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Non-Skid Gelcoat Repair Darcy Peck at 3:08pm 11.01.99 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1484 Has anyone successfully repaired or had repaired the non-skid gelcoat surface on the cockpit coaming
Response to Fred O'Nions John Blakely at 1:26pm 11.01.99 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1055 Fred, Thanks for the phone number for Lasdrop seals. Good luck with the 31 hunting. The boat
Thanks LaDonna - Bernie Bernie Wolfe at 11:51am 11.01.99 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/991 Thanks for the advice. I plan to have a survey done.The top of the bolts (in the bilge)and the nut
Bimini Pete Cowger at 11:08am 11.01.99 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1410 Anyone know where the best place to purchase a Bimini? Also, where's a good place on the internet t
Fresh water and inverter?? Gordon Dalgleish at 10:35am 11.01.99 Mid-Size Boats 4/1296 Just bought the boat but have two (others of less importance) problems, my fresh water pump does not
Fixed port plexiglass replacement ? Bob Rutland at 9:57am 11.01.99 Mid-Size Boats 2/1700 I have just removed the fixed ports because they are leaking. While I have them out I would like to
How does the 23.5 perform? Garrett Pence at 7:06am 11.01.99 Smaller Boats 3/1183 My name is Garret and I've been in the market for a Hunter 23.5. I wondered what they have to give,
Winter Storage Carl at 6:41am 11.01.99 Mid-Size Boats 1/1423 As the soon-to-be new owner of a Catalina 310, I was intially planning to store my boat over the wi
Seeking for a new Hunter Guest at 6:20am 11.01.99 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1310 Hi every one, I'm from Montreal area, 2 years ago, I bought a H34 83, I never been so pleased with a
Yanmar Key George H260 at 3:06am 11.01.99 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1465 Anyone know of a place to get one of the new type Yanmar keys? This is not the type that any key ev
Smoke & Oil in Exhaust! Jim Haynie at 2:20am 11.01.99 Big Boats 3/1363 My 1988 Legend 37 with Yanmar 3HM35F has suddenly gone low on power (max RPM 2200) and emits thck bl
Autohelm Belt Replacement Fairtrade at 1:05am 11.01.99 Big Boats 2/1218 I've just snapped the drive belt that goes around the helm and the autohelm drive mechanism. The re
Fortress--Love It! Jane at 12:50am 11.01.99 Mid-Size Boats 0/1080 I sail in the Chesapeake Bay, which is mostly mud and I never have a problem setting my Fortress but
All Catalina Association Bob Teeter at 12:29am 11.01.99 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1119 Does anyone know if there is a "all fleet" Catalina association in the Portland , Oregon area.We h
Owners go to school BON Editorial at 12:27am 11.01.99 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1289 78% of responding Beneteau owners have taken formal sail training, according to last week's Quick Qu
Insurance claims CO Editorial at 12:17am 11.01.99 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1096 Only 9% of responding Catalina owners have made claims against their boat owners insurance, accordin
Insurance claims HOW Editorial at 12:06am 11.01.99 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1418 32% of responding Hunter owners have made a claim on their boat owners insurance, according to last
Rough Running Engine Ron at 11:30pm 10.31.99 Big Boats 2/1160 If you own a Yanmar 30hp 3 cylinder diesel does it run rough below 1000rpm's?I always thought this
Adding roller furling to staysail Tom Neal at 9:37pm 10.31.99 Big Boats 2/1623 I have sailed my 37-C for 5 years and am currently upgrading standing rigging, I'm thinking about re
Bill Welsch... Mark Kissel at 8:02pm 10.31.99 Smaller Boats 2/1112 Bill asked "When reefing our furling forsail especially in breezes over 15, there is a "bend" in the

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Upgrade Wind Instraments Scott T-Bird at 1:05pm 01.16.20 I'll offer an alternative opinion. Save your money. Take down the windvane, remove the wiring and
Insurance for 30 Year Old Sailboat FastOlson at 12:34pm 01.16.20 We have been with BoatUS for many years. We have an "Agreed on" value, for a constantly-maintained b
twist lock whisker pole repair rgranger at 12:28pm 01.16.20 ... then some gentle tapping where the cam is inside the other tube.. got it free.. :plus:
Looking for what new (used) boat to buy rgranger at 12:26pm 01.16.20 I forgot to mention that the Rhodes 22 has a combined fixed and swing keel set up. That boat was s
Mac Navigation: iPad vs laptop JRT at 12:20pm 01.16.20 No problem, I switch back and forth between 2 phones, personnel and work, one android and one iPhone
Have Ye Ever Wished To Be a Pirate? Boomer54 at 12:07pm 01.16.20 Does using Napster in its early days count??
twist lock whisker pole repair kloudie1 at 11:45am 01.16.20 I had one do that.. got some PB Blaster sprayed into the bad section where it could work on the lock
Diesel starts on its own! Boat needs an exorcism. Michael Davis at 11:29am 01.16.20 Now I understand even less... Isn't it like mah jongg on ice? @Stu Jackson , there is a curling cl
A brief absence DAVA390 at 11:18am 01.16.20 Maybe he is really going somewhere sunny and warm.One can hope;)
ATT Garmin 7 GPSMAP owners (1) Hayden Watson at 11:03am 01.16.20
SAFE HARBOR MARINAS fstbttms at 11:03am 01.16.20 Safe Harbor recent bought a couple of rundown marinas here in the Bay Area and from what I can tell,
SAFE HARBOR MARINAS twodzusfittings at 10:38am 01.16.20 The deal is closed. It appears that Safe Harbor has purchased GYB and The Granary Marina in advance
Insurance for 30 Year Old Sailboat dlochner at 10:37am 01.16.20 Hull cost was $10,200. I couldn't get a higher number doing the work on-line. There was an option t
Insurance for 30 Year Old Sailboat dLj at 10:31am 01.16.20 No need to be sorry. It's a good idea to not pay too much attention to the cost of boating. If we d
Have Ye Ever Wished To Be a Pirate? jssailem at 10:25am 01.16.20 Can I get a skull and cross bones flag now?
Have Ye Ever Wished To Be a Pirate? jssailem at 10:24am 01.16.20
Insurance for 30 Year Old Sailboat jssailem at 10:23am 01.16.20 My costs for a $29K value is similar, in the high $400's. My boat is 46 years old. Survey required t
Insurance for 30 Year Old Sailboat dlochner at 10:20am 01.16.20 @dlochner :cool:Oh my, I just checked what my insurance policy costs and you are so right. It actua
Insurance for 30 Year Old Sailboat dLj at 10:14am 01.16.20 That seems high. What insurance carrier. I have BoatUS/Geico 90K agreed hull value and 500K liabili
Replacing my Max Prop questions fstbttms at 10:13am 01.16.20 So my questions are: 1- Is it likely that the end of the shaft was cut down to accept this prop?

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