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Launching without trailer extension! LakeShark at 10:00am 02.24.17 Trailer Sailors 7/1555 Just came across this today and had to share. if it were only so easy! FPeetFWRVxo
Using a Convoluted Wheel? CYQK at 9:19am 02.24.17 Ask All Sailors 6/739 Well....... If you are anything like me never heard of a convoluted wheel before. Am polishing all t
Aqua Signal 25 combo - known flaw? (2) Skipper at 8:47am 02.24.17 Ask All Sailors 22/3087 When I had the mast out 2 years ago, I used the opportunity to get some work done, including install
Diesel Engine Smokes and speed limited forward not in reverse why? Capt Ziggy at 6:57am 02.24.17 Ask All Sailors 12/961 My diesel engine spews out black smoke and speed is limited to 2400-2500 RPM in forward. In reverse
It's Flare Season shemandr at 6:16am 02.24.17 Ask All Sailors 52/3177 I have to replace most or all of my flares, smoke signals and other expired signaling devices this s
Water fill location Ned Ludd at 5:16am 02.24.17 Ask All Sailors 8/829 I have been reading through old posts here over coffee. My boat has the water fill deck fitting in t
Calling all Catalina 275 owners (1) Codybear at 4:37am 02.24.17 Catalina 275 157/43540 Seeing that we are a small group of C275 owners and rather scattered, I thought I would start the fi
Looking At a Cape Dory 25 and 3 different Balboa 26's wsmac at 11:55pm 02.23.17 Trailer Sailors 9/3718 I'm the guy some may know from the Hunter forum who is looking at a 28.5 and a 33. Getting a lot of
leak cloydmilton at 8:58pm 02.23.17 Catalina 310 14/2598 We've had a lot of rain here in LA and after each storm there is fresh water in the bilge. The wate
Mast repair for my 1982 Hunter 22 rick221 at 5:26pm 02.23.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1869 I made a serious mistake lowering mast and the end result is a mast that is now broke in half. Any i
Hunter 326 Blisters fbcoache at 4:07pm 02.23.17 Mid-Size Boats 6/1325 Looking into a Hunter 326 that has not been out of the water for a few years, will need a new bottom
Recomended Jobs to do while out of the water? wilf at 3:26pm 02.23.17 Ask All Sailors 27/1653 So my oday 322 is being hauled out for a few days next week to replace the cutlass, inspect the shaf
What type muffler on 94 Hunter 37.5 ddrewry at 3:15pm 02.23.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/725 I'm replacing everything from the exhaust manifold aft. Previous owner tried repaying cracked manif
Hunter 30T Engine cover/housing/box repair? Patrick Randall at 2:15pm 02.23.17 Mid-Size Boats 7/1846 My 30T has had a leak from the hatch which has caused the top of the engine housing "box or cover" (
Mac 22 rudder gudgeon replacements tim_kd7jz at 10:19am 02.23.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/513 If anyone has replaced the stainless steel rod hinge for their rudder with the gudgeons that Blue Wa
San Francisco Bay Boat Owners: How's Your Bottom Growth This Winter? rardiH36 at 9:59am 02.23.17 Ask All Sailors 1/394 My berthing port is Sausalito. Three miles North of the Golden Gate Bridge. I engage a diver ser
1st Post... 1st Large (to me) Sailboat... Hunter 28.5 or Hunter 33 wsmac at 9:19am 02.23.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 30/3197 Hello. This is probably the typical newbie... "What boat should I buy?" post, but hopefully I can cl
Removing Polyglow ?? Pat at 8:49am 02.23.17 Musings With Maine Sail 5/7443 Maine Sail, thank you for your contributions! I looked at our grey 272 LE's hull this week and noti
Shaft size Catalina 315, 2014 Edj at 7:45am 02.23.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/2395 Looking to buy Catalina 315, does anyone know the shaft size I would like to put on PSS. Thank you f
switching from 1GM to electric Kommy000 at 6:26am 02.23.17 The Cherubini Hunters 7/2152 About ready to switch from diesel to electric and thought about posting here see if anybody wants 1G

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1987 Hunter 23 Rebuild isaksp00 at 6:55pm 04.17.24 I'd replace the chain plate bulkheads. I had one crack, luckily it was a light wind day and the bolt
Install mechanical oil pressure gauge for Yanmar 4JH2E Rick D at 6:31pm 04.17.24 @Rick D I think I found an adapter that would allow both my 1/8 in BSPT sensor and a 1/8 in NPT o
H23.5 Centerboard Pin Bearing Replacement massnspace at 6:23pm 04.17.24 Hello I did this on a Hunter 19. Bought a bronze bearing (sleeve). Used thickened epoxy to glue i
Install mechanical oil pressure gauge for Yanmar 4JH2E smokey73 at 6:20pm 04.17.24 @Rick D I think I found an adapter that would allow both my 1/8 in BSPT sensor and a 1/8 in NPT oi
Is a reinforced exhaust hose really necessary? Project_Mayhem at 5:54pm 04.17.24 In case anyone is wondering the same in the future - The new, non-wire reinforced, 1.5" hose slipped
Oh yes I did ! Project_Mayhem at 5:46pm 04.17.24 So did the through bolts spark when you turned it on?
Mirror on Aft Cabin Door Project_Mayhem at 5:44pm 04.17.24 Throwing salt over your left shoulder to "blind the devil" is one of the best known counter-charms
Replacing Sanitation Hoses & Fittings - Use of Sealant or Gaskets? Tally Ho at 5:18pm 04.17.24
Replacing Sanitation Hoses & Fittings - Use of Sealant or Gaskets? jbmia at 4:48pm 04.17.24 Another question for the group.. If I were to abandon the Beneteau fittings, would something like th
1999 450 salon table pin (3) sailcapt340 at 3:17pm 04.17.24
Install mechanical oil pressure gauge for Yanmar 4JH2E Rick D at 2:03pm 04.17.24 I chased the same issue for a couple of years and hundreds of dollars. I replaced the sending unit,
Our Cherubini Chainplates Are 40+ Years Old -- Any Failures? RoyS at 12:57pm 04.17.24 Suggest you keep using the cover plates. They allow you to rebed the chainplates and when tightened
2008 Hunter 41 Aft Cockpit \| 41ft - Gross Tonnage Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:50pm 04.17.24 I didn't write it and can no longer remember the name of the guy who did...It's been in my fiIes for
Hunter 23 teak slats on seats daydreamerh23 at 12:06pm 04.17.24 That's a great idea, thank you so much!
2008 Hunter 41 Aft Cockpit \| 41ft - Gross Tonnage David in Sandusky at 11:45am 04.17.24 Great post, Peggie!
Hunter 23 teak slats on seats lakesurfsailor at 11:42am 04.17.24 daydreamerh23, hope it helps! One thing I just remembered was that when we replaced the top rails, I
Thicker secondary filter o-ring and bleed screw gasket RitSim at 11:36am 04.17.24 https://www.mcmaster.com/products/o-rings/system-of-measurement~metric/width~3-000-mm/od~44-000-mm
Mirror on Aft Cabin Door sailcapt340 at 11:18am 04.17.24
2008 Hunter 41 Aft Cockpit \| 41ft - Gross Tonnage Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 11:09am 04.17.24 Tonnage has nothing to do with the weight of your boat. It is a measure of how much wine a vessel c
Mirror on Aft Cabin Door sailcapt340 at 10:36am 04.17.24 The real dilemma here is finding the person/thing that broke the mirror. That is what the 7 years o

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