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Racing at the 2013 Havasu Convention (1) CaptDon01 at 9:57am 01.05.13 Ask All Sailors 0/722 For those attending, or thinking or attending, here is some information on the opportunities for rac
off load boat from trailer and rolling on side for bottom re sdugwyler at 9:47am 01.05.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1529 Have a swing keel 22 macgregor. Need to work on bottom blisters and keep work. Can I roll boat on si
Length of Boom Capt Strapfoots at 9:17am 01.05.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/825 Hey does anyone have the length of the boom for a Mac 25. I want to get a new Sail cover and need d
were to place a heater in a B 40 ocean Jolo at 9:01am 01.05.13 Bavaria 3/9184 Hi, We bought a Bavaria 40 Ocean last summer (2012). We will install a diesel heater in the boat, w
Winch overhall Chris Bogle at 8:41am 01.05.13 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1899 Thinking about winter projects on my boat. Anyone ever pulled them apart and cleaned them up? Mine l
T-track in Fl OakHeart at 8:13am 01.05.13 Ask All Sailors 0/983 I'll be in the Miami area for a coulpe of days and would like to pick up some T-Track. Anybody know
Bottom on Haul Out of 23.5 Browndog68 at 8:03am 01.05.13 Smaller Boats 7/1855 Pulling my 23.5 out this weekend and likely wont be able to spray off bottom. Any issues if the cru
moiunting fire extinguisher RTSKI at 7:15am 01.05.13 Ask An Oday Owner 1/763 mounting fire extinguisher I need to mount a fire extinguisher on my '19. Am thinking of mounting
Smile, it's a beautiful saturday morning (1) Bill1565 at 6:51am 01.05.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1366 Enjoy a lite moment.
Oceanis 430 1989 Keel Bolts ErikFinn at 11:56pm 01.04.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2734 Hello, Anyone can confirm the correct measures and material of the keel bolts to this boat? The boat
Roller Furling Reinforcement? allaynaw at 11:22pm 01.04.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1152 I have a Mac 25. I don't believe they were factory equipped with roller furling. A P.O. equipped my
Newport 17 loose foot..... dansaintamour at 8:56pm 01.04.13 Newport 2/15304 Hi, thinking about sailing now in frozen Michigan. I still have lots to work out on my boat. It has
Water leak Brad Woodward at 6:50pm 01.04.13 Catalina 30 3/1761 There are several threads on this subject but thought I would add mine. I bought a 86 Catalina 30 o
Oh Why? Roger Long at 5:56pm 01.04.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 12/3363 Oh why did I mention root canals in my last post. I was just flossing and the gold crown on my lowe
stress fracture? bhstech at 5:04pm 01.04.13 Mid-Size Boats 8/2733 Looked at a real beauty of a '86 Cat 27 today. Everything looks very good and the boat seems to hav
Anyone have any info. sailaway78 at 3:17pm 01.04.13 Ask All Sailors 34/12272 Just heard the tail end of this on the radio while ago. A couple on a sailboat, enroute from Cozume
Using Raytech, NMEA and Seatalk - help ndavies at 12:38pm 01.04.13 Ask All Sailors 11/5151 Hi: I have Raytech ST60, Raymarine RL70CRC, and other seatalk instruments connected to a Raymarine
Electric Fuel Pump (1) FourPoints at 11:46am 01.04.13 Ask All Sailors 12/6248 I'm planning to install a 10gal internal fuel tank to replace the 3 gal portable tank that was origi
Starter Battery/Electrical Charging System Upgrade (3) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 7:38am 01.04.13 Catalina 310 20/9724 Good Morning All, Several months ago I posted about possibly sailing our C310 to the Caribbean. Si
Meguires compoud serenisea at 7:16am 01.04.13 Musings With Maine Sail 4/4014 Hi, I am about to apply your tips for a great buff wax. Someone else I know recommended the Megui

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Steel Keel Pitting- fill or paint over? (time sensitive question) anelso29 at 1:38pm 03.20.23 Hi OP, I also have a Cast Iron Keel on my 84 Huntre 31, and I have some of the same issues. Here is
another keel lockdown bolt discussion.... pclarksurf at 1:08pm 03.20.23 +1 with @Gene Neill The physics of that bolt are worthless... I have mine -- sealed in place but n
Bronze Prop coatings; Interlux (1) Blitz at 1:00pm 03.20.23 After light scraping.
Is Hunter (or Marlow Hunter) Still Even in Business? tfox2069 at 12:34pm 03.20.23 Hello! We purchased a Marlow Hunter 47 at the beginning of 2022 and love it! We have sailed our e
Winch sizes nikkinancy at 12:25pm 03.20.23 Huh Duh...can you tell this is my first boat:waycool:. I looked and low and behold discovered my win
Yamaha 30 - rudder - drop / inspection / maintenance JamesG161 at 12:20pm 03.20.23 For clarification I'm speaking of the lower Rudder Bearing I have full information on Hunter Beari
Replacement head (toilet unit specifically) DStegs49 at 12:00pm 03.20.23 I have an 87 Hunter Legend 37 and switched from a Groco manual head to a Tecma EasyFit (Made by The
35s5 studs (1) Hollyberry at 11:59am 03.20.23 Also.. here's the exploded view of the standard Beneteau setup., provided by Ward and Beneteau USA
larger trailer sailor (1) Grumps at 11:58am 03.20.23 I ran across this thread and saw my boat. I bought her a couple years ago as a project: the topside
35s5 studs (4) Hollyberry at 11:55am 03.20.23 You'll need to disconnect the shrouds - use halyards to secure the mast temporaily. Undo the turnbuc
wood jssailem at 10:59am 03.20.23 YOu may get lucky by calling the SBO Sales and asking the Hunter experts that are part of the team.
Bronze Prop coatings; Interlux (2) jssailem at 10:54am 03.20.23 When I first installed my prop I was in awe of the pretty bling I was sharing with my boat. I resear
Bronze Prop coatings; Interlux Blitz at 10:49am 03.20.23 I generally have not liked the zinc sprays made by Pettit (Prop Coat Barnacle Buster) or others sinc
Centerboard/Swing Keel Removal - Hunter 240 Maxcromic at 10:44am 03.20.23 Thank you very much Gentlemen. Centerboard is not stuck if freely moves within its bracket. now I un
wood LloydB at 10:42am 03.20.23 One place to try is marlow-hunter.com. Another place to check if you just have a small damaged area
New Gages H280 jssailem at 10:22am 03.20.23 Clever idea @LloydB
Winch sizes jssailem at 10:21am 03.20.23 Welcome Back Nicole. How are you and Craig getting along. Still have the Islander two home program g
New Gages H280 LloydB at 10:14am 03.20.23 Take your shop vac and blow about 25 feet of yarn into that tube then go look for the yarn where you
New Gages H280 jssailem at 9:57am 03.20.23 When working on a boat that presents mysteries, I revert to SWAG'ing. You went down the tube into a
Reinstalling Catalina 30 windows OS2Dude at 9:49am 03.20.23 Has anyone successfully removed, refurbished and reinstalled their Catalina 30 windows? Yes. It is

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