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Jim Seamons is back Crazy Dave Condon at 2:34pm 04.14.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1150 I recieved a call yesterday from Jim Seamons and they were mooring off for the evening at Hilton Hea
Lake Ponchartrain Sailors Idratherbesailing at 2:25pm 04.14.13 Ask All Sailors 10/1564 Has anyone been into Bayou Lacomb recently with a 5 foot or over keel? I used to take my 5'3" draft
Looking for a genoa. UPSGUY at 1:46pm 04.14.13 Catalina 22 1/778 Ok
Bowsprit hvbaker at 1:45pm 04.14.13 Catalina 30 0/1237 Has anyone put a Selden bowsprit on a Catalina 30 standard rig? If so, was any modification to the p
110 volt to 240volt Akapeterc at 1:32pm 04.14.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1668 I want to connect my new 2003 hunter 44ds to shore power in Australia and was wondering is there any
Gelcoat repair update (1) Hydro Therapy at 1:18pm 04.14.13 Day Sailers 10/2075 I recently made some repairs to my toe rails. I think one of the previous owners played bumper boat
Composting head Florida sail at 12:28pm 04.14.13 Ask All Sailors 29/8646 Has anyone had any experience with the C- Head? It is less than 1/2 the price of the Air head and c
Battery Question Finally Free at 12:16pm 04.14.13 Big Boats 5/1683 We have a 1995, 42 Passage. I am pretty sure I am going to need to replace the batteries. It has t
New leak source '84 h27 (1) amcmahon at 12:06pm 04.14.13 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1739 For 10 years now, since purchasing Radiant Beam, I have been trying to eliminate water leaks, both s
Raymarine ST60 rudder indicator actuator installation Euphoria2011 at 11:13am 04.14.13 Bigger Boats 0/1060 I got my hands on a raymarine rudder indicator with the atcuator unit and was thinking about install
Wooden Rib Replacement StumpSail at 10:44am 04.14.13 Day Sailers 2/973 I have recently acquired a 1964 oday mariner centerboard model and i have noticed that many of the w
Catalina Coronado 15 1986 donv at 9:23am 04.14.13 Smaller Boats 2/1770 Please send me any photos or owner manuals on the Catalina Coronado15 preferably around year 1986
Manual needed for Cruisair 7000btu A/C unit McZube at 9:22am 04.14.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1672 Does anyone have a link where I can find a manual for this A/C unit? Thanks
H 356 LPG solenoid sailmaster39 at 9:15am 04.14.13 Big Boats 4/1084 On my Hunter 356 I think my LPG solenoid has failed.I`ve checked everything.Stove sparks,tank is ful
Nonskid Material kaatz at 8:57am 04.14.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1492 Where can I purchase the nonskid material for the steps leading to the cabin. I just purchased a 199
Non skid mold pattern for 2008 H36 Ken Honeycutt at 8:04am 04.14.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1242 I need to repair some cracks on my non skid and want to use the flex mold sold in the store. Does an
Exhaust hose replacement r.oril at 7:55am 04.14.13 Catalina 30 8/4059 For those that have "been there, done that", today we do it on a 1985 Catalina 30. Wish me luck. M
Electrical issue Joe Roc at 7:50am 04.14.13 Ask All Sailors 29/3612 So here's what I know. Today I tried to find out why Nothing is working. I am getting 13V on my po
HEad windows (lights?) for Pearson 30 cmusante at 7:39am 04.14.13 Pearson 0/1394 I am interested in replacing the "windows" on my 19789 Pearson 30. There are three non-opening light
Martec Cowl Vent cmusante at 7:33am 04.14.13 Pearson 0/1773 I would like to replace the cowl vent which is located on the bow of my 1978 Pearson 30. Best I can

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Rust on Keel I need Help. jssailem at 8:30am 04.16.23 Perhaps it had an iron cable lying against the keel at some point.
Rust on Keel I need Help. Ralph Johnstone at 8:29am 04.16.23 Just got to give my head a scratch here. I didn't think Hunter, Marlow, whatever, had every used st
Boom Vang jssailem at 8:27am 04.16.23 how adding one would be adding a safety feature. You are correct in my thinking. A Vang is a trim
Beneteau Questions Wesleymi at 8:22am 04.16.23 My 1998 Oceanus 321 was the same way. I have since put in a float switch to activate the pump and wi
New sail advice needed jssailem at 8:15am 04.16.23 I'm having a hell of a time trying to figure out all my options, and would appreciate some opinions
Rust on Keel I need Help. skipperclaud at 7:32am 04.16.23 There are fundamentally two ways to protect underwater steel structures: 1) Cathodic protection (th
Damaged Hull and repair to ballast tank Crazy Dave Condon at 7:31am 04.16.23 Spoke with the owner and the repairman on Saturday. There was a crack in the hull possibly due to
Rust on Keel I need Help. skipperclaud at 7:28am 04.16.23 I have prepped two iron keels in the past and found the only way to control rust is to coat with fi
Rust on Keel I need Help. skipperclaud at 7:27am 04.16.23 Most of the keel looks good. It's mainly the junction between the wings and the keel or close to t
Re-rigging running rigging - source suggestions please Dave Groshong at 7:04am 04.16.23 We offer a full rig shop, Samson XLS3, 10mm=3/8ish is $1.05/ft
Upgrade Cabin Fabric Curtains JBP-PA at 6:28am 04.16.23 I'm trying this curtain track that is lower profile than the traditional marine curtain track. http
keel help JBP-PA at 6:15am 04.16.23 Dlj's advice about Ospho or another rust converter is important. Remaining rust will continue and w
Dried cetol jnorten at 6:10am 04.16.23 The gentle heat method is a great idea as that's how I remove older layers from my teak. I get a fe
keel help dLj at 5:57am 04.16.23 What I'd add to your advice, is after grinding the keel to bright white, treat with five layers of
Rust on Keel I need Help. dLj at 5:50am 04.16.23 There are fundamentally two ways to protect underwater steel structures: 1) Cathodic protection (thi
Bilge Pump breaker George Braun at 5:34am 04.16.23 Sounds like a float switch with a medium resistance short. The pump runs all the time but slowly d
Need seawater pump for Hunter 42 Kohler 9.5 KW generator BBC16385 at 5:09am 04.16.23 This is the answer to the question of what is the raw water pump on the Kohler 9.5 kw generator: My
New sail advice needed NYSail at 4:00am 04.16.23
Buying new sails Salty Jack at 3:30am 04.16.23 Nice. Thanks!
New owner (1981} C22 Misc questions Salty Jack at 3:28am 04.16.23 Thanks Gene and everyone else who answered my questions about washing and pushing my new old toy. I

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