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Well, I Fouled Up On A Purchase... Rick D at 9:42am 05.25.17 SSB and Ham Operators 17/2808 I have an old ICOM 700 on the boat and I wanted to replace it with a ham unit, like the 718. I found
I need to replace my old battery charger... jbrudzinski at 8:40am 05.25.17 Ask All Sailors 11/1311 Good day everyone. The ProTech 1230 battery charger on my Hunter 306 has served the boat well for ov
jib getting harder and harder to hoist in furlex foil 41DS sailor5017 at 8:31am 05.25.17 Big Boats 7/1425 jib was very hard to raise and drop this season. seems to have gotten harder each year. I am thinki
Tough state! All U Get at 3:53am 05.25.17 Ask All Sailors 15/821 Hi all, We're back on the move, sort of, and using the ICW through North Carolina. Our transmissio
Legend 1992 35.5 leaning portside. What is the problem? Michael-Louis at 12:45am 05.25.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/723 The boat was purchased in the Nederlands and now assembled in Hungary. When put in water without mas
This could happen to you! or, maybe it has. StargazerP303 at 10:16pm 05.24.17 Ask All Sailors 18/1992 For years and years 25 now I've joined a well known and most popular well known "Boat %$ towing prog
Tempest Rudder head (1) tempest1964 at 9:03pm 05.24.17 Ask An Oday Owner 1/430 The rudder head (cap that attaches the shaft to the tiller) on my tempest was stripped out by the pr
Sailing to Catalina Island .. shermanator at 7:46pm 05.24.17 Ask All Sailors 58/18370 I plan on sailing my 25 ft MacGregor from LA to Catalina Island during the summer. From what i've he
how to run sheets on 37 cutter bommers at 7:13pm 05.24.17 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1032 Hi- am just getting sails on and replacing running rigging on my new to me Hunter 37 cutter. I have
Anybody heading to the Bahama's to watch the AC sfgary at 6:19pm 05.24.17 Ask All Sailors 5/545 I'm going to miss having it here on SF bay. I'm a traditional mono hull sailor but watching those mo
Hunter 29.5 wood blocks under Yanmar Coastin at 5:45pm 05.24.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/512 The boat I am looking at has wood blocks under the Yanmar. Is this a common fix for something? I am
Considering the Hunter 34 SamRy at 3:01pm 05.24.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/3272 I'm considering purchasing a 1984 Hunter 34 and was hoping to get some honest feedback on the boat.
Has anyone converted to Tie Down disc brakes? Sailor Sue at 2:26pm 05.24.17 Trailer Sailors 2/641 I'm considering updating my drum brakes to disc. Tie Downs look like they will fit, but it also loo
Roller furling jib on a 222 - worth it? kveach at 2:07pm 05.24.17 Ask An Oday Owner 16/4730 Well, I'm still working on refurbishing the 222 and just put up the old Schaefer system furling jib.
Yellowed cabin trim karellen at 1:07pm 05.24.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/409 Hello, I have a 2000 Hunter 310 that has bits of plastic trim in the cabin -- around the portlights
Back in the drink! (2) Captn Scotty at 11:12am 05.24.17 Ask All Sailors 15/964 136944 136945 After two years on the hard due to study and exams, she's going back in the water toda
Replacing festoons (1) Justin_NSA at 10:00am 05.24.17 Mid-Size Boats 5/1189 I am replacing my 3 running light festoons with LED. My calibrated eyeball failed me. Does anyone kn
Tohatsu 9.8 Electric start battery RWSlater at 9:41am 05.24.17 Ask All Sailors 9/5516 So I bought a new Tohatsu 9.8 4 stroke with electric start and it does not come with the battery. T
H26/H260 & H23.5 Centerboard line replacement (10) rgranger at 8:39am 05.24.17 Smaller Boats 8/1738 So some of this was already posted on another thread but not compiled. Yesterday, @Crazy Dave Condo
Swing keel box - removing gel coat greg_m at 1:44am 05.24.17 Catalina 22 2/470 Hi all fellow forum users... newbie here in this forum. From Cape Town, South Africa. I am in the p

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End of Times shemandr at 6:48pm 05.15.24 It happens. Don't go away - you still have experiences that can benefit readers. And enjoy your ne
Has anyone installed new Companionway Slider Track Felt? quadrille38 at 6:29pm 05.15.24 I have on my 38. The old felt was still present so I used needle nose pliers and an awl to work it
Removing caulk.... dLj at 6:22pm 05.15.24 The ones she is using fit perfectly into the groove to scoop the caulk out. And extremely sharp. Wo
Removing caulk.... NYSail at 5:59pm 05.15.24 The ones she is using fit perfectly into the groove to scoop the caulk out. And extremely sharp. Wou
1991 P42 Airmar Part/Serial Number Terry Cox at 5:17pm 05.15.24 Terry- i will go to the boat in the next few days and have a look! Hi Eian. Any luck?
Hasserott Beach Mooring Balls (Grand Traverse Bay) (2) Tally Ho at 4:22pm 05.15.24
Removing caulk.... dLj at 4:20pm 05.15.24
Removing caulk.... NYSail at 4:09pm 05.15.24 I've found often you need to make job specific tools... Essentially what @capta is saying above...
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project shemandr at 4:08pm 05.15.24 ...Searched after the fact :banghead:and found that adhesive removers are effective. Will try xyl
Funny Friday!!! (1) rgranger at 4:00pm 05.15.24
Removing caulk.... Siamese at 3:41pm 05.15.24 It really shouldn't be silicone.
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project (2) SailingCal21 at 3:28pm 05.15.24
DST housing valve fell off Davidasailor26 at 2:59pm 05.15.24
Funny Friday!!! (1) Tally Ho at 2:43pm 05.15.24
Removing caulk.... rgranger at 1:40pm 05.15.24 Here is an article on the topic of softening caulk https://waterproofcaulking.com/how-to-remove-sil
23.5 outboard motor rgranger at 1:32pm 05.15.24 I had the Tohatsu 6hp sailpro. It was a very reliable motor and would start on the third pull even a
DST housing valve fell off Hello Below at 12:54pm 05.15.24 My DST 810 works as advertised. It replaced a DST 800 which was flaky, at best. However, the valve
Ray Greene Rascal help needed Frayja at 12:50pm 05.15.24 Might you still have your Rascal? If so, i am trying to figure out where the shrouds attach. I don't
Ray Greene Rascal help needed Frayja at 12:48pm 05.15.24 I have a Ray Greene Rascal as well. The item that attaches to the centerboard consists of two smal
23.5 outboard motor Crazy Dave Condon at 12:45pm 05.15.24 Tohatsu no longer makes the Nissan outboards

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