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Stripping an antifouling paint from the damaged lead keel misha93 at 9:31pm 11.04.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2014 I need to re-shape a slightly damaged tip of the keel. I presume that the one of physical properties
Rigging Mark H at 9:27pm 11.04.10 Smaller Boats 1/1228 A firiend just bought a Gulf Port 18ft sailboat. He was asking me if I knew where he could get some
Vibartion Mark H at 9:23pm 11.04.10 Smaller Boats 7/1447 I was sailing with my son last weekend. He asked me what was causeing a vibration sound.After invest
Universal Diesel emilbec at 7:18pm 11.04.10 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1221 Anyone with experience with a Universal M35B engine?
Sailing the ICW Laguna Madre out of Port Mansfield janet68 at 5:23pm 11.04.10 Newport 0/2866 Hi we want to take our Neptune 24 to a very quiet place with clean and protected water. We are cons
S2 6.7, 6.9 & 22 Class Association Bullseye07 at 4:28pm 11.04.10 S2 1/5426 I recently purchased a 6.7 and was looking for information on the S2 6.7, 6.9 ' 22 Class Association
query;max damage to hull/board w/ impact to bottom etwannabe at 3:50pm 11.04.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1842 Hi; I am trying to determine worst case sanarios of damage to both,either/or the hull dagger/center
New to forums, new to sailing HELLO! kevinnem at 3:20pm 11.04.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/4978 Hello everyone. I am new to sailing and the forums. I sailed a little bit when I was younger, and
rebedding engine mtg. bolts (4) blowinganddrifting at 2:48pm 11.04.10 Catalina 30 1/2000 Does anyone have the link handy, I have searched but without luck. We are out 97 days from home and
Hard starting (sorta) 2GM20F . . . Clark at 2:20pm 11.04.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2365 Engine hadn't been used for a few weeks and last weekend the Admiral and I finally made some time fo
B361 slow under power Tarsie at 2:17pm 11.04.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/3772 I read a thread, in which a B361 owner mentions 6.5 kts under power, he does not mention rpm. My 20
Auto Pilot derfus at 1:00pm 11.04.10 Bigger Boats 1/1358 What auto pilot do you have installed on your boat and would you buy it again? I looked at the Rayma
Charter operator links? cupper3 at 12:51pm 11.04.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2081 Greetings: Although this is not an original idea, I know, we want to buy a boat and then charter
320 owners!! paiscool at 11:23am 11.04.10 Mid-Size Boats 6/2048 Can any of the 320 owners tell me where the Fridge compressor is? I have a 1995 320 with the Adler B
In mast furling GWG at 11:07am 11.04.10 Big Boats 8/4795 I often read about people having problems--usually difficulty furling and fruling--in mast mainsails
Right of Way in Cruising World higgs at 11:06am 11.04.10 Ask All Sailors 27/5800 November issue of Cruising World, pg 24 has a photo and a description of a situation encountered in
Investing time to save food money Ross at 10:49am 11.04.10 Ask All Sailors 21/3961 Early this week I was food shopping and found chicken legs in large packages for .48 per pound. They
Exhausted and choking (1) luby at 9:50am 11.04.10 Bigger Boats 3/1623 Oday 272 LE with 10 hp Universal Diesel - great boat - has leak in exhaust at the connection of the
Oil Chage in a 22 year old diesel engine??? steveebryant at 9:17am 11.04.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2150 "I have a 22 year old Yanmar 2GM20F. The previous owner used a brand of oil manufactured by Ford for
Edson Pedestal Service Problem Rag Bagger at 7:58am 11.04.10 Catalina 30 6/4233 I was trying to service the cables in my pedestal last weekend and found that I could not remove the

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Build a Better Boat Hook? dLj at 4:09pm 04.25.22 In addition to the two boat hooks I have, I'd really like to have a grapple - not too big, but one
Potable Water Fittings Nichole340 at 4:06pm 04.25.22 That would be whatever Hunter used in 2000. They have screw on connections with stainless steel fer
Annual WAxing ROutine Siamese at 4:03pm 04.25.22 If you follow Mainesail's advice (I sure do), then you'll notice he doesn't recommend you use any so
Update Bad Obsession at 3:54pm 04.25.22
Potentially dangerous forestay situation jviss at 3:47pm 04.25.22 Thanks for sharing!
C34 deck flex over sliding companionway top Steve_Catalina at 3:27pm 04.25.22 My Mark II is keel stepped. Joe white, Interesting, Catalina introduced the MK11 at the Atlanta
Paddlewheel Protection Allan12210 at 3:25pm 04.25.22 Same as the folks above. We were only around on weekends so it got pulled every time we would head f
Paddlewheel Protection dlochner at 3:23pm 04.25.22 As others have said, just pull the transducer and clean it once in a while or when it stops working.
So I found this bolt ... Rick486 at 3:12pm 04.25.22 Perhaps not structural due to the counter sunk head. Looks like a bolt that would retain a part to a
Paddlewheel Protection Rich Stidger at 3:07pm 04.25.22 Years ago I used "Transducer Paint". Tiny bottle, very expensive. Then I stopped using it and put
Potable Water Fittings jviss at 3:02pm 04.25.22 My original plumbing, with the all the tees and elbows are antiquated and need replacing. As well a
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? jrussnogle at 2:58pm 04.25.22
PHRF racing on an Oday 302? compared with others. shemandr at 2:48pm 04.25.22 Yup, all over the map! What do you want? Put aside the price or value question. But realisticall
Paddlewheel Protection kappykaplan at 2:48pm 04.25.22 I generally only sail on the weekends (that may change after I retire), so pull the transducer when
Trans oil Benny17441 at 2:43pm 04.25.22 The type of fluid to be used is recommended by the transmission manufacturer but be aware that the O
Paddlewheel Protection lehighsail at 2:41pm 04.25.22 During the spring, summer and fall, I usually use the boat a couple of times a week.
Paddlewheel Protection Don S/V ILLusion at 2:37pm 04.25.22
So I found this bolt ... jviss at 2:30pm 04.25.22 what M10 X 1.25 means M = metric 10 = 10mm diameter, about 3/8" 1.25 = 1.25mm thread pitch, or abo
Tohatsu Sail Pro starting issues Benny17441 at 2:28pm 04.25.22 Does it always cut off when you disengage the choke? Does the engine rev up normally when running
So I found this bolt ... shemandr at 2:20pm 04.25.22 Could you post a picture of the head of the bolt where there is some lettering? If you could put a

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