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Barnacle Removal. Windcree at 5:59am 12.31.19 Ask All Sailors 5/857 This past season I launched a new inflatable. But.. made a stupid mistake by not painting the bott
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Why is my sail coming apart? (2) Cowpokee at 5:31pm 12.30.19 Ask All Sailors 21/2731 So I went out for a midwinter sail the other day. Since the wind was forecasted to be light, I shook
Cheek block removal? (2) ScottySailor at 5:18pm 12.30.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1008
Just Checking In Bad Obsession at 5:06pm 12.30.19 Ask All Sailors 12/1304 Wow, can't believe I have been here since 2004. 15 years is a long running forum and probably one f
SAFE HARBOR MARINAS twodzusfittings at 3:59pm 12.30.19 Bigger Boats 8/4162 Does anyone know about these folks? Word has it that Georgetown Yacht Basin Marina is up for auction
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Engine cover/stairs BillyK at 11:51am 12.30.19 Catalina 310 5/1546 I've been doing all this work on the engine mounts/trans/driveline/etc.. And i'm looking at this e
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Question on Removing Bottom Paint Rick486 at 11:13am 12.30.19 Ask All Sailors 16/3111 Hello all, and wishing everyone a happy and healthy 2020! I do have a question also concerning bott
Rudimentary question about blisters Project_Mayhem at 11:06am 12.30.19 Ask All Sailors 28/1185 Do blisters occur in just gelcoat or gelcoat and fiberglass? If it occurs in just gelcoat, is there
Furex 100S Flange half Ken13559 at 5:53am 12.30.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/417 Hello all, I'm looking for the "flange half" for Selden Furled 100S. Total 4 halves in all as top an
New owner of a 1980 Catalina 30 Kelldog58 at 10:18pm 12.29.19 Catalina 30 14/3299 Hello Everyone, I am the happy new owner of a 1980 Catalina 30. with the 5411 Universal Diesel. The
Solar sizing help.... Zinger88 at 7:50pm 12.29.19 Catalina 22 7/1346 Reaching out to the Catalina 22 community for some help in determining what size solar panel and con
Cleaning a diesel engine DannyS at 4:11pm 12.29.19 Ask All Sailors 3/859 We'll be putting our boat up for sale this spring and I have some items I'd like to take care of in
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Organising under sink storage h41 leemarkadams at 1:30pm 12.29.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/492 Hello all, just after some inspiration as to the by best way of organising the odd shaped under sink
Stupid Question Time................................... chasfrank at 12:21pm 12.29.19 Mid-Size Boats 18/3442 I'm at my wit's end ( no that's not right.......I had no wits to start with...that's how I got here
transducer location tgrayson at 12:09pm 12.29.19 Ask All Sailors 8/3036 where would the best place to install a transducer be on a mac venture 17 swing keel
Does anyone recommend larger than a 100% jib for a Hunter 376. Diablito at 9:51am 12.29.19 Big Boats 12/2184 Hello and happy December 29th 2019. I bought my 1997 Hunter 376 5+ years ago. A few mods and forum

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PROP BLADE PREP sailme88 at 6:50am 08.11.24 All of the prep work aside, the provenance of the prop could be unknown.. You should bring it to a
PROP BLADE PREP jviss at 6:39am 08.11.24 Interesting thread: Copper-Plating Propellers
Solar Voltage walt at 6:31am 08.11.24 If we are getting into the nitty gritty.. there could be a reason to fuse between the panel and the
Solar Voltage walt at 6:20am 08.11.24 I think what you said is correct, just to add some details. Solar panels look like constant current
Solar Voltage dlochner at 6:14am 08.11.24 Panels can and do short, more often than many devices. Obviously, it must be fused near the battery
Solar Voltage thinwater at 6:09am 08.11.24 ... While the panel's voltage will increase, there is a maximum voltage and amperage it can attain.
Solar Voltage dlochner at 5:58am 08.11.24
PROP BLADE PREP jviss at 5:47am 08.11.24 I was wondering - I don't know the legality of this, but how about just tin plating one's prop? It'
30-2/30T - rudder bearing removal and replacement? Marmalade at 4:18am 08.11.24 Faced nearly the identical challenges in a Peterson, and after much consternation and over-thinking,
Get my engine running. BigEasy at 10:50pm 08.10.24 If so then rotate the engine until the hand pumping lever on the pump is free to move. Then operate
Invest98L The next storm front crossing the Atlantic. capta at 10:08pm 08.10.24 If I was in the northern Windwards or the Leewards, I'd be heading south, posthaste. Early Tuesday m
Rudder bracket capta at 9:31pm 08.10.24 If this one broke, I'd go with the local welder! I mean, he couldn't possibly do worse. But seriousl
Considering Sheboygan or Manitowoc WI seasonal slips higgs at 8:32pm 08.10.24 It has been almost 20 years since I was at either port, but having visited both towns numerous time
Invest98L The next storm front crossing the Atlantic. jssailem at 8:27pm 08.10.24 Possible. Depending on where it enters the Caribbean and how it turns north.
Invest98L The next storm front crossing the Atlantic. Don S/V ILLusion at 6:34pm 08.10.24 NWS predicting a fish storm
PROP BLADE PREP jssailem at 5:56pm 08.10.24 It shows in the areas of cavitation on my hull. This would be what challenges paint on props. Th
PROP BLADE PREP Ralph Johnstone at 5:29pm 08.10.24 I painted blue over red March of 2018. Just starting to show.
PROP BLADE PREP (2) jssailem at 5:20pm 08.10.24 I painted blue over red March of 2018. It is when I installed my new prop. to paint the bottom and
New to me 216 - Cabin Seal - Deck Rot / Repair Adam.Butler636 at 4:54pm 08.10.24 thank you! out of town for a week but I will send Once back home
Anchor windlass rode bunching, 376 capta at 4:37pm 08.10.24 Has the line become stiff? If so, you could try washing the salt out of it w/fresh water. However if

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