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Gel Coat Over Epoxy Rick D at 2:13pm 10.10.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1214 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 43/3444 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 2/1446 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 1/950 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 4/2391 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 4/1395 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 5/1324 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
Anybody need a sailing buddy? Rich18890 at 10:24am 10.10.04 Ask All Sailors 1/976 Just put my boat up for the winter. I am a 52 year old Maine sailor that will have January through M
Prep for VC 17/bottom paint Neil at 10:10am 10.10.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/4809 I am looking for feedback on sanding the hull of a H27 down to gelcoat, then applying a barrier coat
Catalina 400 Owners Association frank at 9:42am 10.10.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/2535 Does anyone know if there is a Catalina 400 Owners Association and what the web address might be?
A 1st to end the season Cliff Ruckstuhl at 9:15am 10.10.04 Racing 2/1701 We finished our last race of the season last week with getting a 1st,2nd and a 2nd. This gave us a
H41 Mike16398 at 8:52am 10.10.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/911 I just got back from the boat show and I am very interested in the Hunter 41. I would like any and a
Picture of O' 23 on the hard. Jonathan Cushing at 8:16am 10.10.04 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1014 Does anyone have a picture (or able to get one) of a O' 23 on the hard specifially the hull and keel
replace inboard with outboard Jon Taylor at 7:37am 10.10.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1145 My diesel is shot and I want to replace it with an outboard. I'm considering going with a 15 horsepo
Holding tank kit? Rosemary20534 at 4:56am 10.10.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/983 We would like to add a holding tank and pump to our 1980 Catalina 27. Are there kits available? Is i

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2005 Hunter 36 Bilge Ralph Johnstone at 3:56pm 02.15.21 Keep an eye on the bilge now that the boat's on the hard. This will tell whether the leak is above o
2005 Hunter 36 Bilge drm1 at 3:52pm 02.15.21 Thanks Mike. Appreciate your response. I'll try those out.
Inverters and induction cooktop Tim22 at 3:51pm 02.15.21 Hi Dave The truth about my decision to go Lithium is that my FLA batteries are due for replacement
2005 Hunter 36 Bilge Mike Oldak at 3:36pm 02.15.21 You have a leak. Not to be flip but you need to have a friend with a hose spray different areas whi
Pulls to port under power sailme88 at 3:35pm 02.15.21 Can we assume that when under sail your boat tracks well without and drift? When holding a course,
Inverters and induction cooktop Tim22 at 3:33pm 02.15.21
Inverters and induction cooktop dlochner at 3:21pm 02.15.21 Hi Dave I am upgrading to Lithium so will end up at 200 or 300ah. We mostly use the boat for day sa
Hello from a new Catalina 30 owner heidi at 3:04pm 02.15.21 Does anyone have a link or a pdf of a C30 1982 owners manual or blueprints? Having a hard time findi
New O'Day 20 owner with no sailing experience and a project boat I didn't need JT Burkard at 3:03pm 02.15.21 Thank you everyone for the advice. It means a lot. Tomorrow it is supposed to be in the mid 50's aft
Survey on C310 #217 Grichelli at 3:00pm 02.15.21 I wished they addressed this considering that on the C30 this is a nightmare as well!
2005 Hunter 36 Salon Table drm1 at 2:53pm 02.15.21 Thanks for all of the helpful suggestions. It turned out that the piston was seized. I ended up gett
Survey on C310 #217 (1) rpwillia at 2:49pm 02.15.21 Transmission is easy to pull replace. Coming out I did not have to lift the engine as the damper pl
Survey on C310 #217 Grichelli at 2:33pm 02.15.21 As with ANY purchase, Boat or Otherwise, be aware that the cost of owning is sometimes secondary to
Inverters and induction cooktop alexco38 at 2:32pm 02.15.21 Years ago I tried to discourage a club member to rip out the diesel and went with electric. His a
Outboard wedge Project_Mayhem at 2:31pm 02.15.21 Thank you @Bill1803 for the very detailed information!
Survey on C310 #217 Grichelli at 2:25pm 02.15.21 @Grichelli we have been very fortunate to have a good clean well cared for 310 for sure. I'm glad
Ice Box Size, H335 JRacer at 2:23pm 02.15.21 Ice box is probably a multiple of 33 today.:biggrin:
Survey on C310 #217 Grichelli at 2:21pm 02.15.21 I wonder if the engine replacement was done for an owner who did not know a lot about engines. It d
Survey on C310 #217 Grichelli at 2:18pm 02.15.21 What transmission do you have? The Hurth transmissions have been known to die at 500 hrs. It looks
Survey on C310 #217 Grichelli at 2:16pm 02.15.21 One thing to find out is was the boat damaged in storm etc? From pics it looks like the hull has be

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