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Renewing Spray Dodger Canvas Gary Wyngarden at 2:10am 06.12.03 Ask All Sailors 2/1170 The navy blue canvas on my eleven-year-old spray dodger is looking a bit tired. I cleaned it again t
Hunter 31 window/cabin roof leak Roger Moore at 1:27am 06.12.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/1041 I am taking on rainwater from the port side's aftmost rectangular window. The water is dripping thro
Replacing cabin sole Peter at 1:13am 06.12.03 Big Boats 5/1136 I need to replace the cabin sole in my 1986 Cat 36. Does anyone know of a supplier who can precut t
Need to seal my thru hulls..... any suggestions? Bob at 1:08am 06.12.03 Bristol 2/1685 I would like to plug my old head seacocks. For legal reasons, the head was removed before I bought i
Keystock for coupling/prop shaft Todd Canfield at 12:55am 06.12.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/978 I have a 78 hunter 30 with a yanmar ysm 12. I am wondering if anyone knows the key stock size for te
need new compass ken at 12:25am 06.12.03 Mid-Size Boats 0/773 My compass for my 81 hunter 27 is totally shot. It is mounted on the stearing pedestal. I am looking
repositioning Genoa Winches Gary at 10:51pm 06.11.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/862 Has anyone else relocated the Genoa winches back to the gunnel on either side of the captains seat?
Experiment With Mast Float George H260 at 10:26pm 06.11.03 Day Sailers 2/1421 I've been wanting to get a mast float for some time but didn't want to spend the money for a Hobie F
Overcharging Alternator? Dale I at 9:29pm 06.11.03 Ask All Sailors 10/2202 After a week or so of inactivity my house batteries (two T-105's, less than 6-mo old), had 12.74 vol
Any Captains From Potomac River area? UnBelizeable at 9:29pm 06.11.03 Smaller Boats 3/872 Just wondering if anyones from my area. Will be putting my 22 in the water in July after some minor
Yanmar 2GM20F Brent Headberg at 8:58pm 06.11.03 Mid-Size Boats 4/3458 My 1990 Hunter 33.5 has been overheating recently, and after reading the archives for Yanmar overhea
H240 windward performance Doug at 6:12pm 06.11.03 Smaller Boats 3/760 I'm curious -- how well does the H240 point when sailing to windward? Also, what heel angle would on
Help in Boarding Frank at 1:53pm 06.11.03 Mid-Size Boats 5/1234 My best crew member had back surgery this spring and is some what reluctant about climbing on and of
Davits or Mounting Bracket Bruce at 1:51pm 06.11.03 Mid-Size Boats 4/931 I would like to install davits or some form of mounting bracket on the stern to carry the dingy.If a
pop top question Gerard at 1:01pm 06.11.03 Smaller Boats 4/828 I just installed the Deluxe Pop Top I ordered for my H26 in the Fall of last year and was suprised t
Cruisair for H260 John Kagan at 12:33pm 06.11.03 Smaller Boats 4/807 Does anyone know where I can find a used Cruisair portable airconditioner for my H260?
Hey check out this picture John Kagan at 12:27pm 06.11.03 Smaller Boats 0/781 This picture was taken on an exciting morning over Memorial day weekend. Close to 30 degrees heel. T
Companion way bug screen size for H260 John Kagan at 12:24pm 06.11.03 Smaller Boats 1/956 Does anyone know the size to order for the companion way bug screen found in the Chandlery for a H26
Caribbean Sailing (1) andrea at 11:49am 06.11.03 Ask All Sailors 0/894 I have a lovely Catalina 27 in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, The Gateway to the Caribbean chain. It sits at
Keel leaking water Ron at 11:41am 06.11.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/979 My boat was just launched and developed a leak at the two rear keel bolts. Has anyone ever had that?

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Plastic Hunter Crack Repair BobbyFunn at 7:20pm 05.30.20 That looks great! Nice work :beer:. Next season Ill remove a couple lag screws and inspect that s
Blisters above the waterline? Chenega at 7:02pm 05.30.20 Has your boat every been painted? Polyurethane paints need to breathe, covering them with shrink wr
Blisters above the waterline? dlochner at 6:33pm 05.30.20 This sounds right. I have seen this with other paints. Personal experience? A small example. My m
Bottom Paint or Dirt? Project_Mayhem at 6:31pm 05.30.20 Wow! Thank you for the overwhelming number of responses! I can scrape it off with a fingernail so I'
Demasted H260 IslandSouvenir at 6:20pm 05.30.20 Both Dave (over email) and Phil responded crazy quick. Not sure if they realize it, but when you do
Blisters above the waterline? thinwater at 6:14pm 05.30.20 Has your boat every been painted? Polyurethane paints need to breathe, covering them with shrink wr
Demasted H260 Hunter216 at 6:13pm 05.30.20 @IslandSouvenir Sorry to hear about the mishap and glad that no one was injured, other than your pr
Demasted H260 (7) IslandSouvenir at 6:11pm 05.30.20 Hi Phil, Thanks for the reply. It was not an ideal first outing. To my best estimate the hull was
New Forums: Questions, Suggestions, Comments Michael Davis at 5:49pm 05.30.20
Demasted H260 Phil Herring at 5:47pm 05.30.20 So sorry to hear this but glad no one was hurt. Many of us have had a little trouble our first time
Correct size of Shaft Packing for my stuffing box? jaysweet at 5:42pm 05.30.20 Thanks Jaysweet - please see in my earlier post (28 April) that I did eventually find the picture
Trailer to San Juan Islands Washington Ken Cross at 5:03pm 05.30.20 Other than the San Juans, Puget Sound does have some great destinations. Just another something to c
Unable to pull the daggerboard out, Any idea Ken Cross at 4:55pm 05.30.20 Ken am I correct in thinking the holes and hollow centre are normal? On our boat we had holes and
Mixing elbow question Ken Cross at 4:45pm 05.30.20 I have seen a lot of posts about coked up mixing elbows on Yanmar diesels and from what I can disce
Woodworking from another era. (6) Will Gilmore at 4:44pm 05.30.20 Absolutely fantastic. He was also a very skilled woodcarver. If you have his carving tools, don't
83 Hunter 40. Looking into AC, but worried about where to put it. Anyone already done so who can advise? ggrizzard at 4:28pm 05.30.20 No, the rooftop unit I was referring to was the RV kind pictured in post #6. The old Marine Aire uni
Best epoxy for bonding aluminum or stainless capta at 4:13pm 05.30.20 Were it on my boat I'd either use a nut and bolt or bolt and tap into the metal.
Anyone know what this is? Anyone Need it? capta at 4:09pm 05.30.20 It is the plug you use when you remove your speed transducer to clean it or haul out, on many Raymar
Moving spinnaker halyard Dave Groshong at 3:59pm 05.30.20 We offer a great price for the Selden Top Down furler and bowsprit, give me a call if you're intere
83 Hunter 40. Looking into AC, but worried about where to put it. Anyone already done so who can advise? limbodog at 3:27pm 05.30.20 The roof-top method works if you can build a shroud that connects the AC vents to the hatch opening

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