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Epoxycop Bottom Paint - Maximum time before boat MUST be put in water? (1) AEarnshaw at 4:57pm 05.23.20 Ask All Sailors 4/678 I've got a 1/2 a can of Interlux Nautical Epoxycop bottom paint. The table on the can that outlines
Perkins M30 Mods (4) Mechone at 4:51pm 05.23.20 Engines and Propulsion 0/802 179567
Broken or not broken? (6) ScottySailor at 4:24pm 05.23.20 Ask All Sailors 11/1189
Running Rigging questions (5) flipwalker at 3:45pm 05.23.20 Catalina 22 7/1136 Good afternoon, As my adventures with my new boat continue I keep coming up with questions, and I f
Sail number (2) Brian F at 1:53pm 05.23.20 Yamaha 3/877 An older topic asked about sail numbers. My sail number is the same as the hull number.
First 36.7 Binnacle Bedding (1) mdibella at 12:06pm 05.23.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1098 Looking for some advice on rebedding the binnacle on my 2006 First 36.7. This model year has the w
Hunter 27 Cherubini: Things to Look for When buying sailinglife1248 at 11:47am 05.23.20 The Cherubini Hunters 11/2576 Hi All. Looking at a Hunter 27 1978, Cherubini model. Seems well kept. Tiller. Repowered. Any sp
FIBERGLASS REPAIR thetone at 11:11am 05.23.20 Ask All Sailors 9/1461 I need to do some fiberglass work on my keel. I ran aground and the bottom of the keel is damaged. I
New Main Sail Options MikeyJ at 9:37am 05.23.20 Smaller Boats 7/1313 Okay, time for a new mainsail. Seem like loose footed is the thing now. My old one has full batten
New main sail - Hunter 23.5 MikeyJ at 9:33am 05.23.20 Smaller Boats 10/2678 Okay, time for a new mainsail. Seem like loose footed is the thing now. My old one has full batten
Hunter 326 arch light screws VernonJ at 7:36am 05.23.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/392 The screws holding the cover to the light on my arch have fallen out. I found the light cover laying
Mast raising options? Sawtooth at 7:28am 05.23.20 Smaller Boats 22/3960 I have a Hunter 26 WB and am looking at mast raising options such as a telescoping mast crutch on th
Unable to pull the daggerboard out, Any idea lessardmath at 4:56am 05.23.20 Ask All Sailors 16/2111 Good morning guys. Just bought my first MacGregor 26D sailboat. I'm trying to pull the daggerbord ou
Part number for 4jhe injectors 85bittersweet at 4:15am 05.23.20 Big Boats 3/557 I just bought a 85 hunter 40 and I believe the engine to be a 4 jhe. I'm having a hard time finding
Catalina 22 won't turn at low speeds IASailor at 9:50pm 05.22.20 Ask All Sailors 30/3208 I was sailing today on Red Rock reservoir south of Des Moines and had a great day. However I noticed
I am a new 1981 Hunter 36 owner.... MarcMag at 7:48pm 05.22.20 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1358 My dream starts today! I think I just stole a boat for 4k. It was repossessed by the marina and
Not rust, but what? (1) Bill19233 at 7:07pm 05.22.20 Ask All Sailors 5/662 After the last two rains, found this stain oozing out of a snap screwed into the deck for the skylig
Beneteau 323 Upper and Lower Shroud Position Question Beneteau323 at 6:40pm 05.22.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1029 On our Beneteau 323, when putting the mast up today, the lower shroud was placed forward of the uppe
Replace Rivets or Tap and Screw? catalanc at 6:14pm 05.22.20 Ask All Sailors 8/1307 I had to drill out a couple of rivets holding the "end cap" on my boom to repair an in-boom outhaul
Tuesday might be the day I finally move the boat fred1diver at 4:18pm 05.22.20 Ask All Sailors 5/445 hey everyone, I might have a window open to bring the boat down from Kingston to Ottawa on Tuesday.

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So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project jibes138 at 4:58pm 07.15.24
Considering Teak Cockpit Makeover dLj at 4:29pm 07.15.24 Some of the answer relies on you. For me, I can see the faux synthetics from far away. If you are
charging problem with new batterie Davidasailor26 at 4:11pm 07.15.24 Problem found...main charging system breaker tripping. Gonna replace it. House bank is 630 AH.
1984 Hunter 27 - Emergency Tiller System dLj at 4:05pm 07.15.24 Are the pictures showing the top of the rudder post? Or is that a coupling that attaches somehow to
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" thinwater at 4:05pm 07.15.24 I'm sorry, I just can't help myself. OED There is nothing wrong with calling a genoa a jib, since i
Considering Teak Cockpit Makeover Foswick at 4:00pm 07.15.24 after all we are actually talking about somewhere to sit. I hear you. But, the surfaces are actua
1984 Hunter 27 - Emergency Tiller System kappykaplan at 4:00pm 07.15.24 You may do better by fabricating your own emergency tiller. :plus:
Considering Teak Cockpit Makeover ggrizzard at 3:53pm 07.15.24 20 years ago I used this product for a cockpit application. It's still there and there are no sign
1984 Hunter 27 - Emergency Tiller System shemandr at 3:42pm 07.15.24 You may do better by fabricating your own emergency tiller. Boat builders tend to cheap out on temp
1984 Hunter 20 - Restoration Thread kappykaplan at 3:32pm 07.15.24 What's more important to you, sailing or fixing up? Let that guide your decision making. Good luck
Considering Teak Cockpit Makeover Foswick at 3:30pm 07.15.24 A four-hour job is really a two day job (16 hours)... with 8 trips to the store. Truth. I had my so
Considering Teak Cockpit Makeover garymalmgren at 3:14pm 07.15.24 Hi Foswick. There is a third option that you haven't talked about. Maintenance free fibreglass. I un
Considering Teak Cockpit Makeover Steve L22188 at 3:12pm 07.15.24 I love the estimating formula! The $7 is new to me...the doubling of the cost is not. Don't fo
Very hard to turn wheel steering on a 1987 Pearson 27 fred1diver at 2:53pm 07.15.24 Before doing all that, might be a stupid question, but is the wheel lock on?
1984 Hunter 20 - Restoration Thread wimbledan at 2:49pm 07.15.24 I keep digging the hole deeper! Fortunately I have yet to shell out a single $1. That won't last l
Considering Teak Cockpit Makeover Foswick at 2:48pm 07.15.24 By the way, I just came in from the shop where I tried to clean up the pieces of that small locker l
Considering Teak Cockpit Makeover (1) Foswick at 2:20pm 07.15.24 If that's cored fiberglass can you be sure the core isn't wet? It isn't cored. I can see the under
1984 Hunter 20 - Restoration Thread shemandr at 2:08pm 07.15.24 Ugh! Ugh!
1984 Hunter 20 - Restoration Thread (8) wimbledan at 1:57pm 07.15.24 Well, in my journey to find pulpits and lifelines I stumbled across a listing for an old Catalina 22
Compartment under bow berth on 285 3GGG at 1:55pm 07.15.24 My Hunter 280 had a water tank in the bow (plastic tank), and there was a plywood cover over that t

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