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Repair of cabin top depression Lamar Miller at 4:25am 04.08.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/917 I am in the process of repairing the cabin top depression on my 1979 Hunter 27. Loosened the shroud
Furler for Mac 25 Irishflynn at 4:12am 04.08.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1040 Hello- I am getting my boat ready for summer sailing and thinking of adding a roller furler system
NEED INFO ON CAL 2-24 cal 2-24 at 3:43am 04.08.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1305 I HAVE A 1970 CAL 2-24 AND CAN FIND NO INFORMATION ON IT,CAN ANYONE OUT THERE HELP ME?
Sliding table in saloon Sam at 3:33am 04.08.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/747 The sliding table in my Hunter 35.5 is seized to the mast step. I was wondering if anyone has worke
WANTED Cal 20 Christo at 1:59am 04.08.05 Cal 5/576 I'm looking for a good, but cheap, Cal 20 fixer-upper. A trailer would be nice but not required. Wil
Dilemma with Sail Loft T J Furstenau at 1:55am 04.08.05 Ask All Sailors 14/1244 Not sure if I'm posting this as a means to vent my frustration, or to gather some opinions and feedb
Sealing Cabin Storage Locker Lids BobSail at 1:02am 04.08.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/817 Has anyone considered sealing the exposed bare wood on the underside of the storage access covers? T
Gear engaged while sailing? John at 12:29am 04.08.05 Mid-Size Boats 6/1113 Guys, I am new to sailing with an inboard motor. My 28 has a folding prop. Should the gear remain in
Replaceing a keel pin C22 swingkeel John Apanashk at 11:53pm 04.07.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/913 I need help three years ago I restored my catalina 22, 99%. The only thing i did not replace was the
Solar Powered Vent Location Jonathan Costello at 11:05pm 04.07.05 Smaller Boats 4/873 Any 23.5/240 owners have any suggestions on the best place to install a solar powered vent. And if
Access for storage under the Cockpit Steve Gully at 9:48pm 04.07.05 Smaller Boats 2/764 I have a Hunter 22 and there is a large finished area under the cockpit. I was on a friends 30' boat
And just one more photo Mark at 6:10pm 04.07.05 Smaller Boats 0/673 Another charter cat tied up along side the Silver Star. She suffered conciderable damage to her bow
Yes it does get a bit rough down here Mark at 5:56pm 04.07.05 Smaller Boats 2/895 Thought you all may be interested. Last Thursday we had over 220mm of rain and up to 40-50kn winds.
Forward Hatch, Modify or Replace? R. A. Lueck at 4:02pm 04.07.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/794 I'd like to modify the existing hatch with a gas spring/adjustable stay to keep the hatch open and a
maybe a cal 20 Roger (Ninette, Manitoba) at 1:45pm 04.07.05 Cal 0/485 One of our local yacht clubs here in western Manitoba has a boat that I think (according to pictures
Exhaust fan for engine - Who posted ? Jeff Bacon at 12:52pm 04.07.05 Big Boats 1/799 Hi all:Someone posted pictures and text of a blower they installed in the engine compartment which
Vision '32 jerry at 12:36pm 04.07.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/926 Do you like your boat?What's great?What's not so great?Thank you.
Rear Cushions for 26D John S at 11:55am 04.07.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/673 There are a set of cushions for the rear sleeping area of a 26D on ebay starting bid $20. Looks like
Hello Crazy Dave. Mark at 11:53am 04.07.05 Smaller Boats 3/880 Have you had a chance to view the photos yet of the bow.
catalina 400 mark II ittybitty at 10:44am 04.07.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1105 Removed the mast this Winter to work on radar,when it goes back up should the mast be straight up or

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Cracks in keel kloudie1 at 1:57pm 01.11.21 Yeah, kinda looks like a fairing compound that is failing.. someone may have used an automotive fill
Battery location H31' (83-87) jssailem at 1:53pm 01.11.21 Batteries do not like water splashed on them. A couple of batteries can weigh as much as a small cr
in board sheeting? (1) Drinky Crow at 1:48pm 01.11.21 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/data/attachments/167/167148-69da5dabf13f6a989f3f62054893bdc3.jpg
Cracks in keel Scott T-Bird at 1:47pm 01.11.21 I don't know anything about encapsulated keels, but are you just looking for something to do? Unles
H260 keel (1) rgranger at 1:44pm 01.11.21 Do you see the hole in this diagram? (see attachement)
H260 keel rgranger at 1:43pm 01.11.21 Okay so... not sure if you are talking about an intentional hole or damage. Can you show pics?
Cracks in keel BarryL at 1:41pm 01.11.21 Hey, I can't be 100% sure from looking at the picture, but I think you are just seeing many old lay
Engine alignment issue? ShawneH at 1:37pm 01.11.21 Ok, So trying to correct it while on the cradle is not recommended then? I did order a new shaft lo
P42 generator info (1) Jim_H42 at 1:37pm 01.11.21 Terry - thanks for the phone consultation - it's appears we have different generators. For the rec
H260 keel sail sfbay at 1:29pm 01.11.21 Anybody's guess as to the cause................can you show a photo of the damage and what is your r
AIS Receive Problem Identification Richard19068 at 12:50pm 01.11.21 @dlochner is correct. Not all data is transmitted all the time. Correct but, from the linked in
P42 generator info Terry Cox at 12:46pm 01.11.21 Hi Jim, that looks more like the engine circulation cooling pump, not the sea water pump. The sea wa
Did you Hear the Interference? JamesG161 at 12:15pm 01.11.21 Wow , Great job on the Solar Radiation Input Rating system. Nice find!! Jim...
Emergency Tiller Grizzly Sailor at 12:06pm 01.11.21 Good to know it wasn't original. How deep does it normally go? All the way down to the rudder, or j
H26 Proposed Reef Configuration GBGraham at 12:05pm 01.11.21 I was discussing a new reef configuration with Crazy Dave about a month ago, but then was distracte
P42 generator info (2) Jim_H42 at 12:02pm 01.11.21 Terri - thank you! Your write-up is exactly the situation I'm experiencing - seawater is not pumpi
Time for new AC. SycloneDriver at 11:46am 01.11.21 I forgot to post the solution to my AC problem here. I should have updated this thread a long time
Eye Splice double-braid dLj at 11:36am 01.11.21 John, I'm interested if you do one. Count me in also if you do one! dj
Should I replace my old Yanmar motor mounts with OEMs or a newer design? Sanfelice at 11:17am 01.11.21 I replaced motor mounts that weren't original based on price. The noise and vibration increased. To
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 10:59am 01.11.21 How a sailor places a personnals ad

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