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average life of aluminum tanks richny at 5:03am 04.14.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1885 I'm looking at a 2003 Hunter 356. Am I close to replacement after 12 years since new of the water,
Anchor roller extension clarsen at 3:22am 04.14.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2606 I need some sort of extension on my 381 to keep my Bruce anchor away from my bow. Any suggestions?
Larger Crank Case Pulley rajhnsn at 3:18am 04.14.15 Bigger Boats 3/713 I needed to replace my crankcase pulley on my M25 21 horse power Universal Diesel motor. When the t
Hunter 40.5 displacment/weight. Hunter legend collabsa at 3:17am 04.14.15 Big Boats 2/910 Hi, Going to have my 40.5 launched soon, first time since I bought it and first time in 15 years fo
Home Again, Home Again, Jiggity, Jig. Roger Long at 2:10am 04.14.15 Roger Long - The further adventures of Strider 3/1426 This old piggy in his little trawler yacht disguised as a sailboat is feeling pretty good. C ' D C
Steering quadrant access on H36 sailboss at 1:03am 04.14.15 Big Boats 6/1961 I'm in the process of buying a 2004 H36. The surveyor wanted to take pictures of the rudder head, s
New Lancer 25 owner here who needs rigging help. jk651 at 11:47pm 04.13.15 Lancer 4/2455 I bought a 1984 Lancer 25 on April 4th. The boat hasn't been in the water in 14 years (maybe more).
HIN Number Location? Fantasia MkI (1) Ron Inglis at 9:35pm 04.13.15 Fantasia 35 4/3490 Hi there... I'm the new owner of what I believe is Fantasia 35 hull #45. This is a Mk I version.
adventure CCrane2299 at 8:33pm 04.13.15 Ask All Sailors 46/4703 Just finishing up my 51st birthday. Been puny feeling all year. Its been cold all winter. While I en
Decking Tommy T at 8:18pm 04.13.15 Ask All Sailors 9/1645 I am going to build new covers for the bilges. I am thinking about using exterior grade plywood. I
Fav ipad app for sailing Canonshooternb at 6:48pm 04.13.15 Ask All Sailors 11/2233 I just bought a new to me 28-2 Pearson and looking some electronics. For this summer I think i wil
Prepping iron keel Canonshooternb at 6:30pm 04.13.15 Ask All Sailors 11/1980 This past season has cause some water to penetrate the surface of the iron keel on my boat. The r
Progress on recoring project. (1) jguyer at 5:46pm 04.13.15 S2 8/1535 I spent the winter cutting off the bottom skin on the coach house and side decks, removing rotted co
fuel usage / hr hunter 28.5 hunter healer at 5:26pm 04.13.15 Mid-Size Boats 14/2659 Anyone know the diesel fuel usage / hr for the 1985 hunter 28.8 with a 2gm diesel motor, thank you
H260 windows Big Mike at 5:16pm 04.13.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/675 I have a hunter 260 and need to replace the front and side acrylic glass. Im not sure what I need
Smoke House Bay seadaddler at 4:53pm 04.13.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/494 We are in Smoke House Bay Marco Fl. If in the area stop on by and say hello. Nick
Bow Thrusters Hunter 41 BretonBreeze at 4:47pm 04.13.15 Big Boats 19/4867 I have a 2004 Hunter 41 and am looking to install a Bow Thruster. I have the instructions from Hunte
Java Trip 2014-15 Jim Seamans at 4:11pm 04.13.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1037 This is a preliminary report on fuel usage for our 3GM30F Hunter356. We left Cobb Island, MD on Nov
Coll Hersee solenoid not working barnstormer at 3:48pm 04.13.15 Musings With Maine Sail 4/2854 Help! I have a M25 in a 1987 Catalina and I was upgrading the glow plug circuit with the recommended
1981 Hunter 27 Wiring Diagram mkrokidas at 3:29pm 04.13.15 Mid-Size Boats 6/1873 I've searched the web with no luck. I just bought a 27 that sat for 4 years with 16" of water in it

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Dingy conversion JBP-PA at 7:50am 01.04.23 The lightest pourable foam I know of is 2lbs/cu ft, after it's cured.
The cycle of life Don Guillette at 7:43am 01.04.23 Phil: Good luck Mate. One of the regrets in my life is that I never had the chance to meet you and B
Catalina 22 Swing Keel Touch-up Paint Recommendations JBP-PA at 7:43am 01.04.23 Rustoleum cold galvanizing paint is zinc. This is different than rusty metal primers, this is zinc
Trying to find matching Mahogany plywood sail sfbay at 7:42am 01.04.23 You can purchase Veneer Tech 3M pre-adhesive backing veneer on Amazon Veneer Tech 2 x 8 3M Pre-Adhes
Dingy conversion jssailem at 7:35am 01.04.23 With all these ideas, does anyone have an idea how much weight will be added in the process to the d
Stock Color for 85' 22 JBP-PA at 7:31am 01.04.23 I've made some very close mixes using a white base, a TINY LITTLE SPECK of black, and a surprisingl
The cycle of life Rick D at 7:22am 01.04.23 Hard to know what to add to these comments, Phil. I hope you have some satisfaction seeing a vision
Dingy conversion JBP-PA at 7:20am 01.04.23 Pourable flotation foam is actually quite easy to work with, much easier than epoxy. Just quickly m
Need a H336 potable water tank monitor RoyS at 6:52am 01.04.23 Consider also a water meter instead. Just insert it in the output hose with a couple of hose clamps.
Dingy conversion rgranger at 6:30am 01.04.23 Interesting idea. Maybe inflate then glass the tubes? That was my first thought also. I think i
Older sailers Sailm8 at 6:11am 01.04.23 Well life is funny. We lost our boat to Ian and I sort of thought that was it for boating. There i
The cycle of life sailme88 at 3:53am 01.04.23 Phil, You did it WRONG !!! You've set the bar so high that it will impossible for it to be topped..
The cycle of life Will Gilmore at 9:59pm 01.03.23 Phil, there isn't an emoji to click that expresses how I feel about your post. I am grateful for wh
The cycle of life Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:54pm 01.03.23 25 years ago I accepted your invitation to host a new "headmistress" forum on what was then just the
The cycle of life David in Sandusky at 9:47pm 01.03.23 Profound thanks, Phil! Fair winds and following seas, my friend!
Original cabin heat/air system for 2007 Hunter 45cc? SV_Gonromin at 9:31pm 01.03.23 Thanks Tony @Bogart - how brilliant to find another owner of the same year and model! There is a re
The cycle of life Allan12210 at 9:13pm 01.03.23 Thanks for this extremely valuable forum, Phil and Bly. The opportunity to share and learn has been
My C30 YouTube Channel (SailingSole) Anzac78 at 8:33pm 01.03.23 Hello sailors and sister ships! I purchased my 1978 Catalina 30 roughly two years ago (Aug 2020) f
The cycle of life rgranger at 8:30pm 01.03.23 Phil This site has become an important part of my every day. THANK YOU!
The cycle of life Ralph Johnstone at 8:08pm 01.03.23 Thanks for the site Phil. It has certainly been a major source of boating information for me over t

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