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Cleaning and pressure testing heat exhanger Glenn at 12:29am 02.11.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/870 I removed the heat exchanger this weekend. The raw water inlet was 90% closed, I think I found the
Blasting the Hull with Walnut Chips Aldo at 1:56am 02.11.08 Catalina 22 2/1161 Is there anything I should kow about blasting the hull with walnut shells to remove the old layers o
V-Berth Bulkhead Warp Pete Hazel at 1:59am 02.11.08 Catalina 310 3/1909 Last season when I tensioned the standing rigging to specs. I checked the bulkhead just aft the v-be
Salt water leak Benoit Bechard at 1:33am 02.11.08 Big Boats 5/998 We have a salt water leak in the bilge of about 1 gal./day. I have look at all seacocks, stuffing bo
Beneteau 50 Fuel System Shalan at 2:33am 02.11.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1689 Hi,We have just purchased a 2002 Beneteau 50 fitted with a Volvo diesel and twin fuel tanks in eac
And... Where can I lok to get new halyards.. Bobby Stone at 5:17am 02.11.08 Ask An Oday Owner 1/988 I haven't really found a good source for pre-made halyards.. Can anyone help?
Technical specs Seidelman S25 Irene22 at 4:45am 02.11.08 Seidelmann 5/2702 I have just acquired a Seidelman 25, but the person who sold it to me knew nothing about the boat. A
Best World Cruiser? White Sail at 7:02am 02.11.08 Ask All Sailors 46/4128 I realize this is a controversial topic and many who read this will be a bit insulted, born from the
Wind Gauge Mark Mynsberge at 7:02am 02.11.08 Big Boats 5/1141 One of the little cups on the wind speed device at the top of the mast has broken. I have been tryi
SeaTalk connections with Chartplotter agaliha at 6:53am 02.11.08 Ask All Sailors 8/2400 I'm looking at purchasing a RayChart 425 Chartplotter. All of my Raymarine ST60 instruments are int
STAR-BRIGHT/ HELP bill@tahoe at 7:39am 02.11.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/933 HELP, I started to clean the bottom of my M 26, with Star-Bright, and it looks like tiny blisters ar
Poptop help Gregg9020 at 7:43am 02.11.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1012 Looking at the guides on my poptop the black clamps are either broken or missing and are being held
Cabin table finish Kailani at 8:29am 02.11.08 Big Boats 3/859 Our 1995 35.5 requires a bit of sprucing. The cabin table could use some refreshing, however, I do n
Stern Exhaust Ports Charlie at 9:29am 02.11.08 Big Boats 4/1072 My boat is a 1985 Hunter 34. When I purchased the vessel in 1999 the previous owner had installed a
Anyone have any inside information you can share on dockage? AmeriBritalian at 9:16am 02.11.08 Ask All Sailors 0/870 I would appreciate if anyone has a referral or information on either a slip or mooring either in or
Dr. LED Lightbulb Bad Obsession at 9:16am 02.11.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1074 I am thinking about replacing one of the lightblulbs in my 1990 Catalina 30 to one of the Dr. LED li
Seidelmann Rendezvous Daydreams at 9:47am 02.11.08 Seidelmann 0/1284 We at www.seidelmann-owners.com are brginning to think about a Seidelmann Rendezvous for 2008. The
Thinking of adding sump pump Bad Obsession at 10:16am 02.11.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1140 The shower in my Catalina 30 drains directly into the bilge and I am probably going to add a sump pu
Anemometers Mast head vrs Hand Held Chuck R at 10:05am 02.11.08 Ask All Sailors 14/4202 Been reading a book this winter "SAIL POWER" by W. Ross. And I'm learning that it's a good idea to k
Starcraft sailboat Susan Gilius at 11:52am 02.11.08 Ask All Sailors 1/2572 I am looking at a StarCraft sailboat of @ 14'. I think they were made by the O'Day manufacturer. D

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Why does Hunter have a bad name? Secret sail at 12:28am 04.16.21
Cabin wood insert removal Hunter 26 (2) twalker H260 at 9:05pm 04.15.21 I had to pull ours last year after the ply completely delaminated. I replaced with a plastic lami
H356 Polars chuckwayne at 8:56pm 04.15.21 :clap:
Close Call rgranger at 8:50pm 04.15.21
Universal M25-XP Broken Engine Mount L Bracket JRT at 8:43pm 04.15.21 @Ward H it is a M25XP in my 310.
Halyard wrap with Furlex (1) DrJudyB at 8:02pm 04.15.21 The jib must be raised reducing the length of the halyard at the top that causes the wrap. Adding a
Capsized transport in GOM. BigEasy at 8:02pm 04.15.21 I wonder how fast the legs come down. But I would guess the legs move slowly and there was not eno
Mainsail, Loose / Fixed foot? DianaOfBurlington at 7:49pm 04.15.21
Time for New Insurance BigEasy at 7:49pm 04.15.21 So far Progressive is paying my claim on time, and renewed my policy without a "knee jerk" increase
Mainsail, Loose / Fixed foot? DianaOfBurlington at 7:47pm 04.15.21 Go loose footed. I have measured and installed sails on over 100 boats when supporting a large inte
Mainsail, Loose / Fixed foot? DianaOfBurlington at 7:46pm 04.15.21 There's no downside to a loose-footed mainsail. Actually there are a lot of liabilities to a loose
Cabin wood insert removal Hunter 26 (1) BrianJ at 7:45pm 04.15.21 I just removed mine and sanded it down. I stuck some luck because the glue holding it was very weak.
Installing Spinlock Rope Clutches Tally Ho at 7:36pm 04.15.21
Its funny Friday! (1) leo310 at 7:24pm 04.15.21 192764
Midship Cleat Location for '78 Hunter 27 DianaOfBurlington at 7:17pm 04.15.21 There really is no rule for where to install it, only rules for how to install it. 1. Use heavy ba
change steering wheel hunter 29.5 Brian D at 7:15pm 04.15.21 Yes, removing the wheel is safe to do. The rudder will not fall off. But your wheel might be stuck o
The Dinghy Diaries DArcy at 7:00pm 04.15.21 It looks like the Walker Bay 8 (and 10) is still available, they have a separate site for the rigid
Close Call DArcy at 6:43pm 04.15.21 I would not have thought a bulkhead would pull right out like that, looks like it was well tabbed to
Capsized transport in GOM. WayneH at 6:43pm 04.15.21 I have seen hundreds of spud barges along the GICW. I wonder how fast the legs come down. But I woul
Installing Spinlock Rope Clutches thinwater at 6:40pm 04.15.21 Without describing the deck layup (thickness of skins, method of core replacment) any inquiry about

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