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Spongy Foredeck captined at 4:13pm 03.16.11 Ask An Oday Owner 10/3235 Have a Spongy Foredeck Three ' X Three ' any one know what what is between the Deck and the Cabin. W
keel bolts on a 1982 hunter danpan3 at 3:50pm 03.16.11 The Cherubini Hunters 3/2006 hi any one know what kind, size and how the keel bolts are attach to the lead keel on my 1982, 27 fo
dry storage Hurricane season Turk&Caicos JeanGuy Bourgeois at 3:42pm 03.16.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1267 Any body with experiance in dry storage during hurricane season close to Turk'Caicos?
Fun with Broaching kpgraci at 2:25pm 03.16.11 Ask All Sailors 7/4626 Funny how things work out. I was in the process of trying to understand the definition of Broach, ho
layup dry storage Turk&Caicos area JeanGuy Bourgeois at 2:01pm 03.16.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2252 Hi Anybody with experiance dry storage in the Turk'Caicos during the Hurricane season? Any other sug
Electrical Panel (1) FourPoints at 12:14pm 03.16.11 Ask All Sailors 15/5290 I am replacing my 21 year old OEM 5 circuit electrical panel and box enclosure with something a litt
performance upgrdes for C27 with fin keel peconicbay at 11:14am 03.16.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1750 Hi, Has anyone tried to improve the performance of their C27? The only after maket part that I hav
1984 Hunter 31 sliding hatch acrylic John Kirkland at 9:33am 03.16.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/2102 Here is a source for replacement acrylic for your sliding hatch. They will cut to exact size. Reason
Fixed Spreaders and Backstay Tensioners highdesertM26 at 9:14am 03.16.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1404 Greetings fellow Mac owners. I wanted to solicit feedback on fixed spreaders and backstay tensioner
Bilge pump backflow? Kermit at 6:44am 03.16.11 Ask All Sailors 18/9964 I suspect water is backflowing through the bilge pump discharge pipe when my Hunter 23 heels to port
relocating mainsail traveler kdshutler at 6:37am 03.16.11 Seidelmann 1/2935 I have a seidelmann 30 that I'm prep'ing to paint. I would like to make any changes prior to that.
Binnacle Leaks Jim Legere at 5:44am 03.16.11 The Cherubini Hunters 0/1597 Is it just me, or is life about constantly struggling against small leaks on my boat? I have done al
Shower Replacement 1992 35.5 mysticrun at 5:40am 03.16.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1700 I need to replace the flexible hose in the Head Shower. Has anyone tackled this before? Looks like
Spring Gelcoat Maintenance Revisited Ducati at 5:23am 03.16.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2437 Maine Sail offered some really great info on bringing heavily oxidized gelcoat back to life. My time
Advice wanted on Buying a Dremel Cruiser1 at 4:53am 03.16.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/3566 I was doing some work on my boat today and had intended using a 240V jigsaw to cut some fibreglass -
masthead sheaves timweed at 4:50am 03.16.11 Catalina 30 12/8293 I want to replace the masthead sheaves on my '83 catalina mkI. They showed a lot of wear last spring
soft spots in deck GREGP at 10:40pm 03.15.11 Day Sailers 3/2762 Just got a 98 hunter 17 with soft spots in the deck at the base of the seat. Any easy fixes ??
Pic's, Pic's, and more Pic's Doug J at 8:57pm 03.15.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/3727 In another thread Mr Bill posted a folder from his Photobucket that contains a whole bunch of misc p
Helm seat options for 26x sector at 7:43pm 03.15.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1011 I've purchased a 26x without a helm seat. It was removed by the previous owner and was thrown away.
Tiller extention for C27 Joel H. at 7:09pm 03.15.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/2331 I need to get a tiller extension. I also want a way to lock the tiller. I've noticed that Forespar h

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European boat owners: Tell me about your holding tank fitting Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 4:35pm 08.17.22 This one should work in any deck pumpout fitting, metric or otherwise and will mate up with any dock
European boat owners: Tell me about your holding tank fitting (1) sail sfbay at 4:34pm 08.17.22 Congrats on your new sailboat!! Please post a photo of what you are trying to find. Is it a pumpout
Protecting My House Batteries in the Winter Davidasailor26 at 4:33pm 08.17.22 Also be sure to throughly clean the top of the batteries so that there is no film of electrolyte to
European boat owners: Tell me about your holding tank fitting Ralph Johnstone at 4:32pm 08.17.22 Do you have a thread gauge ?
2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks Ralph Johnstone at 4:24pm 08.17.22 Hi @robm and welcome to the site. Your write up is excellent compared to the usual "my boat don't f
Shipping a 22 overseas ? sail sfbay at 3:48pm 08.17.22 Not a 22, but quoted prices to ship my Hunter 386 from California to Southhampton, England in 2015 w
New to us Hunter 40.5 smokey73 at 3:35pm 08.17.22 Hey Maverick, how did you access the steering wheel chain? I've been wanting to check/tighten mine.
Shipping a 22 overseas ? Rltgold at 3:24pm 08.17.22 Lakeshark, You might be up to something ! Maybe I could join a 22 racing group and when they ship a
New method to wash boat Calif. Ted at 3:17pm 08.17.22 Due to the water shortage in the west, temporarily unavailable. I was thinking we should all order
Shipping a 22 overseas ? LakeShark at 3:15pm 08.17.22 There must be a way that works somehow. After all they ship Lasers, Wasp's and other smaller race b
Protecting My House Batteries in the Winter Rich Stidger at 3:10pm 08.17.22 Also be sure to throughly clean the top of the batteries so that there is no film of electrolyte to
1984 Hunter 31 - Need Help Installing new Windows HMT2 at 3:06pm 08.17.22 I had a local window shop cut mine by matching the plexiglass when I took one off
Shipping a 22 overseas ? Rltgold at 2:33pm 08.17.22 Thanks for the input. Like I mentioned before we are still working on the Sea of Cortez first. I lik
Protecting My House Batteries in the Winter DayDreamer41 at 2:16pm 08.17.22 Up here in Michigan boat goes on the hard in October and relaunched in May, batteries remain aboard,
Shipping a 22 overseas ? Leeward Rail at 2:14pm 08.17.22 I have my boat set up exactly the way I like it and it is very well maintained, unlike most of the
Seldon In-Mast Furling Main - Halyard Swivel (1) DayDreamer41 at 2:11pm 08.17.22 There is another swivel at the top of the mast which is impossible to grease with the mast up, it is
Protecting My House Batteries in the Winter dlochner at 1:36pm 08.17.22 Make sure the batteries are at 100% charge. Disconnect the negative leads. They will be fine in the
Nonskid Barnacle Bill at 1:21pm 08.17.22 It is my experience, if you use Awlgrip, you should put a flattening agent in the mix as even with g
Protecting My House Batteries in the Winter Claude L.-Auger at 1:15pm 08.17.22 I am in cold country and temps regularly drop well below zero from mid-december to mid-february. I l
Seldon In-Mast Furling Main - Halyard Swivel Barnacle Bill at 1:14pm 08.17.22 There are ports for lubrication and each Selden system comes with grease for that job and you can bu

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