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Looking for "extra" Gel Coat Steve E. at 7:32am 09.01.17 Mid-Size Boats 5/1291 Good morning all, I am in the midst of a major repair to my 1999 Hunter 310 and am in the need for
Excited and eager new Catalina 22 owner! (3) SVMOONDANCE at 8:45pm 08.31.17 Catalina 22 13/1122 Hey everybody! Just want to tell you all a little about myself and why I'm here.I grew up sailing in
Hunter 25 keel bolts Db421 at 7:37pm 08.31.17 The Cherubini Hunters 4/856 I recently noticed a "smile" at the aft end of the keel to hull joint of my '83 hunter 25. The shap
sailing after a heart attack Captmayhem at 7:15pm 08.31.17 Ask All Sailors 26/4615 So I managed to go get myself a heart attack, at 46 Are there any souls here who still sail a
A little trivia (2) Sacto Dave at 4:17pm 08.31.17 Catalina 22 19/887 rpludwig got it!! Based on the poor quality of this insignificant part, I'm guessing it's a regular
Stepping the mast Chuck D at 3:24pm 08.31.17 Smaller Boats 0/962 Just bought a1989 Capri. There was a pin in the luff channel at the base of the mast which I thought
Trying to Reason with Hurricane Season (2) Gunni at 3:24pm 08.31.17 Sails Call Lounge 0/486 As I sailed under sunny East Coast skies and light late summer winds this past weekend I kept a clos
This is Why I Dropped Out of Electeonics School (1) GorillaToast at 2:50pm 08.31.17 Musings With Maine Sail 12/1806 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/file:///page2image27884.jpg It's elementary to understand a simpl
First 30e parts Iaino at 12:37pm 08.31.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1044 Hi, I hope to do a major refurb on my 30ethis winter, including headlining, rewiring and new goosene
Buying A Documented Vessel jviss at 10:29am 08.31.17 Ask All Sailors 17/1583 Has anyone here done the paperwork for this themselves? My understanding is that all that I need is
Icebox to fridge conversion. Easy way. (2) Skipper at 8:26am 08.31.17 Ask All Sailors 14/7877 Have been contemplating this for years. How to convert icebox to fridge. Burning up $100 a year in i
Solar charging a 24 Volt bank Bad Obsession at 7:04am 08.31.17 Ask All Sailors 13/957 Battery Bank: 2 deep cycle Group 29 flooded batteries in parallel to get 24Volts at approximately 1
Hurricane Irma & TS Lidia JamesG161 at 6:03am 08.31.17 Sails Call Lounge 53/5189 TS Irma was being noteworthy by world forecasters last Sunday. This 2017 season, African storm "spi
Differences Between Alternator Serpentine Pulley Kits jviss at 5:48am 08.31.17 Ask All Sailors 15/4486 There seem to be two 'brands' available, the Balmar and the "PK." Are these the same thing, in diff
need to replace control cable for transmission bugbitten at 7:17pm 08.30.17 S2 32/4469 Since my boat has been back in the water, I've found it very hard to move the engine's control lever
Legend 40.5 reef 1 & 2 rigging perse111 at 7:03pm 08.30.17 Big Boats 21/2641 Hello All, I recently purchased a 98 40.5. The running rigging for Reef 1 ' 2 had been removed by
Something missing? (1) Zephyr-Jeffer at 5:47pm 08.30.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1324 In the attached photo you can see the head of my mainsail. Today I realized that the nylon slug was
Recomended anchor chain and rode Keith Ingebrigtson at 4:27pm 08.30.17 Catalina 30 27/10486 I have a Catalina 30 and wish to replace my anchor chain and rode. I can't seem to find recommendat
Microburst on Granby Dave@Granby at 3:55pm 08.30.17 Smaller Boats 13/1238 Beautiful day of sailing on Lake Granby, Co. Light, 5 kt wind until about 1 PM. I had been watching
Engine room blower fuse? Newport Bob at 3:33pm 08.30.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/824 Need help locating fuse. the inline blower on our 2004 373 needs to be replaced- Jabsco model no lon

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Charts? Charts? We don't need no stinking CHARTS! JamesG161 at 8:44am 03.07.24 Here is a list of Charts being updated weekly. Can you guess why those area are done? NOAA Weekly
G-10 discs for thru-hull jssailem at 8:38am 03.07.24 Any thoughts on using epoxy and G-10 discs to plug the holes? Yes. That is an option...but: The st
G-10 discs for thru-hull dlochner at 8:21am 03.07.24 Using just plugging the hole will not have a large bonding area, so it will be weak. The correct way
Hand grab in cockpit xavpil at 7:56am 03.07.24 The desired "grab bar" (to give it a term) is not one I have seen premanufactured and ready to inst
How to Best Run Solar Panel Wires Down Hunter Arch Tubes? + Custom Over Bimini Solar Panel Install on 2006 Hunter 38 Douglas Ronne at 7:53am 03.07.24 maybe wasn't the best but what i did was put a hole in through the bottom of the arch support betwee
Hand grab in cockpit (4) jssailem at 7:21am 03.07.24 The desired "grab bar" (to give it a term) is not one I have seen premanufactured and ready to insta
Newbie question - antifouling compartibility dlochner at 7:20am 03.07.24 Is any copper ablative compatible with same but with another Name/Trade Mark? Paint manufacturers
Hand grab in cockpit Calif. Ted at 7:19am 03.07.24 I think a local stainless steel fabricator could make something to replace or augment what you have.
Hunter Legend 240 Crazy Dave Condon at 7:17am 03.07.24 @Ian Robinson I sent you a private message but no response. I need a coupe of photos to see exact
Newbie question - antifouling compartibility Kostas Metaxas at 6:54am 03.07.24 Is any copper ablative compatible with same but with another Name/Trade Mark?
Charts? Charts? We don't need no stinking CHARTS! shemandr at 6:48am 03.07.24 Jssailem, I know exactly what you mean by underwater hazards not be displayed on electronic chart
Newbie question - antifouling compartibility shemandr at 6:30am 03.07.24 "Self Polishing" implies ablative to me. Mostly the biocide is copper although the marine paint ind
Charts? Charts? We don't need no stinking CHARTS! DArcy at 6:29am 03.07.24 I took @jssailem original post as a little tongue in cheek with a nod towards information regarding
Charts? Charts? We don't need no stinking CHARTS! Ward H at 6:25am 03.07.24 Yes indeed, this thread started as fear mongering. Yes you are. These kinds of statements are des
Hand grab in cockpit shemandr at 6:22am 03.07.24 Often the binnacle has something like that to grab. It would normally smaller than you've drawn but
Newbie question - antifouling compartibility dlochner at 6:19am 03.07.24 Thank you for the replies. Which solvent could use on GRP hull with such paint to remove dust? Be
Hand grab in cockpit kappykaplan at 6:18am 03.07.24 It is a wheel with an undersized hand grab When sitting at helm you can NOT stand from sitting posi
Charts? Charts? We don't need no stinking CHARTS! dlochner at 6:17am 03.07.24 If I'm reading this correctly, the commercial charts named above, that are based on Raster Charts w
Newbie question - antifouling compartibility dLj at 6:15am 03.07.24 Thank you for the replies. Which solvent could use on GRP hull with such paint to remove dust? Bet
Newbie question - antifouling compartibility Kostas Metaxas at 6:08am 03.07.24 Thank you for the replies. Which solvent could use on GRP hull with such paint to remove dust?

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