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Been too long (1) Bill sanders at 9:43am 09.01.13 Trailer Sailors 6/2376 68189.vB Been way too long but the n17 is in the water
Damage From Sitting in Mud and Silt Moberry at 9:42am 09.01.13 Ask All Sailors 9/3549 I have a 1997 Beneteau Oceanis 400 and it has been sitting at the dock in mud and silt since Hurrica
Pick up hose for anchor washer (2) Akapeterc at 6:27am 09.01.13 Big Boats 8/1345 The previous owner of my yacht Installed a deck wash pump, but didn't get around to finishing it. I
Older Lewmar Winch Parts? jviss at 6:20am 09.01.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1485 I stripped one of my halyard winches to find a broken ratchet gear. It's a late 70's vintage 16ST,
Best Calk for Window Leaks jrocheleau at 5:29am 09.01.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1016 I have to re-seal my salon windows in my 1984 Oday 30. There are lots of suggestions about the kind
How mark boat for haulout strap locations med2463 at 4:52am 09.01.13 Ask All Sailors 7/2126 We had our boat hauled out last week. Before putting it back in the water, I want to mark the boat
Poetry (1) Roger Long at 4:10am 09.01.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 10/9961 I have recently found my long dormant interest in poetry revived and attempted to write my first.
Any Mac M owners in SF? Yosi at 5:52pm 08.31.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/936 Took my M out last weekend for the first time. Used only main. Planning to use the jib next time if
Tip to keep Fiberglas clean hunter111 at 5:30pm 08.31.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2134 Greetings, We Clean the fiberglass, then wax it. It looks really clean but not for long. Soon li
Hunter 28 steering and other ridiculous problems nautikal at 3:18pm 08.31.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2423 My 1990 Hunter 28 steering requires "Hands On" at all times whilst motoring. If you let go the stee
Cutlass Bearing Ca Va Encore Bien at 2:59pm 08.31.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2875 I have a 1983 Hunter 30, which has a 1 inch shaft. I'm going to make a puller so I can press out an
Lifting a Hunter 23 with straps cramina at 1:13pm 08.31.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/977 Dood day All, I did to know where you need to put straps Under a Hnuter 23.5 (1991) in order to take
My tank was empty Brian D at 12:45pm 08.31.13 Ask All Sailors 20/3323 So I go down to the boat to dress the ship and start my motor. I let it run whenever I am on the boa
Mast leak on 37.5 garethreeves at 10:54am 08.31.13 Big Boats 5/1418 My 37.5 has quite a lot of water coming down the wires and thru the chase at the bottom of the mast.
Leaking Stanchion korchinskyp at 10:52am 08.31.13 Ask An Oday Owner 1/817 There is a leak under a stanchion on my 1983 O'Day 25. The area is depressed about 1/4" around the b
oday 25 centerboard is a little hard to raise and lo PatandBob at 9:20am 08.31.13 Day Sailers 3/1240 cb is a little hard to raise and lower. can it swell and get tight or is it marine fouling like bar
Replacement of Diesel Engine Cost NicAndI at 8:53am 08.31.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/41497 We're considering the purchase of a '78 30 ft Cherubini with a Yanmar Diesel. To our knowledge, the
The Best Laid Plans of Mice and Men Roger Long at 8:47am 08.31.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 0/2932 I checked the Cape Cod Canal current tables from my anchorage just off Long Island in Boston Harbor
Waeco Weary sailorstan at 8:16am 08.31.13 Catalina 309 Group Forum 5/2482 Kind Folks: I've had it with the Waeco frige and have decided to replace it. I understand Catal
Heading Out DAVA390 at 6:13am 08.31.13 Destinations 0/1153 Heading out to Rock Hall in a while. If anyone spots a blue striped jib between Balto. and RH, give

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Hinckley Alden 42' Yawl kappykaplan at 11:14am 08.12.22 Yep, impressive boat! :beer:
Catalina 25 floor access panels Stu Jackson at 11:09am 08.12.22 I had an '81 C25 from 87 to 98 great boat. Wouldn't an option for you to be to leave the panel(s)
Rub rail or deck joint pics for 23.5? waterman30 at 11:09am 08.12.22 This thread may be helpful: Repair Hull Deck Joint under rub rail. Thanks - I am bookmarking this
Rub rail or deck joint pics for 23.5? waterman30 at 11:06am 08.12.22 @waterman30 Do you have any photos of damage or leaks. I was a dealer now retired who fixed them.
Porta Pottie has very little flush water coming out Project_Mayhem at 10:49am 08.12.22 I'll try filling it up completely. I've also found if you go by how full the holding tank looks thro
New Prop: paint or? Parsons at 10:40am 08.12.22 I asked this same question to the supplier of my new 3 bladed fixed prop I purchased this spring. Ol
New Prop: paint or? mjsb at 10:38am 08.12.22 Propspeed \| Foul-Release Coatings \| Protecting Underwater Assets Would have to take a multi year l
Hunter 326 running rigging kloudie1 at 10:30am 08.12.22 Try a bit of silicone spray on the hubs/axles of the sheaves in the system before changing stuff. Wa
Perkins M30 Heat Exchanger salt water intrusion into sealed side of system kloudie1 at 10:25am 08.12.22 As Johnb says, the heatex is normally the only place seawater and coolant are close. Could it be tha
Clock and barometer installation advice (1) kloudie1 at 10:15am 08.12.22 I vote for using the smallest screws you can get away with and if you do remove them to sell, there
Hinckley Alden 42' Yawl (6) Hinckley or Die at 10:10am 08.12.22 208276208276208277208278208279208280208281
Another quite AC question - Geothermal? (aquathermal) Davidasailor26 at 10:00am 08.12.22 There are water sourced cold plate refrigerators for boats, though, so if you could build a huge sy
240 Magic Tilt trailer twalker H260 at 9:37am 08.12.22 From the photo here it looks like 4 on each side. https://hunter.sailboatowners.com/album/album.p
Clock and barometer installation advice Ralph Johnstone at 9:33am 08.12.22 And though I will soon be mounted and enjoyed on the bulkhead of my boat, OMG will this be after
Not my mast?? LakeShark at 9:18am 08.12.22 @Jamesiv1 The author of this video is often on the Catalina 22 FB group. If you don't have the arm
Not my mast?? Jamesiv1 at 9:18am 08.12.22 I have a C22 Capri with the tall rig and i know EXACTLY how you feel about the difficulty of steppi
Perkins M30 Heat Exchanger salt water intrusion into sealed side of system Johnb at 9:02am 08.12.22 Other than in the heat exchanger where else does raw and fresh water come together? On my Yanmar tha
Adding solar and a BIG inverter (1) jonelli at 8:57am 08.12.22 Stu, i've never setup a solar panel and this is the manual it came with. They even mis-wired the re
Chart plotter orientation LloydB at 8:55am 08.12.22 My Android phone has a so-called built in heading sensor however it requires relearning position nea
Hunter 326 running rigging (1) sail sfbay at 8:48am 08.12.22 The forum will likely offer lots of good advice. In the meantime, you might want to read the attache

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