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Inexpensive Bottom Paint OK If Boat On Lift? Annapolis Day Sailor at 5:59pm 05.26.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1680 Bought a Hunter 23 in good shape. Boat will be on a lift. Bottom needs to be repainted. Can I get a
Sail Trim In Light Air Ducati at 5:30pm 05.26.12 Ask All Sailors 16/4362 I spent the day bobbing in light air trying to trim sails for winds under 1 kt. The windex also coul
bedding for forward berth fchurch at 4:33pm 05.26.12 Catalina 310 5/2406 We are awaiting delivery of a new to us C 310. We were attracted to the island queen berth with a tr
Hull question - help Ima90sJezus at 3:57pm 05.26.12 Catalina 30 11/2713 It's spent all day stripping the bottom of my cat 30, I used franmar soy strip, didn't work like adv
2008 hunter 25 job jib troutsmustang at 3:56pm 05.26.12 Smaller Boats 2/1132 Had great sailing today in Columbia SC with 17 mph winds. The top of my jib torn and jib came down.
Loss then surging of rpms Steve s at 3:24pm 05.26.12 Engines and Propulsion 6/2401 The diesel on my Beneteau 393 has been operating fine except for today. After about 20 mins of motor
oday 31 replacement sink noanker at 2:45pm 05.26.12 Bigger Boats 1/1235 needed to replace the 17x13x10 stainless sink in my oday 31...couldnt find one anywhere on the inter
Deck thickness ParamourII at 1:21pm 05.26.12 Catalina 30 1/2331 Hey All, Anyone know what the thickness is of the deck and liner on the cabin top where the clutc
Fan for adler barber fridge (1) luken7 at 12:54pm 05.26.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1522 Hole pounding our way to Ocracoke, the loudest noise started emitting from the fridge. Oiling system
fairlee Creek, shuttle dinghy? DAVA390 at 12:48pm 05.26.12 Destinations 3/4477 The Admiral and I are planning our first out-of-the-river excursion.We are planning to sail over to
Morgan 28? (1) afrears at 11:57am 05.26.12 Morgan 5/2955 Hi all, Im a new Morgan owner that in a moment of stupidity took a boat that was fire damaged. I hav
Outboard Motor for Mac26S Brian Aldeghi at 11:16am 05.26.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1170 Has anyone installed a Suzuki 9.9 hp outboard on their Mac 26S? I particurly like the tiller handle
Minnkota npsheehan at 10:42am 05.26.12 Catalina 22 0/1039 New to the forum. I just switched over the old gas for a minnkota and I'm trying to plan the best s
slipper 17 secondchance22107 at 9:08am 05.26.12 Trailer Sailors 10/15091 are there any slipper 17 owners that can share some pictures......i am redoing a slipper and have so
Rusty water in the bilge(?) capejt at 8:45am 05.26.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1597 I went down to open the boat for the season after spending the winter in the water. The bilge had a
Backstay on a B&R rig Hunter 34 Saillife at 7:56am 05.26.12 Big Boats 5/3859 Hi folks, couple of questions about the B'R rigging. While stepping the mast this year the comment w
Happy Memorial Day Weekend Indysailor at 5:52am 05.26.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1079 Here's hoping all the northerners are getting their boats in the water and that everyone enjoys the
connecting Yamaha 9.9 to battery Nicky17000 at 1:58am 05.26.12 Ask All Sailors 2/3732 I wish to connect the motor to the battery but got mixed up in the wiring:doh: Our previous motor
Onan life extention capta at 10:38pm 05.25.12 Engines and Propulsion 1/1960 We've an old (possibly 1981??) Onan MKDK 8 Kw w/ the 3 cylinder Kubota diesel (I cannot find the id
O'day 272 SS replacement hatches. westbaydude at 9:35pm 05.25.12 Ask An Oday Owner 7/4795 Hi Everyone, has anyone found a stainless steel replacement hatch that will fit the forward hatch on

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Yamaha 30 / Scampi 30 gouldx at 10:41am 01.25.23 Interesting! I didn't realize there was another Y30, but your manual certainly suggests otherwise.
Solar panel question/Recommendations dlochner at 10:39am 01.25.23
Installing a Selden or Trogear Adjustable Bowsprit? 4Winds at 10:39am 01.25.23 On your size of boat, I would look at the designed (purchased unit). Either will work. I looked ha
Installing a Selden or Trogear Adjustable Bowsprit? 4Winds at 10:37am 01.25.23 It's field-fit. Start with a cardboard tube of approximate length and see where the ends fall. Ther
Installing a Selden or Trogear Adjustable Bowsprit? (1) 4Winds at 10:35am 01.25.23 It is nice to get the spin tack out in front of the headstay, but I have acceptable performance fly
Rust around rudder Pintles rgranger at 10:32am 01.25.23 yes use a sealant like butyl tape. If the area is sound then maybe not. I was also thinking buty
Marine Head to Water Ballast Tank? Crazy Dave Condon at 10:31am 01.25.23 @Sethic look behind the port rear locker to see if there is a 20 gallon holding tank. The hunter
Crazy? Mast, rigging for H26 rgranger at 10:29am 01.25.23 First, you need to provide pictures of both shroud chain plates and forestay chainplate to make sur
Installing a Selden or Trogear Adjustable Bowsprit? (1) kbgunn at 10:20am 01.25.23 It is nice to get the spin tack out in front of the headstay, but I have acceptable performance flyi
Rust around rudder Pintles shemandr at 10:18am 01.25.23 I think your concern is warranted. There seem to be cracks around the mounting area. Do you have a
Crazy? Mast, rigging for H26 Crazy Dave Condon at 10:15am 01.25.23 First, you need to provide pictures of both shroud chain plates and forestay chainplate to make sure
Solar panel question/Recommendations rgranger at 10:12am 01.25.23 You need to get a charge controller for the solar panel... then... yes... it would be okay to hook i
Rust around rudder Pintles rgranger at 10:10am 01.25.23 Not sure what to do about the metal... it should not have done that if it was quality stainless... b
Installing a Selden or Trogear Adjustable Bowsprit? rgranger at 10:07am 01.25.23 On your size of boat, I would look at the designed (purchased unit). Either will work. I looked ha
Crazy? Mast, rigging for H26 rgranger at 10:05am 01.25.23 The hunter mast was a Z-spars... which I think changed names (US spars?). So if your new mast was
Yamaha 30 / Scampi 30 IORHalfTunner at 10:02am 01.25.23 If I'm not mistaken, the main differences between mk i and mk ii are the position of the engine and
Head Liner Replacement kbgunn at 10:02am 01.25.23 The headliner material is a vinyl fabric with a very thin foam backing. The brand Hunter used is cal
Installing a Selden or Trogear Adjustable Bowsprit? AaronD at 9:55am 01.25.23 I really like the look of the Trogear bowsprit. I would be worried that fastening a cantilever to t
Installing a Selden or Trogear Adjustable Bowsprit? DArcy at 9:50am 01.25.23 I really like the look of the Trogear bowsprit. I would be worried that fastening a cantilever to th
Installing a Selden or Trogear Adjustable Bowsprit? AaronD at 9:50am 01.25.23 The Trogear sprits look really good. Drilling through the bow for a mounting tube is scary, but it'l

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