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Hurricane Isaias <--- TS Isaias <--- PTC 9 <--- Invest 92L (2) JamesG161 at 6:00am 07.25.20 Weather and Forecasting 47/5488 We noted this tropical wave when it was 20 days away. World wide weather information continues to i
Unknown Roller Furler Foil Extrsions (3) Herb Parsons at 10:21pm 07.24.20 Ask All Sailors 4/499 Can anyone help me identify these roller furler extensions? My brother picked these up at a parts sa
Veers to port Drinky Crow at 9:13pm 07.24.20 Ask All Sailors 5/1018 if I let go of tiller while motoring. Fin keel transom hung rudder. Inboard two blade. Culprit?
Automatic bilge pump goetz305 at 7:40pm 07.24.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1355 I have a 1976 Venture and the bilge pump needs to be replaced with a automatic one. Has anyone done
Rhodes 19 fiberglass and ribs (2) rbaevergreen at 5:52pm 07.24.20 Day Sailers 4/2767 A neighbor gave me their Rhodes 19 but it needs some work. Among the issues, some of the ribs are ro
Blue Water Yachts communication issue Seadoc at 5:41pm 07.24.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1106 Hi! Has anyone recently had issues with contacting Blue Water Yachts? I've sent email to accessorie
Pre-Purchase Survey - Houston recommendation needed TexanAV8R at 2:42pm 07.24.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/931 Hey all, Anyone have a recommendation for a good surveyor to do a PPI of a Hunter 430 in the Housto
Chainplate Fabrication (6) joe28532 at 2:40pm 07.24.20 The Cherubini Hunters 16/3841 After paying almost $400 to have 2 chainplates made I decided I was doing the other 4 myself. I orde
A cure for leaking chainplates (8) joe28532 at 2:01pm 07.24.20 The Cherubini Hunters 7/5888 After having to replace 4 out of 6 chainplate knees due to rot from water intrusion, I wanted to mak
Installation of a composting toilet on a Hunter 34 swshogren at 1:23pm 07.24.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1017 Had anyone installed a comparing toilet on an early 1980s Hunter 34? Did you find one that fit? Did
Chainplate Knees (10) joe28532 at 1:15pm 07.24.20 The Cherubini Hunters 4/2526 This is by far the worst job I have ever done on my boat. We had to cut out and replace all of our c
Galley sink salt water pump question Anonymous User 801 at 12:31pm 07.24.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/7
Shower refinishing (7) joe28532 at 12:18pm 07.24.20 The Cherubini Hunters 13/1886 When we purchased our boat it had a Natures Head composting toilet installed (which we love). The ho
Galley sink salt water pump question Anonymous User 801 at 11:53am 07.24.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 16/3305
Interior wood refinishing (3) joe28532 at 11:52am 07.24.20 The Cherubini Hunters 16/3889 When we bought our boat the finish of the interior teak wasn't great. 30+ years of previous owners h
Keel joint seperation AKA Catalina smile (5) joe28532 at 11:30am 07.24.20 The Cherubini Hunters 8/6611 upon hauling out about 3 years ago, we found that our keel was separated from the stub by about a 1/
What is this? rlaribee at 11:26am 07.24.20 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1101 At the starboard aft corner in the cockpit of my new-to-me 1985 O'Day 28 there's a hose fitting. I t
Just bought a 22 (2) rlongfield at 10:43am 07.24.20 Catalina 22 13/1871 Hello All, So I just bought a Catalina 22 at auction. It's a little rough looking, missing sails, r
26X vs 26M head size NINEv2 at 10:23am 07.24.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 25/9027 Hello all. I'm in the market for a boat, and two of my candidates are the M26X and 26M. One of my
Raymarine Compatible Audio Head Units rs1sensen at 10:22am 07.24.20 Ask All Sailors 6/3530 Hey guys - I recently bought a boat that has this multifunction display (Raymarine Axiom 7) Axiom 7

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Launching/Recovering Sailboat Timm R Oday25 at 6:41am 03.21.25 With our 20' extension ,it is most certainly possible to drive forward and backward with it coupled
Boot stripe dlochner at 6:34am 03.21.25 Unless the boat has been repainted, the boot stripe is probably gelcoat. If it is gelcoat, clean, de
Launching/Recovering Sailboat JBP-PA at 6:21am 03.21.25 You can't drive around with the extension. Where I am, people back the trailer to the edge of the w
Boot stripe SV Temenos at 5:58am 03.21.25 Is it painted or a decal? If it is a decal applying heat with careful use of a flat blade will get
Can gasket tape ahere to hdpe? Gene Neill at 4:34am 03.21.25 How about using the best of the current hatches as a mold and building them out of fiberglass? I'
Hunter 340 refrigerator marcham at 10:05pm 03.20.25 Do you have access all around the refrigerator??? You can use foam insulation. It has to taped ever
Is fairing compound reasonable for a hull crack marcham at 10:01pm 03.20.25 Based on the photos, it is impossible to provide a remote diagnosis. You'd have to remove the materi
H49/H50 Factory Davits Question Boiler at 9:57pm 03.20.25 Do you have any photos or drawings?
H49/H50 Factory Davits Question T J Furstenau at 8:13pm 03.20.25 These are the 2" diameter tubular, curved tubular davits, that are found on multiple H49/H50 boats.
Keel holes Jan_H at 6:44pm 03.20.25 It looks like the fairing compound at the trailing edge of the keel joint was ground back (as well a
H49/H50 Factory Davits Question Don S/V ILLusion at 6:21pm 03.20.25
Is fairing compound reasonable for a hull crack 4lane at 5:34pm 03.20.25 Thank you all for the great direction!
7 Years no haul out dlochner at 5:11pm 03.20.25 On the ICW plan on about 50 sm a day. Running at night can be done, but it is slow and tedious and m
7 Years no haul out Captain Larry-DH at 4:59pm 03.20.25 but I did do a post over on Cruisers and Sailors about the ICW, I'll copy it here. :biggrin: ?
Keel holes dlochner at 4:49pm 03.20.25 The problem with the holes is first the number of them, the diameter, and the location. This is a h
7 Years no haul out dLj at 3:49pm 03.20.25
Keel holes dwillems at 2:25pm 03.20.25 Here's the thing: Holes in the hull - not a problem. Those can be fixed, relatively easily. Damage
Keel holes dmax at 2:24pm 03.20.25 I wouldn't sail that boat without dropping the keel and fully fixing the problem.
7 Years no haul out Foswick at 2:23pm 03.20.25 ... in fact, I would also look at buying a trailer for her. If you had your own trailer, you could m
7 Years no haul out Foswick at 2:19pm 03.20.25 It might not be cost-prohibitive to have her trucked down. I actually have no idea, but I would look

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