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Drying Out an Iron Keel - Hunter 23' (1) carboman at 5:22pm 02.27.12 Smaller Boats 21/5509 I have removed all of the growth and the first real nasty layer of rust. I ground down to not the sh
Moving Along (1) Roger Long at 4:08pm 02.27.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 5/3459 Here is one of the pictures Shoaldrafter took of Strider passing near Myrtle Beach with some croppin
Hitech windpowered entertainment system Marc Bergmueller at 3:35pm 02.27.12 Ask All Sailors 10/1861 This is my new Hi tech, windpowered(he,he,he) entertainment system that I built for my sailboat. St
spare parts Jared1048 at 3:31pm 02.27.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1360 What do people usually do... 1. waiting until original part breaks or goes out (granted if it fails
Jammed Outhaul abyssal at 3:08pm 02.27.12 Catalina 310 3/7649 The outhaul on my boom has never really moved to any degree (maybe an inch or two at most. ). Doing
Nav Station Hunter 45 CC (1) Jeff Jellick at 2:44pm 02.27.12 Big Boats 4/1213 We are going to be adding some electronics to our 2006 Hunter 45 CC. Can anyone tell me if the sect
Impeller Issue mattkling at 1:29pm 02.27.12 Musings With Maine Sail 13/5588 Maine Sail- I have a Beneteau 361 and have torn a fin or 2 on my impeller two years in a row. Quit
Impeller Issue mattkling at 1:24pm 02.27.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2020 I have a 361 and have torn a fin or 2 on my impeller two years in a row. Quite costly to dig those b
balboa 20 mast minnow1193 at 12:50pm 02.27.12 Balboa 4/4312 Hi. I have a 1971 Balboa 20' and have question about the mast setup. At the top, there are two sheav
O-30 rub rail.. have any left over? DeniseO30 at 12:43pm 02.27.12 Bigger Boats 3/1352 I need to replace about 6 - 12 feet of rub rail on my boat. Rudy sells it in large rolls. Before I
Rant of 84 Hunter 31 mods swiftibis at 12:35pm 02.27.12 Mid-Size Boats 11/5750 Hi all, I just wanted to talk a bit on some of the mods I've done to my 84 Hunter 31 Nadesico which
Replacement of Silver/Grey striping? (1) Bowedtoothdoc at 11:07am 02.27.12 Big Boats 8/1463 Does anyone know the correct color of striping for replacement on a 2000 Hunter Passage 450. I belie
pedistal parts wayne24220 at 11:04am 02.27.12 Mid-Size Boats 11/2293 I have a merriman yatch specialtys pedistal does anyone know where to get parts for this.It came as
Jabsco Toilet lehigh375 at 10:40am 02.27.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1244 As I winterized last fall, I noticed that the pump cylinder on my toilet has a horizontal split on t
Steering inspection plate leak Brad on Vashon at 10:29am 02.27.12 Catalina 30 10/2541 During the survey, we found a leak that was entering at the aft bulkhead just to lateral of the rudd
Solar Panel Location 311/323 watercayman at 10:27am 02.27.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/3501 Hi Folks, I'm looking for some good advice as to what seems to work best in terms of a permanently
HEELING the FEVER in the Atomic 4 RobertLangdirect at 10:27am 02.27.12 Ask All Sailors 7/1882 Let me set this up with my boat, GOOD TRADE, a Pearson 31, hull 14 with its original, raw water cool
Found a c22 txtowman at 10:15am 02.27.12 Catalina 22 10/1876 Found a c22 for $500 with a trailer. Should I buy it for parts?
Failure to Burp a Volvo drip less packing gland reworb at 10:05am 02.27.12 Ask All Sailors 2/2375 Does anyone know what could happen if a boat was hauled and then put back in the water without burpi
Mast Step Bail Assembly (3) aquavilla at 9:46am 02.27.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1084 While sailing this weekend we had our ubolt attachment at the mast snap. The boom vang and mainshee

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What's wrong with my thinking? dlochner at 1:09pm 11.27.22 I'm thinking this years improvement is more "fine tuning" of the sails and serious attention to tun
Two fender covers for 8x20 fenders smokey73 at 1:09pm 11.27.22 Rich, I'd be interested. Dan
Newbie Question re: M-25 XPB winterization - is 2 gallons of -100 West Marine antifreeze enough? Monheganlover at 1:00pm 11.27.22 Oops. I should RFM. Think I found it.
Newbie Question re: M-25 XPB winterization - is 2 gallons of -100 West Marine antifreeze enough? Monheganlover at 12:51pm 11.27.22 Stupid question for anyone with the Universal M-25 XPB - where is the drain on the engine block for
Charging the House Battery Bank with a Small Outboard O�Day 222 at 12:29pm 11.27.22 Somewhat smaller boat but it sounds like you've got all the energy sucking devices I've got on boar
Newbie Question re: M-25 XPB winterization - is 2 gallons of -100 West Marine antifreeze enough? Monheganlover at 12:19pm 11.27.22 This may help: https://marinehowto.com/engine-winter-freeze-protection Thanks! Very helpful as I a
Newbie Question re: M-25 XPB winterization - is 2 gallons of -100 West Marine antifreeze enough? Maine Sail at 11:59am 11.27.22 This may help: https://marinehowto.com/engine-winter-freeze-protection
Charging the House Battery Bank with a Small Outboard Ralph Johnstone at 11:45am 11.27.22
Charging the House Battery Bank with a Small Outboard O�Day 222 at 11:34am 11.27.22 That is the most significant remark in this entire discussion ! Question #1. Do you have refriger
Miracle Rescue of MOB Ralph Johnstone at 11:32am 11.27.22 Carnival Cruise Line said the man was at a bar on the cruise ship until around 11 p.m. on Wednesday
Motor Mount Bracket for 3GM30F torque specs Ralph Johnstone at 11:24am 11.27.22 the grandkids learn a whole lot of words they should not be learning! I disagree. Learning is th
What's wrong with my thinking? jssailem at 11:06am 11.27.22 + maybe the book "High Performance Sailing" Not over kill. It is an enhancement of your sailing kn
Another Lithium conversion ... Hunter 49 Schematic tkwhalen at 11:05am 11.27.22 I have 6x100ah Battleborns installed, a victron Orion dc-dc charging start battery, 170amp Balmar a
What's wrong with my thinking? dennisv at 10:55am 11.27.22 WOW!!!! you guys did not disappoint. The feedback was awesome. Thanks Paulk, CApt Larry, Joe, Shema
Beneteau First 375 JohnShannon at 10:55am 11.27.22 I had one, great boat, I believed the hull was solid FG and the deck was cored. There is a pan/lin
Miracle Rescue of MOB Don S/V ILLusion at 10:37am 11.27.22 gotta love 80degreeF water.
Motor Mount Bracket for 3GM30F torque specs Sea-ker at 10:35am 11.27.22 Super info and just what I need. Yes, Ralph, that method is a tad more time consuming plus the grand
Miracle Rescue of MOB kloudie1 at 10:28am 11.27.22 That is a lucky dude.. He doesn't need to buy any lottery tickets because he just used up all of his
Watermaker Caboteur at 10:24am 11.27.22
Hunter 49 mainsail measurements (1) sail sfbay at 10:08am 11.27.22 My Hunter 46 has little mast prebend and furing and unfurling got really easy when I replaced the da

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