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Gelcoat/old paint and peel away jwurch at 10:16pm 05.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1323 I used the peel away product on my bottom over the past few weeks. It worked like a charm. You can
dropping your keel Rick at 9:55pm 05.11.05 Mid-Size Boats 4/994 yep, it happened, i let someone steer while i went below and "bang", he hit a rock!!well, it opened
Tack attach method John S at 3:35pm 05.11.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/3767 I would like to know how the tack of the mainsail is normally attached to the boom and if anyone has
Hatch Sliding James at 2:21pm 05.11.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/905 I will replace the teak hatch guides this year - Why? because the old ones are split, grey, coming o
motor steering BratsRUs at 2:02pm 05.11.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1055 Need some advice.Have always loved sailboats from afar so a few years ago I took a basic sailing c
new boat grounding in sea trial Sam at 1:43pm 05.11.05 Big Boats 19/1758 New Catalina had soft grounding on inside breakwater sandy shoaling and came to a complete hault whi
Microwave on 37.5 Sea Sharp at 12:49pm 05.11.05 Big Boats 7/1124 I would like to install a microwave on my new to me 37.5. I have seen pictures of most installation
Bow or stern first docking Broke sailor SV Marcell at 12:19pm 05.11.05 Mid-Size Boats 12/3403 Well I finally got my boat to Colonial Beach. I had a hard time getting the boat in the slip. Trie
Battery Charger David Harcourt at 12:09pm 05.11.05 Mid-Size Boats 6/1211 My battery charger that came with my Catalina 310, hull 59, has after four years fried my batteries
Striping PHitchcox at 11:52am 05.11.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/985 Honest, I've checked the archives and gotten two different answers for two different boats.Simply
inverter sizing 700W v. 2000W Paul F at 11:25am 05.11.05 Ask All Sailors 10/1723 Advice please, in choosing the right size of inverter to purchase which is better to have a 700 watt
battery Connections rpeddle at 10:08am 05.11.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/994 I'm new to sailboats. I just purchased a 76 oday 20 and I trying to figure out how to connect the ba
fred, what is the......................... duality at 9:56am 05.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/939 fred what is the angle of your pedestal guard??? i brought mine to the machine shop and he thinks he
bimini top for 1982 Hunter 33 Bob Rupinski at 7:35am 05.11.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/1235 I want to have a bimini instaled on my boat. The canvas man says that to do it so that the hardware
Deck Delamination Don Dicken at 7:24am 05.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1040 Deck Delamination - A dull 'thump' on the starboard deck has become a 6 feet long spongy area runnin
Faom mattress replacement trivers at 7:12am 05.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1169 I have a Hunter 40.5 (1995) whose aft berth cushions need to be replaced. They are 4" thick. Might s
portsmith rating doug miller at 6:49am 05.11.05 Smaller Boats 7/1530 does the 216 have a portsmith rating? with/without spin. ?thanksdoug
New sail specs needed. rw at 5:43am 05.11.05 Smaller Boats 5/818 Do any Hunter 240s have all the specs required to order a new set of sails. I have the CDI furler an
Moving the Boat - Trailer Needed Dale Wilkins at 5:34am 05.11.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1066 I have a 25' MacGregor in the water on Lake Grapevine in the DFW area and want to move it to a lake
Info on Pacific Seacraft Dana 24 Richard McGann at 4:45am 05.11.05 Ask All Sailors 2/5157 I have a Chrysler 26 and am thinking about trading for a Pacific Seacraft Dana 24. Has anyone saile

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ST7000 Autohelm All U Get at 6:32am 04.09.21 Consider advertising it on this site's classified ad. I give it a try.
REPAIR: Mast Step & Chain Plates dLj at 6:29am 04.09.21 Nice diagram! I think it's going to be costly. Take mast down. ($400- $600) Remove appropriate cab
Halyard wrap with Furlex (1) Justin_NSA at 6:22am 04.09.21 The wrap is due to the head of the jib too far away from the top of the furler. The jib needs to be
Universal M25-XP Broken Engine Mount L Bracket RoyS at 5:54am 04.09.21 Just had another thought. It is possible to align the engine to the shaft but have the engine uneven
What to look for when buying a Tartan 41? Kings Gambit at 5:51am 04.09.21
Use of bimini jwilcoxon78 at 5:48am 04.09.21 We slid our bimini mount as far aft as we could to clear the mainsheet and then have to raise the bo
REPAIR: Mast Step & Chain Plates shemandr at 5:45am 04.09.21 Nice diagram! I think it's going to be costly. Take mast down. ($400- $600) Remove appropriate c
Universal M25-XP Broken Engine Mount L Bracket RoyS at 5:04am 04.09.21 I would try 3/8" stock on the broken leg. No need for stainless steel either, just paint. Mysterious
Shipping / brokerage costs to Canada CYQK at 4:45am 04.09.21 Use anything first......UPS last.....!!!!
Don't try this at home! shemandr at 4:39am 04.09.21 At least the hulls are one color! Or, back in the 70's were they all one color? Anyway, it looks l
Universal M25-XP Broken Engine Mount L Bracket dlochner at 4:38am 04.09.21
minimum screw size shemandr at 4:33am 04.09.21 I put one on my runabout. It had to be on the transom. At 265 lbs (Then) if I tried to climb up th
minimum screw size dlochner at 4:32am 04.09.21
Dynaplate dlochner at 4:28am 04.09.21 I am almost going to agree with this, however, that is old school thinking, right along with the 10
minimum screw size Joe at 3:39am 04.09.21 Can you through bolt to a backing plate? rgranger's comment addresses the more important issue. Y
Engine block de-rusting question Rick Webb at 2:52am 04.09.21 I had a thought that if I went to all the trouble to get it off and cleaned up I'd have the outside
Universal M25-XP Broken Engine Mount L Bracket Ward H at 2:34am 04.09.21 Ward, so sorry to hear. 1. No. Because you know I'd have heard about it. 2. Could be, given yo
Universal M25-XP Broken Engine Mount L Bracket Ward H at 2:19am 04.09.21 At what RPM Ward? Under 1500rpm. We were moving slowly around the anchorage when the wind pushed u
Where do I find this part? garymalmgren at 10:35pm 04.08.21 Vacuum cleaner? Shore power? Cordless vacuum? Diaphragm pump? How about a sponge, rubber gloves an
Halyard wrap with Furlex JRacer at 10:06pm 04.08.21 Yep. Wrong angle for the halyard. Not the furlers fault.

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