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McLube on Sails ? Tony at 1:02am 02.20.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1082 Has anyone done this or know anyone that has, and does it help ? I am talking about spraying the tef
dinghy installation for hunter 310 Gord May at 12:42am 02.20.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/1182 I am the owner of a Hunter 310,1999.Recently I purchase a Zodiac Fastroller 285(lenght 9' 4", 73 lbs
Dodger for Hunter 260 Zigracer at 12:20am 02.20.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2036 Has anyone had a dodger made and installed on their H-260 or H-26? I know that none of the manufact
Foam Floatation Before the Bell at 11:55pm 02.19.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1035 I have an older fiberglass sailboat, I know some of the new sailboats have floatation foam in the ev
Smith Island Bad Obsession at 11:53pm 02.19.05 Ask All Sailors 4/871 I am thinking about visiting Smith Island in the Chesapeake Bay this summer. I am wondering if anyo
Leech Lines Rick D at 11:14pm 02.19.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1060 Hey, Don. How often do you adjust your leech lines? I know when to tighten them, but frankly overloo
Low consumption PC Gerard17075 at 7:00pm 02.19.05 Ask All Sailors 15/1171 I want to install a mini or micro PC on my boat for navigation, with very low consumption, and direc
HIGH AND DRY IN NEW ENGLAND!! Before the Bell at 6:22pm 02.19.05 Ask All Sailors 11/940 Can anyone suggest a place to look for either a slip or mooring in the Southeastern Massachusetts ar
Cracked fixed portlight Kerry Blalock at 5:52pm 02.19.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1008 I need to replace a cracked fixed portlight on my 1993 oceanis 400. It seems to only be held in plac
Manistique, MI higgs at 2:29pm 02.19.05 Destinations 1/1451 Anyone been up to Manistique the last year or so? I draw 5 feet and plan to visit this coming summe
need swing keel rich at 12:30pm 02.19.05 Smaller Boats 1/981 I am in need of a swing keel for my 1983 hunter 22. Lost mine bringing her off the bottom, any sugge
Worn shaft - how much? Weekdaysailor at 11:03am 02.19.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/986 Hi,I've a 78 Hunter 30 with a bronze shaft. On haulout, the cutlass bearing showed itself to be qu
Specs for a Cal 20 Bruce74447 at 9:54am 02.19.05 Cal 1/351 I have just purchased a Cal 20 in NC and trailer is not up to a long road trip. Does anyone have det
Water-on-Board saltydog3111 at 9:03am 02.19.05 Smaller Boats 0/717 I have a question for you H22 owners. I recently pick up my H22 for a song and now I am in the proc
Replacing Keel Stub Rick at 8:41am 02.19.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/898 If you've done this could you relate how hard is to replace the keel stub. My wood has gone soft and
Hunter 23.5 trailer, what size ball? Captain Bob at 8:34am 02.19.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1111 I know this is a silly question.I bought a Hunter 1993 Hunter 23.5 and never asked what size the h
best cherubini year for the Hunter 27 and 30 Tony Murray at 7:29am 02.19.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/6773 I am considering upgrading to hunter 27 or 30. As for the year these boats were made, is one boat ma
Construction of the Cherubini models? Jim at 7:27am 02.19.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/978 It appears as though the Cherubini models went through a change of construction and materials over t
Peter Pan Keel Bolts Before the Bell at 5:42am 02.19.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1162 Fred Ficarra on this site mentioned that keel bolts may be a "J" or hooked shape in order not to mov
Cabin cushions Ted at 5:39am 02.19.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/945 We'd like to replace all cabin cushions on our H34 with new.... can anyone suggest an outfit that 'd

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Sail hull trawler conversion questions shemandr at 1:31pm 09.10.20 William Hand is some eye candy! Does it come with a boatyard full of craftsmen?
Heat exchanger - 3GM30F DJAY at 1:30pm 09.10.20 The black ring is in fact an O ring. It is likely baked hard and removing it will destroy it. The bl
Eternal Father - Navy Hymn Michael Davis at 1:23pm 09.10.20 Yes, sorry and I just added the 5th verse to my post above. USNavy loves Marines.... Jim... Yet a
Sail hull trawler conversion questions JohnRichard at 1:18pm 09.10.20 In reading your original post it looks like you may really want a catamaran. So far as I know all b
Advertising Advice for selling a boat Don S/V ILLusion at 1:17pm 09.10.20
Drilling hole to run lines through cabintop mounted traveller Paleolithic at 1:12pm 09.10.20 For clarification, this is a 28. It's not moulded in, it's bolted through and caulked on. Any hole
Merit 22 cockpit drain. Hunter216 at 1:07pm 09.10.20 I just bought a Merit 22 and have been sorting it out and fixing problems. One problem is the cockp
Drilling hole to run lines through cabintop mounted traveller eherlihy at 12:59pm 09.10.20 On a 34/35 this riser is molded into the deck. Drilling a hole through it would be like drilling two
Sail hull trawler conversion questions LloydB at 12:38pm 09.10.20 In reading your original post it looks like you may really want a catamaran. So far as I know all bo
How to work my inverter/charger Stu Jackson at 12:29pm 09.10.20 I have a Freedom 15, but no generator. Those units came with a very good installation manual with d
Battery Planning Time dlochner at 12:28pm 09.10.20 In terms of bang for your buck in FLA batteries, going with golf cart batteries wins. They are robus
Battery Planning Time Monterey385 at 12:04pm 09.10.20 Wow, thank you both. As a long time member of this group, I revere Maine Sail's material and comple
Unknown Sailboat Type tosudbury at 12:01pm 09.10.20 exactly Thanks for all your great suggestions, I can see I require more investigating. will let y
Unknown Sailboat Type Justin_NSA at 11:59am 09.10.20 It sure is a unique boat, but are you sure you want to spend the time and money to get it sailworthy
Unknown Sailboat Type tosudbury at 11:51am 09.10.20 And I should add, the only way to know where the manufacturer hid the second HIN is to know the man
Installing new clutch on the deck of a Catalina 30 sail sfbay at 11:49am 09.10.20 Refer to posts #2 and 4 in the thread below on the same subject and installing a spinlock XAS on a C
Sail hull trawler conversion questions PaulK at 11:44am 09.10.20 Here's a good motorsailer: 63? William Hand Motorsailer Definitely not just a pilothouse sailboat.
Eternal Father - Navy Hymn JamesG161 at 11:40am 09.10.20 did we forget something? Yes, sorry and I just added the 5th verse to my post above. USNavy loves
Installing new clutch on the deck of a Catalina 30 dlochner at 11:40am 09.10.20 This is probably overkill because I could likely get away with just securing the halyard to a cleat
Eternal Father - Navy Hymn kappykaplan at 11:29am 09.10.20 Thank you for your service... You are welcome! :beer:

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