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Aluminum Anodes Alec at 2:34pm 02.21.16 Engines and Propulsion 12/3471 I recently moved my boat to a new marina where the water is brackish and it seemed logical to switch
Solar panel (5) Deleted member 117556 at 2:13pm 02.21.16 Catalina 310 22/6145 Several months ago I posted a question about solar vs a generator and got plenty of opinions which i
Engine Instrument Pod Replaceme Jtacqua at 1:19pm 02.21.16 Catalina 310 6/3490 Hello all, Hope 2016 brings you a happy and safe boating season. This past weekend I noticed that
forestay length and ballast tank mod on 26M fortunare at 12:41pm 02.21.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/880 I'm looking for a used genoa for my 26M. It has a new furling jib but thought a genoa might be nice
Supporting O'Day 23 for painting ClintonLakeSailor at 12:13pm 02.21.16 Day Sailers 3/1757 Hi all, I have a 23 O'Day and I want to paint the bottom. I plan on parking it in the driveway and w
Seaward Chainplate Leak Repair Jolly Seaward at 11:49am 02.21.16 Trailer Sailors 25/3901 Hello . . .new to the forum. Looking for anyone who has repaired their Seaward 25 chain plates . .l
H306 Aft Cabin Leakage Bedouin at 8:30am 02.21.16 Mid-Size Boats 4/922 Good morning! So, while checking on Bedouin while she's on the hard I noticed some leakage in the a
Seaward Slipper 17 pre-purchase ?? Donovan at 7:45am 02.21.16 Day Sailers 2/2928 Looking at a first boat. It is a 1984 Slipper 17 with shallow fin keel. Boat seems to show well. Min
Need to find this fuse...lost it so don't know type... (1) Boatman1710 at 5:38am 02.21.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1912 I have a 1989 Hunter 34'. There is a 120 VAC Load Center control panel just above the chart table on
Replace fixed salon portlights with ones that open. daviddiscenza at 4:56am 02.21.16 Newport 2/1659 Hello. I purchased a 1985 33' Newport late last year. She's in great shape but I'd like to make some
Celestial Navigation, part2: Sextant Apex at 4:44am 02.21.16 Ask All Sailors 9/1445 Based on the previous thread, I wonder about the various sextants out there. Besides the Plastic Da
Let's plan a 2016 Spring Rendezvous on Lake Murray Lew Love at 4:18am 02.21.16 Lake Murray Catalina Owners 4/15440 calling all Catalina boat owners on Lake Murray, send me an email letting me know you wish to partic
Lancer 25 and the Newbie TimorTom at 12:37am 02.21.16 Lancer 1/3999 Newbie Looking at the L25 and having trouble finding non-confusing information. Some sources lump al
Any other hull cleaners? Justin_NSA at 7:51pm 02.20.16 Ask All Sailors 14/2189 I've tried Star brite Instant Hull Cleaner on the brown stains between the bottom paint and boot str
NuTeak knotoldyet at 4:41pm 02.20.16 Ask All Sailors 3/885 Does anyone have recent experience with purchasing NuTeak interior flooring? I did the best research
Keel Cable Swage/ Ferule keeps breaking suvh8er at 1:45pm 02.20.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2036 Hello everyone its been a minute since I've posted but I have been having all kinds of fun repairing
3M Marine Premium Mold and Tooling Compound prowler at 1:12pm 02.20.16 Ask All Sailors 1/437 Does anybody have any experience in compounding a fiberglass boat with 3M Mold and Tooling Compound
Gear Ads Search Function Ed Caldwell at 1:01pm 02.20.16 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/617 I'm logged in and on this page: http://hunter.sailboatowners.com/gear/gear.php I see a search butto
GPS n FishFinder / RAM Mount (7) Doug J at 11:09am 02.20.16 Smaller Boats 7/1138 I installed my Garmin GPS and Fishfinder using a RAM Mount, I saved from my last boat. This kind o
H26 Lack of Conduit (4) Doug J at 9:49am 02.20.16 Smaller Boats 2/573 I'm hoping by me posting some of my projects as I go along will help others who recently acquired an

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I thought I have seen it all...and then this. PaulK at 1:24pm 11.10.23
Pearson electra? Rick486 at 1:18pm 11.10.23 Don't think an Electra. Looks a bit short on length and the lines on the cabin look a bit sharp. I n
replacement of glue-in fixed ports Hayden Watson at 12:19pm 11.10.23 Windows have always come out for me, once they were UV damaged, but I'm thinking heat could help.
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION twodzusfittings at 12:13pm 11.10.23 Did you ever dive the boat and clean the prop and hull? Nope.
Bimini window.... (2) kbgunn at 11:54am 11.10.23 You have the right approach. Keep it simple. A roll up flap with snap or velcro closures is perfect.
replacement of glue-in fixed ports thinwater at 11:51am 11.10.23 Windows have always come out for me, once they were UV damaged, but I'm thinking heat could help. I
MARINE GROWTH fstbttms at 9:48am 11.10.23 micron CSC ablative among others. glad to help That you say a thing doesn't make it true. To wit,
replacement of glue-in fixed ports Hayden Watson at 9:40am 11.10.23 Inspired, I started and realized Wrong way is to use thick knife... I quickly changed directions an
Oday 25 cabin roof dmax at 9:07am 11.10.23 As far as I know, O'Day decks are all balsa cored. If the area is an inch or so thick, it's cored. M
replacement of glue-in fixed ports (3) william24424 at 9:00am 11.10.23 Inspired, I started and realized Wrong way is to use thick knife... I quickly changed directions and
MARINE GROWTH Don S/V ILLusion at 8:59am 11.10.23 I am unaware of any ablative paint that cannot withstand prolonged exposure to air. And neither are
I thought I have seen it all...and then this. LloydB at 8:56am 11.10.23 The given example seems backwards to me because the guy seems to be cleating off a slack line. Proba
Pearson electra? capta at 8:17am 11.10.23 Poor baby. It makes me so sad to see a lovely boat, no matter the size, in fatal disrepair. I hope s
I thought I have seen it all...and then this. capta at 8:13am 11.10.23 In a situation where I needed power on a dock line, I always ran the line to one of my ST-65 electri
MARINE GROWTH fstbttms at 7:46am 11.10.23
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION Hayden Watson at 7:29am 11.10.23 Did you ever dive the boat and clean the prop and hull?
MARINE GROWTH Don S/V ILLusion at 7:26am 11.10.23
P42 VHF Masthead Cable Routing Terry Cox at 7:06am 11.10.23 Thanks Terry. I wondering is the loop like a p-trap or is it just a loop of wire? Shaped like a 'P
MARINE GROWTH fstbttms at 7:01am 11.10.23 Generalities are always wrong sometimes. Some ablatives are supposed to be limited to 30 days dry-
P42 VHF Masthead Cable Routing (2) jssailem at 6:22am 11.10.23 Dan. Here is what I did on my mast rebuild to stop water from damaging the deck under the mast base.

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