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Rusty spots on Cat22 fixed keel Peter at 5:19am 01.22.00 Smaller Boats 1/1161 The fixed keel on my C22 develops a spot or two of what appears to be a rusty substance that has "we
Which Sail would you put on your rollerfurlin? Paul Tourville at 4:24am 01.22.00 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/1252 Hello,Now that we have our front stay being fit for a roller furling...we would like some input on
Considering purchase of Capri 18 Mitchel Cline at 3:39am 01.22.00 Destinations 2/1602 I currently own a Capri 14.2, and it has been a wonderful day sailer, however I am now ready to move
cockpit drainage on C27 Bob White at 2:52am 01.22.00 Mid-Size Boats 0/1310 I apologize for the typo on the previous article (cockpit dainageon C27) I could not find a way to e
Staysail for Catalina 42 MKII Dan Smith at 2:29am 01.22.00 Big Boats 0/2050 I have decided to increase safety and peroformance on my boat by adding a third reef with external b
Re-name this forum? Phil Herring at 2:23am 01.22.00 Smaller Boats 11/1046 I had an interesting email from an owner today who asked if the name of this Smaller Boats forum cou
Starting Problems Rich at 2:06am 01.22.00 Big Boats 5/1191 I am having an occassional problem starting the Yanmar on my 376. Once in a while when I hit the st
Squeaks Dan Arsenault at 1:53am 01.22.00 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1089 Anybody out there find a way to rid your boat of those anoying bulkhead squeaks that seem to show up
Rudder post bushings John M. at 1:37am 01.22.00 Mid-Size Boats 1/1587 If Don Magdall sees this, my rudder shaft problem is one of excessive wear. Does anyone know if ther
Davits on 376 Grayson Koogle at 11:02pm 01.21.00 Big Boats 1/1138 Thinking about putting dinghy davits on the stern of our 376 this year. Are there any 376/380 ow
Hunter 26 questions norman McVea at 3:47pm 01.21.00 Smaller Boats 2/1930 What is the max speed sailing of the Hunter 26 water ballasted?What is the top speed powering the
Rigging for Spinnaker Set-up Zebbee@aol.com at 12:46pm 01.21.00 Other Sailboats 1/849 Two bits of info I'm interested in knowing. 1.I'm adding winches in the coamings for a spinnaker set
Rudder Post Leaking Don Magdall at 8:09am 01.21.00 Mid-Size Boats 5/5472 I have a 1975 Catalina 30 which has been converted to wheel steering. The rudder post and tiller fit
Compression Post Problem Harry Asbury at 6:42am 01.21.00 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1382 How do you tell when your compression post is getting shorter? My 83 H27 startboard bulkhead is sho
Replacing seacocks Eric at 3:31am 01.21.00 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1595 OK, her it goes, an old but tried and true subject. I would like to replace the gate valves on my Hu
VHF Radio Gene R at 3:14am 01.21.00 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1092 I need a new fixed mount VHF Radio. I can't decide between Raytheon's Ray52 or Icom's IC-M59.Any ra
Cant get the odor out Perry at 2:33am 01.21.00 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 12/1992 For the Head Mistres, I have tried everything short of replacing all the hoses and the order is so s
40.5 reefing Patrick Magers at 2:12am 01.21.00 Big Boats 5/1144 Dear Rick:For clarification purposes, the single line system was changed to a two line system by p
BoatLIFE oxalic acid ED KNEBEL at 12:11am 01.21.00 Smaller Boats 1/1115 The cleaner I talked about in the previous post is BoatLIFE fiberglass powder cleaner and stain remo
Single Line Reefing on 40.5 Rick D at 12:06am 01.21.00 Big Boats 1/1063 The previous owner of my 40.5 modified the reefing system to a standard two line system from a singl

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Engine Mount Life Terry Cox at 3:41pm 01.24.20 Our 1991 mounts remain in good condition. No symptoms at the moment.
1991 P42 Bow Rollers Terry Cox at 3:38pm 01.24.20 If the main problem is the pin diameter, you could drill the frame to accept a 1/2" pin and then ju
Space Forces First Christmas Justin_NSA at 3:29pm 01.24.20 Well if the Marines are the "men's department" of the Navy, what department is the Space Force. :hu
Its funny Friday! (1) Justin_NSA at 3:22pm 01.24.20 174377
Space Forces First Christmas kappykaplan at 3:13pm 01.24.20 Just saw the comparison on the evening news - makes me wonder if there may be any copyright infringe
83 Hunter. Looking to replace the lights in my electrical panel limbodog at 2:45pm 01.24.20 I don't know if that is true or not but LED's consume very little electricity so... if power consum
Space Forces First Christmas (1) Will Gilmore at 2:04pm 01.24.20 I wonder what is Camouflage in outer space?:huh: Mirror. https://i.etsystatic.com/8905937/r/il/b1
Space Forces First Christmas markwbird at 2:01pm 01.24.20 Isn't that the StarFleet logo?
Its funny Friday! (1) Will Gilmore at 2:00pm 01.24.20 I think they were going for something like this https://www.boatdesign.net/attachments/sub-jpg.3603
Engine Mount Life Navicula at 1:59pm 01.24.20 great advise.....nothing to ad here
Blue color stripe above the water line Navicula at 1:55pm 01.24.20 how about vinyle wrap??.....seams to last on commercial trucks
Space Forces First Christmas (1) JamesG161 at 1:48pm 01.24.20 Just released the shoulder patch for Space Force... arth camouflage duty uniforms had that patch.
Got the generator running JamesG161 at 1:31pm 01.24.20 I applied some perma-tex to both sides of the gasket then managed to get it together. I used perma
Blisters Hunter 28.5 Warren Milberg at 1:21pm 01.24.20 I bought a 1986 Hunter 28.5 in 2003. A great boat that has lived up to all my expectations. That sai
Galvanic Corrosion JamesG161 at 1:20pm 01.24.20 I love the fact that you are aware that the probe is temperature dependent. Also salinity and wate
HDI Marine Mixing Elbows John Nantz at 1:17pm 01.24.20 Given time, I think the elbow can be self cleaning. I saved my old elbow with the idea of cutting it
refinishing interior woodwork fred1diver at 1:15pm 01.24.20 I'm up to 4 coats now, it doesn't seem to build up like teak oil does so far
refinishing interior woodwork fred1diver at 1:14pm 01.24.20 Depends on how cold your lemon tree is. :) thanks I needed the laugh
Looking for what new (used) boat to buy AaronD at 1:04pm 01.24.20 I appreciate AaronD's suggestion to get an asymmetric or cruising code zero for light wind days (no
Galvanic Corrosion JamesG161 at 1:01pm 01.24.20 the fasteners can become loose and the anode lose good connection with the shaft. Well one did.:co

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