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Barrier Coating under Cradle Pads Rick at 2:58am 09.29.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/896 Hi,all. I'm biting the bullet and taking my '88 H285 hull down to bare fiberglas and doing the Inter
Beneteau Allen Stegall at 2:57am 09.29.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1050 Love our 45f5 which is a French factory boat but have had trouble finding parts. Recently several o
Catalina 30 temp gauge Patrick at 1:54am 09.29.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/1218 I have a 1984 Catalina 30 that has a cockpit temp gauge (original Catalina equipment) that was damag
1989 33.5 Stern Tube Outside Diameter? Robert at 12:04am 09.29.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/813 I will be replacing my stuffing box with a new dripless shaft seal, does any one know the diameter o
Catalina 27 Cradle Rob at 11:40pm 09.28.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/1486 Looking for a cradle or plans a Catalina 27.rob@unlimitedaircraft.com845 457-1000
Catalina 27 Cradle Rob at 11:34pm 09.28.04 Smaller Boats 0/866 Does anyone have a cradle for a Catalina 27 or plans to build one?rob@unlimitedaircraft.com845 45
Hunter 27 pics Ed at 10:54pm 09.28.04 Smaller Boats 1/857 Thanks for the advice, see the photos in the photo forum.
Thinking of getting a TV and need help Sue22346 at 9:55pm 09.28.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1156 We are thinking of getting a TV for our boat. Our "Nest" is a 33 and we were thinking of a flat scr
Beneteau First 285 Questions Goeland at 9:03pm 09.28.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1807 I recently purchases a 1991 285 and have been searching for someone I can talk to about a series of
cng conversion to propane don mantle at 4:00pm 09.28.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/786 Has any body converted to propane ,and can you drill out the jets on the stove.Where can the propane
2 stroke - Oil:Gas Ratio - 86H23 Evinrude T Clark at 3:43pm 09.28.04 Smaller Boats 1/1381 Hi,Anyone have any insight into the ratio of oil to gas mixture for an Evinrude 4.5hp outboard? T
Running Temperature Tantallon at 12:05pm 09.28.04 Bigger Boats 4/892 I have a Universal 14HP engine in my O'day 31. The temperature gets up to 180 after about 30 - 45 mi
Convert Spinnaker Don K. at 11:36am 09.28.04 Ask All Sailors 6/3975 Can a symmetrical spinnaker be converted to a asymmetrical spinnaker simply by shortening the leach
Rudder raise line Jams Jack at 10:48am 09.28.04 Ask An Oday Owner 2/792 The rudder raise line gets caught between thr rudder and the metal plate. O'day's fix is to tension
Sail storage on boat boatergirl at 10:19am 09.28.04 Smaller Boats 3/954 What is the most compact way to store a 150 Mylar Genoa? Could one roll it up, then kind of roll th
Is sidestay reinforcement necessary? boatergirl at 10:11am 09.28.04 Smaller Boats 9/1223 Just bought an 1981 Catalina 22. The boat was used only for racing. The side stays are reinforced be
Keel Klunk bob at 9:59am 09.28.04 Smaller Boats 5/959 I've read alot about keel klunk, and I hear it when I put the keel down and back up on my '77. But I
In Boom Reefing Conversion??? Terry at 9:47am 09.28.04 Mid-Size Boats 0/884 Has anyone converted their boom to add the in-boom single line reefing? Are conversion parts/kits a
34' Anchor Roller Assembly Tom at 9:27am 09.28.04 Bigger Boats 2/944 *cry During a heavy wind storm my anchor roller assembly snapped off. This is the assembly that als
Blisters Bill T. at 8:43am 09.28.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/813 Has anyone stripped all the gel coat below the waterline. I've got about 12 hours in sanding on my 1

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TS Kyle and Crazy shemandr at 4:29am 08.15.20 I can understand people learn to speak Russian. I can't understand how you learn to write it! That
Propeller for a Hunter 41DS (2005) with engine Yanmar 3JH4E DayDreamer41 at 4:26am 08.15.20 I believe your engine is a 4JH4E, our Sapphire has a 3 bladed 18 x 12 Flex-O-Fold prop
Danforth anchor rules shemandr at 4:25am 08.15.20 No chain needed. Beautiful water, lovely dink. Great shot!
Tire size rbaevergreen at 4:18am 08.15.20 Load is a Rhodes 19 centerboard. Trailer is a Shipmate 1509, which looks to be 370 lbs. unloaded wit
HANK ON FRUSTRATION Herb Parsons at 4:00am 08.15.20 Wow, I'd forgotten I wrote about this. Since then I have purchased a very well made jib sail bag fro
TS Kyle and Crazy kappykaplan at 3:15am 08.15.20 No ???? ??????, ????! for this.
H44 DS How do the 2 fuel tank work ? henris at 2:38am 08.15.20 Tank you all ! My math question was due to the fact that it was not clear in the user manual if the
Check your sink drain hoses... S/V Honu at 1:33am 08.15.20 I replaced the sink drain through hull on my boat last week in water, as the plywood pad had deterio
H42 Anodes question eianm at 12:15am 08.15.20 Found the problem! Had to pay a specialist galvanic corrosion expert to come and find it, but he did
What is wrong with this roller furler? DrJudyB at 11:42pm 08.14.20 and you can fabricobble something yourself :laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:
Genoa Clew Ring DrJudyB at 11:21pm 08.14.20 Please share the rest of the story: Advantages. No hang up. No banging. Advantages. Is chafe or UV
Genoa Clew Ring jssailem at 9:50pm 08.14.20 I like soft shackles. So do I Andrew.
The Lighter Side of Social Distancing (1) Sailavie1 at 9:22pm 08.14.20 Hey all I just took the new Russian COVID-19 vaccine shot yesterday.:) I can tell can tell you the
Tire size Benny17441 at 9:16pm 08.14.20 5.30-12 is the size of the tire. Don't know what that 4.50 refers to. Many rims come with a 4.50
Dinghy on a small sailboat, Bilge pump, ocean sailing srimes at 9:13pm 08.14.20 I haven't gotten a dinghy for my boat, but I have a large inflatable stand up paddleboard that shoul
Tire size twistedskipper at 9:01pm 08.14.20 The two things that matter are: 1. Tires correctly fit the rim 2. Tires are rated for the load they
Check your sink drain hoses... jaysweet at 8:55pm 08.14.20 Well, I was pretty sure I wasn't the first one to notice this, but it probably can't hurt to mention
Corroded aluminum tank replacement CarlN at 8:54pm 08.14.20 Because it's under the berth cushion, I'd look at cutting the fiberglass top and lifting the tank ou
Check your sink drain hoses... Benny17441 at 8:42pm 08.14.20 The discharge to the head sink drain is above the waterline where those hoses and plastic through hu
Boat traffic on the coast of Maine is high. CarlN at 8:39pm 08.14.20 Hows the pot density in the Basin? Very few pots in the Basin proper but in the channel on the way

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