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air conditioning Jakey at 8:44am 06.25.06 Other Sailboats 1/796 I am a new owner of a 1984 Irwin 38 MKII. It has no air conditioning and I would like to add it. I
finding a deck leak (H35.5) shockingbeauty at 11:10am 06.25.06 Big Boats 8/1039 I have a H35.5 and am having the darnedest time figuring out where the deck is leaking. Water is sh
Ferro Cement Dennis at 7:41pm 06.22.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1610 has anyone here had any dealings with ferro cement? Ive heard good and bad things about it, and as
Painted Name removal? sPk at 11:12pm 06.22.06 Ask An Oday Owner 5/917 I am getting around to changing the name of my boat from the it's original name. The old name is pa
P36-2 Mods & Upgrades Nancy at 11:04pm 06.22.06 Other Sailboats 17/1465 Somewhere along the way I saw some threads and photos about modifications and upgrades one or more p
Universal 5411 Sean F at 12:04am 06.23.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/939 The base of the Sherwood Water Pump has two weeping holes. When I run the engine water flows through
Need Rigger Recommendation Ralph18414 at 2:03am 06.23.06 Ask All Sailors 7/962 I live in Northern Alabama in a place where there are no sail makers or riggers. My centerboard cab
Water System tgrass462 at 3:05am 06.23.06 Smaller Boats 4/856 Just returned from a great cruise on Ky. Lake with another Hunter 26 (Paul and Linda Housman on Lind
Campbell Sailer Propellor C&C 34 Broadbent at 3:15am 06.23.06 C&C 4/3493 Have re-engined my C'C 34 with a Sole Mitsubishi 33, 32 hp and am thinking of a Campbell Sailer 3 bl
"On The Water " Drill Don Guillette at 3:46am 06.23.06 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 4/1824 A couple of years ago some folks at Shoreline YC in Long Beach, Ca asked me to develop a program tha
What's a good brand of autopilot? Jim Dort at 12:16am 06.23.06 Big Boats 1/842 The B'G autopilot on my Hunter 420 fell out of commission and won't accept a new commissioning (i.e.
Das boat jamesdado at 3:55am 06.23.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1094 New new owner. 86 25'. Need a few opinions from all you long time Macgregor sailors.My Farr three Q
keel jammed Phatom at 4:54am 06.23.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/1271 MY 22 IS ON A TRAILER, I LOWERED THE KEEL TO REST ON THE TRAILER BUT IT ONLY LOWERED ABOUT FOUR TURN
D and R Marine DC at 4:50am 06.23.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/933 To all:I have owned an oday 25 for the last six years. I have refit the boat 2x in order to do 1
Ice Box Lid Insulation Source Barry Calhoun at 4:17am 06.23.06 Mid-Size Boats 2/1335 Greetings,I'm the proud new owner of an '84 Catalina 30. The previous owner has just used the gal
headstay information tj at 4:55am 06.23.06 The Cherubini Hunters 4/948 I am looking for information about the headstay of my 1984 Hunter 37 cutter. I need the length, and
US Coast Guard MIC Search Chuck R at 5:08am 06.23.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/3844 In a previous thread Ken from Calif sujested I go to the Coast Guard MIC search link.. I've been t
Vermillion (OH)Boaters... Tim McCarty at 5:23am 06.23.06 Ask All Sailors 2/856 Any news on river conditions? I currently have a boat that is (safely) in dry dock (in Vermillion),
Winterizing & Battery Life marcomondo at 6:18am 06.23.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/864 When my Hunter 356 was winterized this last season, the shipyard forgot to take the batteries out of
Looking at a used 23.5 feejer at 7:29am 06.23.06 Smaller Boats 4/806 I'm going to look at a 1995 23.5 this weekend. I'm not fully sold on the water ballest thing yet. Ar

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Anyone have a sailpack on a H34? RuffrLife at 2:10pm 04.20.21 Sorry for your luck... Avoid going outside. Reports of gendarmes in the streets asking why you are o
New Owner of an H34 Mike Oldak at 2:09pm 04.20.21 There are a few things that need tending to. I plan to have all new canvas made. Sailpack, dodger,
Anyone have a sailpack on a H34? RuffrLife at 2:08pm 04.20.21 I made the Sailrite sailpack for my H34. and yes, the height of at the mast is quite massive. I'm 6.
Anyone have a sailpack on a H34? Mike Oldak at 2:02pm 04.20.21 I made the Sailrite sailpack for my H34. and yes, the height of at the mast is quite massive. I'm 6
Centerboard removal issue (1) rgranger at 1:41pm 04.20.21 Yikes! This might be a question for @Crazy Dave Condon Wish I could be more helpful. Dave helped
filling a void (4) rgranger at 1:37pm 04.20.21 If there is a void, that's not a real good place for tightening down a bolt. Filling with epoxy mig
1979 Eight Horsepower YANMAR Scott T-Bird at 12:42pm 04.20.21 All good advise on what to do for yourself. Is the seller not able to address these issues before y
Which impeller for 2GM20F? wdonovan at 12:18pm 04.20.21 Thank you.
filling a void Justin_NSA at 11:49am 04.20.21 If there is a void, that's not a real good place for tightening down a bolt. Filling with epoxy migh
Which impeller for 2GM20F? Justin_NSA at 11:43am 04.20.21 My maintenance log has a Yanmar 124223-42092 from Niemec
Confused on outhaul rigging (2) wdonovan at 11:26am 04.20.21 Odd... Exactly. I wound up drilling the rivets on the fwd end cap and installing a 2 block system
Replacing steaming light and mast integrity Capt jgw at 11:05am 04.20.21 The base for the old light just makes a flat surface to mount to. Doesn't add any support. I wouldn'
LEWMAR Fixed Windows for a 2003/2004 Hunter 36 karellen at 11:04am 04.20.21 We have the same issue with our 356. The large windshield still looks pretty good, and I've replaced
Replacing standing rigging with mast up Capt jgw at 10:57am 04.20.21 I also re-rigged my boat a couple years ago. I used Sta-Lok fittings and wire from Riggingonly.com.
Replacing steaming light and mast integrity Calif. Ted at 10:53am 04.20.21 I think you are OK on both.
VARNISH OR LACQUER DougM at 10:24am 04.20.21 none of the above... Its some formulation that Beneteau used that is tinted and did not adhere to th
Replacing standing rigging with mast up Capt jgw at 10:08am 04.20.21 25' boat? Just unstep the mast. I'm always surprised at how people cringe at the thought of doing th
Single or double line reefing Hans Baart at 9:43am 04.20.21 Thanks for all the informative replies. I have some work to do. Cheers
Lead keel, non-copper paint Capt jgw at 9:42am 04.20.21 For bonding hardware, Gougeon Bros (WEST System epoxy) recommend wet sanding the bearing surface usi
Do all Hunter 34s have a false bilge? Hans Baart at 9:31am 04.20.21 Thanks for the replies. Most informative.

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