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Kent Narrows, Chesapeake Bay Paul Mermelstein at 8:05pm 06.25.15 Ask All Sailors 5/928 Anyone have first hand knowledge of the condition of the Narrows the last few months? I know it was
Need some help locating parts. nashuasteve at 8:03pm 06.25.15 Catalina 30 2/901 Over the winter the overhead hatch in the head began leaking and since we got 108 inches of snow whe
Rudder flutter Sandy Feet at 6:01pm 06.25.15 Big Boats 0/1217 I am noticing a slight flutter movement in the steering that seams to be coming from the rudder . It
Aluminum keel winch support? JohnCTV21 at 5:42pm 06.25.15 Ask All Sailors 4/660 In the process of replacing my keel winch ('75 Macgregor V21) and the support. Any down side to r
Struck by Lightning - we'll see how good USAA/Progressive is smokey73 at 4:54pm 06.25.15 Ask All Sailors 51/8348 Well, Last night we had a fierce thunderstorm move through. I got a call from the boatyard where m
Lake Champlain ronald.hudson1 at 3:25pm 06.25.15 Destinations 4/2978 So far this year the season for me on Lake Champlain has been a bust. Too nervous to cruise the Lake
Yamaha 30 fresh water tank Johnthesailor at 2:39pm 06.25.15 Yamaha 2/1447 I have owned our boat since new in 1981. I would like to clean the inside of the fresh water tank.
Southern California Deck Painting Service Suggestions SBcatalina30 at 2:28pm 06.25.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1184 Hello, My 1978 Catalina 30 is located in Santa Barbara, Ca. I am currently in the market to have th
H26 Fan installation dgilley at 1:26pm 06.25.15 Smaller Boats 2/820 I would like to install 2 fans for ventilation. Has anyone done this before? How difficult to wire.
Does any one have a jib or genoa for sale?? davidjet at 1:16pm 06.25.15 Parts Search 4/1370 HI guys looking for a bigger jib or genoa I've got a venture 25 21 foot By 10 to 13 foot foot. M
How to make H26.5 Companionway Watertight dknape at 12:54pm 06.25.15 Smaller Boats 3/929 I need your assistance. I have a 1987 Hunter 26.5 that I am in the process of updating and refinish
Need opinions on swim platform for O'day 26 (1) BelladonnaII at 12:10pm 06.25.15 Day Sailers 2/1083 So I've been thinking about a small platform for my O'day 26 to be mounted just to the starboard sid
Adding AC to Hunter 30 Geronimosails at 12:09pm 06.25.15 Mid-Size Boats 22/5956 Hello, and thanks in advance for your thoughts and advice. I'm considering adding air conditioning t
Transmission oil check sandflee at 10:48am 06.25.15 Ask All Sailors 2/948 Wanting to be methodical and serious about my pre-sail checklist I am checking the oil in the transm
Batteries RuddyDuck at 8:09am 06.25.15 Big Boats 14/1926 What's the most efficient way to charge the batteries? At the mooring ball using the generator or mo
Erratic Depth Readings at Anchor John T1594 at 8:00am 06.25.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1019 OK, so I have a set of original, factory installed instruments on my 2000 H340. They include Raymari
Below Deck Auto Pilot for 1993 Hunter 375? Lander at 7:43am 06.25.15 Big Boats 4/985 My new Ray Marine EV 100 Wheel pilot is not able to steer the boat in anything but the calmest condi
Hard Chargin' SoundWave at 7:32am 06.25.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1558 I have a 26S, 2 12V batts under the counter/sink and am adding a battery charger. 2 questions: 1)
replacement windows for 2003 Hunter 260 Kivalo at 7:19am 06.25.15 Smaller Boats 8/1530 Good morning everyone, My 2003 H260's starboard window has bowed out and needs to be re-caulked.
Chesapeake Bay, TPLH Ron20324 at 6:59am 06.25.15 Ask All Sailors 3/836 MD, Chesapeake Bay, Thomas Point Light sound signal to be discontinued Date Reported: Jun 16, 2015

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Cabin wood insert removal Hunter 26 (4) philiefay at 7:04pm 09.25.23 I removed my floor using a small crow bar with a wedge on one end. Try not to pry with to much force
My solution for winch override. Yours? Davidasailor26 at 6:51pm 09.25.23
1993 Hunter 42 Passage CC: Leaking near a few of the keel bolts. Ulcer time. dlochner at 6:35pm 09.25.23 Sorry. The prop shaft illustrated. Do you know the steel type used? A lot of shafts are made of
The Sewing Machine Thread Tally Ho at 6:24pm 09.25.23 Good for you! I am not familiar with that machine, but it's the second time I've seen a reference
The Sewing Machine Thread (5) Rich Stidger at 6:17pm 09.25.23 I have a friend who owns a Sailrite LZ-1. It has turned out that he doesn't do very much sewing, so
1993 Hunter 42 Passage CC: Leaking near a few of the keel bolts. Ulcer time. BabuBoat at 6:01pm 09.25.23 Sorry. The prop shaft illustrated. Do you know the steel type used?
1993 Hunter 42 Passage CC: Leaking near a few of the keel bolts. Ulcer time. Ralph Johnstone at 6:00pm 09.25.23 I that 316? Again please ?
Rabbit starts FDL S2 at 5:43pm 09.25.23 We do staggered starts based on PHRF ratings, highest PHRF boat goes first down to the lowest starti
The Sewing Machine Thread Apex at 5:22pm 09.25.23 @jviss Test what you got, and beyond leather and sunbrella: add in layers of dacron and webbing ple
The Sewing Machine Thread jviss at 5:17pm 09.25.23 easy @jviss, if there is a machine that can sew the head of a jib, I'm buying iT! I confess I am s
Catalina 34 MK II Compression Block Repair or Replace? (1) Calif. Ted at 5:15pm 09.25.23 Here's the TSB from Catalina for repair of the compression post block on a C34, if you have evidence
The Sewing Machine Thread Apex at 5:13pm 09.25.23 What's your point? By the way, this is the sewing machine thread, not the sail repair failure thre
The Sewing Machine Thread jviss at 5:09pm 09.25.23
Catalina 34 MK II Compression Block Repair or Replace? Stu Jackson at 4:53pm 09.25.23 I did go to the C34 forum first, but didn't see a lot of activity so thought it would make sense to
Gelcoat flaking off - how to fix pclarksurf at 4:45pm 09.25.23 To some earlier points on whether you can safely gel coat on top of epoxy resin (and to a larger ex
The Sewing Machine Thread (3) Tally Ho at 4:44pm 09.25.23
New O'Day 25 Rudder? Sunbird22358 at 4:12pm 09.25.23 D&R Marine does have replacement rudders for the 25, not cheap... but stronger than the original!
1993 Hunter 42 Passage CC: Leaking near a few of the keel bolts. Ulcer time. BabuBoat at 4:08pm 09.25.23 Makes one wonder what keel bolts are made from. 302 and 304 I know are subject to crevice corrosio
Catalina 34 MK II Compression Block Repair or Replace? jbmia at 3:43pm 09.25.23 Hmm. I don't see any loose laminate around the rest of the keel as if there were an impact down ther
2010 Honda 9.9 with new impeller doesn't "pee". Diablito at 3:23pm 09.25.23 Thanks to all of you. This is a used 2010 engine, bought with the understanding that some TLC would

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