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SeaDeck Replacement - Hunter 45cc Livin� the Dream at 3:50pm 05.24.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/925 Ahoy fellow Hunter Owners! We have a 2007 45cc and are looking at replacing the Cockpit ' decksteps
New Sails for our 410 VanIslandGuy at 3:46pm 05.24.19 Big Boats 7/2030 New Sails by VanIslandGuy posted May 18, 2019 at 2:08 PMLast year our boat Freewill turned twenty. T
Yanmar 2GM20F Shifter Reversed RKirk at 12:27pm 05.24.19 Pearson 21/7741 Just bought a 1986 Pearson 303 and the shifter works in reverse. Pushing lever forward is reverse, a
Lancer holding tank repair Kurt S. at 11:31am 05.24.19 Lancer 20/5673 Hi guys! I have a 1983 Lancer 27 Powersailer (but with a 2003 Suzuki DFF70 motor) that I've had for
Skylight rebed Hunter Legend 37.5 Alice A. at 11:06am 05.24.19 Ask All Sailors 1/806 we have a leak in the small skylight in the deck behind the mast. Has anyone rebedded theirs? We wou
No slip deck paint Tom7219 at 10:14am 05.24.19 Ask All Sailors 9/1811 My Mac 25 is in need of renewing the no slip surfaces. As some of these areas have spider line crack
wiring on a 29.5 markgoldfarb at 9:21am 05.24.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/400 I have a 1998 Hunter 29.5 and all the instruments on the binnacle has all stopped working. Does anyo
Getting ready to move... (1) KeukaSailer at 8:27am 05.24.19 Day Sailers 0/457 Her up to her summer mooring....on Keuka Lake at our little place in the Fingerlakes of NY. If you s
Cutless Size Lusca at 7:58am 05.24.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/677 Hello, Im looking for the spec of the correct length for the cutless (cutlass) on my Beneteau 36CC w
Washer / No Washer?? lostintime at 7:46am 05.24.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/982 '73 Catalina 30. Replaced prop this season. There was no washer between the castle nut and the prop.
Hard bottom over antifouling seadaddler at 5:03am 05.24.19 Ask All Sailors 17/1434 I am hauling in another week and going to usehard bottom over my antifouling paint with a special pr
Can I vent? All U Get at 4:53am 05.24.19 Ask All Sailors 37/4885
Cut and paste Dhamil6490 at 4:04am 05.24.19 Forum Help (Site Talk) 8/909 Does this function exist here? I'd like to move a thread I created to a different forum.
i60 wind gauge install John Gilbert at 7:56pm 05.23.19 Big Boats 9/2069 My ST60 wind gauge and masthead unit bit the dust. I have purchased an i60 unit to replace it, but h
Legend 37 outhaul question maneframe at 7:22pm 05.23.19 Big Boats 4/645 So, I need to replace my '87 Legend 37 outhaul. I stitched in a new line to the old line at the mast
SeaFoam sailnoproblem at 6:52pm 05.23.19 Ask All Sailors 13/2614 Well I have a atomic 4, which means I have to always clean my carb jet. She has been running rough l
Memorial Day Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:12pm 05.23.19 Ask All Sailors 11/1001 If you've ever wondered why AMVETS sell poppies on Memorial Day.... John McCrae was serving as a Maj
Legend 40.5 - position of travel lift straps fero at 11:42am 05.23.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/353 I would appreciate if someone could post a side picture of a sister ship in a travel lift showing th
Who Designed Hunter Vision? Broadman at 10:41am 05.23.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/536 I have a 1993 Hunter Vision 36. After some years getting comfortable with it I'm having fun particip
South Shore Harbor Marina, League City, TX BobHorn at 9:59am 05.23.19 Destinations 2/980 Bringing a new to us boat home to South Shore. The #1 and #2 markers for the channel into the marina

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Gelcoat or paste for touch ups and spider cracks? Ralph Johnstone at 10:37am 11.24.24 I was just wondering what the opinions are of the paste type gelcoat Never used (nor heard of) pa
Gelcoat or paste for touch ups and spider cracks? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:32am 11.24.24 For surface blemishes (not craters) I gouge out spider cracks or use a dremel with a burr bit tip a
Gelcoat or paste for touch ups and spider cracks? Project_Mayhem at 9:54am 11.24.24 I'm familiar with the process. I've worked with gelcoat. I was just wondering what the opinions are
Ellebogen Isolators kloudie1 at 9:52am 11.24.24 I remember running across an article that gave a minimum measurement for the clearance between the t
Loos gage for multiple wire sizes shemandr at 9:33am 11.24.24 To be able to tune by feel you need a lot of experience. A rigger could acquire that skill. Most o
Head plumbing diagram - pumping out to sea dLj at 8:48am 11.24.24 Leaving system as is, I would be inclined to replace the open T between the deck and the pump with
Loos gage for multiple wire sizes dLj at 8:46am 11.24.24 I asked my rigger, "Why don't you use a loos gauge to test the rigging?" He said, "In my experien
Head plumbing diagram - pumping out to sea Scott T-Bird at 8:41am 11.24.24 Leaving system as is, I would be inclined to replace the open T between the deck and the pump with a
Loos gage for multiple wire sizes Stu Jackson at 8:26am 11.24.24 I've owned Catalina sailboats since 1983 (C22 1983-87; C25 1987-1998; C34 1998 to present). Every s
Loos gage for multiple wire sizes (1) jssailem at 7:51am 11.24.24 I asked my rigger, "Why don't you use a loos gauge to test the rigging?" He said, "In my experienc
1993 Catalina 30 water heater replacements? dLj at 7:33am 11.24.24 This thread has drifted way from the OP's original post. All great ideas but if anyone knows of a s
Gelcoat or paste for touch ups and spider cracks? jssailem at 7:26am 11.24.24 I resort to the ideas suggested by Andy from Boatworks Today. Grind back the cracks. Support the su
1993 Catalina 30 water heater replacements? jssailem at 7:25am 11.24.24 there are some creative LP on demand hot water heaters for RV's, why not boats? I take a SWAG at t
1993 Catalina 30 water heater replacements? TimFromLI at 7:02am 11.24.24 This thread has drifted way from the OP's original post. All great ideas but if anyone knows of a sa
Winterizing the Air Conditioner - 2005 Beneteau 323 (1) Davidasailor26 at 5:53am 11.24.24 I use an aquarium pump to push AF through while the AC pump itself pulls. hat gets pulled through.
O'day 240 cracks in cockpit seats, general pre-buy shemandr at 5:10am 11.24.24 One difference between sailboats and power boats is the rigging. There can be a fair amount of expe
Winterizing the Air Conditioner - 2005 Beneteau 323 NYSail at 5:00am 11.24.24 I blow my air conditioner lines out using a compressor. I do it from the outside and watch as the wa
Loos gage for multiple wire sizes NYSail at 4:55am 11.24.24 The gauges are sized such that every boat requires at least two models to tension the rig.:mad: Fo
O'day 240 cracks in cockpit seats, general pre-buy dlochner at 3:07am 11.24.24 Cracks like the ones in the photo are pretty common in older boats. There are a few reasons, most of
Loos gage for multiple wire sizes Justin_NSA at 9:24pm 11.23.24 I have 2 gauges, no big deal. Same here. Won't break the bank!

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