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Earth Wind Map Anonymous 121765 at 5:34pm 02.20.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1044 I came across this link awhile back ' thought I would share it with folks that may not have seen thi
Homemade furler slowdog at 4:55pm 02.20.14 Ask All Sailors 3/975 I am looking for pic of home made furler
Cover for installing a plotter (1) johanlavenius at 4:21pm 02.20.14 Mid-Size Boats 0/710 Iam about to install a plotter in the bulkhead on the starboard side of the cockpit and it will take
weather programs allen-deckard at 3:44pm 02.20.14 Catalina 22 2/903 started using this program and am really liking it. very easy to use and just the info I want withou
Broken cockpit cooler drain hman at 3:41pm 02.20.14 Ask An Oday Owner 4/848 I'm not sure which way to go here....While wiring a new depth sounder, I found the drain on the bott
VIDEO- Overnight in the Keys on my Hobie Sailing Kayak (2) sailingandsuch at 3:39pm 02.20.14 Ask All Sailors 6/4756 I just went down to the Florida Keys to buy a used Hobie Tandem Island. I figured while I was down
CNG Regulator pressure limit Steverhnm at 2:12pm 02.20.14 Big Boats 4/1117 So it looks like filling my old 1990 Hunter CNG tank is next to impossible in New Mexico and souther
Outboard Bracket Replacement korchinskyp at 1:51pm 02.20.14 Day Sailers 10/4688 I have an 1983 O'Day 25 and want to replace the outboard bracket. It appears that lag bolts were use
water in the refridgerator cpconway4@msn.com at 12:54pm 02.20.14 Catalina 30 15/1630 my 89 cal 30 keeps getting 1"-2" of water in the refer whether I wash or if there is rain/no rain. I
have not posted for some time alexh at 11:08am 02.20.14 Sirius 21/22 0/6866 Hi everybody it is almost over and my thoughts are of open water. I have a Sirius 21 1978 and love
300 watt solar panel mounted bwtween split backstay Jared1048 at 10:58am 02.20.14 Mid-Size Boats 4/1665 hello all, I have an idea for mounting a 300 watt panel (40lbs, 39inches by 72) between the split
Propane solenoid valve & coil (1) Ceri at 10:50am 02.20.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1786 Sailboat is 2000 Beneteau Oceanis 36 CC. Solenoid cuts gas off after few minutes, barely enough t
Hull Number ? DennisMansour at 9:30am 02.20.14 Big Boats 3/897 Good Day, Have on board my 1985, 34ft Hunter a teak plaque with, N0.908358 Can someone kindly interp
New owner Cherubini 37 Need advice Wolfer69 at 9:18am 02.20.14 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1223 Good morning. Congratulate me. I just put a offer down and got it accepted on Hull 290 in Kemah. Awa
mast step organiser anthony at 8:33am 02.20.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/856 Good day all I hope everyone is doing well, waiting for the snow to finally go, and get those outsid
Bedding winch on teak (1) malyea at 7:19am 02.20.14 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1779 Servicing my old Lewmar 40STs and adding backing plates. When I remount them, what's the best materi
yanmar 2gm20f need help hunter285 at 6:14am 02.20.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1359 so i don't know very much about the old yanmar but recently i have been looking at some diagrams and
Rough layout for my wheel (1) gsfaulk at 4:33am 02.20.14 The Cherubini Hunters 0/584 Well, after a lot of wood filler and sanding, I have a rough layout for my wheel. Top center spindle
Opening water strainer ArkadiyS at 9:56pm 02.19.14 Catalina 30 19/1970 Is there a special tool that is needed to access water strainer on Cat 30? The top has this odd tri
hunter 28.5 sole hunter285 at 8:46pm 02.19.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/1108 any one have the cabin floor for a hunter you don't even have to give it to me all i would ask is th

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Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? jssailem at 6:34am 03.30.23
RigRite Crazy Dave Condon at 6:32am 03.30.23
I Know Age is just a number but at 75 am I just dreaming ? Kings Gambit at 6:23am 03.30.23 So, at the risk of being labeled a "dream killer", I'm going to say, no, I'm not seeing success here
Second anchor question jssailem at 6:12am 03.30.23 Nice achievement. Help me understand. You have decided to have 2 anchors to improve your boat safet
Damper plate? (1) jssailem at 5:59am 03.30.23 Ah the mystery of the damper plate. plate. The springs were loose. There was rattling. The transmis
Second anchor question (1) BroncoJohn at 5:48am 03.30.23 I thought I would post an update. I was able to fit both anchors and have separate rode for each. I
Hunter 376 1998. Leaking around salon lights BroncoJohn at 5:44am 03.30.23 I had the same leak on our 386. For me the water was coming in the screw holes on the solar panel de
Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? Justin_NSA at 5:35am 03.30.23 Unless there's a strong argument otherwise, I think that's my direction. Fill the tiny cracks at the
Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? Davidasailor26 at 5:32am 03.30.23 I'm wondering if I should stop at the last black layer or remove it too. It's pretty easy removal e
Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? shemandr at 5:26am 03.30.23 I'd focus on smoothness more than blister protection. Prepare a smooth surface on whatever layer yo
Starwind 19 project boat Project_Mayhem at 5:18am 03.30.23 VanSickle tractor enamel. It's John Deere yellow. 2 foam rollers. One to apply and one to smooth
Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? dlochner at 5:03am 03.30.23 Yes, it is quite possible no barrier coat was applied. It wasn't until the 1990s that applying barri
Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? Justin_NSA at 4:55am 03.30.23 Thx David. I like where this is going. No blisters thank God. What I'm calling gelcoat isn't shiny
Davits for a 1999 Hunter 380 tb_gb at 4:49am 03.30.23 Thank you, everyone, for your suggestions. I ended up using Martek davits. I saw them at the St Pe
Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? Justin_NSA at 4:43am 03.30.23 Dave, the gelcoat is white. It comes thru once I get past the lowest black layer. If that black lay
Damper plate? kloudie1 at 4:42am 03.30.23 It is normal for the output shaft to rotate one way and not the other. The clutch is energized by th
Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? Davidasailor26 at 4:41am 03.30.23
Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? RoyS at 4:27am 03.30.23 That build up is usually caused by boat owners applying a new coat of bottom paint every Spring. In
Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? dlochner at 4:18am 03.30.23 You didn't mention the color of the alleged gelcoat. If it is white, then it is likely gelcoat. It i
Holding tanks q's vmaks at 4:01am 03.30.23 Hello everyone, I want/need to replace my holding tank in my Pearson 30, at the moment it has a bla

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