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sticky maxprop Anders Pedersen at 3:12pm 04.22.02 Other Sailboats 3/953 I have a 21 inch, three blade maxprop, with which I have cruised 7000nm. The prop is driven through
Inherited sticky,gummy fenders-sun exposure maybe? Brian Kile at 1:59pm 04.22.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1258 Any ideas on how to clean the goop off, and restabilize the rubber, or are these ruined and only goo
Bilge Pump Line Peter Meyer at 1:58pm 04.22.02 Smaller Boats 5/1034 I was working on my 77 h25 today and noticed the bilge pump line is not connected to anything. Wher
Engine/Driveshaft Alignment Doug at 1:42pm 04.22.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1204 Hey guys!Any advise on a shaft alignment for my C-270?Starting to shake a little. Read the Weste
Which prop would you use............. Bill at 11:07am 04.22.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/954 I'm, going to order a new 320 soon and will be adding and Aquadrive as well as either a folding or f
Swelling Ice Box Lids Dorothy at 10:51am 04.22.02 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1072 We have a 1984 27 foot Hunter. The problem we are having is that the lid to the ice box swells with
Javelin centerboard repair Cliff G at 9:54am 04.22.02 Day Sailers 1/2725 I recently purchased an O'Day Javelin. The centerboard looks like it might have been galvanized at o
Wheels for Baby,need a trailer for Oday 25(shoal) Patrick Shannon at 8:39am 04.22.02 Trailer Sailors 4/1929 Still searching for a basic Tandam wheel trailer for my Oday25 shoal keel. I can retrofit to the boa
garmin gps76map Carl at 8:31am 04.22.02 Big Boats 8/1374 i just bought one of these handheld chartplotters it is the most fun thing ive had in a while. prior
Boat sinks because of batteries bill walton at 8:30am 04.22.02 Ask All Sailors 9/1384 As we have discussed many times here,one always needs to look at the interior of a boat upside down
Catalina 30 Owners in Houston/Galveston Dennis Fegan at 8:30am 04.22.02 Mid-Size Boats 0/987 I am the Fleet Captain for Houston and wanted to announce:NOTICE TO ALL CATALINA 30 SKIPPERSFlee
Harken Magic Box Trevor at 8:27am 04.22.02 Ask All Sailors 2/3414 Has anyone used a "Harken Magic Box" with a cunningham (see link below)? Looks like an interesting
danger to the paint? Greg aborad "BlueBerry" at 7:34am 04.22.02 Other Sailboats 3/856 I am interested in using the IG products to "refresh" the topside on my '88 L37. However, I am a bi
Newbie Questions Scott Freeberg at 6:57am 04.22.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/832 Hi, I have been racing and sailing catamarans for 22 years but now I'm getting very interested in ke
Fuel Filters Kelly at 6:54am 04.22.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1000 My Cat 30 has a dsl. Universal 54/11HP enigine. I understand I have 2 fuel filter and that I should
Coming down S. Japhe at 6:43am 04.22.02 Ask All Sailors 5/1312 We are coming down the ICW from NY to Florida ( and thru to the West Coast of Florida) We would appr
plex-glass cover the Yanmar instrument panel Jim Wharton at 6:25am 04.22.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1854 Hi Guys,I have a 1991 Hunter 30T. I'm looking for a vendor that carries the plex-glass cover for t
Removal of the Shelves on the H34 Peter Roach at 5:56am 04.22.02 Big Boats 3/888 I am in the middle of a fairly extensive refit of my 1983 Hunter 34. In the process of making the bo
Rig tension? Chris Gonzales at 5:38am 04.22.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/960 I finally bought a Loos gauge and want to tune the rig on my C30. Anyone have an idea what lbs of te
mermaid Marine Air and self installation Paul Aubrecht at 5:31am 04.22.02 Mid-Size Boats 6/1183 Has anyone attempted this and how difficult would you rate it with 1 being the 2 beer job and 10 bei

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Redo Mac 25 interior cabin roof whudatt at 12:57pm 08.12.20 Wow,thanks for the pics.,looks like you got your hands full ! would you send me a pic of it when you
LITTLE TO NO WIND Hunter216 at 12:52pm 08.12.20 @Don Guillette Thanks for starting this thread, interesting topic. :) As I read the various posts
Considering a Purchase - Advice? shemandr at 12:45pm 08.12.20 The price may be a bit high. A comparable Pearson 26 would probably be about $4,000 and less if it
Considering a Purchase - Advice? WanderingOnTheWay at 12:42pm 08.12.20 Thanks so much, Mike! We'll be digging in and asking. Some of this pre-dates the current owner, but
Redo Mac 25 interior cabin roof (1) George_NJ at 12:32pm 08.12.20 I have a mac22 that I'm redoing, someone already started wire brushing the ceiling inside, I did it
Installing an Electric Bilge Pump Red_Dog at 12:26pm 08.12.20 Dave, I will take this under advisement. I've texted Jon to say that I'm going to see what feed bac
343 - boom vang and topping lift Dave Groshong at 12:16pm 08.12.20 Sometime there might be an occasion to peak the boom up to get it out of the way; engine replacemen
Redo Mac 25 interior cabin roof (1) rgranger at 12:14pm 08.12.20 I would use something like this to get the old glue off of the ceiling
Installing an Electric Bilge Pump dlochner at 12:08pm 08.12.20 There is a lift of, say, 2' that he just can't clear with the manual pump. The answer to that probl
LITTLE TO NO WIND Rick486 at 12:01pm 08.12.20 Rick: Thank you for bringing up the apparent wind issue, which brings me to the caveat. In the ear
Considering a Purchase - Advice? MikeHoncho at 12:00pm 08.12.20 Make sure it comes with winch handles for those winches. I believe they might be hard to find. Wh
Considering a Purchase - Advice? WanderingOnTheWay at 11:46am 08.12.20 Given some of the points and open questions - these are photos of the areas I was concerned about: 7
Considering a Purchase - Advice? MikeHoncho at 11:43am 08.12.20 Thanks, Don! Much appreciated. With respect to the stanchions, I asked about them directly, and th
Considering a Purchase - Advice? WanderingOnTheWay at 11:42am 08.12.20 Absolutely. She's a Texas girl - I don't think I could keep her away if I wanted to! I've been leani
Considering a Purchase - Advice? shemandr at 11:33am 08.12.20
Mast wiring Klaussic at 11:26am 08.12.20 Maybe I missed between the lines, but did anybody have to mess with a missing wire that came loose a
Installing an Electric Bilge Pump Red_Dog at 11:26am 08.12.20 It is better to have separate discharges for each pump, although it can be done with one discharge.
Harness tether came unclipped srimes at 11:25am 08.12.20 The spinlock cutter is designed for the application: FYlwd8AqY6M I carry this knife: https://www.a
Corroded aluminum tank replacement MikeHoncho at 11:25am 08.12.20 Mine has the same thing and was leaking around the outlet spout. I took my anglegrinder/wire wheel
Coast guard boarding. Will Gilmore at 11:23am 08.12.20 then figure out we need help as we stand on the bottom of our boat. Did you mean to say, "as we st

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