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2004 Hunter36 keel richard9525 at 10:09pm 05.13.17 Big Boats 7/801 Hi Group looking at 2004 H36. For that year , is the keel lead or iron. thanks richard
rope clutch size njlarry at 6:02pm 05.13.17 Ask All Sailors 10/932 About to order our first rope clutch so have no experience with them. It will be for our genny roll
You choke it, you clear it! Ken13559 at 5:02pm 05.13.17 Ask All Sailors 56/5205 Having read some post on choked toilet discharge hose, I've been very careful using my head bowl...b
New P42 Owner needs electric help (3) Jim_H42 at 5:00pm 05.13.17 Big Boats 25/2636 Greetings ! I'm gradually getting an understanding of my recently purchased 1992 Hunter Passage 42
Cleaning fenders with "brush cleaner" Brian S at 4:49pm 05.13.17 Ask All Sailors 14/2850 Several years ago, there was a blurb in Good Old Boat magazine where a guy said an Amish guy used a
1974 42' Alden Yawl, SHANTI. (3) TomY at 3:17pm 05.13.17 Alden General Chat 3/10549 Owning a 1961 Alden with fiberglass hull and decks with spruce spars, this Alden, 13 years newer, i
Hunter 25 2005 Ruder Missing part (2) Alex111 at 2:17pm 05.13.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/425 Hello Everyone, I have Hunter 25 2005 Rudder Missing part, I don't know the part name. I am using s
Drilling the Boom TortolaTim at 1:52pm 05.13.17 Catalina 22 13/3109 I bought the Cat Direct boom topping lift kit and had a question about the installation. When mounti
Wood care basics for 2004 Hunter 33 Interior (3) richot at 12:14pm 05.13.17 Mid-Size Boats 5/2215 Hello I'm looking to touch up some of the wood interior on our 2004 Hunter 33. I've read the manual
Dodger window clouding (1) capta at 11:53am 05.13.17 Ask All Sailors 11/1683 One side panel on our dodger is clouding. Has anyone found anything which will reverse this or at le
Life line post Garalau2 at 7:44am 05.13.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/521 I would like to tighten the life line posts on my Hunter 38 , 2006. Do we have to remove all the int
more minor stuff recommendations plz... rpludwig at 5:00am 05.13.17 Catalina 22 20/4851 looking to wrap this up in nxt few weeks, so need best/cost effective recommendations for the follow
butyl tape source? gel coat paste source? rpludwig at 4:42am 05.13.17 Catalina 22 18/2523 bottom work done, keel work done, on to bedding deck hdwr ' touchup on some spider cracks... recomme
gunnels wood? (1) Karyon at 6:29pm 05.12.17 Smaller Boats 8/723 I would like to replace the pieces of teak wood on the gunnels, where can I get new ones, or is ther
engine die above an idle Hunter 31 at 6:21pm 05.12.17 Engines and Propulsion 14/1335 Yanmar Diesel in Hunter 31, Boat went in the water today. It has not been in the water for 4 years.
Fix it like the Fonz... VanIslandGuy at 6:11pm 05.12.17 Engines and Propulsion 5/924 Anyone remember Fonzie from Happy Days? Lately I've used the closed fist method to fix two items.
Cam cleats for O'Day 23 ClintonLakeSailor at 6:03pm 05.12.17 Day Sailers 5/1964 Hi all, I am wanting to exchange my horn cleats for cam cleats on my O'Day 23, but wanted to see if
Beneteau First 33.7 Polar diagram mamanterola at 4:57pm 05.12.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2817 Anyone have a polar diagram for the Beneteau First 33.7...? I recently bought a year 2000 model and
Dogonit! (1) Ken Cross at 4:55pm 05.12.17 Ask All Sailors 29/1832 Irritating, but I've had them a few years. Now what would you choose for a replacement? Ken
35.5 Legend Table shavdog at 2:37pm 05.12.17 Big Boats 4/593 Is there a special way to move the table up and down....I know theres a counterweight inside the pos

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Shaft coupling flange Barnacle Bill at 12:22pm 06.08.24 My guess is you don't have the right coupler.
Knocking sound at 2000 rpm's jssailem at 7:43am 06.08.24 If this were a crime, the detectives would go to the streets and round up the "Usual Suspects". :big
Propeller shaft length Hunter 376, 380 or 386 JamesG161 at 7:16am 06.08.24 You should never replace your shaft while in the water. Jim...
Knocking sound at 2000 rpm's Stu Jackson at 7:12am 06.08.24 Is the leak coming from the stuffing box? Have you properly adjusted the packing gland? Could the
Small Outboard Motor Stands (1) JBP-PA at 6:45am 06.08.24 After building a stand much like the others here, I made the uprights much longer so that they can s
Knocking sound at 2000 rpm's kloudie1 at 6:44am 06.08.24 Another WAG is shaft hitting the shaft log .. The Yanmar mounts are very springy and if the shaft is
Color-matching gelcoat docofthebay at 6:32am 06.08.24
STAINLESS PELICAN HOOK jssailem at 6:04am 06.08.24 listings show left or right hooks This reference is to the thread twist. Match the twist to that
STAINLESS PELICAN HOOK KGarvey at 5:46am 06.08.24 Thanks for following up. I noticed that some listings show left or right hooks is there a way to det
Hunter 380 non-skid paint jssailem at 5:25am 06.08.24 dimples Dimples are considered sexy by some groups of sailors.
Another not so "Precision" sail. Doing your own mast slides? SV Maverick at 5:22am 06.08.24 Thanks for the info. Contacted Bacon and Quantum.
No longer an owner Crazy Dave Condon at 4:55am 06.08.24 @dlochner is correct however, your posts will remain
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch dlochner at 4:43am 06.08.24
No longer an owner dlochner at 4:34am 06.08.24 Don't see how to remove or delete my account. Sold my Vagabond 14 and won't be getting another boa
Another not so "Precision" sail. Doing your own mast slides? dlochner at 4:31am 06.08.24 I once had a similar issue with another sailmaker, wrong slugs installed. The original sailmaker pai
Another not so "Precision" sail. Doing your own mast slides? kappykaplan at 2:34am 06.08.24 Should I tackle this myself or can someone suggest a sailmaker for the modification? Located in the
Small Outboard Motor Stands Nichole340 at 1:17am 06.08.24 Thank you everyone. I now have great models to see, ideas to follow and start building my own stand
Propeller shaft length Hunter 376, 380 or 386 marcham at 11:42pm 06.07.24 Just did this on a Mirage 35. We had specs which were close, but the shaft ended up having to go bac
Knocking sound at 2000 rpm's marcham at 11:37pm 06.07.24 It will have to come out of the water for investigation and repair.
STAINLESS PELICAN HOOK jssailem at 9:50pm 06.07.24 It was too easy to find. https://www.amazon.com/AB-Tools-Deacon-Pelican-Marine-Stainless/dp/B07K33TT

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