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Removing Plastic Tape Stephen Ord at 2:25am 02.18.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/935 Has anyone have a safe and easy way of removing old plastic or vinyl tape from fiberglass when elect
ICW Iskender Kutlucinar at 12:17am 02.18.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1219 I am planning to sail from Maryland to Florida. I would like know how long such trip would take.Bes
Over width trailering Dick at 11:20pm 02.17.02 Smaller Boats 5/1062 Really want to buy a Hunter 26, but have concerns. Might be traveling in IA, MO, KS, OK and Texas. D
swing keel falls Jim Gillmore at 10:55pm 02.17.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1247 My last trip out when I cranked the keel up it just came back down with the crank spinning wildly.
Perkins 4-108 John Luke at 10:01pm 02.17.02 Ask All Sailors 4/2272 I have a nearly 20 year old Perkins 4-108 that is in good condition but tough to start when cold. It
h30 decals Ernest Johnston at 8:48pm 02.17.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/902 where would I go for Hunter 30 decals. Repainted the point and the decals were missing. would like t
stern rail Bob Tucker at 12:26pm 02.24.02 Smaller Boats 9/1275 I have just bought a 1974 Hunter 25 which has no stern rail. I would like to add one and am looking
Raw water engine priming John C at 9:42am 02.24.02 Big Boats 1/1018 I have a 84 Hunter 34 with a Yanmar 3GMF engine. We have occasional problems after sailing in heavy
Hunter woodwork Skip Howe at 6:37am 02.24.02 Smaller Boats 3/918 I have just purchased a 1978 Hunter 25'. Great shape but would like to dress up the wood work. What
sail shape henry Weber at 1:35am 02.24.02 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/1073 There have been several posts as to recogizing when a sail is blown out. My question to you guys is
2-blade vs 3-blade propeller Greg Wilson at 11:09am 02.23.02 Mid-Size Boats 0/908 We are looking at buying a C-30 which currently has a 2-blade propeller. The boat has the Universal
aluminum toerail mike at 11:56pm 02.22.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1396 i am refitting a 1968 glander 33 iwant to put aluminum toerail on it. the only place i have found it
Phil, are the archives developing Alzheimer's ? henkmeuzelaar at 9:04pm 02.22.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1037 In order to respond to John Cherubini's post in the ongoing thread about heaving-to cutters I needed
Cradle Painting Steve Carpman at 3:19am 02.22.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/887 My partner and I recently purchased a 1991 Legend 37.5, including the standard Hunter cradle. The c
Stanchion Caps Mike Collins - Yacht C at 10:54pm 02.21.02 Smaller Boats 2/2591 Anyone out there know a source for replacement stanchion black plastic(?) top caps. I'm missing one,
Catalina 22 Rudder Crack Jeff H at 3:03pm 02.21.02 Smaller Boats 0/1378 After closer inspection of the rudder on my recently purchased 1976 Catalina 22 I found a crack on
Canvis Work Eric at 8:23am 02.21.02 Other Sailboats 2/778 I am looking to do my own canvis work? How hard is it and what type of sewing machine should I purc
crazy dave mmsailor at 5:54am 02.21.02 Smaller Boats 1/967 Have been wondering, whatever happened to crazy Dave Condon? Dave if you are out there , say hello,
rigging Jim Hughes at 2:23am 02.21.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1145 I've got a 1974 MacGregor Venture 21ft. I'm looking for both spreaders, top shrouds,backstay and for
First 36.7 Owners Peter D. Krueger at 10:29pm 02.20.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1356 I am the owner of a First 36.7 hull #17 which is being commissioned at this time. My primary intere

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Beneteau 331 engine room fan Ron20324 at 4:25am 07.28.20 My 331 (hull #2) doesn't have an exhaust fan--I don't know that it ever did. I always thought the d
Hens Teeth: The Saga Continues..... (1) jviss at 4:19am 07.28.20 QED'd (That's an odd way of using the abbreviation "QED," which, in my science education was used
Why are my shrouds too short? Ccfarm5 at 4:17am 07.28.20 After some digging into this 272's history, it turns out a previous owner had a boatyard install a n
DC Electric Panel Fuse Question Bob S at 4:12am 07.28.20 I still have a usb charging port below it. I wanted to power a 3 way charger so nobody fights for i
Jerks! Ron20324 at 4:06am 07.28.20 Scotch my man... gin taste like a pine tree to me. Okay... I'll take your word for it.
DC Electric Panel Fuse Question Bob S at 3:51am 07.28.20
cherubini lost BigEasy at 3:16am 07.28.20 I never think of boats as living objects and never mourn over them as they are replaceble. Bei
Shurflo wrench - sea strainer Rick486 at 2:52am 07.28.20 I simply tap the ridges on the bowl with a screwdriver and rubber hammer. They loosen up immediately
Maine Visitors Rick486 at 2:41am 07.28.20 I believe over 50% of our deaths from coronavirus have been in so called "aggregated" settings such
Interior wood trim repair or other ideas Will Gilmore at 12:47am 07.28.20 If it's a clean beak with good surface to surface contact, just glue it back together with Titebond
Wiring Mast to Interior Fidgit at 12:31am 07.28.20 Hi from the Midwest! I just finished re-wiring my mast and replacing the lights on my 25'. I had som
Interior wood trim repair or other ideas nightowle at 11:40pm 07.27.20 It seems to me you have a couple of options, at least. If it were me, I'd unscrew the plexi, then p
Interior wood refinishing MikeHoncho at 11:28pm 07.27.20
Maine Visitors smokey73 at 11:27pm 07.27.20 The really interesting one is Sweden. With a population of only 10,099,265 and absolutely no contro
Just a quick hardware swap he said...... (2) pclarksurf at 10:22pm 07.27.20
I want to charge a 12v battery with a 12v battery so I can have 12v srimes at 10:19pm 07.27.20 Last try here. Different sized batteries don't do well in series. They can be fine in parallel if t
Maine Visitors smokey73 at 9:46pm 07.27.20 Every other country has done a better job of controlling the spread. Not opinion. Fact based on tot
Interior wood refinishing dLj at 9:36pm 07.27.20 I think prefer boiled linseed oil cut 50% with mineral spirits. Same application as teak oil but wi
cherubini lost Benny17441 at 9:18pm 07.27.20 I never think of boats as living objects and never mourn over them as they are replaceble. It is wh
Hudson Florida David in Sandusky at 9:03pm 07.27.20

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