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Hauling boat - Bottom Washing Browndog68 at 1:17pm 11.16.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1386 WHat happens if I pull my boat of the lake and don't power spray the bottom until Spring? Will the
YSM12 Troubles Captain_Bill at 1:01pm 11.16.13 Engines and Propulsion 4/1809 I am sure this topic has been discussed but I have not found it in the search so here it is again, m
1979 Glastron Spirit 28 Sailboat russlmiller at 11:11am 11.16.13 Ask All Sailors 7/10261 Hello. I am going to be looking at a 1979 Glastron Spirit 28. It has been hard to find much info on
leaky windows chaser2 at 9:59am 11.16.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/3311 I bought a Hunter 44DS new in 2006. I have a leak in the main saloon windows. One is port side the o
Winter cover allen-deckard at 8:53am 11.16.13 Catalina 22 5/807 I've always kept my boat in the barn during winter. Am in the process of buying a condo in the
Third Time's A Charm? Mr Mac at 7:39am 11.16.13 The Cherubini Hunters 4/924 This was the second try at hauling our H25 out of the water to put her on the hard and the second ti
update from costalegre, mexico.... (2) zeehag at 6:06am 11.16.13 Ask All Sailors 35/3594 ok so i went into marina here in barra de navidad in june, towed in, ignominiously, by panga
Fuel Tank Gauge and Engine Hours Counter jackzimmerman at 5:26am 11.16.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2403 Hi all, I'm a new owner of a 2005 423 and the fuel tank gauge and the engine hours counter eithe
Fabric organizers in the forword berth Hobartwoodworks at 4:50am 11.16.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/854 We are the proud owners of a 1981 Hunter 22. When we were still shopping for a Hunter, I saw photos
Unexpected water in head - Seacock question on Hunter 28 Huntja at 10:33pm 11.15.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1375 I have a 28 foot Hunter 28 (1992) and have a problem I'm not sure how to solve. I was sailing in ab
Auxiliary Main Halyard EdWard3 at 9:40pm 11.15.13 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1507 I have a 1980 Hunter 30, and would like to add an auxiliary main halyard to the mast. Has anyone do
Help. No "attach photos" link.... centerline at 8:52pm 11.15.13 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/3015 what happend to the "attach file" (photos) link?.... i cant attach photos, although I have an option
C27 spinnaker crane Joel H. at 7:55pm 11.15.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1092 So the spinnaker crane I bought from C.D. (designed for a C22) just wasn't up to the task on my 27.
H410 PS Review (1) SailorDick at 7:54pm 11.15.13 Big Boats 34/5688 I am looking at buying a H410 which we are in love with here in Michigan. While hunting, I came acro
Prop shaft strut Replace now? (1) ingeanous at 5:40pm 11.15.13 Mid-Size Boats 4/1583 Hello all! New to me 1990 Hunter 335. Here's the prop shaft strut while pulled out of the water. R
Coleman cooler bebling at 4:24pm 11.15.13 Catalina 22 12/1798 I recently purchased a 1988 Catalina 22 and am in the process of cleaning and renewing the boat. My
Engine Oil bawlmer at 2:45pm 11.15.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 18/3711 Fellow Sailors. I just changed the oil on my Westerbeke W20B. I used SAE 30 which is the manufacture
Show your Holiday boat lighting sfgary at 2:30pm 11.15.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1548 As we come up to the Holidays we have several lighted boat parades here in the bay area. I'm thinkin
Marina Etiquette Sailm8 at 2:21pm 11.15.13 Ask All Sailors 26/4641 We all know that sailors have a reputation of sometimes being a little, shall we say frugal, (cheap)
Vetus engine on 33' cherubini Vtotten at 12:59pm 11.15.13 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1484 When we shifted into reverse our 5 year old Vetus engine made a knocking noise and the boat began vi

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Newbie Fresh and Green Clay Smith at 9:33am 04.17.23 Scott T-Bird Thanks for your response. So the biggest consensus I see here is to Sail for a year an
Free Beneteau! Scott T-Bird at 9:30am 04.17.23 I think you left off at least a -0- in the Misc number.
More efficient way to clean gears? BigEasy at 9:28am 04.17.23 Gasoline would be a good substitute....cheaper than mineral spirits, but you would have to use it ou
Yanmar 3HM35F Starter issue Ralph Johnstone at 9:24am 04.17.23 Try all the usual electrical tests for sure. Then, in light of Mr. Kloudie's sage comment, eliminat
Free Beneteau! Project_Mayhem at 9:21am 04.17.23 The most expensive boat you can buy is a free one. :biggrin: Shhh.... I might buy this just to sa
Free Beneteau! rgranger at 9:18am 04.17.23 I'm sure there is more than $15 worth of parts on that boat.... you could skip shipping it if you f
More efficient way to clean gears? thinwater at 9:15am 04.17.23
Free Beneteau! Ralph Johnstone at 9:12am 04.17.23 Any idea if it had been underwater at any time ? If so, I think you'd pretty well be rewiring the e
Stepping up mast on H25 , use gin pole? PJL at 9:09am 04.17.23 Many years ago, on my Catalina 27, with hinged mast step, I used two 12-15ft poles as an A-frame. O
Free Beneteau! dlochner at 8:51am 04.17.23 The most expensive boat you can buy is a free one. :biggrin:
More efficient way to clean gears? Alan Gomes at 8:46am 04.17.23 Maybe a quicker way, I saw on YouTube to clean carburetor parts a guy put Velcro on the lid of a ja
Sourcing leks Project_Mayhem at 8:36am 04.17.23 Where are you finding water in the boat?
More efficient way to clean gears? Davidasailor26 at 8:36am 04.17.23
More efficient way to clean gears? Project_Mayhem at 8:29am 04.17.23 I have not tried this on parts but nothing works better to get grease off of hands than laundry dete
Damaged Hull and repair to ballast tank Project_Mayhem at 8:21am 04.17.23 Spoke with the owner and the repairman on Saturday. There was a crack in the hull possibly due to
New owner (1981} C22 Misc questions Hollyberry at 8:19am 04.17.23 I suspect Q2 was referring to preventing the rudder from lifting off the pintles.. as opposed to the
Jabsco quiet flush leak..... JoeWhite at 8:12am 04.17.23 I am not sure if this will work for you, I put some lanocoat in the groove along with the rubber gas
New owner (1981} C22 Misc questions Salty Jack at 8:11am 04.17.23 Thanks guys. Great suggestions. Will do.
More efficient way to clean gears? JamesG161 at 8:10am 04.17.23 MEKP is methyl ethyl ketone peroxide and is the catalyst for polyester resins Thanks for the repea
More efficient way to clean gears? BigEasy at 8:08am 04.17.23 Every year? Usually every other year; but I am not racing.

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