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Removing the old name Matt Wolf at 10:05pm 03.30.03 Ask All Sailors 14/1437 I recently bought a 1989 Hunter 28'. I am desperately trying to find a reasonable way to remove the
Where to put flax relative to existing h/w? Rich at 9:38pm 03.30.03 Big Boats 1/913 I have a 1988 Hunter 35 with a plastic stuffing box. I need to put flax packing on the shaft. Th
Best fiberglass cleaner Don at 9:10pm 03.30.03 Ask All Sailors 6/1346 Just looking for opinions. What's the best fiberglass cleaner for older boats.Thanks,Don
Engine Exhaust Venting Steve Cunning at 8:54pm 03.30.03 The Cherubini Hunters 5/998 Hi There, Hunter owners.. Getting ready I hope... I have two questions maybe somebody knows. I was w
Stern Molding Joe Dunlavey at 7:47pm 03.30.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/996 I am looking to replace the trim molding on the stern of my 1984 Catalina 25. I am relooking to rep
Handcranking an Atomic 4 Jim Huhta, Sr. at 4:33pm 03.30.03 Mid-Size Boats 7/1836 Does anyone out there in Cat. 27-Land have or has ever used a handcrank as a backup to a failed star
The Marina Scene SailboatOwners.com at 1:51pm 03.30.03 Ask All Sailors 52/2650 What's the scene at your marina? Is your boat at a noisy, busy place with lots of activity and other
Refrigeration for 35.5 Don Rice at 1:02pm 03.30.03 Big Boats 4/791 I am looking at installing Frigoboat refrigeration on my 1992 Hunter 35.5 and would like to know th
Swing to Wing Keel retrofit Chris Hunsicker at 12:35pm 03.30.03 Smaller Boats 3/2532 I am considering retrofitting the swing keel on our 1980 Catalina 25 to the wing keel offered by Cat
mast light location denis at 11:28am 03.30.03 Smaller Boats 2/880 wher on the mast is the light located. i have the plug , there is just no mast light present
Raising a Hunter 170 Mast Stuart Cohen at 10:11am 03.30.03 Smaller Boats 3/2980 I recently purchased a used 1999 Hunter 170 and it did not come with the mast erector pole. I am ha
Catalina 30 for Caribbean cruising maui at 9:31am 03.30.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/2140 My wife and I have been bitten by the cruising bug. We are in a great position to do this and we are
Sailrite Sail Kits Don K. at 9:15am 03.30.03 Ask All Sailors 2/2149 Has anyone ordered and sewn their own sails from this thirty four year old company. My question is
Upper/lower shrouds attachments Joe Spadaro at 9:03am 03.30.03 Day Sailers 0/1115 I have an 1987 ODay 222 with the toggle type mast attachment fittings. These are "T" shaped and fre
Prop Shaft Martin Grant at 8:37am 03.30.03 Mid-Size Boats 5/1099 Hi Everybody,It was a lovely day in Michigan today so off to the boat I went to try and removce th
Removed boats name and... Mike Walkup at 7:04am 03.30.03 Smaller Boats 3/1065 guess what, as if by magic the name still appears.The name was orignally painted on, and when I rem
35.5 LOA and bow roller Jeff at 6:57am 03.30.03 Big Boats 5/886 I was recently asked for the exact length of my 90H 35.5. I first consulted this site and the manua
Degree of heel? John Powell at 6:29am 03.30.03 Mid-Size Boats 10/4505 I have seen a number of articles about the best degree of heel to get maximum speed, etc. I would li
Documenting - stick on numbers and polyurethane? Gregg at 6:18am 03.30.03 Ask All Sailors 11/1301 I've checked the archives, and most say that stick-on numbers and clear epoxy are good for the bilge
Need help with replacing the felt on my Hunter 260 Gina at 6:08am 03.30.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/823 The felt on the inside of my Hunter 260 needs to be replaced. I don't want to replace it with felt.

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Cockpit Cushions smokey73 at 4:39pm 10.05.20 Careful, Smokey That was the "then" wife, not the "now" wife.
Wisdom Stu Jackson at 4:37pm 10.05.20
Can you identify this? Gene S at 4:32pm 10.05.20 Does it also run off of engine coolant? My boiler does and shore power 1200 watts. Too much for an i
Looks Important Maybe Bill19233 at 4:24pm 10.05.20 There is the off chance someone's shoe picked it up from the dock or parking lot and decided to drop
cooling water/exhaust hose leak Ron20324 at 4:16pm 10.05.20 Be safe man! Don't tell her you are putting her up there because of her weight! Tell her she's the
cooling water/exhaust hose leak Richard19068 at 4:09pm 10.05.20 Thank you very much! I think I'll duck under with my scuba gear and see if I can plug it from the
Wisdom Mr. Dave at 4:08pm 10.05.20 You're drifting pretty far off topic here, King, but he was pretty outspokenly against drug use.
cooling water/exhaust hose leak SteveO77 at 3:57pm 10.05.20 Welcome to the forum!! I hope yours looks like the diagram below of a 1984 Hunter 27. I don't hav
cooling water/exhaust hose leak SteveO77 at 3:54pm 10.05.20 Welcome !! Kinda close one there Steve. I think that the little glassed in nozzle that the exhaust
Fresh water tank vent - geometrical problem - vent to bilge an option? Fredct at 3:53pm 10.05.20 Fresh water gets into the vent line from heeling, it is not seawater. A vent needs to work in both d
Wisdom Kings Gambit at 3:50pm 10.05.20 I really have no idea what that means. But I liked FZ. One probably has to be stoned to make sens
Wisdom shemandr at 3:47pm 10.05.20 "Information is not knowledge. Knowledge is not wisdom. Wisdom is not truth..." Frank Zappa I real
Looks Important Maybe shemandr at 3:41pm 10.05.20 All cotter pins matter.
Wisdom Kings Gambit at 3:36pm 10.05.20 "Information is not knowledge. Knowledge is not wisdom. Wisdom is not truth..." Frank Zappa Yeah.
Cored hull for 1992 Beneteau First 265 Leakie Marine at 3:35pm 10.05.20 I will be installing a new transducer on my 1992 45f5 soon, following with interest!
Toe rail corrosion fix forbin at 3:35pm 10.05.20 Don't know if this tread helps you at all or not. But makes for some reading... LOL Oh, I'm havin
Wisdom Mr. Dave at 3:28pm 10.05.20 "Information is not knowledge. Knowledge is not wisdom. Wisdom is not truth..." Frank Zappa
Looks Important Maybe Rick486 at 3:25pm 10.05.20 I hate it when this happens....
Can you identify this? Glsawyer at 3:25pm 10.05.20 You mean running hot water from a HW tank? Of course. I have many things at home not on the boat wh
Can you identify this? Kings Gambit at 3:21pm 10.05.20 Just out of curiosity, would you not have hot water in your home? I never said necessary, but for l

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