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weeping from my Rudder steven685 at 9:57am 05.15.12 Catalina 30 1/1328 I have just purchaed a C-30 tall rig 1988 and the Rudder is weaping a small amount of rusty water.
First day fiasco (1) newage1461 at 9:32am 05.15.12 Mid-Size Boats 6/1558 Bought a 1981 H30 last Dec, and put it in the water, 200 miles away for the first time on Sat. The p
Wiring a battery monitor David Knauer at 7:01am 05.15.12 Musings With Maine Sail 19/5787 Hello, I am considering installing a battery monitor for my boat. I just installed two 135 watt sol
Does anyone knows Bene sailboat water tank is made from? Cuneyt at 7:00am 05.15.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1532 Hi everybody, I have Beneteau oceanis 390, 1987. I have leakage problems from water tanks. Unfortun
H 260 centerboard up hall maintenance earlkeim at 6:56am 05.15.12 Smaller Boats 5/1379 I have a 2002 H 260 well cared for. The centerboard line still looks to be in good shape Normally i
Simple Davits? Long Story at 6:56am 05.15.12 Catalina 310 9/2320 Has anyone ever taken the simple davit plates such as the ones that are used on powerboats :poke:and
Forum opening Picture GorillaToast at 4:33am 05.15.12 Forum Help (Site Talk) 9/10562 Does anyone know how to access the image of a sailboat used when the forum app opens? I'd like to l
Emptying a Holding Tank without hick ups? robert dros at 3:06am 05.15.12 Big Boats 2/1206 I don't know if others have a problem I have, love to hear some input and suggestions. My macerat
Anchoring Bigjer40 at 9:44pm 05.14.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2003 Will be anchoring in Columbia river Portland /Vancouver area and within a day or two east or west. T
Trolling for salmonunder sail audriuskanape at 9:20pm 05.14.12 Ask All Sailors 22/6398 Hi. Anybody has experience of trolling for salmon under sail in Lake Michigan? Is it possible to do
Lemar Horizon Windlass troubles (3) Kleis at 8:46pm 05.14.12 Big Boats 2/5112 Our 2002 Hunter 460 was delivered with the LEWMAR HORIZON 1500 windlass that has worked excellent si
Fin Keel -vs- Bulb Wing (376) xcyz at 8:42pm 05.14.12 Big Boats 6/6140 I see that "standard" equipment includes bulb wing keel with the fin keel being a "option" by Hunter
Floor Boards for a H 28.5 GregBeaver at 8:39pm 05.14.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/848 I've only used this forum once and it worked out perfectly for replacing my stuffing box. Now I hav
Look mom. No leaks from the bottom! Nice buytol cat. (3) finding41 at 8:13pm 05.14.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/994 I had a sneaky suspicion that if it held rain water when sitting on the trailer it must not leak whe
help cleaning spilled epoxy Dantodd at 7:35pm 05.14.12 Ask All Sailors 9/3346 I need a bit of help. I had a can of West Systems 105 in the back seat of the truck and it tipped
Help Hunter 37.5 Parts AKBear at 7:22pm 05.14.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1487 A friend of mine with a 1995 Hunter 37.5' legend is in need of spare parts after their boat was dama
Battery gary at 6:27pm 05.14.12 Smaller Boats 5/1676 Why is a "deep cycle" marine battery from the boat store $120.00 and the same type battery from WalM
Buying a C30 Mainsail bronandjim at 6:18pm 05.14.12 Catalina 30 2/1402 We need to buy a replacement mainsail for "Fiona", our 1990 Catalina 30 WK/TR. Our old mainsail has
Cunningham? rpwillia at 6:18pm 05.14.12 Catalina 310 7/3132 Anybody rigged a cunningham up on their main? For my traditional slab main, every now and then it wo
Gin pole/ mast raising (2) SoggieLoggie at 5:17pm 05.14.12 Smaller Boats 10/3854 All, I tried to raise the mast on my Hunter 26 for the first time today..it doesn't seem overly com

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Taking the Lines of a 1979 37C - or obtaining the original drawings? Brian Dunn at 12:03pm 12.29.22 Thanks so much for this - I got in touch with John, and he may be able to help with drawings of the
eye candy (1) jon hansen at 11:23am 12.29.22 211902
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast jon hansen at 11:18am 12.29.22 hanging around a fuel dock or a boat ramp might show some insight. :banghead:
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast jon hansen at 11:16am 12.29.22 so, across the board what might the IQ of sailors be? :yikes:
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast Kings Gambit at 10:59am 12.29.22 So how did my teachers respond? Almost to a one they rated themselves as having average IQs and a fe
Warped Rudder sbrogden at 10:59am 12.29.22 Looks gorgeous! Thank you! Tomorrow plan to put second coat on the other side and then assemble i
Warped Rudder JBP-PA at 10:52am 12.29.22 Looks gorgeous!
H37c Rig tension shemandr at 10:13am 12.29.22 Rig tension is a fraction of the wire safe working load. Somewhere in the vicinity of 15 to 20 perc
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast dlochner at 9:32am 12.29.22
Total Coolant Volume on H41AC JoeWhite at 9:32am 12.29.22 You can measure the fluid that you drain from engine and water heater. It will only be an estimate.
Advice on gel coat to centerboard (1) stickinthemud57 at 9:25am 12.29.22 @stickinthemud57 You have the power sailor hull. What size engine do you have? Will you be able t
Total Coolant Volume on H41AC Ralph Johnstone at 8:54am 12.29.22 I'd like to get an estimate of the additional coolant volume due to the water heater circuit. Cal
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast Kings Gambit at 8:50am 12.29.22 It is fairly simple, they used bad judgement. It is a well known characteristic of human cognition
Warped Rudder (1) sbrogden at 8:27am 12.29.22 Second coat of sealer/finish on one side of rudder.
Sarasota Bay Returning patrickfarley at 7:10am 12.29.22 Where does a dog go potty on a sailboat?
H37c Rig tension RoyS at 5:51am 12.29.22 Usually the forestay is set to provide the desired mast rake and then left alone after that. Fore an
Its funny Friday! (1) All U Get at 5:37am 12.29.22 211897 Like some boaters I know.
Nearly there shemandr at 4:58am 12.29.22 North/central FL, five nights in a row in the 20's. Never seen such a thing here, ever. And we sti
Freezer repair, 2015 Oceanis 48 (2) Montage_55 at 1:05am 12.29.22 After three months of rebuilding the countertop, replacing damaged wood, refurbishing the freezer, a
Advice on gel coat to centerboard Crazy Dave Condon at 12:59am 12.29.22 @stickinthemud57 You have the power sailor hull. What size engine do you have? Will you be able t

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