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Lazerette filling with water RWSlater at 10:08am 12.12.12 Big Boats 6/1804 I have a 96 passage 42 and the transom lazerette is leaking in sea water when I'm underway. I suspec
New 9.9hp high thrust Yamaha Matros at 9:04am 12.12.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/4884 Hey Everyone, I'm thinking of purchasing a brand new outboard (Yamaha 9.9 high thrust 25") and woul
Tripp Design FourPoints at 8:54am 12.12.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1431 Does anyone know anyone at Tripp Design in Norwalk, CT (designers of the Bermuda 40, the Block Islan
Plastic Classic Question Squidd at 6:58am 12.12.12 Ask All Sailors 6/2185 This is for a different forum, but some of you guys might go there and perhaps be able to help me...
Old O23 Centerboard Pivot ruidh at 5:26am 12.12.12 Day Sailers 18/4000 I'm trying to remove the centrists on my '71 O23. This is an iron keel with a pivot pin that goes al
Sydney International Boatshow Ken13559 at 8:35pm 12.11.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1120 Any Aussies on this forum? If yes, could you tell me if the Sydney International Boatshow (Aug 2013)
Sacrificial zincs?? dutchy at 5:24pm 12.11.12 Big Boats 8/2382 Does the Yanmar 3GMF (fresh water cooled) have any zincs in the engine block? It is my understandin
repair help please rstone at 4:30pm 12.11.12 Ask All Sailors 25/7263 hey everybody, i'm totally new to sailing. as in never been. but sunday i bought a 1969 morgan 22 in
Videos from Desolation Sound ... eliems at 4:29pm 12.11.12 Ask All Sailors 5/2236 Just started loading some of the clips from our trip last year on to YouTube. Desolation Sound is a
New Membership Cards (2) thubbard84 at 4:20pm 12.11.12 HAPS (Hunter Assoc. of Puget Sound) 2/6542 Hi All, Attached is samples of the new HAPS "business cards." We will hand 5-10 of them to everyone
Southern Boating Roger Long at 3:02pm 12.11.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 19/5761 The gift of humor that keeps on giving: http://www.cruisingonstrider.us/images/SBO/SouthernBoating.
Should I insulate my headliner space? (8) gnashty at 3:00pm 12.11.12 Big Boats 4/7625 My wife and I just bought our 1987 Hunter 40, which we're living aboard, and we are battling the ele
Things That Go Squish in the Night (1) Roger Long at 2:48pm 12.11.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 3/1851
Barrier coat recommendation Isla-Mae at 12:04pm 12.11.12 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2068 I am restoring a 1977 O'Day 25. How important it it that I have a barrier coat put on the bottom?
Speed sensor through hull fitting on O'Day 25 Isla-Mae at 12:01pm 12.11.12 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1842 I am restoring a '77 O 'Day 25 and come to a speed sensor fitting just aft of the keel. The gauge is
sigh, Selling my boat... What made you buy yours?? KandD at 11:29am 12.11.12 Big Boats 5/2031 :cry: USN has decided my wife has spent enough time on the east coast and we are going west... we'l*
Engine to Engine rivettw at 10:23am 12.11.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1412 Hello guys, Currently looking at the feasability of swapping out my old 2QM20 (in 79' 37ft Hunter cu
Modify Bulkhead between Nav station and Main Salon maisso at 9:14am 12.11.12 S2 2/1558 I have a 1983 9.2A and am considering some improvements. One of which would be to 'cut' the separati
O'Day 19 "Weekender" Battery Box yeahmag at 9:12am 12.11.12 Day Sailers 8/3436 My 19 is really coming along... The previous owner had the battery just sitting in the starboard hat
Sailmaker in South eastern Ma. peterbud at 7:07am 12.11.12 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1875 I need to have some work done on my genoa and get my sails cleaned. Does anyone have any reconmendat

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Holes in rudder? stickinthemud57 at 7:32am 04.03.23 You are welcome, and glad to be of help. If by "hook it to the boat" you mean attach it to the hull
Adding Ballast to Hunter 240 rgranger at 7:30am 04.03.23 You could also add some ballast by dissolving salts into the ballast tank. Okay so I didn't have t
Bilge Pump breaker George Braun at 7:19am 04.03.23 I'm beginning to suspect that the switch is bad. Toggle should not be illuminated all the time I be
Re-rigging running rigging - source suggestions please Sailfanatic at 7:07am 04.03.23 There's a discussion of various NER lines here PDAUozfyDsg
No bottom paint (1) rgranger at 6:37am 04.03.23 I have this pressure washer similar and if you ever leave the boat in the water for more than a day
Goosneck to Boom Joe at 6:34am 04.03.23 Okay, thank you all for your input. I think im going to drill a hole all the way through and place
Experience with Embarcaciones de Pesca? Spanish fishing boat site rgranger at 6:33am 04.03.23 Have you tried "The Hull Truth"? It is a similar forum that specializes in recreational fishing boa
Stuck tell-tales All U Get at 6:09am 04.03.23 I sprayed water with a super soaker once on the lowest telltales, but once I furled the sail I forgo
No bottom paint Crazy Dave Condon at 6:02am 04.03.23 Use to.be a MacGregor dealer years ago. You were given excellent advice. If you see any scum wash
Adding Ballast to Hunter 240 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:50am 04.03.23 Pat thank you for that link. It is great that you would drain the bladders before pulling the boat
No bottom paint jodyjuli at 5:28am 04.03.23 thank you
HBW50 Hurth dlochner at 5:08am 04.03.23 Shift lever upside down? Yes and no. The lever is in the traditional position which happened to b
No bottom paint dlochner at 4:52am 04.03.23 When speaking of bottom paint, one is usually speaking of anti-fouling paint. No need if the boat on
No bottom paint Terry Cox at 4:47am 04.03.23 No, not if you store your boat on the hard. Spending long periods in the water without movement spaw
No bottom paint SailingLoto at 4:46am 04.03.23 If you are only trailer sailing and not letting it float for long, you do not need bottom paint.
No bottom paint kappykaplan at 4:46am 04.03.23 If the boat will spend most of its time on a trailer, bottom paint (ablative) is not necessary.
HBW50 Hurth SycloneDriver at 4:41am 04.03.23 Shift lever upside down?
Goosneck to Boom danooxnard at 4:35am 04.03.23 A few thoughts on drilling the hole, I would recommend drilling through the boom with the gooseneck
another keel lockdown bolt discussion.... rpludwig at 4:32am 04.03.23 I believe it hums in the key of B#, not certain though...
Holes in rudder? jodyjuli at 4:32am 04.03.23 Thank you i see that i don't have a hold down line. I will see if there is a place to hook it to th

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