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oxidation on keel hunter 306 (1) brinky at 8:15pm 10.28.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1969 i just hauled my hunter 306 (built 2005) and applied a new coat of bottom paint. the connection b
ODay 19 lp_gilbert at 7:28pm 10.28.13 Day Sailers 1/943 I have a 19 footer that I bought a couple of yrs ago and the bottom paint ends below the water line.
fullt time cruisers, average monthly budgets? centerline at 6:45pm 10.28.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1686 based up on a couple that has a capable boat that is in good repair,... and that they were budget mi
e-mail wanted Spence at 6:11pm 10.28.13 Parts Search 3/2369 Does anyone have an e-mail contact for Rig-Rite company below? Fax is all I can find at the site.
Canvas coloring BobnCamie at 4:33pm 10.28.13 S2 12/2968 Greetings all. I am new here, having finally bought our "dream boat". Been waiting a long time. Firs
Cracking Lead Keel Old C&C Owner at 4:00pm 10.28.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1382 I am the owner of an old (1974) C'C 30 which I am interested in restoring. I have just begun the pro
Installing an Electric Windlass macalla at 3:37pm 10.28.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1305 Any tips for retro-fitting an electric windlass on an Oceanis 390? The original windlass was manual
Davitts for an Oceanis 390 macalla at 3:29pm 10.28.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2497 I'm thinking of installing davitts on our Oceanis 390, so that we can use a 3m RIB with the outboard
Battery wiring diagram (1) Sefuller at 2:17pm 10.28.13 Musings With Maine Sail 13/8108 I believe I am finally ready to begin the actual wiring part of my project. I have a lot of the cab
P26 portlights bblument at 1:30pm 10.28.13 Pearson 0/1437 Howdy, all... My 1972 P26 has some pretty messed up portlight windows. Instead of repairing or res
Winch Strong Direction markwbird at 1:00pm 10.28.13 Ask All Sailors 14/5558 I read the other day that most winches have a strong direction. Didn't know this. My understanding
Storage cabinets under V Berth on C-28 Captain Kirk1517 at 11:37am 10.28.13 Mid-Size Boats 3/1505 Purchased this boat new in 2002. The cabinets under the V berth are hinged at the bottom with a pia
charging system Hickdog at 11:14am 10.28.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1677 Need some guidance on charging system for my 26.5 Hunter (1987). at the present time my battery char
Holding Tank Oder seathumper at 11:12am 10.28.13 Big Boats 7/2370 A couple of years ago I removed the corroded aluminum holding tank and replaced it with a new 3M(?)
First post and question Guts1236 at 8:26am 10.28.13 Catalina 30 8/1542 Hello and thank you for letting me partake in your forum. My username is an old nickname from my co
Leaky port , hatch , ck o rings steve201 at 8:11am 10.28.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1042 just felt the need to post this, I had three ports that leaked bad.after reading about 15 posts on s
additional fins on cavitation plate on outboard henry53 at 7:57am 10.28.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1299 I have a 50 hp outboard on my 26x it seems to have to work hard to get on plane. I think a fin attac
Picture and Size of Logo for Sail kesagape at 7:41am 10.28.13 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1599 I am looking for a good picture and the size in inches of the sail logo for my Hunter Cherubini 33 m
Needing Outboard Motor Advice Kenneth Frehm at 7:15am 10.28.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1130 Looks like after 30 yrs, my Honda 7.5 is headed for Davie's Locker (city dump not under the lake)...
DSC Safety Call - Appropriate to use? FourPoints at 6:51am 10.28.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1550 I just got my new Icom M412 radio installed this weekend (purchased at the Annapolis boat show, grea

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34 Hunter Anchor Locker Question (3) Claude L.-Auger at 6:02am 07.04.23 I don't have an access port there, and it's not obvious to me how to remove that bulkhead (see phot
Roller furling: where do I start? xavpil at 6:00am 07.04.23 There is more to a furler than just the furler. Most likely you will also have to make an adjustme
Damaged Keel on Hunter 410 jssailem at 5:56am 07.04.23 Read the thread by @JamesG161 on his keel repair after Zeta hit Mississippi OCT 2020. https://forums
Catalina 270 Rub Rail jssailem at 5:47am 07.04.23 Have you tried shopping here on this site? https://shop.catalinaowners.com/search.php
Engineering Issues jssailem at 5:41am 07.04.23 Ah Dave. Another Roller Coaster aficionado. The rush. The thrill. Ahhhh. Events like this definitel
Damaged Keel on Hunter 410 wnischt at 5:35am 07.04.23 It may come to that.
Damaged Keel on Hunter 410 dlochner at 5:32am 07.04.23 Shipping a keel to Hamilton Ont and back is expensive. Get out the chainsaw and fairing compound. ;
Ideas, Thoughts, Recommendations, I'll Take Anything dlochner at 5:31am 07.04.23 A few thoughts. The weight of the hatch when open may be increasing the friction on the plastic pa
cant identify my venture2? micmacirq at 5:27am 07.04.23 i believe i in fact am the owner of a venture 224. ill post pics of lola mae today. if you folks
Damaged Keel on Hunter 410 wnischt at 5:16am 07.04.23 The keel is lead. I got a quote to repair it, but I have to ship it to Canada (MarsKeel). They ind
Damaged Keel on Hunter 410 dlochner at 4:52am 07.04.23 The keel joint crack may not be a particularly difficult job as it may only be the fairing compound
shore power female-end fell in the water Jim Legere at 4:23am 07.04.23 Prescription for the wet end of the cord: fresh water rinse followed by a liberal application of WD4
shore power female-end fell in the water rgranger at 3:33am 07.04.23
Fuel (In)Efficiency Davidasailor26 at 3:27am 07.04.23
cant identify my venture2? rgranger at 3:25am 07.04.23 Still will need photos to help
Ideas, Thoughts, Recommendations, I'll Take Anything Davidasailor26 at 3:19am 07.04.23 Maybe some PTFE or silicone lubricant on the threads to keep it from binding up so much?
Engineering Issues Rick486 at 3:10am 07.04.23 Fatigue failure of a welded joint
Ideas, Thoughts, Recommendations, I'll Take Anything Rick486 at 2:48am 07.04.23 My forward opening hatch is a Bomar 1080-10A with a single support arm. Manufactured in 1998 and in
Ideas, Thoughts, Recommendations, I'll Take Anything Joe at 1:20am 07.04.23 Ralph, I wish I had constructive insight regarding the hatch issue. However, I will congratulate yo
Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery Syversens at 12:25am 07.04.23 How much solar do you have? Edit: And how large is your charger? Is it connected to the start batt

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