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Cabin Sole boards stuck SailingShadow at 11:10pm 01.19.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/784 I an looking at a 35 legend. It has been partial sunken in its slip, fresh water The engine has been
End of my sailing days? Kermit at 5:05pm 01.19.17 Sails Call Lounge 9/878 Why sail when you can have a submarine? No word about how many torpedoes are included. XjwZJF1sIsg
Starting new with the wiring (1) japtenks at 5:05pm 01.19.17 Catalina 30 6/1047 I've decided that now is the time to tackle the DC part of my Catalina 30. I think I've got it worke
Headliner removal RWSlater at 4:31pm 01.19.17 Big Boats 3/668 In the 2007 45CC there's a soft headliner in the salon. Does anyone know how it is removed to get t
Table leaf storage lorisjohnson at 12:02pm 01.19.17 Big Boats 6/605 I have a Hunter44 with a removable table leaf. Hunter usually thinks of details like ths. Is there a
Northstar 1000 northstar 1000 at 10:30am 01.19.17 Ask All Sailors 10/2224 just put on the hard a Northstar 1000 . any owners past or present ?
H39 Shower Head Brand Knotty Dog at 9:19am 01.19.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/851 Hello, does anyone know the brand of shower fitting for a 2012 H39? I'd like to find a new head as o
port charlotte / punta gorda richard9525 at 8:48am 01.19.17 Big Boats 5/1145 Hello Group Looking for feedback for sailing in the port charlotte / Punta Gorda area. I sold my H 3
Hunter 376 New Sails Burleigh Haycock at 6:55am 01.19.17 Big Boats 4/816 I have received prices for a new Roller Genoa and In mast Mainsail, but I am now confused as the fir
302 (doesn't) loose keel! (2) the_alpine at 6:35am 01.19.17 Bigger Boats 3/1528 Ive got the boat hauled for a few projects (paint, cutless, strut work), and, as everyone knows, the
O'Day 272LE stuffing box StanleyJ at 6:33am 01.19.17 Ask An Oday Owner 2/763 Hello Sailors! I am lining up the spring commissioning projects and will need to repack the stuffin
Sailing DDW, poled out ... Gene Neill at 6:32am 01.19.17 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 12/1598 How much belly do you want, if any, in a poled out jib or Genoa running DDW, or nearly DDW? And what
Electric panel circuit breaker yorammelnik at 3:31am 01.19.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/2519 Hi, In my Oceanis 390's 12v electric panel I have one glass circuit breaker. The specs of the curre
Need advice on buying a Hunter 30 kwgriffee at 9:33pm 01.18.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/7 So I'm pretty excited that I'm going to look at a 1976 Cherubini Hunter 30' this Saturday with the i
Need slide rails for cockpit hatch sailnewbie at 6:09pm 01.18.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2852 Theres 2 rails port/starboard that my entry hatch slides, both are cracked and have been repaired on
Yamaha 9.9 four-stroke rectifier issue vizwhiz at 4:30pm 01.18.17 Engines and Propulsion 10/3342 To start with, I have a '93 Yamaha 9.9 four-stroke, pull-start, tiller control, manual tilt, extra-l
Delorme inReach SE Southpaw at 4:16pm 01.18.17 Ask All Sailors 9/1244 We are going down to the BVI's to get our boat and bring it to Florida in February and we thought i
2017 C22 regatta registration at Lake Worth C22-Daydreamer at 11:26am 01.18.17 Catalina 22 2/417 Anyone know the deadline to register for the C22NSA regatta for 2017?
Mac 22 being parted sailnewbie at 11:02am 01.18.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/481 https://raleigh.craigslist.org/bpo/5914096898.html 30 days old but doubt at this time of year anyth
40.5 Stability Index SVPardonMyFrench at 10:01am 01.18.17 Big Boats 30/4051 Does anyone know where i can find the stability index for a 1993 40.5? thanks! Frederick

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When does a screw become a bolt? MikeHoncho at 3:09pm 05.10.23 What about machine screws ? They have threads and matching threaded receptacles. screwing often in
how do you remove minor barnicals on gel coat dlochner at 3:08pm 05.10.23 A putty knife works pretty well. Clean up the residue with some diluted Muriatic acid (cheap) or Mar
Machine screw for hand rails dlochner at 3:06pm 05.10.23
how do you remove minor barnicals on gel coat Scott T-Bird at 2:39pm 05.10.23 I've been using a 1-1/2" wide very sharp wood chisel to remove vinyl and paint from gel coat. There
Machine screw for hand rails egreen024 at 2:25pm 05.10.23
When does a screw become a bolt? Scott T-Bird at 2:22pm 05.10.23 Now I'm so confused! :banghead:
how do you remove minor barnicals on gel coat shemandr at 2:11pm 05.10.23 You might pre tx them with some acid - Oxalic for instance. How did they get the topsides?
Solar panel/battery charger suggestions 1986 C22 Fuji242 at 2:05pm 05.10.23 :plus:on everything @dlochner said. Copying / adapting from some of my previous notes: Start by r
Solar panel/battery charger suggestions 1986 C22 walt at 2:01pm 05.10.23 Just an FYI, you have to produce power for your usage plus battery self discharge. So how much is
Urgent warning to genset owners (1) Laid-back at 1:56pm 05.10.23 On my H50 I had the generator (1100 hours) through-hull replaced last summer as is was slightly leak
how do you remove minor barnicals on gel coat Roland5048 at 1:43pm 05.10.23 Those look like they are above the waterline. (?). Also look like something other than barnicals.
Acrylic portlight question xavpil at 1:43pm 05.10.23 You are correct! Plexi is acrylic and Lexan is poly. My bad. Rookie mistake! I work with both eve
how do you remove minor barnicals on gel coat kappykaplan at 1:42pm 05.10.23 Painter's 5-in-one tool should do the trick if you're not too aggressive in scraping.
Lift Arm - Engine room cover jviss at 1:41pm 05.10.23 What I learnt from supplier, gas spring are usually installed with rod downwards. The oil within th
Solar panel/battery charger suggestions 1986 C22 AaronD at 1:06pm 05.10.23 Great information, thank you! Do you have a website you can recommend for learning/calculating and
When does a screw become a bolt? Kings Gambit at 1:02pm 05.10.23
Acrylic portlight question DonScribner at 12:59pm 05.10.23 I think we were talking about Acrylic, cast acrylic in fact. You are correct! Plexi is acrylic an
Mast Electric Connector kclancy at 12:39pm 05.10.23 Trace back the red wires to whatever color they are inside the boat, looks like really poor repair
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer Hayden Watson at 12:21pm 05.10.23 Hayden - how, or did you, test the ArgoFET setup for a disconnect? I understand the theory, but won
Change Fuel Line (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:20pm 05.10.23 :plus: That is the sign hoses give you. Change me Change me! Hot damn ! It was written all over

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