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Mast Rake Gene at 3:11am 08.23.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1103 I recently purchased a Hunter 35.5 (1995), I feel the mast back rake by the previous owner is excess
Surveyor Mike at 1:40am 08.23.02 Mid-Size Boats 0/897 Does anyone have the name of a good boat surveyor for the Rhode Island area?
Battens for 356 sail cover Paul at 1:36am 08.23.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/903 I have the standard mainsail on my 356, i.e., not the automatic furler. The sail cover has pockets
Skeg for a H 27 ?(78) Olivier van Mierlo at 1:36am 08.23.02 The Cherubini Hunters 3/944 I seriously consider to make a skeg to achieve more rudder protection.Has anyone done this already
Cover for 170 Dick in MI at 1:30am 08.23.02 Smaller Boats 3/723 Anybody have advice on storage covers for the 170? My dealer suggested getting a cheap tarp from the
To Don, 8.5 kn. with H27 Olivier van Mierlo at 1:17am 08.23.02 The Cherubini Hunters 2/988 I was pretty amazed myself I can tell you. However I am telling the truth. It was clocked on a norma
Knotmeter Mike Casucci at 1:15am 08.23.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1291 Knotmeter doesn'T work (Standard Horizon 45). Reads 0.0. Water temp works. How do I troubleshoot to
Iridium Satellite Phones Mike Busher at 1:03am 08.23.02 Ask All Sailors 8/1915 We are planning a trip to Central America and would like to stay in touch by phone. Does anyone hav
Belize Mike Busher at 12:49am 08.23.02 Destinations 0/1296 We are planning a trip from SW Fl to Belize via Isla Mujeres. Looking for any advise as to routes a
Not Again! Mark Juetten at 12:42am 08.23.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/1294 After a very difficult time in a gale with 11' seas a very bad leakage of approx. half gallon of sew
H33 rudder post Richard Oliver at 12:12am 08.23.02 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1026 In tighting the packing gland for the rudder shaft, I noticed that the pipe that is glassed into the
Anchor light/steaming light help! Guest at 11:22pm 08.22.02 Smaller Boats 11/1430 I am having a lot of trouble trying to get these lights working.With the switch turned to steaming
pontoon boat Crazy Dave Condon at 11:20pm 08.22.02 Smaller Boats 4/856 When I married Annie(Scratchy), I inherited a poontoon boat. I now go pontooning.Any thoughts how
Macgregor 26M New design - release date - October Flip at 11:12pm 08.22.02 Trailer Sailors 9/2090 I have just ordered a new 26M.No printed data is available yet.Macgregor plans initial shipments i
Green specs in my gel coat Jeff at 10:41pm 08.22.02 Ask All Sailors 12/3575 Recently I have noticed little blue/green dots appearing on the gel coat of my Hunter 35.5. They lo
Missing drain plug in 17' O'Day Ed L. at 10:34pm 08.22.02 Day Sailers 1/1579 I recently bought an old, maybe 30 years old, Day Sailer. It is in pretty good shape, but has a dra
Trailer needed far a '23 Hunter ASAP Tamas Szekely at 10:15pm 08.22.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/909 Hi there,I bought a 23 foot boat on eBay without trailer. I need to resolve the trasportation betw
Cape Kennedy port? D Berube at 9:38pm 08.22.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1072 I have always heard there is a port near Cape Kennedy,(officially still Canaveral), where you can an
Adding a Hand hold John at 8:28pm 08.22.02 Big Boats 2/978 I am planning to add another hand hold in my hatch entryway. Has anyone added one to the starboard
stanchion bolt pulled thru deck rod teen at 4:17pm 08.22.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/992 I have a question on how to re insert a stanchion bolt to the deck of my hunter 30. Someone pulled

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M25 Universal troubles - need advice MitchM at 10:35am 08.01.20 Might be worth replacing your oil pressure sending unit. If the wire has deteriorated it may be
M25 Universal troubles - need advice Don S/V ILLusion at 10:21am 08.01.20 Low oil pressure -pump might have suffered damage from dry pumping.
Storm Surge versus Storm Tide shemandr at 10:19am 08.01.20 My inexpert analysis was that the eye(s) landed East of NOLA and therefore the winds should have bee
Ceramic coatings anyone? DrJudyB at 10:16am 08.01.20 There are three types of sailboat people: Trust fund brats Those who work in the industry and pri
Ceramic coatings anyone? Anonymous User 801 at 9:59am 08.01.20 Thanks. And wow. Perhaps 16% of the value of the boat. New sails, a couple of motors, or three yea
Ceramic coatings anyone? DrJudyB at 9:57am 08.01.20 Perhaps 16% of the value of the boat I didn't pay much for the boat. It was $8k-$10k less than
Beneteau Closing Marion SC Plant Anonymous User 801 at 9:44am 08.01.20 My prediction: As the pandemic panic continues and more people are out of work and unable to pay r
Ceramic coatings anyone? thinwater at 9:42am 08.01.20
Ceramic coatings anyone? Anonymous User 801 at 9:34am 08.01.20
LloydB at 9:27am 08.01.20 Of course you could always add another tandem axle to it for when that smoking deal on a 28 footer
ranger 16 mast step bospoort at 9:27am 08.01.20 Thank you. Very helpful. Since, I found this helpful guide. Unfortunately my mast has different diam
Ransomware strikes Garmin for $10M Anonymous User 801 at 9:24am 08.01.20 How about all the people who use those talk to devices in their homes? e.g. "Alexa, how much is 25
Blue Water Yachts communication issue Bluntsword at 9:15am 08.01.20 Hi! Has anyone recently had issues with contacting Blue Water Yachts? I've sent email to accessori
Storm Surge versus Storm Tide Kings Gambit at 9:06am 08.01.20 What I remember reading is that the levee was built to withstand up to Cat 3 hurricane conditions. K
Storm Surge versus Storm Tide (1) JamesG161 at 9:05am 08.01.20 New Orleans is because the levee failed and flooded a city that is below sea level. My City, Wavel
Beating the heat on water. Anonymous User 801 at 9:03am 08.01.20 I work and play outdoors but sailing, with the sun coming from all directions, the exposure can be
Catalina 28 leaky transom shower Calif. Ted at 8:59am 08.01.20 There's usually an on/off valve on the shower head itself, that should stop the leak until you get t
Vacuflush to Fresh Head change over kellysails at 8:59am 08.01.20 Thanks John!
Beating the heat on water. (1) capta at 8:59am 08.01.20 Being on the hook most of the time in an area subject to sudden squalls occasionally accompanied by
Real chance of capsizing? Anonymous User 801 at 8:56am 08.01.20 Here's a short clip of yesterday's sailing. Was using the heavy air jib and 2 reefs in the main as

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