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Rope and rigging measuring gauge chrisings at 6:08am 04.03.16 Ask All Sailors 7/1298 Hi folks, Years ago, like 25 or more, I purchased a handy little item from Davis Instruments at a bo
Mast Tang bolts Ken13559 at 4:01am 04.03.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1618 In the course of running new earth cables to replace corroded ones, I discovered one of two my starb
SAE90 gear oil Ken13559 at 3:53am 04.03.16 Ask All Sailors 7/845 My Suzuki DF2.5S obm calls for SAE90 gear oil, however I can only find Castrol Manual 80W90 gear oil
Is This Overkill (2) Greengas at 7:22pm 04.02.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/2240 Here are two photos of the anchor that came with my Mac 25. It is clearly a Danforth. But I can't
Stop thinking ... Start doing (4) pclarksurf at 7:10pm 04.02.16 Catalina 22 15/1824 you can second guess it all day long-- best way to finish is to start already: turns out my "patch"
Forward Hatch Cainsoccer at 5:41pm 04.02.16 Catalina 22 1/571 Wish I could lock and unlock from the outside while on deck. Has anybody tackled this issue, or is i
Rinsing CDI furler tclC-18 at 5:37pm 04.02.16 Ask All Sailors 11/1097 I have bought a boat with a CDI FF1 jib roller-furler, and I understand that no maintenace of the fu
Drop Keel Robert Pimentel at 3:01pm 04.02.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1438 I have a 85 25' Mac and we were planning on going fishing on a shallow lake for a week and planning
86 Hunter 31 Spinnaker Install Dfisher at 2:11pm 04.02.16 Mid-Size Boats 14/3222 I went up the mast to install a spinnaker halyard today and was unsuccessful. I'm having trouble ge
Bobstay on TR (1) ChangsinLattitudes at 12:17pm 04.02.16 Catalina 30 5/1598 Anyone have this issue before? See picture. Wondering what to do. Thinking of just tightening the b
Rudder post repair ChangsinLattitudes at 12:14pm 04.02.16 Catalina 30 1/3195 Has anyone tried that worn rudder post repair Catalina put out in the 80's? It is used to fix wear i
1979 Cat 30 CathClaud at 10:54am 04.02.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1507 this is my dream boat. But I am over 60. Am I an idiot to look at a boat of this age. It was raced W
Not sure if this was posted yet but very sad. Windtherapy at 9:32am 04.02.16 Ask All Sailors 16/1792 http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/02/world/woman-killed-clipper-round-the-world-yacht-race
trans shifts hard brad minda at 8:48am 04.02.16 Catalina 30 8/3295 The title says it all. Over the past year the transmission has gotten harder to shift into and out
oil in exhaust water No Mayo at 8:14am 04.02.16 Catalina 30 2/717 Noticed a little oil in the discharge water after starting engine for 1st time this season. What ar
AC in 2008 Beneteau 343 John K at 8:01am 04.02.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/3671 If AC installed under port salon seat as shown in Beneteau 343 drawings does port water tank need to
Questions of refrigeration Brad Gielissen at 5:52am 04.02.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/959 I am not sure when I am supposed to run my refrigeration. It is the stock holding plate, both freeze
Multifunction Display: CHIRP Sonar Transducer rukidn at 5:03am 04.02.16 Catalina 310 8/2251 We've been thinking of adding a MultiFunction Display (MFD). Primary use will be chartplotter and CH
1987 Hunter legend 37 - windlass for anchor hacham at 4:46am 04.02.16 Ask All Sailors 2/1315 I have a 1987 Hunter legend 37. Has any one added a windlass for anchor? The whole thing probably n
Looking for a hatch cover 2003-466 David21181 at 4:18am 04.02.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/377 Lost the port side propane bottle hatch cover to the briny deep when the tether strap parted. Any su

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Wood and Stain To Match 2006 Hunter 38 Aft Cabin + Plans for Cabin + Bed Modification KelToy at 4:35pm 02.24.24 Thank you! The 2006 Hunter 38 seems like its a "Cherry" interior, so I guess its Teak wood, with a s
Remember When.... justsomeguy at 4:29pm 02.24.24 It was more exciting than reading the Sears catalog Even the ladies unmentionables section? I dunn
Lewmar V700 windlass Hayden Watson at 4:21pm 02.24.24 I was just reading the west marine guide for "choosing a windlass". In there, they indicated that t
Cockpit table - how to secure it Tally Ho at 4:11pm 02.24.24 I think most folding cockpit tables are held in place with a bungee cord! Maybe that is why the bun
Lewmar V700 windlass Hayden Watson at 4:08pm 02.24.24 Thanks John. I had not found the specs on the V700 and silly me, I thought the 700 was watts. 320w
Lewmar V700 windlass (1) jssailem at 3:56pm 02.24.24 Comparing the V3 and the V700. Ignoring the price difference. I liked the specs on the V3. Quick ret
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest dLj at 3:25pm 02.24.24
Gloucester 22 LesCayere at 2:17pm 02.24.24
Wood and Stain To Match 2006 Hunter 38 Aft Cabin + Plans for Cabin + Bed Modification chuckwayne at 1:54pm 02.24.24 Boulter is fantastic! I've used them for a number of projects over the years and they are old school
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest captain69 at 12:17pm 02.24.24
Keel Rodsails at 11:01am 02.24.24 My bolts are 1-1/4" x 1-7/8" Just can't imagine crushing lead & fiberglass that tight to that spec.
Keel Rodsails at 10:27am 02.24.24 If you are paying the yard to do the work, I'd love to know what they estimate the cost to be? I am
Cockpit table - how to secure it Good Vibes at 10:15am 02.24.24 Sorry to say we use a bungee that looks word than yours Worse
Cockpit table - how to secure it Good Vibes at 10:12am 02.24.24 Sorry to say we use a bungee that looks word than yours!
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest LloydB at 9:50am 02.24.24 Popular Science said that you could use a laser and bounce those signals off of Echo 2 and was incl
Cockpit table - how to secure it DaveJ at 9:03am 02.24.24
Paddlewheel suggestions? Sutric at 8:03am 02.24.24 Thanks for all the suggestions! I'm going to try the transductor paint and see how that goes for the
Bilge Paint that doesn't stink dlochner at 7:47am 02.24.24 You're correct, temperature will make a big difference in curing time for epoxy and polyurethane bas
Bilge Paint that doesn't stink PK123 at 7:21am 02.24.24 Thanks @dlochner! I used Total Bilge Paint on the internal lockers and it goes on much thicker than
CDI Reefer II head fitting Patience4489 at 6:10am 02.24.24 I assume you contacted CDI to see if they have NOS parts for it ? CDI could not help.

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