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Rain Leaks at the Rub Rail ? Caleb at 3:54am 05.02.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1971 As I prepare my 1986 H23 for launch and mooring this Saturday, I continue to have water collect in t
Legend 37 (1987) crackling cabin top Guest at 3:48am 05.02.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/939 I purchased a 1987 Legend 37 about a month ago and spend about 3 nights a weeks on the boat. I gene
Sailboat..East Coast for West Coast? Michael at 3:44am 05.02.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/815 Over the Week-end a friend told me of a company in Europe that arranges for homes in the US to be sw
Help - Need "Cream" Rub Rail Holder ! Ed V. at 3:44am 05.02.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/867 Does anyone know where I might be able to locate some rubrail holder for a 1983 O'Day 25 ? This is t
Engine not idleing smoothly when in gear gary at 3:42am 05.02.02 Big Boats 7/802 The engine will set there all day and idel just as nice as can be until you shift it into gear. Not
Aft traveler Mark at 3:41am 05.02.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1012 Anyone have any thoughts on moving the traveler from the cockpit to the cabin top? I have a 1977 30T
cabin sole Mark at 3:28am 05.02.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/804 Looking for "how to" information on laying a sole in my 30'TR. Can work with wood but never done thi
Carol P. of N.C. Tim at 3:23am 05.02.02 Smaller Boats 1/804 Your not alone. My wife and I did the same thing, bought a 97 H-26, now we gotta learn how to sail.
Surveyor Wanted Vince at 3:17am 05.02.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1098 I need a recomendation for a good marine surveyor. I need to have a pre-purchase survey done on a 34
Replacing Teak & Holley Sole Bill Kirch at 2:29am 05.02.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/956 I am planning to replace my Teak ' Holley flooring on my Hunter 34. Can anybody who has done this t
Deck Fitting Leaks Rick Ellis at 2:14am 05.02.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/842 Does anyone one have any suggestions on how to seal deck fitting leaks. The deck plates for my shoud
Gel coat color Dick Travis at 1:42am 05.02.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1341 I have a 1983 O'Day 23 that needs some cosmetic gelcoat repairs. Does anyone have esperience matchi
Holding Tank Installation Bob at 1:42am 05.02.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1277 I had a holding tank installed in a 1980 H27. The tank was installed in the forward Vberth between
Portlights Fred at 1:28am 05.02.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/895 Help - I do not want to seem like a dummy on this subject, but I do not know how to properly measure
Cherubini model??? Nick Buttigieg at 1:15am 05.02.02 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1004 I am the proud owner of a 1979 Hunter 30. I have been told that my boat is a Cherubini Model. How
WP5000 questions (1) Terry Arnold at 1:10am 05.02.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1095 I recently bought a used WP5000 from ebay and am now installing it in my 79 H33. Questions:1. Does
222 mast support Guest at 11:45pm 05.01.02 Day Sailers 2/945 I have an early 222 ('84 with old style hull id), and it's the only one I've seen up close. In some
Lectra San - vinegar? andy at 11:44pm 05.01.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1466 Peggie,On your recommendation I installed a Lectra San last winter. So far I am very happy with i
Cabin heaters - propane or diesel - make? Guest at 11:14pm 05.01.02 Ask All Sailors 13/2877 Weekend sailing in Maine. Freezing my pants off. I currently have an old Shipmate kerosene heater t
Topping Lift Pete Staehling at 10:29pm 05.01.02 Smaller Boats 6/1131 I am planning to put a topping lift on my C22. My plans are to use 3/16" "Dacron Yacht Braid". Att

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Sailboat Owners Guide to Corrosion - Protection (Collier 13 - 15, 18) Will Gilmore at 4:16am 03.25.20 Thanks DArcy. I haven't seen that chart before. Where did it come from? Chart 4-1 on page 20 of C
SS U-Mixing elbow (2) Ken13559 at 3:39am 03.25.20 See the brownish water mark on both sides of the U. That's wet rust sipping out from very very fine
Battery Mixing integrating Lithium Lifepo4 AGM or Gell Hayden Watson at 11:36pm 03.24.20 I am not too convinced that eliminating the BMS is a great idea. My thinking is that the primary pu
Canvas winter cover Ron20324 at 9:36pm 03.24.20 Canvas is not your best idea for a cover. Others here would make better suggestions, and lighter wei
Boatyard shut down due to COVID Ron20324 at 9:28pm 03.24.20 Maryland ordered all non-essential businesses closed yesterday. Shortly after that we got a notice
Animal poop Justin_NSA at 9:10pm 03.24.20 Sorry Justin... just reread yours... funny as hell The English language can be fun :p
Battery Mixing integrating Lithium Lifepo4 AGM or Gell Screen Saver at 9:03pm 03.24.20 I also believe we have been conditioned to the requirement of a BMS, which is effectively what takes
Dodger Ron20324 at 8:40pm 03.24.20 SOMEBODY AT YOUR MARINA MAY HAVE TRIED IT AND EVEN HAVE THE SAILRITE MACHINE? The bows you will rece
Need some advice on the best way to prevent condensation inside the boat, which mainly occ Jim26m at 8:16pm 03.24.20 @mnmpizza, Sorry you had that experience. Dessicants are fine if you live in a place that doesn't h
Stop rebuilding my Universal m25XP or keep going? Michael Davis at 7:58pm 03.24.20 If you take the pistons out you should replace the rings. I couldn't find a ring compressor small en
Stop rebuilding my Universal m25XP or keep going? pathfndr at 7:51pm 03.24.20 I'm leaning toward removing each of the pistons, and measuring the bore in the liners per the instru
Mac 26D Bilge/ Laz Question ScourgeOfTheHudson at 7:41pm 03.24.20 I've got to take out a well designed and installed propane system and a way bigger than I'll need fu
Need some advice on the best way to prevent condensation inside the boat, which mainly occ mnmpizza at 7:39pm 03.24.20 My Damp Rid Story: I was regularly using a damp rid catch container with the DR bag inside. Would pl
Battery Mixing integrating Lithium Lifepo4 AGM or Gell Hayden Watson at 7:36pm 03.24.20 Hi Hayden, ...Its hard for me to be accurate but from what Im seeing no more than 10% possibly 5% o
HUNTER 41 DIRECT TOILET DISCHARGE QUESTION Terry Cox at 7:34pm 03.24.20 Different model boat here, but does your boat have a macerator pump to discharge the holding tank ov
Starting your engine on dead batteries. Terry Cox at 7:27pm 03.24.20 If I could make a suggestion, based on what your pics show, maybe try leaving the inverter select s
Pro Furler jssailem at 7:10pm 03.24.20 Happy for you. Always good to save a 74yrs old sailor from having to climb the mast.:stir: You just
The Lighter Side of Social Distancing justsomeguy at 7:04pm 03.24.20
The Lighter Side of Social Distancing AlastairLC at 7:03pm 03.24.20 Actually they played in the red light district of Hambugh.
Sailboat Owners Guide to Corrosion - Protection (Collier 13 - 15, 18) DArcy at 7:00pm 03.24.20 To return to my earlier analogy of Iron Pond being fed by Aluminium Reservoir; adding Zinc Falls fr

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