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BLISTERS ON BOATS Gary Jensen at 1:43pm 09.02.01 Forum Help (Site Talk) 5/978 Does anyone know of a manufacture that is exempt from having had blisters develop. I know that Val
Headliner / ceiling leaks on 1983 Hunter 34 George Quinlan at 5:02am 08.27.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/1057 I have a 1983 Hunter 34 and cannot find a leak in my ceiling / headliner. The water appears to be c
Kabota Z 500 Engine Spares Tony at 11:55am 09.02.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/915 I have just purchased a new Kabota engine to replace the original engine in my C30 and I am looking
Changing the oil Ben Lambert at 10:40am 09.02.01 Mid-Size Boats 5/992 I going to be changing the oil in my '71 Catalina 27 (Volvo inboard Diesel engine) pretty soon. Can
Mainsail outhaul question Fred G at 4:17am 08.27.01 Ask All Sailors 5/1078 I have an 81' Hunter 30. I was putting on the mainsail and I accidently pulled the outhaul assembly
Depth sounder install ian at 7:38am 09.02.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1357 Hi! I've been trying to install a uniden qt-206 depth sounder that came with an Airmar shoot-through
My 2GM won't start. Tony Zambella at 4:34am 09.02.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/869 The first fuel pump is pumping fuel but I get nothing out of either of the injector pump outputs. Th
Genoa 150% on HUNTER 376??? Jack McKeown at 4:06am 08.27.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1008 I'm hoping someone out there has installed a Genoa sucessfully on their 376, or has comments to shar
Help! Leak H22 seth at 2:28am 09.02.01 Smaller Boats 2/871 I just made an offer on a '81 H22. The owner said that he took on about an inch of water a week from
Rudder bearings Jim Butchart at 1:51am 09.02.01 Big Boats 3/1356 My boat is currently on the hard to replace my prop. While out I noticed that my rudder has a lot of
Autohelm Knotmeter Malfunction Paul Flanagan at 3:25am 08.27.01 Big Boats 2/1205 Has anyone had the same problem with this instrument? It hasn't worked for a couple of weeks. I pu
adding a kicker Ron F. at 1:26am 09.02.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/908 I want to add a kicker to my C-27 (inboard model). Any recommendations on the locating a spring load
Oday 22 Wiebe Wilbers at 11:29pm 09.01.01 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1632 A year ago i bought a Oday 22 in deplorable state, but by now ( after a lot of hard work) it's begin
Managing space in storage areas Dave Z. at 3:08am 08.27.01 Mid-Size Boats 2/857 I have a lot of space in various storage areas under seats, etc. (Catalina 27). However, a lot of th
solar powered vent dave at 9:39pm 09.01.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 9/1106 we are planning on installing this on the forward hatch (above the vberth) as there is less glass to
radio help dave at 9:01pm 09.01.01 Destinations 6/1408 i have a 25 and the radio receives fine but i cannot send. the antenna up the mast works fine as we
Plexi-glass Bow Hatch Chip at 2:57am 08.27.01 Ask All Sailors 1/1306 Captains,I am interested in purchasing a clear, tinted plexi-glass bow hatch for my Hunter 23. Any
motor mount Al Gillberg at 3:38pm 09.01.01 Ask An Oday Owner 2/907 another question about a motor on a 22' oday- I just got an 8hp four stroke(at 87 lbs).I am wonder
Swing keel replacement/refurbishing Josh at 1:02pm 09.01.01 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/3140 I recently purchased a 21 foot 1971 Macgregor/Venture that is in need of some work. I dropped out th
Taking the plunge Paul W. at 2:08am 08.27.01 Big Boats 6/1140 Having looked at new Hunters it now looks like a 1991 37.5 will be the best choice for the family. A

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PVC Tube in 340 Mast (1) looking2buy at 3:30pm 05.08.20 jssailem, I suspect you may be right about the sheave. Is there enough space at the sheave for the
The Lighter Side of Social Distancing (1) JamesG161 at 3:24pm 05.08.20 install a glass reflux condenser and capture the top plate effluent. 90%+ ethanol and Pb-free.:cool
The Lighter Side of Social Distancing Meriachee at 3:23pm 05.08.20 Hey! Where did you get yeast?
Fore-deck Fun (1) pclarksurf at 3:17pm 05.08.20 Will definitely attempt to get some pics-- primary strategy is an excessive use of filler to butter
Okay, Im Officially Stumped. MitchM at 3:14pm 05.08.20 i'm glad i have the '12 v doctor's alternator book.' i'm glad my alternator is wor
In for a penny in for a pound! pclarksurf at 3:10pm 05.08.20 Somewhat assuming you are already going there-- so apologies for the cap'n obvious moment: Definite
Insurance question MitchM at 3:08pm 05.08.20 you do NOT need to contemplate an admiralty claim in federal court if you are mer
Funny Friday!!! jssailem at 3:07pm 05.08.20 And from the look in his eyes, you're not going to get it back without a struggle. And after the st
86 Companion Way Hatch (2) pclarksurf at 3:05pm 05.08.20 was looking for a good shot of the core damage on mine-- you and I are reverse my underside was full
PVC Tube in 340 Mast jssailem at 3:04pm 05.08.20 The relaxing plan is a good idea. While it is possible to have screwed up the install of a halyard,
Bow thruster - is it a plus or minus? dlochner at 3:03pm 05.08.20 our nauticat 33 came w a bow thruster. i turned it on every week just to keep it
The Lighter Side of Social Distancing dlochner at 3:01pm 05.08.20 3. drank up all remaining irish whiskey and wine. now down to drinking the hideous 'quisenberry' li
Cleaning heat exchanger MitchM at 2:58pm 05.08.20 be carcful !! yanmar used to use reverse thread on some exhaust elbows , right not
Going up to masthead on Hunter 356 MitchM at 2:52pm 05.08.20 we had a beautiful handmade bosn chair w a padded comfy wooden seat and pockets
The Lighter Side of Social Distancing BlowMeAway at 2:48pm 05.08.20 A fine Appalachian tradition. I hope they used lead free solder on those joints. :beer: No worr
Non-Clorox Water Tank Commissioning Alternatives? Tally Ho at 2:42pm 05.08.20 Walmart has plenty of house hold bleach Clorox on the shelf. I have seen lots of bleach in the sto
Bow thruster - is it a plus or minus? MitchM at 2:42pm 05.08.20 our nauticat 33 came w a bow thruster. i turned it on every week just to keep it
The Lighter Side of Social Distancing MitchM at 2:36pm 05.08.20 things i've done in total lock down quarantine: 1. actually cleaned the boat storage
The Lighter Side of Social Distancing Hunter216 at 2:26pm 05.08.20
PVC Tube in 340 Mast sailme88 at 2:25pm 05.08.20 sailme88, Thank you for your input. There are only 2 lines in the mast...jib and main (along with

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