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rudder post details (2) Bergovoy at 10:24am 11.13.12 S2 27/5556 my rudder post is rusting away. is thisstuffing box below waterline??? any details of how the
There will be a Pause in Our Programming Roger Long at 10:10am 11.13.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 13/6187 I spent a couple nights in a slip last spring at the Hampton Public Piers which I found to be the go
Tarps and rope hitches (12) Trinkka at 9:27am 11.13.12 Trailer Sailors 10/3896
1980 S2 8.0B new owner, please help! timtim at 8:04am 11.13.12 S2 5/2526 New to Sailboats, just purchased S2. saildrive needs repair or suggestions on doing away with it. Sa
standing water soldier1964 at 7:55am 11.13.12 Ask All Sailors 3/5015 I have a Helms25 with two drains in the cockpit but there always seems to be more water standing in
chain stopper disaster (1) med2463 at 7:50am 11.13.12 Ask All Sailors 20/4220 We have a Lewmar chain stopper, the $150 version, on our foredeck that locks sometimes when the cha
Paint Advise For Cockpit Floor (1) Britmick at 7:27am 11.13.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1571 I have a Hunter 23.5 ' the cockpit floor gets dirty ' messy looking very easy! As almost everything
Spare parts fro Bahamas trip simpsonc at 6:42am 11.13.12 Big Boats 4/2124 I am relatively new to a 2005 Hunter 41 AC. We are planning to take her to the Bahamas in January,
Shroud tensions for 21.7 pb1 at 5:50am 11.13.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/3836 Can anyone tell me what the correct shroud tensions should be on the B 21.7. I seem to get differen
Fiberglass hatch flanges are broken (1) paddy4699 at 5:28am 11.13.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1111 1986 C22 purchased this last July and now we are working on obvious needed repairs. Our biggest con
fuel tank gasket leak MORNING LIGHT at 3:44am 11.13.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1348 Hi since i've changed the the fuel tank sensor, it has been leakin ever since when i fill it up ev
Dinghy in the anchorage Sailm8 at 2:57am 11.13.12 Ask All Sailors 17/2705 Just returned from 3 or 4 nights out. While enjoying sundown I noticed several dinghies motoring ar
New running rigging EdWard3 at 9:22pm 11.12.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1204 Welcome everyone. I am a new owner of a 1980 Hunter 30 Cherubini. I'm excited to post my first of
Synthetic Oil in Marine Diesels? Stretch at 8:29pm 11.12.12 Engines and Propulsion 12/11317 A friend runs a synthetic oil mixed along with conventional diesel engine oil in his 6 cly Cummins,
Home brew computer nav station (6) windwagon at 7:34pm 11.12.12 Big Boats 19/10468 Last year I posted pictures of a micro computer I built as my Nav station. During last winter I rede
26X Spreader Repair papamills at 7:11pm 11.12.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/2288 The spreader tube on my 1999 26X had a clean break where it enters the spreader socket shortening th
stern teacher63 at 6:44pm 11.12.12 Smaller Boats 5/1401 After the second time of my portable fish finder transducer being cut and another $75, my patience i
Barient winch (line stripper ring) davjonLegend at 5:33pm 11.12.12 Big Boats 12/7557 The plastic line strippers in my Barient 23-11 winches need to be replaced (again). The last ones I
Old NMEA to New Raymarine e7 Question Old Sailor 2 at 5:04pm 11.12.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/758 I am getting braver. Many of you have helped me get into tghe guts of my boat and all excursions so
Connect GPS to VHF hunter43sail at 3:52pm 11.12.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1146 I have a Raymarine C70 classic that I want to connect to my Standard Horizion GX 2100. Just wanting

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Questions About Bottom Paint dlochner at 3:03pm 11.17.22 Do you guys know what chemical got outlawed 30 years ago? Like, can we get some of that stuff from
Capri 26 - Winterizing the Inboard Davidasailor26 at 2:55pm 11.17.22 What Kappy said. From a winterization standpoint you just need to run antifreeze through the raw wat
Questions About Bottom Paint cousineddy at 2:52pm 11.17.22 Do you guys know what chemical got outlawed 30 years ago? Like, can we get some of that stuff from M
CDI FF2 patbratton at 2:46pm 11.17.22 I had a symmetrical kite on my 23.5. Id be happy to discuss how it was rigged, if you need any info
Questions About Bottom Paint capta at 2:35pm 11.17.22 OK, if you say so. Indeed I do.
Questions About Bottom Paint fstbttms at 2:34pm 11.17.22 30 years ago antifouling paint actually antifouled. OK, if you say so.
Questions About Bottom Paint capta at 2:30pm 11.17.22 What's your definition of "soon"? I've been hearing this rant for almost 30 years. 30 years ago an
Looking for a captain to sail my boat SFS at 2:29pm 11.17.22 I sent you a Private Message. Welcome to the forum.
Looking for a captain to sail my boat jssailem at 2:15pm 11.17.22 William, Welcome to the Forum. With what looks like a boat named "No Worries" why not sail it down
Looking for a captain to sail my boat William Brunes at 1:53pm 11.17.22 Can anyone give me some shipping companies that are reasonable? Or does anyone have a sailboat trail
Looking for a captain to sail my boat kappykaplan at 1:51pm 11.17.22 Weather conditions aren't favorable this time of year for such a trip. Welcome to the forum! :beer:
Looking for a captain to sail my boat dlochner at 1:49pm 11.17.22 Have you checked in trucking the boat? I suspect it will be cheaper. Captain rates are $300-500 a da
Capri 26 - Winterizing the Inboard kappykaplan at 1:11pm 11.17.22 You should have a radiator cap, and the thermostat is under the neck - just like on an automobile.
Where, or where? Don S/V ILLusion at 12:23pm 11.17.22 I thought AOC asked that same question
Removing Two Stroke Exhaust Marks (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:21pm 11.17.22 Could this be a replacement for wet sanding?? The finest wet sanding paper I use when chasing spi
winterizing puzzle Don S/V ILLusion at 12:21pm 11.17.22 Full tank of fuel? Depending on how well balanced it is when hauled or set on stands, the contents o
Replacing wire/rope main halyard Roland5048 at 11:36am 11.17.22 Will the sheave on this mast take just rope? Depends on the sheave. I replaced the rope to wire h
Electric dinghy engines 4arch at 11:27am 11.17.22 I generally agree with the pros and cons in the post above but have some additions. The pros of elec
which Anti-fouling paint for speed wheel fstbttms at 11:25am 11.17.22 I was hoping @fstbttms would chime in to give us the right answer. So what is it, Mr. Bottoms - if
Electric dinghy engines Captain Larry-DH at 11:22am 11.17.22 I see bare minimum price at $2,600 so the above makes no sense. I did see another brand - Newport

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