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Cut out Icebox, Install a Fridge? or?? (1) CoastLife at 2:56pm 10.03.17 Big Boats 29/6571 Hey guys, I know we were just talking about freezer boxes on H34's but I want your thoughts on opti
Loos Tension Gauges and 316 Stainless Steel Rigging Wire jviss at 9:03am 10.03.17 Ask All Sailors 13/4788 I noticed that Rigging Only uses 316 wire exclusively for boat rigging. At Rigging Only our yacht
Suggestions for northern Maine? Bfranchini at 8:35am 10.03.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/375 We are doing some fall camping in Bass Harbor near Mt desert Island and we are thinking of bringing
Faucet Rubber Gaskets Frank H at 7:41am 10.03.17 Catalina 310 4/1010 Hello Mates. Well I need your help again. I have a dripping faucet that turns on the pump randomly
Macerator rebuild kits? jonelli at 7:40am 10.03.17 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1296 Anyone know if this West Marine model macerator is compatible with any rebuild kit? One of the WM br
Navico Auto Pilot / Hood Furler question (2) Ward H at 6:10am 10.03.17 Ask All Sailors 9/1440 Looked at a 1987 boat yesterday which had a Navico auto pilot. Looked a bit bare bones and old yeste
Boat Command product uncledom at 6:05am 10.03.17 Ask All Sailors 0/337 I just installed a Boat Command system in my Hunter 41. It wasn't very hard and most functions of t
1987 Catalina 30 Compression Post / Port Questions (2) Ward H at 6:01am 10.03.17 Catalina 30 1/933 From my reading on the Catalina 30, 1987 was the last year of the wooden block encapsulated in FG un
New to Hunter forum - loving it! Dave Whitney at 5:57am 10.03.17 Smaller Boats 6/503 Hello all - I am new to this forum having just received my 1986 H-23 last year. We inherited our bo
How much movement in Swing Keel WindChill at 10:36pm 10.02.17 Catalina 22 27/4998 Hi! Just bought a 1975 Catalina 22. Was wondering how much wobble there is supposed to be in the s
400 Mk II mainsail DinghySailor at 9:52pm 10.02.17 Big Boats 3/1616 My search for a "performance-live aboard" (yes, an oxymoron) is now focused on the Catalina 400 Mk I
New sailor Cecilia Ve at 5:57pm 10.02.17 Ask All Sailors 30/2066 Hello, I am a new sailor and want to buy a boat to live in it and learn how to sail slowly. In 2-3 y
240 trailer brake upgrade caverun at 5:46pm 10.02.17 Smaller Boats 7/695 Both of the wheel cylinders on the original drum brakes on my '98 240 trailer are leaking. So before
1999 Hunter 340 Mast Height? Tall or Shortened? bamabaxter at 5:21pm 10.02.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1204 After some research, I found out that a shorter mast version of the H340 was made available which lo
Cleaning a inflatable aoversier at 4:46pm 10.02.17 Ask All Sailors 10/3351 I recently put my new inflatable in the boat yard for bottom paint. As expected it came back filthy
Selden In Mast Furling Main for Hunter 380 Tucsonsailor at 4:37pm 10.02.17 Big Boats 5/1034 Hi: Thanks for all who are helping me through my autopilot installation. I have finally settled on
Centerboard pins--where can I get? Ted Johnson at 4:32pm 10.02.17 Smaller Boats 3/589 For some reason Sailboat Owners store will not ship my Hunter 260 centerboard pins for another 2 wee
Solution for insufficient trailer tongue extension (2) Gene Neill at 3:54pm 10.02.17 Catalina 22 22/4830 The built-in extension on Daydream's trailer only adds 4' to the tongue, which is often not enough.
My winches are the original, jk kudera at 2:44pm 10.02.17 Big Boats 4/593 Maxwell 25's and since Maxwell no longer makes jib sheet winches, does anyone have a supply house th
Is it a Steal or a Scam?? (1) zachcollard at 2:15pm 10.02.17 Columbia 64/13309 Hello everyone! I am looking at buying a 43' Columbia, listing here (contact me for link) pictures a

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Stove Cover PaulK at 6:43pm 05.11.24 The cover on my boat is OEM. It fits over top of the stove and pot holders and has two latches to k
Replacing a mast step on a Princess 18 dlochner at 6:41pm 05.11.24 If they smeared epoxy into the slots on the screw heads, they probably smeared it all over the thre
Flickering House Lights dlochner at 6:30pm 05.11.24 A common practice, which does not imply a good practice, by boat builders is to stick more than one
Birth orientation in Hunter 40.5 Rich Stidger at 6:00pm 05.11.24
Universal M 3 20 Davidasailor26 at 5:58pm 05.11.24 In the adage that diesel engines need fuel, air, and compression your symptoms seem to make it unlik
Universal M 3 20 JoeWhite at 5:43pm 05.11.24 Sounds like fuel starvation. Replace both fuel filters. Then clear the fuel hose from tank to prima
Replacing a mast step on a Princess 18 Brian and Anne on Princess 18 at 5:14pm 05.11.24 Many thanks for your excellent advice and for opening my eyes to the concept of the tabernacle.
Flickering House Lights PeteT at 4:38pm 05.11.24 I wondered about that, but I don't know how to test that. Really strange. I wonder if they are in se
Anti seize on coupler set screws? Tally Ho at 4:32pm 05.11.24 If the shaft has not worn evenly, i.e., the shaft is no longer round, it will be more difficult to
Anti seize on coupler set screws? dlochner at 3:53pm 05.11.24
Anti seize on coupler set screws? Tally Ho at 3:36pm 05.11.24
Refrigerator/Solar Tally Ho at 3:34pm 05.11.24
Anti seize on coupler set screws? rgranger at 3:21pm 05.11.24 Is there a reason you cannot put a key in the key way?. Greg From the photos it looks like the Ke
Winch placement (3) Tally Ho at 3:19pm 05.11.24 I have a different boat, so I cannot comment on mounting specifics, but on Tally Ho, my primaries a
Refrigerator/Solar rgranger at 3:17pm 05.11.24 Expensive inverters can get to 90+ efficiency but they are $pendy https://www.e-education.psu.edu/e
Whale Manual Bilge Pump jssailem at 3:12pm 05.11.24 You have good unit, now that you have found the O -ring.. A former owner installed a manual pump o
Major Sun Storm Alert ! kappykaplan at 3:05pm 05.11.24 Dammit Jim... Tks, Dammit Jim! Appreciate the heads up. :beer:
Major Sun Storm Alert ! (1) JamesG161 at 2:17pm 05.11.24 This is a SECOND Solar Alert. d and took 5 minutes to download. :yikes: Dammit Jim...
Anti seize on coupler set screws? Tally Ho at 1:51pm 05.11.24 Is there a reason you cannot put a key in the key way? Do you plan to replace the shaft at the end o
Removing Paint from PVC Pipe. Rick Webb at 1:01pm 05.11.24 Bet plain old gasoline would work as well probably whatever can of anything flammable that is sitti

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