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Foam Flotation?? Popeye18296 at 5:38am 04.05.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1467 Are the foam blocks(flotation?) actually useful? Have a 1976 V25.When I aquired her there were only
Acetone affect on fiberglass? Charlie at 9:48pm 04.03.08 Ask All Sailors 8/24470 Between the paper mills and the marina sanding bottom paint my boat gets a dark coating of I can onl
Shrink wrap help. chinny at 10:43pm 04.03.08 Big Boats 9/1815 I'm trying to put together some semblance of a budget for our Hunter 34, and wondered what most owne
HELP, need west coast florida yard with mast equipment!!!! mike at 10:42pm 04.03.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1290 i cant seem to find a yard to lift my boat and unstep my mast without taking my first born!! i just
Best sanitary hose? david wigler at 10:38pm 04.03.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/1897 Is the AVS-96 still available?How about the Sealand OdorSafe?Any problem using home-style pvc pi
VMG strategy HAL at 11:57pm 04.03.08 Ask All Sailors 26/2726 What is the best vmg strategy for the following circumstance?A light displacement boat is close ha
yanmar 2qm 15 injectors stuck cb at 12:04am 04.04.08 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1592 My yanmar2qm15 on a hunter 30 1981 starts slowly when cold - fine when warmed up. I wanted to check
hood? joefusa at 12:33am 04.04.08 Smaller Boats 1/1228 looking into getting a new furler for a C-30. anyone with experience with the hood seafurl 5 series?
Boat Naming David Hall22685 at 12:43am 04.04.08 Day Sailers 1/1215 My boat has a new resting place at the lake. However, to make application, they wanted to know the
Considering installing a watermaker Larry Jackel at 11:11pm 04.03.08 Big Boats 5/1127 We are considering installing a watermaker in our 2005 H44 and are soliciting recommendations and co
Air Head sailordel at 11:04pm 04.03.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1513 Does any one have experience or knowledge of this product? Practical Sailor gave it a good rating b
Fitting a Fishing Downrigger to An Inflatable Tsehum Pete at 11:01pm 04.03.08 Ask All Sailors 0/1813 I have fished for salmon from my sailboat for several years. I now wish to try fishing from my Walke
Pedestal R. Shay at 3:18am 04.04.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1155 I have a 1985 Hunter 34, with I believe a Edson Pedestal. My chain must have lost or broke a link, a
22 wing keel tomc23570 at 3:02am 04.04.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1014 I am looking at a 22' catalina wing keel. I believe the draft is 2'8". I might do some racing on a s
Head pump out piping wchevron at 2:54am 04.04.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1418 installing my new holding tank on the port side of the v-berth against the back side of the bathroom
Painting the hull in a cradle Scott B at 2:34am 04.04.08 Ask All Sailors 28/6136 One of this years spring projects is to paint the hull with Micron. Since the boat is sitting in a
Change to mainsheet arrangement on 310? Chris Connor at 2:29am 04.04.08 Catalina 310 2/1775 I was talking to a company about a dodger for the 310. He fabricated a dodger four years ago based
Special bit to remove screws in companionway fittings? Chris Connor at 3:58am 04.04.08 Catalina 310 2/1427 I have noticed that the screws holding the stainless steel hatch board battens (stiles?) in place ha
tell tales and a furling main Lovin it at 4:17am 04.04.08 Ask All Sailors 12/3370 I have a Selden furling main on my Hunter 31. The head sail came with tell tales installed. The main
Rail Seats John Hosty at 2:21am 04.04.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/850 Just a heads up. As a winter project I stripped down the rail seats and re-varnished them. The under

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Hunter 33, started some work Ralph Johnstone at 1:23pm 08.26.21 . I couldn't get the hose off, though. Any tips on getting the original waste discharge hose off? I
Coolant Change for a 4JH2-TE Yanmar Stephen M at 1:21pm 08.26.21 Coolant successfully changed out. Thanks for the support through this forum. Shop Vac with a custom
Hunter 33, started some work Rabe at 1:15pm 08.26.21 Sorry; when I say '5200' I should be clear that I mean any of its less-strong polyurethane derivati
Hunter 33, started some work Stu Jackson at 1:11pm 08.26.21 Rely on only 5200 for sealing chainplates through the deck. This does three things - adds strength
Hunter 33, started some work DianaOfBurlington at 1:10pm 08.26.21 I understand some people want to use 5200 on things that will never be removed, but yet here we are
Hunter plumbing (H33.5 1994) Ralph Johnstone at 1:07pm 08.26.21 The tube fittings are QEST made by Zurn . Absolutely top notch.
C25 cabin sole soft spots JUUD at 12:55pm 08.26.21 Thank you for the advice! I will check it out.
New guy on the ocean worries / horrible radio comms!?!?!? Alan Gomes at 12:55pm 08.26.21 Loose track of time so easily these days. Tell me about it!
Racing Rules PaulK at 12:49pm 08.26.21 Leaving an anchor mounted on the bow roller while racing is not against the rules, but it might not
New guy on the ocean worries / horrible radio comms!?!?!? Kings Gambit at 12:48pm 08.26.21 Lose track of time so easily these days.
New guy on the ocean worries / horrible radio comms!?!?!? Alan Gomes at 12:46pm 08.26.21
New guy on the ocean worries / horrible radio comms!?!?!? Kings Gambit at 12:44pm 08.26.21 I'm pretty sure that can't be right. I think it was a lot longer ago than that since a station lice
New guy on the ocean worries / horrible radio comms!?!?!? Alan Gomes at 12:39pm 08.26.21
New guy on the ocean worries / horrible radio comms!?!?!? Davidasailor26 at 12:37pm 08.26.21 I could see the value in that. However, it's clear from the cases I have heard the the CG is addres
New guy on the ocean worries / horrible radio comms!?!?!? Maine Sail at 12:37pm 08.26.21 I know it helped Winnipesaukee although I can't quote the statistics, but I remember when I was you
New guy on the ocean worries / horrible radio comms!?!?!? Alan Gomes at 12:34pm 08.26.21 Both CGs in the US and Canada seem to be guilty of this. However I believe it is intended to be a
Hunter 33, started some work Rabe at 12:33pm 08.26.21 These are very easily installed with 5200 (use nothing else) I understand some people want to use
New guy on the ocean worries / horrible radio comms!?!?!? Alan Gomes at 12:30pm 08.26.21 Perhaps they have a hand held and can hear the CG How would that possibly work? If they have their
Hunter 33 Traveler Stops DianaOfBurlington at 12:24pm 08.26.21 Agree with RoyS on this - upgrade that. The X-section Nicro-Fico track was state-of-the-art in 1979
ELECTRIC HEAD SOLENOID LOCATION (1) sail sfbay at 12:24pm 08.26.21 Behind the removable panel behind the vanity sink faucet is where I found the solenoid valve on my H

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