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Hunter 34 soggy cabin top (deck) Ilanortho at 11:13am 11.03.15 Big Boats 2/1694 Hi; Removed the sea hood with its 60 plus small screws and traveller. The cabin roof core is sog
Catalina 22 "hanging" keel Nathan57 at 10:25am 11.03.15 Ask All Sailors 17/1689 I have a Catalina 22 with a swing keel. The boat was dragging in the water and making the outboard
Iron keel and rudder repairs Velero49 at 9:33am 11.03.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/420 I need to patch up a few spots that blistered on my keel. I have tried the zinc chromate alone plus
Removing seat back for reupholstery. wing15601 at 9:14am 11.03.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/653 I have a 1981 28 foot O'Day. I am having all the cushions recovered but for the life of me I can't f
Bilge pump Robert Pimentel at 8:09am 11.03.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1367 I'm new to saiboats and have a 85 25ft Mac and was wondering where is ideal spot to install bilge p
Kickin' butt in the transat! (1) Jackdaw at 8:43am 11.03.15 Racing 13/3207 My good friend Charly Fernbach is currently in 3rd place, sailing a series Pogo Mini! Even better, m
Mid80s 40' upgrades formrteki at 5:09am 11.03.15 Big Boats 1/1188 We own a 1985 Hunter 40 and are beginning her transformation from weekender to live aboard. What hav
Mast-head spinnaker for h30? Scott19770 at 9:07pm 11.02.15 Mid-Size Boats 2/682 I have a '93 H30T - a fractional rigged boat. I have been looking for an ASYM that is bigger than w
Picking gc batteries GonzoF1 at 6:21pm 11.02.15 Musings With Maine Sail 9/1854 Proud new owner of a 42' Navigator, but the battery system is based on three 8D flooded cells from B
Looking for new hull 'yamaha' hull decal Mat at 5:07pm 11.02.15 Yamaha 3/1292 Does anyone know where I might get two new plastic decals for the hull?
Cape cod 17 catboat Rodbone at 4:01pm 11.02.15 Trailer Sailors 11/6993 I'm looking for my next project (about to sell a 74 Herreshoff Eagle I've worked on for two years) a
Vhf thru cabin top solution (finally) jmczzz at 3:50pm 11.02.15 Catalina 22 15/962 For those that haven't discovered these yet. here is a link that is the best solutuon I've found Jam
Membrane source capta at 2:15pm 11.02.15 Ask All Sailors 0/273 Has anyone found a source other than the R/O manufacturers for R/O membranes that is reasonably pric
My hunter 140 probs ! (3) sailorboy871 at 2:13pm 11.02.15 Day Sailers 14/5137 116727 116728 116729 Hunter140... been abused AND neglected for years.. I'm an old man who Still wa
Shut off cable lube/replace? marchem at 2:10pm 11.02.15 Engines and Propulsion 11/1179 The shut off cable on our Catalina 310, Universal 25XPB diesel is real stiff and hard to move. I tr
Thru hull replacement "fail" (2) Chris & Lenore at 1:39pm 11.02.15 Ask All Sailors 10/1006 Thought some of you might find this interesting or even funny. Our "new to us a year ago" boat had
Sliding galley mrudman850 at 1:27pm 11.02.15 Catalina 22 0/348 Just bought #7575 (1977) and want to redo the galley. Gotten to the point where everything is out b
Bright work refinishing and spider cracks DanaT at 1:15pm 11.02.15 Day Sailers 4/1412 As I plan for spring repairs the two that stand out is the bright work needs total refinishing and t
Oday 20 cabin ventilation DanaT at 1:08pm 11.02.15 Day Sailers 11/2100 I've cleaned out all the gear and junk in the cabin and now had more time to inspect what I've got m
Best place to sell used catalina 22 parts- like a keel Bino at 1:08pm 11.02.15 Catalina 22 9/2735 I have several parts, that are left over from combining two Catalinas. One I had to junk. Any sugges

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Is the mast on a 1978 Cape Dory 25 slotted or through bolted to the deck plate? (2) garymalmgren at 3:16pm 12.04.23 Hi ekmar RE: pending the mast isn't shot, would be to address the minor tear by drilling a small hol
Slow Leak Bruce Conron at 2:52pm 12.04.23 Hello all. I recently purchased a 2005 Hunter 27. It seems to have developed a slow leak from a s
Thru Hull Replacement? Randall Schmidt at 2:46pm 12.04.23 The valve is there to keep water out if something should fail- usually a hose or hose clamp. How ol
Thru Hull Replacement? Randall Schmidt at 2:46pm 12.04.23 As a former Hunter dealer in North Carolina, I can understand it is expensive to haul out and I co
Thru Hull Replacement? Randall Schmidt at 2:42pm 12.04.23 The valve is there to keep water out if something should fail- usually a hose or hose clamp. How ol
Hunter Sailboat Salvage Yards? Astrochip at 2:42pm 12.04.23 I too would like to know where to find salvage parts for my 1997 Hunter 376. Currently I need the p
Thru Hull Replacement? Randall Schmidt at 2:40pm 12.04.23
Thru Hull Replacement? Randall Schmidt at 2:36pm 12.04.23 He talks about the valve, identified as "MARELON" that is "stuck". If that is the case, I would thi
Thru Hull Replacement? Randall Schmidt at 2:36pm 12.04.23 Can you provide a picture of the thru hull for the engine ? Given my druthers, I'd rather not leav
Thru Hull Replacement? Randall Schmidt at 2:33pm 12.04.23
Thru Hull Replacement? Randall Schmidt at 2:30pm 12.04.23 Mild confusion in your post. You say the valve is frozen open, but you're talking about trying to
Is the mast on a 1978 Cape Dory 25 slotted or through bolted to the deck plate? (3) ekmar1991 at 2:03pm 12.04.23 Hope these pictures illustrate my question a bit better. I cannot find any images online that show t
Solar power systems dlochner at 1:25pm 12.04.23 As a general rule of thumb, count on an average of 3 times the nominal size for solar panel output.
MacGregor 27 trailer douglaskjensen@gmail.com at 1:02pm 12.04.23 Never heard of a MacGreger 27.
Hunter 36 Shower drain sump pump...keeps tripping its breaker tfox2069 at 12:21pm 12.04.23 On my 2009 H36 I'd turn on the pump as I turned on the shower, and ran it continuously until I was d
Coolant flush Sutric at 12:11pm 12.04.23 Thank you all for your responses. After some searching, I decided to just drain, refill, run and rep
The Sewing Machine Thread Mikem at 11:46am 12.04.23 I sent our old LSZ to Sailrite after many viewed videos and correspondence with them after I could n
Any clever ideas on how to monitor the level in waste holding tank? Justin_NSA at 11:34am 12.04.23 I don't see any no contact fluid sensors on Amazon? Amazon isn't always the best or cheapest place
Catalina 310 battery wiring question (2) marchem at 11:23am 12.04.23
CONFIRMATION PLEASE dlochner at 11:08am 12.04.23 Keel stepped masts almost always leak to some extent. One of the variables is the kind of rain, hard

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