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Hurricane salvaged Parts Don K. at 10:09am 10.07.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1146 With all those boats totaled during the hurricanes where can you find salvaged parts like sails,winc
You're having a great day when the fog rolls in James at 9:38am 10.07.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1239 Ok - I've been thinking about this one for the last few eeks and thought I'd post the question and s
Gelcoat cracks near maststep and on hull Peter McCartney at 7:23am 10.07.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1116 I am considering purchasing a 1978 Hunter 30. It has had no upgrades, extra equipment or replacement
Right angle fitting John Feingold at 7:14am 10.07.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1303 What do we think of using a right angle marelen fitting to connect the waste outlet hose to the tank
Replacement rudder for 1980 Hunter 33 seatrial@bellsouth.net at 6:49am 10.07.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/1230 I sustained Hurricane Frances damage to my rudder post and rudder on my 1980 Hunter 33. Any ideas f
Survey found mast step moisture etc please HELP Rob at 6:36am 10.07.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/990 Surveyd a Hunter 31 yesterday. Compression post looked good. Mast step area looked fine. Moisture
What size outboard Scott Chaney at 6:15am 10.07.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/828 Just a quick questtion...I'm getting ready to purchase an outboard motor and I was wondering if a
Sun Sail Club Colonna Ken - Kerr Lake NC at 5:57am 10.07.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1248 Thinking of booking a vacation with Sun Sail at the Club Colonna resort in Antigua. They offer all t
P U! Jeff at 5:45am 10.07.04 Big Boats 4/942 Any suggestions on how to reduce or eliminate diesel engine odor in the aft berth while running unde
mast hinge Bob at 5:45am 10.07.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/911 After looking at a lot of posts and pix, I'm ready to start putting together a mast raising system f
Diesel fed forced air heaters Michael Velasquez at 5:20am 10.07.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/914 I am requesting info of where other 380 owners have installed their forced air heaters (Webasto/Espa
H260 Autopilot David Hoch at 3:57am 10.07.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1190 Can anyone comment on which autopilot(s) work well with a wheel-equipped 2004 model H260?
Lancer 40 Sailboat Quickstep at 2:02am 10.07.04 Ask All Sailors 5/2088 Does anyone have any information on the sailing characteristics of the Lancer 40?I may be purchasi
outboard motor hp for Catalina 27 Karen Buhler Gale at 1:49am 10.07.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/2589 I have just bought a 1980 Catalina 27 in great shape. I want to trade in the Johnson 15hp two-stroke
Raycor Filter JohnEh at 1:43am 10.07.04 Mid-Size Boats 8/1407 The 3YN engine on my new 33 shut down after 90 hours. After having a Yanmar mechanic check it out,
Mast step Marc Villemaire at 12:58am 10.07.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/808 Since i readed a lot of horror story on this site about the mast step depression on H27, i think i w
New Guest Expert Forum Beginning Soon Rick D at 12:47am 10.07.04 Ask All Sailors 0/894 Making Fiberglass Repairs and Improvements with Bruce Niederer of West System begins next Monday, th
Will a 90 full size Bronco pull a Mac 25 Lee at 12:32am 10.07.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/897 This one has a 302 motor and AOD transmission with 3:55 gears. The manual is not very clear on whic
Will a 90 full size Bronco pull a 2500 Lb boat?? Lee at 12:31am 10.07.04 Ask All Sailors 9/1505 This one has a 302 motor and AOD transmission with 3:55 gears. The manual is not very clear on whic
Anyone who can help w/3 bladed fold/twist prop? Jan10184 at 11:51pm 10.06.04 Big Boats 15/1428 I am looking to change my stock 2 bladed prop for a 3 bladed twist or folding prop. Hoping to find

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1989 Catalina 22 "New Design" Bulkhead Templates? Leeward Rail at 5:00pm 02.09.21 I can do with the original one if you could then. I will see if i can find them. I have been purg
Best orbital sander? (I've got 11 bottoms to paint!) (1) SailingLoto at 4:59pm 02.09.21 I had 3 hours a 4 blades invested in the scraping. The sanding took about an hour and a half to do
Shakleton Expedition sloughsailer at 4:58pm 02.09.21 All that those guys went through and they all survived. An amazing accomplishment.
1989 Catalina 22 "New Design" Bulkhead Templates? Leeward Rail at 4:57pm 02.09.21 I don't remember whose boat this is/was, but I always thought it was pretty cool ... tup from @wa
Best orbital sander? (I've got 11 bottoms to paint!) SailingLoto at 4:53pm 02.09.21 I had several layers of old flaky bottom paint. i found it faster to scrape it with a 4" razor scra
Leaking keel on a Hunter 31 Wnilsen at 4:42pm 02.09.21 Thanks for the comments. It is a solid steel keel. There is no obvious water at the keel bolts.
Best orbital sander? (I've got 11 bottoms to paint!) Justin_NSA at 4:40pm 02.09.21 Something that can attach to a shopvac if you are sanding bottom paint.
Hunter 27 Cherubini: Things to Look for When buying heritage at 4:39pm 02.09.21 In case you haven't found it, here is the link to the H27 info page on this site: Hunter resources
Best orbital sander? (I've got 11 bottoms to paint!) dlochner at 4:38pm 02.09.21 Any of the big box name brands, DeWalt, Porter Cable, Ryobi, and so on. Avoid Harbor Freight if you
Silly questions on engine mount TimFromLI at 4:37pm 02.09.21 I used West systems g-flex with filler to fill the hole then redrilled it with a forstner bit, It he
Shakleton Expedition shemandr at 4:26pm 02.09.21 My wife bought some wisky for her son on his 50th birthday. It was aged 50 years. OMG! It made th
Best orbital sander? (I've got 11 bottoms to paint!) Timm R Oday25 at 4:25pm 02.09.21 We are very satified with our Porter Cable sanders
3GM30F runs rough when starting heritage at 4:24pm 02.09.21 It sounds like only two cylinders fired up during the first 5 seconds.
Texas January Racing PaulK at 4:22pm 02.09.21 Went out with a customer on his Hunter 34 once on Chesapeake Bay. Nice boat: comfortable, with no su
Anchor Rode for Southeast Alaska PaulK at 4:08pm 02.09.21 Hi Patrick My brother's been sailing out of Juneau on his J/30 for a long time. He sailed it up ther
Inflatable boat trailers? dlochner at 4:06pm 02.09.21 How big is the inflatable? Is it RIB? I'd be inclined to get a small utility trailer for a few hund
Survey on C310 #217 JRT at 3:51pm 02.09.21 @Grichelli we have been very fortunate to have a good clean well cared for 310 for sure. I'm glad
butyl caulking karellen at 3:50pm 02.09.21 I can't speak specifically to the 41DS, but would concur with Ralph on butyl. I love the stuff, but
1989 Catalina 22 "New Design" Bulkhead Templates? Aeolos at 3:49pm 02.09.21 I don't remember whose boat this is/was, but I always thought it was pretty cool ...
H36 Battery Charger replacement karellen at 3:46pm 02.09.21 I replaced the old charger on my 356 with a Kisae ABSO AC-1240. I have a similar battery setup with

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