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change keels JOHN L at 5:09am 10.15.02 Big Boats 5/930 Is it possible to change out a deep keel to a shoal keel on a Hunter 420 Passage?
H-33 Electrical panel relocation (1) kevin hostler at 4:29am 10.15.02 The Cherubini Hunters 3/924 Here is a picture of the electrical panel on our 1979 H-33 the previous owner had moved it up from t
Winch repair Barry Ownby at 4:23am 10.15.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1360
Thru-hull maintenence Bob F at 4:15am 10.15.02 Big Boats 6/855 I'm have my boat hauled for bottom paint ' cutlass bearing next week. While its out I'm thinking abo
Dock Mate boat hook Andy at 4:13am 10.15.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1589 I am trying to find a source, and recommnedations, on a boat hook/pole with the traditional hook at
Tiller Pilot for '82 C30TBS Aaron Lasnetske at 3:58am 10.15.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1198 Does anyone have any experience with the Raymarine and/or Simrad tillerpilots?I'd like to add one
H-33 oven removal for storage (1) kevin hostler at 3:55am 10.15.02 The Cherubini Hunters 0/817 Here is a picture of my new storage area after removing the oven. I believe the oven was original. I
Replacing keel on Mac2-22 Anthony Bavuso at 3:24am 10.15.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/843 Greetings,My dad and I are trying to get his Mac2-22 back up to sailing shape. He has one of the
35.5 Anchor roller wheel Ron McCallum at 3:09am 10.15.02 Big Boats 6/1309 The wheel on my anchor roller needs to be replaced, but I am having trouble finding a replacement.
Hunter 33.5 Bow Roller?? Gary at 3:09am 10.15.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1081 I'm looking for recommendation on how to add an anchor roller to my 1988 Hunter 33.5. The original
Bilge cracks LarLei at 3:00am 10.15.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1082 I have an open crack in my bilge which is slowly seeping water. I can't tell if it is a pocket that
Hull Strength dick sonnichsen at 2:53am 10.15.02 Smaller Boats 2/934 I own a Capri 22 Sail #59 (1985). The lower aft section of the hull (on both sides) becomes indente
guest battery charger Brian at 2:43am 10.15.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/803 Here we go again some of you out there will groan, I have studied the archives and discovered that
Diesel engine runs hot Gary Meadows at 2:41am 10.15.02 Mid-Size Boats 7/1454 I would like to ask for some advise and help. I have a 84 Catalina 30 with a diesel engine...the M2
Doing my own gelcoating Eric Swift at 2:05am 10.15.02 Other Sailboats 4/990 On my old boat, after some damage done by a piling, I ventured into doing my own gel coat repair. I
Mooring my Hunter 306 Andy D'Angelo at 1:36am 10.15.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/964 I keep my boat( 2002 Hunter 306) on a permanent mooring in a tight mooring field.The location of the
keel winch Alan Douglass at 1:34am 10.15.02 Smaller Boats 1/824 I ordered a new keel winch from Catalina Direct. Installed it no problem. But, the adapter for the
Finally hit a rock! Oops at 1:11am 10.15.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1193 Oops.After boating for over a decade in the typically rocky, Northwest, I finally hit one of the b
genoa track DJ Answine at 1:08am 10.15.02 Smaller Boats 4/948 I recently added a roller furl with a 150 genoa and noticed improved upwind performance with the jib
RARITAN LECTRA SAN DAVE at 12:52am 10.15.02 Big Boats 1/882 Does any body have a lectra san waste system installed on there 410 ore any other simular boat.How w

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Timeline may have just been sped up Bad Obsession at 6:53am 04.25.20 My experience buying used boats is the maintenance costs in the first few years are higher than lat
Timeline may have just been sped up Bad Obsession at 6:52am 04.25.20 The thing with the Compac was it was just too small for me. It was a great boat and I had it equipp
high water? (4) Hunter216 at 6:50am 04.25.20 @danstanford 2020 water levels in January were higher than either 2017 or 2019 so the forecast was
Timeline may have just been sped up Will Gilmore at 6:46am 04.25.20 That being said 27 may be the sweet spot (Catalina 27 or something similar) You had a ComPac 23.
Help identify companionway slide parts DArcy at 6:44am 04.25.20 Delrin is good stuff and will probably work fine. I used UHMW when I replaced mine and it works ver
Timeline may have just been sped up dlochner at 6:37am 04.25.20 My experience buying used boats is the maintenance costs in the first few years are higher than late
Gelcoat or paint? dlochner at 6:33am 04.25.20 If this was my boat, I'd sand off the sharp pokey bits, and then apply a thick coat of gelcoat. Gelc
Timeline may have just been sped up dLj at 6:29am 04.25.20 What can I say - I lived on a limited budget most of my life and always found a way to keep a sailbo
Tankage RoyS at 6:13am 04.25.20 Be sure to put a mixing valve on your water heater. Two people can shower out of a six gallon water
Opinions and thoughts wanted williamtl at 6:08am 04.25.20 Take pics and let us know how you approach removing that carpet. Please!
Looking for Hunter 340 owner help (1) looking2buy at 5:44am 04.25.20 Not much difference in how close it is at the post compared to the back edge of the rudder. However
Boom Vang shemandr at 5:28am 04.25.20 Through bolting can foul outhaul/reefing lines which may be in the boom. So watch for that. I woul
Id like to thank the Board of Governors... Will Gilmore at 5:26am 04.25.20 I like that idea, JRT. Looks beautiful that way. -Will (Dragonfly)
Line bags valcour at 3:11am 04.25.20 I had a local canvas shop make replacements for me
high water? danstanford at 2:13am 04.25.20 I went down to our marina on the north shore of Lake Ontario and the water was more than a foot lowe
What bottom PAINT for a trailer sailor? David T/ODay23 at 9:28pm 04.24.20 One last note is that for your trailering why deal with the bottom at all? If your going at this f
Its funny Friday! Stu Jackson at 8:49pm 04.24.20 Ale and Guinness. What's "beer?":beer:
Its funny Friday! jssailem at 8:16pm 04.24.20 Leave it to a Canadian to make a mask out of jeans with a zipper to sip a bottle of beer. Be zippin
Boom Vang jssailem at 8:11pm 04.24.20 First do you have a tracked or loose foot main? If tracked or in a slot on the boom then a bail or
Varnish details needed for 1991 Hunter Legend 35.5 jssailem at 8:01pm 04.24.20 I live in the east coast of Canada so a local source would be easier if I can get the details By h

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