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Forestay tension Mark at 5:55pm 10.20.04 Smaller Boats 5/794 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 3/1034 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 5/1227 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 2/966 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 3/2874 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 0/1826 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 16/6441 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 15/935 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 6/943 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 51/3350 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 3/1411 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 0/980 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 2/859 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 4/1163
19" belt JohnEh at 8:14am 10.20.04 Mid-Size Boats 0/885 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 3/2899 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 5/1189 I am thinking of adding fugawi enc marine software to my laptop to use on the boat,but does it show
Elec. connections for kicker motor Brian at 7:36am 10.20.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1116 I just bought a Nissan 8 hp 4 stroke with electric start. I am going to take the motor off the boat
Cure for Chalky gelcoat? Robert Tuten at 7:28am 10.20.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 16/6844 I own a 12 year old boat. The fiberglass is getting chalky and probably needs to be painted. An "o
Alternator for a 1992 Perkins Diesel Herb Parsons at 5:50am 10.20.04 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1127 I have a 1971 Coronado 35 that was repowered (before I bought it) with a 1992 Perkins 30 HP diesel.

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hatch lock (2) Rick D at 12:48pm 02.08.21 Has anyone installed an inside hatch lock. How did you do it. Thank you....Gary This is on my 40.5
Covid-19 Vaccination sail sfbay at 12:45pm 02.08.21 Camping delayed since first and second shot scheduled for Feb 11 and March 4, respectively, in San F
Electronics Ugrades - best approach? wsconner at 12:41pm 02.08.21 Based on a lot of good info offered here, and my diminishing boat budget this year, I've evolved my
Covid-19 Vaccination dlochner at 12:40pm 02.08.21 then go camping for a month and either return for the second shot OR try to get it where we are cam
Transmission Fluid Mark Maulden at 12:22pm 02.08.21 DEX III is all you need. WalMart has a Super-Tech High Mileage ATF which is DEX III. You can also*
Purchasing a Trailer - Cat 22 Retractable Keel (1) DaniRing at 12:18pm 02.08.21 Just looking at the pictures that looks to be a bit bigger than what you will want. Dual axle is n
Top Down Furler Azure at 12:10pm 02.08.21 Thanks Steve, I am considering replacing my AT cable with one a foot longer and your input is helpfu
Can the centerboard/keel of a Hunter 260 be removed while on the water? Crazy Dave Condon at 11:44am 02.08.21 Because there is a one inch pin that goes thru the bracket holding the centerboard in place. As a de
Changing Rub Rail On H270 Crazy Dave Condon at 11:39am 02.08.21 260 & 270 are same hulll. Picture of damaged rub rail please. Introduced boat and sold them.
Hunter 33 - batteries Justin_NSA at 11:35am 02.08.21 There's always the risk of not having a dedicated start battery that you may not have enough juice t
Can the centerboard/keel of a Hunter 260 be removed while on the water? Drhoppy at 11:34am 02.08.21 Sorry centerboard bracket has to come out I'd love to hear the reason why.
Hunter 33 - batteries (1) buddy0 at 11:22am 02.08.21 Congratulations on your new Hunter! I also own a 2005 Hunter 33. Last year I took out my start bat
What to do with a leaky battery Head Sail at 10:58am 02.08.21 That was my thought too, but then I noticed the word "used" (sigh) I could see possibly buying a
What to do with a leaky battery FastOlson at 10:54am 02.08.21 Why would you not take it back where you got it? That was my thought too, but then I noticed the w
Possible new 26.5 owner Orbweaver at 10:40am 02.08.21 Yea, I quite looking on that site because it seems all the ads are years old.
hatch lock jssailem at 10:36am 02.08.21 Now in support of Gary's quest, there are reasons to be able to lock the hatch boards to keep them f
More 3D printing dLj at 10:29am 02.08.21 It has been my contention for some time that the real money is in owning the designs of obsolete par
More 3D printing jssailem at 10:25am 02.08.21 This almost feels wrong on several levels.. 8UY15kDVUek
hatch lock Justin_NSA at 10:21am 02.08.21 Maybe you mean a latch and not a lock? It would be safer.
hatch lock Ron20324 at 10:03am 02.08.21 Gary. There are possible issues with locking yourself into a boat. Fire in a boat happens quickly.

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