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Winterize the a/c unit on 34 foot hunter 1999 Duke13540 at 11:45am 10.31.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1085 What are the steps to winterize an a/c unit and hot water heater?Thank you!
Ocean sailing Greg at 2:52pm 10.31.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 32/2150 I am planning to take my Mac26D to the Bahamas. My Mac is already well equipped and the list would b
In mast furling richk at 9:23pm 10.29.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/956 I'm looking at buying a newer boat. The ones under consideration have in mast furling. My current
Why don't targets paint on radar? Allan Frey at 10:36pm 10.29.07 Big Boats 3/1539 I have a Raymarine RL 70 CRC plus radar with chart plotter. One morning I turned it on and no target
Repairs and bottom painting ??? KevinMc at 11:06pm 10.29.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1006 Hey Guys, I need a lot of input ...Three issues:1. I am going to pull my boat from the water so
Tight Sails Brian M H23 at 12:05am 10.30.07 Ask All Sailors 11/2442 I've got a question about sails and the luff, leech, and foot reinforcements. Most sails have a tap
Reefing line Paul356 at 12:51am 10.30.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/959 Tips on running a new reefing line through the boom? I assume I can snake it, or maybe I'll have to
spinnaker boom fbquinn@gmail.com at 1:27am 10.30.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1176 Where do I get a spinnaker boom for my Macgregor 26D?
Ranger 29 Mast Support (1) Willow at 2:38am 10.30.07 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 5/2489 I have a '72 Ranger 29. I am wondering if anyone knows first hand what is under the cabin sole to s
Pics trontek at 2:04am 10.30.07 Pearson 1/1816 Are the ones from the old forum gone?
Tiller Lock question Bffatcat at 4:15am 10.30.07 Ask All Sailors 15/4280 Anyone had any experience Pro or conwith a tiller tamer or tiller lock for singlehandingBob Fox
Height of Hunter 31 for transport purposes? Jeff Munn at 5:50am 10.30.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1182 Sorry to bother you guys with this question but I am trying to find the height of a 1987 Hunter 31 f
leaking cabin windows Mike at 5:30am 10.30.07 Pearson 1/1889 AHOY I would appre. any inf. on repairing gaskets or whatever you do to stop water from leaking in t
Oceanis 281 Banooma at 6:08am 10.30.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/3134 Hi Beneteau Owners,I've been sailing a Hunter 23 for a few years, and am contemplating a step up fo
BVI Charter radio usage Roy Udwin at 6:40am 10.30.07 Ask All Sailors 4/2556 We will be chartering in BVI in December. I was thinking of taking along a set of FRS/GMRS walkie ta
Westerbeke power down Dave at 6:57am 10.30.07 Big Boats 4/921 I have a 1983 H 34, it has the 21 hp Westerbeke. The engine runs fine up to 2500 rpms, but when I pu
26X camper top/cover jib at 7:47am 10.30.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/988 Has anyone had a camper type cover made for the cabin area of the boat? I envision a sunbrella type
Bimini cover for Catalina 30 tall steve.s.frank at 7:33am 10.30.07 Catalina 30 3/5070 Does anyone have a good source for a bimini cover for my Catalina 30 TallThanks in advance for any
Plexiglass vs Lexan? Marcia at 7:25am 10.30.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1198 I want to replace the old scratched, cracked plexiglass on my sliding companionway cover and ventila
re-joining sandpiper10471 at 8:43am 10.30.07 The Cherubini Hunters 0/892 A number of years ago I was active on this forum with my '79 Hunter 33. Since then I have owned seve

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What kind of paint for port holes? Siamese at 2:13pm 09.11.21 What was it sanded with, a hammer? The paint isn't that big an issue. The prep is what's importa
Teak seats and trim. BigEasy at 2:09pm 09.11.21 wow those black stripes are caulk? Mine feel like hard plastic strips which extend above the wood
Waterproof battery and electrical panel Mr. Dave at 2:02pm 09.11.21 Not to sound snotty, but if you want to keep water out of your electrical panel, and it's 10" off th
Teak seats and trim. sunlover at 1:57pm 09.11.21 What do people do for these seats and the trim? It looks like a plethora of products and how to's
Keel winch failure... and repair... Seascoutship501 at 1:56pm 09.11.21 thanks OP I just recently went to our boat and realized the keel cable had broken and tried to use a
Waterproof battery and electrical panel JohnShannon at 1:48pm 09.11.21 I don't think it is as bad as all that. Even underwater the battery won't "short out" there will b
Teak seats and trim. BigEasy at 1:41pm 09.11.21 Did the handrails & grab rail on the companionway slider differently as those pieces are solid teak.
Teak seats and trim. (1) sunlover at 1:11pm 09.11.21 And, for the win, here's my trim. I'm having the worst time uploading this image. I had to em
Waterproof battery and electrical panel (1) jssailem at 12:31pm 09.11.21 If you somehow swamp your Newport 23, it is time to go back to basics. One is to empty water as fast
1987 Cat 22 Aft through Transom Scupper Drain Leak sail sfbay at 12:31pm 09.11.21 Can you post a photo?
Climbing my mast? Hire someone or woman-up? :) BigEasy at 12:12pm 09.11.21 A good reason to take the mast down, inspect it, replace all the wires and fittings, perhaps replac
Teak seats and trim. BigEasy at 12:08pm 09.11.21 Mine looked not quite bad as yours, but close! I refinished it without removing the caulking. I pow
Small dog Ramp/Step Recommendations for hatchway Catalina 27 jssailem at 12:07pm 09.11.21 Just snarl back... You have to establish who is the Alpha in the relationship... Sounds like the dog
Climbing my mast? Hire someone or woman-up? :) jssailem at 12:05pm 09.11.21 Lots of potential for broken wire strands in the cable and corrosion in the connectors. A good rea
Just bought a CAL34, question on wiring Depth Finder (1) jssailem at 12:02pm 09.11.21 The I40 depth display has the transducer connected directly to it. Its two wires that should lead d
Teak seats and trim. (1) sunlover at 11:51am 09.11.21 198161. Here are the photos of what I want to refinish. I'll probably probably do the syntheti
Catalina 22 gooseneck end cap scew removel LydieBP at 11:48am 09.11.21 Thank you! Those are some of the things I have actually tried
Sailboat wanted? Brian D at 11:40am 09.11.21 You can always look here in the classifies, or Yacht World is also a good place to look. Maybe Craig
Climbing my mast? Hire someone or woman-up? :) BigEasy at 11:31am 09.11.21 Agree that the PL-259 is the standard connector used to connect the coax cable to the radio & antenn
Just bought a CAL34, question on wiring Depth Finder MikeHoncho at 10:57am 09.11.21 Consider running it to to the cockpit were you can use it while underway. Having it at the chart tab

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