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head flush UKGreg at 8:16am 07.17.06 Big Boats 6/910 Can a regular sea water flush head be swapped over to flush with fresh water?Believe some large new
Gel coat cracks. Bill Niessen at 8:02am 07.17.06 Big Boats 2/1005 My Hunter Legend has several gel coat cracks where the combing meets the cabin house. My question is
in mast mainsail furling maintentance Frank at 7:47am 07.17.06 Big Boats 1/1365 Any tips on regular maintenance for the inmast furling mainsail on the C350? Is there any lubricati
Logistics of Bottom Paint Ed at 10:44am 07.17.06 Ask All Sailors 6/958 I was quoted $1300 for prep and two rolled layers of Pettit Trinidad, so I begged off. They estimate
Sea anchor's cockneyboy at 10:40am 07.17.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1246 Hi, When I get my new Mac 26M next month I would like to do some overnight trip,s. Has anyone ever u
Raymarine ST7000+ autopilot installation Second Wind21298 at 10:37am 07.17.06 Big Boats 1/1833 I just purchased a 2007 Hunter 41DS. I would like to install a Raymarine ST7000+ autopilot system.
Australian Build Westsail 33 Peter Holz at 12:08pm 07.17.06 Other Sailboats 0/2627 I has come to my attention the denial of Australian build Westsail by some Westsail experts. Westsai
SF Bay Cal Rendezvous - "Caltopia" - 9-10 Sept. (1) James Williams at 12:24pm 07.17.06 Cal 5/692
Leaky Holding Tank Ted C at 1:01pm 07.17.06 Big Boats 9/975 1991 P42, crack or hole discovered in bottom of 35 gallon holding tank (has not been rempved yet) An
Engine temperature for a Westerbeke 30 RAD at 11:57am 07.17.06 Ask All Sailors 3/2158 After a couple of years of ownership of my W30 Westerbeke it has never over heated but the gauge's f
problem with mast bend on H22 Pete at 11:49am 07.17.06 Smaller Boats 7/1040 I'm having one heck of a problem trying to get the proper mast bend on my mast. I've meticulusly fol
balancing boat while sailing upwind gary nelms at 1:11pm 07.17.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/933 We get pretty windy conditions here. When sailing with whitecaps and up, I wrestle the wheel and hav
Good online (or local to the SF Bay) chandlery whyiwork at 1:06pm 07.17.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1081 I am trying to replace my winch handle holder with an exact match to my old one (so as to avoid dril
Leak on floor near ice chest hightower at 1:59pm 07.17.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1604 1. We sail frequently mostly weekends. Every time we open the boat up for a sail, I find a leak on f
12volt icon definition Mike Hollingsworth at 3:07pm 07.17.06 Bavaria 3/1781 As a new owner of a 1999 38 Ocean, I'm excited about meeting all of the other Bavaria owners at the
Sailors in SE michigan;looking to crew & host mike M. at 2:43pm 07.17.06 Trailer Sailors 2/1302 my 3rd boat purchased 3 months ago; 1977 cat.22 - updated lots, took up for sail"trials" in grand tr
Looking for sailing pals in southeast michigan mike m. at 2:24pm 07.17.06 Ask All Sailors 0/939 Recently bought a Catalina 22, took it up to grand traverse bay and now really missthat place(Grac
sailing in SE michigan; wanting to host/crew FixinHer-up at 3:22pm 07.17.06 Smaller Boats 0/852 Anyone else need another hand for spontaneous daysailing ? Or want to sail/crew aboard other boats ?
Lost all power at cockpit instrument panel Rubicon 1983-31 at 3:43pm 07.17.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/966 I knew the day was going way too well.After a month in the yard, when the lift dropped me back in
Mainsail winch? Bernie Hoban at 9:41pm 07.17.06 Smaller Boats 6/1863 Hi all, I am thinking of replacing the winch on the mast on my catalina 22'. any suggestions? thank

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Length of halyards gregclapp at 2:01pm 04.26.21 Thank you all. I should have been clearer that I installed new halyards (using the 2.5x rule), and w
Leaking Water Tank rgranger at 1:53pm 04.26.21 If you do a search for food grade sealant, adhesive or caulk you will get a lot of choices.
Boarding Ladder Failure Bruce Conron at 1:34pm 04.26.21 Regarding your question #2 (2), I have a telescoping boarding ss ladder that nestles into the sugar
Found a 2003 C310 kappykaplan at 1:02pm 04.26.21 The battery compartment was sealed up so all fluid was contained which was great to find. Excellen
Tools needed? ScottySailor at 12:55pm 04.26.21 I always keep my trusty metric adjustable wrench handy
Swivel hoist rings for jacklines instead of pad eyes? (1) cristoslc at 12:49pm 04.26.21 Thanks for the feedback, all. As I mentioned, I'll be starting with folding padeyes (also Wichards).
Loose Prop Strut (1) Johnb at 12:40pm 04.26.21 on my 83 HC 37 I wrapped a line and loosened the strut. It leaks badly. it has two bent 3/8" thro
I am about to begin replacing my original Raymarine instruments, radar, and GPS, in stages on my Beneteau 361 - 2001 SeaTalk system in stages. Harry Mathias at 12:39pm 04.26.21 Sorry, I am new to this forum and I thought that it was on my signature. It's a Beneteau 361 - 2001.
Imagin my surprise rgranger at 12:25pm 04.26.21 Looks good to me.....
Riding Sail -- Use and Sources rgranger at 12:22pm 04.26.21 ....(snip) I'll be strapping a set of Grannie's bloomers to the boom :worthless:
Replacing H240 stern portside mooring cleat Doug J at 12:18pm 04.26.21 Finally can report that I complete the reinstall of the port stern mooring clean on my H240. Over t
Found a 2003 C310 (3) JRT at 12:16pm 04.26.21 Thanks to @Ward H got her cleaned up. We chatted about the history of those batteries and they have
Refinishing Hatchboards (1) rgranger at 12:10pm 04.26.21 - no chance to find the water. You can't say that outloud... :yikes: (this is not going to end wel
Globe Run Dry Impellers dlochner at 12:09pm 04.26.21 Thanks guys. I bought the impeller last year, so I'm probably past the stock that had problems. I'
H23.5 trailer (1) rgranger at 12:03pm 04.26.21 You mentioned changing the lift line.... see attached PDF for a step-by-step how to... Also I am cu
Riding Sail -- Use and Sources seanmadian at 12:00pm 04.26.21 Thank you ALL for the replies.... Can't say I'll be strapping a set of Grannie's bloomers to the boo
H23.5 trailer joetr1955 at 11:59am 04.26.21 Welcome to the forum!! An internet search on Hunter 23.5 trailer looks like yours. Does your sail
Riding Sail -- Use and Sources dlochner at 11:40am 04.26.21 I built a SailRite riding sail a few years back. It is a pretty easy afternoon project. So far it ha
I am about to begin replacing my original Raymarine instruments, radar, and GPS, in stages on my Beneteau 361 - 2001 SeaTalk system in stages. DougM at 11:39am 04.26.21
South Lake Michigan to the Apostle Islands Scott T-Bird at 11:35am 04.26.21 If @duck21 still has his ears on, I'll add some local knowledge.... I'd love to hear it even if @d

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