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Adding grab rails Ken Kindrick at 7:26am 04.12.10 Big Boats 0/1085 I want to add additional grab rails on my H340 so that I will have hand holds as far forward on deck
Centerboard settings Mick at 7:02am 04.12.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2393 I am kinda new to sailing and the Mac 26 Classic we have. I purchased it last year at a good price
VC17 Migration Murray16764 at 6:39am 04.12.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1741 During the spring washing and waxing process I have noticed areas along the water line where the VC1
1990 Aft Port Hatch DanColucci at 6:08am 04.12.10 Big Boats 1/1109 It's spring maintenance time for my boat - and I'm hoping to replace the compressed rubber gasket on
Thumpa-thumpa-thumpa... Deadline at 5:44am 04.12.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1107 ...goes my galley faucet, cold water only. Hot water is fine, so is sink in the head. System is full
Best Temporary Seal ggooch at 5:25am 04.12.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1278 I just bought a 1982 Macgregor 25 and am getting her ready to sail for the season. My future plans
Speaker and light under the arch Patrik at 1:22am 04.12.10 Big Boats 5/2274 I have seen pictures with a white "box" mounted under the arch with loudspeakers and lights for the
E26 stereo location Joe A. at 8:03pm 04.11.10 Ericson 0/2271 My wife and kids just bought me a stereo as an early bday/father's day gift. (It was really so they
Marelon Rudder Post Seal Donald Roberts at 7:44pm 04.11.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1048 I have a Hunter 28.5 with Marelon rudder post seal instead of a stuffing box. This was also the same
Valiant 40 progress part two. (2) CharlieCobra at 7:32pm 04.11.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1682 The weather actually cooperated and we got some work on the Valiant done. We finished prepping the
Companionway hood on 260 Vern23908 at 7:00pm 04.11.10 Smaller Boats 2/1623 I can't seem to remember the name for the hood that extends the headroom at the companionway. Is it
Help me pick my next boat Tim R. at 6:47pm 04.11.10 Ask All Sailors 34/6181 My wife and I will be moving aboard. We have not yet picked out the boat. Here are our criteria:
H33C running rigging fiestaMojo at 5:43pm 04.11.10 The Cherubini Hunters 11/2734 The PO left me a bag that was supposed to be all the lines; I think all it is are dock lines. What s
Solenoid indicator light Juggernaut at 5:08pm 04.11.10 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1536 I have an '83 O'Day 34 and the light just burned out in the propane switch panel. I opened it up and
Bottom painting on trailer (4) DJN51 at 4:56pm 04.11.10 Smaller Boats 3/2595 Bottom painted boat today.Made these bunks to raise it 12" above bunks.Used 6x6's for main supports,
Sludge in Heat Exchange Aquarius at 4:43pm 04.11.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1221 When I removed the cap from the heat exchanger on my Yanmar 2GM20F there was a lot of black sludge i
Catalina 25 mast danold60 at 3:52pm 04.11.10 Smaller Boats 1/2888 The mast to my Catalina 25 (standard rig) was destroyed during a winter storm a few weeks ago. I am
Wet deck? Tim R. at 3:39pm 04.11.10 Ask All Sailors 4/2328 I had my boat surveyed by a reputable surveyor. He found moisture down the stb side of the deck. N
antifouling for H216 djamied at 3:19pm 04.11.10 Smaller Boats 3/1487 Does anyone have advice or suggestions about antifouling paint for the H216? The owner's manual is p
Anchor Recommendation stephen Penny at 3:10pm 04.11.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1497 Finally got to take a careful look at the anchoring system that came with the boat I recently purcha

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Removing lettering stain randerson5726 at 3:49am 04.13.22 I'm going to try FSR and scotch brite first. Then I'll move on to more sanding. The gel coat is a bi
Head hose replacement BigEasy at 3:05am 04.13.22 Should have mentioned, hoses / boat in use 2.5 years. Thanks for the insight Ralph. Hopefully, P
Selden Furlex Extremely Difficult Apex at 3:03am 04.13.22 different furler in my experience, but i had a bad bushing which allowed the drum to ride on the tur
A lost art: Conserving ice. jssailem at 1:53am 04.13.22 Vundabar! Thats a very nice. :clap:
Selden Furlex Extremely Difficult jssailem at 1:49am 04.13.22 John. A functional furler of any make should not require a winch to make it work when there is litt
A lost art: Conserving ice. All U Get at 1:48am 04.13.22 You now have no excuse for not having a cold beer to hand out when we stop by.
Head hose replacement AwwShucks at 1:29am 04.13.22 Should have mentioned, hoses / boat in use 2.5 years. Thanks for the insight Ralph.
O'day 19 Weekender Companionway Door Dimensions? (7) Sunbird22358 at 10:29pm 04.12.22 I don't have an O'DAY 19 either, but have made companionway drop boards for similar boats. Here are
O'Day Sprite Rudder. (5) Sunbird22358 at 10:14pm 04.12.22 Here is the basic measurements of the Widgeon Rudder, might help..... D&R Marine still sells the maj
Hunter 240 Payload Capacity Benny17441 at 9:23pm 04.12.22 There are a number of factors that determine the maximum capacity. 1) The Captain/Operator's experi
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out BigEasy at 9:20pm 04.12.22
Removing lettering stain Mark Maulden at 9:18pm 04.12.22 FSR and white scotch brite
New Owner of 1983 Irwin 34 Citation patagoniadave at 8:37pm 04.12.22 The video link says I need to request access, which I did not do. Can you change the access on the
New Owner of 1983 Irwin 34 Citation DArcy at 8:33pm 04.12.22 The video link says I need to request access, which I did not do. Can you change the access on the v
A lost art: Conserving ice. dLj at 8:31pm 04.12.22 Beautiful work! dj
Removing lettering stain jssailem at 8:20pm 04.12.22 One alternative would be to paint the transom in a darker color. This is true. But if that is the
1993 40.5 Standing / Running Rigging Replacement PRO tips? jssailem at 8:14pm 04.12.22 Removing the mast to the hard or doing the rigging while standing on the boat. ? When removing the
Removing lettering stain Benny17441 at 8:07pm 04.12.22 Pick a small spot in a letter and keep sanding to see how deep the color penetration is. Hopefully
Lake Ontario Sailors take notice Phil Herring at 8:05pm 04.12.22 @higgs: the image is now in your original post.
Lake Ontario Sailors take notice higgs at 7:59pm 04.12.22 Thanks DArcy. The updated Navionics is a big improvement and I give them credit for making an updat

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