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heat exchanger timweed at 4:20am 11.25.14 Catalina 30 5/1970 It has been a very long time since I posted on the forum. This summer I lost my most recent crew d
Hunter 356 factory propeller tip clearance ALNims at 3:23am 11.25.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/3754 I have been looking for the original factory propeller tip clearance. I would appreciate any informa
Ultimate Restorations - Schooner Coronet (1) caguy at 9:52pm 11.24.14 Ask All Sailors 2/4183 Ultimate Restorations finally released the restoration of the Schooner Coronet in Portland, Maine.
painting Edson pedestels njlarry at 8:31pm 11.24.14 Ask All Sailors 12/4708 Assuming I can get it out of the boat, I would like to refinnish my steering pedestel. I am conside
How tight swing keel bolt? Sailor_Jeff at 8:26pm 11.24.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1406 Today I pulled the keel bolt in my 1984 Mac 22. I used a simple bottle jack under the boat to take
HAPS Annual Dinner Mikem at 8:14pm 11.24.14 HAPS (Hunter Assoc. of Puget Sound) 0/2939 Seems like each event sets another HAPS record. We had 38 persons at our Annual Dinner Saturday, No
Water Filter seadaddler at 4:34pm 11.24.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 31/3902 I am thinking of making life easy for me and wife and when we go cruising like we bring a dozen gall
Outboard conversion from a saildrive stillwater_sailor at 3:27pm 11.24.14 S2 15/6513 Hello, I have a S2 8.0 with the zephyr saildrive. I considering replacing the inboard saildrive wit
Water pressure for tankless heater mtenzer at 2:25pm 11.24.14 Ask All Sailors 16/2664 Hi All. I have a sailboat and my fresh water system includes a jabsco automatic pump with max 40 psi
Trying to find owner of 26m Carol Ann TomAmara at 1:42pm 11.24.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1035 I would like to find the owner of the Macgregor 26m listed on boattrader.com the boat is named Carol
H216 - hydraulic lift keel cable travel length davidb2000 at 12:17pm 11.24.14 Smaller Boats 4/1213 New H216 owner of 2004 model - a great boat! Need some advice: The hydraulic lift for the keel work
393 2004 toe rail block (1) Billyrap at 11:35am 11.24.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/4502 the sheaves in the five blocks are worn and I am looking to send them to the manufacturer to replace
wire sizing gettinthere at 10:37am 11.24.14 Musings With Maine Sail 16/5112 MS You recommended I add a second charge controller to my 2 panel setup. We have one Bluesky 2512i
Replacoing blocks for reefing on a hunter legend drkmcdaniel at 7:31am 11.24.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1714 Need help replacing the blocks used on a hunter 35.5 legend, y understanding is to use Schaefer 5 bl
Re-bedding & sealing of Keel on Hunter 40' bornin59ca at 6:24am 11.24.14 Big Boats 1/1066 Hello Again; Our 1988 Hunter 40 had a leaky keel which I tried to fix a number of times to no avail.
Universal M25 Starter Motor, Long Beach, Ca caltom at 6:12am 11.24.14 Catalina 30 6/2123 I think I need a new starter. The starter engages but doesn't always crank the engine. Batteries are
12v thermostats Davefromoregon at 7:37pm 11.23.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1208 My current Honeywell died and I tried to replace it with a standard household device that the Home D
LED lighting refurb on a 25 (4) Ritdog at 7:30pm 11.23.14 Ask An Oday Owner 11/2692 I have been wanting to upgrade to all LED lights in my 25 but still maintain the look of the old 6-i
Topsides paint sailsail at 5:19pm 11.23.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1761 What paint have people had the best results with? We used West Marine last time and were not satisf
Mast wiring awerman at 5:18pm 11.23.14 Smaller Boats 13/4657 What kind of wire is used inside of mast for anchor ' mast lights on 1984 c-25?

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Collision follow-up capta at 10:45am 09.20.23 I would ask the larger boat to pay you to hire a surveyor to check for damage. Do not let him pay fo
Hunter 23 wing keel mast raising system Brian M H23 at 10:37am 09.20.23 @Crazy Dave Condon I don't have the boat anymore, but I remember quite a lot about the system I us
C&C 30' MK II - Do you have a cage over the forward halyards on your mast head? Apex at 10:35am 09.20.23 I am using 13/32 (10mm) Sampson MLX3, which is a Dyneema core, with Polyester cover on all halyards.
Collision follow-up Terry Cox at 10:23am 09.20.23 I am seeking some guidance on what further steps should I take to ensure there was no damage to the
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? (2) Hayden Watson at 10:22am 09.20.23 Hayden, is the digital temperature controller a plug and play type of install when replacing the m
C&C 30' MK II - Do you have a cage over the forward halyards on your mast head? sheardc at 9:00am 09.20.23 What size are your halyards??
Alternator output to..... (1) Justin_NSA at 8:48am 09.20.23 I don't think the path of the alternator output has changed much over the years. The alt. feeds b
Gelcoat flaking off - how to fix LakeShark at 8:15am 09.20.23 @GMS.Homer I would contact the sailing club over on Lake Lanier. There is a large racing fleet of C
Where to run the solar panel cables on a Hunter 38 ? firebird13 at 8:13am 09.20.23 @flightlead404 thank you
Gelcoat flaking off - how to fix LakeShark at 8:10am 09.20.23 from some reading, you can't/shouldn't put getcoat over epoxy. they are different resins??? I kn
RaceQs Question Artey1 at 8:04am 09.20.23 Anyone else find something other than ProRegatta to replace RaceQs?
Gelcoat flaking off - how to fix GMS.Homer at 7:58am 09.20.23 from some reading, you can't/shouldn't put getcoat over epoxy. they are different resins??? I was t
Gelcoat flaking off - how to fix LakeShark at 7:06am 09.20.23 Why not just sand off the gelcoat, prep the glass and reshoot the gelcoat? If you remove the gelc
Fuel Tank Replacement Scott T-Bird at 7:02am 09.20.23 On my Catalina, the fuel tank is aluminum and the 2 water tanks are poly. I wish they made the acce
RaceQs Question PaulK at 6:43am 09.20.23 We've been using ProRegatta to provide tracking. It's a bit clunky and involved to set up.
Replace Maxwell 500 windlass circuit breaker sorcererdog at 6:12am 09.20.23 Thanks, everyone.
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. danooxnard at 4:48am 09.20.23 Hi Mike, you might want to consider an ozone generator to get rid of smells and mold. I bought on on
RaceQs Question Ted at 4:28am 09.20.23 I believe the developer has ceased any activity on the software some time ago. Someone with skills
S 2, 6.9 model information needed dlochner at 4:19am 09.20.23 Your hull number is 86 made in 1984. Search for a HIN decoder on line, there are several.
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Ward H at 4:18am 09.20.23 Hayden, is the digital temperature controller a plug and play type of install when replacing the me

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