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Dock Lines... questions, sources for bulk... (6) wsmac at 7:04pm 05.04.17 Ask All Sailors 34/2157 I did a search and might not have used all the correct words... but I'm here now asking... ;) . I'm
B & R Backstay Bill19233 at 6:47pm 05.04.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 33/3925 Recently, I have had several people on the dock or at race meetings, tell me I should add a backstay
Galvanic Isolators.... NYSail at 6:27pm 05.04.17 Ask All Sailors 3/611 Hello all, New to me boat (Beneteau 423) does not have a galvanic isolator.... and I am going to add
Shroud tension recomendations MaryEllaRose at 6:09pm 05.04.17 Catalina 22 12/4332 I've managed to get my sweaty hands on a Loos gauge and figured out how to use it but don't know how
Varnishing floor boards Fire Escape at 5:32pm 05.04.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/489 I had to refinish one floor board on my 1995 Hunter 29.9. Does anyone know what brand of varnish Hun
Gettimg rid of rust stains on decks wilf at 5:22pm 05.04.17 Ask All Sailors 15/4922 Anyone have any tips or recomendations of products to remove rust stains from gelcoat and non slip p
Chain suddenly has started slipping on retrival (help) discovery at 4:48pm 05.04.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1192 we have a 2002 passage 456 with the original horizon 1500 horizontal windless, we have 5/16 high tes
compass hood. Fred Engelage at 4:38pm 05.04.17 Hunter Sailing Assoc. No. 1 1/1808 H260 with a steering column mounted compass ( name on compass HUNTER) misses the hood for this compa
Rudder Tube Leak (1) Marc14857 at 3:57pm 05.04.17 Big Boats 5/2794 Does anyone have any experience with rudder post design on Hunter's from the mid 2000's. We launched
Staff Meeting All U Get at 2:58pm 05.04.17 Ask All Sailors 10/654 Hi all, We aboard the Dalmatian were treated to some Southern Hospitality today by fellow forumite
94 Hunter 29.5 cabinet hardware (1) timangiel at 1:27pm 05.04.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/342 I'm looking for this flush cabinet pull used on the refrigerator lid, has a spring on it to return t
Mounting ladder to transom Ned Ludd at 12:27pm 05.04.17 Ask All Sailors 4/833 Has anyone come up with a magical way of installing backing plates and nuts on the transom where the
Back in the saddle? BobM at 12:21pm 05.04.17 S2 22/3179 Well last year I definitively (I hope) traced my deck depression to the left of the mast to soft cor
Teak refresh and new vinyl floor- Oday 27 (6) fr500c at 10:06am 05.04.17 Bigger Boats 2/1075 Bought this Oday 27 a few months ago and have been too busy sailing her in the PNW rain to do any wo
Free Craigslist find John "Smitty" Smith III at 9:35am 05.04.17 Other Sailboats 72/14075 Good day all, I just picked up this 1977 Illinois Homemade Boat (ILZ044040377) from a guy who was ab
Remove Catalina (Capri 26) interior table John1534 at 9:19am 05.04.17 Ask All Sailors 9/2877 Has anyone ever removed their Catalina folding interior table. I was wondering if there is an easie
Venture 17 keel.... (3) Trevor Bohm at 7:53am 05.04.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/845 Got a 1973 venture 17 for $100 bucks. Great deal but the keel is the only issue. Looking for advi
Please answer a few questions. Paul Conrad at 6:50am 05.04.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 39/4272 1. Just how easy is trailering a MAC? How easy is putting it in water and retrieving it? Is it si
Moisture in rudder SamRy at 4:50am 05.04.17 Ask All Sailors 10/4561 I'm in the process of purchasing my first sailboat. The boat is a 1988 32 foot Oday. I'm told there
Best prop for First 32S5? miamibeachboatbums at 4:35am 05.04.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 22/3122 Hey all, I need a new prop and the 3 bladed prop I had was not right for the boat (only 3-4 kts). D

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Impellers - aftermarket or OEM? BarryL at 2:10pm 07.07.24 Hi, A number of years ago I bought one of the blue 'globe' impellers that was supposed to be able t
Impellers - aftermarket or OEM? jviss at 2:09pm 07.07.24 I think Johnson makes the Westerbeke's pumps. Be sure to compare your OEM impeller with the afterma
Impellers - aftermarket or OEM? Rich Stidger at 2:06pm 07.07.24 I have the pump that uses the 48500 impeller, but even so, there's an updated pump for this engine
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... Rich 35.5 at 1:55pm 07.07.24 Just wanted to post an update for future searchers... I was lucky enough to find the shuttle car at
Impellers - aftermarket or OEM? jviss at 1:50pm 07.07.24 I have the pump that uses the 48500 impeller, but even so, there's an updated pump for this engine t
Gulf Coast, AL to FL Panhandle Move JamesG161 at 1:41pm 07.07.24 All Mississippi Gulf Coast Marinas have Mandatory Evacuations for Hurricanes. Choose Wisely :cool:
Gulf Coast, AL to FL Panhandle Move Rick Webb at 1:20pm 07.07.24 Point Cadet This may be dated information but something to check on wherever you end up. When we l
Mid-ship cleat location for O'Day 34/35 eherlihy at 1:16pm 07.07.24 I would place a fixed cleat in line with the center of effort of the boat... Basically slightly aft
Yanmar 20gm starting issue capta at 1:15pm 07.07.24 You haven't reported your progress, which would be nice for those who tried to help you. "What's it
A Little Story About Our GPS capta at 1:02pm 07.07.24 For someone who emphatically stated, "I'm not going anywhere without a working GPS", I find it inter
Impellers - aftermarket or OEM? Rich Stidger at 12:53pm 07.07.24 Then I found an aftermarket kit on eBay for $17, so I bought that, too. Any horror stories @jviss
A Little Story About Our GPS Terry Cox at 12:20pm 07.07.24 Just so you know, I haven't gotten any better since! Nonsense, Stu. You've always been very helpfu
What are these tracks used for? Joe at 12:14pm 07.07.24
A Little Story About Our GPS Terry Cox at 12:03pm 07.07.24 In case it was the GPS, I found this on ebay... Hi John. Thanks for the tip. Saw that on the e-bay
Beginning a restoration on a 1987 Hunter 23 svseacucumber at 11:38am 07.07.24 I do not have that pipe below the motor mount. From your other photos it doesn't look like there is
Blown exhaust not enough I guess Davidasailor26 at 11:10am 07.07.24 I learned over the weekend that some of the high temps I saw could have been from going up river an
Auto Pilot Simrad issues Davidasailor26 at 10:59am 07.07.24 Update: re attached all wiring from autopilot to circuit breaker using crimping tools. Same issue,
Beginning a restoration on a 1987 Hunter 23 isaksp00 at 10:58am 07.07.24 I do not have that pipe below the motor mount. From your other photos it doesn't look like there is
Impellers - aftermarket or OEM? Stu Jackson at 10:57am 07.07.24 I don't think Westerbeke, or any engine or pump manufacturer makes their own impellers. I use Johns
Auto Pilot Simrad issues Stu Jackson at 10:55am 07.07.24 then connects to a copper wire (larger gauge) in the engine room before going into the circuit brea

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