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Can someone please help figure out what I have for genoas? (4) Globe Pilot at 6:07am 03.23.20 Ask All Sailors 13/991 Welcome! My boat is a 1984 Hunter that I bought last summer, and I'm finally getting a chance to go
Microwave removal on '94 351 (1) Pir8te King at 9:31pm 03.22.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1350 microwave dead. How to remove? Backs up to bulkhead in cockpit locker, but would have to cut big h
stuck inside, great old sailing video jon hansen at 7:19pm 03.22.20 Sails Call Lounge 8/761 GBBm5Xa8DeA
Paint Color Preferences? Anchor Lady at 7:15pm 03.22.20 Ask All Sailors 21/3170
Jib sheet replacement Mark Maulden at 6:47pm 03.22.20 Ask All Sailors 10/4357 It's time to change the 40 yr old sheets. I think they are Samson original LS or XLS 9/16. I canno
Nj marina's vs covid-19 close or open Capt Robbie at 6:32pm 03.22.20 Ask All Sailors 2/1093 fortunately my boat was splashed the other day and now almost ready to go sailing. This past weekend
PSS Shaft Seal - Bellows Degradtion (2) walmsleyc at 6:30pm 03.22.20 Big Boats 64/10324 I'm a big fan of the PSS Shaft Seal and have had one for 12+ years. I replaced my bellows 3 seasons
Catalina Island Locked Down Rick D at 6:22pm 03.22.20 Destinations 16/2354 Got a notice that Catalina is barring uses of moorings, transient and leased, until further notice.
HYDROLUBE for my Hunter 380 GALIOSTRO at 5:47pm 03.22.20 Big Boats 16/1584 Hello, sorry for my english!! I'm anhappoy owner of a 380... But in France, Coronavirus... I mustto
SS U-Mixing elbow Ken13559 at 5:30pm 03.22.20 Ask All Sailors 21/1947 I've uses the HDI SS U-Mixing elbow for last 3 good years. Each year I remove and check, no fouling.
Bowsprit HD74 at 3:14pm 03.22.20 Ask All Sailors 2/438 I am interested in adding a bowsprit on my hunter 340. I am hoping to find out which kind would be b
Corona virus Member 131497 at 11:18am 03.22.20 Ask All Sailors 39/3211 Hi Anyone has news/ or idea of whats going on in tbe Florida Keys regarding the darn virus? I mean c
Removal of original SD25 anode Dr. D at 8:35am 03.22.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/915 I will haul my boat this summer for various reasons. By then the anode on the Yanmar SD25 saildrive
VHF/FM Antenna Query ScourgeOfTheHudson at 7:30am 03.22.20 Ask All Sailors 3/513 Hi all, In trying to find the bright side in all this insanity of our new "normal", I'm really tryi
Changing oil first time Megaman at 6:04am 03.22.20 Engines and Propulsion 20/2316 I have a 1987 Hunter 40 with a 44 horsepower Yanmar diesel what type of oil should I be putting in,
Installed a deck organizer (8) rgranger at 9:23pm 03.21.20 Ask All Sailors 1/572 Hello Sharing my installation. I have a Hunter 26 that came with a deck organizer to starboard but
Quick release shroud? clnhse at 8:25pm 03.21.20 Smaller Boats 7/2869 I came across quick release shroud shackles for a Catalina 22. I thought it would save about 15 minu
Drywall Sander - Bottom Sanding? Puesta del sol at 7:45pm 03.21.20 Big Boats 8/3258 Any reason not to use a drywall sander? Recommended by another boater - thinking of getting it a tr
Sailboat Owner's Guide to Corrosion - Protection (Collier 13 - 15) Will Gilmore at 5:51pm 03.21.20 Sailboat Owner's Guide to Corrosion 25/4940 Welcome to Section 5, the Sailboat Owner's Guide to Corrosion - Protection (Collier 13- 15 ' 18), of
Hunter 40.5 Dining Table Modification (2) timvg at 5:09pm 03.21.20 Big Boats 5/995 There's been a number of threads on the overly large Hunter 40.5 table. After talking about this for

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5-year-old Neil Pryde mainsail and furling jib used on 1990 O'Day Daysailor 3 kappykaplan at 8:11am 10.21.24 My understanding is that giving away items (free) is acceptable in the "Digital Dumpster Dive - Fre
Catalina 385 weight? kappykaplan at 8:09am 10.21.24 and generally never discuss her weight as "FAT" or "BIG BOTTOMED.":yikes: :yikes::badbad:
Toilet Intake Hose ....modification Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:53am 10.21.24 Sink drain thru-hulls are below the waterline on almost all sailboats. So disconnect the toilet int
Winterising Davidasailor26 at 7:41am 10.21.24 Hi Greg , do you use the pink plumbing A/F for the fresh water cooling portion of your engine? I se
Winterising Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:40am 10.21.24 Colin, go to the Plumbing and sanitation forum, where you will find an article "Winterizing Plumbing
Axle length Project_Mayhem at 7:39am 10.21.24 If it's a dual axle trailer, I'd recommend measuring the other axle, or grabbing the ID/model number
5-year-old Neil Pryde mainsail and furling jib used on 1990 O'Day Daysailor 3 AGMTurning40 at 7:23am 10.21.24 My understanding is that giving away items (free) is acceptable in the "Digital Dumpster Dive - Free
NMEA Cable Install on Hunter 30-2 Kurt K at 7:13am 10.21.24 Thank you, jssailem. I've located the conduit that runs from the control panel to the helm. Field at
5-year-old Neil Pryde mainsail and furling jib used on 1990 O'Day Daysailor 3 Joe at 7:11am 10.21.24 Both sails fit 1990 O'Day Daysailor 3. Mfg. by Neil Pryde Sails in Connecticut in March of 1990. L
Axle length Joe at 7:08am 10.21.24 Steve, is it possible to identify the trailer.... you know... either from a badge on the frame or by
New sailor, new boat, new concerns Crazy Dave Condon at 7:03am 10.21.24 @SteveHughessails Can you tell who manufactured the mast? Take a clearer picture close up where the
Catalina 385 weight? jssailem at 6:51am 10.21.24 Your boat can have a designed displacement weight. This value should be the weight of the boat in th
NMEA Cable Install on Hunter 30-2 jssailem at 6:42am 10.21.24 Welcome to the forum Kurt. The H30-2 is a nice boat. Hunter often ran cables in conduits (wire chase
Axle length Crazy Dave Condon at 6:39am 10.21.24 Are you able to see any identification on either axle? Does it show on the title work it is Hunter?
Seaward 26 T-Bar jssailem at 6:34am 10.21.24 A picture of the offending T bar would aide in developing a solution. Perhaps you could build a cage
Winterising colin59 at 6:29am 10.21.24 thanks John will give it a try on my PC vs Ipad see it makes a difference. Colin
Winterising jssailem at 6:27am 10.21.24 Not sure why. I tested both and they took me to Maine Sail's site. Perhaps you have disabled connect
2004 Hunter 41 Refrigerator and Freezer senang at 6:24am 10.21.24 The compressors are installed without enough air circulation. Take out the fridge and the freezer an
Hurricane Nadine JamesG161 at 6:18am 10.21.24 Just for info, this storm started in the Atlantic Region thus the name Nadine. Jim...
Winterising colin59 at 6:17am 10.21.24 thanks John, but these links dont work... Colin

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