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Mast Step slim at 12:19pm 01.26.13 Trailer Sailors 7/3636 What does a folding mast step do?
small portable genetator eating zincs southernheat at 11:28am 01.26.13 Big Boats 5/1540 I just read in Boat US Magazine that small portable genreators can eat up zincs very quickly. I don'
Mystery Leak theTARDIS at 11:25am 01.26.13 Day Sailers 21/3047 I've been trying to solve a mystery leak for a few months now, and I'm about to pull my hair out!
Cockpit drains to bilge in my Oday 20 toddco at 9:20am 01.26.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1892 Hello All, My ODay 20 had the interior gutted by the previous owner. I have a stern drain with a
yanmar 3jh2e minnella at 8:56am 01.26.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1256 I have read that the yanmar 3jh2e will not pick up oil properly beyond 17 degrees heal. Does anyone
For Sale Items? Skip Gundlach at 8:14am 01.26.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1353 Does this site have a forum for selling stuff? I won't say here cuz it may be forbidden, but I have
cushions hummingbirdbassist at 7:32am 01.26.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1218 what do you guys use to clean old mildew spots off cockpit cushions(white) and a few spots on sails,
The New (Old) 27 update...and a few more questions puddlejockey at 6:37am 01.26.13 Mid-Size Boats 2/1057 Hi folks! This will be a long one... As posted earlier, my wife and I picked up an '82 27' in nee
Ships clocks Mick143 at 6:16am 01.26.13 Bigger Boats 5/1892 Does anyone know of a discount ship clock dealer? Looking for a bulkhead clock. reasonably priced
SPOT Notice Roger Long at 6:12am 01.26.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 3/1937 Something has gone haywire with my SPOT. I probably won't replace it immediately since I'm going to
Snug Harbor Boatworks, Madeira Beach, FL Windborne at 6:26pm 01.25.13 Ask All Sailors 0/1276 Considering Snug Harbor Boatworks, Madeira Beach, FL for a bottom job and installation of a dripless
Catalina 27- Petter Diesel willamina at 4:08pm 01.25.13 Mid-Size Boats 4/2715 Hello all, I just bought a Catalina 27 a few months back and the last owner replaced the Atomic wi
Proof of concept (1) Texrob at 1:20pm 01.25.13 Ask All Sailors 17/2400 The cabin sole on my h27 was in bad shape and in need for replacing. Prices for a teak holly floor r
Espar Heater Installation druid at 12:50pm 01.25.13 Ask All Sailors 4/5569 Hi Folks I just go a new-to-me Ontario 32 and after last weekend, some form of heat apart from the
New Battery Charger AC Wiring Question Andrew A at 11:52am 01.25.13 Musings With Maine Sail 4/4105 Battery Charger AC Wiring Question I am installing a new battery charger (guest Intelligent Charger
TP-22 vs ST2000+ FourPoints at 9:46am 01.25.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1659 Looking at a tiller pilot, While I would prefer a below deck model, I think it's out of my budget.
Friday morning humor Brian D at 9:22am 01.25.13 Sails Call Lounge 1/4088 A young New York woman was so depressed that she decided to end her life by throwing herself into
Marina Theft Getting Crazy pkdailey4 at 8:40am 01.25.13 Ask All Sailors 33/8157 Heads Up !!!!! Here in the SF bay area (Alameda to be specific) There has been a huge increase in ma
Of hatches and horn buttons c_witch at 6:57am 01.25.13 Trailer Sailors 2/1691 Hiee all, Just wondering if anyone has any first hand info on these hatches and horn buttons. TH
Serpentine Pulley for Westerbeke bmm32005 at 6:06am 01.25.13 Big Boats 0/1389 Has anyone installed a serpentine Pulley kit on their Westerbeke 38B4 or 42B4. I think the 35B is a

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A lesson on winches pclarksurf at 5:30pm 02.25.23 Quick observation, if you ran your safety chain around the back of the jack post it would give it a
Wind generators, yay or nay? jssailem at 5:07pm 02.25.23 My thoughts lean toward Solar. On average I would think you get more solar generation than wind gene
Rudder Tube Hunter 36 jssailem at 4:58pm 02.25.23 @skipperclaud, That makes perfect sense to me. It is a nice act you are sharing. Your attached image
Rudder Tube Hunter 36 skipperclaud at 4:41pm 02.25.23 Important tip... The Rudder Tube keeps your boat from flooding. If you need more explanation, PM
Rudder Tube Hunter 36 (2) skipperclaud at 4:39pm 02.25.23 Here is the result!
1984 Hunter 31 - Cast Iron Keel Rust Davidasailor26 at 4:32pm 02.25.23 I don't think that should be happening. Just to be clear, the new spots I get always appear to act
Rudder Tube Hunter 36 skipperclaud at 4:29pm 02.25.23 :plus: Perhaps a flood victim boat. Raised up on the surge, shifted in place and dropped hard on th
Eliminate topping lift DaveJ at 4:20pm 02.25.23 Agree with both above posts. You can sail without it, many boats do not have one, but there are adva
Must a first generation B&R Rig be removed for spreader repair? artboas at 4:03pm 02.25.23 1992 Hunter 42 Passage Mast Situation: 2005 Selden Deck Stepped B&R 1st generation Mast - meaning i
Dockside water connection artboas at 3:59pm 02.25.23 I'm certain that it's been covered previously, but searching forums here is a bit of a non-starter.
advice on auto chart plotter Scott T-Bird at 3:00pm 02.25.23 one other question for you all. I am looking for a good charbook. One person reccomended Richards
1984 Hunter 31 - Cast Iron Keel Rust (1) Ralph Johnstone at 2:40pm 02.25.23 If you used this stuff or any product similar to it : . I've seen it in use and it turns rust (fe
advice on auto chart plotter Scott T-Bird at 2:35pm 02.25.23 Scott T-Bird, we went to the North Channel last summer and relief heavily on autoroute feature on n
Wind generators, yay or nay? Alan Gomes at 2:33pm 02.25.23 Hello everyone, another couple of questions for the hive mind. was looking at getting solar panels
Eliminate topping lift sail sfbay at 2:28pm 02.25.23 No........but I like having a topping lift available as a safety line when climbing the mast plus it
Wind generators, yay or nay? Rich Stidger at 2:27pm 02.25.23 Well, here is my 2 cents worth. And I think worth every penny too! 10-12 years ago I put a 400W Air
Wind generators, yay or nay? Ralph Johnstone at 2:25pm 02.25.23
1984 Hunter 31 - Cast Iron Keel Rust (3) Ralph Johnstone at 2:19pm 02.25.23 One thing I noticed is where you said you waited for each layer to be dry before applying the next,
Eliminate topping lift kappykaplan at 2:17pm 02.25.23 I have a rigid boom vang as well, but I find that taking tension on my topping lift (main halyard)
1984 Hunter 31 - Cast Iron Keel Rust Davidasailor26 at 1:09pm 02.25.23 The good news is there's still lots of iron left, so if you can't do anything about it this winter i

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