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Anybody else have a bad (medical) reaction using Cetol? RussC at 1:20pm 06.26.16 Ask All Sailors 7/765 I decided to try out this wonder finish that I keep hearing about called Cetol on my Vic 18 teak. so
Catalina 27 Traveler upgrade questions sashaproctor at 1:18pm 06.26.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/3657 I've just pulled the traveler apart on my 1976 Catalina 27 to refurbish the teak that it sits on and
29.5 frameless window replacement Jim Watts at 12:46pm 06.26.16 Mid-Size Boats 5/1365 Considering doing all 3 myself. Have seen posts referring to archived posts detailing this subject.
Hunter 27 Cherubini Missing V Berth Cushions Dana Shields at 11:05am 06.26.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/726 I just bought a 1979 Hunter 27 Cherubini, and it is missing its V-berth cushions. Does anyone know o
Bad knock Ilanortho at 8:58am 06.26.16 Ask All Sailors 6/987 Posting again; Bad knock I thought was transmission on Hunter 34 Yanmar 3GM30F/ KM3. Engine realigne
Hunter 34 Winch Replacement Ilanortho at 8:49am 06.26.16 Big Boats 7/1856 Hi; My Maxwell winches are nearing end of life; I have rebuilt - lubricated- then last summer and I
Pelican thread size bman88 at 7:06am 06.26.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/845 I have a 1983 Hunter 34. I lost one of the two pelican clips on the starboard side. From the remaini
Part identification and Parts missing. (6) Joeniver at 6:50am 06.26.16 Ask All Sailors 2/679 Dear Sailboat Owners members: First, let me know if I am in the right spot! Chrysler (TMI or WELCRA
Squeaky impeller? scottmellloyditude at 6:38am 06.26.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1061 I recently changed my fresh water impeller (early Sherwood) and the first time I took the 27' Catali
Loss of power in forward. 1mcarlson at 6:35am 06.26.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/934 Last night I was motoring back to marina in 2 to 3 foot swells and no wind on Lake Michigan. After a
Grinding Bottom Paint (1) mfourn20 at 8:47pm 06.25.16 Catalina 22 2/848 I've started the process of grinding/sanding off many layers of bottom paint on the Catalina 22 I ju
Oday 28 main sheet lyricpekka at 7:40pm 06.25.16 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1377 My new ride is a 1980 Oday 28. I'm looking at the mainsheet layout, a 4 to 1 set up, traveller at th
Universal M35B, the dreaded Sherwood G908 and its Oberdorfer replacement mlaver at 7:34pm 06.25.16 Ask All Sailors 2/3877 This follows a thread I posted to the (wonderful) Catalina 34 list last fall. The background is that
Come sail away...God Bless You! BlowMeAway at 7:17pm 06.25.16 Ask All Sailors 2/435 My simple contribution to the beautiful family lost at sea near Sanibel, FL. My heart aches, new les
Polyurethane thinning ejet9999 at 7:14pm 06.25.16 Ask All Sailors 9/10243 I know Pettit says to thin the topside paint with"120 brush thinner" but at the price I thought I wo
Another Loss at Sea Rick D at 6:04pm 06.25.16 Ask All Sailors 37/10011 This has not been a good week for boating. Now three lost, four rescued (injured) from the back side
Hunter 460, is the refrigerator/freezer supposed to work on batteries? Brad Gielissen at 5:25pm 06.25.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 23/4791 Okay, I am confused on this subject. I purchased my 2001 Hunter 460 in December. I was under the imp
Anyone recognize these stains on my hull (2) shanker at 4:31pm 06.25.16 Smaller Boats 1/480 Not sure what these are. They are localize on the port hull and only on one area. Is this blistering
Installed R&D Motor Mounts Dfisher at 2:53pm 06.25.16 Mid-Size Boats 6/2038 Over the past six months I have known that my mounts were bad and kept going back and forth from buy
Racing in the Rain again (almost) Bill19233 at 12:25pm 06.25.16 Racing 4/675 The rain didn't actually start this time till after we finished the race and were docked. Three legs

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Hunter 30 Skeg assessment (1) QChunter at 11:49am 02.14.24 I am having a hard time picturing where that is on your boat... and what it has to do with handrail
Hunter 30 Skeg assessment QChunter at 11:39am 02.14.24 Hi Roland, good to know, in some other post they claimed that the skeg is not holding the rudder but
Hunter 30 Skeg assessment Roland5048 at 11:27am 02.14.24 I have the same boat although a '77. I had to replace my skeg several years ago due to a hard groun
To Pearson 303 owners CaptJacksP34 at 11:17am 02.14.24 Sent you a PM
Mattress for aft cabin dkinzer at 11:16am 02.14.24 We had a mattress made last year by Yacht Bedding. They claim to have details (perhaps even drawings
Boating with osteoporosis Roland5048 at 11:06am 02.14.24 Welcome to the club, Mark. I feel your pain. I. too, have some major lumbar issues severe enough t
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE WITH A DOMETIC Dual Zone Portable Refrigerator and Freezer, Powered by AC/DC or Solar CaptJacksP34 at 10:50am 02.14.24 All good questions here! The best answer to your thoughts is to give complete information about the
Hunter 30 Skeg assessment rgranger at 10:46am 02.14.24 I am having a hard time picturing where that is on your boat... and what it has to do with handrails
Hunter 30 Skeg assessment jssailem at 9:40am 02.14.24
Solar powered vents twodzusfittings at 9:24am 02.14.24 Sorry to be the spoiler on this topic, but Nicro and Marinco are one and the same. I have had my 2 t
Hunter 30 Skeg assessment Don S/V ILLusion at 8:32am 02.14.24
Solar powered vents pgandw at 8:31am 02.14.24 I don't think any of the solar-powered vents have a big enough battery to last more than a couple of
WARNING : Sailrite Machine (240v/international) version does not work with inverters dlochner at 7:17am 02.14.24 If the OP knew how to use an oscilloscope to check the quality of the sine wave, they wouldn't be p
WARNING : Sailrite Machine (240v/international) version does not work with inverters Project_Mayhem at 7:15am 02.14.24 If the OP knew how to use an oscilloscope to check the quality of the sine wave, they wouldn't be po
Solar powered vents PaulK at 6:21am 02.14.24 Nicro still makes one, though it seems to be plastic, not ss.
Oceanis 36cc Line Information kappykaplan at 5:08am 02.14.24 Archangel36cc, the OP hasn't been seen since 01 May 2023.
WARNING : Sailrite Machine (240v/international) version does not work with inverters Ken13559 at 11:50pm 02.13.24 Could it be your inverter is modified sine wave instead of true sine wave? Have/will you try using H
Oceanis 36cc Line Information Archangel36cc at 8:51pm 02.13.24 Hi, i own a 2000 36cc in Bristol condition. I have a detailed sheet of all running rigging for then
Water Leaks JamesG161 at 8:26pm 02.13.24 Going to put some water tracer (green) in the tank to be 100% sure as it has rained constantly for
Cradle: transport 4000nm? Sell, buy/build new? Sail 365/yr and stay off the hard? PaulK at 7:53pm 02.13.24 Our yard uses jackstands and allows owners to leave their masts up all winter. We've used them for m

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