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Glassing over large ports. Geoff16659 at 2:13pm 10.10.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 0/832 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 0/862
Iron Keel Fiberglassing Rick D at 2:13pm 10.10.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 0/755
Repair Bulkhead Bond Rick D at 2:13pm 10.10.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 0/841 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 0/834 I have a damaged core area about 6 inches by about 8 inches near an added-on cleat used for the roll
Rudder Repair Rick D at 2:13pm 10.10.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 0/886 The rudder hit the outboard prop and left an area about 3 inches by 1.5 inches and about a half-inch
Filling Instrument Holes Frank at 2:13pm 10.10.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/2403 As I have replaced instruments I have moved them to more convient locations, leaving the hold instru
Attaching Stringers to Hull Rick D at 2:13pm 10.10.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 0/795 I want to add fir battens to my hull sides. I have read that I should adhere stringers to the hull s
Gel Coat Over Epoxy Rick D at 2:13pm 10.10.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1216 We have heard that gel coat will not adhere well to epoxy. Can you true up this understanding?
Catalina Smile Repair Rick D at 2:13pm 10.10.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/2110
Auxiliary engine or auxiliary sails? SailboatOwners.com at 2:04pm 10.10.04 Ask All Sailors 43/3447 There's not enough wind.There's too much wind.We need to get back to the marina before dark.Th
Olympia WA Monty VM at 1:27pm 10.10.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1447 I am thinking about wintering Liberty in Olympia this year. Any recommendations or places to avoid
Topside Leaks on H31 Gary at 12:43pm 10.10.04 Mid-Size Boats 16/1185 84 H31New owner and first on the agenda is stopping leaks. The only one that's got me worried is th
Leaking Rudder Bill at 12:28pm 10.10.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/951 How can I fix a rudder where water got inside? The rudder is slowly leaking.
Replacement hatch for Hunter 25 Glen2158 at 11:56am 10.10.04 The Cherubini Hunters 4/2397 Does anyone out there have anything new to contribute about replacement options for the trapezidal d
Engine on neutral or reverse when sailing? Van23888 at 11:49am 10.10.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1053 Should your shifter be on neutral or reverse when sailing?My engine is Yanmar 3JH2, Gear KBW10E
Help, 3GM30F Problems Tom at 11:45am 10.10.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/831 Hey Guys need your help. My 90 Hunter Vision's 3GM30F has a problem. After running for awhile at 2
Hunter Mfg. Plate Skip Redman at 10:58am 10.10.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1396 Can anyone tell me where the manufacturer's plate is in a Hunter 466? I've been asked to captain on
Towing a Oday 25 Dan at 10:57am 10.10.04 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1331 I need to ask this question: Can a Grand Cherokee with4.0l tow a Oday 25? The trailer has dual axl
Fuel tank on 306/290 jaysweet at 10:40am 10.10.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/988 We have a new 306, and I just took a careful look at the 2 tanks behind the bulkhead in the aft cabi

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FCC Moves Ahead With 5G Regardless dlochner at 6:45am 02.16.21 How do you test something that doesn't exist? Build prototypes and test them.
FCC Moves Ahead With 5G Regardless Daveinet at 6:40am 02.16.21 How do you test something that doesn't exist? In other words, there currently is no high density tra
FCC Moves Ahead With 5G Regardless Don S/V ILLusion at 6:36am 02.16.21 Read the entire sentence. Taking phrases out of context distorts meaning. As Dave said above, We a
FCC Moves Ahead With 5G Regardless Daveinet at 6:35am 02.16.21 I think what the FCC is counting on is that technology always advances and assumes that higher quali
Question about replacing one of the Marinco 30A shore power inlets AndyL at 6:25am 02.16.21 Thanks for the help. As to whether it needs replacing, I'm not sure but there is a very slight disc
Anyone out there sailing a 23 Rob Roy by Marine Concepts Misty Jade at 6:18am 02.16.21 I picked up a 86 Rob Roy 23 which I've been sailing & restoring over the past 3 years. I replaced t
New main sail cb32863 at 6:16am 02.16.21 If anything, a loose footed main is more tunable than a bolt rope main. The only concern might be t
FCC Moves Ahead With 5G Regardless JamesG161 at 6:10am 02.16.21 is it binary? It is all Binary, since it is a GPS digital signal.:laugh: :deadhorse: Jim...
lifehack for budget bluewater boats for a family of 4 dlochner at 6:03am 02.16.21 That's the definition I've always heard. dlochner's mnemonic is new to me, but I'll pass it on to
FCC Moves Ahead With 5G Regardless dlochner at 6:02am 02.16.21
lifehack for budget bluewater boats for a family of 4 SFS at 5:50am 02.16.21 That's a Ketch. The mizzen mast is forward of the rudder post. A yawl typically has a smaller mizze
FCC Moves Ahead With 5G Regardless Don S/V ILLusion at 5:49am 02.16.21
lifehack for budget bluewater boats for a family of 4 TomY at 5:18am 02.16.21 Will, that is not a yawl. it is a ketch. maybe a cutter ketch, i can't tell. :poke: sure looks cle
Spring was so clise Justin_NSA at 5:18am 02.16.21 It's minus 13 F this morning. That's just not right! I sincerely thought we were easing into Spring
Exhaust elbow rust Justin_NSA at 5:15am 02.16.21 I'll second the recommendation for HDI; great service, beautifully made parts, longer life and MUCH
Sealing pedistal grab bar base Parsons at 5:14am 02.16.21 Had similar problem, and guessed that the water was coming between the tube and fitting, not inside
lifehack for budget bluewater boats for a family of 4 dlochner at 5:13am 02.16.21 That's a yawl. The mizzen boom overhangs the transom. She doesn't even have the double heads'l sta
lifehack for budget bluewater boats for a family of 4 TomY at 5:11am 02.16.21 Thank you for the response everyone! There are indeed many things I have not considered in terms of
lifehack for budget bluewater boats for a family of 4 jon hansen at 5:08am 02.16.21 Will, that is not a yawl. it is a ketch. maybe a cutter ketch, i can't tell. :poke: sure looks clea
FCC Moves Ahead With 5G Regardless dlochner at 5:04am 02.16.21

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