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M25XP Elbow Boatalec at 12:58pm 10.08.13 Catalina 30 2/961 I am in process of removing a seized M25XP. The elbow from the exhaust manifold to the muffler is wr
Have you had a model of your boat made? Les at 12:13pm 10.08.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1664 While there are a number of companies or persons that make model of boats on the web, has anyone on
Asymmetrical spinnaker on H260 Kermit at 12:02pm 10.08.13 Smaller Boats 10/1598 Does anyone here use an a-spin on their H260? There is no good way to run the tack line that I can t
Signet SL 80 BoonMcGee at 11:15am 10.08.13 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1358 Does anyone have experience with replacing or rebuilding a Signet SL 80 instrument head. The factory
Starbrite waterproofing - caution Guan at 11:11am 10.08.13 Ask All Sailors 13/10893 Hi: just to caution those 'who would be using this product. I waterproofed my dodger sunbrella top
Replacement of square grill seaworthy speakers? Bowedtoothdoc at 10:55am 10.08.13 Big Boats 3/1273 Has anyone replaced the original square grill Seaworthy speakers which came stock with the 2000 era
Outboard Motor Oil Rick Webb at 10:44am 10.08.13 Ask All Sailors 16/1977 Looking for some advice on motor oil for our junior sailing program's three four stroke Yamaha outbo
Line drivewhisker poles Bill1565 at 10:34am 10.08.13 Ask All Sailors 2/835 Looking for help converting my newly acquired 12 to17 foot whisker pole to 2:1 leverage to extend.
A Couple of Neat Galley Items Hello Below at 9:39am 10.08.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1192 Every once in a while you come across an item on the internet or on someone else's boat that you say
Flojet or Jabsco or Shurflo?? Old Sailor 2 at 9:32am 10.08.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/8424 I will be replacing my existing fresh water pump with a variable speed drive pump and there seem to
Standing rigging tension kegendron at 9:29am 10.08.13 S2 3/1350 Hi: I just installed new standing rigging and was wondering what the tensioning specs were on a 1
Catalina 275 - this could work (2) Jackdaw at 9:21am 10.08.13 Ask All Sailors 0/3948 Catalina is rolling out a new model at the Naptown Boat Show, the 275. Its a sort-of sportboat. Not
BVIs second time around. rfrye1 at 9:06am 10.08.13 Ask All Sailors 3/970 I've booked a Cat with Sunsail next yr out of Tortola for 10 days. My first and only time down there
Just bought a 2002 356 Hunter star302 at 9:04am 10.08.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/2238 Hi, We are new to sailing and have just purchased a hunter 2002 356. We are really excited to get
Nexus Boomvang at 7:33am 10.08.13 Big Boats 0/600 Anyone out there have a Classic Nexus depth finder amp? 200Hrz
Legend 37 deck fill geek_guy at 6:59am 10.08.13 Big Boats 0/725 I have a 87 Legend 37. The deck fills need new seals. I did the forward water yesterday. All fine
Boat Burglary Capt Morgan at 6:27am 10.08.13 Big Boats 16/2451 After a wonderful trip from the Chesapeake to NYC, Block Island, with a couple weekends in Newport R
Water Filter on new faucet (1) Ed H at 6:16am 10.08.13 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1193 The Admiral loves it. :dance: We still do not drink the water but she uses it for most other purpos
How do you cross post? rpwillia at 5:56am 10.08.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1145 I know this is probably simple, but how do you post in more than one forum at a time? I did a po
C-25 Swing Keel- Broken input shaft on crank (1) DavidBuoy at 5:43am 10.08.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1332 Hi guys, Im fresh new to the world of Catalina ownership and excited. Purchased a great 1985 C-25

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1984 Hunter 31 - Cast Iron Keel Rust Davidasailor26 at 1:09pm 02.25.23 The good news is there's still lots of iron left, so if you can't do anything about it this winter i
1984 Hunter 31 - Cast Iron Keel Rust (2) Ralph Johnstone at 12:43pm 02.25.23 213331 It's how they advertise. Check this same page for bonding as well: https://www.westsystem.
Epoxy Additives shemandr at 12:42pm 02.25.23 The graphite additive is a good product. I used to add it the epoxy I used on the bottom of my wood
1984 Hunter 31 - Cast Iron Keel Rust shemandr at 12:36pm 02.25.23 Welcome to the forum! When Crazy Dave Speaks - people listen. So, I'm hesitant to add anything ex
1984 Hunter 31 - Cast Iron Keel Rust Crazy Dave Condon at 12:10pm 02.25.23 Look under archives as much has been discussed on this matter. In two weeks and you need my input,
New Engine Design. What could it do for a boat? capta at 11:55am 02.25.23 Nikki should be able to whip one up in a few days on her lathe. She should probably use a hardwood,
Epoxy Additives capta at 11:39am 02.25.23 I've used Tri-Flow Superior Lubricant 2 OZ bottle for years as a lubricant. Just a light bead on the
1984 Hunter 31 - Cast Iron Keel Rust anelso29 at 11:01am 02.25.23 Do you still have the instructions for the antirust you applied ? If not, supply a Google link to
1984 Hunter 31 - Cast Iron Keel Rust Ralph Johnstone at 10:37am 02.25.23 I covered the keel in antitrust (then cleaned it off based on the instructions I was provided by th
A lesson on winches danooxnard at 10:34am 02.25.23 Anything cheap. Nothing special. I used wheel bearing grease that was on sale.
A lesson on winches brockangelo at 10:31am 02.25.23 What kind of grease would you recommend?
A lesson on winches brockangelo at 10:28am 02.25.23
protecting deck and nonslip Dalliance at 10:07am 02.25.23 Some good information already stated. In your area you are not likely to notice this, but during s
Outboard question for Catalina 27 owners astarr78 at 10:06am 02.25.23 I'm researching a new outboard and am wondering....What size outboard do other owners use? Will it
Epoxy Additives Ralph Johnstone at 10:05am 02.25.23 No, but have seen owners put thin stripes of HDPE under the sliding hatch to provide a smooth slipp
A lesson on winches (1) danooxnard at 9:51am 02.25.23 Hi Brock, I can tell you that cleaning up the old trailer extendable tongue is worth the effort! I d
Epoxy Additives stickinthemud57 at 9:47am 02.25.23 @jssailem, Thanks for that link! I had some HDPE that I was using for shims to tighten up the rudde
protecting deck and nonslip Don S/V ILLusion at 9:44am 02.25.23 molded and paintend are not mutually exclusive. Hunter did paint the non-skid deck areas. if I can f
protecting deck and nonslip Dalliance at 9:39am 02.25.23 Manufacturer specs indicate the 2005 H36 has a molded non-skid deck, in which case a product like Wo
New Engine Design. What could it do for a boat? Ralph Johnstone at 9:38am 02.25.23 You guys need Spring! Until then, I'm looking at taking up drinking as a hobby.

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