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Questions on Roller Furling Systems, H23 Michael Slough at 11:36pm 10.10.04 Smaller Boats 1/820 I would like to add a roller furling headsail setup to my 1988 Hunter 23, as I sail with my son, age
Jib Halyard Stuck! Howler at 11:28pm 10.10.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1399 In preparing to haul out, I tried to take the jib on a 1995 Hunter 336 down. Even though I slacked
Catalina 400 MkI Frank at 11:22pm 10.10.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1157 I am interested in purchasing a Catalina 400. I would like to know the differences between the MkI
refridgeration Eric at 11:09pm 10.10.04 The Cherubini Hunters 3/978 I have decided to get rid of the Adler barbour and go with a Evakool product.This will involve cu
Club Beneteau of Florida Mystiko at 10:42pm 10.10.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1026
Re-Installing Skeg Phil A. at 10:04pm 10.10.04 Mid-Size Boats 6/1079 I have removed the Skeg from my Hunter 30 to repair a side to side movement. The 3/4 inch stainless
Soft decks lattanzio at 9:35pm 10.10.04 Columbia 7/1908 I am currently looking for a good deal on a Columbia, I looked at two this weekend. A 1974 26MKII, w
Holding tank repair Chuck at 8:48pm 10.10.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 5/2170 My odd shaped, expensive to duplicate, aluminium holding tank has developed a pinhole leak. Am givin
Nonskid Repair Bob Camarena at 5:24pm 10.10.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1014 My 1981 has several areas where the nonskid gelcoat has chipped away showing the underlying fibergla
Boat tools Frank15180 at 3:00pm 10.10.04 Ask All Sailors 8/1462 I just spent two days hauling all of the tools home for the winter. As I sit here sorting through th
Repair of 1980 Oday 28 Bill at 2:19pm 10.10.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/854 I am about to encounter my first fiberglass repair job. It is a beautiful boat that got banged up ba
Glassing over large ports. Geoff16659 at 2:19pm 10.10.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/1060 Pearson 323; plan to glass in the long fixed ports (2 openings, apprx. 7x28") and cut out for 3 new
Filling Instrument Holes Frank at 2:19pm 10.10.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/1025 As I have replaced instruments I have moved them to more convient locations, leaving the hold instru
Gel Coat Over Epoxy Rick D at 2:19pm 10.10.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/1110 We have heard that gel coat will not adhere well to epoxy. Can you true up this understanding?
Repair of 1980 Oday 28 Bill at 2:13pm 10.10.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 0/849 I am about to encounter my first fiberglass repair job. It is a beautiful boat that got banged up ba
Glassing over large ports. Geoff16659 at 2:13pm 10.10.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 0/814 Pearson 323; plan to glass in the long fixed ports (2 openings, apprx. 7x28") and cut out for 3 new
Keel Fairing Rick D at 2:13pm 10.10.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 0/841
Iron Keel Fiberglassing Rick D at 2:13pm 10.10.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 0/743
Repair Bulkhead Bond Rick D at 2:13pm 10.10.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 0/830 The tabbing on one side of my forward bulkhead has come loose. Should I use polyester or epoxy to re
Repairing Damaged Core Rick D at 2:13pm 10.10.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 0/823 I have a damaged core area about 6 inches by about 8 inches near an added-on cleat used for the roll

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Funny Friday!!! rgranger at 8:28pm 01.24.21
Skill testing question (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:25pm 01.24.21 And the missing F is ? ? ? ? ....................................... which of course does not inclu
Yanmar 2GMF to 3GMD swap?? Ken13559 at 8:23pm 01.24.21 Ok well, I've basically going back and forth with the guy, story goes, he got it with a bunch of ot
Winter sailing (Or Summer if you're below the equator) Terry Cox at 7:51pm 01.24.21 Hi Mike, a nice time of the year to be out and about, albeit a bit chilly. Did you catch the ferry t
prop shaft strut replacement for Cascade 36 (West Coast Portland Or Builder (70's-90's) kloudie1 at 7:11pm 01.24.21 When mine packed up several years back, I found the model number and manufacturer on the foot of it
Seatalk...whotalk..metalk...please talk? Team118 at 6:37pm 01.24.21 Thank you Ward....I am going to figure this all out and I will post my final setup...hopefully this
Hull construction at keelson, O'Day 40 DonEvans at 6:33pm 01.24.21 Hi Louis, Would love to be able to send a pic of an autopilot install, but I unfortunately don't h
Post Process After Soda Blasting Bottom sailme88 at 6:23pm 01.24.21 I had set out to soda blast our hull 4 years ago.. Hired a young man that stared me away from soda
Funny Friday!!! Hunter216 at 6:14pm 01.24.21 Maybe your dogs would like to go sailing That lake is full of optiturtles so not safe to swim in.
Funny Friday!!! (1) Will Gilmore at 6:07pm 01.24.21 189532 Maybe your dogs would like to go sailing. -Will (Dragonfly)
Yanmar 2GMF to 3GMD swap?? Davidasailor26 at 6:02pm 01.24.21 So I'm clear, we're talking about a closed loop cooling system, right? So I could just add the miss
Post Process After Soda Blasting Bottom (4) snoopy_ at 5:58pm 01.24.21 Soda blasting is done, unsure of the next step. I figured I would need to sand with some 80 grit, w
oxolic acid Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 5:56pm 01.24.21 I buy Oxalic Acid in my local hardware store. It's known as wood bleach THe brand I buy is Savogran.
Skill testing question Hunter216 at 5:50pm 01.24.21 7 And we have a winner!!!:beer:
Skill testing question Sailavie1 at 5:45pm 01.24.21 7
Yanmar 2GMF to 3GMD swap?? HMT2 at 5:44pm 01.24.21 Yanmar has two styles of engines one is directly cooled only by the flow of seawater, the second ha
Winter sailing (Or Summer if you're below the equator) MikeHoncho at 5:42pm 01.24.21 Hi Ken, just got back from a week on the water. A bit chilly out there. Sorry, no pictures to share
Got a new sailing dinghy (4) Davidasailor26 at 5:32pm 01.24.21 189521 Thats 4 well bent gunwale segments. :biggrin: At the bow the segments are joined with butt
Yanmar 2GMF to 3GMD swap?? xavierspl at 5:29pm 01.24.21 So I'm clear, we're talking about a closed loop cooling system, right? So I could just add the missi
Hull speed and fuel consumption Hunter 30 Stu Jackson at 5:26pm 01.24.21 Not true if the cylinder sizes are different. :) I been lookin' for one of dem multi-sized cylind

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