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End of lines Smitty at 12:19am 03.19.06 Ask All Sailors 12/1024 How do you all treat the end of the lines in your running rigging? (Actually, I guess this could be
Child inflatable life jacket Harry at 1:07am 03.19.06 Ask All Sailors 3/868 We need a new life jacket for our 4 year old. He is outgrowing his current Sospenders hybrid inflat
fred and others, hunter 34 duality at 1:42am 03.19.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/761 i removed my 2 blade maxprop to change my cutlass bearing, i knew that i wanted to save the settings
Beneteau 50 Air Conditioning installation - HELP ! Jack at 2:40am 03.19.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1522 Hello, Im installing air conditioning aboard a Beneteau 50 and was wondering if anyone knows
Can this mast be repaired? jim o23111 at 4:46am 03.19.06 Day Sailers 4/1095 A rotten pine fell in our backyard landing on the Hunter 170 mast, which was stored for the winter.
a peek inside Empty Pocket, part 2 (1) Brian at 4:25am 03.19.06 Smaller Boats 6/1266 For those who don't know, we cruise full time in Empty Pocket about 6 months out of the year. Here
Humminbird fishfinders paphman at 4:00am 03.19.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/671 I want to add a fishfinder for a depth guage to my boat. I have looked at the Humminbird Piranha 20
Help! Phil: How come email sometimes doesn't work? JC on Bainbridge at 4:00am 03.19.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/845 I have been trying to forward a thread to an email address. However, sometimes it does not go throu
Going aloft Brian D at 4:52am 03.19.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1237 Received my ATN TopClimber and have been practicing in my garage. Time for me to go aloft and do som
Weeping keel question gr8 2 av8 at 5:43am 03.19.06 Mid-Size Boats 8/1221 Hey I previously posted regarding the possibility of the keel weeping down from inside the boat thro
M 18 RPM John/Illinois at 6:16am 03.19.06 Mid-Size Boats 2/799 New to me, 87 Catalina 27-T with a Universal M-18. Low rpm on motor, top under power is 2600. Seem
Door Hinge for Berth Space (plastic T Shape) (1) Eddie3518 at 6:27am 03.19.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1057 I have a 1973 29 Foot Ranger. The doors in the foward berth have a T Shape Plastic hinge that keeps
Vang Clearance Ron at 6:58am 03.19.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/779 Will the vang clear the pop top when the top is up? I can loosen the vang, it is the Boomkicker tha
throughulls and seacocks ATW at 7:12am 03.19.06 Other Sailboats 2/936 I am planning to have my 74 E-29 hauled and bottom painted. I also want to have the throughulls rep
Shore station hoist size Bill Perry at 7:37am 03.19.06 Smaller Boats 2/963 Having had it with trailering, I am going to purchase a boat hoist for my 216 this Summer. I have fo
Spin start set up Dennis at 8:09am 03.19.06 Ask All Sailors 2/887 Well I put a spin start system on my five hp outboard and it works GREAT. No more pull starting for
repost: "a peek inside Empty Pocket, part 1" (1) Brian at 8:28am 03.19.06 Smaller Boats 0/789 Per E-mail requests... here is the link to part one.
35s5 Door Hinges Ross at 12:59am 03.19.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1554 Hi All - If you have a 35s5, you know that the interior door hinges are made of aluminum, quite pron
Santana 22 specs Liz Williams at 12:45am 03.19.06 Other Sailboats 1/2266 looking for specs on the Santana 22. The W.D. Schock web site seems to be down. I need info for PH
columbia 23 hardware replacement part Paul Andrews at 5:36am 03.19.06 Columbia 2/1511 Hi, I'm trying find a replacement for the eye hardware (correct term unknown) into which the pins of

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paint... jssailem at 12:56pm 12.08.20 what to paint topsides first, non skid or the rest of it? Reading your post, I am assuming you are
New Boat Owner Help Tom J at 12:55pm 12.08.20 Got a call from the owner's widow telling me the boat is gone! She was sobbing. Life is hard She c
New Boat Owner Help Will Gilmore at 12:54pm 12.08.20 Boats are like that. Thoughts of all the boats in my past still tug at me from time to time. -Will
Anchor Sizing and Roller Info Hunter 260 Crazy Dave Condon at 12:54pm 12.08.20 Stu, I value your impute but leaving a trailerable boat for a long period on anchor is not a good id
Oscillating Tool vs 5200 Rick Webb at 12:51pm 12.08.20 A spatula works great to use as a guard to protect the deck from the oscillating saw blade. Don't t
Head mirror replacement project Mikem at 12:20pm 12.08.20 Looks nice .Like it belongs there . The last thing I want to see first thing in the morning is my r
Oscillating Tool vs 5200 alexco38 at 12:11pm 12.08.20 Debond is very very good. Not cheap but works. Never use 5200 for that purpose again. It's called th
Hunter 333 real or myth? Hunter216 at 12:09pm 12.08.20
Hunter 333 real or myth? (1) Justin_NSA at 12:05pm 12.08.20 188021
Antenna whips Don S/V ILLusion at 12:04pm 12.08.20 The issue here is once the mast goes up it becomes really difficult to adjust the length for a good
Oscillating Tool vs 5200 Justin_NSA at 11:54am 12.08.20 A very thin Japanese pull saw might work. Still need to mask off the exposed gelcoat.
Oscillating Tool vs 5200 FastOlson at 11:50am 12.08.20 I stripped off ALL of our deck hardware a few months ago. Ericson used 5200 for everything. Yikes. T
1998 333 owner's manual? (1) Hunter216 at 11:43am 12.08.20 The hull ID on my 1988 Hunter 33.5 was HUNJ0047C888. Not sure what the numbers denote; ell you wha
Antenna whips FastOlson at 11:36am 12.08.20 After well over a decade of use the ss whip fell out of our masthead antenna. I found it on deck one
Oscillating Tool vs 5200 chip veres at 11:31am 12.08.20 Piano wire comes in different diameters and lengths. If you have a local music store, ask about a s
Antenna whips Ken Cross at 11:29am 12.08.20 Go for it. The radio can't read the brand name on the whip. Just for peace of mind, I'd put a VHF
paint... FastOlson at 11:27am 12.08.20 We are in the final stages of a re-fit. The plan is to spray the hull next, primer, color coats, and
paint... chip veres at 11:25am 12.08.20 I think it may depend on how much of each surface you have. After priming, I painted non-skid first
paint... Member 131497 at 11:22am 12.08.20 More questions: what surfaces? Fiberglass, wood, metal, high wear areas or just cosmetic, exposed to
paint... Member 131497 at 11:19am 12.08.20 More questions: what surfaces? Fiberglass, wood, metal, high wear areas or just cosmetic, exposed to

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