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Need to build a new teak toerail Capt Jim24025 at 4:53am 01.30.06 Bigger Boats 4/1162 My toerails on my O'Day 27 were leaking so I pulled all of them. The port rail with the jib track
1986 Cal 28 George4193 at 4:42am 01.30.06 Cal 3/636 I'm thinking of buying an 1986 Cal 28. I haven't been able to find anyone that has one and would l
Raritan PHII - No flush water Windwalker at 4:35am 01.30.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/2125 Peggie, My Raritan PHII is one year old, ' had been working great. Until recently, when I turn from
Tender 240 Capt Woody at 4:14am 01.30.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/1444 Okay, I know this is the ultimate newby question, but I just got my 'new to me' 2000' 240 sailboat a
Motion Illness Rick at 3:59am 01.30.06 Ask All Sailors 18/1856 At one time or another, all of us or or guests will experience motion sickness aboard. What are you
Adding hot water and refrigeration Michael Pratt at 3:53am 01.30.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1336 I have just acquired a pristine 27' Catalina. However, my wife wants to take a hot shower and I wou
STINKY Vic Castleton at 3:45am 01.30.06 Mid-Size Boats 22/1991 OK, I have read all the posts about smells and secret bilges but am still as a loss. I have a foul o
Serious voyages Gary Guisinger at 3:13am 01.30.06 Smaller Boats 9/1126
GPS Plotter - CD or preprogrammed cards? Bob in SF at 3:04am 01.30.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1221 I'm about to get a GPS Plotter (Garmin 276C to be exact) and for the BlueCharts I'm wondering if it'
Funny experience last night Franklin at 3:02am 01.30.06 Other Sailboats 6/874 I was coming in the clear lake channel (about 40 yards wide) just an hour before dark under jib alon
Mainsail Protectors Mel Elliott at 2:18am 01.30.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/889 My brain isn't working today I guess. What do you call the plastic snap on wheels that protect your
Davis Tiller Tamer Ron20442 at 2:06am 01.30.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1167 Does anyone have experience with the Davis Tiller Tamer? How is it set up?
Tangier Island Phil at 2:03am 01.30.06 Destinations 9/2670 Does anyone have good gouge on a visit to Tangier Island? My draft is 5' and I see by the charts th
Catalina 30 (and others) - tank cover Torsten23730 at 1:42am 01.30.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/833 Hi all , we filled up our diesel tank yesterday and while doing this the little chain that connects
Chicago Boat Show tgrass462 at 1:40am 01.30.06 Smaller Boats 4/801 Anyone planning on attending the Strictly Sail Boat Show in Chicago this week? The local Hunter dea
Stow Away Galley tarsailor at 1:38am 01.30.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1173 Hi, I am the new owener of a 1977 Catalina 22 with pop top, and was wondering if anyone out he
TILLER AUTOPILOT cavitating at 12:50am 01.30.06 Smaller Boats 6/1751 I have a 2002 Hunter 240 and would like to install a tiller autopilot. I have read about some 240 o
1985 Steel Keel Capt' Mark at 11:35pm 01.29.06 Mid-Size Boats 3/1126 has anyone replaced their 5'6" Draft Steel Keel with a 4' Draft Lead keel??? does anyone know where
Remounting hardware Jonathan12951 at 8:52pm 01.29.06 Ask An Oday Owner 5/958 I am due to remount all the deck hardware (winches, cleats etc) back onto my Oday 23 after extensive
26S outboard specs required BruceG at 7:44pm 01.29.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/956 I have had my outboard stolen and need to replace it. Can someone give me details such as shaft leng

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Kill switch required for all boats under 26' DArcy at 9:29am 03.25.21 So if I had a Melges 24 with a 4HP outboard I would need to use the ECOS Link while surfing down wav
Outboard Tilt Release Issue rgranger at 9:01am 03.25.21 You don't lay it on that side in order to keep oil from finding its way into the carb. But if you t
Hull Cleaning IN the water? rgranger at 8:59am 03.25.21 ...The easiest way to remove the growth above the water line is with a mild acid. :plus: I have f
1997 Hunter 376 with the B&R Rig and a Z Spar mast. We discovered a depression in the mast extrusion behind the lower starboard spreader. JamesG161 at 8:04am 03.25.21 Thoughts? Yes. Same as this one. Aluminum is strongest left alone and boat was over built anyhow
1984 Hunter 37c conversion to sloop David in Sandusky at 7:11am 03.25.21 Joe got it right. The best way to do it is sell the 37c, and buy a Cherubini 36. The 37c was design
Hull Cleaning IN the water? EbbTide27 at 6:51am 03.25.21 Thanks @shemandr and @dlochner. Very helpful!
Painting around the trailer sesmith at 6:51am 03.25.21 We used to have a 23.5. To paint the bottom, first I'd lower the trailer jack all the way down. Th
M26swing: where mount a shoot through the hull depth transducer? (newest project) Grace Note at 6:30am 03.25.21 If you mounted the puck in the laz do you feel it shoots far ahead enough to avoid shallow water as
Installing new fuel tank Medusa at 6:28am 03.25.21 I had to research this a couple of years ago when my tank leaked and had to be replaced. I built a
Hull Cleaning IN the water? dlochner at 6:28am 03.25.21 The boat is in freshwater so there will be few critters attached to the hull. It will mostly be slim
H34 Keel Work rgranger at 6:24am 03.25.21 Opposite of a red flag....:beer:
Gulf Stream RoyS at 6:06am 03.25.21 Read "Chicken Little."
Hull Cleaning IN the water? shemandr at 6:06am 03.25.21 There are some good suggestions above but I wonder if they are scaled to OP's situation. In the wat
Installing new fuel tank (4) RoyS at 5:59am 03.25.21 I had to research this a couple of years ago when my tank leaked and had to be replaced. I built a n
Finally added diesel fuel level gauge - Classic 26 (Classic Yachts Chanute) SailingLoto at 5:43am 03.25.21 How do you like your classic 26? I have a 36 Laguna. Same hull as yours. I haven't gotten mine on
H34 Keel Work mnmpizza at 5:28am 03.25.21 I think you're looking at a great looking iron keel without the signature "Hunter Smile." Lucky you!
H34 Keel Work shemandr at 5:25am 03.25.21 Call the surveyor!
Installing new fuel tank RitSim at 4:10am 03.25.21 I needed to remove the fuel tank on my C30 to rebed the strut. The tank was glassed to the hull acr
Installing new fuel tank sailme88 at 3:27am 03.25.21
masthead sheave O-28 Apex at 3:16am 03.25.21 in 78, they were set for jib and main, external rigging. I now have the 4 internally run, and spin

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