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Sailing with partly furled headsail markras at 4:11pm 08.14.06 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 10/3236 Hi all. I'm interested to hear from people who race with a roller furling headsail. I particularly
Ever heard of this scam? Eric14428 at 12:12am 08.13.06 Ask All Sailors 11/1260 Trying to sell my boat, it's listed online as well as through a broker. I was contacted via email b
Prop shaft stops rotation / engine stops slomotion21538 at 1:08am 08.13.06 Ask All Sailors 13/1440 We have a Morgan 32 with an Universal M25 diesel engine. In the warm months (May - September), the
Mainsail Logo/ Numbers Un-Glued BrianW at 1:29am 08.13.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/911 One of the numbers of the "H26" mainsail logo/numbers is starting to become un-glued. Is there an ad
Yamaha 15 hp two stroke question?? Maine Sail at 2:43am 08.13.06 Ask All Sailors 1/848 What size gas tank should I use with this motor? Does it use a lot of gas? Can we buzz around gunkho
The "chintzy" cockpit table Kevin Curry at 3:28am 08.13.06 Catalina 310 2/1484 I love my new boat. It sails great and is very well designed. We're enjoying it immensely. But it'
310 Wing Keel Draft Kevin Curry (Irish Ayes) at 3:22am 08.13.06 Catalina 310 1/2519 I have a sales brochure for a C-310 which states that the draft of the C-310 is 4 feet. I have a spe
single hand method to raise or lower mast Dick O'Donnell at 6:17am 08.13.06 Other Sailboats 1/911 Looking for a design or system that would allow me to single handedly raise or lower the mast on my
pooped cockpit Allmand 35' Roy at 6:04am 08.13.06 Other Sailboats 1/1368 How many gallon of water will a pooped 35 cockpit hold? Also, how many cockpit drains and what size
boat pc p jager at 6:39am 08.13.06 Ask All Sailors 14/953 i would like to fit a pc on my boat are there 12 volt set ups available
boat pc pete jager at 6:31am 08.13.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/922 I am interested in fitting a pc on my boat are there 12 volt units
Tiller Michael15707 at 6:18am 08.13.06 Smaller Boats 10/1175 Well, in my never ending battle --On the metal tillers -- what do y'all use so that you do not hav
cabin mount traveler? Denise23309 at 6:47am 08.13.06 Bigger Boats 5/1339 On the Oday 30? anyone done it? Looks doable to me. That would free up the space between the dodg
Mainsail Logo/Numbers Became Un-glued BrianW at 7:39am 08.13.06 Ask All Sailors 2/972 On my Hunter 26, one of the numbers of the "H26" mainsail logo/numbers is starting to become un-glue
Holding tank size Glenn Keys at 7:36am 08.13.06 Big Boats 5/847 I have recently purchaced a 1983 Hunter 34 and it did not have the holding tank installed.(was remov
Genset Overheat !!! Chgristopher Bayer at 8:08am 08.13.06 Big Boats 3/963 hello hunter community:a week ago my panda mini 8 genset was humming on my hunter 426. fore and af
alternate swing keel covering BruceH at 8:44am 08.13.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/944 My swing keel fiberglass covering has met its end. I have completely removed it and am now thinking
Marblehead Lighthouse Today (1) JerryA at 10:30am 08.13.06 Day Sailers 1/1021 Hi everyone, hope you had a nice weekend for sailing. I sailed over by the Marblehead Lighthouse fro
25th Anniversary Plaques Shula at 10:43am 08.13.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/935 I recently became the proud owner of a 1984 O'Day 37 center cockpit. It has 25th anniversary plaques
Coal ship in the bay (1) JerryA at 10:34am 08.13.06 Day Sailers 0/951 Here's a picture of the coal ship I mentioned in my earlier post. I'm not as close as it looks, it's

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Cracks in keel dlochner at 3:24pm 01.11.21 Suggest grinding off everything to bare metal keel, then apply new barrier coats (7 coats of epoxy)
Is this config acceptable? JamesG161 at 3:18pm 01.11.21 One other tip... When your boat is in the water and the thru hull valve is open... You can see the
Engine alignment issue? Don S/V ILLusion at 3:13pm 01.11.21 Ok, So trying to correct it while on the cradle is not recommended then? I did order a new shaft l
Cracks in keel Don S/V ILLusion at 3:11pm 01.11.21 There are a couple ofLaguna 26s on the hard at the local sailing club in Sarasota which have been fo
Seatalk...whotalk..metalk...please talk? Team118 at 3:07pm 01.11.21 Ward; Reading your response and looking up the various items you mention, it appears that this fits
Time for new AC. SycloneDriver at 3:00pm 01.11.21 It is the LOCK ROTER AMPs You have to exceed normal Amps to start it up. I have the Dometic Turbo
Time for new AC. JamesG161 at 2:55pm 01.11.21 My old unit would start/run with my Honda 2200 but I haven't tried this unit yet. It is the LOCK R
Cracks in keel shemandr at 2:54pm 01.11.21 I'm in the not structural camp. As unpleasant as it will be I'd take it down to gelcoat or even fib
Cracks in keel sail sfbay at 2:52pm 01.11.21 Suggest grinding off everything to bare metal keel, then apply new barrier coats (7 coats of epoxy)
Seatalk...whotalk..metalk...please talk? Team118 at 2:37pm 01.11.21 Thank you for the further clarifications
Cracks in keel LeeandRick at 2:36pm 01.11.21 Is that section hollow or have ballast? If it's the hollow section it may have become concaved over
Battery location H31' (83-87) ShawneH at 2:21pm 01.11.21 Mine were in the aft quarterberth, very close to the centerline, up against the bulkhead, and forwa
Battery location H31' (83-87) SFS at 2:18pm 01.11.21 Mine were in the aft quarterberth, very close to the centerline, up against the bulkhead, and forwar
Battery location H31' (83-87) ShawneH at 2:12pm 01.11.21 This space stay's pretty dry. Plus with battery boxes, I think the batteries will be dry. The we
Cracks in keel dlochner at 2:09pm 01.11.21 I'm in the "It looks like fairing compound" crowd. Polyester based fairing compounds, especially che
Dual headstays Davidasailor26 at 1:58pm 01.11.21 I think @Jackdaw has written in the past about the detrimental effects of a furled gennaker in front
Cracks in keel kloudie1 at 1:57pm 01.11.21 Yeah, kinda looks like a fairing compound that is failing.. someone may have used an automotive fill
Battery location H31' (83-87) jssailem at 1:53pm 01.11.21 Batteries do not like water splashed on them. A couple of batteries can weigh as much as a small cr
in board sheeting? (1) Drinky Crow at 1:48pm 01.11.21 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/data/attachments/167/167148-69da5dabf13f6a989f3f62054893bdc3.jpg
Cracks in keel Scott T-Bird at 1:47pm 01.11.21 I don't know anything about encapsulated keels, but are you just looking for something to do? Unles

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