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Moving spinnaker halyard HD74 at 7:34pm 05.29.20 Ask All Sailors 6/1693 I have a hunter 340 and want to add a bow sprit and top down Furler for a code 0 sail. Will I have t
85 Hunter 40. Looking into AC, but worried about where to put it. Anyone already done so who can advise? limbodog at 6:23pm 05.29.20 Big Boats 28/4296 The AC specialist I've talked to said that they're not sure about space, and don't know what units w
Blisters above the waterline? (2) Tayn95 at 4:22pm 05.29.20 Ask All Sailors 12/4708 Has anyone encountered blisters above the waterline? I have a 1978 Hunter 27 that was sanded below
Shes got a dirty bottom! (1) Project_Mayhem at 4:18pm 05.29.20 Ask All Sailors 28/2190 I have VC17 on my hull. It wasn't pressure washed at the end of the season. We attempted to do so ab
Blisters above the waterline? (2) Tayn95 at 2:56pm 05.29.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/9 I have a 1978 Hunter 27 Cherubini design. Three years ago we stripped/sanded the bottom smooth, too
Yanmar mixing elbow question Ken Cross at 2:54pm 05.29.20 Ask All Sailors 9/2047 Our Yanmar 2GM20F had a clogged mixing elbow within a year of when we got her. Now 5 years later I
What size Genoa sails will fit MacGregor 26C? Will a 110% work? nickl1218 at 2:37pm 05.29.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1474 I have a 150 Genoa ' jib (100%). Anybody ever try a 110? I do not have a fuler.
S2 9.2A Mast Through Deck Plugs for wiring (1) MarkTag at 2:26pm 05.29.20 S2 5/1724 Hello fellow Sailors, I am looking to install a new wind transducer for my raymarine package. The o
Tank trouble (1) Andy_P at 12:47pm 05.29.20 Engines and Propulsion 8/1754 Anyone know what type of corrosion this is? And how best to get rid of it? It is slightly more gree
Worth it to upgrade to an 8hp engine? (1) AndreInPortland at 12:40pm 05.29.20 Catalina 22 7/2419 Hi all, The current on the Columbia river is really strong in the spring time, and the Yamaha 2-str
Looking for salvage yard in the midwest Project_Mayhem at 11:53am 05.29.20 Ask All Sailors 3/1504 Someone had mentioned there was a boat yard in Northern Wisconsin that had a good selection of older
Mainsail StackPack Reefing? (1) Golfpro at 10:09am 05.29.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/3760 Greeting Hunter Owners, I just purchased a 1987 H-31. Am having a problem understanding how to insta
worthy of it's own thread-- pclarksurf at 10:07am 05.29.20 Catalina 22 7/984 Now days if I need accurate information I go to the FB page or the C22 association directly and the
Pop Top Gas Spring Addition TheSoggyDollar at 9:40am 05.29.20 Catalina 22 13/2036 This is one of the simplest and inexpensive improvements we have done. The weight of the pop top isn
Steering Linkage (1) iceowood at 7:51am 05.29.20 Ask All Sailors 5/608 The steering linkage on my 2005 Hunter 41DS makes a knocking sound, what might that be and how might
Boston Whaler Harpoon 5.2 Chingachgook at 7:35am 05.29.20 Ask All Sailors 0/14 Need instructions or pictures on rigging the Main and Boom or a lead on where to find?
PSS shaft seal operating temperature (1) Jshock33 at 7:32am 05.29.20 Engines and Propulsion 24/4090 I recently installed a PSS shaft seal in my 1982 Mirage 33 with a Yanmar 3 GMD. This is my first t
New Catalina '85 Tall Rig new owner vshinsky at 6:51am 05.29.20 Catalina 30 12/2004 Hello, after sailing last year on Catalina 27 and loving it (my first boat), I upgraded to Catalina
Selling advice-where else to list a 310 for sale SBinNSB at 5:26am 05.29.20 Catalina 310 13/2544 Hi Everyone; We recently decided to sell our 2003 310, I have listed it in the classified section of
Engine compartment sound proofing falling off. bart at 4:26am 05.29.20 Big Boats 6/2880 Any suggestions for an adhesive to reattach soundproofing in side the engine compartment. In my 41Ds

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fresh water flush colemj at 12:42pm 03.29.25 You were doing pretty well till you said that. Fresh water DOES keep the toilet discharge line cle
fresh water flush (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:41am 03.29.25 Without that ability you'd have reroute the intake line into a jug of clean fresh water every time
Is fairing compound reasonable for a hull crack jssailem at 11:41am 03.29.25 The strut is brass, Unless you sought out a brass strut and installed it, that would be highly unl
fresh water flush (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:05am 03.29.25 You were doing pretty well till you said that. Thanks @Peggie Hall HeadMistress for interjecting
fresh water flush Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:55am 03.29.25 That's what makes teeing the toilet intake line into the sink drainline so handy on boats with below
fresh water flush Ralph Johnstone at 10:41am 03.29.25 I never understood the fresh water flush thing... until. A question if I may .................
1990 Hunter 35.5 deck wiring pass through, has anyone made it larger? (2) Ralph Johnstone at 10:33am 03.29.25 On my 1999 H-310, this fitting was factory installed to pass multiple wires down through the deck us
fresh water flush Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:16am 03.29.25 No psych exams needed. It was only a few decades ago that all marine toilets were manual toilets.
Emergency Manual Will Gilmore at 10:10am 03.29.25 I also have labels around on things, and probably could use a few more. Things like "Do not use key
Main Rigging Upgrades pgandw at 9:19am 03.29.25 Just a comment on the topping lift - take it FWIW. I had a fixed topping lift that ran from the mas
Is fairing compound reasonable for a hull crack 4lane at 7:51am 03.29.25 Many of you are really reaching into your shadenfreude reserves. The strut is bronze, it has antifou
fresh water flush kloudie1 at 7:43am 03.29.25 I never understood the fresh water flush thing... until... I had to re-locate to a salt water marin
Refresh teak - exterior dmax at 7:06am 03.29.25 I'm with BigEasy - try to refinish without removing. If you do remove, I would replace it with synth
Is fairing compound reasonable for a hull crack dLj at 6:55am 03.29.25 None of us can know what that strut is made from by looking at pictures. It is common to find these
Refresh teak - exterior Davidasailor26 at 6:54am 03.29.25 Be very careful when pressure washing teak. It tends to erode the softer fibers in the grain. Might
Towing through OR around Atlanta? patbratton at 6:15am 03.29.25 Mornings and late afternoon will be bad whether you go straight through or take I-285. The rest of t
Refresh teak - exterior jackhart at 5:52am 03.29.25 I am getting ready to sell our O'Day 22. I found that when I pressure washed the teak, it came back
Is fairing compound reasonable for a hull crack colemj at 5:49am 03.29.25 That bronze is not looking in good shape...can you polish it a bit? From the photo, seeing a lot of
fresh water flush colemj at 5:40am 03.29.25 One final thought here, do you think the fresh water flushing crowd (FWFC) is in any way related to
fresh water flush Tally Ho at 5:39am 03.29.25

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