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Oxalic Acid - What Is This Stuff Ducati at 3:58am 05.27.11 Ask All Sailors 11/8106 I have a bottle of Interlux Teak Cleaner which I have never used because I hear it is too harsh on t
Have I got a rudder problem? Roger Long at 3:43am 05.27.11 Ask All Sailors 17/6592 I'd like to call this meeting of our metal and corrosion experts to order. Rich, Bill, Mainsail, pl
Full keel boaters and backing from slip! Brian D at 11:05pm 05.26.11 Ask All Sailors 14/20658 How hard is it to back a full keel boat? How much room do you need? Does the boat start to turn when
Replacing Winch Bolts Faris at 10:32pm 05.26.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1354 So, I installed winches on my V22 last weekend, which went pretty well except that the heads of the
OldCat where do you place tell tales for max performance. caguy at 9:34pm 05.26.11 Ask All Sailors 4/4797 If the OP or anyone else desires, I can give recommendations on tell tale placement and usage for be
Weekend Events FourPoints at 8:31pm 05.26.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1650 Have some friends coming up from NYC and DC for the weekend, and they want to go out and spend some
"No Drill" Bowsprit (1) Bill19233 at 8:01pm 05.26.11 Big Boats 8/9636 I think I finally got all the kinks worked out of the "no drill" bowsprit. My son and I had a great
Rolled furling not rolling up enough Mike 1 at 7:40pm 05.26.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2282 I have an '82 Hunter 27. It has a rolled furling headsail and I noticed when I roll the sail I only
Anyone install these steps lately paulj at 7:00pm 05.26.11 Catalina 310 1/1608 http://forums.catalina.sailboatowners.com/showthread.php?t=104585 paulj :troll:
masthead sheaves dspellman at 6:41pm 05.26.11 Catalina 30 3/1770 I need an exploded view of what the masthead and sheaves look like. I tried to thread a new halyard
A proper head on our C-22 (4) CaptDon01 at 6:29pm 05.26.11 Catalina 22 5/3452 Here is an idea I've been playing with for awhile. Our original C-22,(1980 version), had a full mari
mac 22 swinging keel problems alfred gamil at 5:45pm 05.26.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1513 remember me , last summer, keel banging on the sides of the casing, I lifted the boat, got the keel
responseretrieval rognvald at 4:13pm 05.26.11 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/2114 Is it possible to retrieve a written response to a blog after it was written that was deleted becaus
masting jmark at 3:43pm 05.26.11 Ask All Sailors 16/6597 Hi, I have a boat with no sail rigging at all. Found a very good deal on a mast that is the same len
Advice Freja at 3:21pm 05.26.11 Catalina 309 Group Forum 4/2227 Hello all, I have just signed a contract for new 309. I am thinking of equipping her with a rocha
12 VDC Outlet at Wheel Long Story at 1:27pm 05.26.11 Catalina 310 9/2518 Has anyone added a 12 VDC outlet at the NavPod by the wheel to have power for a search light, or jus
Help With Sea Ranger Battery Charger Stiffwind at 1:17pm 05.26.11 Big Boats 1/4560 The H34 we have came with a installed Sea Ranger battery charger. Only issue I have is I cannot figu
Question - Multiple wires through hull sionnach at 12:56pm 05.26.11 Ask All Sailors 19/4631 Hi everyone - I am in the process of making a wiring harness and need to pass multiple wires(6x12AW
compression post blocking (6) woodster at 12:12pm 05.26.11 S2 10/3226 well here are some pics of the hull just under the cabin sole in the head area...i cut the sole out
Lazarette Lock De Lourde at 11:03am 05.26.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/1975 We have a 2005 33' Hunter, during our spring clean up we took out the lazarette push lock (not sure

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Have any builders dabbled Galvanized Iron? rgranger at 12:09pm 09.19.22 I have a decently capable shop, my ide was to order some Zink flat bar stock, and drill a couple th
Connecting NMEA 0183 from nexus classic hbethell at 12:09pm 09.19.22 daydreamerjr were you ultimately able to connect your Nexus Classic to a wireless bridge? If so, whi
Regional crops rgranger at 12:08pm 09.19.22 I noticed that in both stories.... the hunters are wearing crocs... :biggrin::thumbup:
Have any builders dabbled Galvanized Iron? (1) HeelBoy at 12:07pm 09.19.22 I have a decently capable shop, my ide was to order some Zink flat bar stock, and drill a couple thr
Regional crops rgranger at 12:06pm 09.19.22 Same area.... 6 years earlier https://abcnews4.com/news/local/mammoth-800-pound-gator-caught-in-sou
Have any builders dabbled Galvanized Iron? (3) rgranger at 11:52am 09.19.22 I Iike the idea of a zink anode, same prinipals as a metal hull. I can make one of those for about
Perfect for the Headmistress on you holiday gift list Bob S at 11:33am 09.19.22 But it's not a Raritan!
FM Radio/CD player connected to starter battery smokey73 at 11:28am 09.19.22 Agree with @JamesG161 There is no way the radio that is turned off drained your battery. There is
Have any builders dabbled Galvanized Iron? dLj at 11:26am 09.19.22 As it's advertised, the thermal spray supposedly rides closer to hot dipped than any kind of coatin
Arch on bigger hunters Daze at 11:13am 09.19.22 You can find some information that you are looking for in the document link located in the "Ask A Hu
Vs on luff of asymmetric spinnaker shemandr at 10:59am 09.19.22 The theory that the lines are help visualize the shape of the sain that critical area make sense to
Have any builders dabbled Galvanized Iron? capta at 10:53am 09.19.22 Before I bought my first big boat I was low on the totem pole in a boat yard. We were preparing a st
I'm assuming this means my battery is dead?? Don S/V ILLusion at 10:53am 09.19.22
FM Radio/CD player connected to starter battery JamesG161 at 10:46am 09.19.22 On my H430 Stereo is connected to House Batteries. Never worried about presets since I set them aga
Joker valve question - back-flow problem in my Jabsco Quiet Flush toilet capta at 10:40am 09.19.22 If memory serves, I went through your thought about the opening in a new valve and settled on the th
Joker valve question - back-flow problem in my Jabsco Quiet Flush toilet Head Sail at 10:31am 09.19.22 What do you mean by "backflow problem"? I think the joker valve just prevents large chunks of nasty
Vs on luff of asymmetric spinnaker Bill Russell at 10:29am 09.19.22 Yes, that photo shows what I'm asking about
2 mm halyard leader - Canada jssailem at 9:55am 09.19.22 I like the Dyneema core lines with polyester (Dacron by any other name) covers. You get the strength
Arch on bigger hunters patfarrell1949 at 9:51am 09.19.22 Our Hunter is a 2010 50CC and I can tell you the only thing I'd be concerned with is understanding a
Joker valve question - back-flow problem in my Jabsco Quiet Flush toilet JoeWhite at 9:38am 09.19.22 I recently stopped by at WM to pick up a joker valve. The attendant brought me a valve that had 1/8"

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