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Humming at anchor Todd at 8:52am 08.06.01 Mid-Size Boats 17/2925 I finally spent the night on my boat Saturday night, and kept hearing a humming sound that was simil
guess the weight of a MKll fin keel Randy at 5:29am 08.12.01 Smaller Boats 5/955 Recently My boat has been placed in the Ultra Light (ULDB) division racing with the Singlehanded Sai
Port Window Leaks Bob Talley at 3:50am 08.12.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/912 My fixed (non opening) main cabin windows are leaking on my 1986 H34. They are dark Lexan, attached
Deck Wax David R. King at 7:09am 08.06.01 Ask All Sailors 6/1536 I would like some recommendations on products to clean and wax the rough, non-skid areas of my 1997
Handheld GPS...which model should I buy? Henry at 1:33am 08.12.01 Ask All Sailors 13/1020 I am interested in reliability, ease of use and visibility in lumpy waters. I'm looking at Garmin G
Bowsprit LJ Bryd at 12:00pm 08.11.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/886 Any idea on how best to install bowsprit on a H30(74-83). I would like to have a more secure and e
Engine Size Blair Dehuff at 6:08am 08.06.01 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1198 I am interested in buying a new 361, but am concerned that the standard 27 hp engine will be suffici
Backstay adjuster Terry Vannoy at 7:02am 08.11.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1042 I am wanting to race my H23 a few times but most people tell me I need a backstay adjuster to help m
Fuel vent on 34 needs raised jim oursler at 2:46am 08.11.01 Big Boats 7/867 it has taken a long time for this to sink in, but I've come to the conclusion that my fuel tank vent
Bulb Sizes Steve Clarke at 5:13am 08.06.01 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1078 Recently started fixing up and 77 Oday 25. Problem is the exterior bulbs are all corroded and I hav
Cockpit windows turned blue Gary at 1:29am 08.11.01 Mid-Size Boats 0/832 I just took my cocpit curtains out of storage and found where ever the plastic windows touched each
Need prop for Beneteau Moorings 432 Carmen Cetin at 8:21pm 08.10.01 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/2062 We crossed the Atlantic with the ARC Europe this year and I lost my prop on our way from Gibraltar t
Heating, cooling and internet options Gail at 4:46am 08.06.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/837 We own a 1976 C30 berthed in Deale, MD and have some questions concerning best options for heating a
Rigging a 23.5 for a crusing chute. Al at 1:17pm 08.10.01 Smaller Boats 3/795 I had a crusing chute made for my boat. Now all I have to do is rig the boat to use it. I am inter
Catalina Limitations Stephen at 8:25am 08.10.01 Smaller Boats 3/1074 I have a friend who is going to be sailing from Galveston to Tampa, as a week long trip in a Valiant
Finally got the engine moving but... Rick at 3:57am 08.06.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/894 Well, I finally got to the root of my engine trouble.The salt water had indeed gotten to the combu
Need a cunningham, don't like my outhaul. Steve at 5:21am 08.10.01 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 3/3247 My new to me boat does not have a cunningham. The sail has the cringle(sp?) for it, but no deviceto
has anyone added a steering wheel to a mac 26d David at 2:56am 08.10.01 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1313 Has anyone added a steering wheel to a macgregor 26d and if so where did you place it and what type
THE CLANGING CENTERBOARD STEW at 2:50am 08.06.01 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/923 I'VE GOT A 1981 VENTURE WITH A CENTERBOARD THAT IS MAKING A LOUD BANGING NOISE. I ASSUME IT'S PROBA
Cockpit speakers/Hunter 340 Mark Pittel at 1:22am 08.10.01 Big Boats 6/2008 I'd like to install speakers in the cockpit. Thinking of putting them in the access ports at the bo

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transom boarding ladder oday20 sail sfbay at 3:30pm 05.04.20 Lots of options. Check this thread out: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/transom-ladder-f
Newb Paint Question sail sfbay at 3:24pm 05.04.20 I just don't have the proper protective gear or experience to do it. I heard that anti fouling stuff
Which sealant should I use? Don S/V ILLusion at 3:18pm 05.04.20 Sikaflex is also good in this application asa polyurethane sealant.
Newb Paint Question DrJudyB at 3:18pm 05.04.20 Power wash the hull, hit it with some 150 grit sand paper and then roll the antifoul paint on with
Sailing with the Pop Top Up rpludwig at 3:08pm 05.04.20 good grief!!! poptop up whilst sailing? sail INTO foul weather? big jib out in a blow? not reefed?
My sons $1 Dollar sailboat, gets a re-fit. dLj at 2:58pm 05.04.20 @dlochner - So glad you put in those quotes, I was about to go look up some quotes from the Roman ti
Newb Paint Question sail sfbay at 2:54pm 05.04.20 Sand and paint the bottom with anti-foulant paint (2 coats) and fine sand 1000-4000 grit and compoun
Mounting Height For Outboard Motor Bracket Timm R Oday25 at 2:49pm 05.04.20 When researching how to repair the transom ,I was told the transoms on the Oday were not known to be
Hunter 386 Cable run sail sfbay at 2:47pm 05.04.20 Take a look at the manual as it shows where the chase runs are located. I would have attached mine
Club racers. cb32863 at 2:46pm 05.04.20 folding prop? Is the goal just faster or are you in some rating system where the goal is to be fas
Newb Paint Question TkArmada at 2:43pm 05.04.20 Power wash the hull, hit it with some 150 grit sand paper and then roll the antifoul paint on with a
Newb Paint Question DrJudyB at 2:42pm 05.04.20 If you have never done an anti foul bottom job, it might be worth the money to pay them...and to wat
STUCK TRANSMISSION FILL PLUG twodzusfittings at 2:37pm 05.04.20 These bolt and nut extractors go over the six sided head of a nut or bolt and grab into the metal. T
Club racers. JohnShannon at 2:32pm 05.04.20 folding prop? Is the goal just faster or are you in some rating system where the goal is to be fast
2008 Beneteau in mast furling ? Davidasailor26 at 2:23pm 05.04.20 Beneteau probably uses a US Spars mast on your 31. If so, US Spars says this for routine maintenanc
Newb Paint Question TheSoggyDollar at 2:19pm 05.04.20 why not do it yourself? painting the bottom is an easy job, just clean her up nicely and apply some
326/356 chainplate access question? chuckwayne at 2:12pm 05.04.20 yes on the 356 and I think on the others.... on each side of the cabin headliner is a hard joiner st
2008 Beneteau in mast furling ? capta at 2:12pm 05.04.20 @capta I have to respectfully disagree with the statement, "are maintenance free", even in the Seld
Please help me identify this fixture on my Pearson 27 geoks59 at 2:00pm 05.04.20 I'm liking the "pig fan" and am ready to join that yacht club, but if I can get $799 for it on ebay
Newb Paint Question fred1diver at 1:57pm 05.04.20 why not do it yourself? painting the bottom is an easy job, just clean her up nicely and apply some

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