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Bottom Paint Doc_holiday at 4:38am 05.15.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1134 Will a quart of anti fouling cover a 26S below the boot stripe? Switching from Blue to Black and go
First race of the year (1) Jackdaw at 3:58am 05.15.15 Ask All Sailors 14/1157 First race of the year at WYC. It was cold and blustery. And it rained non-stop. Predictably, we ha
Is this normal? OS2Dude at 3:04am 05.15.15 Catalina 30 21/4253 We just bought a 1985 Catalina 30. This is my first boat with a marine toilet. Issue - During the
Starboard Gate Stanchion Elton at 10:07pm 05.14.15 Catalina 310 3/1272 Where would I find a starboard, forward gate stanchion for a 310?
Through Hull Diagram Oceanis 350 RobTek at 9:24pm 05.14.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/567 does anyone have a through hull diagram for an oceanis 350? Even something hand drawn would be ap
water in air intake Boxie at 9:17pm 05.14.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/513 Today after my engine was running for a short time, I noticed water coming out of the air intake on
Tampa/St.Pete sailaway78 at 7:21pm 05.14.15 Ask All Sailors 8/1170 Any of you guys in the Tampa/St.Pete area. We will be leaving New Orleans Sun. morning. Going to m
Stud Size ggooch at 7:04pm 05.14.15 Musings With Maine Sail 4/1003 Can anyone tell me what the stud size is on the ProNauticP Series 40 amp charger? Genuinedealz has
How far will you go for comfort? YVRguy at 6:52pm 05.14.15 Ask All Sailors 30/2879 Recently I had fun reading this post about one of the members who uses a popcorn popper to roast cof
Repalcing a halyard FlimFlamII at 6:15pm 05.14.15 Ask All Sailors 22/2481 Looking for suggestions on how to replace a halyard AFTER the messenger line came loose... Obviousl
creaking cracking noise? spartacus99 at 6:10pm 05.14.15 Catalina 22 21/2113 Port side hull, between midships and the bow. Was washing her and put a mild amount of pressure on
16.5 ODay Jib haylard wire lead Ldypilot at 3:06pm 05.14.15 Ask An Oday Owner 2/607 Can I replace the wire on the Jib haylard with just the rope? I don't see the purpose of the wire l
Deck lights on 1989 33.5 windworks at 3:04pm 05.14.15 Mid-Size Boats 1/557 I want to put deck lights on the spreader. Currently the mast is down, so the mast portion is done.
Practice what we preach. (1) Watercolors! at 2:21pm 05.14.15 Catalina 22 7/1560
Hunter 23 Water Tank preacherman at 1:32pm 05.14.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1239 I just bought a '85 Hunter 23. The 5 gal. holding tank under the lazarette is missing. I also cannot
rudder removal while boat is in water qazvick at 1:15pm 05.14.15 The Cherubini Hunters 34/9469 Hey all, First time poster here. I have searched for a couple days now on this website and al
shifting S drive (5) YY11 at 12:47pm 05.14.15 Ask All Sailors 2/797 Hi Does anyone know how exactly does it happen that an S drive becomes so loose, and what is the pro
Ideas on space Bad Obsession at 12:22pm 05.14.15 Ask All Sailors 24/2074 I am about ready to take off on a cruise on my Compac 23. I am use to having more space since I jus
Odor starts when port is open Leprecaun at 12:18pm 05.14.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1506 Had no odor, then it got hot, now odor is returning. This is not a head holding tank odor, smells mo
How to replace centerboard haul up line ? RW20720 at 12:04pm 05.14.15 Smaller Boats 14/3206 I have a 2004 260 and the centerboard haul up line is frayed and the boat stays in the water. We ar

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Rain water through the mast (6) jonelli at 4:42pm 01.14.23 Went to the boat today during the rains. I'm giving up on solving this problem until I can unstep t
Corrosion On Engine Mclovin at 4:31pm 01.14.23 That can probably be repaired by brazing. The rim can be built up and then honed down to be even w
Corrosion On Engine Mclovin at 4:26pm 01.14.23 That can probably be repaired by brazing. The rim can be built up and then honed down to be even w
Question about main panel breakers AndyL at 4:21pm 01.14.23 FYI, Mike from the Hunter Owners Shop also confirmed that they have some.
Corrosion On Engine heritage at 4:20pm 01.14.23 That can probably be repaired by brazing. The rim can be built up and then honed down to be even wi
Single handing WI Rigger at 3:32pm 01.14.23 Thank you so much! I will give the book a look.
Rain water leaking in V berth jonelli at 3:30pm 01.14.23 I just visited my boat during the rains today. My anchor locker isn't as bad as I thought, very lit
Corrosion On Engine jssailem at 2:22pm 01.14.23 Opps. That is an issue. Looks like an Aluminum heat exchanger body. You may get lucky and the brass/
VHF Cabling and Connectors jssailem at 2:19pm 01.14.23 :plus: PL235 fittings are a 1 and done. Loss in a poor fitting is to be avoided.
Single handing shemandr at 2:12pm 01.14.23 It's really easy to find a complicated book on the subject. Simplified - not as much. I would look
Copper Antifouling/ablative coatings - how to? dlochner at 1:44pm 01.14.23 Well, Thank you all 3 for input. I was hoping to hear back from the fellow we bought 86' Hunter 28.
Corrosion On Engine dlochner at 1:37pm 01.14.23 Removing the heat exchanger should not be too difficult, so long as you have cooperative bolts. The
Corrosion On Engine (2) Mclovin at 1:30pm 01.14.23 Ah.. Houston we might ha a problem. Started removing parts a found this! :banghead: I'm guessing i
Single handing jon hansen at 12:43pm 01.14.23 love sailing with gloves
Copper Antifouling/ablative coatings - how to? RussellBeckner at 12:40pm 01.14.23 Well, Thank you all 3 for input. I was hoping to hear back from the fellow we bought 86' Hunter 28.5
Exhaust hose vs radiator hose? dlochner at 12:12pm 01.14.23 A little late to this discussion, I suspect the main difference between exhaust house and radiator h
The keel... is done HeelBoy at 10:57am 01.14.23 This is the picture I was referring to is battery powered, which helps because there no cord tuggi
Single handing WI Rigger at 10:53am 01.14.23 Does anyone know of an easy reading entry level book on Celestial navigation? Thank Ric
Rain water leaking in V berth Ward H at 10:52am 01.14.23 On my 93 C30 there is a limber hole just aft of the v berth water tank. I never get water inside the
Replaced Motor Mounts Hayden Watson at 10:47am 01.14.23 I did them on my C30 with about the same procedure except that one of the old bolts was seized into

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