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Bottom paint---Interlux Anti Fouling Earl Keim at 7:17am 05.03.10 Smaller Boats 3/1369 HI, I have used the INterlux Anti Fouling bottom paint on my Hunter 260. Just for some general ad
H28.5 Website Warren Milberg at 7:16am 05.03.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1093 As users of the H28.5 Website have noted, the "Forums" section is not working properly. The site ad
Splish, Splash she's in the water!!! (4) estopa at 7:11am 05.03.10 Day Sailers 1/1377 Thanks People for all your help to date on getting my beloved O'day 222 into Milford Harbor this wee
accumalation on prop/shaft lloyd1814 at 6:42am 05.03.10 Big Boats 1/1705 when we pulled the boat out last fall,we found the prpo and shaft completly covered by a concrete ty
Holding Tank Southern at 5:58am 05.03.10 Mid-Size Boats 9/2487 I have a 28 ft. 1991 Hunter, legacy series. The aluminum holding tank is leaking, badly. I've tried
Sail Drive + Prop Walk Observation Ducati at 3:18am 05.03.10 Ask All Sailors 0/2343 Just docked our new (used 36.7) for the first time. I usually back in however we discovered that whe
Catfish Rudder juliecat10 at 10:46pm 05.02.10 AMF 5/7803 Hey, I have an old Alcort Catfish 13' sail boat that I'd like to get fixed up. After a quick inspect
Kiwi prop grease Pat T at 8:06pm 05.02.10 Ask All Sailors 1/2659 Kiwi recommends using a high quality marine grease eg Shell Nautilus Marine Grease - NLGI No. 2. I u
Please fix my paint job.... Team118 at 7:43pm 05.02.10 Catalina 30 5/2355 I reached my level of incompetence. I know most of my work on the boat...or my house for that matter
37c electric panel ground (1) sail_4_me at 7:22pm 05.02.10 The Cherubini Hunters 32/6319 I'm rebuilding my electric panel, and I found a clipped off wire. I traced it to a keel bolt just be
Whats the best trailer sailor? amyette94 at 6:57pm 05.02.10 Ask All Sailors 9/5233 Im in the market for a new boat and I need some advice on what to get. I need something thats traile
May Issue SAIL MAGAZINE Mainsheet99 at 6:39pm 05.02.10 Ask All Sailors 9/3254 The May issue of SAIL MAGAZINE contains an article entitled "Sound Off" written by author Scott B. W
Installing halyard Davegnvl at 6:15pm 05.02.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/3047 I just bought a Beneteau 423. It has 2 halyards installed - one for the foresail and one for the ma
got a call from the marina thereisabelle at 6:11pm 05.02.10 Ask All Sailors 4/2500 capt. jeff,our good and might add very civic minded slip neighbor called today. " your boat is float
Max outboard size for a Venture 222? RECESS at 5:59pm 05.02.10 Ask All Sailors 6/3990 A friend that I have been trying to get into sailing for a couple of years now had a hell of a deal
Ideal Luff length for symmetrical spinnaker TR6 at 5:56pm 05.02.10 Mid-Size Boats 5/2238 Can anyone suggest the ideal luff for a chute for the 86 H31 ? . Speccs say mast height id 47"6, is
Simple terror Tom and Sue at 5:54pm 05.02.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/3034 Consider this a therapeutic vent.... I have served in the US Army for 16 years. Multiple deploymen
Help me make a shopping list Propnut30 at 5:38pm 05.02.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1543 I have been stuck in a rut here. Im deployed and right before I deployed I decided to upgrade my rig
Where to mount winches on O'day 22? Pictures? (1) damoses1 at 4:26pm 05.02.10 Day Sailers 0/44 I just bought a couple of Lewmar winches for my O'day 22. I was hoping a few O'day owners could tel
Refrigeration kit bigsick at 4:24pm 05.02.10 Mid-Size Boats 5/2074 I have a nice ice box in my 2003 326. I would like to upgrade to a real refrigerator, any good plac

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Stray Current Corrosion Problem BigEasy at 7:11pm 06.13.22
2 blade max vs 3 blade fixed for control Hollyberry at 7:08pm 06.13.22 I would not change a 2 blade MAX feathering prop for a 3 blade fixed.. In our experience the MAX pro
Need Oday Widgeon Rudder Assembly Gus The Impaler at 6:55pm 06.13.22 I considered making a new rudder assembly. I have two local machine shops that would allow me to us
2 blade max vs 3 blade fixed for control Captain Larry-DH at 6:51pm 06.13.22 I just came through Hell Gate today. You will not need extra power if you time your passage with a
Looking for a Widgeon Rudder Assembly Gus The Impaler at 6:50pm 06.13.22 Well, I ended up buying a new rudder. Setting it up now...
Stray Current Corrosion Problem mikeracca at 6:36pm 06.13.22
Stray Current Corrosion Problem BigEasy at 6:21pm 06.13.22 Corrosion issues can also be caused by a stray DC current in the water as well. DC will actually ca
Stray Current Corrosion Problem mikeracca at 6:02pm 06.13.22 Corrosion issues can also be caused by a stray DC current in the water as well. DC will actually cau
COCKPIT LINE HOLDERS capta at 5:58pm 06.13.22 Use a soft shackle through a Bimini top pad eye where you want the line.
Cockpit table material Ralph Johnstone at 5:53pm 06.13.22 No, that is fiberglass done in a form.
Stray Current Corrosion Problem BigEasy at 5:35pm 06.13.22 Galvanic corrosion takes place when two dissimilar metals are in contact with each other while imme
Stray Current Corrosion Problem BigEasy at 5:31pm 06.13.22 Zinc anodes should not be used in fresh or slightly brackish water. Magnesium and aluminum anodes s
Traveler line diameter and type on 2002 Beneteau Oceanis 331 (1) arthur.goldberg at 5:29pm 06.13.22 Thanks Craig Everyone, I've learned from Lewmar that the traveler ends on the 2002 Beneteau 331 are
Catalina 310 Holding Tank question SwanSong at 5:12pm 06.13.22 Thanks Rob, Our C310 is hull no. 21 so I would guess this 'box' is done at the factory. Question an
Grounding two isolated battery banks heritage at 5:04pm 06.13.22 Someone asked "how could I protect the alternator from being fried if the bms shut down your lfp hou
Age 80, O'Day 26 CB, great loop Siamese at 4:58pm 06.13.22 That sounds great, and I agree that an O'Day 26 is a big enough boat for one perujson. Spartan, but
Stray Current Corrosion Problem fstbttms at 4:40pm 06.13.22 While visiting a marina in Scotland, I saw something like this just under the water at the back of
Stray Current Corrosion Problem (1) Will Gilmore at 4:37pm 06.13.22 While visiting a marina in Scotland, I saw something like this just under the water at the back of a
Age 80, O'Day 26 CB, great loop Randy Corbin at 4:24pm 06.13.22 Your doing exactly what I want to do. I have the same boat, only with an OMC saildrive. The saildriv
Forestay transportation Ihtiandr at 4:12pm 06.13.22 Thank you, everybody. Now I see the direction where to move. :)

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