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H26 traveler - again! (4) rgranger at 8:00am 03.15.20 Smaller Boats 8/1270 Hello fellow H26 owners. some of you may recall that I posted a plan to build a Barton-style remova
O'day 28 Forward Lower Chainplates sail16 at 7:53am 03.15.20 Ask An Oday Owner 2/855 I have recently noticed water coming out of both forward lower plates on the deck. I also have raise
Cockpit table receptacle (2) rgranger at 6:26am 03.15.20 Smaller Boats 13/1408 Anyone know if this part is still available? Mine is cracked and allows water to leak into the aft
PVC Dinghy repair Ken13559 at 12:06am 03.15.20 Ask All Sailors 3/513 I'm doing repairs to my pvc dinghy where the transom meet the Tubes, at bottom corners. Question is
V-bert supports needed for strength? (1) gtg at 10:30pm 03.14.20 Smaller Boats 1/815 Does the plastic laminated wood between the v-berth and the main cabin act as structural support fo
Varnish...laminated wood? (1) gtg at 10:06pm 03.14.20 Ask All Sailors 9/2438 Id like to spruce up my cabin. Is it unheard of to lay a coat or two of varnish on laminated wood f
Supporting my hunter 37 on stands? riversloth at 6:39pm 03.14.20 Ask All Sailors 2/448 I will be pulling my boat, an 88 hunter 37 legend, out of the water for probably a year or so to do
Installed a RAM today (10) rgranger at 6:07pm 03.14.20 Ask All Sailors 14/1327 175967175968175969175970175971175972175973
Installing electric head in B 321 RHart at 3:10pm 03.14.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/699
Hull crack and oil canning (3) tahoe4dave at 2:32pm 03.14.20 Catalina 22 11/2921 I was given a Catalina 22 with the hull pushed in (oil canned) and a crack on the edge of the oil ca
Best way to clean your prop NYSail at 10:08am 03.14.20 Ask All Sailors 14/4660 Hello all, Typically sand myself, but looking for different opinions / styles for bringing your pro
Preferred chart type? ontherocks83 at 7:20am 03.14.20 Ask All Sailors 6/1313 I'm ordering new charts from Nautical Charts Online - NOAA Nautical Chart 13221, Narragansett Bay
waste water tank sgiarc at 5:55am 03.14.20 Ask All Sailors 15/2233 We recently purchased a Beneteau 461. I'm not sure how this tank would be pumped out as the pump out
94 Catalina 22 Dead Rise sigsgmret at 5:51am 03.14.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/1371 Hello All, I have a 94 Catalina 22 with a wing keel (not an MK II) that I am going to install an de
Catalina 30 and 5411 diesel what prop is best for power Mikem at 10:48pm 03.13.20 Ask All Sailors 7/1914 My daughter has a 1982 tall rig Catalina 30 with the venerable 5411 diesel. It has a two blade Gori
Passage 456 port water tank not holding water discovery at 7:53pm 03.13.20 Big Boats 0/262 My port water tank has decided to not hold water and I can't see any way to examine the tank. Only t
Spring Sailing skills review jssailem at 5:52pm 03.13.20 Ask All Sailors 5/582 You know when you sign up for a sails quote how they are going to send you emails. I often dread the
Replacing throttle and trans cables 1984 H34 Mike Oldak at 4:32pm 03.13.20 Big Boats 14/1524 I'm doing some engine work and thought it would be a good time to replace the throttle and transmiss
Hunter 44 DS Anchor roller Grant6290 at 3:40pm 03.13.20 Big Boats 3/542 Anyonee know who makes the Anchor roller Hunter used on the 44? I have a hard time locating replacem
Tough to watch Ted at 2:11pm 03.13.20 Ask All Sailors 10/1549 This video has been reposted many times on other forums lately. Just in case you haven't seen it yet

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Is my foresail too big? Joe at 6:38am 07.03.24 Your boat is a fractional rig. You do not need a genoa, because fractional rigs rely on their mains
Seeking Sailboat Recommendations for Lakeside Launch Joe at 6:13am 07.03.24 Your challenge isn't picking a boat.... it's getting over that bone yard to the water. That trek wo
1984 Catalina 27 Tiller ? Joe at 5:59am 07.03.24 Use the same shape as the old (original design). Correct fit is first consideration. So....;in the
Bilge Keel on a hunter 22 dlochner at 4:53am 07.03.24 So, is the swing keel still in the boat and glassed over or is it completely gone? If it is glassed
Best non toxic anti-fouling for PNW? dlochner at 4:43am 07.03.24
Stripped screws in plastic thinwater at 4:27am 07.03.24 IME, once threads in plastic are stripped, they are stripped. Wrapping or filling with glue that won
Best non toxic anti-fouling for PNW? Davidasailor26 at 4:20am 07.03.24 This was one of the ones i found: https://auroramarine.ca/vs721-bottom-coat.html The text implies i
Bilge Keel on a hunter 22 Davidasailor26 at 2:52am 07.03.24
Bilge Keel on a hunter 22 Darwinless at 11:08pm 07.02.24 I think what has happened is that the previous owner deleted the swing keel that the boat originally
2005 Hunter 31 or 1992 Hunter 37.5 Legend? jssailem at 10:37pm 07.02.24 Living aboard a small boat is having no room for 3 suits, 6 ties, 4 pairs of shoes and not really ca
Stripped screws in plastic rgranger at 8:52pm 07.02.24 What about wrapping screws in teflon tape? :plus: Or Saran wrap
Question on Changing Keel Wench in the Water Davidasailor26 at 7:42pm 07.02.24 That's another thought I've been having. I'm worried that if there isn't enough cable and I let it
Best non toxic anti-fouling for PNW? adamv at 7:38pm 07.02.24
Question on Changing Keel Wench in the Water jmobx at 7:37pm 07.02.24
Question on Changing Keel Wench in the Water Davidasailor26 at 7:26pm 07.02.24
Bilge Keel on a hunter 22 Davidasailor26 at 7:11pm 07.02.24 Sounds ambitious. I think it would take a lot of work to reinforce both sides of the hull to handle
Question on Changing Keel Wench in the Water jmobx at 7:04pm 07.02.24 I vote to remove from the water on the trailer. You do not have to lower the mast to work on the ke
Best non toxic anti-fouling for PNW? Don S/V ILLusion at 6:06pm 07.02.24 . If it was just organic copper that was steadily washing off i wouldnt be too concerned but the da
2005 Hunter 31 or 1992 Hunter 37.5 Legend? shemandr at 6:04pm 07.02.24
Bilge Keel on a hunter 22 (1) jssailem at 5:58pm 07.02.24 A bilge keel boat. t seen a Hunter 22 with this configuration. At least not a factory item. I guess

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