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Mast raising system Sailor 3269 at 9:42am 05.20.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 56/7751 Good Day everyone This is my question for today is. My mast that is 28' on my 79- 25' venture.
through hull depth tranducer paint swallowtail at 8:51am 05.20.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1131 Should the plastic surface of my through hull depth transducer be painted with anti fouling or does
Great service Mikem at 8:45am 05.20.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/584 I searched various vendors for a tiller for the family's 1980 Cat-25 and found the best deal on this
Advice on deck paint robertsapp at 8:02am 05.20.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1715 Our '95 H336 has a gray paint on its molded nonskid deck surfaces. Or at least, it used to. It's get
Spinakkers... ccraigmile at 7:55am 05.20.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2180 I've rebuilt a 1974 MacGregor 25 that came with sails etc. In that it came with a Spinnaker, two Sp
oil in the coolant reeder at 7:55am 05.20.13 Engines and Propulsion 5/1514 A well meaning friend put about 1/2 quart of 30 weight oil into the fresh water cooling system of my
Beneteau 311(2000) refrigerator fuse unit location Widgeon1 at 7:30am 05.20.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 18/3848 Hi all, I have a Beneteau 311 (2000) and recently the refrigerator has stopped working. After inves
windlass circuit breaker location fvolpe at 6:46am 05.20.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2972 Where is the windlass circuit breaker located on a beneteau 36 and what does it look like? Frank
Tire pressure on a ken's welding trailer fstopf4 at 5:55am 05.20.13 Smaller Boats 3/939 Last year we purchased a Hunter 23 it came with a single axle Ken's welding trailer. Any recommendat
Hall Pass...... (1) Maine Sail at 5:52am 05.20.13 Ask All Sailors 12/1880 Last night around 5:30 my wife says "You should go out to Jewel Island and see your friends.".......
Water heater troubleshooting Dima at 5:50am 05.20.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/4163 I use to have a link to the post with detailed instruction how to troubleshoot and fix water heater.
You Lake Travis sailors! jackhartjr at 3:52am 05.20.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1144 Hi folks, had a delivery in Austin, TX Wednesday, came over a hill and there lain out before me was
Hood Seafurl 5 fail (2) Andreas7699 at 2:06am 05.20.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1911 Should this happen? It is from 2008 and I have not sailed that much. I tighten the halyard in strong
S2 7.3 O/B Motor mount hangin at 12:38am 05.20.13 S2 0/1089 Is the fiberglass/plastic cover lag bolted or bolt/nut connrected? I need to recaulk to prevent rai
Hard Start Kit for A/C Ken13559 at 12:19am 05.20.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1206 I powered my 12000BTU aircon with Elemax(Engel) SHX2000 Genset. It runs ok. Out of curiousity, I fit
Chain Plate and Bulk Head Repair Mcshane at 10:17pm 05.19.13 S2 0/1130 Before putting in the water, I wanted to re-bed my chain plates. Had some rot in the port forward b
Still getting water in the bilge while sailing Piotr at 9:04pm 05.19.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2204 It's definitely NOT leaking from the top side. Does any one else get any water in the bilge while sa
Tiller Handle Length and Other Questions... amilkovits at 8:20pm 05.19.13 Sirius 21/22 6/9490 Hi All - I am a new owner of an '81 Sirius. The boat was left on the trailer for the past 10 ye
1983 Hunter Check list > generational issues-what to check HiZ at 8:05pm 05.19.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1269 I have a 1983 Hunter that I have just purchased over winter and have done some research to find that
why don't people sail. (1) campuscab at 7:56pm 05.19.13 Ask All Sailors 35/6192 I bought my boat to sail it and I noticed that most of the boats at my marina do not move. There are

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When does a screw become a bolt? Leeward Rail at 8:02am 05.11.23 There are manually-powered drills common in wood-working shops. I doubt they are or were used to dr
When does a screw become a bolt? Kings Gambit at 7:50am 05.11.23
how do you remove minor barnicals on gel coat Captain Larry-DH at 7:41am 05.11.23 Acid wash. You can use muriatic acid from the hardware store or dilute hydrochloric acid. CLR or On
2004 Hunter 420 Passage-Curved cabin step? rgranger at 7:39am 05.11.23 There was a very recent post with a similar goal. https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/hunte
mast struts (3) rgranger at 7:35am 05.11.23 Is the strut the same thing as a gin pole? I'm not sure what part you are trying to replace. If it
how do you remove minor barnicals on gel coat Dil at 7:31am 05.11.23 you have so few... I'd wet a sponge with vinegar and then lay it on the barnicle and let it sit for
how do you remove minor barnicals on gel coat rgranger at 7:25am 05.11.23 you have so few... I'd wet a sponge with vinegar and then lay it on the barnicle and let it sit for
Raymarine Axiom flightlead404 at 7:23am 05.11.23 Sent you a link with my STL file. I just threw it together in TinkerCad, so not exactly professiona
When does a screw become a bolt? (1) rgranger at 7:21am 05.11.23 Oh... google just showed me another def of BOLT... The Bacon Onion Lettuce and Tomato Sandwitch (BOL
Thoughts on rail mounted VHF antenna Leeward Rail at 7:17am 05.11.23 One size does not fit all. Technically a tall masthead one does. ;):biggrin::laugh::beer:
When does a screw become a bolt? rgranger at 7:16am 05.11.23 I was bored... so I started this thread. Who knew we could talk about screws for 37 posts? I guess
When does a screw become a bolt? Leeward Rail at 7:16am 05.11.23 Is a driver's license needed when using a screw ? What about bolts of cloth ? Explain that with ye
When does a screw become a bolt? Leeward Rail at 7:14am 05.11.23 A drill if so used is a powered screw driver; the manual version is just what we think of when usin
When does a screw become a bolt? Kings Gambit at 6:53am 05.11.23
KM4A transmission on yanmar 80hp hunter bum at 6:51am 05.11.23 I bought the pdf for the engine and the transmission installation manuals but it doesn't mention whe
Hauturier equivalent in USA? Joe at 6:44am 05.11.23 I would not rule out anything out until I had actually checked with the authority that issues accred
Solar panel/battery charger suggestions 1986 C22 walt at 6:42am 05.11.23 I have a Linklite that is probably near 15 years old now and I dont bother with the percent full dis
NOVABRAID NOVALITE HIGH PERFORMANCE jssailem at 6:04am 05.11.23
Head (toilet of course) plumbing help dLj at 5:50am 05.11.23 I sit here thinking "I am so happy I'm removing all my marine heads and put in composting toilets."
Thoughts on rail mounted VHF antenna jviss at 5:48am 05.11.23 It depends on where you are, how close are other boats, how far offshore you wander, etc., etc. One

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