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teak treatment,uneven floorboards Steven M at 5:24am 03.20.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2276 This is my 1st time preparing my 1999 311 for a new season. Bought the boat last August. Would like
Backyard no more? (1) emergpa1 at 5:15am 03.20.10 Ask An Oday Owner 15/2549 today, with a little luck and some torqe provided by an inline six in a four wheel drive grand chero
Want to change bottom paints Lauren1 at 4:10am 03.20.10 Big Boats 2/1251 I have been using Pettit Unipoxy Plus Bottom paint since the boat was new in 2000. I would like to
Replacing an AC circuit breaker/ twin headsails (1) Hermit Scott at 10:06pm 03.19.10 Ask All Sailors 14/2653 I believe it got a little water in it from a leaky port. But it worked for a while. Now one side wil
1986 catalina 25 walt.shepard at 9:15pm 03.19.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/3955 I have bought the 1986 catalina 25, fixed keel, and have no manual for it. Can anyone copy me a manu
Progression of H170 deck and transom repairs (3) neptunedwb at 9:08pm 03.19.10 Day Sailers 1/1860 This is visual and written log of the repairs I plan to affect on the H170 boat I recently aquired.
Status Changed jimmyb at 8:25pm 03.19.10 Trailer Sailors 11/3104 Hi Guys, Check out under my User Name to the left. It no loner says "no boat yet". Should be picking
1992 33.5 Hunter thaeni at 8:21pm 03.19.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/3936 I just purchesed a '92 33.5 Hunter. Can anyone tell me where to locate an owners manual ?. Also, the
new macgregor26m owner with questions? herman at 7:41pm 03.19.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1680 Hi Guys, I,m an owner of a new Macgregor26m. Am a boaty, built my own boats, last one an S'S 30 and
Vire 7 vs Atomic 4 Hover212 at 7:11pm 03.19.10 Ask All Sailors 10/7422 Hello. I have purchased a Bristol 29 that had an Atomic 4 in it before the previous owner threw it o
How do you get to the fuses?! Oday 30 rbarna1 at 5:01pm 03.19.10 Bigger Boats 5/2419 So we just got our 1980 Oday 30. Fusebox is right by the stairs to the cockpit (in the middle). The
What do I have? Loutheg at 4:13pm 03.19.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1676 I am a new Catalina owner, which is my first sail boat. I have been a power boater and on our local
H40 Stuck Mastead Sheave Acadia at 2:13pm 03.19.10 Big Boats 3/1514 1985 H40 and I have the pleasure of having a stuck main halyard sheave at the masthead (I think). H
Simpson Lawrence Windlass shoeless at 1:38pm 03.19.10 Big Boats 0/2083 For anyone interested: Last year I bought a 2004 H386 that had seen very little use (218 engine hrs
Virginia Making New Requirements Bad Obsession at 12:49pm 03.19.10 Ask All Sailors 15/2147 http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/boating/education/requirement Discuss: Personally, it is great to req
North VS. Bacon Marc Bergmueller at 12:46pm 03.19.10 Ask All Sailors 10/2462 All options being equal, Bacon Sails is about $200 cheaper than North Sails Direct in a package cons
Passage 42 chainplates Paul Cossman at 11:42am 03.19.10 Big Boats 1/1728 To my fellow P42 owners, There was an old thread about checking out the P42 chainplates for corrosio
Cabin Vent Leak (2) em-25 at 10:41am 03.19.10 Catalina 30 1/1662 Has anyone experience a persistent leak like this? We have a Catalina 30 Tall Rig. See attached pict
Fresh wather system Andreas7699 at 10:09am 03.19.10 Big Boats 5/1836 Hi. I am looking for new parts for the fresh wather system in my H 36 2008. Anyone know where and wi
Sealants Sailornels at 9:48am 03.19.10 Day Sailers 2/1493 I wiill be sealing where my chainplates go through the deck on my O'Day 23, as well as a through hul

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Managing the water ballast in my Hunter 240 twistedskipper at 8:30am 04.24.22 If open with 8 adults aboard and vent open you will likely rapidly get water flowing out the vent.
Catalina 22 Portable 120V AC John Marrone at 8:18am 04.24.22 Appreciate the help. Looks like 5000 BTU will be all we need for small Catalina 22 Cabin along with
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? (2) jviss at 8:11am 04.24.22 That makes sense what you wrote about the Edson Quadrant, I asked Edson & they dont suggest to conn
Holding Tank vs Portable MSD Tally Ho at 8:09am 04.24.22
Trans oil kloudie1 at 8:08am 04.24.22 Chuck, the manual can be found on this site: Click on "Owner Resources" in the top bar then click on
Docking with a loop Tally Ho at 8:03am 04.24.22 Have you tried it on the primary winch? I have not. It might work there also. The cabin top winc
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? Johann at 7:53am 04.24.22 Also, I used the Octopus RS drive, which has less than 2/3 the peak force of the Raymarine type 1 li
Elusive Leak in the Anchor Lockers of 1995 and Later Hunters Crazy Dave Condon at 7:35am 04.24.22 @Ralph Johnstone I have advised in the past closing off the boat and taping a large piece of plasti
Docking with a loop Bob S at 7:33am 04.24.22 Have you tried it on the primary winch?
Build a Better Boat Hook? jviss at 7:32am 04.24.22 Thanks, that looks good. One would have to be careful tossing one of those from a sailboat, with al
Stansions for 1987 Hunter 28.5 Crazy Dave Condon at 7:20am 04.24.22 @SirMichael current owner of the forum store is a former Hunter employee who has the build list fo
Which wood piece is stronger ? Solid or laminated ? Leeward Rail at 7:17am 04.24.22 With new finish and sealing agents today, you are not likely to have any issues for forty or fifty
Trans oil smokey73 at 7:13am 04.24.22 @Benny17441 The only single 30W synthetic oil I'm seeing on line is marketed for 4 stroke motorcycle
Hunter 23 Hull/deck joint R&R? Crazy Dave Condon at 7:12am 04.24.22 @mjsader Former dealer who sold the most. Retired but willing to help as I sold the most of any de
Which wood piece is stronger ? Solid or laminated ? capta at 7:09am 04.24.22 I have wondered that myself. There is no reason that C&C couldn't have made it from something else.
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? (1) Johann at 6:57am 04.24.22 that is a great suggestion ;) I only know about Edson Quadrant Edson calls them Radial drive unit T
Which wood piece is stronger ? Solid or laminated ? Leeward Rail at 6:54am 04.24.22 More fundamentally, why use wood of any type where water/moisture is always present? Sealing it is
Needing a new motor for my Catalina 22 Leeward Rail at 6:41am 04.24.22 Get the longest shaft available. :laugh::oops::beer:;)
Build a Better Boat Hook? Len Ingalls at 6:37am 04.24.22 In addition to the two boat hooks I have, I'd really like to have a grapple - not too big, but one
Docking with a loop Scott T-Bird at 6:31am 04.24.22 I like it! I'm going to give it a try. We have short finger piers with pilings just off the stern.

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