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Gelcoat or Awlgrip? ingeanous at 4:16pm 01.03.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/1270 I've got a Hunter 335 with too far gone gelcoat to bring back. The question is: Awlgrip or re gelco
Spinnaker pole Jwhy at 2:24pm 01.03.14 Catalina 30 2/1009 I'm getting ready to use the spinnaker for the first time. How do I set up the bridle to control the
423 Hull to Grid Liner Seperation (4) MuddyPaws at 2:07pm 01.03.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/8230 Hello everyone !! Firstly, thanks to all of you that work to put together and run this great site. I
Hunter 26 bimini kitxu at 1:47pm 01.03.14 Smaller Boats 3/1168 Hello, I bought a 1994 Hunter 26 with a Bimini but the Bimini is too large, so large that it touche
Cockpit Cover for Catalina 27 caguy at 11:17am 01.03.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1343 A friend of mine just bought a C-27. It came with a cockpit cover that looks like it is original equ
Catalina 30 3 blade prop ScottNeely at 10:17am 01.03.14 Catalina 30 2/1450 Has anyone out there compared the three blade prop Catalina Direct sells to a Michigan Wheel Sailor
stripping paint question? GeorgiaBII at 8:31am 01.03.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1234 I've got a new to me Hunter 22 (85 model) that the previous owner has painted to death. Even painted
Anchor Stow deck lock melvyn.trigg at 6:18am 01.03.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1252 Can anyone advise where to purchase a new deck lock, for the bow anchor stow hatch lock on a Catalin
Leaving Navpod on boat and security? star302 at 5:05am 01.03.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2426 Hi, We are going to purchase new electronics for the boat. (12" chart plotter, seperate wind speed
Dingy trim All U Get at 5:00am 01.03.14 Ask All Sailors 15/2305 Hi all, We've been using our dingy(10 foot RIB) quite a bit lately and have had to motor into som
Pearson sailboat info seadaddler at 4:43am 01.03.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/733 Can anyone help with a friend who is trying to replace the wire to rope line for his center board o
Lee Cloths MLampner at 3:50am 01.03.14 The Cherubini Hunters 17/3035 E are going to be making a run from Baltimore to NYC in the early summer and know there will be at l
Frayed Shroud zpeteman at 8:03pm 01.02.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/3079 We put our Mac 25 in the water yesterday and when I raised the mast I found a troubling problem. The
Banner Day BobM at 6:24pm 01.02.14 Ask All Sailors 1/853 I bought my first boat, a Lancer 25, from a local youth sailing organization for $1000. I made a de
similar site for power boaters? agaliha at 4:50pm 01.02.14 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/2617 After a lifetime of sailing, I recently made the transition to being a "stink potter" power boater.
So what did santa bring you? Doc_holiday at 3:02pm 01.02.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/1746 Of course we are talking sailing related stuff. I got a clineometer, lazy jack hardware and rope,
A Good Idea or Not? Soaring eagle at 2:57pm 01.02.14 Mid-Size Boats 12/1986 Happy New year! I'm replacing the original brass shaft in my Catalina 320. Just wondering what you
Propeller Replacement Sheepdog683 at 1:58pm 01.02.14 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1612 My 27' is coming out soon for the spring tune up, and I was thinking about replacing the propeller.
Patching "plastic" holding tank in place srmorgan11 at 12:37pm 01.02.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1150 In the Hunter 37.5 I just closed on, I discovered that the holding tank has a crack about 13' long a
Portable Washdown Pumps (1) TFrere at 12:18pm 01.02.14 Ask All Sailors 9/4217 I have been thinking about installing a washdown pump on my Morgan 382. I was planning to install

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Engine compartment ventilation Don S/V ILLusion at 9:57am 05.15.23 Seems like there is a misconception of what engine room ventilation accomplishes in small sailboat e
Tachometer Trouble On Shore Power? Rich Stidger at 9:52am 05.15.23 <snip> Could it be that the shore power charger is keeping the battery voltage high enough that the
Engine compartment ventilation Terry Cox at 9:30am 05.15.23 You're welcome. I'm assuming ours was placed to remove heated air when running both engines (main/ge
Refrigerator Insulation Upgrade? (1) FasterHorses at 9:30am 05.15.23 I, too am working on a way to keep cooler temps in our icebox. We have 2 aboard FH, one on the port
Weird ancient gadget, need wiser eyes to identity Ralph Johnstone at 9:05am 05.15.23 Not easy to rest you hand on an up right GPS antenna. I'd say it's something to grab on to once t
Engine compartment ventilation Ralph Johnstone at 9:01am 05.15.23 Figured the fan was there to remove fumes. No need to remove diesel fuel fumes from an engine com
Hunter 28.5 Trailer Specs Crazy Dave Condon at 8:35am 05.15.23 I will send you a private iMessage
How to Reduce Mobile Data Usage Leeward Rail at 8:32am 05.15.23 I should mention that the DNS66 or similar DNS resolution blocking apps can not only block ads, they
Weird ancient gadget, need wiser eyes to identity Calif. Ted at 8:20am 05.15.23 Probably GPS but I do have an XM radio antennae that looks similar.
What amperage "Entertainment" breaker? Hello Below at 8:05am 05.15.23 Lots of valuable information contained in the Marlow Hunter link above and confirms the post from @P
Tachometer Trouble On Shore Power? Davidasailor26 at 7:49am 05.15.23 For portability there are also options now that have Bluetooth probes that connect to an iPhone app
What amperage "Entertainment" breaker? twalker H260 at 7:39am 05.15.23 The breakers are intended to protect the wiring, not the devices. If you can determine the wire si
Hunter 28.5 Trailer Specs Rich McD at 7:33am 05.15.23
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Hayden Watson at 7:32am 05.15.23 I'm looking into float plan apps for Android. Any recommendations? The USCG has an app with a flo
Beneteau 35s5 Rudder Bearing (1) dmax at 7:28am 05.15.23 I had a similar problem, S.S. pin in aluminum quadrant - really stuck. I made a press out of 1/4" ba
Advice for a Solo Sailor? fourwhitesocks at 7:25am 05.15.23 A poly line is great because it floats and won't get into your prop if you accidentally forget it's
Anyone Have Helping Pics to rig Hunter 146 Crazy Dave Condon at 7:22am 05.15.23 @CapeCodBubs Private message sent to you Dave
Recommissioning a 27 year old Tartan 3800 dmax at 7:06am 05.15.23 "Problem 3: this has existed, and is festering: the "tub" for the shower and fridge drain sump is cr
Advice for a Solo Sailor? jviss at 6:50am 05.15.23 I solo sail a LOT. A game changer for me was adding an AIS for sure! Look into the Garmin InReach
Tachometer Trouble On Shore Power? jviss at 6:46am 05.15.23 it is made by fluke. :biggrin: For simple diagnostic work some Chinese ones work well. A tech I kn

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