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Hunter 34 Refit, Cabin sole, Compression post and more (1) CoastLife at 9:00am 02.04.17 Big Boats 41/11829 Hello everyone. My names Chad. My wife Katie and I are refitting our newly acquired 1983 Hunter 34
Ignition Wiring Question (1) Kevin S at 8:50am 02.04.17 Mid-Size Boats 8/3901 Wondering if anyone can shed some light on this for me: I have a 1993 Catalina 270. I went to start
Hunter 41 Bow Thruster patrick17440 at 7:10am 02.04.17 Big Boats 8/1534 I plan on installing a bow thruster on my 2008 H41 DS and I do have the instructions from Hunter des
3QM30F Loyalist at 5:51am 02.04.17 Parts Search 7/738 Anyone have any rebuildable or unused parts please let me know. Thank You
Sharp Seapilot DMS1958 at 5:29am 02.04.17 Ask All Sailors 3/2264 I have a Sharp Seapilot on my 1979 Endeavour37A. I found a rather robust conceversation here from 20
Clean-out for a metal fresh water tank? ArkadiyS at 5:18am 02.04.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/548 i am thinking of installing a 5" - 6" clean-out / hatch on our fresh water tank. Looking to have ac
Spring cleats Matpearce at 1:33am 02.04.17 Catalina 310 8/1479 Hi I am planning on installing a track and track mounted cleats on the fiberglass toe rail I have s
Chainplates/bulkhead Carl Weathers at 6:51pm 02.03.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/2915 Hi all. Introductions are in order, I suppose, so here goes. Retired nurse here and sailor wannabe
How do you change a bulb in this cabin light? (1) evan709 at 6:36pm 02.03.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/892 Picture below is of one of the cabin lights in my 1993 Hunter 23.5. The bulb is burned out in one o
Mi Amor restoration (4) Skipperdan at 6:05pm 02.03.17 Chrysler 77/12121 I am new here so I thought I would introduce myself first. 58 year old retired from water treatment
Irwin 37 Sloop - advice! Tamboat at 5:32pm 02.03.17 Irwin 2/1881 We are in the process of buying a Ted Irwin 37 sloop , and welcome any advice from existing owners -
Yanmar transmission dipstick heritage at 3:29pm 02.03.17 Engines and Propulsion 11/8159 If you have a GM series yanmar with the kw tranny and your dipstick has the yellow plastic threads
Grounding to keel bolt help (1) tahoemark at 2:16pm 02.03.17 Ask All Sailors 22/7291 In cleaning the bilge of my J100 the ground wire became dislodged. I think it was already severed as
Can't find valves to sink in the head Lotte Lou at 9:55am 02.03.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1399 Morning everyone, Edited post* Thank you for the replies so far. I should have said that I have alr*
Hunter 320, 2001 tanks monitoring Mity at 9:32am 02.03.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/692 Hi, I would like to know if someone replaced their Holding tank and water tank monitoring system by
emergency tiller for transom hung rudder Jdlevey at 8:43am 02.03.17 Parts Search 0/635 Can anyone provide diagram or details for fabricating an emergency tiller for an Oday 280 with a tra
Oberdorfer pump questions pullark at 5:13am 02.03.17 Catalina 30 6/1365 Hi, My 1989 Catalina Mk11 is fitted with a M25XP engine and Oberdorfer raw water pump (cover gasket
Shore Power Joe Madden at 8:38pm 02.02.17 Catalina 30 13/2749 I'm a new Catalina 30 owner (1990), and I'm curious if I need to be doing something when I connect a
Water getting into v-berth lower storage compartment h34 Capt Robbie at 6:43pm 02.02.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 25/2405 Can't find where water is coming from that ends up in the bottom of the storage compartment in my 19
Traveler hardware advice (3) marke14 at 6:19pm 02.02.17 Ask All Sailors 11/3698 Hello everyone, We own a 25' sloop, a Universal Marine (St. Pete) Montego 25. It has a traveler tr

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Epoxy vs Varnish (1) jssailem at 5:16pm 05.16.24 This is a pine stern seat. I sanded it and covered it with a coat of epoxy. Then since I planned to
Epoxy vs Varnish MikeHoncho at 5:07pm 05.16.24
Epoxy vs Varnish kbgunn at 4:51pm 05.16.24 Expoy is great for sealing wood! Cured epoxy will turn yellow with UV exposure so you would still ne
Fuel tank fitting for pick up tube and fuel shut off for "83 O'Day 28 (2) Allan12210 at 4:14pm 05.16.24 If it looks anything like mine, remove the fuel hose from the shut off valve. The aluminum block wit
23.5 outboard motor Southern Crux at 2:46pm 05.16.24 Thanks everyone for all the recommendations. I went and checked up on the status today of my current
Gooseneck Pin AndyL at 2:32pm 05.16.24 Seems like you're not the only one... Gooseneck On 1992 Hunter 33.5
Has anyone installed new Companionway Slider Track Felt? AndyL at 1:53pm 05.16.24 That's a great help - and thanks for the advice about dry lube. I checked out some pictures online
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project jibes138 at 1:40pm 05.16.24 Very ambitious of you. Looks good so far. I saw a guy recore around his chainplates on a caliber 3
Fuel tank fitting for pick up tube and fuel shut off for "83 O'Day 28 jibes138 at 1:22pm 05.16.24 pick up tube for what? Sorry I just read your headline. It might be plastic, some of them have a sc
1985 O'day 28 Depth Transducer Relocation - Something Interesting jibes138 at 1:16pm 05.16.24 I used G10 sheet stock for my backing plates when I replaced my through hulls and valves with seacoc
out haul cleat isaksp00 at 12:44pm 05.16.24 On my H23 I just coiled the line with fairly small loops and let it hang, on one of the reefing rams
End of Times isaksp00 at 12:42pm 05.16.24 Will your handle become "trawlergunner"?
23.5 outboard motor Sail22Capri22 at 12:13pm 05.16.24 I have a Capri 22 with the 6HP Tohatsu 20". The motor has been great and plenty of power even when g
Air Conditioner Condenser Pump kloudie1 at 11:14am 05.16.24 Yup, exactly the same pump function.... That is the subject of my wondering.. seems like it could wo
Removing caulk.... NYSail at 11:05am 05.16.24
Air Conditioner Condenser Pump Terry Cox at 10:37am 05.16.24 The pump pumps water into the exchanger then the warmer water exits from a thru-hull. Hi Claude. I
Xantrex Freedom Charger/Inverter CMOS Battery? Davidasailor26 at 10:02am 05.16.24
Air Conditioner Condenser Pump kloudie1 at 9:46am 05.16.24 @Terry Cox... The water pump pumps sea water through a heat exchanger to condense the refrigerant fo
Xantrex Freedom Charger/Inverter CMOS Battery? duck21 at 8:44am 05.16.24 My manual also makes no reference to a CMOS battery (lots of clicks searching the word "battery" in
Xantrex Freedom Charger/Inverter CMOS Battery? duck21 at 8:42am 05.16.24 I called Xantrex, I received mixed information. The first person I spoke to said "Yes, there is a b

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