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Dried lake scum cleanup Chris Flanagan at 1:18pm 10.29.16 Smaller Boats 13/3602 I pulled my boat out of a lake after being there all summer and made the mistake of not powerwashing
My story about buying new sails (6) Ward H at 12:53pm 10.29.16 Ask All Sailors 20/12666 (I know this is a bit long winded. You can read just the 1st and last two paragraphs to get most of
PGSC (1) seadaddler at 12:22pm 10.29.16 Ask All Sailors 4/500 Over 20 boats from Punta Gorda Sailing Club heading north and some to Tarpon Springs and some to St
Cleaning and Restoring the Interior Bill and Kathy McDonald at 11:48am 10.29.16 Catalina 22 9/1445 I am tackling the clean up of the cabin. Mostly dirt and gradoo. Hiding in corners and creavasses
PEARSON pedestal electronics mountin (1) Daddio417 at 11:24am 10.29.16 Pearson 2/1316 As I do not have access to my vessel for a few months can anyone advise the width of a 1989 31-2 ped
Best way to store sails? gitpicker2007 at 9:41am 10.29.16 Catalina 22 6/3850 I've got several sails that came with the boat, that I'm not using. I currently keep them onboard, s
head sink yorammelnik at 6:39am 10.29.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1022 Hi I own an Oceanis 390 and want to replace the sink in the head. Any ideas of where to buy an orig
Weight of boat with moorings Franklin at 6:15pm 10.28.16 Ask All Sailors 36/4346 I come here to ask this question because I want to see if anybody can poke a hole into my theory tha
Winterizing Randall Schmidt at 4:26pm 10.28.16 Ask All Sailors 17/1674 I have a 1984 Oday 28 with an inboard diesel and pressure water system. I'm a new owner. I had an
Deck repair around New Bern, Nc peterbud at 6:56am 10.28.16 Ask All Sailors 11/696 I recently ripped out a chain plate due to a bas bulkhead. I have removed the bulkhead and had a
NOAA Rivers south All U Get at 2:55am 10.28.16 Ask All Sailors 7/713 Hi all, I'm looking for some info on how NOAA compares high water and flood stage. We're currently
Yanmar 3GM30F engine RPMs fluctuate when engine warm dkerphunter at 12:54am 10.28.16 Engines and Propulsion 21/6350 Hi, I have a 1985 3GM30F installed in a Hunter 336. It's been perfect for 21 years. This year, the R
Rigid Boom Vang for H 23.5 stackwalker at 5:43pm 10.27.16 Smaller Boats 8/1246 Anyone have a recommendation for a rigid boom vang for my 23.5? I'm starting my winter spending spr
Testing new ad format Phil Herring at 4:07pm 10.27.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 30/1580 Just a heads-up that you may notice a few ads mixed into forum threads. These are limited to: - th
Companionway step and other questions. Bill and Kathy McDonald at 3:55pm 10.27.16 Catalina 22 18/1836 IMG_3437 by Bill and Kathy McDonald posted Oct 27, 2016 at 4:44 PMThe piece of C### step at the comp
Good Cover Solutions for Teak protection from sun while boat in water Ksailboat Owner at 3:38pm 10.27.16 Ask All Sailors 5/2564 Fellow Sailors, I own an O'Day 272 that sits in the water all year long in GA, and have to continual
What to do after reverse polarity oday630 at 2:22pm 10.27.16 Musings With Maine Sail 17/8359 So...after completing the exhaust overhaul, some wiring upgrades and yearly maintenance it was time
even the macgregor camper boat can be a well balanced sailor TortugasRoyal at 10:52am 10.27.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1474 Even the macgregor camper boat (26X) can be a well balanced sailor. Wow. I have achieved it. Boat i
New guy here Sea-r-cy at 10:42am 10.27.16 Ask All Sailors 3/358 Not a sailboat person, scrapped out a 30' Luger, looking for info of value and where to sell a 30'
Beaching a Mac (4) walt at 9:33am 10.27.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1918 Sumner posted about his trip to Flaming Gorge which I really enjoyed http://forums.sailboatowners.c

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Not perfect launch day... dLj at 10:36am 04.25.24 Still hoping global warming extends the season in the Great Lakes :yikes: Greg Yeah, don't hold y
Not perfect launch day... Tally Ho at 10:32am 04.25.24 Yeah, i always said if the Great Lakes were about 25 degrees latitude further south, I'd spent the
Air Conditioner Vents danm1 at 10:22am 04.25.24 My 356 did not come with AC originally, but the aft ducting was already ran in mine. It comes out o
Air Conditioner Vents (3) SEMPERAVANTI41 at 10:10am 04.25.24 224379 224377224378 I have attached some pictures of the salon a/c with the floor opened up ready fo
Replacing Prop Shaft for 84 Hunter 31 anelso29 at 10:01am 04.25.24 I watched a YT video where someone replaced their prop shaft (while the boat was in the water!) by
Hunter Combination Steaming/Anchor Masthead Light Replacement Bill19233 at 10:01am 04.25.24 Found this, but $282! This light is different, 225 degrees shines for the steaming light, then an ex
Self tacking jib KayakUpgrade at 9:58am 04.25.24
Access to windlass JoeWhite at 9:57am 04.25.24 Thanks for pointing out the orientation. I could not tell which way the photo was, as I though the d
Access to windlass marchem at 9:52am 04.25.24 There is salt water intrusion from the deck. Remove the vertical portion and replace the seals on t
Access to windlass JoeWhite at 9:40am 04.25.24 There is salt water intrusion from the deck. Remove the vertical portion and replace the seals on th
Replacing Prop Shaft for 84 Hunter 31 anelso29 at 9:28am 04.25.24 You want to be careful not to break or move the P bracket. Having someone to lend a hand working
OEM Shroud Turnbuckles and Replacement Caps Fred at 9:00am 04.25.24 Recently replaced mine for open turnbuckles, I could never get anything but pins to fit in them. I'
Not perfect launch day... dLj at 8:40am 04.25.24
hull port (windows) leaking Joe at 8:29am 04.25.24 Ted...thank you so much for your response. Aren't they recommending silicone tho? Why don't you l
Help calculating hardware loads! detailed hardware plan for hunter23 lakesurfsailor at 8:26am 04.25.24 If you have any questions afterwards, feel free to send a private message to me former Hunter deal
Access to windlass (1) marchem at 8:23am 04.25.24 Switch/breaker is fine. Opened small access port and found a lot of corrosion. Removed the front p
Boom Vang Part Vision 32 Joe at 8:17am 04.25.24 ...... So now the quest is to find marine grade aluminum rivets I'd be surprised if rig rite didn't
Not perfect launch day... FastOlson at 7:31am 04.25.24
O'Day 23-2 triangle plate pgandw at 7:28am 04.25.24 Thank you very much for the additional information and history. I like the Crosby rig, but the mid
Correct size packing for stuffing box? dkinzer at 7:17am 04.25.24 3/16" or 1/4". How do you know? You can calculate the size by taking two measurements: the diamete

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