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butyl tape John at 11:16am 01.22.09 Ask All Sailors 13/9248 Maine Sail uses butyl tape instead of caulking for sealing deck penetrations. I have never worked wi
Power Inverter Question Rick2413 at 9:52am 01.22.09 Ask All Sailors 18/5726 I presently have a xantrex 1750 watt inverter(1500 watt continuous) on my boat. It has two outlets.
starting engine first time in 2 years. (1) luvitt at 9:45am 01.22.09 Ask All Sailors 26/4120 hey all, Ive been working on restoring this 40' hunter legend for about a year now. Its a beautiful
Table of Rigging Sizes & Lengths Donalex at 8:15am 01.22.09 Forum Help (Site Talk) 4/2226 Hi Phil, In the Halcyon days of HOW I think we used to have access to a table of Running Rigging siz
strictly sail chicago discount code duality at 7:56am 01.22.09 Ask All Sailors 2/4685 here is a discount code for the chicago show! 50% off SSC09CD anyone have any others mike
Backup outboard tom.watson at 7:55am 01.22.09 Catalina 30 4/2123 Last year, I had trouble with my A4 that turned out to be a gas line pinhole after weeks of looking
Simply amazing Alan at 6:35am 01.22.09 Ask All Sailors 11/1952 SYDNEY: Two Burmese men, who said they spent nearly a month floating in an icebox on storm-battered
What's this on my Cal 20? (1) Wahiawa at 3:20am 01.22.09 Ask All Sailors 15/5032 Aloha, Can anyone tell me what this bracket is for on the back of my Cal 20's mast? I recently bo
Knotmeter or GPS jibes138 at 2:39am 01.22.09 Ask All Sailors 48/9600 What is the opinion of this group regarding using, and maintaining a knotmeter versus just using the
Which Mac sails best? wonthaggi at 10:35pm 01.21.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2515 Hi from a future Mac owner. Prior to the model X. and M (Which I can't afford) Which model Mac s
Whisker pole rvh111 at 10:24pm 01.21.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2107 Hi there, I am about to take possesion of a 2005 Hunter 33. Can anyone tell me what size "whisker p
Morton Salt 65' sailed the Mac Scubaguy at 8:50pm 01.21.09 Sails Call Lounge 7/9600 I am looking for anyone who knows about a 65' yacht that sailed around 1914 in the Chicago/Mac race.
Venture 15 Catamaran rdethman at 8:29pm 01.21.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/5901 I have a MacGregor Venture 15 Catamaran (early 70s) that I am putting together - does anyone know th
battery question lingarner at 7:35pm 01.21.09 Ask All Sailors 18/2377 I am buying a 26' sailboat tommorow. Very new to it all. What can a battery operate on a boat? How m
60 M band Brian D at 7:25pm 01.21.09 SSB and Ham Operators 5/4382 I tried to contact you, Karl, but no go. I did hear W1NG calling for Oregon, Montanan, Washington, a
bottom paint JCT at 4:45pm 01.21.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1130 I have a blisters on the hull and have had 2 estimates to repair. One recommends Interlux Interprot
v 22 spreaders Mac Daddy at 4:21pm 01.21.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1219 Has anyone made this modifcation? What did you think of the kit? I have the flat sided oval section
Old ODay 23 Jansen at 4:05pm 01.21.09 Ask All Sailors 10/1875 After 18 years of membership a club member is retiring from sailing and selling his 1973 Oday. I am
moving bog1 at 2:05pm 01.21.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1238 We are moving to Jacksonville FL. we are day and weekend sailors on Inlnd lake in IN. can anyone hel
Garmin Chartplotters jimmcgee at 1:29pm 01.21.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1370 I'm looking for feedback from folks who have Garmin 4200 series chartplotters and 4k radar. I'm t

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Hunter 34 companion hatch sail sfbay at 4:07pm 02.14.22 Once replaced that will make a big difference on the boat's look. Do a search on this forum on "com
Hunter 34 companion hatch Don Crowther at 4:02pm 02.14.22 I'm pretty sure you are going to have to remove the sea hood. Lots of screws and sealant hopefully n
Hunter 34 companion hatch hunter34austin at 4:01pm 02.14.22 I don't think you can get the hatch out of its track without removing the cover. You might get lucky
Tiller Shorefun at 3:38pm 02.14.22 The original is just some 6061 1" square tubing with 2 bends. If you have a local welding shop stop
First start in awhile... dmax at 2:53pm 02.14.22 If your boat has a manual kill cable you can leave it pulled out and it will crank forever and not
1984 Hunter 37C smokey73 at 2:46pm 02.14.22 Without the original tank and permeated waste hose being removed will the odor go away or will it li
CDI Mainsail Furler on Hunter 28 Growl at 2:45pm 02.14.22 So the wheel brake is an add-on item or does it come with a certain model pedestal?
CDI Mainsail Furler on Hunter 28 Tally Ho at 2:38pm 02.14.22 Just got back from the boat I searched up and down the Edson pedestal and found no knob or locking
BOLT BROKE OFF jviss at 2:34pm 02.14.22 There's a really excellent marine machine shop on Pope's Island in Fairhaven, MA. Believe me, it wo
First start in awhile... Davidasailor26 at 2:31pm 02.14.22
Hunter 340 Standing Rigging replacement cost estimate jviss at 2:28pm 02.14.22 Will you buy it and install it yourself? My guess is about $1500, based on my spreadsheet for my Ta
CDI Mainsail Furler on Hunter 28 (2) Growl at 2:25pm 02.14.22 Just got back from the boat I searched up and down the Edson pedestal and found no knob or locking m
I'm so confused! Zinc vs. Aluminum Anode for Maxprop? jviss at 2:17pm 02.14.22 No matter your eventual decision note two things: (1) Make sure the prop anode has a clean solid co
I'm so confused! Zinc vs. Aluminum Anode for Maxprop? Charles Erwin at 2:10pm 02.14.22 No matter your eventual decision note two things: (1) Make sure the prop anode has a clean solid con
Attaching Clamshell PaulK at 2:05pm 02.14.22 The clamshell filter on our NTU (new to us) boat mounts on a bronze gasket or plate with threaded h
Attaching Clamshell jviss at 1:27pm 02.14.22 @jviss: entertaining thread so far. My 2cents? yes, short bronze screws. And bottom-tap the hol
Attaching Clamshell Dalliance at 1:26pm 02.14.22 I'll give you a quick lesson. My sailing buddy and I on different boats transiting the Fox River,
Attaching Clamshell (1) Apex at 1:23pm 02.14.22 @jviss: entertaining thread so far. My 2cents? yes, short bronze screws. And bottom-tap the hole
CDI Mainsail Furler on Hunter 28 jssailem at 1:23pm 02.14.22 As David suggests, I use the wheel brake on the binnacle to temporarily hold the wheel in place. It
First start in awhile... Richard19068 at 1:15pm 02.14.22 Don't ask me how I know this. :facepalm: I've done that. But mostly I wonder why my dinghy outbo

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