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non skid color restore rmfordone2010 at 5:46pm 07.15.11 Smaller Boats 2/1220 I have a 81 Hunter 22 that has good gelcoat on the deck but the non skid surface needs the color res
Do I need a winch on the mast O'day 26 John Stevens at 4:52pm 07.15.11 Ask An Oday Owner 9/2421 I bought and O'day 26, haven't sailed it yet. I've noticed some of the 25/26 O'days have a winch on
Benny 331 - jabsco shower pump Greg McKenzie at 4:16pm 07.15.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2046 Our boat is 10 years old this year so there is wear ' tear and systems/processes need to be updated.
looking for Injector repair Jim Seamans at 3:38pm 07.15.11 Ask All Sailors 10/2258 Well, its about time for my injectors (been 9 year) to be inspected and repaired if necessary. Looki
When it rains, it pours... Brian D at 2:17pm 07.15.11 Ask All Sailors 10/2598 Dear Ishmael, Two weeks ago I talked about how my motor whats to drink sea water instead of gasolin
Sailboat junkyards? Jared1048 at 2:16pm 07.15.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1523 Anyone know of any? I need to replace my for and aft hatches and they are almost $400 each! Ch
solar power load vs charge excel sheet doehunter at 2:12pm 07.15.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1127 I was actually looking around the forums to see what I could find on the Raymarine ST 1000 autopilot
New Owner Bart34 at 1:22pm 07.15.11 Lancer 1/1453 Hello everyone. I am a new owner of a 76 Lancer 25. This is my first sailboat and my family and I
fried alternator? javelin at 12:50pm 07.15.11 Catalina 30 5/1689 My grandson, 10, inadvertedly shut off the main switch from all to off WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING.
I got a new toy yesterday! doehunter at 12:13pm 07.15.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2215 I bought a Ray Marine ST1000 auto pilot. I haven't been to my boat with it yet so I have no plan on
swingkeelcable michaelstar at 10:42am 07.15.11 Smaller Boats 1/1229 anyone have to replace the cable for a swingkeel? have tried getting to the attachment point on the
Fastening to the Boom or mast John rolka at 7:18am 07.15.11 Ask All Sailors 12/6914 One of my projects this weekend is to install a topping lift, 2 weeks ago I nearly dropped the boom
Davits for 400 MK II Chip2007 at 6:35am 07.15.11 Big Boats 3/2505 We have a 2001 400 MK II and would like to add davits. Would appreciate any information on what work
Formosa 41 Formosa41ketch at 5:22am 07.15.11 Other Sailboats 4/6571 Trying to survive a refit on our Formosa 41. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Rocking and Rolling RAD at 4:52am 07.15.11 Ask All Sailors 10/3662 I'm in a marina for the weekend on the Hudson River in NJ and the surge from the river traffic has t
Sailboat Hire in New England? esterhazyinoz at 4:31am 07.15.11 Day Sailers 0/1369 My wife amd I will be in the NY/NJ/ New England area come this late Sept, early October. We will ra
Port Townsend to Port Angeles mschoap at 10:00pm 07.14.11 Destinations 4/6280 What do you think of this area for sailing in late August? Any travel advice would be appreciated. H
Hunter 54 rebuild update (interior) CharlieCobra at 8:45pm 07.14.11 Ask All Sailors 8/3287 It's been a while since I posted up progress on the Hunter but it was a ton of work. Here are some b
Heater bypass (3) paulj at 7:45pm 07.14.11 Catalina 310 6/2272 Ray I think we have the same unit for heater bypass system. Have you found a metal replacement f
Hunter 34 shoal vs deep keel stevestk at 7:21pm 07.14.11 Big Boats 11/5408 I've been looking at older Hunter 34's (80's if it matters). Can someone tell me the difference in h

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What's this hole in the shelf for? T J Furstenau at 11:18am 09.22.22
Persistent Fresh Water Leak FastOlson at 11:18am 09.22.22 Speaking of "hoses".... if you have any remaining hoses in the system(s) that are over 20 years old
H49/H50 main sheet input T J Furstenau at 11:10am 09.22.22 @T J Furstenau Curious what diameter line and length you went with for your main sheet and if you a
Hunter 240 Rudder Pull up line rgranger at 11:00am 09.22.22 This is very fixable at home. I don't recommend getting it wet as is--those exposed fibers will wi
Invest 98L JamesG161 at 10:59am 09.22.22 Great valuable service you do here with the weather reports. Thus the reason @Phil Herring ask Joh
Invest 98L jssailem at 10:58am 09.22.22 Yes Big Easy.
H49/H50 main sheet input Daze at 10:53am 09.22.22 @T J Furstenau Curious what diameter line and length you went with for your main sheet and if you ar
Help Me Choose A Boat !! DayDreamer41 at 10:50am 09.22.22 Personally I would go for the bigger more room, the offshore trip can be accomplished with either an
Invest 98L BigEasy at 10:42am 09.22.22 Here we go again. Was too good to be true that hurricane season has been uneventful thus far. Nex
Invest 98L walt at 10:41am 09.22.22 Great valuable service you do here with the weather reports. Thanks!!!
Invest 98L kappykaplan at 10:38am 09.22.22 Yes, Dammit Jim! You're doing all of us a service by sharing. Tks!:beer:
Persistent Fresh Water Leak dlochner at 10:34am 09.22.22 When the hot water tank is hot, it increases the pressure on the HW lines because the water expands.
Help Me Choose A Boat !! petecasey at 10:25am 09.22.22
Persistent Fresh Water Leak Ralph Johnstone at 10:25am 09.22.22
Yanmar 3GM30F light blue smoke when cruising Ralph Johnstone at 10:14am 09.22.22 Have you checked that the prop does not grass on it. Run the engine in reverse and check if grass b
Persistent Fresh Water Leak Tim2022 at 10:05am 09.22.22
Yanmar 3GM30F light blue smoke when cruising skunther at 9:46am 09.22.22 Have you checked that the prop does not grass on it. Run the engine in reverse and check if grass b
1977 Hunter 27 Rudder Bushing/Bearing info ggrizzard at 9:43am 09.22.22 I think the OP is concerned that his Rudder Shaft is bent, not his prop shaft.
MK1 interior rearrangment. pete c at 9:35am 09.22.22 I am mindful of bulkheads being structural. The plan that I have would involve widening the bulkhead
Help Me Choose A Boat !! jssailem at 9:35am 09.22.22 If you do any study of open water cruising, you'll hear repeated over and over do not make critical

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