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Hunter 212 cracks Chris Russ at 1:28pm 11.19.09 Smaller Boats 4/11026 I have a Hunter 212 that was manufactured in 2002. This boat developed cracks on the deck/cabin area
Bottom of wing keel on H23 RobertG-NJ at 10:56am 11.19.09 Smaller Boats 3/1712 This forum is great and I have read many helpful comments on the H23, among the tops being mast rais
New Head lakewash at 10:30am 11.19.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/2937 Presently I have a manual head that I am considering replacing with either an electric or vacu-flush
H23 V-berth shelves RobertG-NJ at 10:06am 11.19.09 Smaller Boats 2/1368 Does anyone know if the glassed plywood shelved in the V-berth of an H23 have any structural functio
Seeking info on previously owned Daysailer mateoyjeri@gmail.com at 9:35am 11.19.09 Day Sailers 0/1321 We owned the daysailer that was in the film Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation. We bought it through an ad
Looking for an LED replacement Sailm8 at 8:42am 11.19.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/3078 This is for a dome light in a Hunter 29.5. The replacement bulb is a number 912 and the fixture is
Best sailing lake in the South east and why. biorapper at 7:16am 11.19.09 Ask All Sailors 3/5633 I have sailed most of the larger lakes of the s.e. Just curious what lakes are sailors favorite and
Need roller furling system for Catalina 30 BVIBOB at 6:04am 11.19.09 Catalina 30 0/28 Need roller furling system for Catalina 30. Please e-mail bvibob@yahoo.com. Thanks!
Alden Pearson Countess 44 Capitan Alan at 5:28am 11.19.09 Pearson 1/5915 Hi! If anyone knows where Peason bought the hull portlights for the Countess 44 (1965) I would sure
Cutlass Bearing ontheroadgiv at 4:32am 11.19.09 Mid-Size Boats 5/1804 Ok....I have the new bearings for the rudder...by the way...the shaft for the rudder is fiberglass!!
Mac 22 in shallow lake kbates at 4:17am 11.19.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/2574 I live on a shallow lake 5-7 foot, 1100 acres with some weed,not to surface. Can I sail a Mac 22 wit
Engine Doghouse Wire Keeper truckman at 8:46pm 11.18.09 Catalina 310 2/1736 Does anyone have a fix for the engine doghouse wire. I would like to come up with something that is
Peak a poo Pat at 7:06pm 11.18.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/3304 Have you noticed it takes a long time to ask a head question. Last July we noticed sewage dripping
making a boom crutch for a hunter 22 declan at 6:44pm 11.18.09 Smaller Boats 1/1666 Does anyone out there know where to buy a boom crutch. If I cant buy one I guess I will attempt to
oday 27 pics Eric1991 at 5:44pm 11.18.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1584 I have an oday 27 the model that has the galley forward..i cant find many pics of that style and was
Head to holding tank etc. sailor1205 at 5:40pm 11.18.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/2282 Seeking Advice or (who to ask) I have a Yamaha 33' hull no. 55, Problem: the ho
Head to Holding in Yamaha 33 Tall rig sailor1205 at 5:31pm 11.18.09 Yamaha 11/4288 Seeking Advice or (who to ask) I have a Yamaha 33' Tall Rig Engine under Cockpit, hull
leak in the rain (1) dtdsail at 4:43pm 11.18.09 Catalina 22 3/1532 Another question...the hardware on top of the deck is leaking slightly when it rains. Would like to
Zinc Life Tom Potter at 4:00pm 11.18.09 Bigger Boats 6/2408 We've owned our 28 since August. We paid a diver to clean the bottom last weekend. During his botto
Rebedding topside chainplate covers bhalderman01 at 3:55pm 11.18.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1854 I have a 1977 Cat 27 and the deck side chain plate fittings are leaking water into the main bulk hea

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Inability to hook up to GFCI shore POWER while on-the-hard Davidasailor26 at 5:52am 03.19.22
Pinhole of light through hull. Best way to fix? kjdoyle1 at 5:38am 03.19.22 Thanks guys for the responses! No, there are no dings or damage on the outside of that hole.
Pinhole of light through hull. Best way to fix? dlochner at 5:36am 03.19.22 Good points. Here is a closeup pic. What does the paint or gelcoat look like on the other side? I
Pinhole of light through hull. Best way to fix? Davidasailor26 at 5:35am 03.19.22
Pinhole of light through hull. Best way to fix? thinwater at 5:35am 03.19.22 I don't see any structural damamge. Maybe there is a small gouge on the outside, probably just throu
Heat Exchanger to Raw Water Pump Hose - An Adventure in Maintenance. sailme88 at 5:31am 03.19.22 Just getting ready to jump back into readying the boat for service and appreciated your advice abou
Pinhole of light through hull. Best way to fix? (1) kjdoyle1 at 5:30am 03.19.22 Good points. Here is a closeup pic.
Floorplan overhaul thoughts? Joe at 4:22am 03.19.22 Hi All, We completely gutted every bit of the interior and drive train and are planning on buildin
Pinhole of light through hull. Best way to fix? rgranger at 4:16am 03.19.22 I would layer fiberglass from the outside using the 12:1 bevel. I would use epoxy instead of polyes
Epic Fail (Recovery) rgranger at 4:06am 03.19.22 Hey, Granger, I have the same broken spreader bracket, and have the new one waiting for me to insta
37C Rudder assembly components Jim Legere at 3:52am 03.19.22 David, There are no detailed drawings that I know of. If you download the owner's manual from the "B
2022 PacificNW Weather Update Will Gilmore at 3:38am 03.19.22
Have you made cockpit cushions? Will Gilmore at 1:13am 03.19.22 I made the patterns with heavy news print paper. The curve won't make any difference to the seamstr
Yanmar Engine Oil Change Benny17441 at 10:15pm 03.18.22 Well, the important factor in oil is viscosity while the great enemy of viscosity is heat and diesel
Yanmar Engine Oil Change Ralph Johnstone at 10:15pm 03.18.22 New oil and filter in an engine that sits is oil that just sits and that is pretty useless. I'll
Have you made cockpit cushions? thedude at 9:55pm 03.18.22 I'd make them with a curve. Shouldn't be too difficult to layout a template using cardboard and get
Electric bilge for 250wb Benny17441 at 9:48pm 03.18.22 I have spent some time with bilge pump projects on boats with no bilge compartment and shallow bilge
Electric bilge for 250wb mikeracca at 9:34pm 03.18.22 Done what exactly? Install an electric bilge pump?
37C Rudder assembly components D_Bosh at 9:18pm 03.18.22 Hi Jim, Thanks for your reply and advice. Do you happen to know of, or have seen any detailed draw
Rudder repairs (5) racenmotorsports at 8:41pm 03.18.22 So I finally got back to working on the rudder this week. I ordered some epoxy from US Composites o

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