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Love those Cherubinis. Ed Schenck at 11:44pm 12.22.05 The Cherubini Hunters 4/991 Sitting here in Arkansas passing the time I came across the Related Link. Year 2004 was a happy tim
Standing Rigging Tensions Don on JCat Key West at 10:51pm 12.22.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1129 Can anyone tell me the values of tensions for the various stays, shrouds, etc on a 1992 Prout Event
Sea Sickness - What To Use To Avoid It - John at 9:09pm 12.22.05 Ask All Sailors 32/2179 I have never been seasick but my nephew was ill beyond belief last year. Good thing we had the onboa
Well well hasn't time sailed past us all! Mark at 4:45pm 12.22.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1053 To all of my many many forum friends and their families.Happy Christmas and may the new year bring
To use Power Buffer or not Arturo DeVitalis at 11:44am 12.22.05 Smaller Boats 13/1633 Soon as it gets a bit warmer I will start cleaning/waxing process. Until now I have always done it
demastphobia Jay at 8:24am 12.22.05 Grampian 2/1704 I am skeptical of the anodized aluminun hardware where the forestay connects to the bow,i have heard
Mac 26S stern rail measurements Ben at 8:23am 12.22.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/843 Looking for measurements of the single rail sternrail for the mac26s.Thanks Ben
restoring 1974 cal 3-30 william moody at 7:19am 12.22.05 Cal 2/940 I am restoring my 3-30 after she was washed ashore during hurricane Katrina,I would like to meet oth
AirX Marine gr8 2 av8 at 6:46am 12.22.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1146 Lets hear your opinins for those who have them. Better yet would like to hear from those who have ha
Trailer for Oday 25 Jonathan at 5:12am 12.22.05 Ask An Oday Owner 0/863 Guys,Just sold my Oday 25 and the buyer is looking for a trailer to take her from Norfolk to Alaba
Source of major leaking solved in rsn48 at 3:54am 12.22.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1075 Imagine going down to your new "used" boat after a 6 week hiatus away from the marina. Now imagine
Would you sail your Hunter 34 to Hawaii? Robert at 3:53am 12.22.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/5080 Am I crazy for even thinking this? If you would sail your hunter 34 to Hawaii what kind of mods woul
How many bring a secondary GPS on board as back up rsn48 at 3:27am 12.22.05 Ask All Sailors 24/1900 I'm curious as to how many use, or bring on board, a back up GPS in case the main unit goes defunct
Datamarine Masthead Wind Machine LX-360 Jehu Dodge at 3:13am 12.22.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2441 I have 2 that needs repair. Is there a suitable repair shop in Canada or should I send it to th US.
Cradle Design for Boat Lift Francisco San Miguel at 1:07am 12.22.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1135 I am considering installing fore and aft hull bottom support runners on my lift cradle. My boat is
Bottom Paint Joe M at 1:06am 12.22.05 Smaller Boats 6/1089 Does anyone know if Hunter recommends a specific type of bottom paint for its composite material?T
new rigging deeds at 12:52am 12.22.05 Ask All Sailors 3/900 My bayfield 25 was built in Bayfield Ont. 1n 1979.Now i need some help in replacing all halyards. T
Need bimini Leadership Start at 12:12am 12.22.05 Mid-Size Boats 1/970 Hi there, We just bought a 1974 Catalina 27 over ebay and we already know that we need a bimini
Need a bimini Leadership Start at 11:55pm 12.21.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/916 Hi there, We are new sailboat owners and we just purchased a Catalina 27 over ebay. We are going to
Mid-ship leak Bill O'Donovan at 11:40pm 12.21.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/931 Last winter I attacked a long list of leaks on my H29.5 and solved all but one. I'm flummoxed by a p

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WINDOW REPLACING AND WHICH SEALER (1) nramsey at 9:24am 05.25.21 My mistake. It wasn't Rod Collins, it was Don Casey in Sail Magazine. DIY: Replacing Fixed Portli
Fresh water Xstream at 9:14am 05.25.21 That's what I'd do. A decent quality bladder is expensive but even the best only have an average15
Strange starting issue - anyone else experienced? markwbird at 9:14am 05.25.21 That's exactly why we learned to NEVER shut off the ignition key until after the engine is shut dow
Behavior of marine batteries Stu Jackson at 9:09am 05.25.21 Dave explained it very well. Here's the longer answers: They all come from my Electrical Systems 1
Strange starting issue - anyone else experienced? (2) Ralph Johnstone at 8:56am 05.25.21 I am thinking I will add an oil gauge and sending unit because I would like a more accurate and sur
WINDOW REPLACING AND WHICH SEALER kappykaplan at 8:48am 05.25.21 Can you provide a link or address? Try here: Marine How To - DIY for Boaters - Marine How To
Hunter 260 Forestay Tension with Furler Ranger Dave at 8:44am 05.25.21
WINDOW REPLACING AND WHICH SEALER Hayden Watson at 8:43am 05.25.21 Just did my skylight windows as they were leaking. Used Dow 795. No more leaks. My V-berth hatch
Fresh water Xstream at 8:41am 05.25.21 I just added an inspection hole so I could scrub out the black crud on the walls in my 30 year old
WINDOW REPLACING AND WHICH SEALER Hayden Watson at 8:41am 05.25.21 Check out the detailed instructions from "Main Sail", or "Marine How To" as Rod has named his busin
Fresh water Xstream at 8:34am 05.25.21 Okay, I took the lid off the tank and have cleaned all the black goo out and will be sanitizing it b
Deck wash JamesG161 at 8:33am 05.25.21 I like the idea of powering the pump by splicing into the windlass harness- but where should I loca
Fresh water Justin_NSA at 8:33am 05.25.21 I just added an inspection hole so I could scrub out the black crud on the walls in my 30 year old t
Fresh water Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:08am 05.25.21 I am thinking of removing the large cover and power washing the inside of the tank followed by a ble
Length of stock winch handle Don S/V ILLusion at 7:59am 05.25.21 Uh ... 25% more? I don't think I've ever used an 8" handle, but I'm a weak office worker, not a re
Pop quiz mermike at 7:55am 05.25.21 No, first time. We missed seeing a of of Orcas, but this was pretty cool too.
Hunter 410 Air Con Seawater flow Don Lucas at 7:55am 05.25.21 Since doing the cleaning I can not believe how much colder the air coming out of the air conditioner
Pop quiz Justin_NSA at 7:54am 05.25.21 ften? The strangest sight we can expect are Cheney are seaplanes. I've yet to have a sighting
H38 - Is there an aux solenoid in the starter circuit? Don Lucas at 7:51am 05.25.21 I replaced my Yanmar relay with a $5 automotive one years ago and the engine has never had a start p
DC Wiring Orbweaver at 7:48am 05.25.21 yes, but the more important question is how much of an effect? not enough to worry about.

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