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bottom paint craig shaw at 10:00am 10.22.01 Ask All Sailors 6/1121 I need to paint the bottom of my 23 oday it is on a bunk trailer how do you raise it to paint? or do
Compression Post Repair Feedback Michael O'Mara at 9:43am 10.22.01 Mid-Size Boats 11/1710 I'm a reporter in Cleveland and owner of an H31 for the last 16 years. I'm doing research on whether
Book Recommendation Gary Wyngarden at 9:10am 10.22.01 Ask All Sailors 3/1148 If you are looking for a great sea story to read by the fire on a cold fall evening, pick up Nathani
Tim Schaaf where have you been! Steven Dion at 12:24pm 10.28.01 Ask All Sailors 0/1054 Tim:Where have you been? I was wondering how you made out during the hurricane in Cabo. Glad to
Nesting Hard Dinghy Debra Blatnik at 10:08am 10.28.01 Ask All Sailors 2/1255 Last year I bought a 'cheap' (not that cheap) inflatable, and a year later I am disappointed.I ref
Dodger for Hunter460 Anna Sabree at 5:48am 10.28.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1122 We recently purchased a 460 and have not yet found a dodger design that is both functional and aesth
What size fuse Angie at 12:11am 10.28.01 Smaller Boats 1/1068 I recently changed the mast head light on my Catalina 22 because the old one was missing the top/ins
How old is old? Betsy at 3:38am 10.22.01 Day Sailers 1/1212 I have a 1965 Rhodes 19 (centerboard). It's been on a trailer in a garage and hasn't been sailed in
Swing Mooring is it good idea? Alison Sarkozy at 5:35am 10.27.01 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1348 We left our new 19 on swing mooring with the keel down. When we sailed it again we discovered that
AUTO PILOT DISENGAGE KEITH SHAW at 3:41pm 10.26.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1122 I HAVE AN ST6000 AUTOPILOT AND RECENTLY A PROBLEM HAS ARISEN WHEREBY WHEN I PUT ITIN STANDY THE DR
What did it cost you for sails and or stays? Josh at 2:05am 10.22.01 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1133 Looking at probably getting new sails and stays. One of the bolts to the fore turnbuckle ended up be
Rerigging a 1984 31 Mark Smith at 8:22am 10.26.01 Mid-Size Boats 5/951 I have my 31 hunter out of the water and the mast is down, I am going to send all of my standing rig
the walls have ears..so foam me ken strone at 6:20am 10.26.01 Ask All Sailors 2/1214 just acquired, where it sat for 8 years in someones yard. Pulled vinyl side covering off, leaving
Antifreeze use Bob Halter at 11:25pm 10.21.01 Big Boats 4/1273 On my new 36MKII hull 1945 after 150hrs on the engine I have added over 2 quarts of antifreeze to th
Ham, SSB and Licenses Jerry Villines at 12:44am 10.26.01 Ask All Sailors 8/1360 Saftey sure costs a lot. SSB is pretty expensive for the few times a coastal cruiser and sometimes
28 holding tank replacement Henry Milam at 2:02pm 10.25.01 Mid-Size Boats 4/1108 Need to replace the holding tank in 1992 Hunter 28. Anyone done this? Anybody know how to get it o
Should I buy an Oday 25 David McCallum at 7:41am 10.25.01 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1374 I have the opportunity to purchase a project.An Oday 25.Any words of wisdom from you owners?Dav
Pressurized Alcohol Stove Mark Hudson at 2:44am 10.25.01 Mid-Size Boats 7/6818 I am looking into purchasing a 1984 C-30 that has a pressurized alcohol stove with oven in the galle
Inaccessible Bilge Area creating methane gass Malcolm Crow at 12:50am 10.25.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1494 I have an issue with Methane Gas build in an inacccessible water trap area below the floorboards tha
ST4000 Auto Pilot MKII Upgrade Wally Boggus at 2:47pm 10.24.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 7/4141 I use my autopilot more than not and find the ST4000 very reliable. I did recently discover a minor

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Propane tank on the stern rail- ideas dmax at 7:38am 05.17.20 Looking good - hot water is the difference between camping and glamping.
Wheel drive auto pilot. 19thol at 7:21am 05.17.20 We have a 90 30-2, pedestal looks the same, raymarine wheel drive installed, no problems.
Sail Trim and Aeronautic Theories. kappykaplan at 7:13am 05.17.20 I got the unsecure website message when I went to the gentrysailing website. That's because the UR
Sail Trim and Aeronautic Theories. shemandr at 7:10am 05.17.20 I got the unsecure website message when I went to the gentrysailing website. Did anyone ignore that
Sail Trim and Aeronautic Theories. shemandr at 7:01am 05.17.20 If memory serves me, and that's not a certainty, Gentry sailed a Ranger 23 and was very active in th
Looking for new mast Crazy Dave Condon at 6:25am 05.17.20 I will help on tuning. Look at the shroud and forestay chain plates to see if they pulled particul
Clean up on aisle 5: how to clean up old cleats (3) williamtl at 6:12am 05.17.20 Ok, have the forward cleats replaced. You can see the backing plates I used for these. The other b
Sail Trim and Aeronautic Theories. Joe at 6:12am 05.17.20 Before I thought about it, out popped my years of sailing training from the late 60's and 70's...
high water? Hunter216 at 6:11am 05.17.20
Grampian 31 classic mast step. Captain Dor at 6:08am 05.17.20 thank you they are well built boats i also believe it was a cast aluminum and the very bottom on the
deck chips Steve_Catalina at 6:04am 05.17.20 Gary, The original gelcoat for our boats was/is Spectrum. Catalina Direct sells "gelcoat tint adjus
Raw water intake thru hull relocation Yamaha 25 AJW at 6:03am 05.17.20 Hi gentlemen, I have a 1978 Y30 up in Bellingham that I live on. I just bottom painted it (and pulle
Propane tank on the stern rail- ideas (3) George_NJ at 5:53am 05.17.20 Propane is heavier than air meaning any leaks will put propane in the lowest part of your boat, so
Looking for new mast Sailavie1 at 5:53am 05.17.20 Former Hunter dealer but what mast do you have? Is it U S Spars? That is important to know. I k
Grampian 31 classic mast step. jssailem at 5:50am 05.17.20 Looking at web pages, the Grampian 31 has a loyal following of owners. Not a lot of images. I found
Diesel fuel leak dlochner at 5:37am 05.17.20 The fuel supply system has 3 basic parts, storage, supply/suction, and pressure. It will easy to tra
Varnishing with urethane dlochner at 5:21am 05.17.20 I'm mostly ignorant on the subject, so let me ask: how is the term "varnish" not just a generic ter
Big time decision. All U Get at 5:16am 05.17.20 First, what genset is it? We removed ours a couple of years back and replaced the engine and had th
Diesel fuel leak smokey73 at 5:03am 05.17.20 :plus: for Ezell tanks in Florida. Last year I discovered a seeping leak on my 39 year old aluminum
Catalina 310 shirts Alansails at 5:01am 05.17.20 IT IS cotton, You are WARM in ALABAMA! Columbia makes some nice wicking shirts, I get mine from s

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