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Question about leaving a heater plugged into shore power on Pathomas at 8:47am 10.27.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/4825
Info on fixing H33 - 2005 Side Cabin Window Leak Maurice Doran at 8:31am 10.27.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/963 I am looking at buying a H33 that had a leaky window. The issue was "fixed" by the previous owner w
Cabin top winch relocation chrisings at 8:30am 10.27.16 Catalina 30 41/5726 Has anyone relocated the starboard side cabin top winch, the one we use for hoisting the main? On ou
Blue Angels Airshow: Pensacola, FL. Nov 11 & 12, 2016 FlyboyTR at 8:07am 10.27.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/958 The Blue Angels will be performing on November 11 ' 12, 2016 at their home-base in Pensacola, Fl. We
Advice on refreshing deck after new bottom job... (1) SVMySalvation at 7:32am 10.27.16 Catalina 30 4/764 So, last month i was blessed with a new to me '98 30' catalina mkiii. due to it being such a big in
Dang-blasted cooling pump for fridge! DayDream2 at 5:55am 10.27.16 Big Boats 6/1830 Hey Hunter friends, I bought this boat almost two years ago and have been through two freshwater coo
Davits for Oceanis 45? (1) JoeRickard at 5:09am 10.27.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2476 Does anyone know who fabricates davits for the Oceanis 45? When clicking around I found a boat for
Mac 22 Galley $iRe408 at 8:30pm 10.26.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1382 Any Mac 22 owners add a galley to their cabin's? Could you send any photo's, instructions, links e
Cracked encapsulated keel Oday 28 (2) blackout at 6:24pm 10.26.16 Ask All Sailors 11/3187 Has any had any experience with repairing a crack in an encapsulated keel. Evidently we did not tra
How much should we budget for annual maintenance supgirl2277 at 6:20pm 10.26.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 39/6815 We are looking at getting a 23 foot Hunter (1986) or 22 foot Catalina (1980). Visually they both see
Genoa Car Part (1) SDcondogirl at 5:53pm 10.26.16 Parts Search 1/646 Hi. Looking for the rubber housing that keeps the block upright on my Genoa Car. Beneteau's spar par
Recommendation for new head in aft cabin 40.5 Hunter 1993 Buoysmom at 5:45pm 10.26.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/579 has anyone replaced the aft head to an electric one on a 1993 40.5 Hunter. We wanted a full size hea
Color of plexiglass on 1993 Hunter 40.5 Buoysmom at 5:42pm 10.26.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/482 we need to replace all fixed windows and portholes and needed the correct color, anyone know?
Fixed window coverings Hunter 1993 40.5 Buoysmom at 5:41pm 10.26.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/604 I am wanting to replace the coverings inside the boat on the fixed windows and portholes with ones I
Miracle light gettinthere at 4:28pm 10.26.16 Ask All Sailors 13/728 I just installed an LED foredeck light and it MAKES POWER! Yes, it is making electricity! My Victron
13 Days on Flaming Gorge Reservoir (Wyo/Ut).... Sumner at 1:38pm 10.26.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1430 I just posted about the trip Dottie and I took to Flaming Gorge Reservoir this past June on the "Des
13 Days on Flaming Gorge Reservoir (Wyo/Ut).. (8) Sumner at 12:21pm 10.26.16 Destinations 10/4077 Dottie and I spent 13 days on Flaming Gorge Reservoir this past June. It was a great trip and the s
I am considering installing a Clipper wind instrument kito at 11:18am 10.26.16 Ask All Sailors 7/6258 I just finished running new wires, halyards etc in my mast as was thinking since it's down, to maybe
Winterizing O'Day 25 and O/B 2 stroke Mercury 9.9 Sharon P at 10:07am 10.26.16 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1368 Hello, All. This will be my first year winterizing the O'Day 25 with a 9.9 Mercury O/B. My intention
05 36 - New owners looking for procedures on furled main and jib for winter storage. Pura Vida WI at 9:18am 10.26.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/922 Last week my wife and I became proud new owners of a 2005 Hunter 36 which we will use in the Milwauk

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Correct size packing for stuffing box? shemandr at 6:39am 04.25.24 Compass Marine has a comprehensive video on this. Well worth the time to watch if you are going to
Yamaha 25 MK2 offshore experience Syntonos at 6:22am 04.25.24 Hello, considering a 25 MK2 for sf bay and coastal cruising and racing. Can any of you share any exp
Rivets Used JamesG161 at 6:20am 04.25.24 help prevent bimetal stainless/aluminum corrosion. Aluminum and Iron will still corrode to final O
Brackets on Pop Top Opening citabria131 at 6:04am 04.25.24 Thanks to the responses, it definitely clears things up for me and confirms they are for holding dow
Windlass and thruster Battery question Scott T-Bird at 5:41am 04.25.24 how do you know what group battery to pick? I'd start by measuring the space provided for the batt
Not perfect launch day... (1) Tally Ho at 5:34am 04.25.24 Once he pokes his bow outside the marina, he can sail over 300 miles in a straight line before touc
Keel getting corrosion (1) dlochner at 5:21am 04.25.24 Assuming this is a lead keel, the original damage was probably a casting fault. The keels are cast
Not perfect launch day... Scott T-Bird at 5:09am 04.25.24 And the their waters are bigger than the bits of ocean I manage to cover. Once he pokes his bow ou
hull port (windows) leaking JBP-PA at 4:48am 04.25.24 Do I then need to dig in under the exterior frame and release the sealant from the hull? If so, ca
hull port (windows) leaking JBP-PA at 4:40am 04.25.24 Yep, Dow 795 or 3M 4000 UV for this job. I assume there is a Sika product that would do. If it is hu
Correct size packing for stuffing box? (1) jim01749 at 4:28am 04.25.24 Hi Terry, Thanks for the quick response. I was not sure if it should be 3/16" or 1/4". How do you k
Correct size packing for stuffing box? Terry Cox at 4:12am 04.25.24 Good morning, Jim. A hooked dental pic works pretty well getting the old stuff out. I use 3/16" PTFE
Yanmar 3ym20 won't run (approx 450 hrs on engine) dlochner at 3:24am 04.25.24 A poor repair is a possibility. Did he have access to the shop manual for the engine? There are copi
Keel getting corrosion Eagle2man at 2:42am 04.25.24
hull port (windows) leaking Ralph Johnstone at 10:28pm 04.24.24 The universally accepted sealant is 3M 795 silicone. My H-310 came from the factory with the fixed
Not perfect launch day... Ralph Johnstone at 10:14pm 04.24.24 And those had best not be zinc. I knew that. I just can't get my head around these guys who sa
hull port (windows) leaking Calif. Ted at 9:20pm 04.24.24 They do recommend silicone Jerry, normally for hatches and portlights I use butyl. Perhaps the spaci
Yanmar 3ym20 won't run (approx 450 hrs on engine) slorandy at 9:02pm 04.24.24 Thanks Dave. We had the injector bench tested and it was ok. We did not check compression since I
Instead of PropSpeed Rich Stidger at 8:46pm 04.24.24 Some years can be worse than others I was told this years ago when I raise the same question as you
hull port (windows) leaking Jerry1956 at 8:32pm 04.24.24 Ted...thank you so much for your response. Aren't they recommending silicone tho? Why don't you li

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