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Anything special I need to know about replacing the six gallon hot water heater? Bob4203 at 7:26am 04.12.16 Catalina 30 12/2762 I have to replace the hot water heater in my 1988 Mark II Catalina 30 and ended up getting a great d
Paint or gel coat? Deep Blue at 7:24am 04.12.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/758 Folks, on the late 80s and early 90s vintage beneteaus, did they use paint or gel coat on the topsid
Not being able to see where you are going walt at 7:07am 04.12.16 Ask All Sailors 52/3104 I an curious what the general feeling is towards putting some sort of foresail on a sailboat that bl
Post pictures with Crazy Dave (1) Kermit at 6:56am 04.12.16 Ask All Sailors 22/2092 Now that @rgranger will be meeting @Crazy Dave Condon I think a thread honoring our favorite uncle i
Keel lock bolt location? (1) pulsewave at 6:37am 04.12.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1254 I have a copy of the older manual and it doesn't seem to match the configuration of my Macgregor Ven
Update: What size outboard on your Mac 25 Greengas at 6:28am 04.12.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 25/6765 I am looking at buying a 1988 2 cycle 9.9hp motor for my 1980 Mac 25. I would like to know what oth
Jabsco pump All U Get at 5:59am 04.12.16 Ask All Sailors 0/304 Hi all, Sitting on the Fl. / Ga. border for the next few days (weather) and had to fix a sump pump t
2016 Annual Great Lakes C-22 Cruise CaptDon01 at 5:57am 04.12.16 Catalina 22 2/930 If you have never been on a group cruise with your boat, you don't know what you've been missing! Ma
Question about restoring grab rails (1) IH82BL8 at 5:20am 04.12.16 Ask All Sailors 3/386 Apparently my grab rails are made from multiple pieces. The "feet" were screwed onto the rail using
Mac 224 rudder sailnewbie at 5:12am 04.12.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1096 Anyone have the length of the rudder on the Mac 224? The rudder that came on it was beat up bad and
Y25 Weather helm ! (3) furdui at 3:31am 04.12.16 Yamaha 15/4546 Hi everybody, Something I wanted to do,for at least ten years,was moving main sheet system,track and
New San Juan 28 owner - propellor question Grey wolf at 10:10pm 04.11.16 San Juan Sailboats 3/2640 Hi all Just purchased a 1983 San Juan 28 up in Campbell River 6 days ago, and very excited about ge
I would like to change out my wing keel for a fin keel DonC3222 at 9:09pm 04.11.16 Ask All Sailors 19/3746 I have a Hunter 340 and like to race it on Wednesdays. I see the benefits of a fin keel and am wonde
I would like to change out my wing keel for a fin keel DonC3222 at 8:59pm 04.11.16 Big Boats 6/1247 This may be a crazy thought, but I would like to change out my wing keel for a fin keel on my Hunter
Xantrex Link 1000 Solitude at 8:08pm 04.11.16 Musings With Maine Sail 5/2703 I have a Xantrex Freedom 20 charger/inverter with a Xantrex Link 1000 remote and am having trouble w
Improving my old H26 (4) Doug J at 7:04pm 04.11.16 Smaller Boats 23/2977 I've been working on improving my 94' H26, installing new accessories, re-doing a lot of the wiring,
TV antenea sailnewbie at 6:47pm 04.11.16 Ask All Sailors 15/809 Anyone ever mounted a TV antenna of any and it worked very well. I have dish network at home and was
Upholstry.. (1) TommmD at 6:23pm 04.11.16 Ask All Sailors 4/806 Anyone use an underlayment for their boat cushions? My aft cabin came with a piece of very open weav
1979 Hunter 30 - 1" prop shaft, flax recommendation Robert1224 at 6:04pm 04.11.16 The Cherubini Hunters 2/771 Ahoy, I am repacking my packing gland for the first time. I removed the old flax which measured .20
Random sailing pictures (1) Roadking Larry at 5:26pm 04.11.16 Ask All Sailors 31/2579 So post your random sailing picture. Not bad for a 40 year old Cal 2-27 Note the angle of the horiz

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Should I purchase a Hunter 18? jpia at 4:19pm 08.29.23 Blue gelcoat fades a lot. Unfortunately , gelcoat repair kits don't account for fading. Skilled g
Gonna pull the boat... shemandr at 4:13pm 08.29.23 In the NE some marinas had and marketed having "Hurricane pilings" which were up to 12 feet above so
Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks garymalmgren at 3:56pm 08.29.23 If you have sand or gunk in the track spay will not remove it. Here is some info that I posted back
Gulf Storm Potential (1) JamesG161 at 3:52pm 08.29.23 Hurricane Idalia has changed course and moved more to the North. im...
Should I purchase a Hunter 18? shemandr at 3:49pm 08.29.23 Blue gelcoat fades a lot. Unfortunately , gelcoat repair kits don't account for fading. Skilled ge
Stowing Winch Handles jviss at 3:44pm 08.29.23 Perhaps some of that "industrial strength" Velcro they sell on Amazon would hold them in place? Ma
Stowing Winch Handles stickinthemud57 at 3:43pm 08.29.23 I confess my "issue" here is that I wouldn't mind at all having a couple of those white vinyl winch
Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks stickinthemud57 at 3:36pm 08.29.23 Soaked the rag in carburetor cleaner spray and then ran the rag up and down the track. The rag cam
Question about ignition switch and engine panel for 2004 Hunter 36 kappykaplan at 3:36pm 08.29.23 Andy, you might find what you're looking for in the Hunter 36 downloads section on this site. https:
2001 HUNTER 320 dlochner at 3:31pm 08.29.23 We could use some more information. Are you buying just the drive unit? or the whole system includ
Gonna pull the boat... kappykaplan at 3:15pm 08.29.23 Stay safe, guys!
Replace section of G4 anchor chain skunther at 3:06pm 08.29.23 The strength of the crown splice seems pretty relevant to me. What good is the working load of the o
Problems with cdi furling jib (2) sailingdude92 at 2:50pm 08.29.23 Here are photos of the cdi furling mechanism
Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks rgranger at 2:41pm 08.29.23 I don't use anything so harsh. I take a handi-wipe aka wet wipe and attach that to my track cleaner
Should I purchase a Hunter 18? jpia at 2:41pm 08.29.23 Folks, I have an 18' Marlow-Hunter daysailer that I purchased in 2021. I need some gelcoat attention
Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks jviss at 2:29pm 08.29.23 I don't use anything so harsh. I take a handi-wipe aka wet wipe and attach that to my track cleaner
Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks JBP-PA at 2:16pm 08.29.23 I don't use anything so harsh. I take a handi-wipe aka wet wipe and attach that to my track cleaner
Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks jviss at 2:14pm 08.29.23 Thanks... I guess kitche pans are not Anodized. Good to know. I think they usually are! Maybe
Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks rgranger at 2:12pm 08.29.23 Thanks... I guess kitche pans are not Anodized. Good to know.
How do I describe this or better yet find one? rgranger at 2:08pm 08.29.23 Binimi... Bonomi... lets call the whole thing off...:biggrin:

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