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Painting my Bootstripe AndyK at 4:05am 02.23.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1085 My boot stripe has taken a beating over the years from my mooring ball. I would like to paint it thi
Folding propellers Michael Komar at 7:37am 02.23.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1003 Oops, I am interested in a 2 blade folding prop for my 1982 30; Catalina. Any suggestions?
Folding Propellers Michael Komar at 7:26am 02.23.08 Big Boats 6/4079 I am looking for a 3 blade folding prop for my 1982 Catalina 39. Any suggestions?
New Orleans Sailors jlogan at 8:21am 02.23.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1190 Has anyone done a bottom job in the New Orleans area recently? I have always used Seabrook, but I h
rudder post (1) BACCHANAL6915 at 8:22am 02.23.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1072 does anyone know the exact workings of the rudderpost on a first 42. mine seems to be quite stiff an
Dawn in Satellite Channel Tsehum Pete at 9:38am 02.23.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1412 I am an early riser in the morning. I often enjoy leaving port before dawn. I took this shot in Octo
Rigging of head sail on my S2 9.2c Milan at 10:17am 02.23.08 S2 2/2011 Hello, I just purchased 1983 S2 9.2C. I am new to sailing. Like to gett adviceto riggig of jib sail
Stove pipe flush mount? BananaToe at 3:52pm 02.23.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1222 Hello all, I'm installing a dickinson heater in my Beneteau 361. I'm down to the final job of cutt
Follow up on replacing the flex drain pipe for the Hunter 23 airpilot at 2:28pm 02.23.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1047 A while back I posted a message on what to use to replaced an old flex drain pipe used to drain the
Mac26X cockpit cushions MBE at 2:11pm 02.23.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1171 Has anyone had new cockpit cushion covers made for their 26X? Sometime ago I saw an ad for new cover
Honda 9.9 wiring Madelon at 12:58pm 02.23.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1797 I just got a Honda 9.9 for my Mac26s. I have a house battery and guess I'll need another for the ele
S2 27 Owners: Where is your traveler located? Scup at 12:27pm 02.23.08 S2 6/1995 On the cabin top, or in the cockpit? Seems they were made both ways, or am I mistaken? Thanks.
Thru-Hulls--- Caution!!! sailacat34 at 11:24am 02.23.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1082 I came acrossed this artical while searching for information on Marlon thru-hulls and thought it mig
Oh No Snow seadaddler at 7:39pm 02.21.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1115 I guess snow is no big deal to a lot of people herebut the the moving truck left late yesterday and
Hunter 22 Keel Weight xld at 7:38pm 02.21.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1420 Can anyone tell me the weight of the Hunter 22 keel (centerboard)?Also, many of the owners reveiws
yamaha 9.9 ChuckP at 12:55am 02.22.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1248 I need some help. I havea f9.9aem model serial 6gul. The lower unit is bad. Frozen as a rock. I am l
Hard Bimini??? MoonSailer at 1:23am 02.22.08 Ask All Sailors 58/4432 I am thinking about having a local welder make me a hard bimini. I would like it to be strong enoug
battery switch confusion - advice jg91604 at 1:30am 02.22.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1677 I am confused about the battery switches on my Beneteau 323. Three switches: house-engine-neg.. i
Mast pitting, oxidation/electrolysis Not sure how to fix? (2) aibuilt at 1:47am 02.22.08 Ask All Sailors 15/3567 Hi,I'm looking at a 40 yr old Cal 25 that has the old mast type so I'm placing an age of about 40y
Roller Furling Main. How do I stop it from leaking rain water into the cabin Charley at 3:43am 02.22.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1145 I have a 1997 Hunter 336. When it rains water trickles down into the cabin from the mast. I do have

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Adding a 115V outlet dlochner at 6:18pm 11.09.21 The following article is about charging AGMs not FLA batteries, but the issue is the same. The close
Wrapping topsides Don S/V ILLusion at 6:00pm 11.09.21 If you plan on spending any time at a dock, I'd think twice about it. Was at a small Jeanneau open
Wrapping topsides Don S/V ILLusion at 5:57pm 11.09.21 I could show you 5 or 6, in our club, all painted by the same expert painter. They look totally "li
Profurl Spinex 5.0 & Hunter 460 sail sfbay at 4:57pm 11.09.21 Easy..........do an internet search on "Hunter 460 (466 or 46) spinnaker images" to see examples.
Mast Step lyricpekka at 4:54pm 11.09.21 thanks so much. Going to boat tomorrow, will get a picture. Great ideas and info, thanks again.
Profurl Spinex 5.0 & Hunter 460 Scallywagger at 4:46pm 11.09.21 Great stuff, that will be very helpful. Also, where did you find the photos of the 460/466 flying th
Wrapping topsides Ward H at 4:45pm 11.09.21 A couple of years ago @jssailem, @LeslieTroyer and I spoke with a rep for a company advertising wrap
Profurl Spinex 5.0 & Hunter 460 Scallywagger at 4:43pm 11.09.21 I will attach my spinnaker halyard and possiby with the top-down furler tomorrow and take photos of
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina 31seahorse at 4:38pm 11.09.21 Thomas Magnum, watch your "six". Will Gilmore is the new sleuth in town!
Wrapping topsides berner73 at 4:32pm 11.09.21 If you plan on spending any time at a dock, I'd think twice about it. Was at a small Jeanneau open
Profurl Spinex 5.0 & Hunter 460 sail sfbay at 4:32pm 11.09.21 I will attach my spinnaker halyard and possiby with the top-down furler tomorrow and take photos of
Profurl Spinex 5.0 & Hunter 460 Scallywagger at 4:26pm 11.09.21 Profurl Spinex 5.0 Spinex 5.0 (profurl.com) looks like a quality top-down furler. While I do not ha
Mods to our 35s5 (5) Hollyberry at 4:15pm 11.09.21 Gnarly weather here these past few days.. but work continues A previous owner had removed the vinyl
Mast Step sail sfbay at 4:14pm 11.09.21 Missing or damaged? Photo? Suggest contacting Klacko, who made/make metal parts for C&C sailboats,
Occaisional Head Smell marchem at 4:13pm 11.09.21 None, and many good reasons why there should NOT be a macerator pump in the TOILET discharge line.
Raising the Mast Tater at 3:55pm 11.09.21 Try YouTube "mast raising" Thanks.
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 3:54pm 11.09.21 like button more than once;) You should never generalize women. It's wrong to make broad assumpt
Wrapping topsides DArcy at 3:29pm 11.09.21 I asked about this last year. There is a bit of information in that thread https://forums.sailboatow
Wrapping topsides FastOlson at 3:27pm 11.09.21
C&C 27 Mk3 Hull Depressions Sailfanatic at 3:24pm 11.09.21 Most likely these would be dimples caused by over-tensioning the rigging. If you back off the riggi

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