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Hatch lock RWSlater at 7:03am 08.16.12 Big Boats 2/1091 Has anyone installed a companionway hatch lock inside the boat for some security when sleeping aboar
Forestay/Backstay Tension bc3737 at 5:41am 08.16.12 Catalina 22 2/2985 Morning All, Been away from this forum for a while and trying to get an answer about something that
recommended size of two blade fixed prop for pearson 30 with SURFJAT at 5:13am 08.16.12 Pearson 1/1745 im havin an issue with some vibration at lower rpms due to a folding prop that came with the boat, n
Sunrise on Ninigret Pond Little By Little ll at 4:57am 08.16.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1099 First night staying on the boat, during a T-storm at that. All went well, the kids were reading I w
need a mast for 1981 Hunter 22' fdc at 4:10am 08.16.12 Parts Search 6/8656 Recently obtained a 1981 Hunter 22'. Seems to have possible stress fractures in mast just below the
Need to dry out wet wood encased in fiberglass weh5748 at 3:51am 08.16.12 Ask All Sailors 43/31222 There is a totally fiberglass enclosed area to right of mast step on my ODay 19 where cracks on deck
pendulum camera mount Mark Maulden at 9:18pm 08.15.12 Ask All Sailors 5/4747 I need to mount a camera about 3' out from the stern pulpit facing fwd. I'd like to keep the horiz
What size is your alternator? therobesons at 8:53pm 08.15.12 Big Boats 12/4263 Am looking at doubling or tripling my house bank of batteries, but to do that I need to increase my
Trying to contact MacGregor 25 owner t37224 at 8:22pm 08.15.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/996 To the forum - we are former MacGregor 25 owners, and just this morning I spotted our old boat on th
is there a compreshen post sabine river minnow at 6:01pm 08.15.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1465 in the oday 20' , thanks for your help
Thinking about buying a bigger boat hightide at 5:44pm 08.15.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1261 I have a 1977 Hunter 25 and I love it. I have had her for 12 yrs. It is a really fun boat to sail. I
companion way doors. olegedelman at 5:10pm 08.15.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2007 i am on lake Erie, Sandusky area. does anyone know who can make companion way doors for my hunter 3
Repairing a Yanmar Electrical Panel (1) Neil McDonald at 4:50pm 08.15.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2131 As you can see from my photo, my Yanmar 3GMF electrical panel needs some repair work. l plan to inst
Hunter 49 Autopilot Problems When Winch Is Used RHUMB RUNNER at 4:33pm 08.15.12 Big Boats 36/6767 I have found that with the autopilot engaged and you run the the starboard jib winch the autopilot t
Catalina Capri Cyclone Rub Rail (3) Capri at 4:33pm 08.15.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1455 Hello. I recently acquired a 1982 Cyclone and the white rub rail was scuffed and grungy. I tried Mr.
Refrigeration and Battery Banks kwilson1033 at 2:35pm 08.15.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/1763 As I said in a previous post thread, I am a new owner of a Catalina 320. For the first time I not o
Fisher Panda Genset problem CaptainLulu at 1:59pm 08.15.12 Ask All Sailors 19/12686 I am the proud new owner of a Catalina 350 / 2004 model. The boat was never used by the P.O and the
Hello coach4111 at 1:36pm 08.15.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1481 I have a 1980 C-13 Chrysler Pirateer day sailer..I need some help on how to put the mast up myself..
Fuel pick-up NYSail at 1:35pm 08.15.12 Pearson 2/1336 Hello all.... Was wondering if any P36-2 or other similar vintage Pearsons (assuming tanks are simil
V22 Cockpit Drain SeamanLou at 12:32pm 08.15.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1994 Refitting a trashed '70 V22 (hull 315). Solved most of the problems from neglect, manufacture, desi

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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
1984 Hunter 31 - Cast Iron Keel Rust (2) Ralph Johnstone at 12:43pm 02.25.23 213331 It's how they advertise. Check this same page for bonding as well: https://www.westsystem.

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