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Harder gelcoat particles in gelcoat John at 10:31pm 10.20.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/976 Hello,I am in the process of repairing airline cracks in my gelcoat below waterline, I stripped th
216 mast Bob Cowgill at 8:53pm 10.20.04 Smaller Boats 2/850 Lind from Hunter customer service tells me that the mast on the 216 is hollow, with no internal obst
Cost of a new mast Mark at 5:57pm 10.20.04 Smaller Boats 7/1588 Can anyone refer me to a site that I can get a price on a new mast (seldon) for my 260.
Forestay tension Mark at 5:55pm 10.20.04 Smaller Boats 5/741 Am thinking that my forestay might need to have more tension but am concerned that by putting more t
What is this thing? h2ocwilly18339 at 4:02pm 10.20.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/947 I have a 1987 C30 with M25 Universal. Now my question is, there's a fiberglass box just to the left
Ventilation Eric 14700 at 12:46pm 10.20.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1165 I'm looking at a ventilator to prevent mildew from taking over my boat. I'd like to get your opinio
Rudder repair -- hurricane damage Henry Weber at 12:43pm 10.20.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/860 The rudder post on a Hunter-33 1980 was bent about 15 degrees by a recent hurricane.The rudder now
Yahoo Groups Columbia 26 MKII Website GHOST "EL Condor Pasa" at 12:06pm 10.20.04 Columbia 3/2514 For The Owners Of The Fabulious Columbia 26 MKII and MKII-K This Site is for you Talk About Keel Bol
Yahoo Groups Columbia 26 MKII Website GHOST "EL Condor Pasa" at 12:00pm 10.20.04 Columbia 0/1725 For The Owners Of The Fabulious Columbia 26 MKII and MKII-K This Site is for you Talk About Keel Bol
Teak Deck: Replacement With Fiberglass Clay at 11:47am 10.20.04 Ask All Sailors 16/5694 I would like to replace my teak deck a fiberglass one. So far, the teak has been removed and all de
Newbee with a stupid question Rob at 11:35am 10.20.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/872 My brother and I are new to sailing. We just bought a Hunter 31 (yesterday) and I have learned so m
Mac 25 restoration Robert Grooms at 11:31am 10.20.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/864 Dear Mac OWNERS I have just came into possesion of a Mac 25 ,1980 I'm told .The boat is in fair
VHF knuckleheads Steve G at 9:45am 10.20.04 Ask All Sailors 51/2868 I've been on the water some forty years now, so this is nothing new to me, but has anyone else notic
Need used Mast and rigging for 1983 Hunter 22 Bill Hoisington at 9:41am 10.20.04 Smaller Boats 3/1380 Looking for a used Mast and Rigging for 1983 Hunter Sailboat. Lost my mast in the big storm. Ft Wal
Particles in gelcoat John at 9:39am 10.20.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/906 I am in the process of repairing airline cracks in the gelcoat of my beneteau 1986while I was strip
Where to put radar on V32 Richard at 8:58am 10.20.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/808 This is a call for help in siting my radar scanner.I am about to install a JRC 1000 Mk II radar on
Kick up Rudder Jimmy at 8:31am 10.20.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1089
19" belt JohnEh at 8:14am 10.20.04 Mid-Size Boats 0/838 P.S.Yanmar says the belt should be 19". Also, they made another mistake by not including the tensi
3YM30 Yanmar factory defect JohnEh at 8:11am 10.20.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/2756 I have now learned that the belt on the sewater pump on my new 3YM30 Yanmar engine and other maufact
Fugawi Info nick8481 at 8:04am 10.20.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1102 I am thinking of adding fugawi enc marine software to my laptop to use on the boat,but does it show

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Questions About Composting Toilets heritage at 4:40pm 08.18.20 I installed a C-Head in my H-27. The manufacturer recommended that the head not to be vented unless
How do/would you do it? glaufman at 4:18pm 08.18.20 Great responses... thanks... maybe I should've given a little bit more info... We race Flying Scots
Sewage smell Gary Ryan at 4:11pm 08.18.20 Great ideas! I do add some product to the tank that I get from West Marine. Can't remember the nam
Backstay Failure Tally Ho at 3:54pm 08.18.20 Wow, it seems you had multiple things go wrong pretty much at the same time. Looks like the headsta
Checking more off the list cb32863 at 3:53pm 08.18.20 A while back I recommended putting an opening Beckson port in the transom to replce that portlight.
Checking more off the list cb32863 at 3:52pm 08.18.20 Looks good! What is the black box next to the smart plug? When you say "wire the charger" do you
Repairing large swath of balsa core (J/30) PaulK at 3:29pm 08.18.20 This hole looks like it is in the bulkhead/aft end of the cabin trunk. If he removes the inner layer
Sailing and restoring #9874 pclarksurf at 3:03pm 08.18.20 You nailed it! Glad to hear the scene is still happening despite the mess. Will miss this year du
Trailer to San Juan Islands Washington AaronD at 2:54pm 08.18.20 I just posted a bit of a trip report on my thread and thought I'd link it here too. And a few notes
Repairing large swath of balsa core (J/30) dlochner at 2:51pm 08.18.20 The way we fixed that type of problem, although not as extensive, in the J24 was to drill small tes
Sailing and restoring #9874 (8) AaronD at 2:46pm 08.18.20 San Juans (Redux) We just got back from a couple weeks in the San Juans (We loved last year's trip,
Capri 18 - is it possible to remove the Furling foil without lowering the mast? Hunter216 at 2:45pm 08.18.20 There are numerous threads on SBO about how to use gin poles along with your mainsheet (increases me
Repairing large swath of balsa core (J/30) JRacer at 2:33pm 08.18.20 The way we fixed that type of problem, although not as extensive, in the J24 was to drill small test
Capri 18 - is it possible to remove the Furling foil without lowering the mast? JonnyEp at 2:18pm 08.18.20 That is a fantastic idea, thank you!
How do you store Justin_NSA at 2:16pm 08.18.20 Now that I have a box mounted to my yard trailer, it goes in there. Near the boat but not in it.
How do you store dlochner at 2:07pm 08.18.20 Is that really easier than an extractor anyway? You'd still need to connect a hose to that drain v
How do you store HobieDog at 2:02pm 08.18.20 Yanmar 2GM20F. No such luck. I've searched and got a hernia, scraped knuckles, and a dislocated
wall mount tv on an 05 hunter 41 smokey73 at 1:57pm 08.18.20 I have a 40" TV plus soundbar mounted on the forward salon bulkhead on my 410. No problems so far.
Repairing large swath of balsa core (J/30) PaulK at 1:51pm 08.18.20 We found a similar hole around a solar vent on our afterdeck. The missing balsa extended from the op
How do you store Ralph Johnstone at 1:45pm 08.18.20 What engine do you have? Is it possible there is a drain, usually in the back end of the pan, and y

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