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Penetrol on fiberglass Roger Cunningham at 8:48am 11.30.00 Smaller Boats 3/2908 Has anyone ever used Penetrol on faded fiberglass? What were the results? We've used the "recondit
Deck Organizers Tony Reed at 7:19am 11.30.00 Big Boats 4/1331 Lines traveling from the base of the Mast (main sheets,inhaul, outhaul,ect.)run down the center of t
YANMAR CONE- CLUTCH TRANSMISSION Scott Wagner at 7:06am 11.30.00 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/4755 I recently bought a 1985 31' boat. The surveyor didn't catch the problem with the transmission buck
Happy Holidays! Dan Tobin at 6:08am 11.30.00 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1001 For many of us, the sailing season has ended. We have hauled and stored our boats, and are preparin
Trailering a Hunter 25.5 Anthony Bavuso at 3:45am 11.30.00 Other Sailboats 5/1279 Does anyone trailer their Hunter 25.5? How difficult is it?Presently I keep my boat in a slip all
Tiller crowds cockpit Jason Levy at 3:18am 11.30.00 Smaller Boats 4/1172 I know that the 26.5 is supposed to be able to have 4-6 people in the cockpit, but without sternrail
Anybody Do This?? Bob Patrick at 3:16am 11.30.00 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1009 Need some opinions. Once you're under sail, does anybody put their throttle lever in reverse to sto
Tent for Cockpit Aldo at 2:07am 11.30.00 Smaller Boats 3/1342 Has anyone ever made, or even seen a tent for the cockpit on a Catalina 22. My one son likes to sle
Impeller "Speedseal" Tony Wilcox at 1:56am 11.30.00 Big Boats 0/1080 Has anyone installed a " Speedseal " cover over the impeller ? Any information about this installati
Interior Cushion Fabric? Guest at 1:25am 11.30.00 Ask All Sailors 10/2268 Hi all, In the process of having new covers made for our inboard cushions and are considering vari
23.5 or 240 Asym Spin. Rigging Beau Lawrence at 1:20am 11.30.00 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/911 I know I am getting old when I can't remember which bulletin board I left which question. I would r
Kick-up Rudder Problem Joe McMahon at 11:47pm 11.29.00 Smaller Boats 4/1316 While enjoying a day's sailing on "Summer Camp" I got into shallow water and my kick-up rudder hit b
Thursday Night Chat Ben Allen at 11:38pm 11.29.00 Day Sailers 0/1115 Stop on in tonight for a chat session about O'Day boats, Christmas gifts, and butterfly ballots. Co
Thursday Night Chat Ben Allen at 11:37pm 11.29.00 Bigger Boats 0/1065 Stop on in tonight for a chat session about O'Day boats, Christmas gifts, and butterfly ballots. Co
Thursday Night Chat Ben Allen at 11:37pm 11.29.00 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1100 Stop on in tonight for a chat session about O'Day boats, Christmas gifts, and butterfly ballots. Co
Connect Autohelm 4000 to laptop Jon Miller at 11:31pm 11.29.00 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/1429 I would like to connect the Autohelm 4000 to my laptop running "The Cap'n" software. What would be t
Adding Floatation Scott Davis at 9:39pm 11.29.00 Smaller Boats 8/1568 Has anyone added floatation to their Hunter 23?? I didn't think to much about it, until the other w
Two Questions for Dr. Willis John & Andrea at 9:24pm 11.29.00 Other Sailboats 1/864 used your products with great success. the boat looks just great. need to know if you can use the is
Garmin G48 and Older ST4000 Jim Logan at 9:00pm 11.29.00 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1143 Read the discussion on the G48 to ST4000 interface. I have an older ST4000, not the plus model - ca
Thanks for Cleaning Boat Tips!!! John & Andrea at 8:43pm 11.29.00 Ask All Sailors 0/1188 Thanks for sharing your boat cleaning tips, we decided to give the island girl products a go. the bo

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Drywall Sander - Bottom Sanding? JoeWhite at 8:09pm 03.21.20 I would not use it. It take too much off.
Any Marina Del Ray Macgregor 25 sailors here interested in giving a couple of new sailors a day on the water and some hands on experience? Timo42 at 7:54pm 03.21.20 I'd be happy to give you some pointers once the current craziness dies down, and once the season fin
Anchor attachment point to rode jon hansen at 7:40pm 03.21.20 up here on the lakes, no tides, usually no current. lots of clay, sand, and mud throughout the syst
Its funny Friday! (1) leo310 at 7:40pm 03.21.20 176285
Adding a bigger hose around existing to seal odors (2) efimki at 7:33pm 03.21.20 @ToddS as my hose journey has started with deck pump out being stuck I'm 100% sure that mine is 1.5"
Legend 37.5 asym spinnaker arrangement (1) Timo42 at 7:29pm 03.21.20 I wouldn't use the ring on top of the roller, the 37.5 I've raced on for the past couple of years ha
Banjo bolts Alan Gomes at 7:27pm 03.21.20 I snap off the banjo bolt from my Yanmar 2GM30F when tightening. I tried not to buy the replacement
(1) jeepbluetj at 7:26pm 03.21.20 Oooh... I'll play. I had a 1975 Vega Wagon in puke yellow. to my big sister to take to college. Sh
Anchor attachment point to rode Alan Gomes at 7:18pm 03.21.20 if there is coral, chain is a must. i would love you to show me an article that says chain is need
Head smells- where is my in-line dispenser? thinwater at 7:11pm 03.21.20 Years ago I used to buy a little bottle of blue liquid that would enter the bowl with each pump. I
Jib Halyard/Sheet Replacement PaulK at 7:08pm 03.21.20
Feed water pump JamesG161 at 7:04pm 03.21.20 @capta you can use the available March pump.:clap: I really don't think it will heat up either.
Boatyard shut down due to COVID Ward H at 7:04pm 03.21.20 Well, it sounds like NJ boatyards/marinas will be closed as of 9pm tonight. I don't see how they wou
Anchor attachment point to rode jon hansen at 6:57pm 03.21.20 nov 10th, 1975, it was blowing 105 mph going thru the breakwall at lackawanna. i was the bosun on th
Circumnavigation Vancouver Island 2020 Cruise Ward H at 6:57pm 03.21.20 I've been thinking perhaps we should shift from paper to a bidet. I installed a bidet attachment t
Anchor attachment point to rode jon hansen at 6:47pm 03.21.20 20' of water depth, another 5' up to the chock, with your supposed 12 to 1 and or 20 to 1 would indi
Jib Halyard/Sheet Replacement EnamrdSalr21 at 6:47pm 03.21.20
Adding a bigger hose around existing to seal odors ToddS at 6:46pm 03.21.20 @efimki I went and inspected my plumbing aboard today to measure/order replacement hoses, and notice
Jib Halyard/Sheet Replacement EnamrdSalr21 at 6:45pm 03.21.20 Here's my 2 cents. Build yourself a "tapered" halyard.... this means starting with a 3/16" dyneem
Feed water pump dlochner at 6:33pm 03.21.20 Your wash down pump might also be repurposed for the low pressure supply pump. Letting the fitting l

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