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Interior teak restoration DGrunderman at 1:23pm 06.20.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1092 Just purchased a 2003 306--wondering what to do to restore color to teak walls and handle at steps e
Galley plan Baysic at 1:12pm 06.20.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/969 I just bought a 224 Venture. Hull # 154 Am redoing the whole works and need to build a galley.
Crab pots Broke sailor SV Marcell at 12:50pm 06.20.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1078 What's the best course of action when you get tangled up on a crab pot? Happened to me today after
Cleaning Products for the H216 ABS Material Lamar Sumerlin at 12:47pm 06.20.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/902 Does Boat Life have specific products that would be suitable for cleaning the ABS hull/deck/cockpit
mooring advice please kip at 12:10pm 06.20.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/948 i am planning to moor my mariner at pleasant lake. I'll have to set the object to be placed on the b
buddy bearings? Jeff Prideaux at 11:51am 06.20.05 Smaller Boats 5/878 Should I pop these bearing protectors off and install "buddy bearings" in their place? I just bough
M25XP John at 11:45am 06.20.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1034 HI guys new problem.I said on my last post that ive been haveing some hard starts and i though that
Vent hose behavior... Doug at 11:34am 06.20.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/2503 Peggy:The vent hose on our boat has a "belly" in it between the tank and the thru-hull. I have bee
Mac 25 Roller Furler J. Barrett at 11:32am 06.20.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1162 I've been looking at alot of boats with roller furlers and have a couple of questions before I inves
Chartplotter Ron10127 at 11:20am 06.20.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1162 We have purchased a boat equiped with a Standard Horizon GPS Chart 400. The Mod# is CP 400. Does any
Tiller set up CJ at 10:12am 06.20.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/940 Does any one have any photos of their tiller/rudder joint? My 25' has 2 wood cheek plates on the si
noisy swing keel robert at 9:33am 06.20.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/973 I would like just one peacefull night sleeping on my mac without hearing the swing keel banging on t
A/C Problems Randy Jarrell at 9:25am 06.20.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/861 Having problems with a Marine Air 16,000 BTU unit. The problem seems to be electrical in nature. Vot
Columbia 22 rigging tuning Jared at 9:01am 06.20.05 Columbia 1/2109 I'm looking for tuning specs for a 1968 c22. Anyone know where to find this information? As I unde
Where to get a joker valve Stephen OBrien at 8:55am 06.20.05 The Cherubini Hunters 12/3054 Can anyone tell me where I can find a replacement joker valve for the head in my 1981 Hunter 27. I
Looking for Hunter 25 stem plate Michael Towers at 8:37am 06.20.05 The Cherubini Hunters 1/957 My 1979 Hunter 25 has a damaged stem plate (the triangular metal fitting on the bow deck). The facto
Catalina 30 Nationals in Seattle This Weekend Tim C350 April IV at 8:28am 06.20.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1039 This upcoming weekend (June 25 ' 26) is the annual Catalina Regatta in Puget Sound - Shilshole Bay.
Hunter 25 sail question KennyH at 7:40am 06.20.05 The Cherubini Hunters 1/959 Had a nice sail on Sunday on my new to me Hunter 25 1981 model. I have a qestion on the sails. I h
Furling Headsail issues... Tim McCarty at 7:33am 06.20.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/948 I do love our new C-310 and the convenience of the roller furled Main, however, I wondered how to tr
Help! How to clean non-skid! Tim McCarty at 7:25am 06.20.05 Ask All Sailors 9/1330 Over the years I have tried lots of things...soft scrub, roll-off, various Boat US and West Marine c

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Mast Support wynkoop at 11:56am 04.19.21 2x4 lumber has gotten smaller over the years. In my youth it was nearly 2x4. Desire for profits ha
Hunter 29.5 shroud question Earl Toman at 11:50am 04.19.21 I also added those white shroud covers to the reverse diagonals for added safety to keep those two
Close Call NotCook at 11:30am 04.19.21
Replacing standing rigging with mast up Parsons at 11:27am 04.19.21 I've seen it done on the hard, and in the water at a concrete service dock and in a lifting well, wi
Beneteau Spare Parts Website fullbore at 11:24am 04.19.21 I did get call back, at last. Customerservice guy was great. Tracked down my order and called back t
Replacing standing rigging with mast up NotCook at 11:21am 04.19.21 Real riggers use a person on a crane to attach all of the rigging at the top, so avoid a person on
Well, that was surprising! NotCook at 11:17am 04.19.21 I'm fairly confident that I made the right decision here. +1 on that! When we first bought our b
Rumba Escape help (1) Athleon at 11:11am 04.19.21 I should've been more specific it's actually a different model, still called rumba escape. but here'
Replacing standing rigging with mast up Parsons at 11:10am 04.19.21 Real riggers use a person on a crane to attach all of the rigging at the top, so avoid a person on (
Replacing standing rigging with mast up Whatfiero1 at 11:06am 04.19.21 Usually rigger showes with help and tools takes one at time down makes copy pulls back up then moves
Rumba Escape help Sailm8 at 11:06am 04.19.21 I thought your vacuum cleaner escaped:yikes:
Replacing standing rigging with mast up Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 10:57am 04.19.21 I don't think there is any way to use a ladder safely. You would have to use a bosun's seat and re
Rumba Escape help (7) rgranger at 10:52am 04.19.21 192887192888192889192890
Replacing standing rigging with mast up Tom J at 10:47am 04.19.21 I don't think there is any way to use a ladder safely. You would have to use a bosun's seat and rem
Diameter of 1980 Hunter 27 Stanchions Crazy Dave Condon at 10:34am 04.19.21 Call the forum store as they may have the replacements
Hunter 29.5 shroud question Crazy Dave Condon at 10:33am 04.19.21 I also added those white shroud covers to the reverse diagonals for added safety to keep those two w
Hunter 26 with a Stern Crack Crazy Dave Condon at 10:30am 04.19.21 I was told both krylon plastic paints and gel coat are petroleum based but krylon plastic paint drys
Funny Friday!!! rgranger at 10:21am 04.19.21
sheave under mast plate for CB line. rgranger at 10:17am 04.19.21 I've never worked with Evergrain. I googled it... got a couple of micro breweries so it must be goo
sheave under mast plate for CB line. Crazy Dave Condon at 10:13am 04.19.21 Evergrain is better than Trex. Never thought about that but know how and tools are needed

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