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Should I race? yodaboda at 6:00am 03.04.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1500 I've just acquired a hunter 23 WK. I thought about racing it in our upcoming club race. We race on
Shower / washdown in the cockpit? Questions. BobM at 4:24am 03.04.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2372 So now that I am moving my Chartplotter from the port side coaming aft, it leaves me with a 4 x 6 ho
Can any one help me David Frick at 7:53pm 03.03.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1290 I am looking at a Hunter 46-2000 build, and now everyone is an expert, and they are putting the wind
Nav Pod Mod Ron20324 at 7:24pm 03.03.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2178 I installed a chartplotter on my NavPod, but things are too crowded inside and the top cover does no
Electrolysis II Eric on Selah at 7:14pm 03.03.09 Big Boats 4/1349 We put our 380 in the water in Port Charlotte, FL with a new zinc on the prop shaft. A month later,
Gel Coat Touch up question-need a solution alanwir at 6:51pm 03.03.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1519 On the cockpit floor, I have had some strictly cosmetic issues to deal with. There were some spots,
Do You Have Flares in Your Vest? Rick Webb at 6:38pm 03.03.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2099 Do You Have Flares in Your Vest? How about a whistle, mirror, marking light, PEPRB? May likely have
Transom Question MLM at 3:44pm 03.03.09 Day Sailers 0/1145 Does the 25' Oday have the same questionable o/b bracket weakness as the 23' and will a 7.5 four str
Winterizing fluke Deadline at 3:00pm 03.03.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1256 Yesterday I had to re-winterize my 2001 Yanmar 2GM because of a hard freeze. The engine must have a
New owner..... yugnoir at 2:38pm 03.03.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 21/3287 Just closed the deal for a 1990 Mac 26s. Will be picking it up next month and need to travel 763 KM.
Replacement Head Catalina 27 (2) Joe Snuffy at 2:38pm 03.03.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 35/17532 Greetings! I just purchased an 84 Catalina 27. The head does not work, and the Wilcox Company seems
Diesel leak jodygoldman at 2:38pm 03.03.09 Catalina 30 4/2026 I own a 1986 Catalina 30 . The smell of fuel is very strong in the cabin and I have been trying to
diesel engine class windarra at 2:20pm 03.03.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1202 I have a 27' O'day with a 10hp diesel inboard engine. Looking for a class/course on how to operate a
Winterizing fluke Deadline at 1:44pm 03.03.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1042 Yesterday I had to re-winterize my 2001 Yanmar 2GM because of a hard freeze. The engine must have a
Frozen epoxy question Roger Long at 1:34pm 03.03.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1776 Question for one of our goop gurus: How much is epoxy effected by going to low temperatures before
Checking Diesel Engine Oil Level Bob4203 at 1:09pm 03.03.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1271 Interesting.......... I will get to the point since I was advised by a few "experienced" guys last
Electrolisis elcriollo at 12:26pm 03.03.09 Big Boats 5/1844 I have a Hunter 40.5 with a Heart Interface Inverter. The boat is always connected to dock power. La
Devcon Plastic Welder Qoheleth at 12:19pm 03.03.09 Day Sailers 3/120 As Walmart doesn't seem to carry Devcon Plastic Welder anymore, can anyone suggest a better "local"
Bahamian Mooring Geri at 12:18pm 03.03.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2632 Can someone please give me the correct procedure on how to do a Bahamian Mooring (1 anchor from the
Anyone Like Raftups (1) Glory Daze at 10:13am 03.03.09 Ask All Sailors 13/2349 22001.vB

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First start in awhile... jeepbluetj at 10:41am 02.15.22 Worse perhaps if you do it at the fuel dock with witnesses, not that I would know anything about su
Anyone replaced their pinstripe? jeepbluetj at 10:37am 02.15.22 Catalina Direct has multi-stripe tapes available. 50' Roll Sheer Stripe TapeSapphire Blue & Turquois
Thru Hull Backing Plates Dalliance at 10:28am 02.15.22 As a side note if you have never done it: "... cut a G-10 backer plate ..." is easier said that don
Recommendation for a hatch or companionway air conditioner Ilanortho at 10:04am 02.15.22 Thank you for you experience and advice.
BOLT BROKE OFF Jake N Eggs at 10:01am 02.15.22 You need to get a center punch hole in the broken part of the bolt as close to the center of the bro
Need a mast for 22 sport, standard. pclarksurf at 9:23am 02.15.22 If you are in Everett, WA -- there are a couple of Sailboat salvage yards in the extended Seattle me
Anyone replaced their pinstripe? RussC at 8:40am 02.15.22 not sure you'll find multi color like that but there's a very large selection of vinyl striping tape
Anyone replaced their pinstripe? Tom J at 8:37am 02.15.22 Eraser wheel, by far the quickest, easiest and cleanest method of removal.
Securing Batteries on my H34 Davidasailor26 at 8:27am 02.15.22 You could use thickened epoxy to adhere the plywood to the fiberglass. You could also consider just
Replacing datamarine transducers with Raymarine? ifmdalvey at 8:15am 02.15.22 Not sure if Raymarine make transducers, i think they are all Airmar, which might have some connectio
Securing Batteries on my H34 dmax at 8:13am 02.15.22 Screwing into solid fiberglass is ok for light loads - I don't think batteries qualify as a light lo
Thru Hull Backing Plates Parsons at 7:45am 02.15.22 Either way, I would cut a G-10 backer plate to fit the recess and set it in thickened epoxy. As a si
1984 Hunter 37C Mikem at 7:44am 02.15.22 I will get rid of the leaking bladder and the gap around the vent line from the old tank first and s
Recommendation for a hatch or companionway air conditioner (1) Benny17441 at 7:27am 02.15.22 Have used a Cruisair unit to sit on the cabin top hatch and it worked very well. Coincidentally us
Choosing a battery charger Scott T-Bird at 7:18am 02.15.22 How is the air flow with your new charger location? Under the v-berth is pretty much open undernea
BOLT BROKE OFF jviss at 6:17am 02.15.22 Thanks for the responses. I just don't think that I can get the manifold off of the elbows without
Raw water intake strainer Ward H at 6:10am 02.15.22 My Catalina came to me with a very small cheap plastic Shut Flo strainer. I replaced it with a bron
Need a mast for 22 sport, standard. sail sfbay at 5:58am 02.15.22 Welcome to the forum!! Suggest an internet on "sailboat masts" for a new one or "used sailboat mast
Wind angle jssailem at 5:46am 02.15.22 Though the instrument was not working you were able to practice your mental sailing skills and enjoy
Raw water intake strainer RoyS at 5:00am 02.15.22 The raw water pickup for the head on Katie Rose had a thru-hull strainer only. This worked until it

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