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New rudder stuffing box Alctel at 9:28pm 03.05.18 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1129 Has anyone else replaced their one? I searched but the latest post was from 10 years ago :. I've c
Water tanks and LED's Tally Ho at 8:35pm 03.05.18 Bigger Boats 0/544 I pulled the port side water tank out over the winter to fix a leaky fitting in the tank, and instal
VDO Tachometer Recalibration Marc14857 at 8:00pm 03.05.18 Ask All Sailors 1/404 To help pass the winter blues I've taken on trying to get my second VDO tachometer to read properly.
Sailing/Eating destinations? PacNW jssailem at 7:27pm 03.05.18 Pacific North West Cruisers 18/1579
Origo 6000 stove advice Cpt.Rog at 5:44pm 03.05.18 Mid-Size Boats 47/13395 Greetings everyone, My recently purchased Hunter 30T has an Origo 6000 alcohol stove. Not ever hav
Galley Rebuild (3) richv at 5:02pm 03.05.18 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1310 I had originally planned to take out the galley on my 1974 Oday, then use the parts as a template, a
Sailing/Eating destinations? danm1 at 4:31pm 03.05.18 Destinations 35/3541 Thinking about retirement, probably on east coast, and trying to identify a good town for both saili
Niagara River Boating dlochner at 3:32pm 03.05.18 Ask All Sailors 3/396 OK, so this story doesn't really have a lot to do with sailing, unless you sail upstream from Niaga
AC Startup Power with Generator SqPeg at 2:34pm 03.05.18 Ask All Sailors 13/4427 If the start-up draw on a 16k Webasto unit is 57 amps, how much generator do I need? Running amps ar
310 with Linear Drive Autopilot JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 1:04pm 03.05.18 Catalina 310 6/1472 Anyone know the owner of the 2000 C310 for sale in Anacortes, WA? From the description on YW, they h
new prop selection help for motor that is too big for Hunter 23 scott hall at 12:50pm 03.05.18 Ask All Sailors 7/611 I have a hunter 23 with a 9.9HP Merc kicker. Max theoretical hull speed for boat is 6.5 knots. From
310 25XP Harness to Seaward Helm Pod Drawing Frank H at 11:48am 03.05.18 Catalina 310 22/2769 Does anyone have an accurate "310 25XP Harness to Seaward Helm Pod" drawing? My 310 Manual harness
Hunter 31 Newbie Introduction Manly at 11:38am 03.05.18 Mid-Size Boats 12/2895 Hello everyone, I would like to introduce myself as a new Hunter owner! My wife and I purchased a
Hunter 34 owners jk kudera at 9:52am 03.05.18 Big Boats 13/1931 I bought a new Garmin chartplotter, I need guidance as to how others ran the wireing to the unit. I
Is 11 HP too little for a 30? Dave Isaacs at 7:57am 03.05.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 23/2581 I am looking at a 1980 Catalina 30 Tall Rig that is for sale, and I have a question about the inboar
Hunter 240 keel operation Pdc at 7:19am 03.05.18 Ask All Sailors 3/350 I have a 1998 h240 with ballast system. Anyone know how the center board keel is lowered and raised?
Hunter 240 keel operation Pdc at 6:45am 03.05.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1137 Hello, I'm new to sailing and I bought a 1998 Hunter 240 with the ballast system. I don't know how t
Bulkhead replacement on 1985 H25.5 Urchin at 6:16am 03.05.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/509 I have just bought a 1985 Hunter 25.5 that has a bit of water damage to the main cabin bulkhead and
Spring Long Cruise (2) Simon Sexton at 6:16am 03.05.18 Ask All Sailors 1/257 Hey Everyone, Good morning! I wanted to share with everyone who's in the Kemah/Galveston/S
Diesel woes JohnShannon at 8:44pm 03.04.18 Ask All Sailors 9/889 What is going on? My Yanmar 1GM10 starts poorly and runs but makes no power for about 5 minutes, af

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stripping cetol from teak odaydokay at 12:44pm 06.06.24 Thanks jssailem. I saw this response on the thread you referenced: Re: Removing Sikkens Cetol or H
Hap[py 15th Birthday to my LiFePo4 Battery SPLETS at 12:23pm 06.06.24 Rod thank you so much for all your help!! You are such an incredible resource as most of us are do
Moving the traveller questions FastOlson at 11:08am 06.06.24 Note also that moving a mainsheet connection forward on the boom may likely required changing to a m
Moving the traveller questions fred1diver at 10:26am 06.06.24 The deck is very strong and I would add backing plates. I looked into getting a Bimini but the driv
3GM30F Service Issue dLj at 10:04am 06.06.24 I would think you should have been able to get higher RPM's towards the end if indeed your rings wer
Color-matching gelcoat docofthebay at 9:50am 06.06.24
Color-matching gelcoat docofthebay at 9:48am 06.06.24
Moving the traveller questions Don S/V ILLusion at 9:46am 06.06.24 Among the considerations here is the structure where you intend to move and support it as the load o
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch skunther at 9:20am 06.06.24
Mid-ship cleat location for O'Day 34/35 Stu Jackson at 9:14am 06.06.24 My main application is for a fore and aft spring line whilst in a slip with a secondary use for con
Curiosity might be making me overthink dmax at 9:04am 06.06.24 As has been said, a difficult project. Though not as convenient, a much simpler way would be to add
3GM30F Service Issue skunther at 9:02am 06.06.24 Have you run it for a number of hours with no change? dj I ran it for ~4 hours at WOT (3250rpm),
1987 Hunter 23 Rebuild (1) Skycap92 at 8:47am 06.06.24 Thanks for the advice on the glue residue. It's coming off easier than I expected. Next major questi
Curiosity might be making me overthink Project_Mayhem at 8:43am 06.06.24 I think the most complex part of this project would be the water drainage channels in/around the lid
Backing screw hole for filling with epoxy Project_Mayhem at 8:41am 06.06.24 Tape works very well to hold in epoxy. It also minimizes sanding. With a bit of practice you wont ne
Color-matching gelcoat Project_Mayhem at 8:37am 06.06.24 I use a RAL color swatch to find the closest match and then have a local gelcoat supplier mix it for
Small Outboard Motor Stands FDL S2 at 8:16am 06.06.24 Built mine to fit in a space in the garage. As stated above, used scrap lumber, works great. Min
Curiosity might be making me overthink dLj at 7:36am 06.06.24 I think I'd be more inclined to develop systems to allow better access to that area from the inside.
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch dlochner at 7:36am 06.06.24
Overtrimmed jib prevent pointing? danstanford at 7:34am 06.06.24 For those of you finding this in a search some day, here is our official answer posed in the origina

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