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New gantries (2) Dennis Kitchen at 2:20pm 05.16.17 The Cherubini Hunters 2/559 Just finished building my new gantries. Almost time to get the keel back under her.
New Dacron sails Windtherapy at 1:23pm 05.16.17 Day Sailers 6/2215 Has anybody bought a pair lately and figured out a way to soften them up maybe? I just took my new
Source of AICW information SFS at 1:00pm 05.16.17 Ask All Sailors 4/407 We are starting to toy with the notion of a trip up the coast for the summer, from FL to NC. I've r
Head Y (diverter) valve (1) JosefR at 11:29am 05.16.17 Catalina 30 3/1004 Looking to find which size of this my boat has: http://www.go2marine.com//docs/3/9/4/0/y-valve-39406
Hunter 49 owners save me from tearing up my headliner tkwhalen at 11:19am 05.16.17 Big Boats 12/1167 soooo there are two speakers in the forward cabin above the v-berth ... they don't show up in the ow
Water tank size on C&C 30 MK I? / Where to mount solar panels? nycswashbuckler at 10:44am 05.16.17 C&C 5/2815 Ahoy everyone, I am happy to have found this forum. Quickly about us: We sail a 1980 C'C 30 MK I ou
Stupid Things I Have Done #1,653 Rick D at 9:08am 05.16.17 Sails Call Lounge 41/3571 So, working on the boat, I changed the fuel filters, engine filter and oil. Probably two dozen times
Holes in Keel (3) william24424 at 9:00am 05.16.17 Ask All Sailors 5/591 I have these troubling holes in my keel, discovered after sanding out a crack along the base. Marina
Autohelm 4000 SailsCallCapt at 8:51am 05.16.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/972 Recently my Autohelm 4000 broke, 2 of the internal rollers snapped off. I can try the super glue fix
NAVPOD Face Replacement jrocheleau at 8:12am 05.16.17 Ask All Sailors 3/1955 I'm looking for a blank replacement face for an older NAVPOD. Does anyone know when I can get a rep
Importing boat into Canada SamRy at 8:12am 05.16.17 Ask All Sailors 9/1806 I'm buying and importing a 32' sailboat from Michigan into Ontario, Canada. I plan to drive into th
M-25 maintenance day freeheelbillie at 7:19am 05.16.17 Catalina 30 1/914 Doing an oil change and replacing the impeller this weekend. Manual calls for a 300209 oil filter an
Raymarine parts DannyS at 5:01am 05.16.17 Ask All Sailors 8/1636 I'm re-mounting a Raymarine C70 chartplotter and when I removed it last fall, the gasket between the
Oday 17 in shallow water HarryHBogue at 8:42pm 05.15.17 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2141 I am considering the purchase of an Oday 17 for use in the Bogue sound. Half the day, there is much
322 keel issues Buzzard Sailor at 8:05pm 05.15.17 Bigger Boats 7/1434 Having read on many occasions, previous threads about the 322 and 302 keel issues, I experienced fir
Double checking my retrieval procedure jhogle at 7:46pm 05.15.17 Catalina 22 10/1685 Everything has been going really well with my first boat so far except for taking the boat out of th
Rudder is lower than my keel murrayabbott at 6:25pm 05.15.17 Big Boats 6/2129 Hi. I have a 45DS and the rudder is lower that the keel. I was surprised to see this and am worrie
Freshwater Leak on 45DS murrayabbott at 6:19pm 05.15.17 Big Boats 11/1548 I am hoping that someone else has run into this before, I am at my wits end. Ever since the boat was
Disconnect solar panel while outboard auxiliary is running? Rich Langdon at 4:34pm 05.15.17 Ask All Sailors 3/333 I just purchased a new 30 watt solar panel to replace the old one for my O'day 25. I have a starter
Sailing the columbia river Captaindon1991 at 4:13pm 05.15.17 Ask All Sailors 17/7915 Hello I'm brand new to sailing. Just purchased my first boat macgregor 26d. So I live on the Columbi

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Hatch Replacement - 2004 Hunter 31 - lots of questions and help needed isaksp00 at 5:46am 06.18.24 I'd use epoxy with some thickening agent, probably the stronger type for structural strength as oppo
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners isaksp00 at 5:39am 06.18.24 Search for some good internet info on laying up glass. If I recall it is recommended to add the laye
Hatch Replacement - 2004 Hunter 31 - lots of questions and help needed jssailem at 5:38am 06.18.24 Epoxy resin would be my choice. Then a coat of gelcoat to protect the resin. Once surface is smooth
Salvaging Sunken Boat Dave at 5:12am 06.18.24 Re : It is just one of many sad stories about old boats and folks looking for a place to live. Th
Salvaging Sunken Boat garymalmgren at 5:00am 06.18.24 Re : It is just one of many sad stories about old boats and folks looking for a place to live. The
Battens dlochner at 4:33am 06.18.24 Where is a good place to store battens when not in use? Are there any clever ways to store them bel
Companionway leaks? Timm R Oday25 at 4:13am 06.18.24 When I removed the myriad of 10/24 nuts and bolts , I wondered how in the hell I was going to get th
Tohatsu Sail Pro starting issues dmkey at 3:50am 06.18.24
Catalina 22 MKII interior ceiling crack dlochner at 3:20am 06.18.24 The post is a compression post to carry the load from the mast down to the keel. Inspect the bottom
Salvaging Sunken Boat dlochner at 3:02am 06.18.24 This is a troll, right? The guy doesn't know where the boat is, but he is going to dive and remove
Catalina 22 MKII interior ceiling crack rgranger at 2:46am 06.18.24
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners rgranger at 2:37am 06.18.24 That looks good! And getting a backing plate in there will be much easier.
Battens kappykaplan at 2:11am 06.18.24 Battens like a place, out of the way and flat. What about under the mattress in the V Berth? :plus
Hatch Replacement - 2004 Hunter 31 - lots of questions and help needed spadaforaj at 11:16pm 06.17.24 Hi all - judging from the pictures, woudl you recommend I build that surface up using gelcoat or res
Battens Project_Mayhem at 10:15pm 06.17.24 Battens like a place, out of the way and flat. What about under the mattress in the V Berth? :plus
Salvaging Sunken Boat Project_Mayhem at 10:11pm 06.17.24 Salvage is the primary reason I got full coverage on my old boat
Engine Overheating jssailem at 9:58pm 06.17.24 when I went to drain the coolant from the two drain points, I only had a few ounces drain out That
Companionway leaks? Project_Mayhem at 9:54pm 06.17.24 After way too long , I finally tracked down a very elusive leak to the traveller . It was a replace
Reconditioning circuit breakers jssailem at 9:54pm 06.17.24 Look'n like I'll be biting the bullet.. That is the safest approach. You might want to trace all o
Advice on repairing spreader bracket torn bolt hole jssailem at 9:50pm 06.17.24 I would take the mast down. Have a welder that knows aluminum come and patch the hole.

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