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Bent Fin on H280 Keel (1) ljcraigie at 7:20pm 12.06.12 Mid-Size Boats 9/2151 The attached Hunter 280 photgraph shows the starboard fin on the keel is bent upward about 3-4 inche
Mermaid marine air - Heat Gpbbard at 6:20pm 12.06.12 Ask All Sailors 10/4479 Our heat works fine for about two minutes and then the unit itself trips off. The water flow is fine
water cooled ref. compressor damar18 at 6:14pm 12.06.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/933 I just purchasd a used 1999 hunter 376 and find that in order to keep my ref. compressor running i h
H34 Sole Replacement rsears54 at 5:36pm 12.06.12 Big Boats 2/1060 Just removed entire sole from my 83 H34. It's pretty rotten but not too bad for 30 yrs. Getting read
2007 Catalina 26'11" wing keel seaworthiness? Chief RA at 4:04pm 12.06.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 14/6668 Still researching which trailerable boat to buy. Is this wing keel boat capable of island hopping d
Does anyone know what make this boat is? (2) dustinboater at 3:52pm 12.06.12 Ask All Sailors 13/3325 My grandfather gave me his sailboat and I do not know the make of it. Does anyone know?
V-Birth Cushion Design. geehaw at 2:52pm 12.06.12 Ask All Sailors 11/2761 I Making new cushion for the whole boat. The v-birth currently has 2 cushions running front to back
New Transducer Delema FourPoints at 2:12pm 12.06.12 Ask All Sailors 20/6654 I want to add a wind instrument, and replace my old SR Mariner knot indicator and log with a matchin
Pulling up Stakes Roger Long at 2:08pm 12.06.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 8/8305 I liked Georgetown more and more as I spent time there but the noise of the mills, the coffee ground
Warning - Don't Store Strong Cleaners Onboard Bob Camarena at 1:24pm 12.06.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1045 This is a warning to not store strong cleaners onboard, especially those containing acid. I had a j
Foredeck Paint tgupton at 12:55pm 12.06.12 Catalina 30 1/1310 I want to tape off and paint a section of the foredeck on my 83 Catalina 30 where the paint has weat
Photos of Upgrades or Updates Elysium_Van_Isl at 11:39am 12.06.12 Catalina 30 86/26820 Hi all, I know there are general forum threads out there for this topic, but didn't see anything sp
Which model is this boat? MrBill_FLL at 11:14am 12.06.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1363 is this a V222 or a V23 as listed? http://miami.craigslist.org/mdc/boa/3459652288.html hey M
Beneteau First 310 dsurrette at 9:24am 12.06.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2179 I have a 1993 First 310. The vinyl covering in the forward and aft berth has let go. What is the bes
Water in Bilge captcoho at 9:15am 12.06.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1826 Got the boat sitting on the hard. Had gave the bilge a fresh coat of paint. Went to give it a second
fixed port installation (1) gettinthere at 8:38am 12.06.12 Ask All Sailors 14/2849 I have 4 salon portlights that need replacing. They are only fastened with adhesive. ling and faste
Hardtop rlrmystic at 4:53am 12.06.12 Mid-Size Boats 8/1415 I have an H295. Built in '95, there's a 'hardtop' for lack of a better description. Looks like I nee
Author Needs Input On C&C 38-3 bajajim at 11:17pm 12.05.12 C&C 0/3073 Hi I am Jim Elfers author of the Baja Bash and currently working on another book with a chapter on t
Clear cystals found in undersink cabinet dannykrygsman at 10:01pm 12.05.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2262 The cystals are probably Sodium Cloride (salt) because they taste like it. Is this indicative of sea
Catalina 27 New Owner (1) motobasturd at 8:43pm 12.05.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/2213 I'm a new owner of a 1981 Catalina 27, bought this past July and sailed until October. Had a blast l

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Warped Rudder JBP-PA at 9:27am 11.22.22 What sealant/paint is recommended? If you are vanishing, get a good brand like Epifanes or Mcclosk
Warped Rudder sbrogden at 9:19am 11.22.22 Or make a new one out of fiberglass. I do not like working with fiberglass.
Warped Rudder JBP-PA at 9:17am 11.22.22 Or make a new one out of fiberglass.
Warped Rudder sbrogden at 9:16am 11.22.22 If it's warped because it was exposed to rain and sun on only one side, you might be able to fix it
Furler recommendations for Sirius 21 sailboat SiriusCanada at 9:15am 11.22.22 Haha..love it!
33.5 fuel tank leak (2) Ralph Johnstone at 9:15am 11.22.22 Has anyone cut a hole in top of poly fuel tank were you could clean the bottom of tank? What do y
Warped Rudder JBP-PA at 9:13am 11.22.22 If it's warped because it was exposed to rain and sun on only one side, you might be able to fix it
Warped Rudder rgranger at 9:13am 11.22.22 Call these guys https://ruddercraft.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAg_KbBhDLARIsANx7wAxyiFgLvEGD9BeV5QyULWsUbVU3
Furler recommendations for Sirius 21 sailboat (1) rgranger at 9:10am 11.22.22 For us ,it was monet well spent .
Do you like Pocket Yachts rgranger at 9:08am 11.22.22 The last several posts bear out an observation I have made, namely, that any boat design is a set o
Keel crack rgranger at 9:05am 11.22.22 I seem to remember someone mentioned that paint stripper recipe a while back. Must've been you! Mig
33.5 fuel tank leak 31 Hunter at 8:43am 11.22.22 Question? Has anyone cut a hole in top of poly fuel tank were you could clean the bottom of tank? If
Do you like Pocket Yachts stickinthemud57 at 8:42am 11.22.22 The last several posts bear out an observation I have made, namely, that any boat design is a set of
33.5 fuel tank leak 31 Hunter at 8:39am 11.22.22 Here is a picture of the new tank installed. I bought an off the shelf 15 gallon plastic tank from
De-powering water heater for winter kloudie1 at 8:33am 11.22.22 So something like this could be installed to enable switching if a toggle type won't fit. Circuit B
Do you like Pocket Yachts thinwater at 8:25am 11.22.22 mostly for people who cant afford anything else. so maybe a.pocket yacht is any sailboat that you
Furler recommendations for Sirius 21 sailboat Timm R Oday25 at 8:17am 11.22.22 Long time CDI furler own . Many folks say the sail shape of a CDI furler is a compromise . I can und
De-powering water heater for winter D. Inscho at 8:15am 11.22.22 Yes to the AC Master breaker with reverse polarity indicator.
De-powering water heater for winter kloudie1 at 8:12am 11.22.22 Yup, pretty sure that the original Newport system would have had a switch type breaker in that circu
Keel crack dlochner at 8:11am 11.22.22 I certainly won't be attempting to apply any epoxy (or pounding) until temps warm up again for a fe

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