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How to restore weathered wood? (1) Allred at 11:02pm 11.14.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/9154 Does anyone have a suggested website, or book that would guide me in restoring the badly weathered w
new owner, missing part dtdsail at 7:06pm 11.14.09 Catalina 22 6/2493 Trying to find out what the back of the mainsail should really be tied to. The previous owner has it
cooling system for onboard generator Pat Barnes at 6:45pm 11.14.09 Big Boats 2/1205 Just purchased a 1996 37.6 , the supplied manual does not show where the sea water intake is for the
Annapolis Area Boat Yards for DIY owners sbailey64 at 6:15pm 11.14.09 Ask All Sailors 8/5044 Hi, I just purchased a 1983 Hunter 27 and will require a boat yard next year when I put her 'on-the
hunter legend 38 gmasichuk at 6:04pm 11.14.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1468 I looked at a hunter legend 38 today I am trying to locate the year of this boat. I estimate between
repowering a cherubini 30 with a volvo digbysailor at 1:07pm 11.14.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1056 can anyone tell me if i will need to redo my rails to go from a ysb12 on a 1978 hunter 30 to a 2002
diesel additives Terry in Naples at 12:43pm 11.14.09 Ask All Sailors 21/4516 Yesterday at the Ft Myers Boat show i spent some time talking to a dealer in a new technology device
cabin hatch teak tracks terry krauss at 12:01pm 11.14.09 Bigger Boats 2/1739 my 1079 Oday 30 has busted teak tracks for the sliding cabin hatch. Are these available anywhere or
Unregistered user Guest at 10:47am 11.14.09 Forum Help (Site Talk) 13/3388 Hi Phil, unable to post a reply to a thread on the Ask All Sailors forum. Just a quirk or a policy c
Zinc paint on prop?? MoonSailer at 10:27am 11.14.09 Ask All Sailors 10/13682 I saw some zinc paint and bought a can. I was wondering if zinc paint would be good antifouling on
Information On San Juan 34's chambao at 9:48am 11.14.09 Ask All Sailors 2/5848 I'm interested in buying a San Juan 34. But need info on this boat. If you own one please give me so
What other maintenance steps should I perform? Charlie L at 5:01am 11.14.09 Big Boats 4/1503 Need advice. I will be leaving my Hunter 34 boat in a North Florida Marina for about 5 months. I am
Mast rake Quoddy at 4:39am 11.14.09 Ask All Sailors 9/3401 When the mast is raked the COE of the main being about 1/3 the way up the mast only moves a few inch
Battens ? Joe1924 at 4:36am 11.14.09 Catalina 309 Group Forum 5/2230 Just purchased a slightly used 309 and the furling main has no battens. I'd be interested in pro an
Battens ? Joe1924 at 4:30am 11.14.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1810 Just purchased a slightly used 309 and the furling main has no battens. I'd be interested in any fee
VHF to GPS to DSC jibes138 at 3:16am 11.14.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2960 How do you connect the GPS to the VHF for the DSC to show current position? Why don't they just bui
Autopilot for tiller steering LDM at 7:45pm 11.13.09 Smaller Boats 16/7134 What brand autopilot do you guys use for your tiller steered boats? Would you purchase the same bran
hunter35.5 moose at 6:16pm 11.13.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1293 mykeel is makeing 1 inch of water is that nomal .
bottom surface area on Cat 270 kczach1 at 6:16pm 11.13.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/1718 Hi all, I have a Catalina 270 and am going to be re-painting the bottom with new anti-fouling pai
Hunter 240 Motor Mount (for tender) nofd843 at 4:02pm 11.13.09 Smaller Boats 0/1475 I am in the process of purchasing an inflatable tender and trying to find a way to store the motor o

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Seaward Water Heater Again ! sailcapt340 at 10:00am 08.17.21 I can wait. This tank isn't going anywhere soon, at least until winter layover. And if it's any in
To Electric or not to Electric that is the question/ Tedd at 9:54am 08.17.21 I think electric outboards are just starting to get to a state of development where you'd want to us
Hunter 33 Reefing line boom internals Rabe at 9:54am 08.17.21 Lots of info in these recent threads: Thank you for the links!
Hunter 420 Passage trip on the ICW Stu Jackson at 9:43am 08.17.21 Recent thread on this on cruisersforum.net where specific bridges are called out. It's not .net.
To Electric or not to Electric that is the question/ seadaddler at 9:40am 08.17.21 The friends who have gotten electric outboard went back to gas. We cruise with our club and many oth
Stove Make and Model PMK at 9:37am 08.17.21 Thank you. I checked all wire connections and all are secure. It seems the cause is likely a bad f
Dish Soap Rinsing Tedd at 9:34am 08.17.21 When we need to conserve water, the final rinse is done with a 1 qt pump pressurized bottle. The w
Hunter 420 Passage trip on the ICW (2) shemandr at 9:31am 08.17.21 Here is a screen shot of the St. Lucie Inlet area that can be confusing. Study the buoyage. There
Newbie here with 1977 Hunter 27 sailermania at 9:17am 08.17.21 Thank You All. I will look under the engine, I would have thought it would be located in an easy pla
Dish Soap Rinsing FastOlson at 9:16am 08.17.21 While we do use water for washing and rinsing when we never more than 3 days away from a marina and
Dish Soap Rinsing thinwater at 9:02am 08.17.21 As you can see, it starts by re-learning how to manage dishes, from start to finish. Boating is lik
Yanmar alternator loosens way too often senang at 8:51am 08.17.21
Hunter 420 Passage trip on the ICW flightlead404 at 8:49am 08.17.21 We just came up from the keys in our 1997 42 Passage which I think is the same external dimensions.
To Electric or not to Electric that is the question/ Don S/V ILLusion at 8:49am 08.17.21 Also consider price and what HP is desired.
Hunter 420 Passage trip on the ICW flightlead404 at 8:40am 08.17.21 A little more info. There's a book called something like "Anchorages in the ICW" by Skipper Bob. G
NOT buying H34 markwbird at 8:38am 08.17.21 @markwbird.... have you ever double reefed? Yes. As a matter of fact when I had the sail made I h
Dish Soap Rinsing Rick D at 8:33am 08.17.21 On all my other boats, I did as Rich did and had a raw water pump to the sink for washing dishes. I
How long has it been since you cleaned your unmentionables? Michael Davis at 8:29am 08.17.21 Since I just pulled the stove to refinish some teak I thought you were talking about the god awful
How long has it been since you cleaned your unmentionables? Calif. Ted at 8:21am 08.17.21 Since I just pulled the stove to refinish some teak I thought you were talking about the god awful m
Hunter 420 Passage trip on the ICW flightlead404 at 8:20am 08.17.21 Has anyone taken their 420 Passage up or down the ICW and what advice can you offer? Our boat has

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