the mast step pole, and turning it 90 degrees, the floor i
guage repair without replacement bo at 9:58pm 10.06.02 Big Boats 3/1094 My boat (C 36 #585) has been out of the water so long that now I don't trust any of the guages. The
I will be gone for a week Crazy Dave Condon at 7:57pm 10.06.02 Smaller Boats 0/859 In the past few months, I have seen better responses to questions being asked which are more informa
Easy fix for broken centerboard cable on 26s Chris baker at 5:27pm 10.06.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1326 Dear Joe,Well I went to my local reservoir today and found that they wouldn't let me use my two str
Pumping out water ballast Ron Mehringer at 12:50pm 10.06.02 Smaller Boats 13/1482 Thanks to a very good friend, my H26 is now at his dock in Barnegat Bay. Problem is very shallow wat
Bound for Hawaii Rick Webb at 12:29pm 10.06.02 Other Sailboats 9/1177 Not my boat but a buddy from High School in Hawaii is helping deliver a Hunter from San Diego to Hon
Frist Mate Autopilot JAck T Greer at 12:11pm 10.06.02 Ask All Sailors 0/1137 Looking for info on a frist mate autopilot.made some time in the 70s or 80s jack
dry bunk Richard Brabazon at 12:06pm 10.06.02 Ask All Sailors 2/3580 I have read about a product to place under bunk matresses and cushions - called " DRY BUNK " does an
Vented discharge loop Jim at 11:58am 10.06.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1292 I am replacing the head discharge hose on my Hunter 31. I do not have an overboard discharge. Is i
Lines on traveler 29.5 (94) J Stage at 11:12am 10.06.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/952 Forgot to take the lines off the traveler before covering the boat. Need to replace. Anyone know ma
Refrigerator drain Jim Bessinger at 9:48am 10.06.02 Mid-Size Boats 5/971 Does anyone know where the water drains to from the refrigerator in a 1990 Hunter 30?Also how do yo
Full Enclosure Help VEGA at 9:40am 10.06.02 Big Boats 2/1073 I am planning to purchase a 2002 Hunter 356 with a dodger and both the fore and aft bimini as it pro
Blisters Dave at 9:39am 10.06.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1166 Does anyone know what to use for blisters caused by sitting on your butt at the dock for the entire
Benateau First and Beneteau Mike at 7:55am 10.06.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1332 At the risk of appearing very naive, what is is the difference between a First Beneteau and a Benete
Small swing keel leak at the pivot area Alan at 6:06am 10.06.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1162 I recently had a mild leak repaired on the inside portion of my swing keel pivot area only to discov
America's Cup SailboatOwners.com at 5:17am 10.06.02 Ask All Sailors 66/4103 The Louis Vuitton Cup competition is underway to determine the challenger for the America's Cup. Man

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Clew attachement replacement jonelli at 11:02am 09.08.20 Ideally the webbing type will match what broke, but yeah. Got an awl stitcher? I have a hand awl a
Clew attachement replacement dlochner at 11:00am 09.08.20 Look for some spectra webbing. Much stronger than nylon.
Soap to clean waxed sailboat. markwbird at 10:58am 09.08.20
Clew attachement replacement justsomeguy at 10:55am 09.08.20 Some random webbing, and hand sew it together then lash it? Ideally the webbing type will match wh
OMC Zephyr sail drive ewilkar at 10:54am 09.08.20 Not very familiar with that engine, but water in the intake transfer port is a strange one.. It coul
15-20 barnacles = 1 knot BarryL at 10:42am 09.08.20 Hey, Shelter Island is a great place to be over Labor Day. And the weather was perfect. Having a
The importance of pre-race warmups cb32863 at 10:23am 09.08.20 That was some of the funnest sailing we have done in a while and some of the most educational for my
Famet roller furler spars needed Dodsonn at 9:48am 09.08.20
Soap to clean waxed sailboat. Don S/V ILLusion at 9:36am 09.08.20
Venting Air in the Locked up Cabin capta at 9:11am 09.08.20 Contact these folks. I haven't had to close a porthole in about 5 years, except in the heaviest rain
Page layout Phil Herring at 8:41am 09.08.20 I'll see what I can do with that.
Soap to clean waxed sailboat. markwbird at 8:39am 09.08.20 Soft Scrub with bleach is the best I've found. I have tried Dawn. Super sudsy. You will have an i
Soap to clean waxed sailboat. Justin_NSA at 8:17am 09.08.20 Simple Green all purpose will remove wax
Soap to clean waxed sailboat. (1) RussC at 8:10am 09.08.20 Dawn dish soap is a good oil and dirt remover, but is pretty environmentally friendly. https://stat
Page layout Sailavie1 at 8:07am 09.08.20 Could the latest post column be shifted a few feet to the left? You do mean port, right?
Soap to clean waxed sailboat. Calif. Ted at 8:06am 09.08.20 We were only allowed to use Ivory soap flakes on the fire engines but that was rare, mostly just hos
Wiring Mast to Interior Don Tatarelli at 7:51am 09.08.20 I have not run the coax yet. I'm still saving up for a good radio. (for now, my handheld works just
Cant find the source of water in bilge - H33 Scott B at 7:33am 09.08.20 Scott, thanks for clarifying. I understand now and will pull the hose to inspect. At least that ho
H23 after maintenance rgranger at 7:32am 09.08.20 Impressive
:Looking for other O day 12 owners. Bill Dion at 7:30am 09.08.20 Thnks so much...

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