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Identifying my Macgregor Captain grog at 9:13am 06.29.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/3015 Good morning, I recently purchased according to the bill of sale a 1970 venture 24. I'm not sure w
Spring for Lewmar Single Six? Sock Puppet at 8:34am 06.29.14 Ask All Sailors 4/885 While cleaning and lubing one of Lewmar Single Six winches, I lost one of the tiny springs that go o
Marine refrigeration Detroit area Carolyn M at 8:07am 06.29.14 Ask All Sailors 18/3120 We've found one excellent one in the past (Heritage Marine) but he's apparently too busy to help us.
Any Toledo Sailors Out There? lippysyd at 7:48am 06.29.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1186 I have what feels like a dumb question; I have a Catalina 27. Is it possible to sail down the Maume
Hunter 216 - Drain Plugs Sea Scout Ship 459 at 7:33am 06.29.14 Smaller Boats 3/1444 Our Sea Scout (Boy Scouts) Ship has just gotten a 2005 Hunter 216. The manual mentions drain plugs.
WAECO CB-40 cooler Stan Godlewski at 7:17am 06.29.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/4014 I am new to the forum; however I have been reading this forum for some time. The question that I hav
American Flag? Craftychicken at 7:11am 06.29.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1200 Hi all! Silly question - I am new to all of this Where do you attach your American flag on a catal
Replace Bow Cleats on Catalina 22 econnors at 7:02am 06.29.14 Catalina 22 4/3034 Any thoughts on an easy way to replace the forward bow cleats on my Cat 22? One is loose and needs
Widgeon dagger board williamsisland at 6:28am 06.29.14 Ask An Oday Owner 9/5405 Just acquired an O'day Widgeon. Been in storage for 25 years. Good condition after I cleaned out
I got this in my in box yesterday....... Bob 04 H260 at 5:51am 06.29.14 Forum Help (Site Talk) 17/5568 This is a message from " thegirl2014 " at SailboatOwners.com. -----------------------------------
New Hunter 35 & 35.5 Facebook Group glennmul at 5:45am 06.29.14 Big Boats 0/652 Hi, Some of us Hunter 35 owners have created a Facebook site to post pics etc. Check it out on faceb
Mono vs Cat. Glad to be back. rfrye1 at 6:25pm 06.28.14 Ask All Sailors 27/4716 I just got back from a revisit to BVI for 9 great days on the water. I haven't been there for 11 yrs
A hole in the hull? (3) Scituated at 6:16pm 06.28.14 Catalina 22 2/1172 I purchased a 1974 C22 and when washing it today, I noticed this (see picture) on the side of the hu
Kite aerial video photography Terry in Naples at 5:43pm 06.28.14 Ask All Sailors 14/2211 Have seen some sailing video done with kites an this looks really fun to me. I have been experimenti
Mast Raising Help Needed entmejia at 4:45pm 06.28.14 Smaller Boats 21/2317 Today I tried raising the mast on my 240 for the first time. Despite at least 10 attempts, the mast
Keel Doesn't Quite Match Hull - Cherubini H36 (2) rardiH36 at 4:15pm 06.28.14 The Cherubini Hunters 22/3459 Just wondering if any other Cherubini H36 owners (or other Hunter Cherubini owners of the +/- 1980 e
Launching Oday 25 C/B 3.9 draft without a tongue extension. SlimPickens at 3:33pm 06.28.14 Trailer Sailors 23/5668 I have an Oday (new to me) 25 centerboard/shoal draft. The previous owner closed off the centerboard
Headroom from the internet. SlimPickens at 3:08pm 06.28.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1066 There are lots of threads on headroom, mentions of headroom in discussions of individual boats, but
deck repair (3) Scituated at 2:43pm 06.28.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1104 Draining hoses and Styrofoam I just purchased my first C22 yesterday in MA. It's a 1974 that seem
Lose Foot Conversion and Lazy Jacks Compatability rardiH36 at 1:23pm 06.28.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1418 I am converting from a boom "slugged" mainsail to a loose footed one. I have lazy jacks (which I co

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Topside paint JamesG161 at 3:14pm 07.17.23 There are 2 good sources for color matched gelcoat Not Really, if we are referring to Hunter Sailb
Tachometer powers on, but does not show RPM Davidasailor26 at 3:08pm 07.17.23
Macerator thru hull not in use dmax at 2:59pm 07.17.23 I removed mine, one less hole in the boat.
Vent Hose Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:48pm 07.17.23 5/8" is the standard size vent line. You can use Shields or Trident #148 sanitation hose (the chea
Proper water tank sanitizing bleach amount Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:44pm 07.17.23 That might apply to a waste holding tank, but this is a water tank. --Peggie
Macerator thru hull not in use Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:40pm 07.17.23 I'd remove it because after a few years of no use, the rubber parts in it will have dried out and ha
Macerator thru hull not in use Calif. Ted at 2:34pm 07.17.23 I'd just keep it closed while exercising it occasionally, the next owner might use it when you get y
Clean main sail cover DaveJ at 2:33pm 07.17.23 I use 303 as well. I bought a gallon ($$$) with a friend, 4th year and lots left. dj
Merit 22 owners Digger1 at 2:06pm 07.17.23 I've installed struts on a couple of my boats over the years and find them a very worthwhile additi
Topside paint dlochner at 1:52pm 07.17.23 Ok here is where you go for HUNTER paints, gel coats etc. SPECTRUM COLOR Their search engine will
Water proofing zippers.... jviss at 1:47pm 07.17.23 pretty unlikely to waterproof zippers but if it's a "plastic" zipper you can sure improve the ease
Water proofing zippers.... RussC at 1:45pm 07.17.23 pretty unlikely to waterproof zippers but if it's a "plastic" zipper (or metal for that matter) you
Topside paint JamesG161 at 1:42pm 07.17.23 Ok here is where you go for HUNTER paints, gel coats etc. SPECTRUM COLOR Their search engine will
Topside paint jviss at 1:39pm 07.17.23 Try putting some wax over the gelcoat repairs. Or cover with plastic wrap and seal the edges with
Vacu flush bowl seal deforming discovery at 1:36pm 07.17.23 That still can indicate a defective Teflon "plate" 'cuz it shouldn't be happening. So I'd get the
Beneteau Grey Water system Captedward at 1:35pm 07.17.23 Update, yes the mystery water line into the grey water tank is the main salon a/c condensate line wh
Vacu flush bowl seal deforming (3) discovery at 1:32pm 07.17.23 That still can indicate a defective Teflon "plate" 'cuz it shouldn't be happening. So I'd get the
Topside paint dlochner at 1:27pm 07.17.23 the gel coat repair I did was fairly spongy to the touch What kind of gelcoat did you use, with w
Clean main sail cover Project_Mayhem at 1:25pm 07.17.23 Hi All, I hope your week is going well, not too hot, not too rainy. I have a main sail cover. Loo
Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May dlochner at 1:24pm 07.17.23 An article on how disabilities like this relate to chart reading would be interesting. Something to

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