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Island Girl products work miracles! Bryan Howell at 10:18pm 07.27.03 Smaller Boats 0/919 I have just finished renewing the gelcoat on the topsides of my 1975 Hunter 25 using Island Girl pro
Bimini height for ODay 23 Mark at 9:47pm 07.27.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1754 Hi Everyone!Hope you're all having a terrific summer so far!Hey, I'm in the middle of my restorat
What size holding tank Jim Morris at 4:48pm 07.27.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1155 should I use in a 1976 Catalina 27. The galley is midship, so the tank goes under the seat aft of th
Three's a crowd? How about seven or eight? SailboatOwners.com at 4:02pm 07.27.03 Ask All Sailors 72/6842 How many people have you accommodated overnight on your boat? Have you filled every berth and cockp
Baffles in fuel tank? Dave Amspacher at 3:01pm 07.27.03 Big Boats 4/820 I am preparing to purchase a fuel level gauge and sender for my 84 H34. Can any one tell me if the f
356 Weather Helm Challenges...any suggestions Dave Stormont at 1:39pm 07.27.03 Big Boats 10/857 Note: we don't have the main sail roller reefing system....The Problem: Once winds get above 20 k
356 Halon Alarm Marc at 1:29pm 07.27.03 Big Boats 1/1037 Our 356 has the engine fire supression halon system with a remote alarm in the cockpit. The remote a
Curved mast Chris Jensen at 12:21pm 07.27.03 Smaller Boats 5/2965 I recently bought a Hunter 240 (May '03)and don't have a lot of experience with my own boat. I was t
Leaking port-lights G at 10:58am 07.27.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1056 Love our boat. It is a 1995 Catalina MKII 36 on a lake in Ga. This summer, all the opening portligh
M35B Pencil Zinc (1) Tim at 10:56am 07.27.03 Big Boats 1/1208 Performed the first regular maintence on our new C350 this weekend - oil and filter change, and chec
Bomar hatch scratches John Visser at 10:51am 07.27.03 Ask All Sailors 12/3289 Has anyone successfully polished-out the scratches on old Bomar hatches, as on a 1984 Catalina 36?
Assembling a new 240 mast Don at 10:48am 07.27.03 Smaller Boats 0/742 My new 240 mast arrives tomorrow....and unlike when I tookownershipof my Hunter 240 three seasons ag
Help Assembling and Raising new 240 mast Don at 10:38am 07.27.03 Smaller Boats 8/1252 HelpRecently I snapped my Hunter 240 mast in two just above the mast raising support bars bolt hole
Is this as it should be? (1) rzxtc at 10:31am 07.27.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/907 I am wondering if the the piece of equipment I have is correct. It is the where the main sheet conne
Need A genrator for 356 Marian Shope at 10:20am 07.27.03 Big Boats 8/1019 We are beginning to look for a generator for our 356. We have a reverse cycle 16k btu a/c unit. We
240 Battens Randy at 8:14am 07.27.03 Smaller Boats 13/1250 Can some one please tell me the width and if possible the lenght of the external battens on the hunt
Propane tank safety valve conversion Chuck Graser at 6:50am 07.27.03 Mid-Size Boats 0/894 We have had a big hassle and too many expenses replacing Columbine's 1 gal. propane tank. The tank f
Balboa 26 Susan Annala at 6:29am 07.27.03 Trailer Sailors 1/1788 Ahoy Balboa owners!! We have just added a new addition to our Hunter family....My labor of love....
balboa forum Paul hiel at 6:20am 07.27.03 Trailer Sailors 0/1478 I'm considering the purchase of a used 16' balboa. Cannot find any info. on this model. Does anyone
Rudder retaining pin larry at 6:18am 07.27.03 Smaller Boats 1/877 Just realized I lost my rudder retaining pin (used when trailing the boat). Can anyone tel me where

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Documentation versus State Registration Captain Larry-DH at 7:19pm 10.19.20 Should be pretty hard to hide. On my 30 I placed it in the lazarette in 3" vinyl numbers
Another discovery during winterization Ralph Johnstone at 7:15pm 10.19.20 YIPES :yikes: ! My seawater strainer isn't that bad. Maybe you've just discovered the ori
Documentation versus State Registration MikeHoncho at 7:04pm 10.19.20 One point my documentation company said when I was considering keeping or canceling my documentation
DON'T Bring your boat to Lake Minnetonka! justsomeguy at 7:01pm 10.19.20 "Summarization". :laugh:
A Short Story About An Anchor Swivel justsomeguy at 6:57pm 10.19.20 Engineers and architects...:huh:
New Solar Panel justsomeguy at 6:55pm 10.19.20 Slippery slope solar. :biggrin:
Funny Friday!!! justsomeguy at 6:52pm 10.19.20 David John Tennant Hmph, good acting in a .gif.
New Solar Panel rpwillia at 6:44pm 10.19.20 to lash a slightly larger panel next season, likely about 30 watts (probably in the same spot). I s
Raymarine Radar Service Rick D at 6:38pm 10.19.20 FWIW, I had a belt-driven scanner on a Furuno that would occsionally toss a belt, resulting in a sim
Stanchion Talk Mickstr at 6:14pm 10.19.20 Everything you need to know, from the expert: https://marinehowto.com/bed-it-tape
Sails to live for. WayneH at 6:12pm 10.19.20 Yeah, The Admiral and I are both going to be cremated. I get to spread her ashes on our two acres of
Mississippi Sound to Chandeleur Island Advice Rick Webb at 6:11pm 10.19.20 If you are planning on stopping at Horn Island then launching in Biloxi has some merit otherwise it
Engine Power Issue rpwillia at 6:04pm 10.19.20 One thing that came to mind, in addition to the filters, is how much fuel is in the tank and is the
Replacement windows for Laguna 26. (1) SailingLoto at 6:00pm 10.19.20 Here is what I did. It's 1/4" cast acrylic, vhb tape and down795
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 5:58pm 10.19.20 John Cusak? "David John Tennant is a Scottish actor. He is best known for his roles as the tenth i
Documentation versus State Registration quadrille38 at 5:57pm 10.19.20 First time US doc registration is around $350. Every year after that just $75. Way cheaper if boat
Winterizing Fresh Water Tank/Water heater SailingLoto at 5:55pm 10.19.20 NOOOOOO on the antifreeze. when it went to -17 degrees on lake erie , the guarante
Raymarine Radar Service (1) Rich Stidger at 5:54pm 10.19.20 I can't help you on getting your RL70 radar repaired, but I do have a procedure that can help you di
Winterizing Fresh Water Tank/Water heater SailingLoto at 5:54pm 10.19.20 drain the tank, drain the heater. loop the inlet and outlet together. feed af to the pump and run
First time boat owner (Catalina 310) with basic questions about electrical and plumbing rukidn at 5:50pm 10.19.20 Congratulation on your 310! This is our first boat and we couldn't have made a better choice. Your

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