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Caulking Dan Ulrich at 11:13pm 04.04.04 Smaller Boats 10/933 I seem to remember ancient posts regarding caulking the deck/hull joint on Hunter 23's. I cannot rem
Diesel odor Bill lowe at 10:42pm 04.04.04 Ask All Sailors 8/1192 Following advice I got from this forum (thanks all), I changed the fuel filter on my Perkins engine
External furling for mainsail Jim at 10:39pm 04.04.04 Big Boats 8/1059 I am looking at a 1983 Hunter 34. It is equipped with an add-on furling system that bolts to the mas
Brown water marks in cabin Jeff at 10:27pm 04.04.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1306 This weekend I uncovered the boat to find brown water marks on the cabin walls. They are either com
Illegal Head! Eric B at 10:01pm 04.04.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1494 I need to convert my "Illegal" head on a 1977 Catalina C-27, hull # 3516. Is there a kit available o
Black spots... Mark at 9:49pm 04.04.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1121 Can anyone suggest a product that would remove blacking or black spots from my anti-skid deck. I'd
ssb Monty K. VanderMay at 7:30pm 04.04.04 Big Boats 1/916 Hello all, I have a 97 430 and am adding a SGC SSB. I can see where the panel can be mounted in the
Where to install a Jack line, and what to use? D E Brown at 7:20pm 04.04.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2528 Were planning on more evening and night sailing in this coming year,not to mention,more rough weathe
Boat insurance blues ex-admin at 3:47pm 04.04.04 Ask All Sailors 96/4374 The sailing press has been filled with stories of problems with boat insurance in recent months. T
Drive train mystery solved O_Salt at 2:19pm 04.04.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1158 Last July my brother and I bought a Beneteau First 345 1984 with an Yanmar 2GM engine. The boat dev
Recommissioning after 2 years, & fresh to salt h2o Joe E. at 2:09pm 04.04.04 Ask All Sailors 8/1048 Hello collective,I have a 2001 Hunter 320. Due to drought in Kansas and a job change it's been in
Fuel lines and battery cables Joseph Washburn at 2:07pm 04.04.04 Smaller Boats 3/1675 I have a 1988 C-22. It is equipped with a fuel locker on the port side of the cockpit. The battery
Sail Furlers Jim I. at 1:43pm 04.04.04 Smaller Boats 2/971 I need to replace the CDI flexible Furler on my 1984 Catalina 22. Any suggestions? Looking for somet
turnbuckle father Mark at 1:34pm 04.04.04 Smaller Boats 3/753 I was putting the mast up on my h-23 the other day and broke off the screw that hold the port shroud
autoprop vs std prop weights chuckwayne at 1:28pm 04.04.04 Mid-Size Boats 8/1281 Someone asked the question a while ago.....The standard (optional!) 16" 3 blade on our 356 weighs 9l
We be sailing in Seattle now Scott Wilson at 1:28pm 04.04.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/831 Saturday was beautiful and the wind even picked up in the afternoon. Scott
C.N.G.GAS DON MANTLE at 1:17pm 04.04.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/865 I WOULD LIKE TO CHANGE MY CNG TO PROPANE .HAS ANYBODY DONE THIS,AND IF SO WHERE DID YOU PUT THE TANK
Fender sizes / shapes Bill18593 at 1:14pm 04.04.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1070 I need new fenders (have none now). Our Hunter 25.5 will be slipped in a protected marina on an inl
Electrical Panel Mark at 12:18pm 04.04.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 23/1624 Just bought an old Hunter. The electricity doesn't seemed to work other than the bilge pump. Can a
28.5 cruising spinnaker rigging (1) Bob at 12:13pm 04.04.04 Mid-Size Boats 9/1321 Since my mast was down this winter for some repairs and upgrades I decided to also install an additi

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Deck fitting installation problem - O-Day 28 dmax at 12:43pm 11.16.20 If you want to save on epoxy you could put a piece of wood in the middle. You still want something
Deck fitting installation problem - O-Day 28 Fredct at 12:42pm 11.16.20 Thanks to both of you. Since the cover is already on, I will wait till spring, Dremmel out the core
Deck fitting installation problem - O-Day 28 dmax at 12:41pm 11.16.20 "@dmax that's a large amount of epoxy. Why not make a form, slightly smaller then the existing hole
Deck fitting installation problem - O-Day 28 Project_Mayhem at 12:39pm 11.16.20 If you want to save on epoxy you could put a piece of wood in the middle. You still want something i
Deck fitting installation problem - O-Day 28 Fredct at 12:21pm 11.16.20 @dmax that's a large amount of epoxy. Why not make a form, slightly smaller then the existing hole a
Has anyone taken apart one of these lights? JamesG161 at 12:11pm 11.16.20 Having similar intermittent switch issues. I had problems once in a while. Lack of use! Trying mu
Salt Water in Bilge Project_Mayhem at 11:58am 11.16.20 Check your keel bolts, you could have seepage through your keel joint when underway with the keel s
Has anyone taken apart one of these lights? VisionPNW at 11:57am 11.16.20 I just did a google search for "Mini Toggle Switches SPDT" and found a bunch of possibilities, but I
Cockpit length on Catalina 22 and 25? Stu Jackson at 11:56am 11.16.20 I've heard that the cockpit for the Catalina 22 is smaller than the 25, but does anybody have the a
Alternator Won't Charge at Idle Project_Mayhem at 11:54am 11.16.20 I've had a couple of automotive alternators on their way out only give a charge above a certain RPM.
3 Mainsail Quotes - Advice on which you would pick and why ajrwell24 at 11:51am 11.16.20 Wow, I'm very impressed by the amount of support and information provided here. Thank you all for ta
LED Anchor Light RF Interference Project_Mayhem at 11:45am 11.16.20 The long cable runs inside the mast make it much easier to pickup EMI. I've picked up radio stations
Halloween cruise SoSound at 11:44am 11.16.20 @forbin, yes the roller is offset, the large 'loop' is welded to the side of the roller. We had the
Christmas... kappykaplan at 11:44am 11.16.20 We just got 2 new black kittens. Bet they'll make great boat cats! :thumbup:
O'Day 28 Standing Headroom? Paleolithic at 11:42am 11.16.20 I have an 85 O'day 28 and can measure next time I'm there if you care. I'm curious if the discrepa
Christmas... Justin_NSA at 11:41am 11.16.20 We just got 2 new black kittens. Boris and Natasha. Not enough meat on them though :frown:
Christmas... kappykaplan at 11:38am 11.16.20 No offense to cat lovers... :facepalm:
rust remove from swim ladder Justin_NSA at 11:35am 11.16.20 Justin... YOU NEED TO BE MORE CAREFUL WHERE YOU STEP... sail.:biggrin: LOL! That didn't come out r
First Sailboat Ferruh at 11:33am 11.16.20 I just bought a 1995 Beneteau 321 for my first sailboat and love it. I will be doing a lot of solo
First Sailboat Kings Gambit at 11:31am 11.16.20 I just bought a 1995 Beneteau 321 for my first sailboat and love it. I will be doing a lot of solo

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