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Hatch cover hardware Jim F at 8:08am 04.04.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1004 Does any one know where I can purchase the hooks and loops and both male and female snaps that hold
forum etiquette Matros at 7:40am 04.04.13 Forum Help (Site Talk) 4/18022 I have a pretty general question about starting new threads. I have been mostly reading and learnin
Buying Sails temporel at 7:11am 04.04.13 Big Boats 13/2244 I'd like to know your input about these companies who sell sails: Doyle ( hunter owner ) : Preci
Plumbing (3) Amos Cape at 6:11am 04.04.13 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1842 We replaced all the plumbing with new tanks, electric toilet, faucets, water tank and pex lines.
Sails temporel at 5:57am 04.04.13 Big Boats 0/691 Does anyone has bought sails from Fareastsails.com? If so, are you satisfied with the quality of t
Sailing the H27 in a big blow...what happened?? puddlejockey at 5:26am 04.04.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1757 Good Morning, All! We took our H27 , "Muskrat Love" ,out Monday afternoon in some pretty tough con
Asymmetrical spinnaker temporel at 5:06am 04.04.13 Big Boats 11/2952 We just bought a Hunter 34, 1985 and there is an asymmetrical spinnaker that goes with it. We are at
Hunter 23 Sliding Galley Redux (1) MrUnix at 11:41pm 04.03.13 Smaller Boats 12/4786 My H23 didn't have the sliding galley when I purchased it.. tossed out long ago by a previous owner.
Tall rig? Jwhy at 9:37pm 04.03.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/5603 Does the tall rig on the Catalina 30 make a significant difference? I'm looking at used boats and w
Airconditioner pump lbd at 9:12pm 04.03.13 Mid-Size Boats 5/2257 Hi all, Appreciate any assistance. Aircon issue on Hunter 33 2004 although I suspect same unit used
New To Sailing, Just picked up a 1974 MacGregor V2-22 (11) Hillbillybuddha at 9:05pm 04.03.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/7417 My girl and I have been talking about learning how to sail and the other night she was looking over
Prop for Yanmar 2gm Doons60 at 8:12pm 04.03.13 Engines and Propulsion 7/13359 We're looking to get a bit more oomph out of our little tin genny by upgrading our prop. The engine
Furling Main Sail Question erseddie at 5:37pm 04.03.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2745 I am new to my 2006 343 Beneteau and want to drop the main, thinking about maintainance of the top s
holding tank replacement jimtraskos at 5:06pm 04.03.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1897 I am new to this forum. I have a vision 36 1995 and I am having a lot of problems with the holding t
Cushions...making Lost Parent at 4:45pm 04.03.13 Ask All Sailors 14/2318 When making new cushions has anyboby done away with the vinyl on the bottom of the cushions and used
Changing the exhaust hose on Hunter 31 with a Yanmar engine CompassRose2 at 3:44pm 04.03.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1874 Do I have to haul the boat?
Halyards wire vs rope BillTucker at 2:18pm 04.03.13 Ericson 0/2366 Have a Ericson 35-2 can I change halyards from wire to rope . Has anybody been up to top of the mast
1988 Hunter Legend Hull Construction GJDA at 11:51am 04.03.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1354 Has anyone any specific information on the type of hull construction that was used for 1987/1988 Hun
repowering Yamaha 30 Johnthesailor at 10:29am 04.03.13 Yamaha 5/3612 My 1981 YSM12 has seized and requires either a rebuild or replacement. I am based in Vancouver, BC.
K & N for Yanmar 2GM wufibugs at 10:00am 04.03.13 Ask All Sailors 20/6136 I was looking at the discussion on the Catalina forum about different filter setups. After noting th

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Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 9:34am 04.13.23 A sailor had a lot of beginning-of-season maintenance to get through before he could take his mistre
HBW50 Hurth Plymouth Sailor at 9:16am 04.13.23 My dad removed the transmission on our Universal (Kubota block) M12 years ago. I was a kid, but fr
HBW50 Hurth Plymouth Sailor at 9:14am 04.13.23 Not sure about your unit. If it looks anything like this the red arrows point to bolt holes. The bo
Sand and treat prop/strut with anti fouling? fstbttms at 9:00am 04.13.23 The 16oz can and the 20oz can both say 93% zinc. No, what it says is that the zinc in the product
Sand and treat prop/strut with anti fouling? Rich Stidger at 8:58am 04.13.23 What's the precentage of zinc in the Rustoleum product? The 16oz can and the 20oz can both say 93%
Sand and treat prop/strut with anti fouling? fstbttms at 8:35am 04.13.23 What's the precentage of zinc in the Rustoleum product? 25-50% by weight, according to the SDS
Sand and treat prop/strut with anti fouling? jviss at 8:27am 04.13.23 Use Rustoleum Cold Galvanize spray. Same stuff as the Pettit Barnacle Barrier except very much les
belize check in Don S/V ILLusion at 8:27am 04.13.23 Have you tried contacting their Customs office Telephone: 501-223-7092/93
Sand and treat prop/strut with anti fouling? (1) Rich Stidger at 8:25am 04.13.23 Boat is hauled out. I am using an orbital sander with 120 grit to clean the prop and strut (is ther
Sand and treat prop/strut with anti fouling? fstbttms at 8:24am 04.13.23 There is nothing better than Propspeed, IMHO https://propspeed.com/products/propspeed/product-infor
Please critique my masthead antenna! CarlN at 8:24am 04.13.23 Replacing what appears to be very old RG58 coax with new RG-8X would likely help more than antenna p
Anti seize on coupler set screws? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:10am 04.13.23 About the only thing that's going to keep that area in reasonable shape is continued maintenance and
Sand and treat prop/strut with anti fouling? jviss at 8:08am 04.13.23 I don't know that I would sand the prop. You might create crevices that could encourage barnacle ad
Hull/deck Leaks JamesG161 at 7:20am 04.13.23 I used a 5 gallon bucket of water with Red Easter Egg dye in it. No staining type. Put some white
Anti seize on coupler set screws? JamesG161 at 7:16am 04.13.23 PYI Inc. \| PSS Maintenance Kits Kits for PSS seal. Use @dlochner Red Lithium Grease on the other s
Keel Winch Failure 1984 Catalina 22 dano2022 at 7:11am 04.13.23 That is so cool, the Catalina Direct people said there's about 2 inches of fiberglass there. However
Sand and treat prop/strut with anti fouling? JamesG161 at 7:10am 04.13.23 applying some Pettit Barnacle Barrier. :plus: Jim..
Anti seize on coupler set screws? dlochner at 6:51am 04.13.23 I meant loctite on the coupler set screws. I don't think it will hurt, use the nonpermanent type.
Anti seize on coupler set screws? skunther at 6:49am 04.13.23 I meant loctite on the coupler set screws.
Anti seize on coupler set screws? dlochner at 6:48am 04.13.23

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