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drive shaft don mantle at 8:11am 04.08.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/935 MY 35.5 HAS A 24HP YANMAR, IS THE LENGTH OF THE SHAFT THE SAME AS WITH A 27HP ENGINE. I THINK IT IS
Shrinking boltrope Danny Evers at 8:07am 04.08.04 Smaller Boats 7/922 How do you fix this problem? I read where you remove the stitching on the rope at bottom of sail, bu
Buying a 321 Chris7543 at 7:30am 04.08.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1151 Hi All,I am looking at purchasing a 1996 321. I plan to do my own survey before calling in a pro;
trailer for hunter 34 Dave at 7:04am 04.08.04 Big Boats 1/1547 Looking for assistance with purchase of used trailer anywhere from Minnesota area to the East Coast
Leave boat with tuned rig? John at 6:40am 04.08.04 Smaller Boats 5/1077 I'm wondering what most folks do when leaving the boat in a slip for a couple weeks or so - slack th
Sail a 356 in Barnegat Bay? Paul at 5:54am 04.08.04 Big Boats 5/1082 Anyone sail a 356 or new 36 in Barnaget Bay? Any problems with the 4'11" shoal draft?
Engine Size Frank at 5:51am 04.08.04 Day Sailers 13/2049 I have a hardy little 2.5 horsepower Tohatsu engine on my 170 that runs great. It has one forward ge
Thimble Islands - CT David at 5:51am 04.08.04 Destinations 2/2081 We are planning on stopping by the Thimble Islands during a 4-day cruise this summer. Does anyone h
tranny schaefer at 5:14am 04.08.04 Mid-Size Boats 0/969 has anyone removed the transmission on a 2 gm20 aboard a 28.5 if so were you able to get it out with
Got Parts Pell at 4:24am 04.08.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/918 I am Having a hard time getting ahold of anyone at Havencraft for parts,even though they will take y
lifeline stanchion replacement ? Morrie at 3:16am 04.08.04 The Cherubini Hunters 18/3698 Anyone done any lifeline stanchion replacement? They're so pricey that I'd just as soon not replace
H260 bottom paint, on trailer Tom at 2:00am 04.08.04 Smaller Boats 2/836 Hi all,There was a recent thread (I think) about bottom painting a H26 or H260 on the trailer by j
Companionway Doors for new 33 Jason1271 at 1:48am 04.08.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/1095
Lightning gmoritz at 1:01am 04.08.04 Big Boats 6/877 Well overtaken by a storm and lucky. That is when I realixaed I did not know a lot about my 1984 Hun
Getting Shorter Gary Wyngarden at 12:55am 04.08.04 Ask All Sailors 11/1879 Our cruising plans include two months this summer on the West Coast of Vancouver Island and four mon
Furling main + upgraded jib Gary at 12:19am 04.08.04 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 4/1959 A furling main is becoming more and more attractive to me as I scope out a new boat. This is becaus
Dodger questions for a 356 Paul Aubrecht at 11:25pm 04.07.04 Big Boats 13/1777 I am going to order a dodger this summer for my 356 and I am wondering about anything I should pay a
Catalina Or Not? Tim at 11:20pm 04.07.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1146 I saw an ad for a 1983 21' Catalina in the paper but cannot find any such model on websites. Did Cat
Has anybody used a lightning master? Richard Marble at 10:50pm 04.07.04 Ask All Sailors 42/5854 I just found one advertised on the site below. Has anybody got one? Love to know what you think of
Leading th main halyard to the cockpit Kirk Magee at 10:35pm 04.07.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/928 With summer fast approaching I'm considering my first major modification to my 2003 26M. I would li

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epoxy resin jon hansen at 9:53am 12.23.20 the kick time on epoxies is temp related. do all your work at 45 degs and the epoxy will not kick.
How do you break in an outboard on a sailboat? Richard19068 at 9:53am 12.23.20 What if an unattended boat with motor running gets loose and hits another boat, person, etc as to w
epoxy resin dlochner at 9:42am 12.23.20 West system sets really fast. I used west system, total boat, and 3c on the same project. 3c and
New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit jwilcoxon78 at 9:35am 12.23.20 I feel ya. The year we moved to our new house and prior to slipping the boat, we got some water in
New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit Crazy Dave Condon at 9:34am 12.23.20 Can you tell from paperwork or any stickers if the selling dealer was Either Norton Yacht Sales or A
epoxy resin jon hansen at 9:30am 12.23.20 fun fact: was up in the hinckley yard in maine back in 79' saw a worker wrapping up a spectacular va
How do you break in an outboard on a sailboat? Crazy Dave Condon at 9:27am 12.23.20 What if an unattended boat with motor running gets loose and hits another boat, person, etc as to wh
Battery Wiring nveater at 9:18am 12.23.20 Thanks this is probably what I will do- but I will review Stu's links first- I do have a charger hoo
Wishing all my friends on this forum a happy and safe Christmas (1) Hunter216 at 9:17am 12.23.20 https://www.tallshipexpeditions.com/about-the-ship
WTB Catalina 18 sail sfbay at 9:14am 12.23.20 One for sale in Burlington, NJ and Riverside, NJ. https://www.sailboatlistings.com/cgi-bin/saildata
Can you repack the stuffing box in the water? Tom J at 9:09am 12.23.20 Hi, Can you fix the stuffing box in the water, in terms like add one or two extra layers if it is l
Can you repack the stuffing box in the water? Sailm8 at 9:09am 12.23.20 I just did it last summer. I only added one wrap of stuffing material and did not try to clean out
epoxy resin SailingLoto at 9:04am 12.23.20 Total Boat. This anchor locker lid had core soaked with water, balsa end grain, easy enough to repla
epoxy resin SailingLoto at 9:03am 12.23.20 it sure holds up well on automobiles.... I have used it over epoxy on carbon fiber hoods for UV pr
Can you repack the stuffing box in the water? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:03am 12.23.20 Greeting @milens777 and welcome to the site. All of the above is good info BUT the best procedure i
epoxy resin Ralph Johnstone at 8:54am 12.23.20 Also, when coating the rudder, can I spray it with automotive urethane clear coat vs varnish in the
epoxy resin (3) william24424 at 8:51am 12.23.20 Total Boat. This anchor locker lid had core soaked with water, balsa end grain, easy enough to repla
epoxy resin Hayden Watson at 8:47am 12.23.20 You should never mix brands of resin and hardener. Epoxies are cross linked polymers which means th
Can you repack the stuffing box in the water? Justin_NSA at 8:39am 12.23.20 As tricky as this reads to do it all properly, e.g. inspecting hose and shaft wear, cleaning out old
LiFePO4 conversion Hayden Watson at 8:35am 12.23.20 He bought a cheap Chinese replacement alternator and one of the Li-Bim units thinking it was the g

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