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Water tank leak jcrind01 at 12:51pm 05.28.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/689 I have a Hunter 30 with a Stainless water tank underneath the V-berth which seems to be leaking. Has
How to use whisker pole? Bigjer40 at 11:52am 05.28.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 21/3607 So I have watched john kretschmer video on using whisker pole. I mounted mine to the front of my mas
OMC Saildrive Replacement? CEPA1243 at 11:42am 05.28.12 S2 3/6071 I am the original owner of a 7.3 S-2 with a Saildrive Engine. I know that parts are getting to be d
Hunter 39 Solar Panel canuck at 11:25am 05.28.12 Big Boats 2/1299 Can someone explain the purpose of this small solar panel located forward of the companionway hatch.
Salon window treatment airbusguy at 9:22am 05.28.12 Catalina 309 Group Forum 3/2258 Salon port treatment Greetings all. Need some input on salon port treatments. The hatches and small
Hunter 33 shower sump hudjohnjen at 9:19am 05.28.12 Mid-Size Boats 5/2159 I have a 2005 Hunter 33. When sailing, green water is coming in from the shower sump. Does anyon
H19 to H23.5 (1) tampastockman at 9:01am 05.28.12 Smaller Boats 9/1676 I have the wonderful 1994 "Custom" 19 from previous posts. It is complete and in very nice shape. Th
Switch behind engine on 1996 Catalina 36MK2 (1) Stan Breaux at 8:11am 05.28.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1816 An someone tell me what this switch is for? It is disconnected. It is on starboard side behind the
H37C Topping Lift - yours? Jim Legere at 8:10am 05.28.12 The Cherubini Hunters 13/3694 Yesterday I was out for a short sail in about 15 knots of wind. My topping lift was on too tight - n
Trailer Tongue Weight jfrench at 7:57am 05.28.12 Catalina 22 8/5180 Found this interesting bit of info about boat trailer tongue weight on the ShorLand'r web site: T
Any Tips on Installing the Headliner? RonRock at 7:45am 05.28.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/4652 I have the interior of my V25 pretty well gutted. Power washed the years of neglect off and plan to
Having trouble with gear selector (jumps into forward) iSailor at 7:43am 05.28.12 Catalina 310 1/1492 This has happened several times now. After docking and I put the gear selector in neutral (engine i
Beneteau 373 Air Conditioner Question timsail at 7:27am 05.28.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2553 My Beneteau 373 "2007" AC unit is not pumping water overboard. I can't find the valve associated wi
Location External Gas Tank Begynol at 7:24am 05.28.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1124 I have a Hunter 25.5 with Honda 9.9 outboard. As far as I can tell the external gas tank is suppose
Does an outboard have to be locked down? (3) Ward H at 7:20am 05.28.12 Ask All Sailors 12/2950 My Newport 17 has what looks like the original motor mount. I know the 60lb 4 stroke I hung on it is
H260 seal fittings earlkeim at 5:49am 05.28.12 Smaller Boats 3/1165 Happy holiday. I recently resealed all port vents but still have a leak in the bulkhead in the head.
Looking for space. John rolka at 5:22am 05.28.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1315 I have a Catalina 27 std rig dinette layout With a forward kitchen. I'm wondering if any one has us
Gin Pole Sailinnsc at 5:17am 05.28.12 Catalina 22 10/4087 Morning all.... First....thanks to all the vets out there.....been there....its a great dat to be a
Life line cover removal hewebb at 4:59am 05.28.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 15/2731 I would like to remove the covering from the life lines. I tried a knife to cut it off but it is ha
Remove life line cover hewebb at 4:57am 05.28.12 Smaller Boats 9/3140 I would like to remove the covering from the life lines. I tried a knife to cut it off but it is ha

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New plywood dinghy flooring sealants Nichole340 at 3:07pm 12.02.22 Yes, your right. I read it wrong. Thanks for clearing that up for me. Wishful thinking I guess.
Help me understand my DC charging/depletion Hello Below at 2:56pm 12.02.22
New plywood dinghy flooring sealants dlochner at 2:49pm 12.02.22 Interesting reading from everyone. I like the West System 105 - 1 part product, basically because
New plywood dinghy flooring sealants Nichole340 at 2:43pm 12.02.22 Interesting reading from everyone. I like the West System 105 - 1 part product, basically because I
Water Jug on sail? Project_Mayhem at 2:37pm 12.02.22 There are purpose made balls if you dont like the look of a plastic jug
New plywood dinghy flooring sealants dlochner at 2:31pm 12.02.22 Penetrating epoxies are often just regular epoxies thinned with some solvent that may or may not fla
Replace Lifelines Project_Mayhem at 2:29pm 12.02.22 West Marine often has a DIY swaging setup in their stores
hunter yanmar Tally Ho at 2:28pm 12.02.22
My worse boat nightmare... What is yours? Tally Ho at 2:23pm 12.02.22 I woke up one morning to find a VM on my cell phone, that is not in the bedroom at night. I start
Stock Color for 85' 22 Project_Mayhem at 2:20pm 12.02.22 Thanks for that... I wasn't aware of RAL. I had been curious about getting a colorimeter and using
Allan Villiers 31seahorse at 2:18pm 12.02.22 How does the old saying go........? Iron men and wooden ships! Watching the video reminds me I hav
New plywood dinghy flooring sealants Rich Stidger at 2:08pm 12.02.22 I am doing a similar floor restoration as you for my Achilles. I have always used West Systems epox
Seized Halyard Deck Sheave Bolt Project_Mayhem at 2:05pm 12.02.22 If you blow the hole in the aluminum plate, you can re-tap and thread one size up. I keep one of t
Help me understand my DC charging/depletion flightlead404 at 2:04pm 12.02.22 With these overnight loads and given your total house bank capacity, what would you expect the SOC
New plywood dinghy flooring sealants dmax at 1:52pm 12.02.22 West Systems is not a big fan of penetrating epoxies: Penetrating epoxy: legend or myth? - Epoxywork
My worse boat nightmare... What is yours? Kings Gambit at 1:12pm 12.02.22 The only actual nightmare was being swept into the center-span fender of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge
Help me understand my DC charging/depletion Hello Below at 1:07pm 12.02.22 Overnight down to 70% on the house, which is a big loss for running anchor light, fridge, and freez
My worse boat nightmare... What is yours? Roland5048 at 1:01pm 12.02.22 Fire! Definitely fire. Been in storms. (Haven't we all). Almost sank once. Had rigging failure
Stock Color for 85' 22 BubbaV at 12:49pm 12.02.22 Anyone know of or had any experience with the product below? Comes in several different "whites". O
Binoculars thinwater at 12:36pm 12.02.22 I bought this one after some research. Very serviceable price $139 on Amazon. Brand. HOOWAY Object

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