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She's in the water!!! (1) Jammin jr at 6:55pm 07.18.16 The Cherubini Hunters 4/528 Finally got her launched. She sails great. She is quite the beautiful boat if I do say so myself. Sh
Towing mrudman850 at 6:35pm 07.18.16 Catalina 22 5/1125 I asked this question on FB. I'll ask it here as well. What do you think about towing my 1977 C-22
How to plumb a faucet druid at 5:47pm 07.18.16 Ask All Sailors 16/5047 You'd think I was the only one in the Universe doing this, but I'm sure SOMEONE else has done it...
Refrigerator and Freezer air leaks! skykingtwo at 5:10pm 07.18.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/2524 I have been coping with leaky seals in the tops of both refrigerator and freezer for as long as I ha
Sealing the front end of the main hatch on a Catalina 22 ? Leeward Rail at 5:10pm 07.18.16 Catalina 22 6/2446 Evening all... I've got another question for you. When towing down the highway, and in driving rain
Sail Shopping.....oh my! JhartSAV at 4:58pm 07.18.16 Trailer Sailors 9/2136 So I've just begun shopping around for a new set of sails for my '84 Precision 16. Trying to deciph
how to fix a crisp dingy cover? waterpirate at 4:36pm 07.18.16 Ask All Sailors 9/676 So my newest acquisition included a custom boat cover. It is in good shape other than being UV cris
Mildew battle/deck leak on Hunter 23.5 Chris Flanagan at 4:32pm 07.18.16 Smaller Boats 3/553 I recently purchased a 1993 Hunter 23.5 with the knowledge that there was a mildew issue, with 20/20
Sink drain air lock (1) Davidasailor26 at 2:43pm 07.18.16 Ask All Sailors 9/2058 The sink in our head is very slow to drain. Until today I assumed it was just because the sink isn't
Companion way track Don Crowther at 2:38pm 07.18.16 Big Boats 6/744 Does anyone know the width of the track for the companion way. I'm not going to be near my boat for
Thoughts on Perko ventilators? Useful or no? (1) pclarksurf at 2:26pm 07.18.16 Catalina 22 9/872 after removing all the rest of the deck hardware including the (I'm assuming original ) Perko Ventil
Some kind of cabinet door closure (1) SabreToothedEngineer at 2:00pm 07.18.16 Big Boats 3/743 On my 1983 H34 they used some sort of closure everyplace they wanted to close a cabinet door or hold
Unstep mast with mainsail left in? BayMan at 1:51pm 07.18.16 Ask All Sailors 16/1333 I will soon be venturing down the Erie Canal and so must unstep my mast and lash it to the boat. Th
Replacing rollers on top of mast? DS II LJBrennan007 at 1:28pm 07.18.16 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1719 Hi all, I'm a sailing newbie so please pardon my poor terminology. I have a 1970's? Daysailor II th
Advice on selling Macgregor with bad trailer MeggieLou at 12:25pm 07.18.16 Trailer Sailors 9/1125 We have a 21ft 1983 Macgregor Venture. The boat is in great shape with all working rigs and sails, a
V 2-22 with motor well mounting new motor advice mark west at 12:17pm 07.18.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/696 have V2-22 with motor well ? or cut down transom from factory. Have Evinrude 8hp sail twin long s
flotation flakes gbrian at 12:07pm 07.18.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/691 I am experiencing tiny pieces of foam filtering down at the stern onto the rear bunks. has anyone el
beneteau props bill edwards at 11:54am 07.18.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/3977 having trouble finding a prop for a 1988 285 first. the prop hub is stamped 15 12LH 30 which would i
Selling Macgregor with bad trailer MeggieLou at 11:21am 07.18.16 Trailer Sailors 9/944 We have a 21ft 1983 Macgregor Venture. The boat is in great shape with all working rigs and sails, a
Hunter 285 Boom Rigging SteveMontgomery at 10:12am 07.18.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1111 I'm replacing every bit of running rig on my 1985 285. Now, the very last of the project is the boo

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Wood species dmax at 7:43am 12.31.23 "The ones that are damaged I can try to fill with epoxy thickened with wood flour. " As an alternat
roller furling replacement Kings Gambit at 7:41am 12.31.23 Have any Hunter 46.6 owners replaced the Selden Furlex Jib System? I have significant problems wit
Wood species john6206 at 7:35am 12.31.23 @dlochner the ones on my body, or the ones on my boat?
Hunter 36 Fridge and Freezer Replacement Terry Cox at 7:07am 12.31.23 Not sure how to recharge them. Have you done this before? I didn't know they were rechargable. Goo
Hunter Legend 35.5 Spinnaker? kappykaplan at 6:19am 12.31.23 Try Bacon Sails: Sail search page
Wood species dlochner at 6:16am 12.31.23
Worst holding tank install ever JBP-PA at 6:10am 12.31.23 One would assume the green is overboard discharge. Perhaps the owner wanted to sail somewhere holdin
Wood species john6206 at 6:08am 12.31.23
If H260 is suspended in air, or frozen, what happens? dlochner at 5:56am 12.31.23 This spot on river is only place in Midwest where usually boats can be left in thru cold winter T
If H260 is suspended in air, or frozen, what happens? Davenport at 5:44am 12.31.23 This Red Wing spot on river w warming from power planet is only place in MN where usually boats can
Wood species sailme88 at 4:26am 12.31.23 Why not reach out to Warren Pandy at Catalina (727) 544-6681. Quite possible they either have blank
Wood species shemandr at 7:54pm 12.30.23 If you hang around some wooden boat building sites, you'll see a bewildering assortment of woods whi
Wood species dlochner at 7:00pm 12.30.23 Looks like teak to me. Matching teak can be difficult because there are many varieties. As much as p
Installing a MSD potty in our C22 dlochner at 6:55pm 12.30.23 I have mine plumbed through a macerator and then to a through hull for overboard discharge when 3 m
Wood species jssailem at 6:43pm 12.30.23 Teak is always a go to wood for its resistance to water damage. There is no magic wood. You can use
roller furling replacement jssailem at 6:37pm 12.30.23 I have the Harken MKIV unit 1. Love it. Smooth. Easily maintained.
Hunter 36 Fridge and Freezer Replacement George Braun at 5:05pm 12.30.23 on our 2008 H36 we also have NovaKool units. Air-cooled, that's why the compartment behind the unit
Hunter 36 Fridge and Freezer Replacement drm1 at 4:36pm 12.30.23 Terry is correct about recharge, and the unanswered questions. There is no info provided on the age
Hunter 36 Fridge and Freezer Replacement drm1 at 4:28pm 12.30.23 Hi Dan. Different model boat, but if it were mine, first I would determine the draw from each unit,
Installing a MSD potty in our C22 Alan Gomes at 4:14pm 12.30.23 There is precious little info out there about plumbing porta potties. Very few are plumbed at all,

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