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Fuel filter. recomendation frankies56 at 5:32pm 01.04.17 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1727 Hello all, I just changed my fuel filter a racor water seperator. I went to napa not thinking about
Need advice on lifting boat to paint (1) sasjzl at 5:01pm 01.04.17 Ask All Sailors 13/4904 Hi, I am looking for any and all advice I can get on getting to all the hull bottom on my Venture 1
Inspection camera heritage at 4:57pm 01.04.17 Ask All Sailors 10/1040 Thinking of getting one of these: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01J88PD10?psc=1 I would use it to chec
2007 Hunter 33 Hour meter Caspurr at 4:39pm 01.04.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1088 I have a 2007 Hunter 33. The Engine Hour Meter is no longer working. Has anyone experienced this and
Manual bilge location Victor Maylon at 12:56pm 01.04.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/3012 Can anyone tell me where on a 1993 Hunter 33.5 sail/sloop rig where the manual bilge is located???HE
Black stains in gel coat. What is best solution to remove Crazy Dave Condon at 2:05pm 01.04.17 Ask All Sailors 15/13422 Friend of mine who does a lot for my church, I offered to remove stains from the fiberglass which is
Getting Access to our boat bottom swing keel Seahorse24 at 1:50pm 01.04.17 Trailer Sailors 16/3888 Our sailboat is a 24 foot Yankee Seahorse that was manufactured in 1972. In the sales brochure, they
SW Florida New Year's cruise Gene Neill at 1:47pm 01.04.17 Catalina 22 10/756 Well, this year we couldn't duck out for the Admiral's entire Christmas vacation, but we got lucky w
Panel - What is this switch (1) DLB at 12:43pm 01.04.17 Bigger Boats 16/7782 131592 I purchased my O'Day 322 May 2016. Love the space! Great cabin. I have had to do some upgr
Running cabin-top mainsheet to cockpit on C30 MK1? (2) patrickkidd at 11:08am 01.04.17 Catalina 30 7/6798 Hi there! As a frequent single-hander, I am constantly trying to figure out a way to run my mainshe
Suggestions for GPS Babette04 at 11:02am 01.04.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/845 My 2004 Beneteau 323 did not have a Chartplotter GPS when I purchased her and I was using the Navion
Insulating Infloor Storage Bin on 41 DS DayDreamer41 at 9:51am 01.04.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/457 On our 41 DS there is a storage bin in the floor in front of the refrigerator, its a fairly large an
M25XP Electric Fuel Lift Pump (1) womble at 6:43am 01.04.17 Engines and Propulsion 20/6531 Here is a photo of the lift pump on my M25XP engine. As you can see, it looks like it is mounted on
Nigel Calder - Toronto Boat Show Scott B at 6:31am 01.04.17 Ask All Sailors 0/330 Nigel Calder is at the Toronto Boat Show this year doing 3 all-day seminars. I'm signed up for the
Single sink upgrade? patrickkidd at 2:34am 01.04.17 Catalina 30 24/5058 I have a 1984 Catalina 30 and would love* to have a single large sink instead of the two that are f*
Sail slides bind in track. Diablito at 6:05pm 01.03.17 Big Boats 20/2995 Mer-Sea Beaucoup is a 1997 model 376. Last year the plastic slides started breaking. Rather than re
Rigging question (1) Flyflicker at 5:40pm 01.03.17 Ask All Sailors 26/1866 Looking at a boat with Rusty looking rigging looking at a boat rusty love ready. It's just like a co
GPS App for tablet MaryEllaRose at 5:30pm 01.03.17 Ask All Sailors 7/2786 The admiral bought me an Amazon fire tablet for Christmas. Can anyone recommend a marine GPS app? T
Roller Furling on Hunter 23 WK Dale Fitch at 3:55pm 01.03.17 Smaller Boats 19/2696 I'm considering putting roller furling on my Hunter 23 WK, I have years of experience on bigger boa
Modify boatlift for sailboat Hern at 3:38pm 01.03.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/3032 I'm looking for recommendations on how to modify my boatlift to accommodate my M-26. Current config

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Shrinking rudder foam? Don S/V ILLusion at 10:16am 06.03.24 There should be no gap as you suspect - the foam they use doesn't shrink once it sets, it was proba
Wing Keel on a 1988 Hunter 335 Art12050 at 9:24am 06.03.24 I have to same keel. It may have been rust or it may have come out of the cast like that and then gl
Shrinking rudder foam? dmax at 8:32am 06.03.24 There should be no gap as you suspect - the foam they use doesn't shrink once it sets, it was probab
Difficult Wheel Steering dmax at 8:26am 06.03.24 Yes, the rudder should be buoyant. It would be good to determine if the its the rudder post or the s
Compasses don't agree Davidasailor26 at 8:25am 06.03.24 I'll give that a try. I will try holding it near the starboard compass first to see if will match i
Compasses don't agree elink at 8:22am 06.03.24 Can you take the compass from the port side and carry it to someplace else? It might have wires for
Water Pump Impellor Don S/V ILLusion at 8:19am 06.03.24
Water Pump Impellor Davidasailor26 at 8:18am 06.03.24
Are your PFD's ready? Thaniel at 8:15am 06.03.24 Have you ever jumped into the water while wearing your PFD? My PFD's are not inflatable so the fi
Water Pump Impellor Sdiring at 8:13am 06.03.24 Check the manual. I recall 400 hours. I replace mine about every three years which is usually less.
Water Pump Impellor Sdiring at 8:12am 06.03.24
Difficult Wheel Steering dlochner at 8:09am 06.03.24 A few more areas to check. The chain and axle need to be lubricated. This is done by removing the
Water Pump Impellor Rich Stidger at 8:08am 06.03.24 I change my engine raw water impeller every 250 hours, but have never had an impeller failure where
Water Pump Impellor Rick D at 8:05am 06.03.24 Bought a 1993 Hunter Legend 40.5 two seasons ago. I was wondering about the frequency for checking
Water Pump Impellor Davidasailor26 at 8:03am 06.03.24
Atlantic City - Hoboken NJ in two days? Scott T-Bird at 7:58am 06.03.24 When is your trip? Are you in AC now? It looks like we have fair weather and flat seas for at leas
O'Day 20 - table dimensions and mounting Sunbird22358 at 7:58am 06.03.24 You could make the table dimensions what works best for you. That said, I suspect the original, opti
Compasses don't agree Davidasailor26 at 7:57am 06.03.24 So I did some more digging into the issue and with a handheld compass at the dock I find that the s
Overtrimmed jib prevent pointing? Davidasailor26 at 7:53am 06.03.24 Twist has basically two purposes - to accommodate for different apparent wind angles between the top
Re-bedding Deck ports Project_Mayhem at 6:43am 06.03.24 I assume this is on the outside of the boat as things on the inside should NOT be sealed as it would

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