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Grinding Bottom Paint (1) mfourn20 at 8:47pm 06.25.16 Catalina 22 2/875 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 9/1448 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 2/4042 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 2/450 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 9/10602 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 37/10150 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 23/5097 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 1/494 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 6/2163 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 4/718 The rain didn't actually start this time till after we finished the race and were docked. Three legs
It's the Feds (1) Meriachee at 11:39am 06.25.16 Forum Help (Site Talk) 13/1362 Pull over buddy!
2gm20f High Pressure Fuel Pump Re-Assembly Capn Mike at 9:57am 06.25.16 Engines and Propulsion 3/7000 Hello, I am trying to re-assemble the high pressure fuel pump (pn 728271-51101) on my Yanmar 2GM20f
Marine - Bondo Spence at 9:17am 06.25.16 Ask All Sailors 22/20804 Has anyone used regular car body filler on the topsides of their boats? I'm re-bedding all my stanch
Is it worth getting a Genny? Karyon at 9:07am 06.25.16 Smaller Boats 13/1221 I only have 2 sails for my H23.5 a main and a jib would it be worth it getting a genny for it for t
I am missing parts or can ID. Please help me ID and/or find for sale. (6) Joeniver at 8:42am 06.25.16 Chrysler 1/1700 Dear Sailboat Owners members: First, let me know if I am in the right spot! Chrysler Mutineer 15,
Yanmar Control Panel Cover! (1) Mantus 1 at 7:49am 06.25.16 Big Boats 0/30 I purchased 4 new covers to replace our Engine control Panel cover. I got a better price by getting
Changing user name. Karyon at 7:28am 06.25.16 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/590 Just curious is there a way to change the user name?
Engine Cover Attachment b.nelson at 6:54am 06.25.16 Catalina 310 10/2513 The hinge screws that attach the engine cover to the sole plate have pulled out. It does not seem t
How much rake for unter 31 mast? Reg M at 4:42am 06.25.16 Mid-Size Boats 4/1431 I am trying to tune my "new to me" 1984 Hunter 31 B'R mast and I have found a couple of very useful
2000 340 Outhaul Replacement sailcapt340 at 3:15am 06.25.16 Big Boats 3/823 In my seemingly never ending line replacement project, I am now replacing all the lines controlling

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Oh yes I did ! pclarksurf at 9:22am 04.17.24 She did say if I upgraded to stainless steel and added a second cleat she would consider keeping it
2008 Hunter 41 Aft Cockpit \| 41ft - Gross Tonnage DRhoads at 9:18am 04.17.24 Specifications for the Hunter 41 Edit these specs I 51' 6 in J 13' P 48' 7 in (standard) E
Install mechanical oil pressure gauge for Yanmar 4JH2E Don S/V ILLusion at 8:54am 04.17.24 3. Does anyone have any thoughts on why the oil pressure would decrease at higher rpms rather th
Mirror on Aft Cabin Door dLj at 8:43am 04.17.24 The real dilemma here is finding the person/thing that broke the mirror. That is what the 7 years of
1999 450 salon table pin Ringydingydo at 8:29am 04.17.24 Sorry, Can't help you. My 89 Ledgend 37 has similar post but PO put a bolt all the way through it.
Chafe guard for dodger dLj at 7:57am 04.17.24 Stamskin is one product that is used instead of leather. Another newer product on the market is Sil
Mirror on Aft Cabin Door Hello Below at 7:43am 04.17.24
Mirror on Aft Cabin Door rgranger at 7:10am 04.17.24 In the imortal words of Stevie Wonder Very superstitious, Writing's on the wall, Very superstitious
Mirror on Aft Cabin Door FastOlson at 6:53am 04.17.24 Some boats have OEM mirrors made of plastic rather than glass. Ours does, in the head compartment. S
Mirror on Aft Cabin Door Project_Mayhem at 6:47am 04.17.24 No ocean crossings for you for the next seven years! That looks like it was purchased from a hardwa
Brackets on Pop Top Opening THECUSCUS at 6:34am 04.17.24 My '79 V25 has a different kind of bracket, it is like an "s" that catches the bottom edge (where th
NEW PORT LIGHTS Project_Mayhem at 6:26am 04.17.24 So the project begins. I have purchased Dow 795, HBT from 3M, Glaziers primer, 180 Grit sand paper
Chafe guard for dodger fred1diver at 6:06am 04.17.24 Thank you all for your great replies. I will end up using Weblon Regatta in the end. My customer wil
Hunter Combination Steaming/Anchor Masthead Light Replacement jssailem at 5:42am 04.17.24 A search showed the light you have was discontinued by Aqua Signal. There is a series 34 in LED that
Chafe guard for dodger Spindrift NH at 5:30am 04.17.24 Stamskin is one product that is used instead of leather. Another newer product on the market is Sile
2008 Hunter 41 Aft Cockpit \| 41ft - Gross Tonnage (1) ice breaker at 5:07am 04.17.24 224200
Compressed Natural Gas dlochner at 4:59am 04.17.24 Try a dive shop, if they can't do it, then they will know who can.
Compressed Natural Gas Terry Cox at 4:42am 04.17.24 What type of shop/company were you able to find to hydro your tanks? Thanks in advance Most major
NEW PORT LIGHTS kappykaplan at 1:54am 04.17.24 Everyone wish me luck! Good luck!:beer:
Adding/Updating Line Clutches on Hunter Legend 37 Ringydingydo at 10:46pm 04.16.24 And another way would be to make a new metal plate to fit y9our new clutches to. Remove teh old clut

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