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Scratched gelcoat: compound, repair or re-gelcoat? (2) FulmarCT at 12:16pm 11.02.22 Ask All Sailors 15/3064 I had my previously white 1983 sailboat gelcoated blue in 2020 by a hardworking local guy mostly kno
What's the Best Sailing Watch / Race timer out there? LakeShark at 9:46am 11.02.22 Racing 4/3357 SO winter is coming and I have put the boats to bed for the season but I am already dreaming about n
Outboard Motor Mount Wedge on the 222 (2) O�Day 222 at 8:20am 11.02.22 Ask All Sailors 11/1682
Bow Thruster retrofit H 420 2004/5 DRhoads at 7:36am 11.02.22 Big Boats 8/1616 I have been trying to find a good bow thruster for my 420. Several outfits I have contacted tell me
Dyneema for furler line (1) Project_Mayhem at 7:17am 11.02.22 Ask All Sailors 42/4960 After lots of observations, experimenting, changing lines, etc, the spool on my furler still fills u
The ghost ship of Diamond Shoals Captain Larry-DH at 7:13am 11.02.22 Destinations 2/1187 This is some interesting sailing history which remains a mystery - S6XPAYjCCAc
Older Car 27: any ideas on how to open up the space? (2) xavpil at 5:50am 11.02.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 32/4183 Hi all i have a 1980 cat 27 Both bulkheads serve as a separation wall for the head Or the closet acr
deck hardware: what is this called? (1) 4Winds at 1:17pm 11.01.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/813 I lost the pin to this guide wire anchor. You can see what it looks like on same item lower left. An
Jib sheet length Cederholm at 12:59pm 11.01.22 Catalina 30 1/940 My 1980 Catalina 30 came to me as a project with neither sails or running rigging. I'm starting to s
Leaving canvas up in northeast winter Captain Larry-DH at 11:10am 11.01.22 Ask All Sailors 12/1789 Anyone with a full cockpit enclosure have experience leaving it up in a northern winter? My enclos
Keel sag orion440 at 9:34am 11.01.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1690 Hello all I have a problem that I can only think to call it keel sage but it may not have anything t
What do you have at the top of your mast? (1) SDS3 Sailors at 9:15am 11.01.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/3545 What do you have at the top of your mast? I have the (unfotunate) opportunity to start from scratch
Slip Unavailability AlastairLC at 8:19am 11.01.22 Ask All Sailors 20/4387 The two marinas on Lake Pleasant where I sail in Arizona have long waiting lists for slips, and when
Cockpit enclosure panels Mclovin at 3:49am 11.01.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/603 Does anyone know of have suggestions to buy or have made cockpit side panels for 2001 hunter 460. W
Hunter 460 head sail running rigging Mclovin at 6:04pm 10.31.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/579 Hi all, We bought a 2001 hunter 460 last summer. Love it, been using it a tone. Since we have had i
Macerator pump won't run. JoeK at 4:44pm 10.31.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/2837 So I ran my Jabsco macerator pump dry for more than the recommended 15 seconds and it shut down. Now
Rope to Wire - O-Day 25 CShev at 3:25pm 10.31.22 Ask An Oday Owner 12/2263 Hi All, I'm new here ( pleased to meet you), I picked up a lovely 79 O'Day 25 about two months ago
Saltwater hose to engine (1) 4Winds at 2:34pm 10.31.22 Engines and Propulsion 24/4737 What hose should I be using to connect seawater strainer to engine? I tried 3/4" 80psi heater hose b
Winterizing question George Braun at 11:28am 10.31.22 Big Boats 17/1955 New-to-us 2008 Hunter 36. With the goal of winterizing the house water system, drained the tank at
Port shades/covers (1) rgranger at 9:52am 10.31.22 Ask All Sailors 5/1333 Hi All I saw these covers on a boat ad and thought there were great... but the search terms I have

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Hunter 170 spinnaker install kappykaplan at 4:13am 06.26.25 Thank you. Are you referring to the downloads that Steve posted earlier in the thread? Or are there
Hunter 170 spinnaker install Jmonserrate234 at 4:10am 06.26.25 Thank you. Are you referring to the downloads that Steve posted earlier in the thread? Or are there
Is this gelcoat or paint Davidasailor26 at 3:40am 06.26.25
BATTERY? dlochner at 3:26am 06.26.25 It should be noted that none of the ACR's that I am aware of will work with any LFP battery. They
Cheap outboard Indysailor at 3:15am 06.26.25 Just a couple things come to mind, aside from the potential issue of not being strong enough in a cu
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. Davidasailor26 at 3:14am 06.26.25 So a valve on the bilge but not the engine output. Why one and not the other? There is some risk m
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. kappykaplan at 3:03am 06.26.25 So a valve on the bilge but not the engine output. Why one and not the other? On most boats, the e
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. testingthewaters91 at 2:56am 06.26.25 So a valve on the bilge but not the engine output. Why one and not the other?
Is this gelcoat or paint marcham at 10:06pm 06.25.25 It does look very rough .... paint won't fix that. Remediation might require going down to fiberglas
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island BigEasy at 9:53pm 06.25.25 The wind over 50 F water has a chilling effect on these old bones Sounds great this time of y
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island Michael Davis at 9:47pm 06.25.25 Beautiful scenery & envious to see you guys wearing sweaters! Fair winds for the remainder of you
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island BigEasy at 9:42pm 06.25.25 Beautiful scenery & envious to see you guys wearing sweaters! Fair winds for the remainder of your
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. BigEasy at 9:29pm 06.25.25 Does that mean those hoses can only be changed when I'm out of the water!? I just thought about thi
Is this gelcoat or paint BigEasy at 9:14pm 06.25.25 So do I need to put new gelcoat or can I just barrier coat it now? Clean it thoroughly & wipe
Is this gelcoat or paint newsailor72 at 8:33pm 06.25.25 So do I need to put new gelcoat or can I just barrier coat it now? BTW, it feels a little rough, no
Cheap outboard Foswick at 8:25pm 06.25.25 If you guys are gonna talk contingencies why not recommend a 90 horsepower Yamaha after all he migh
41DS Leaking Windows MFD at 8:15pm 06.25.25 +1 on the topic and thanks to the others that provided boat specific links. I have two that were be
2012 373 Beneteau LCD measures voltage/water/fuel. marcham at 7:48pm 06.25.25 Call your nearest dealer. They will get you access to the website. You order via your dealer when yo
Is this gelcoat or paint dLj at 7:47pm 06.25.25 Sure looks to me like you pretty much went through most of your gel coat. dj
Is this gelcoat or paint Don S/V ILLusion at 7:44pm 06.25.25

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