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1985 Hunter 23 swing keel centreboard line replacement Bluenoser at 3:58pm 11.17.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/651 Has anyone replaced the centreboard line or are they aware of a site with instruction on centreboard
EXTERIOR TEAK twodzusfittings at 3:01pm 11.17.19 Bigger Boats 13/2668 I am seeking the conventional wisdom of the group in regards to teak maintenance. I am of the old sc
Cabin Table for Hunter 28.5 J&W at 12:47pm 11.17.19 Ask All Sailors 6/1381 We purchased a Hunter 28.5 last year and it did not include a cabin/salon table for eating. We wou
Repower with diesel Bob Kirkpatrick at 12:05pm 11.17.19 Engines and Propulsion 15/3829 I have a 36' Columbia sloop with an 30hp Atomic 4 gas motor. I am thinking about repowering with a
Beneteau Cyclades 43 Fluxgate Compass NZ Pete at 11:20am 11.17.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/618 Hi Beneteau owners. Can anyone help me with the location of the fluxgate compass on my Cyclades 43.
Landfall 38 What is this? (2) CrashTack at 10:39am 11.17.19 C&C 16/2502 This fitting is bolted through the bulkhead at the aft end of the galley storage area. It passes thr
Claude L.-Auger's compression post mod for Hunter 34 Phil Herring at 10:06am 11.17.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/968 Just a heads-up that @Claude L.-Auger posted an excellent article on his Hunter 34 compression post
6v battery replacement Jwhy at 10:00am 11.17.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/1331 I have four 6 volt batteries purchased at the same time, wired into two circuits. One of the circuit
Evolution Autopilot Question Jimbeaux at 8:46am 11.17.19 Ask All Sailors 8/728 I recently purchased a boat with an evolution autopilot. Despite practically turning the boat upsid
Hunter 23 - Standing Rigging Replacement (2) dam_duggy at 8:21am 11.17.19 Smaller Boats 4/1252 Hi, I am replacing the standing rigging on my 1987 Hunter 23 and have a question for those of you t
Jabsco Toilet Installation plus new Supply and Discharge Lines - Removal - Prep - Installation: 1984 Hunter 31 Sailboat (2) Windy Daze Hunter 31 at 8:12am 11.17.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1570 Video: Jabsco Toilet Installation plus new Supply and Discharge Lines - Removal-Prep-Installation W
Manson Supreme 45 for Hunter 38 letskeepriding at 6:59am 11.17.19 Big Boats 12/1576 Hey all, so I'm out of town and I found a Manson Supreme 45 on craigslist for $300. Shouldn't be a p
Hull Letter and Bottom Stripping Source (1) sail sfbay at 6:58am 11.17.19 Ask All Sailors 14/1545 Trying to source a 3" tall letter Microsoft Himalaya (I think that is the font) "R" in black and 6.5
HERON, the hardest working sailboat I know, was designed in 1929 by John Alden. (3) TomY at 6:29am 11.17.19 Alden General Chat 10/6980 Although she was built by the owners (Twig and Bonnie), and launched in 2003, she's sailed over 100,
Beneteau 40 cc Stratus3 at 10:39pm 11.16.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/963 about six months into my new to me 1996 beneteau 40 cc. I have gone trough all the major systems cle
Help on a New Traveler catalanc at 4:22pm 11.16.19 Ask All Sailors 35/2172 Hi Everyone, I recently purchased a 1988 Seaward 24. I want to replace the traveler on her and am l
Propane outboard in cold weather question GSBNY at 2:34pm 11.16.19 Ask All Sailors 29/3110
Advice from 26m and 26x owners - ease of sailing pwoconnor at 9:58am 11.16.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1971 Hello, I would be very grateful for some advice as to whether these boats are suitable for a beginn
Good Bye Raster Charts dlochner at 7:16am 11.16.19 Ask All Sailors 12/1280 The time has come to move on from raster charts. Beginning next year, NOAA will no longer produce ra
Nature encounter stories Hunter216 at 6:00pm 11.15.19 Sails Call Lounge 44/3682

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Hunter 23.5 wisker pole Crazy Dave Condon at 3:10pm 02.18.24 How long will the track be? Have you thought of attaching a base plate with welded ring as an alter
Black Butyl tape? Project_Mayhem at 2:56pm 02.18.24 I just remembered that there have been a number of people using just VHB to secure windows. There's
Portlight hatches for 1981 ODay 34 Project_Mayhem at 2:46pm 02.18.24 What's the issue with the hatches? Parts are available for most hatches and there are companies out
Your experience with propane outboards? john6206 at 2:45pm 02.18.24 @SkookumZac what kind of tan do you have? the ignuk gas growler says not to use it horizontally.
Western L.I. Sound marina PaulK at 2:27pm 02.18.24 Transporting overland may be quite pricey. Is the mast down already? Is there a reason you don't wa
stripping cetol from teak MitchM at 1:54pm 02.18.24 I have some Japanese cabinet scrapers, 3 straight blade and 2 curved blade, that were
Cradle: transport 4000nm? Sell, buy/build new? Sail 365/yr and stay off the hard? MitchM at 1:41pm 02.18.24 our yacht club allows sailboats on cradles to store mast-up . if a boat is on jack
No holding tank options? smokey73 at 1:26pm 02.18.24 I am not at all bemused and think the precautions are appropriate. Of course as they say for lockin
Popeye the Sailor's Story kappykaplan at 1:17pm 02.18.24 And The Real 'Popeye the Sailor' Was Actually a Hard-Drinking Bar Brawler with a Heart of Gold \| Mil
Popeye the Sailor's Story kappykaplan at 1:15pm 02.18.24 Popeye the Sailor was based on this real person \| We Are The Mighty
Popeye the Sailor's Story (1) Will Gilmore at 1:10pm 02.18.24 :plus: https://gifdb.com/images/high/popeye-498-x-393-gif-36dtssb5w1f129vx.gif -Will
No holding tank options? (1) captain69 at 1:04pm 02.18.24
No holding tank options? captain69 at 12:54pm 02.18.24
Experience with Campbell Sailor propeller on a Hunter 36 jssailem at 12:47pm 02.18.24 Dirk. I just read again your posts about the vibration. From the descriptions, it sounds like you
Tach replacement options for Volvo MD11D (1) smokey73 at 12:09pm 02.18.24 Here are the installation instructions. If I recall correctly someone else does the manufacturing a
Tach replacement options for Volvo MD11D smokey73 at 11:38am 02.18.24 By an induction tach do you mean one that senses the passing of the "teeth" on the flywheel? If so,
No holding tank options? smokey73 at 11:23am 02.18.24 OK. So no one here, who is brave enough to write about it, will admit to ever having peed in the oc
No holding tank options? dlochner at 11:21am 02.18.24 OK. So no one here, who is brave enough to write about it, will admit to ever having peed in the oc
No holding tank options? smokey73 at 11:20am 02.18.24 A qualification about what has been put into the tank is that if you put oil or some other prohibite
No holding tank options? captain69 at 11:16am 02.18.24 OK. So no one here, who is brave enough to write about it, will admit to ever having peed in the oce

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