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Just finished giving the dinghy the "Island Girl" Clayton at 5:05am 03.30.03 Other Sailboats 1/705 ..treatment and my 3 season old hypalon inflatable looks better than new! Now if the rain will fini
Dingy Motor Mount Elwin Schwartz at 4:33am 03.30.03 Big Boats 1/981 I recently purchased a C36 markII. I have a 3hp mercury dingy motor and would like to know where som
Repairing crack where hull meets keel Mike Denman at 4:09am 03.30.03 Big Boats 7/4747 My 1987 Hunter 34 has a problem where the hull meets the iron keel. Near the front of the keel is a
Lake Erie , Florida to the Caribbean Carlos at 4:05am 03.30.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/955 Hello Mac Owners,My wife and I are considering buying a Mac26 in the next couple of years. The boa
looking for trailerable models Eric Johnson at 3:04am 03.30.03 Trailer Sailors 4/1270 Hi Folks,Im trying to get a handle on what makes/models are out there in the trailerable sailboat
Electrical Assistance Steve Thorogood at 2:59am 03.30.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/878 Intending to select up-graded batteries for my H29-5, including battery switches and combiners.For
Swing Keel Trailer Josh at 2:37am 03.30.03 Trailer Sailors 4/1449 I own a 1971 Venture 21. The trailer I own is homemade, and it does not appear to support the swing
removing varnish from fiberglass Steve at 1:15am 03.30.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2884 i am trying to get the old boat all pretty'd up so i can sell it and by a mac 26x. the previous own
Technical question Dennis at 1:08am 03.30.03 Smaller Boats 6/785 Folks, need your help with a technical question. What characteristics will determine how close to t
Removing the strut Don at 11:53pm 03.29.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1255 Does anyone know what is required to remove the strut from a 1982 Hunter 27 and what's required to r
automatic demand pump and manual pump steven f. at 11:28pm 03.29.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/1166 My wife just brought up a good point. Since we are in the long, slow process of decreasing our DC p
Water Tank conversion to holding tank?? Dave at 8:31pm 03.29.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1868 I have just purchased a used sailboat (a 1977 pearson 365) but I ran across your forum by researchin
BOAT SPEED UNDER AUXILARY POWER Marguerite Becker at 1:44pm 03.29.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/762 This may have been discussed before but we just took possession of our new 356 and would like some i
battery meter on 29.5 robert at 12:34pm 03.29.03 Mid-Size Boats 5/874 has anyone installed a battery meter on the 29.5. where did you put it and how did you wire it.
Towing a Laser Tony at 12:29pm 03.29.03 Ask All Sailors 4/1326 We have a Hunter H30T and my son just bought a '79 Laser... we want to tow it behind the big boat wh
Rusty Keel Rob Hays at 12:18pm 03.29.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/887 The keel on my just-purchased 1991 Hunter 18.5 is rusty. The odd part is that the top 3 or 4 inches
Oceanair Screens - Installed Finally! (1) Jim Seamans at 10:50am 03.29.03 Big Boats 3/741 Well it took a lot of talking and checking with everyone who would listen, but I finished today. Th
Toe Rails Bill Olah at 10:50am 03.29.03 Mid-Size Boats 6/1043 I Would Like to remove my Toe Rails and does any one know if I can remove the whole rail at once ?M
Prop Removal Don at 9:11am 03.29.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/890 Do I need a puller to get the prop off, or can I tap it off with a hammer? I noticed it's a tapered
Bilge Pumps Don at 9:09am 03.29.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/969 I need to replace the bilge pump in my 1982 Hunter 27. What is a good choice? Currently, the pump

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Looking for new mast (1) DougM at 4:56am 05.18.20 Ah, ya. Me too, Andres boat is definitely on the list for nicest on the lake. I did not mean to
C310 Bulkhead replacement cost? SawyerCurt at 4:48am 05.18.20 I did the Buytl tape method 4 years ago and still no leaking.
F!$#ing Scupper hoses* ontherocks83 at 4:46am 05.18.20 Hayden can you send pics / description of your propane locker. I want to put in a propane stove buy
Yanmar 2GM20F: please criticize my plan! jaysweet at 4:45am 05.18.20
Yanmar 2GM20F: please criticize my plan! jaysweet at 4:38am 05.18.20 Hope you had a raw water pickup while running the engine as that impeller can burn up if ran dry in
Uninstalling a Weems and Plath AutoMAC alternator control CMF Hunter 27 at 4:38am 05.18.20
Yanmar 2GM20F: please criticize my plan! jaysweet at 4:33am 05.18.20 Go for it! Looks like a good plan. All of the remaining engine work can be done in your slip. Than
Universal M25XPB, water temp gauge OR alarm faulty jtg at 4:27am 05.18.20 RE: oil/water signals crossed. I am discounting this for the time being as it is the water light t
Universal M25XPB, water temp gauge OR alarm faulty jtg at 4:25am 05.18.20 RE: burping and/or water heater circuit This was the issue when the water gauge AND the alarm were
Universal M25XPB, water temp gauge OR alarm faulty jtg at 4:13am 05.18.20 RE: ground fault The behavior is: warm up then "crackling" for a short time then "alarming". I ha
Universal M25XPB, water temp gauge OR alarm faulty jtg at 4:09am 05.18.20 RE: alternator grounding/resonant vibration. With the additional detail provided, this makes a lit
Universal M25XPB, water temp gauge OR alarm faulty jtg at 3:58am 05.18.20 Hi Guys, My apologies, I have still trying to figure out this forum. Despite tagging this thread t
Oceanis 331 Keel crack Will Gilmore at 3:41am 05.18.20 Welcome to SBO, Anemone. That is a sad sight for you, I'm sure, but the good news is you've joined
Yanmar 2GM20F: please criticize my plan! Davidasailor26 at 3:19am 05.18.20
True Wind Discussion Redux Will Gilmore at 3:17am 05.18.20 "The term Velocity Made Good (VMG) is often confused with term Velocity Made good on Course (VMC), a
Oceanis 331 Keel crack Davidasailor26 at 3:14am 05.18.20
Hardtop for a Hunter 41AC Sailgunner at 3:10am 05.18.20 Why?
Rub Rail Adventure (2) Ken13559 at 2:52am 05.18.20 I got the yard to do similar repairs on my h326 rub rails about 2 years ago. Leaks on starboard side
True Wind Discussion Redux danstanford at 2:40am 05.18.20 VMG can be to a point or my last chartplotter could produce a display that was VMG to wind which cou
True Wind Discussion Redux DrJudyB at 11:08pm 05.17.20

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