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Deck Hatch Lid 27' catalina Rick19254 at 10:27pm 04.04.08 Mid-Size Boats 4/1737 My issue is the Deck Hatch Lid first does anyone have any suggestions on replacement is there a Web
Next paint question ........ white rudder Scott B at 9:00pm 04.04.08 Ask All Sailors 39/3874 Ok, so I'm down at my favorite Chandlery last night buying the anti-fouling paint and I was asking t
Keel bolt again! Mac at 12:07am 04.05.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/959 I'm getting ready to replace my keel bolt and wondered if I should get a grade 6 or 8 steel bolt to
Balboa 20 questions me262 at 12:43am 04.05.08 Balboa 1/4677 Juswt bought a '75 model 20' Balboa. Looks like a real solid boat! Has anyone had trouble with the g
looking for Hynautic steering cylinder K-1-C ChuckThomas at 12:51am 04.05.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1525 A friend of mine is looking for above steering cylinder assembly. It looks like they might have bee
rebedding stantions and handrails ctalmage at 1:04am 04.05.08 Ask All Sailors 13/3336 Hi - I'm looking for some suggestions on rebedding the handrails and stantions on my Irwin 28. I'm
audible temp alarms alanf at 1:23am 04.05.08 Irwin 0/1467 i need to add audible temp alarm to my 1979 37cc perkins 4-108. where can i obtain alarm and where
Where I am Crazy at 1:29am 04.05.08 Smaller Boats 24/1896 When I was a Hunter dealer, I made it a point not to say who or where I was at out of respect for th
22 wing keel tomc23570 at 2:00am 04.05.08 Smaller Boats 2/1402 I am looking at a Catalina 22 with a wing keel. I believe it has a 2'8" draft. With this shoald draf
Broken wing on wing keel Ron Cousino at 2:55am 04.05.08 Big Boats 9/1222 About 18 months ago I hit the base? of a submerged day mark that had been previously knocked over, t
Sail power vs diesel Al - s/v Persephone at 3:47am 04.05.08 Ask All Sailors 3/998 With Persephone still on the hard, I tend to grasp at any sailing-related straw to occupy my mind. I
9.9 hp vs 8hp? Bob Perry at 4:16am 04.05.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1124 Will dropping from a 9.9 hp kicker motor to a 8hp seriously affect my ability to navigate my boat th
Sail power vs diesel Al - s/v Persephone at 3:44am 04.05.08 Ask All Sailors 34/2241 With Persephone still on the hard, I tend to grasp at any sailing-related straw to occupy my mind. I
WM Discount Retcoastie at 3:12am 04.05.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1120 Mad Mariner has a deal with West Marine for a 12% discount on any order until 4/30, no minimum. Use
Size Matters! Tim R. at 4:41am 04.05.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1093 I was looking at some photos last week of some of Bruce Kings larger custom designs and one of the t
Something more serious sailaway78 at 8:34am 04.05.08 Ask All Sailors 16/1412 All you Yanmar experts, here is a real and not theoretical question for you. Today I was going to b
Wheel Brake Tom23400 at 1:03am 04.05.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1147 I'm trying to replace the wheel brake on my '8427' Hunter. I removed the compass but can't seemto
Botom Paint Remover Duke13540 at 9:43am 04.05.08 Ask All Sailors 8/5959 Has annyone used Pettit Bio Blast bottom paint remover. Any secrets in using it?I tried using it t
Leak by mast Duke13540 at 9:47am 04.05.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/947 I have a leak where my wires from the radar go down the mast and into and thru a small like box on
'78 21 foot drop keel housing John at 9:13am 04.05.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1109 I have heard that this vintage has had problems with the drop keel housing ...what should I be watch

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Has anyone built a boarding step? SoSound at 10:58am 11.06.21 @Hayden Watson, ARGGHHH! That would be really irritating!
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PNW Cruise 2021 (1) jssailem at 9:45am 11.06.21 Terry gets out there and sails the waters. In doing so he comes across fun and interesting experie
PNW Cruise 2021 Hello Below at 9:35am 11.06.21 Thanks Terry for sharing your annual cruising video. Reminds me that another year is gone. And tha
PNW Cruise 2021 (1) jssailem at 9:12am 11.06.21 Great Video Terry. As usual a fun time. You captured fun sailing breezes and sunshine. Special NW we
Occaisional Head Smell MikeWT at 9:12am 11.06.21 Question about NoFlex - It is a granular product, that has a sand like consistency. Could this dam
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Hunter 49 Variprop (1) Zencra at 8:26am 11.06.21 theses are the specs of my new DF112 4 blade Variprop. spec
Replace light with fan? flightlead404 at 8:09am 11.06.21 Thanks guys esp kbgunn for the pics. We're pushing off from Hilton Head in a week so hopefully its
Possibly One of My Best Ideas Yet. flightlead404 at 8:05am 11.06.21 I agree, and forgot to include a photo Once plugged in, I attach a cable tie around the hoses to a
mainsail shape for proper furling stephen_i_w at 8:00am 11.06.21 I have a C315 with a Seldon furling main. The 315 is very similar to the 309 in most design respect
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How to remove 2 1/2 retaining nut? jibes138 at 7:47am 11.06.21 Use an oscillating tool with a metal cutting blade to cut off the thru hull threaded portion. Then
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Has anyone built a boarding step? Hayden Watson at 7:38am 11.06.21 We also need to do this because our marina has banned dock steps. I had been using a manufactured 2

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