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2016 Annual Great Lakes C-22 Cruise CaptDon01 at 5:57am 04.12.16 Catalina 22 2/977 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 3/435 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 3/1176 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 15/4827 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 3/2847 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 19/4261 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 6/1348 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 5/2948 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 23/3177 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 15/890 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 4/1048 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 2/869 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 31/2891 So post your random sailing picture. Not bad for a 40 year old Cal 2-27 Note the angle of the horiz
Forestay replacment questions. (2) Roadking Larry at 5:15pm 04.11.16 Ask All Sailors 5/618 I've decided I want to add a roller furling headsail to my boat. Figuring out which CDI is no big de
VHF Antenna cable Ken13559 at 4:46pm 04.11.16 Ask All Sailors 7/1566 I'm setting up an alternate vhf antenna on bimini frame. Thinking of using SS cable-tie as plastic t
San Diego Bottom Paint Yards rfrye1 at 2:40pm 04.11.16 Ask All Sailors 3/1910 Its that time again. Anybody got suggestions in San Diego Bay? Thanks. Bob
Advice on Paunting and Waxing goofeyfoot at 12:31pm 04.11.16 Ask All Sailors 4/755 i am buying 33' boat in the next week. Fiberglass. Was thinking about sanding and painting and waxin
The Fuel Shut Off Lever on Yanmar 2GMF Keith13315 at 12:28pm 04.11.16 Ask All Sailors 5/1969 Does anyone know how far the arm on the fuel shut off valve to kill the engine has to travel to comp
Hunter 40.5 water in bilge - source pmcrosta at 10:24am 04.11.16 Big Boats 12/3027 Hello! I am the proud new owner of a 1994 Hunter 40.5. I'll probably have many, many questions as th
Boat settling in the stern Sunday Sailor at 10:09am 04.11.16 Ask All Sailors 16/7760 I have a Hughes 26, which I bought and put a 9 hp 4 stroke in, which weighs about 70lbs. I don't hav

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G-10 discs for thru-hull jssailem at 8:38am 03.07.24 Any thoughts on using epoxy and G-10 discs to plug the holes? Yes. That is an option...but: The st
G-10 discs for thru-hull dlochner at 8:21am 03.07.24 Using just plugging the hole will not have a large bonding area, so it will be weak. The correct way
Hand grab in cockpit xavpil at 7:56am 03.07.24 The desired "grab bar" (to give it a term) is not one I have seen premanufactured and ready to inst
How to Best Run Solar Panel Wires Down Hunter Arch Tubes? + Custom Over Bimini Solar Panel Install on 2006 Hunter 38 Douglas Ronne at 7:53am 03.07.24 maybe wasn't the best but what i did was put a hole in through the bottom of the arch support betwee
Hand grab in cockpit (4) jssailem at 7:21am 03.07.24 The desired "grab bar" (to give it a term) is not one I have seen premanufactured and ready to insta
Newbie question - antifouling compartibility dlochner at 7:20am 03.07.24 Is any copper ablative compatible with same but with another Name/Trade Mark? Paint manufacturers
Hand grab in cockpit Calif. Ted at 7:19am 03.07.24 I think a local stainless steel fabricator could make something to replace or augment what you have.
Hunter Legend 240 Crazy Dave Condon at 7:17am 03.07.24 @Ian Robinson I sent you a private message but no response. I need a coupe of photos to see exact
Newbie question - antifouling compartibility Kostas Metaxas at 6:54am 03.07.24 Is any copper ablative compatible with same but with another Name/Trade Mark?
Charts? Charts? We don't need no stinking CHARTS! shemandr at 6:48am 03.07.24 Jssailem, I know exactly what you mean by underwater hazards not be displayed on electronic chart
Newbie question - antifouling compartibility shemandr at 6:30am 03.07.24 "Self Polishing" implies ablative to me. Mostly the biocide is copper although the marine paint ind
Charts? Charts? We don't need no stinking CHARTS! DArcy at 6:29am 03.07.24 I took @jssailem original post as a little tongue in cheek with a nod towards information regarding
Charts? Charts? We don't need no stinking CHARTS! Ward H at 6:25am 03.07.24 Yes indeed, this thread started as fear mongering. Yes you are. These kinds of statements are des
Hand grab in cockpit shemandr at 6:22am 03.07.24 Often the binnacle has something like that to grab. It would normally smaller than you've drawn but
Newbie question - antifouling compartibility dlochner at 6:19am 03.07.24 Thank you for the replies. Which solvent could use on GRP hull with such paint to remove dust? Be
Hand grab in cockpit kappykaplan at 6:18am 03.07.24 It is a wheel with an undersized hand grab When sitting at helm you can NOT stand from sitting posi
Charts? Charts? We don't need no stinking CHARTS! dlochner at 6:17am 03.07.24 If I'm reading this correctly, the commercial charts named above, that are based on Raster Charts w
Newbie question - antifouling compartibility dLj at 6:15am 03.07.24 Thank you for the replies. Which solvent could use on GRP hull with such paint to remove dust? Bet
Newbie question - antifouling compartibility Kostas Metaxas at 6:08am 03.07.24 Thank you for the replies. Which solvent could use on GRP hull with such paint to remove dust?
Hand grab in cockpit dLj at 6:04am 03.07.24 Looks like a simple job to have custom made and welded onto your existing structure. However, I'd m

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