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Pock marks in my gel coat Triple Point at 10:42am 09.16.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/4454 Hello fellow sailers. As I continue down the road of restoration on my 22' Macgregor I'm seeking so
Greg Emerson Contact Info Marc14857 at 10:40am 09.16.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1123 Does anyone have contact info for Greg Emerson at Hunter Marlow? Tried what I believe is current e m
C36 Clew Outhaul "Car" - improve? jviss at 9:56am 09.16.13 Big Boats 12/7538 My 1984 C36 has an aluminum "car" of sorts that rides in the boltrope slot. It does not work well a
...bottom paint??? Peter Fridman at 9:52am 09.16.13 Ask All Sailors 12/2415 Imagine if we could use this product as bottom paint !!! Take a look. http://laughingsquid.com/ru
Clackity Clackity? Cutlass? Alignment? Help? rfrye1 at 9:52am 09.16.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1225 I've owned my '98 Hunter H376 for 12 yrs. I have a persistent issue with knocking/"Clackity Clackity
Bringin in the Sheaves Pat at 8:50am 09.16.13 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1224 Our boat is a O'Day 272 with a Z-Spar Mast. At the base of the mast of several sheaves for leading
Problems with login & posting Anonymous 121765 at 7:55am 09.16.13 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/8529 Guys, I've been having problems the past 1 1/2 months with this site. I've been working with Phil
Monitor Wind Vane wmcminn at 7:42am 09.16.13 Big Boats 2/2360 Does anyone have experience with the Monitor Wind Vane by Scanmar. I have a Catalina 400. Thanks. W
Can an anchor windlass be slowed down? Sailduffer at 7:35am 09.16.13 Ask All Sailors 9/4517 I have a Maxwell VC 500 anchor windlass on my Catalina 320. I need to slow it down by about half. Is
5 pin cable for wind/speed gauge stephanie at 7:32am 09.16.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1169 We have navigational instruments on our Hunter 23 for depth, speed ' wind direction that have 5 pin
What is this for ? It has started to rattle (1) PKFK at 7:25am 09.16.13 Big Boats 8/1420 68639.vB See center of photo - this is a Yanmar 3ym30. The silver colored screw has a metal sleev
Cutting my keel? DovetailNJ at 6:57am 09.16.13 Catalina 30 3/1504 I sail in Barnegat Bay NJ and am tiring of bouncing off of the shallow bottom. The 5' draft on my 19
Yanmar 2gmf over heating after 30 minutes Mark Nooney at 6:14am 09.16.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 24/5644 Hi all, I have a issue with overheating after running for 30 minutes to 45 minutes. Here are the ste
Hunter 18 full of water Ksail at 5:47am 09.16.13 Smaller Boats 6/1621 When I take my hunter 18 out of the water for the season, the boat has a lot of water in the hull.
Antifreeze SunCat at 5:47am 09.16.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1153 I discovered after hauling out my boat for the winter that the antifreeze reads at only 7 degree, my
Brought her home (2) agprice22 at 4:07am 09.16.13 Bigger Boats 6/1387 Picked up our new 272 yesterday. Lowered the mast with an A-Frame. That was not without event, as th
pintle replacement ancbob at 3:57am 09.16.13 Catalina 22 3/1390 This spring I replaced the lower 3/8 pintle on my kick up rudder. My boat is kept in a slip. In abou
Yamaha 37CK - Holding tanks Yamahasailor at 1:34am 09.16.13 Yamaha 1/1872 Hi Has anyone fitted a holding tank on this model? There is both a forward and aft head and both
Poulsbo HAPS Sept 6-8, 2013 Summary (2) Mikem at 10:10pm 09.15.13 HAPS (Hunter Assoc. of Puget Sound) 2/3590 Dave, terrific write up. Dave and Susie Bill and Jeannine, great work. Mike ---------- Forwarded
Oceanside, Ca. to Dana Point, Ca. Brian D at 8:41pm 09.15.13 Destinations 10/4861 Left Saturday morning in thick fog. Probably shouldn't have without radar, but there was maybe a 1/4

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Installing additional bunks on a trailer (1) sbrogden at 12:36pm 05.26.23 Got the additional bunks installed and adjusted the front roller to be a bit higher. Raised the winc
Window Replacement Installation Advice (1) Hollyberry at 12:31pm 05.26.23 I think the acrylic can crack at the screws when overtightened.. with a good bed of 795 the window s
Ship's Bell sailcapt340 at 12:23pm 05.26.23 I can appreciate your love of the perfect sounding bell. If your interested in nautical items, espe
Hurricane Season 2023 Rick Webb at 12:18pm 05.26.23 No four letter named storms beginning with a vowel. According to my model we will have an uneventful
Sail drive raw water intakes Captain Larry-DH at 11:44am 05.26.23
Ship's Bell Michael Davis at 11:42am 05.26.23 We also have one aboard. Only used in foggy conditions however I can see the convenience for announc
Sail drive raw water intakes Captain Larry-DH at 11:31am 05.26.23
Furling Head Stay Tension Joe at 11:31am 05.26.23 Tightening the forestay will pull the mast forward changing the rake (which is the fore and aft lean
Bent stemhead fitting Joe at 11:23am 05.26.23 The bowsprit was mounted at an angle to clear the forestay and pulpit. Lots of boats have do that.
Ship's Bell Crusty Ol Salt at 11:09am 05.26.23 I have been looking for one myself. Following
New Cat 22 Owner mbaker267 at 11:03am 05.26.23 I know right! Zebra wood is a really nice, but expensive wood. What I am planning to do since I have
New Cat 22 Owner (1) pclarksurf at 10:39am 05.26.23 been trying to find an excuse to use zebra wood-- but until @Gene Neill gives me his paycheck... I
Circuit panel wiring question. Wm. Gill at 10:38am 05.26.23 just personal reference...and general consensus is as long as you now know. Good to find a spare s
Bent stemhead fitting LloydB at 10:33am 05.26.23 It looks like you have two problems a torqued stem fitting and a bow spirit pushed to the port, but
Window Replacement Installation Advice Ralph Johnstone at 10:30am 05.26.23 would screws be needed to keep the windows from moving? Mind skipped over the VHB tape. Yes, tha
Furling Head Stay Tension Tally Ho at 10:12am 05.26.23 I am not sure if that rig is a B&R rig or not (no backstay?). Tightening the rig is not a trivial
New Cat 22 Owner Gene Neill at 10:00am 05.26.23 None at all. :thumbup:
Vberth hatch window Tally Ho at 9:52am 05.26.23 Can you find any markings on the original? Otherwise, maybe some photos and measurements would he
Window Replacement Installation Advice Tally Ho at 9:50am 05.26.23
Bilge pump line LloydB at 9:49am 05.26.23 There is a small nonconductive threader fish tape that you could push from each end to at least get

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