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Space between hull and keel Plymouth Sailor at 10:19am 06.13.16 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1365 I purchased my used Hunter 25, 12 years ago with a large space between the hull and keel. I filled
Cheek block question Justin_NSA at 10:19am 06.13.16 Ask All Sailors 10/966 I want to attach a cheek block at the base of my mast to lead my topping lift (Dutchman) line back t
Friday evening sails and fireworks at Kemah Boardwalk Thelaserguy at 9:27am 06.13.16 The Cherubini Hunters 1/654 The Kemah boardwalk features a fireworks display on Friday nights in June and July. I am taking a cr
jim buoy horsehoe buoys redhead78 at 9:13am 06.13.16 Ask All Sailors 3/494 hi all, does anyone have any experience in painting these.. I would like to freshen up and letter th
C30 Fridge/ice chest ontherocks83 at 8:56am 06.13.16 Catalina 30 4/813 Can anyone tellme if the Reefer unit in the ice chest of a C30 is 120V AC, 12V DV or both? Also if
Plastimo Bladder and Whale Gusher MK3 agprice22 at 8:17am 06.13.16 Ask All Sailors 2/406 I had a nice experience upgrading my 30 year old water system on my O'day 272. I installed a Plastim
Galley Shelf retrofit (1) OS2Dude at 8:05am 06.13.16 Catalina 30 6/2342 We had wanted a Galley Shelf over the sink of our 1985 Catalina 30 mk I, so I decided to build one.
HELP. Keel cable Leatherneck at 7:51am 06.13.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1028 Yesterday I was having a great day on Juvat (1993 Mac26c). Just before putting her back in my slip,
Heart disease Crazy Dave Condon at 7:39am 06.13.16 Ask All Sailors 20/1671 Someone I know had been experiencing shortness of breath and fatigue which someone said he was out o
Hot water heater bypass StanleyJ at 6:50am 06.13.16 Ask All Sailors 3/3066 I have an O'Day 272LE with a Universal M12 diesel and a Sealand 6 gallon water heater. My boat has
best long-distance boat hauler? MitchM at 6:23am 06.13.16 Ask All Sailors 11/3654 Having had a pretty dreadful experience with uShip brokers, I seek advice from the knowled
suggestions on outside wood maintenance jdub tn at 6:05am 06.13.16 Catalina 22 16/1021 the 22 I am about to buy (hopefully) is in great shape, but like any boat that has been outside need
Extra long shaft for a wing keel? jdub tn at 5:40am 06.13.16 Catalina 22 28/2179 You guys are about to get sick of me. I am probably buying an '88 wing keel '22 today. This will b
Completing a Windlass Installation by former Owner (3) Mangata at 8:23pm 06.12.16 Big Boats 0/772 Greetings, this is my first post here, I am a new owner of a Hunter Legend 1988 and the original ow
Mast Climbing (1) Ralph Johnstone at 6:32pm 06.12.16 Ask All Sailors 62/10507 Has anyone come up with a safety line to use with the Easy Climb mast climber ? I am headed up the
Swing Keel Issues mfourn20 at 5:58pm 06.12.16 Catalina 22 12/1120 Hi, Just purchased a swing keel, and the keel with crank up (it's up but it will go up another half
Black Gunk in Freshwater tank BLIGHT at 5:26pm 06.12.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 16/4887 After a year having the H35.5 on the hard we are prepairing it for use again. Noticed that black gun
roller furler q's fred1diver at 4:52pm 06.12.16 Trailer Sailors 13/1005 I'm thinking about getting a roller furler for my 23 ft Dolphin, what am I looking at price wise? ju
Anchor Lights Bad Obsession at 4:42pm 06.12.16 Ask All Sailors 26/3649 Why are anchor lights such pains in the butts? I know several other people that are having issues w
Something went wrong with my fiberglassing (5) H3newdog at 2:45pm 06.12.16 Big Boats 17/1520 I have a 1983 H34 that has (had) cracks in the port and starboard tabbing between the liner and the

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calling all oday 20 owners. Anomymous 163294 at 7:28pm 09.10.23 alrighty then been a few days since i posted this . so i am assuming that its not doable. and thank
Oh my sweet rotten unicorn. Ralph Johnstone at 7:15pm 09.10.23 How do I know if it's epoxy or gelcoat? The gel coat on the bottom of the hull flows into the gel
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 6:54pm 09.10.23 Is that the wear from the packing that we can see ? orn area is nowhere near the new shaft seal.
Spontaneous combustion MikeHoncho at 6:53pm 09.10.23 I do not know about coal and how that happens but combustion from catylizing oils is from the breaki
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 6:49pm 09.10.23 Is that the wear from the packing that we can see ? ing unless the water was loaded with silt. I h
Galley Foot Pumps: What's what? SycloneDriver at 6:46pm 09.10.23 It might pump out the ice chest. That's how both of my Beneteau boats were plumbed.
How about an Electronics forum? jviss at 6:43pm 09.10.23 Not sure I understand that, aren't all the posts in sub-forums? I watch "Whats New" so I guess I pi
Catalina 27 teak before and after Bents at 6:30pm 09.10.23 BTC, nice job! What did you use to fill in the cracks? I plan to redo my teak soon but have some ga
H38: What is this Xantrax device under my main DC panel flightlead404 at 6:27pm 09.10.23 I was able to remove part of the cabinetry under my nav station and gain reasonable access to the Xa
How about an Electronics forum? Don S/V ILLusion at 6:26pm 09.10.23 My initial reaction was to agree, however, depending on how people read content here, posts in sub-f
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 6:25pm 09.10.23 Well I haven't posted for a bit. It's been a little bit slow going. Still haven't got the air tanks
Nao Trinidad is in New Bedford jviss at 6:24pm 09.10.23 Scary how much freeboard that thing has! Interesting lack of decoration - would appear to be a mer
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? (4) RSHunter27 at 6:23pm 09.10.23 Well I haven't posted for a bit. It's been a little bit slow going. Still haven't got the air tanks
H49/H50 Anchor Snubber/Bridle Setup Nate at 6:20pm 09.10.23 No they were there from the factory @tkwhalen if you happen to have photos would you mind sending
Nao Trinidad is in New Bedford PaulK at 6:02pm 09.10.23 Scary how much freeboard that thing has! Interesting lack of decoration - would appear to be a merc
Recommendations for a new head Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 5:37pm 09.10.23 I suggest you follow the instructions that come with the toilet. Those instructions vary slightly wi
Recommendations for a new head Afraal at 4:58pm 09.10.23 I installed a Raritan Marine Elegance with fresh water flush on my 310 last year - love it. It was
Recommendations for a new head Afraal at 4:56pm 09.10.23 I installed a Raritan Sea Era QC Electric Head with fresh water flush back in 2018. We're very ha
How to determine Genoa size? Richard19068 at 4:37pm 09.10.23 Here is a handy calculator for the LP: https://www.precisionsailloft.com/jib-overlap-calculator tt
Propane Tanks - 2007, 41DS George Braun at 4:36pm 09.10.23 FWTW - I bought two of the Flame King tanks and they fit perfectly into my propane locker on a 2008

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