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Thanks for a successful maiden voyage Rich18826 at 10:29pm 04.17.06 Smaller Boats 0/816 I would like to thank the members of this forum helping with successful maiden voyage of the S/V Idl
Need to remove a skegcry emmettnevel at 12:26am 04.18.06 Mid-Size Boats 5/1085 I need to remove the skeg in front of the rudder. Has any one done this? Do I have to drop the rud*
Roller Furler Larry at 12:37am 04.18.06 Morgan 1/1958 The roller furling installed on my Morgan 382 is a Stream Stay furler made by Hyde Products of Cleve
Inside the Mast Mark Mynsberge at 1:10am 04.18.06 Big Boats 5/847 I plan on replacing my halyards this spring as a couple are showing wear. What I don't know is if t
Anti-Skid paint Bob at 1:40am 04.18.06 Ask All Sailors 4/868 I have a 1982 Hunter 37' cutter in need of a re-do of the Anti-skid Paint..............Does anyone
Interlux Special Thinner 216? MtHawk at 1:53am 04.18.06 Ask All Sailors 4/14164 Does anyone know what interlux special thinner 216 really is. I want to bottom paint my boat and it
THE LAUNCH (1) Rick Ellis at 2:06am 04.18.06 Ask An Oday Owner 14/937 EASTER SUNDAY
Types of sheets and halyards Traumaguard at 2:21am 04.18.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1199 Time to buy new sheets and halyards. What do all of you reccomend? I bought a C30 and it came with n
Tuning the rig Stuart Casteel at 2:20am 04.18.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/1188 I am in the process of tuning my rig and all things look good except for the back stay. I have the m
Jibsheet blocks Randy at 2:23am 04.18.06 Day Sailers 2/1084 The sheeves on my two jib sheet blocks have disintegrated. These are the kind that stand up, mounte
Seasonal Weather Info Kimmo at 2:39am 04.18.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1521 Hi all: So anyone know a website that shows the average weather conditions for particular times of t
Mast Collar SouthernCross at 3:03am 04.18.06 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1428 I am in the process of trying to find and install a mast collar on my 37 cutter, so I can run my out
Topping lift chiefjgreene at 3:28am 04.18.06 Smaller Boats 2/961 I have just brought home an 86 Hunter 23. It has the Kenyon mast and boom. The previous owner ran th
Maxwell winches mister_j at 3:37am 04.18.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1422 I'm trying to disasseble, clean, and lubricate 2 Maxwell 23 winches and 1 Maxwell 20 on my Hunter 28
Mast top block installations fastscot at 3:53am 04.18.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1143 I need to add a block for an asymetrical spinnaker to my mast head. Does anyone do anything special
Rudder post packing Mike at 4:57am 04.18.06 Big Boats 1/753 Any tips/tricks on repacking the rudder post on a 1996 P42?I suspect that I have a leak when under
Starter Help Jay Baird at 5:27am 04.18.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/738 I just purchased a 78 hunter 30. The previous owner told me it has a yanmar 12 horse motor. I was un
2nd reef point anyone? Jeff Prideaux at 5:55am 04.18.06 Smaller Boats 11/967 Has anyone put in (or researched putting in) a second reef point on the main sail of the H216? I ha
bottom paint Pete DeWolf at 5:53am 04.18.06 Other Sailboats 3/947 After just finishing the tedious job of preparing and then painting the bottom of my boat, I was per
Haedliner and mast John Brysacz at 6:17am 04.18.06 Seidelmann 3/1425 I am finally replacing my Hurricane Charlie damaged mast.In preparing for this event (it'll happen

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Catilina 30 Merrimack River Mass to B and O canal Scott T-Bird at 7:28pm 05.12.21 Tank is 20 Gallons and I was gonna bring two extra portable so an extra 10. My hope was to stay vis
Just repowered my Catalina 36 Universal mp25xp with a rebuilt. Starts right up but when I take my finger off the ignition it just dies. (1) Jops at 7:28pm 05.12.21 Slowly fixing issues and learning a lot. Thanks for all the imparted knowledge. One issue that was
Freshwater Plumbing System kloudie1 at 7:14pm 05.12.21
Jerk dlochner at 7:10pm 05.12.21 Here's hoping the police call you soon to return your outboard. Depending on how long it has been
Surprise!! Shaft wear by packing nut dlochner at 7:08pm 05.12.21 not to get into Gieck's engineering formulas in detail, but : the engineering formulas f
Raw Water Inlet Hose Stu Jackson at 6:40pm 05.12.21 Winterizing an Engine on the Hard (Thanks to Maine Sail) - NEVER connect a hose to your raw water pu
Sealing cabin top seams Stu Jackson at 6:35pm 05.12.21 If it goes on top of something asnd doesn't ever move: BUTYL TAPE from Maine Sail Bed-it-with-but
Water in keel? Mattcia123 at 6:31pm 05.12.21
Catilina 30 Merrimack River Mass to B and O canal Stu Jackson at 6:24pm 05.12.21 Tank is 20 Gallons and I was gonna bring two extra portable so an extra 10. So 40 gallons, at 0.5
Replacing reefing lines on H34 Kenyon boom WasabiRush at 6:16pm 05.12.21 Thanks everyone for the responses. Great info and helpful.
Freshwater Plumbing System MFD at 6:16pm 05.12.21 From the sticky thread on this site - check here first. https://www.marlow-hunter.com/wp-content/exp
Freshwater Plumbing System Stu Jackson at 6:15pm 05.12.21 Probably not much different than this: https://www.westmarine.com/WestAdvisor/Pressurized-Freshwate
What boat is this? FastOlson at 6:04pm 05.12.21 FWIW that E-38 will pass up a herd of more "modern" performance cruisers. Like others I have always
2001 Catalina 250 Bottom Paint Barrier Coat Question Ralph Johnstone at 5:58pm 05.12.21 What if ... Aye, and there lies the question :rolleyes: . Is it better to have epoxied and never
2001 Catalina 250 Bottom Paint Barrier Coat Question shemandr at 5:49pm 05.12.21 What if ...
Catilina 30 Merrimack River Mass to B and O canal jssailem at 5:42pm 05.12.21 Sounds like your thinking about the issue. That is a good start. Note if you bring helpers (which I
Sealing cabin top seams rukidn at 5:41pm 05.12.21
Catalina 310 dinghy davits KZW at 5:36pm 05.12.21 The davits on my boat are capable of swinging out of the way and did so every winter except this la
361 where in boat is the dock AC inlet fuse ? fullbore at 5:34pm 05.12.21
Catilina 30 Merrimack River Mass to B and O canal jbstuebner at 5:29pm 05.12.21 Tank is 20 Gallons and I was gonna bring two extra portable so an extra 10. My hope was to stay visi

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