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O'Day 272LE bimini Chuck Powell at 1:48pm 01.25.20 Bigger Boats 11/2720 I'm looking for a bimini for my 272LE that covers the wheel to the stern. My boat is shrink wrapped
Keel issue (1) 4 play at 1:12pm 01.25.20 C&C 18/4711 I am looking at a 1972 C'C 30 MK1 and it seems the casting line on the lead keel looks like it is se
Anyone use a CPAP when they anchor or moor out? Ilanortho at 10:48am 01.25.20 Ask All Sailors 25/6058 Hi; Have a CPAP that draws 4A at 120V . If I buy an inverter that translates to roughly 40 A at 12 v
Cutlass bearing and Shaft replacement Witzend at 9:27am 01.25.20 Ask All Sailors 5/753 So it's been 10yrs on Witz since I redid the drive train (Engine mounts, Cutlass bearing, damper pla
Replace shaft and cutlass Witzend at 7:13am 01.25.20 Catalina 310 23/2846 So it's been 10yrs on Witz since I redid the drive train (Engine mounts, Cutlass bearing, damper pla
Thought on Hunter 45 for newbie. BKWard at 3:37am 01.25.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 70/6273
Spinnaker Pole Length Karl13265 at 8:52am 01.24.20 Big Boats 3/1706 Does anyone happen to know the length of the spinnaker for a 1995 - 40.5 The original equipment list
Engine Mount Life Sailgunner at 6:12am 01.24.20 Big Boats 8/1205 My 410 is now 20 years old. I am wondering if the engine mounts should be replaced. Any advice on en
Shower seat?? (2) Bluenose at 5:02am 01.24.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/904 I came across these in Home Depot - would make an excellent shower seat. The first holds 250 pounds,
H376 Exhaust Overboard Connection (1) Scott322 at 3:43am 01.24.20 Big Boats 2/720
1991 P42 Bow Rollers (1) Terry Cox at 7:10pm 01.23.20 Big Boats 31/3602 The back end of our bow roller on our boat has two small rollers, one above the other, and one large
South Winter MOORINGS PatrickA7 at 2:14pm 01.23.20 Ask All Sailors 3/477 Hello all, I am thinking of starting to plan my seasonal winters down south. Has anyone done this?
83' Hunter. Looking to replace the lights in my electrical panel limbodog at 11:23am 01.23.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1194 Hello, Anyone know where to find replacement light bulbs for the electrical panel? I'm told they'r
refinishing interior woodwork fred1diver at 9:31am 01.23.20 Ask All Sailors 27/2769 hey everyone, I'm redoing my interior wood, I was thinking about using lemon oil instead of teak oil
Spinnakers, Cruising Sails, Code Zero and Bloopers on 420? pjb13 at 9:21am 01.23.20 Big Boats 26/3793 We are new 420 owners and now that we have figured out the actual dimensions of the boat given the c
H34 Engine mounts Mike Oldak at 8:57am 01.23.20 Big Boats 5/864 After 35+ years and way too much rattling of my engine that I should change the engine mounts. (lea
Battery Cable Butt Connectors GonzoF1 at 7:33am 01.23.20 Musings With Maine Sail 12/2736 Quick Background We bought our 42' Navigator (powerboat) about 5.5 years ago. One of the first upgra
Blue color stripe above the water line ger123 at 5:59am 01.23.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/925 Hi, I have to refit the blue stripe above the waterline on my H340 (2002). Ist the original a blue g
Galvanic Corrosion gfrazzle at 4:39pm 01.22.20 Ask All Sailors 43/6389 My diver recently informed me that I had a "hot" prop and it was being damaged by the galvanic corro
Blisters mdjamesh at 12:33pm 01.22.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/6

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Water leak in Aft Cabin, Hunter 386 Gary Ryan at 9:57am 08.15.24 Thank you for the responses. Can you tell me if your toerail has caulking on top/bottom?
Propeller shaft length Hunter 376, 380 or 386 Hamish_s at 9:34am 08.15.24 Jeez Jim (jssailem), that's a bugger. Kind of like the original VW Beetle wherein one had to pull t
Boom Kicker on Capri 18 Timm R Oday25 at 9:33am 08.15.24 I installed the mast component of the Boomkicker just high enough to clear the mast hinge when I had
Navigational Buoys Used as Racing Marks Stu Jackson at 9:18am 08.15.24 This is one of the strangest "complaints" I've ever read on a boating forum. Dave's right. They we
Stepping a mast on a Hunter 33 Crazy Dave Condon at 9:18am 08.15.24 Never heard back from the poster as I need to know for sure if single or double spreader mast. I
Hunter 34 Refit Help jssailem at 9:18am 08.15.24 It is not paint. It is a gelcoat strip sprayed into the mold at the time the boat hull was built. To
Solar Voltage (1) mermike at 9:17am 08.15.24 No OCP is needed between the panel and controller and the controller needs OCP at the battery end o
Propeller shaft length Hunter 376, 380 or 386 Ralph Johnstone at 9:16am 08.15.24 (5" of shaft behind the strut and 4' into the boat), Is this the final position of the prop behin
Water leak in Aft Cabin, Hunter 386 Crazy Dave Condon at 9:11am 08.15.24 Easy way to find topside leaks is to pressurize the cabin with a leaf blower locating the air bubbli
Catalina 320 Aft Cabin Ventilation RBWX2 at 9:11am 08.15.24 Great explanation. We opted for a 310 due to the large VBerth. The 320 had no AC and no hatch, just
Invest98L The next storm front crossing the Atlantic. jssailem at 9:11am 08.15.24 Ernesto is one more of the reasons Bermuda identifies itself as: Shipwreck Capital of the World Wit
Propeller shaft length Hunter 376, 380 or 386 (1) jssailem at 9:02am 08.15.24 most prop and shaft installers do not follow most of these precision tasks From the number of boat
Venture 22 Rescue Project CaptainFlint at 8:49am 08.15.24 I got a fair amount of work in today- sanded a bunch more old mildewy paint in the v-berth, I think
Propeller shaft length Hunter 376, 380 or 386 Hamish_s at 8:33am 08.15.24 Thanks @jssailem and Ralph. Both articles did summarize the issues well, and in a fairly practical
A problem in Mystery, a solution, and disappointment SoSound at 8:05am 08.15.24 @MikeHoncho, that's part of my complaint, I can't find any information which defines the restricted
Hunter 34 Refit Help (1) chloe at 7:51am 08.15.24 Hey everyone, quick question for you. Has anybody tried removing the blue striping at the waterline
Navigational Buoys Used as Racing Marks WayneH at 7:45am 08.15.24 IIRC the start/finish line on some of our Galveston Bay races was the entrance markers to the Kemah/
Navigational Buoys Used as Racing Marks FastOlson at 7:33am 08.15.24 If you were indeed the right-of-way vessel, it seems like sounding five horn blasts and contacting t
Navigational Buoys Used as Racing Marks jviss at 7:31am 08.15.24 Were you flying the "Constrained by Draught Signal"? How were they to know they should give way?
Navigational Buoys Used as Racing Marks Rick Webb at 7:19am 08.15.24 It wasn't like that. I was entering the channel, constrained by draft, and they came up suddenly,

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