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Fridgebox insulation warren feldstein at 5:48pm 04.13.02 Big Boats 7/966 Has anyone added any insulation to their fridge/freezer boxes?I know of some people that drill som
I need help with a window leak on my ODAY 20 Jim at 2:33pm 04.13.02 Day Sailers 1/1266 I have a pesky window leak on my ODAY 20...I'm having trouble tracking down the point of entry. I d
painting my O'DAY 20 hull without sanding Jim at 2:26pm 04.13.02 Day Sailers 2/1259 I'm interested in a paint that I can cover my existing hull paint to preserve my coat below the wate
Dripless Seal On An H34 Joe Mullee at 2:05pm 04.13.02 Big Boats 1/842 Last boating season my automatic bildge pump seemed to have to work too hard. One of the improvement
NEED A STANCHIONS JON D at 2:01pm 04.13.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/810 MY stanchion broke off,I own a 1979 30 footer,any body able to tell me where I can get one. THanks
When Do I Need To Paint The Bottom? Joe Mullee at 1:59pm 04.13.02 Ask All Sailors 4/1045 I bought my boat last June and sailed all summer and fall in the Chesapeake Bay. According to the b
How to choose a spinnaker? Richard Laribee at 12:34pm 04.13.02 Ask All Sailors 4/1024 My wife says she wants to get me an asymmetrical spinnaker for my birthday. Wheeeeeeee!!!Ok, how
1962 Dolphin 24' Ed at 12:20pm 04.13.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1062 Does anyone have any information about the Dolphin? I understand it was originally developed for O'
Adler/barbour causing vhf noise Rob at 11:50am 04.13.02 Big Boats 4/1268 My Adler/Bbarbour has been causing noise in my VHF transmittions. I know this because i done several
Wasps Chuck Britton at 11:21am 04.13.02 Ask All Sailors 12/6126 What do all of you do to keep the wasps out of your sail cover when the boat is moored? We we out to
mast wiring Steve Hall at 10:57am 04.13.02 Smaller Boats 1/1128 The mast of my 81 C22 has never had wiring run through it and I am thinking about doing this before
37c Windlass Installation (1) Dave Simpson at 10:51am 04.13.02 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1407 In response to Sanders LaMont's query, and the rest of you guys, I have posted some photos of my win
Catalina 30 vs Catalina 320 Doug at 9:26am 04.13.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/3661 I am looking at Catalina 30 vs 320. Does anyone have experience as to which is the stiffer/more stab
To Bottom Paint or Not To Bottom Paint... Brian at 9:07am 04.13.02 Smaller Boats 7/920 Under what conditions would you apply bottom paint to a new 260? I hope to keep my boat in a slip in
Interior photos of 26.5 (1) Matt Felton at 8:26am 04.13.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/831 When I bought my 26.5 it was gutted on the inside, and the stove/icebox area has been removed. Woul
Arch as a Vertical Antenna Counterpoise ? Tom at 4:28am 04.13.02 Big Boats 0/1053 I am installing a vertical HAM HF antenna on the stern of my Hunter 356. Trying to run copper foil
need resorces Randy Brunson at 3:36am 04.13.02 Smaller Boats 4/893 New 25 owner need to know where to buy stripes that are the orgionals and many other item would appr
Hunter 23 LP Jim C at 12:49am 04.13.02 Smaller Boats 0/749 Does anyone know the LP for a Hunter 23? My boat is a few hours away and I need this for handicappi
Oday 39 mast step Bob Cummings at 12:38am 04.13.02 Bigger Boats 3/2004 I just purchased an 84 Oday 39. The mast step is a resign reinforced plywood step. The step is delam
Replace jib sheets John at 12:17am 04.13.02 Big Boats 7/1230 I want to replace the original jib sheets on my '85 H34. My present ones make a real racket when cra

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Catalina 34 dlochner at 5:36am 06.11.20 Boat shape will change when out of the water, but it is usually by fractions of an inch, 4 inches se
Was looking for recommendations for a stack pack sail cover for 85 hunter 40 victorhoisington at 5:34am 06.11.20 I had a set of Doyle stackpacks made up fro my Islander Ketch
Insurance question (yawn) ... dlochner at 5:30am 06.11.20 Scott, give Progressive a spin. I have had them for ten years, had one claim of 3;800 in 2014. I h
Any idea how to remove this J/30 floor? rgranger at 5:30am 06.11.20 It might be an illusion of the photo but it looks like there is a flange around the bilge opening th
My Boat Is Held Together By Zip Ties! Capt jgw at 5:28am 06.11.20 If you have them out in the sun, just be sure to use the black ones. They'll last for years but the
New Interior Wood Panels - Stain Options (1) TomY at 5:10am 06.11.20 Structural issues aside (that will be your first priority), cheap Luan plywood is similar to more ex
Oday 22 rescued sreidvt at 4:59am 06.11.20 You might want to consider using foam coring instead. This is what I used when I rebuilt the poptop
New Interior Wood Panels - Stain Options (1) Hydro Therapy at 4:50am 06.11.20 I recently made a cabinet for my boat. I mixed 2 different colors of Minwax stain to achieve a color
US Spar furler drum removal NYSail at 4:33am 06.11.20 Download the manual or call them..... very helpful. Good luck
Battery Questions rpludwig at 4:25am 06.11.20 Deep cycle group 24 Walmart $100, has served me well for 3 years with a trickle charger on it when n
Catalina 34 DougM at 4:25am 06.11.20 It could be partly hull shape from sitting in the cradle, which would change after the boat is in t
Permission to Come Aboard... ; ) Rennsail at 3:28am 06.11.20 Thx Guys and Gals! Appreciate the positive responses. The boat is getting hauled out from its curre
Hunter Legend 27 - what stove is standard? Martin-Galini at 2:04am 06.11.20 Thanks, I though it looked like an Origo (Had on in a boat I owned in Sweden and was happy with it)
Tale of the tape: Let the rigging begin: pclarksurf at 12:09am 06.11.20 Here's how the pros do it. Exactly-- look at the relative size of those fittings and wire. anythin
Oil for older small diesel Richard19068 at 11:18pm 06.10.20 I always thought single weight was recommended (I have a Universal M12), so I go with Delo 30W, but
Oil for older small diesel Richard19068 at 11:07pm 06.10.20 I have always used Chevron Delo 400 SDE 15W40 CK-4 in all my yanmar engines as old as 34 years ol
Forgive my ignorance, but what are these? Will Gilmore at 10:38pm 06.10.20 They are beer can dryers. They are a handy way of getting all the fluid out of the inside of your be
Catalina 310 boom end cover Clydo at 10:36pm 06.10.20 I have a 2000 310 with in-mast furling. I've been using an empty plastic bottle to plug the boom en
Tale of the tape: Let the rigging begin: (10) pclarksurf at 10:00pm 06.10.20 So we left off with essentially an unorganized loosely wrapped cone and if the previous pics weren't
Forgive my ignorance, but what are these? SoSound at 9:39pm 06.10.20 Inclinometer, for the socially inclined.

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