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Pic of friends 34 (1) Tim Welsh at 2:21pm 05.24.04 Big Boats 3/949 Here is a pic of a 9 month exterior restoration. Looks beautiful to me. My friends name is Johnny H
travler bar Dan Robison at 2:05pm 05.24.04 Smaller Boats 0/875 How do I tighten the Travler Bar on a 1971 Cat 22? I haven't been able to figure it out.
South Carolina Sailors Matt at 1:51pm 05.24.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1349 Hi,It's looking like we will be relocating from the Pacific NorthWest to Columbia, South Carolina
Lexan or Plexiglass Bert18049 at 12:07pm 05.24.04 Ask All Sailors 17/1925 I am planning to change my 1/4 inch thik Lexan windows because some of them leak and I can't see thr
Charging and Using 12V at the same time BlueAce at 10:59am 05.24.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1157 I have been leaving a small 12V ventilation fan runningwhile I am away from the boat.I leave the
latent defects in the deck- how bad are they? kenny at 10:15am 05.24.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1393 Surveyor discovered- through a percussion test- 3 different 4" x 4" areas of delamination on the dec
water tanks?? Brian19849 at 8:31am 05.24.04 Big Boats 2/915 Hello everybody,I was wondering if anybody has the Hunter drawings for the Passage 42 aluminum wat
PROPOSED BOAT TAX IN PORTSMOUTH VA STEPHEN at 8:28am 05.24.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1778 A warning to all boat owners who are thinking about relocating their boats to Portsmouth, VA. The c
going electric bob at 7:29am 05.24.04 Smaller Boats 3/1033 This year we are not taking our C22 to the coast, it will be spending the entire season in our lake.
Canvas / Protectant / Sealer / Waterproofer fred miller at 7:12am 05.24.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/951 I read somewhere that a good product to slather on canvas to waterproof it is Thompsons Deck Sealer
Head Sail Extension agolden at 6:17am 05.24.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1616 Just put up a new (used) furling head sail on my C36 that is shorter than my original. Looking for r
keel hanger stan at 6:13am 05.24.04 Smaller Boats 4/1002 I just purchased a 1983 Cat 25 swing keel model. The winch cable is broken as part of the maintainen
3QM30 Tachometer Greg Millinger at 5:38am 05.24.04 The Cherubini Hunters 6/3638 I would like to install a tachometer on my Yanmar 3QM30. An optional tachometer is available from t
Extendable trailer brake line jamie wheal at 5:09am 05.24.04 Smaller Boats 5/1616 Looking for advice on how to rig your brake lines on an extended tongue trailer so that you don't ha
Porta-Potty question Richard at 5:05am 05.24.04 Smaller Boats 18/3921 This is my second season with the 1987 Hunter 23. So, next I need to add the dreaded Porta-Potty! I
Life line stanchion leaks James Goodson at 4:30am 05.24.04 Mid-Size Boats 0/918 Hey Guys and gals, I have a 1990 model catalina 28, hull # 67 and the port amidship life line stanch
Self tending Head sail for C-30 Lynn Easton at 4:28am 05.24.04 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 3/2010 I am looking into setting up a self tending jib.I want to maintain my roller furling, and leave my
Raw Water line John at 3:28am 05.24.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/973 Does anybody know off-hand what size water line is used from the water pump to the heat exchanger on
Mixing bleach with water Harry Greenspun at 3:25am 05.24.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/1679 Peggy, Our new boat came out of its first winter storage with the fresh water really smelling bad.
WHAT IN SAM HILL IS WITH CONN. MARINA LAWS filthy liberal scum at 2:57am 05.24.04 Ask All Sailors 14/1514 I can't mention the specific marina, they'd probably sue me. but its in Branford.weekend before las

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Seatalk...whotalk..metalk...please talk? Team118 at 2:37pm 01.11.21 Thank you for the further clarifications
Cracks in keel LeeandRick at 2:36pm 01.11.21 Is that section hollow or have ballast? If it's the hollow section it may have become concaved over
Battery location H31' (83-87) ShawneH at 2:21pm 01.11.21 Mine were in the aft quarterberth, very close to the centerline, up against the bulkhead, and forwa
Battery location H31' (83-87) SFS at 2:18pm 01.11.21 Mine were in the aft quarterberth, very close to the centerline, up against the bulkhead, and forwar
Battery location H31' (83-87) ShawneH at 2:12pm 01.11.21 This space stay's pretty dry. Plus with battery boxes, I think the batteries will be dry. The we
Cracks in keel dlochner at 2:09pm 01.11.21 I'm in the "It looks like fairing compound" crowd. Polyester based fairing compounds, especially che
Dual headstays Davidasailor26 at 1:58pm 01.11.21 I think @Jackdaw has written in the past about the detrimental effects of a furled gennaker in front
Cracks in keel kloudie1 at 1:57pm 01.11.21 Yeah, kinda looks like a fairing compound that is failing.. someone may have used an automotive fill
Battery location H31' (83-87) jssailem at 1:53pm 01.11.21 Batteries do not like water splashed on them. A couple of batteries can weigh as much as a small cr
in board sheeting? (1) Drinky Crow at 1:48pm 01.11.21 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/data/attachments/167/167148-69da5dabf13f6a989f3f62054893bdc3.jpg
Cracks in keel Scott T-Bird at 1:47pm 01.11.21 I don't know anything about encapsulated keels, but are you just looking for something to do? Unles
H260 keel (1) rgranger at 1:44pm 01.11.21 Do you see the hole in this diagram? (see attachement)
H260 keel rgranger at 1:43pm 01.11.21 Okay so... not sure if you are talking about an intentional hole or damage. Can you show pics?
Cracks in keel BarryL at 1:41pm 01.11.21 Hey, I can't be 100% sure from looking at the picture, but I think you are just seeing many old lay
Engine alignment issue? ShawneH at 1:37pm 01.11.21 Ok, So trying to correct it while on the cradle is not recommended then? I did order a new shaft lo
P42 generator info (1) Jim_H42 at 1:37pm 01.11.21 Terry - thanks for the phone consultation - it's appears we have different generators. For the rec
H260 keel sail sfbay at 1:29pm 01.11.21 Anybody's guess as to the cause................can you show a photo of the damage and what is your r
AIS Receive Problem Identification Richard19068 at 12:50pm 01.11.21 @dlochner is correct. Not all data is transmitted all the time. Correct but, from the linked in
P42 generator info Terry Cox at 12:46pm 01.11.21 Hi Jim, that looks more like the engine circulation cooling pump, not the sea water pump. The sea wa
Did you Hear the Interference? JamesG161 at 12:15pm 01.11.21 Wow , Great job on the Solar Radiation Input Rating system. Nice find!! Jim...

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