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Wing Keel Weeping, My boat Sank on Land Birchy at 5:23am 04.27.14 Catalina 310 17/3286 My boat sank on land this year. Long story. My boat yard shrink wrapped my boat and didn't shrink ri
goldstar radar hotrodderjim at 4:33am 04.27.14 Ask An Oday Owner 0/600 Anyone know of anyone who repairs Goldstar units in the RI/Narragansett bay area? Thanks Jim
Bung size on Oday 34 pcjrusso at 3:54am 04.27.14 Ask All Sailors 2/781 Hope someone can save me a trip to the boat. I went over the boat making a list of spring repairs.
bung size on Oday 34 pcjrusso at 3:49am 04.27.14 Ask An Oday Owner 4/722 Hope someone can save me a trip to the boat. I went over the boat making a list of spring repairs.
VHF Antenna Splitter Breakdown? Albanach at 12:07am 04.27.14 Ask All Sailors 28/6569 Recently I noticed that the AM/FM Radio lit up and the speakers made a noise whenever I pressed the
Well well well (4) hummingbirdbassist at 11:54pm 04.26.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1570 After interior work, motor work,now comes my dilemma for real!!!!! I have a crack at the back of th
Replacing the rub rail Tallgrass Sailor at 11:45pm 04.26.14 Smaller Boats 24/5725 I have a 1985 Hunter 23. My rub rail was damaged while the boat was in its slip during a storm. I b
getting innovative about painting my keel Piotr at 9:12pm 04.26.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/3740 I've got tired of sanding/repainting my keel every year. So, this year, I tried something different
Masthead Casting Repair elvinfamily at 8:59pm 04.26.14 Catalina 22 7/1277 Has anyone successfully repaired a broken ear on the aluminium masthead casting? This is the unit at
34/35 shower sump njlarry at 8:48pm 04.26.14 Bigger Boats 10/1710 Was working on my very new to me '84 O'Day and couldn't find the shower sumo so I guess there isn't
Continuous furling line splice... now what? rpell46 at 8:45pm 04.26.14 Ask All Sailors 9/3302 I recently completed an end to end splice on a new 1/2" continuous furling line for my Hood furler o
Wago electrical panel (1) donvanv at 8:37pm 04.26.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/3920 I am adding new electronics to my Beneteau Oceanis 36cc (1998) I just purchased. I am starting to u
Cabin Paint rblevens at 7:24pm 04.26.14 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1001 Hi everyone! I am going to paint the insides of the cabin and I was wondering if I should use any sp
Preparing to Purchase - '84 Hunter 31 choover at 6:35pm 04.26.14 Mid-Size Boats 5/1183 I am just before buying an '84 Hunter 31. This will be my fourth boat (2 power boats and 1 sail boa
need genoa 130% sail for Sirius21 allainhenry at 6:23pm 04.26.14 Sirius 21/22 3/6081 While at dock, last season, wind storm tore a rip in my headsail. It was on furler but not tight en
Soft bottom HLWinesett at 6:13pm 04.26.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/844 I just hauled out my 1990 hunter 30 and noticed a rather large soft spot in the hull located under t
Painting project, Need advice (pictures) (2) wesleysherman at 5:39pm 04.26.14 Mid-Size Boats 6/1131 Painting project,updated Need advice (pictures) I have started the awful job of paining my cherub
Caatalina310 Shroud Tension Concerto at 12:17pm 04.26.14 Catalina 310 2/987 Getting ready to launch Concerto for our first full season. Does anyone have a list of the proper te
Mast lifting: Yardarm (3) agprice22 at 10:50am 04.26.14 Bigger Boats 3/1566 Here is an idea I have for a home crane (yardarm) for stepping my 272 mast. I want to be able to fu
Dinghy reviews Jerica Carsberg at 9:40am 04.26.14 Ask All Sailors 25/9696 I am looking at an Aquamarine fiberglass transom, 11' dinghy. Can anyone give me pros and cons of th

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Catalina 27 shore power vs battery (1) Joe at 3:16pm 07.17.23 My boat does not have a charger that charges the batteries while on shore power. I have a portable
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

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