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Balboa 20 vs ensenada 20 ?? RussC at 10:14am 10.28.15 Balboa 14/12776 In my quest for our perfect trailer sailer I just missed being able to purchase a Balboa 20, which g
Shore cradle position for hunter 36 (or 356) deacm at 8:46am 10.28.15 Big Boats 0/928 After ten years of owning my Hunter 36 you would think I'd have this figured out by now. But come ti
Best way to sand the sole. Ed Schenck at 8:09am 10.28.15 The Cherubini Hunters 14/1510 The one on the boat I mean. Have a bilge cover at home, sanded and varnished. But I started with m
Spongy deck repair WeiWei at 7:11am 10.28.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/976 Anyone have information or links on injecting epoxy between the deck sandwich construction for repai
Another adjustment question, re: split backstay. DougM at 6:34am 10.28.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2101 I didn't want to hijack the thread about the 311 backstay adjustment , but would like to determine a
Crystals forming in fresh water tank of hunter legend 40 lastlap at 6:30am 10.28.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/3468 I have been having crystals forming in my fresh water tank and clogging up my filter. The tank is al
Gearbox: glaze cone? Ken13559 at 4:34am 10.28.15 Engines and Propulsion 2/558 Curiouly how does one cause his Kanzaki gearbox cone to glazed?
Turning ball for keel cable? mcginn m22 at 10:17pm 10.27.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1581 Hello all, new owner of a 1974 22' Macgregor. I dont have much history on the boat, but it has a bro
1990 hunter 30 chain plate rods (1) cruisingretired at 8:05pm 10.27.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2237 I looked at a 1990 Hunter 30 today and during my initial inspection I found some things that cause m
New sailboat launched Bob 04 H260 at 7:14pm 10.27.15 Ask All Sailors 1/426 I just watched this on the news and thought it might interest some on here, http://atlantic.ctvnews.
13 minutes of sailing awesomeness cb32863 at 4:53pm 10.27.15 Ask All Sailors 2/499 One design C ' C 30's. Enjoy........ 5FxUDhhQQVo
Simrad vhf Slider at 4:46pm 10.27.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1184 I have Simrad electronics on my Beneteau 37. The VHF RS25E is connected to The Simrad NSSB nav syst
Blue seas vessel systems monitor, vsm 422 marchem at 4:11pm 10.27.15 Musings With Maine Sail 3/932 We just upgraded from our Catalina 27 to a Catalina 310. I got a lot of great advice from this foru
Can anyone id this boat? (1) Gene Neill at 2:48pm 10.27.15 Ask All Sailors 9/981 My brother sent me the pic, he saw it in Hawaii. http://i67.tinypic.com/11gooci.jpg
Chain plate ubolt (1) Rick Webb at 1:34pm 10.27.15 Smaller Boats 8/937 I am having the gelcoat on the upper half of my boat redone. The guy doing it asked me to remove as
Soul square footage lpbosch at 11:28am 10.27.15 Catalina 30 0/577 i am away from my boat for a bit and was wondering if anyone knew the square footage of the sole (or
Thinking of buying a c 25 need help decode hin: ctyk2027mb801 jmczzz at 11:20am 10.27.15 Mid-Size Boats 5/1227 Can the HIN: CTYK2027MB801 be decoded to tell me anything about this boat? thanks James
Cast gate hook repair? SCMermaid at 10:33am 10.27.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/461 I am trying to replace the cast gate hook on Hunter 260 pelican hook. Have tried CS Johnson cast ga
Dodger height drazlou at 10:15am 10.27.15 Catalina 30 16/5557 My original 1994 dodger finally fell apart. The height of the dodger was always a pita. I'm 5'-10" a
Can a new alternator cause rough idling when cold? gettinthere at 9:27am 10.27.15 Musings With Maine Sail 11/1356 Changed out the alt a few weeks ago. Same size and config as previous one, small frame, P type with

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Catalina 30 push-button start mystery (2) Ralph Johnstone at 1:04pm 08.06.23 For a quick and easy solution to the wiring harness problem, I found this to be the easiest and chea
Flush Thru-Hulls replace with Mushroom Type BigEasy at 12:49pm 08.06.23 Just about Any thru hull installation - done 'right' - will last 30+ years. :) True; however, y
Flush Thru-Hulls replace with Mushroom Type FastOlson at 12:29pm 08.06.23 Just about Any thru hull installation - done 'right' - will last 30+ years. :) While the OP seems to
Head toilet not flushing to holding tank. Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:21pm 08.06.23 Before I'd open up the pump to replace anything in it, I'd just replace the pump. If it IS original
Merit 22 owners Centex at 11:53am 08.06.23 Was trying to do a dry run to step the mast, make sure all the parts were there as when I bought my
New Campbell Sailer Prop SycloneDriver at 11:27am 08.06.23
New Campbell Sailer Prop Michael Davis at 11:15am 08.06.23 surprisingly easy. Is that normal Not normal at all. Could be that it had been replaced before wit
New Campbell Sailer Prop Ralph Johnstone at 11:14am 08.06.23 One further question, is the shaft SS or bronze ? If SS, this makes the correct anode material even
Gearbox issue? Ralph Johnstone at 11:11am 08.06.23 Occasional after driving forward, when I throttle to reverse my engine felt loaded with black smoke
New Campbell Sailer Prop MikeHoncho at 10:55am 08.06.23
Hunter 33.5 false bilge? BigEasy at 10:51am 08.06.23 Years ago, I had a 33.5. Impossible to clean the bilges easily because the teak & holly sole is glu
New Campbell Sailer Prop Ralph Johnstone at 10:40am 08.06.23 Look how pink it is. The only place that resembles bronze is near the keyway. I saw that. I've g
Flush Thru-Hulls replace with Mushroom Type BigEasy at 10:16am 08.06.23 I would avoid any epoxy alternative; its more expensive, time consuming, & an absolute nightmare if
Skimmar Seagull 12 Genaker stickinthemud57 at 10:05am 08.06.23 Thank you! Stickinthemud57 You are welcome. Definitely update us!
identify sailboat PaulK at 10:03am 08.06.23 If it's 16' long it could be a Comet. Or maybe an X-Boat. Or even a 505. Pictures would help. Ther
Tiller tamer stickinthemud57 at 9:58am 08.06.23 +1
Hunter 33.5 false bilge? ggrizzard at 9:54am 08.06.23 There may be a 'sealed' compartment aft or forward of the bilge area in the pic, but the area in th
Catalina 30 push-button start mystery Stu Jackson at 9:50am 08.06.23 Geez, sorry to have stirred up a hornet's nest about battery cables! No hornets nest at all, it w
Flush Thru-Hulls replace with Mushroom Type Ward H at 9:07am 08.06.23 I know I said I followed his solution but I did use Sikiflex 291 sealant to fair around the mushroom
Skimmar Seagull 12 Genaker Mason13 at 8:54am 08.06.23 Thank you! Stickinthemud57

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