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Downwind Surfing Sailm8 at 6:58am 04.21.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1606 Just returned from a two week trip and I was wondering. I had to motor sail to keep up with our gro
h-34 mast unstepping JFitz at 6:55am 04.21.12 Big Boats 8/2248 I'll be unstepping my H-34 mast for the first time. If I recall correctly, I attach the the crane lo
What would you improve? Maury Wray at 6:44am 04.21.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2338 I'm completely refitting a 1981 Venture from the ground up. If you stripped your boat of all riggin
Raymarine Speed Wheel Tim Gunderson at 6:26am 04.21.12 Smaller Boats 4/1615 Hi, My Raymarine Speed Wheel seems to stop turning occasionally, so my speed gauge stops working in
28 FT Rudder Bushing set up (3) Mick143 at 5:50am 04.21.12 Bigger Boats 2/1731 Trying to get the rudder so it does not thump on the mooring. When I took it out I photoed the bush
Hunter 2008 14.6 Rudder needed jwbus2004 at 5:34am 04.21.12 Parts Search 0/2604 I'm looking for 2008 Hunter 146 rudder. Thanks.
Nissan 9.9 oil filter wrench Tim Gunderson at 5:26am 04.21.12 Smaller Boats 2/1118 Hi, I have a 2001 Hunter 260 with a Nissan 9.9 outboard. I like to change the oil myself but the o
Chartplotter Baffled Quoddy at 4:51am 04.21.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1527 Our chartplotter, Raymarine C70, has 9 different trip logs. Log Trip Log Trip Ground Log / Trip 1 Gr
'84 25.5 Hunter... can someone help me with information... (1) windsurfer101 at 9:00pm 04.20.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2299 Recently purchased 84 25.5 Hunter - NEED HELP Hello to everyone on this site! I recently purchase
LED Cabin lights, and electric water pump (3) MontanaSailor at 8:57pm 04.20.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/3939 Installed 2 white LED 6 bulb surface mount strip lights. 1 above galley , 1 facing forward into a v
1981 hunter 22 light astern??? SenecaDaze at 8:13pm 04.20.12 Smaller Boats 23/5014 launched my hunter today for the first time,and seems to be front heavy,ill post some pics maybe tom
Hunter 240 Regatas? audriuskanape at 7:10pm 04.20.12 Smaller Boats 1/1057 Hi, is it any racing or regattas for the boat like Hunter 240 in Great Lakes region? Thanks
Bought a Venture 23 hull Seymore04 at 7:01pm 04.20.12 Trailer Sailors 15/9126 Well I bought myself a project to get back into sailing. I have purchased what I believe to be a 197
Toerail Blaise at 6:09pm 04.20.12 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1052 I had recently (last year) reported that I had replaced both toerails on Midnight Sun because of a c
Did I make a mistake buying this boat? (2) Ward H at 5:28pm 04.20.12 Ask All Sailors 59/23416
H23 Jib & Spinnaker Halyard Blocks in Mast (3) carboman at 5:16pm 04.20.12 Smaller Boats 3/1405 What are these really called? I need to replace two of these, but need the correct name for seaarch
B-4 and after settee (6) redhead78 at 4:30pm 04.20.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1491 Hey all here is some of what I have been doing this winter, I loaded 5 pics, would not fly, they are
Deck painting with interlux r.bostic356 at 4:14pm 04.20.12 Catalina 22 1/1229 Anyone with experience in spraying interlux 1 part epoxy? I am looking for the ratio of paint to sp
Motor Stand (1) cb32863 at 4:07pm 04.20.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1206 Not my design but I decided to build this today. Shelves for battery, fuel, and a tub to run it in t
this Cal sails itself.... seadude61 at 4:00pm 04.20.12 Cal 2/3199 Seasters, a 1979 Cal 31' I recently acquired, seems to be able to sail itself with little sail trim

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Oh no, not that sticky! kappykaplan at 1:05pm 12.09.22 may I suggest using SNOT. It's freely available when you have a cold :poop:
CDI FF2 kappykaplan at 1:02pm 12.09.22 Well done, patbratton! :beer:
Boat Smells! Don S/V ILLusion at 12:55pm 12.09.22 Hi, I've pumped and rinsed out the head....no smells there. Talked with the previous owner and he
Boat Smells! Breezy1 at 12:50pm 12.09.22 Thanks! I'll check both of those out for next season. Did you chose the ExterminOdor over Odorlos be
Just had to show these off Project_Mayhem at 12:33pm 12.09.22 Your keel is showing
Boat Smells! Project_Mayhem at 12:33pm 12.09.22 Keep the air flow moving. Most on this forum recommend Odorlos for the head. I've recently switched
Just had to show these off jon hansen at 12:32pm 12.09.22 sweet
Seized Halyard Deck Sheave Bolt Project_Mayhem at 12:29pm 12.09.22 Patience is key! I read of one guy that had a seized antique engine. His plan was to fill all cylind
Oh no, not that sticky! Project_Mayhem at 12:26pm 12.09.22 Talk about thread drift. My apologies to @Project_Mayhem . No worries, you've turned this into a r
Seized Halyard Deck Sheave Bolt (2) QCI at 11:47am 12.09.22 Got it out! thank you all for the help! I used WD Specialist Penetrant over the course of 4 days. Ap
House battery recommendations FastOlson at 11:42am 12.09.22 I used to have a inboard motor that the pervious owner took out (Which from what I heard is fairly
Painting inside the keel locker, antifouling? HeelBoy at 11:42am 12.09.22 Keel trunk=the hollow in the Hull where a retractable keel goes Locker = area inside the boat where
Just had to show these off Justin_NSA at 11:41am 12.09.22 Nice. You have to update your avatar now.
Oh no, not that sticky! (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:36am 12.09.22 Just for comparison, this is the clear Scotch Tape found at the back of most kitchen drawers : abo
Just had to show these off Wyo George at 11:23am 12.09.22 Very nice!
Help, My Boat is Tipping Over! splax at 11:23am 12.09.22 if your keel is iron could spalling be a factor?
Countertop replacement (4) Hollyberry at 11:20am 12.09.22 211486 Plywood top with reasonable sink 211488 Arborite cover and fiddles restored 211489 For the
CDI FF2 (1) patbratton at 11:19am 12.09.22 Looks great and thanks for the comments. However you'll want to rotate the cup so the opening for t
Catalina Capri 18 jib size? jssailem at 10:25am 12.09.22 Your measurements compared to the I,J data for the boat. I = vertical height. SBData 20 ft. 240" yo
Oh no, not that sticky! (3) Ralph Johnstone at 10:06am 12.09.22 Let's see what their idea of clarification holds. I knew it. I knew it. I knew it. Their adver

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