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Cleaning Stainless Steel sailingdog at 6:54am 04.14.10 Ask All Sailors 9/2769 This is essentially a copy of an article I wrote on my blog... but I thought it was well worth repea
Bonded Ground gczenis at 6:26am 04.14.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/1618 I'm installing a inverter charger on my 2006 Catalina 34. My question is are the grounds bonded? I h
Naming my boat malyea at 8:55pm 04.13.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/2612 Two important and related questions - 1) Which is better for boat name lettering, paint or vinyl?
Re--doing keel old guys sail at 7:40pm 04.13.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1424 On my 1980 Venture 22----where should I go for replacement pivot pin---West Marine did not have it.
Electro Scan Waste Treatment System Blitz at 7:29pm 04.13.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 15/12540 I seriously considering installing Electro Scan Waste Treatment System into my boat (or other sugges
safety rails fido at 6:46pm 04.13.10 Trailer Sailors 4/4018 hello to all I am looking for front and rear railings for a venture 21 is there any out there
Catalina 28 owners garyvanzee at 6:35pm 04.13.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/10256 I just purchased a 1996 Catalina 28 and was wondering if there is a forum, association, club, help
Stained sails garyvanzee at 6:27pm 04.13.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1252 Just bought a Catalina 28 MkII and it has stains on the sails. Is there a way to clean them up? Th
V Berth Hatch for M25 Edlk at 6:20pm 04.13.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2064 Does any one know what support arms I can use to retrofit the v-berth hatch on my m25 Thanks Ed
Hatches irwin30 at 5:30pm 04.13.10 Irwin 1/2412 Where can I buy hatches, forward and aft, to fit an Irwin Citation 31, 1979? Thank for any asistance
Posting Error BroadReach at 5:04pm 04.13.10 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/2215 Phil Today I provided comments in a post to a subject line. My post was in error but I was unable to
Another Port Question H37 LunaSea at 4:46pm 04.13.10 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1437 I have a 1980 37c which is in bad need of new ports. Has anyone changed the smaller ports towards t
Hunter Marine news (3) Phil Herring at 4:43pm 04.13.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2946 John Peterson and Greg Emerson of Hunter Marine were in town today to meet with Signature Yachts, wh
Is $2000 for a S2 11.0C a good price? (4) Darrell at 4:31pm 04.13.10 S2 1/311 I just bought a 1980 11.0C for 2 grand. rudder was broke during Ike. New one built just needs instal
Ownership Change & Calif sales Tax rfrye1 at 4:26pm 04.13.10 Ask All Sailors 17/3159 We are wanting to transfer ownership of our Documented boat from our personal names (joint ownership
Another Mast Step fix (1) Greenman at 4:08pm 04.13.10 The Cherubini Hunters 1/2687 So my mast step was compressed with mush balsa, can you see why? http://www.cruisersforum.com/att
ICW travels Neil Hunt at 3:59pm 04.13.10 Big Boats 8/2158 I have a Hunter 420 that I will be taking down to Punta Gorda Fl this Aug on the ICW from Lake Erie.
Need advice on shortening mast....H37 Legend gwp at 3:43pm 04.13.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/3855 What effect would shortening a H37 mast by 10 feet to clear local bridges which are 50 feet. Also...
Foam jwieneck at 3:39pm 04.13.10 Big Boats 7/1980 I had a small diesel spill last year and I guess my aft bed with 4 inch foam kinda picked up the sme
Hunter 212 CRACKING RESULTS Chris Russ at 2:50pm 04.13.10 Smaller Boats 0/1879 I have posted before about my 212 cracking. This boat was manufactured in 2002, and started to shows

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Stuck Centerboard on a Widgeon shemandr at 6:11am 05.30.22 It can't be that heavy. Why don't you set it up upside down on some saw horses and pull the centerb
Single-handed docking Len Ingalls at 6:09am 05.30.22 As others have said-Install midship cleats just fwd of cockpit so you can reach them from cockpit. I
Marine plywood- to use or not to use? Rick Webb at 5:32am 05.30.22 Our local Home Depot sells the cull lumber at 25% of the list price. I imagine most places do someth
Emergency bilge pumps(s) shemandr at 5:28am 05.30.22 I would test it more often than annually or semi annually. And it's common to need to replace the d
Emergency bilge pumps(s) Crusty Ol Salt at 4:59am 05.30.22 On my H280 it would be the manual bilge pump operated for the cockpit. https://i.postimg.cc/4x9Xh6Y
Marine plywood- to use or not to use? Bluenose at 4:38am 05.30.22 Interesting, thank you, that looks like a great coating.
Stuck Centerboard on a Widgeon kgray9 at 4:07am 05.30.22 the one you talk about? My guess from your description that there is something happening in the mec
Emergency bilge pumps(s) senang at 3:38am 05.30.22 I know bilge pumps and high water bilge pumps. What is an emergency bilge pump?
Green Crystals in Fuel Filter senang at 3:36am 05.30.22 Somebody put sugar in your fueltank? Sugar is a known sabotage act of petrol engines.
Shower pump wont operate Caboteur at 3:31am 05.30.22
Shower pump wont operate mermike at 3:01am 05.30.22 Sounds like a poor electrical connection.
H34 Jib Halyard cleat Mike Oldak at 2:42am 05.30.22 This looks like a winner! Thanks for the ideas.
Single-handed docking danstanford at 2:41am 05.30.22 The best thing I ever learned about this was the use of a mid-ship line so you can connect her in on
Single-handed docking BigEasy at 2:23am 05.30.22 Learn to use spring lines and midship cleat. There is no reason to have to jump off boat when docki
Marine plywood- to use or not to use? (2) philiefay at 11:58pm 05.29.22 I just replaced the original floor in a Hunter 260. Luckily I managed to get it out in one piece so
Shower pump wont operate lauris67 at 11:46pm 05.29.22 On my 331, there is a Y valve below the sink that flips. One way is for the ice box, the other for
Single-handed docking philiefay at 11:42pm 05.29.22 Prior to arrival, drop sails, prepare all lines on cleats, lower cable rail, install fenders, lift c
Cracked hull Hayden Watson at 11:12pm 05.29.22 I've used G-flex to repair a plastic crosslinked whitewater kayak and also a paddle with good resul
Heater Ralph Johnstone at 9:43pm 05.29.22 Do you not have a diesel fired heater to supply antifreeze hot water to the heating circuit ? To he
Zinc Placement Ralph Johnstone at 9:34pm 05.29.22 new to me Hunter 29.5 and I'm wondering where the zincs are located? I presume you're referring t

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