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Is There A Problem Here? (1) Bob Fliegel at 10:50am 11.23.03 Smaller Boats 9/788 I took my 2002 H260 out of the water this weekend. I was a little surprised to find, what seems to b
winch handle deck fill caps Joe at 10:37am 11.23.03 Ask All Sailors 2/1523 Where can I buy Replacement deck fill caps. Winch handle Type..I have looked every where.Joe
Packing Gland Benny at 10:31am 11.23.03 Other Sailboats 5/1344 The packing gland of our 1983 H27 is leaking at the rate of a drop a second with the engine off. Th
removing mast on a 26x Gary Gibson at 9:40am 11.23.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/998 I want to remove the mast on my 26x. am i asking for trouble? and can i remove and replace easly.
water under the sole Stephen Ord at 9:17am 11.23.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/734 During a recent rather violent storm I got some water under the cherry sole on my 1980 Hunter 30. M
cutter mac 25 dave at 6:58am 11.23.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1015 HAS ANYONE OUT THERE MADE A CUTTER OUT OF A MAC 25? I'M PLANNINGTO ADD A BOW SPRIT, BOB-STAY AND A
What's with Zurich ins??? Jim McCue at 5:17am 11.23.03 Mid-Size Boats 6/1035 Has Zurich decided to do only newish Hunters??? Never had a claim. I got my renewal and they have ab
rub rail leak ken green at 4:39am 11.23.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/982 I seem to have a water leak in the aft cabin of my 386. I noticed water in a puddle in front of the
o REplacing Corian Counter Tops Barrie McDonald at 4:10am 11.23.03 Ask All Sailors 5/2050 I have a Hunter Legend 37 and the gallery counters are finished in Formica, however, the head and fo*
MAC 26- D vs S vs C models...info please! Jeff M. at 4:06am 11.23.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/969 From what I can tell from the pictures on the MAC 26 specs. page, the Mac 26D and 26S are essentiall
Tuning the Mast (shroud lines) Mike Douglas at 4:02am 11.23.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/1225 I would like to adjust (tune) the shroud lines on my Catalina 30. I have just stepped the mast and
Aft split backstay pin size? Alex at 3:41am 11.23.03 Smaller Boats 1/963 Does anyone know the size of the aft split backstay pin which holds the the backstay at its attachme
Is there a deisel tank well drain? (1) Marcus at 2:59am 11.23.03 Big Boats 2/872 Is there a drain in the molded well that the deisel tank sits in ? I think a collection of fluids i
Apelco Radar Repair? Gary Kunkel at 2:38am 11.23.03 Ask All Sailors 1/2957 Does anyone know of a repair facility that will tackle an Apelco LDR 9910 radar? I have one that won
selecting DAVITS for 350 Barry Gipstein at 11:55pm 11.22.03 Big Boats 3/1068 looking at various brands- want at least 300 lb working load and fixed blocks at top(welded) min 40"
tiller pilot for the 27 Doug at 11:54pm 11.22.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/964 can anybody give me feedback on the simrad tp10 tiller pilot? I am interested to know if it works we
Solar Cell Charging Warren at 11:42pm 11.22.03 Ask All Sailors 14/1452 I plan to be on a mooring next season. As such, I'm thinking of buying a solar panel to keep my two
DIY Shrink Wrap Derek Rowell at 11:33pm 11.22.03 Ask All Sailors 2/1102 A friend and I are thinking of investing in the Dr. Shrink kit and shrink wrapping our Pearson 422's
boat identification Paul at 10:21pm 11.22.03 Ask All Sailors 2/999 Hey everyone i just got a sailboat to fix up during the winter time except there was one slight prom
yard power polarity and ground Tom Chastain at 9:29pm 11.22.03 Big Boats 1/1289 Aquarian2 in on the hard and when I plugged the yard power into the boat the reverse polarity lite*

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New Boat Owner Help Will Gilmore at 12:54pm 12.08.20 Boats are like that. Thoughts of all the boats in my past still tug at me from time to time. -Will
Anchor Sizing and Roller Info Hunter 260 Crazy Dave Condon at 12:54pm 12.08.20 Stu, I value your impute but leaving a trailerable boat for a long period on anchor is not a good id
Oscillating Tool vs 5200 Rick Webb at 12:51pm 12.08.20 A spatula works great to use as a guard to protect the deck from the oscillating saw blade. Don't t
Head mirror replacement project Mikem at 12:20pm 12.08.20 Looks nice .Like it belongs there . The last thing I want to see first thing in the morning is my r
Oscillating Tool vs 5200 alexco38 at 12:11pm 12.08.20 Debond is very very good. Not cheap but works. Never use 5200 for that purpose again. It's called th
Hunter 333 real or myth? Hunter216 at 12:09pm 12.08.20
Hunter 333 real or myth? (1) Justin_NSA at 12:05pm 12.08.20 188021
Antenna whips Don S/V ILLusion at 12:04pm 12.08.20 The issue here is once the mast goes up it becomes really difficult to adjust the length for a good
Oscillating Tool vs 5200 Justin_NSA at 11:54am 12.08.20 A very thin Japanese pull saw might work. Still need to mask off the exposed gelcoat.
Oscillating Tool vs 5200 FastOlson at 11:50am 12.08.20 I stripped off ALL of our deck hardware a few months ago. Ericson used 5200 for everything. Yikes. T
1998 333 owner's manual? (1) Hunter216 at 11:43am 12.08.20 The hull ID on my 1988 Hunter 33.5 was HUNJ0047C888. Not sure what the numbers denote; ell you wha
Antenna whips FastOlson at 11:36am 12.08.20 After well over a decade of use the ss whip fell out of our masthead antenna. I found it on deck one
Oscillating Tool vs 5200 chip veres at 11:31am 12.08.20 Piano wire comes in different diameters and lengths. If you have a local music store, ask about a s
Antenna whips Ken Cross at 11:29am 12.08.20 Go for it. The radio can't read the brand name on the whip. Just for peace of mind, I'd put a VHF
paint... FastOlson at 11:27am 12.08.20 We are in the final stages of a re-fit. The plan is to spray the hull next, primer, color coats, and
paint... chip veres at 11:25am 12.08.20 I think it may depend on how much of each surface you have. After priming, I painted non-skid first
paint... Member 131497 at 11:22am 12.08.20 More questions: what surfaces? Fiberglass, wood, metal, high wear areas or just cosmetic, exposed to
paint... Member 131497 at 11:19am 12.08.20 More questions: what surfaces? Fiberglass, wood, metal, high wear areas or just cosmetic, exposed to
paint... Ken Cross at 11:17am 12.08.20 More questions: what surfaces? Fiberglass, wood, metal, high wear areas or just cosmetic, exposed to
New Boat Owner Help jssailem at 11:16am 12.08.20 It is what she wanted. A lot of family emotion associated with the boat.

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